CIAA Week in Review
CHRONICLE STAFV REPORT
V irginia State 14. Virginia Union 7: Brian
Berry's 32-yard touchdown run in the third
quarter proved to be the game winner as the
Virginia State Trojans pulled off a stunning 14
7 win over the Virginia Union Panthers in front
of an announced
Homecoming
crowd of over
4,600 last Saturday
at Hovey Field.
VSU freshman
tailback phenom
Taron Hampton
carried the ball 33
times for a season
high 196 yards and
the Trojans (4-4. 3
2) got two big
blocked punts from
their special teams
to set up both
touchdowns. .
Trailing 7-0
after a 14-yard
touchdown run by
VUU's Lamar
Little. Virginia
State got a huge
break when defensive back Donnie Avant
slipped through to block a Wayne Motley punt,
w hich the Trojans recovered at the VUU 1 1 -
Scores
Bowie State 21, St.
Paul's 7
Elizabeth City St. 70.
Lincoln 6
Fayetteville St. 48,
JCSU3
St. Aug's 28.
Livingstone 13
Shaw 68,
Chowan 13
Virginia State 14,
Virginia Union 7
yard line One play later. quarterback Leonard
Johnson sprinted in from 11 yards out and
Justin Parker kicked the PAT to knot the game
at 7-7 with 1 :(X) left in the first quarter.
After a scoreless second quarter the Trojans
used another blocked punt to set up their only
scoring drive in the third quarter. Following the
block, that gave VSU the ball at their own 28
yard line. Hampton, who has over 1000 rushing
yards this season, broke loose for ^45-yard gain
that moved the ball down to the Panthers' 27
yard line. Three plays later. Berry's 32-yard
touchdown run gave the Trojans the lead for
good and pin a serious dent in the Panthers' (5
3, 3-2) Eastern Division title aspirations and
hopes for a return trip to the C1AA
Championship game
This week, the Panthers travel to Bowie
State for an important divisional matchup.
Even with a w in over the Bulldogs on Saturday,
Virginia Union would still need a Saint Paul's
win over Elizabeth City State just to stay in title
contention.
In other conference action.. .Elizabeth City
State rolled up 632 yards of total offense and 10
different Vikings scored touchdowns as they
improved to 5-3 and 5-0 in the CIAA with a 70
6 win over host Lincoln last Saturday. The
Vikings can wrap up their second Eastern
Division title in three years and secure a berth
in the CIAA Championship game with a win
over Saint Paul's on Saturday in Elizabeth City.
Game
from pa^e B I
David added: "Just like
Rodney, my old school has a
special place in my heart. 1
played there. 1 coached there. I
still have a lot of friend over
there. Simeon Stadium will
always mean a lot to me This
game is going to have special
meaning to me in several
ways. It's absolutely different
ly than any other game "
Friday's contest between
Carver and High Point
Andrews will also mean a
great deal to Andrews' first
year defensive coordinator
Lamont Scales. Scales was the
defensive coordinator for
Carv er the last two seasons He
joined Andrews this past sum
mer.
Game also important to
Scales
"1 thought I was going to
stay at Carver." Scales said.
"But things didn't quite work
out that way. We know this is
going to be a tough game.
They're still Carver. They still
have a good record and some
talented players. We're look
ing forward to the challenge."
Like McCoy and David,
Sttles feels the extra impor
tance of this week's game But
he's trying to prepare his
troops as if?it were one of the
seven games the Raiders have
already played.
"The only difference
between this game and the
