/ Photo by Charles Walking
N.C. A&T running back Michael Ferguson fights for yards duriing the Aggies loss.
Homecoming doesn't
go well for A&T Aggies
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Reputations are built
through word of mouth.
They are sustained visually.
Morgan State's reputation of
having one of the best defen
sive teams in Division I FCS
is fully intact after a sellout
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Stadium wit
nessed Morgan
State's No. 2
nationally
ranked defense
hold North
Carolina A&T to
just 139 yards of
total offense in a
A 1 1
ing victory over
the Aggies last
Saturday.
The Aggies played three
quarterbacks, but threw for
just 23 yards with an inter
ception on 7-for-29 passing.
Those passing woes translat
ed into the Aggies going 0
for- 16 on third down conver
sions. North Carolina A&T
head coach Lee Fobbs had
two solutions to improve a
passing game that has pro
duced just 192 yards over
the last three games.
"The one thing we need
to do is catch the dang foot
ball," said Fobbs. "That's
one thing. I'm ?.iso not very
pleased upfront.
Quarterbacks need protec
tion to throw it and receivers
have to catch it. We just did
n't block them and we just
didn't catch it."
Morgan State's offense
took advantage of the
Aggies' offense inability to
move the football. The Bears
only led 10-3 at halftime. In
fact, the Aggies had even
out-rushed the Bears in the
first half. But the Aggies
defense had a continual
presence on the field, and it
began to take effect in the
second half.
The Bears rushed 225
yards in the second half and
280 yards in the game.
Devan James led the
tun/ fnr tVia D iiirc
with 127 yards and a
touchdown on 27
carries. Quarterback
Mario Melton, who
was one of three
Morgan State quar
terbacks who played
last Saturday, rushed
for 97 yards and a
Fobbs
loucnuown on arret*
carries.
A 30-yard Aaron Moore
kick-off return to start the
second half gave the Bears
the ball at Aggies 48-yard
line. A 44-yard run by
Melton gave the Bears a lst
and-goal at the Aggies 9.
But the Aggies were able to
keep the Bears out of the end
zone, holding them to a
James Meade field goal.
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victory over Bowie State
University at the Bulldogs'
2008 Homecoming.
Finally junior kicker
Daniel Mendez had earned
Specialty Player of the Week
honors for the second time
in 2008. Mendez had 6 punts
for 185 yards including four
inside the 20-yard line and
zero touchbacks. He was 3
for-3 in extra point attempts,
had 4 kickoffs for 219 yards
and successfully kicked an
o onside kick which ' the
Vikings recovered to set up
the game winning drive.
The Vikings (4-3, CIAA
4-0) will return to action on
Saturday at Lincoln
University of Pennsylvania.
Game time is scheduled for
1 p.m., and it will be the
Lions' first football
Homecoming in 48 years.
outs by the Aggies offense
begin to turn a competitive
game into a blowout. With
6:17 remaining in the third
quarter, Morgan State run
ning back Keith Lee busted
through off-tackle for a 43
yard gain to the Aggies 17.
Two plays later, Jeremy
Glover found Whitfield
Diggs open on a crossing
pattern for a 19-yard touch
down and a 20-3 lead.
The Aggies did manage
to mount an 8-play drive,
but it ended when punter
Lee Woodson's pass slipped
through the hands of junior
receiver Giorgio Lowrance
on a 4th-and-4 from the
Aggies 48. On the nexUplay,
Melton ran through tackles,
bounced to the outside and
scored on a 52-yard run that
put the Bears ahead 27-3. It
was more than enough as the
Aggies offense produced
just one first down in the
fourth quarter.
"They played up to their
reputation today," said Eley
about his defense.
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Just 10 minutes west of Winston-Salem
Baseball Downtown will
host entertainment tryouts
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Baseball Downtown and
the new ballpark in Winston
Salem are hosting a commu
nity-wide talent search to
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ejjergetic and out
going individuals
to work on the on
field entertain
ment staff for the
2009 season.
Auditions for the
on-field . staff,
hosts and mascots
will he held on
Oct. 18 from 9:30
a.m. to 3 p.m. at
the horsytn country uay
School Auditorium.
The primary responsibil
ities of the on-field enter
tainment staff will be to
energize the crowd and cre
ate an electric atmosphere
while providing wholesome
family fun for our fans.
From tossing out T-shirts to
dancing on the dugouts, the
entertainment team will
make sure that everyone
who attends a ballgame will
go home with a lasting posi
tive memory, whether the
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or loses.
"We are look
ing forward to
providing first
class entertain
ment to our fans
next year at the
stadium... we will
have over 170 dif
ferent entertain
Terry
ment promotions
next year," said
Baseball Downtown team
President Kevin Terry. "We
look forward to having a
chance to meet with all of
the talented people here in
Winston-Salem and we
encourage everyone who
may be interested in helping
us provide first class enter
tainment to our fans next
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though. I look forward to the
next time."
The sanitation depart
ment team defeated the fire
department squad, 44-36. on
Monday to captured the
championship trophy. More
than 50 people were in atten
dance to witness the action.
Players for the sanitation
department wgre Mike
Stokes. Mark McMillian, G.
Simpions, Antonio Bennett,
Matthew Gattison. Monte
Mitchell and Victor Bethea.
The winners were coached
by Moody, Chris Christmas
and Reggie Tindall.
The fire department
squad was led by Brian
Reid, Keith Mabaffey. Rob
Lakey, Charles Browniger,
Jeff Shaw, Warren Glenn,
(police officer) Bennie
Oates, John Hymes, Leon
Witherspoon and Hardy.
"We're trying to make
this game bigger," said
Moody. "We're actually
hoping this was the first
game of a tournament. We
want to call it the Inner City
Basketball League, where
we'd have teams from city
departments playing for the
trophy. We'd like to have
teams from the recreation
department, utility, city hall,
water and sewer. We have
the trophy now. But we're
going to put it up when the
tournament start%.
year to try out."
No experience is neces
sary and all interested par
ties are encouraged to
apply. This is a unique
opportunity to perform in
front of thousands of fans on
a nightly basis and get
involved with the new ball
park during this special time
for our community. Anyone
interested must pre-register
by contacting Trey Kalny,
Director of Entertainment at
336-714-2287 Ext. 1121 or
trey, kalny @baseballdo wn
town.com.
Baseball Downtown will
be opening a new state-of
the-art ballpark in down
town Winston-Salem in April
of 2009. For more informa
tion or to inquire about our
unique ticket packages,
please call 336-7 14-2287 or
visit ww w.base ball down
town. com.
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Members of the Sanitation department squad celebrate.
"I'd love to start some
thing up next month,"
Moody continued. "The
sooner the better. I think this
Inner City League or tourna
ment will be good for the
It
guys to play. It will fun fun
for families to watch, and
for everyone to enjoy. 1 this
this could be a lot of fun for
everybody."
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