CIAA Week in Review
Elizabeth Cit\ State slips by Bowie State
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Reggie Smith's ran tor a 2-point conversion
off of a fake PAT attempt proved to be the game
winner as visiting Elizabeth City State rallied
from 14 points down in the fourth quarter for a
29-28 victory over Bowie State in an important
Eastern Division matchup over the weekend.
The Vikings (4-3, 4-0 CIAA) logged touch
down receptions of 29 and 88-yards from wide
out Dexter
Scores
Chowan 41,
Livingstone 20
Elizabeth City 29,
Bowie, 2s
J.C. Smith 19,
St. Aug's 13
Virginia State 25,
Saint Paul's 7
Virginia Union 68,
Lincoln 6
receptions, 126
yards, three
touchdowns)
to take a 14-7
halftime lead.
Bowie
State quickly
seized momen
tum on their
first possession
of the o third
quarter.
Following a
29-yard kick
off return by
Clifton Budd,
tailback Isaac
Redman broke loose for a 56-yard touchdown
run on the Bulldogs' second play of the quarter.
Kicker Michael Gagne misfired on the PAT and
BSU trailed 14-13. Bowie State's defense held
the Vikings scoreless and intercepted quarter
back Curtis Rich twice in the third quarter but
was unable to generate any points from the
turnovers.
The Bulldogs would take their first lead of
the day with 13:31 to play in the fourth quarter
when quarterback Jason Scott ran it in from two
yards out. Isaac Redman added the two-point
conversion to give BSU a 21-14 lead. After
forcing the Vikings to punt on their next pos
session. Bowie State went to their aerial attack
to gain big chunks of yardage. First, Scott con
nected with Dean Boateng for a 44-yard recep
tion that moved the ball down to the ECSU 39
yard line. Three plays later. Scott hooked up
with Anthony Howe on a 40-yard touchdown
pass. Gagne added the PAT as the Bulldogs
pushed their lead to 28-14 with just under nine
minutes remaining in the game.
The Vikings' rally would begin when BSU's
Tariq Jones fumbled the ball, which was then
recovered by ECSU's Chris Osborne at the
Bowie State 32-yard line. Six plays later. Rich
connected with Manley on his third touchdown
of the day, a 9-yarder that cut Bowie's lead to
28-21.
Trailing by a touchdown, the Vikings gam
bled and successfully completed an onside kick
that they recovered at their 40-yard line. They
All- Pro Photo
ECSU wide out Dexter Manley goes up for
a touchdown catch.
needed only six plays to score as Cedric
Blacknall capped the 60-yard drive with an 8
yard touchdown run to trim the lead to 28-27.
Trailing by one, the Vikings lined up to kick the
game-tying PAT. But instead, holder Reggie
Smith took the snap and ran it in for two points
and a 29-28 ECSU lead with 3:05 left in the
game.
" Bowie State would get two more shots at the
win when ECSU's ensuing kickoff sailed out of
bounds giving the Bulldogs the ball at their own
40-yard line. BSU used eight plays to move the
ball down to the Vikings' 23-yard line where
Gagne lined up for a game-winning 40-yard
field goal with 18 seconds left in the contest.
The kicked sailed wide right for an apparent
Vikings' win. But ECSU was flagged for an off
sides penalty and Gagne got one more attempt
from 5 yards closer but misfired on that one as
well as the Vikings held on for the one point
win that solidified their hold on first place in the
Eastern Division.
In other conference action ... Chowan
rolled up 416 yards of offense as the Braves
posted their first ever win in CIAA conference
play with a 41-20 victory over Livingstone last
Saturday in Murfreesboro, N.C.
Walker spearheading scholarship effort
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Former Howard University basketball and
softball student-athlete Toma Walker and
Jacqueline McWilliains Carpenter, who was a
former hoops and volleyball standout, are
spearheading an effort toward creating the Tiny
Laster Endowed Athletic Scholarship.
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create the scholarship in an effort
to continue Laster's legacy and
ability to enrich the lives of female
athletes. Contributions to the
endowment must reach $25,000
prior to the initial scholarship
award.
"I would not miss out on an
opportunity to continue coach's
legacy ana pursuit ror equamy ior i ?
women," exclaimed Tonia Walker,
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Of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator.
"The scholarship is one way that we are able to
continue the efforts that he fought so hard to
accomplish. We were fortunate to benefit from
his fight for us. Through the scholarship, other
female student-athletes will hopefully acknowl
edge and embrace the fact that they stand on the
shoulders of a pioneer like Coach, thus helping
to ppsure that his spirit shall remain strong for
ever."
Laster, who took over as the Lady Pirates'
softball coach in 1989. compiled a career record
of 535-300-1 in the sport. He also compiled a
215-250 record in 13 years as the Lady Pirates'
volleyball coach, and a 139-67 record as
Hampton's women's basketball coach. Laster
guided the Lady Pirates to Central
Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles in
softball in 1994 and 1995. and in basketball in
1994 Following the Pirates' transition up to
NCAA Division I status, he guided the softball
[cam lo the ME AC tournament title in 19%.
In addition to his coaching tenure
at Hamilton. Laster also coached
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women's basketball at Talladega
College (Ala.) and then at Tuskegee.
University (Ala.), compiling a record
of 245-128 at Tuskegee.
The scholarship is designated for a
Hampton University rising junior, sen
ior or fifth-year senior female student
athlete who possesses a minimum 3.0
GPA. The scholarship shall be desig
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and/or books and will be renewable
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have demonstrated significant contributions to
university and humanitarian/community serv
ice.
The success of the Tiny Luster Athletic
Endowed Scholarship is dependent upon on the
community in which he touched. Contributions
in any amount are appreciated as the scholar
ship will not begin until the endowment goal of
$25,000 is attained. Contributions should be
fowarded to Vice-President for Development/
Hampton University / Hampton, VA 23668.
Checks should be made payable to "Hampton
University" (denote Tiny Laster Endowed
Scholarship in he memo section of the check).
Jones
from page B1
way."
The training program was
established to progress and
develop a competitive level of
intensive athletic training uti
lizing skills of basketball and
athletic training. The mission
of the company is to provide
customized sport-specific
packages, including instruc
tions, activities and highly
competitive athletic training
by preparing young adults to
succeed through strength and
support training. The new ath
letic club has already provided
training for approximately 46
female student-athletes, dating
back to this past summer.
Program almost ready
The two have already been
giving a go to start their pro
gram at the West Forsyth
YMCA. They hope to official
ly get everything started with
in a month.
"We want to also help the
Y implement their values,"
lopes said. "We already share
some of those values. We want
to teach the kids great values
and morals."
Speas added: "Like I said,
we're also going to share the
value of education with the
student athletes. There's more
to training kids than just doing
a bunch of drills. It's all about
building a relationship and
gaining trust. The same js
achieved through sports in
general."
The Best of Both Worlds is
centered on developing skills
in a professional learning envi
ronment in individual and
group sessions, where all
coaches focus on individual
skill development to enhance
each participant's ability with
in the program concepts.
Participants can choose to
receive one on one, partner or
small group training sessions.
Sessions vary in price ranges.
There will be six steps
within the program. Beginners
will start in the Rookie divi
sion, which will be followed
by freshman, sophomore, jun
ior, senior and pro.
"I think this will a great
program," Jones concluded.
"We've already been doing
some training, and it's been
going well. We're simply try
ing to expand now. I know that
Derrick is excited. I'm excited.
And, I have a passion for this.
I can see myself doing this for
a long time. I look forward to
the opportunity to work with
more kids that I wouMn't nor
mally be able to reaqn."
Contact Speas at 978-1733
(nlastsports@yahoo.com) or
Jones at bondsskills@hot
mail.com for pricing informa
tion.
Hill
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Eagles depend on to carry
most of the load from the
ground. Kellums is the player
the Eagles depend on to do
just about everything. He runs
the ball. He catches the ball
when he's split out. And. he
hjpcks pretty good. I'd take
both of those backs any day of
the week.
I'm going with Carver's
Michael Lawrence at number
nine. I think Lawrence could
be just as good as any quarter
back when running the right
plays. Sometimes I think he
needs to be in another kind of
system than they run at
Carver. But he still does well.
And, I like him. He's a bailer.
Number eight has to be
West Forsyth 's Chrishawn
Rhyne. As a matter of fact, I'm
going with two Titans right
here. I'm also going with
Tyler Jeffords. Rhyne is
respected, but overlooked
sometime Jeffords plays full
back for West. How many
times does anyone brag about
a fullback unless it's Mike
Alstott or something? Well,
Tyler is that type of player. He
reminds a lot of people of that
fullback that played for West
Virginia last season. And,
Rhyne is simply electric when
he gets his hands on the ball.
Number seven goes to
Glenn's Chase Ingram
Ingram would probably be a
top three receiver if he played
in a system like they run at
Reynolds or Parkland But he
plays at Glenn. They don't
pass it at all. That's pretty sad
because they have a wideout
in Ingram that can make tons
of plays from his wide out
position.
Number six goes to three
Carver running backs. I'm
going with Dequan Holder,
Chris Douglas and Walter
Jones. I would mention CHS
running back Danny Bodin,
but he's really not playing
where he should be. He would
help Carver a lot more if he
were at safety. I actually think
he'd be a good college safety.
But that's another issue.
Douglas and Jones are two
very talented backs. They both
have a lot of speed, and great
vision. Both players are very
smart too. Jones even has a
File pholo
Carver's Michael Lawrence
3.7 gpa. That's what's really
good. Holder is perfect for the
offense Carver runs. He's a
fullback with halfback size
and skills. D-Holder will run
you over too.
Number five goes to
Parkland wide nut Marquis
Harper. Harper is definitely
one of the fastest wide outs in
Winston. Everyone knows
how awesome Nick James is
for Parkland. But Harper is
just as dangerous when he's
nn
Number four is probably
Mt. Tabor's Denard Jones. He
really should be used a lot
more at Mt. Tabor. At the start
of the year it looked like he
was going to help at wide out,
quarterback and running back.
Lately, he's been lucky to get
six touches ? period. Jones is
goodi'And, he's got to be more
of a part of the Spartan offense
if they want to make a run in
the playoffs. Hunter is my
man. But it's not hard to stop
what you know is coming.
Jones is the perfect change up
for the Spartans this year.
Number three is Reynolds
running back Kevin Simmons.
I was telling his father how
much I liked him last Friday. 1
told his dad that he's one of
those players that you'd see
out and wouldn't really think
too much of. I mean, he just
looks like a cool kid. But he's
straight trouble on the football
field. He gives it to you on
offense and defense too.
That's a common theme at
Reynolds.
Number two goes to
another Reynolds guy, and
that's wide out Will Miller.
They call him Lucky at
Reynolds. I call him the most
one of the best deep ball wide
outs around. He uses his
jumping ability make small
guys look silly on the field. I
told JP that things might've
been different if they had
worked him into the game last
week.
The most underrated
skilled (offensive) player is
Carver's Collin Floyd. I gave
him a brief mention last week.
I'm here to tell you that Floyd
is official. He can run punts
back, and he's dangerous at
wide out. I call him little T.O.,
or baby Julio Jones. He sports
number 8 for the
Yellowjackets. Check him out
against Glenn tomorrow. He
should have a big game.
Next week 1 may come out
with MY Ust of top defensive
players.
Girl's showcase coming Oct.
25 at Gateway
Former ACC standouts
Porsche Jones and LaQuanda
Barksdale Quick will host a
girls clinic on Oct. 25 that will
help some area girl bailers get
the attention of some Division
LI and III schools.
A number of D-II and III
schools are expected to be in
attendance. That's a good look
because every girl isn't going
to sign with a big Division I
school. Sometimes smaller
schools gives student-athletes
a more comfortable environ
ment to learn and become bet
ter.
Each participant will also
be evaluated during the clinic.
Girls will also get a chance to
compte against top level play
ers from the Southeast ? as
well as leam drills and tech
niques to enhance basketball
skills.
Early registration is set
Oct. 20. Check-in will begin
at 8 a.m. on Oct. 25. For addi
tional information visit
www.defbasketball.com or
email coordinators at
events@defbasketball.com.
Anthony Hill is the sports
editor for The Chronicle. He
ran he reached at 722-8624
(ext. Ill) or ahill?wschroni
clex:om.
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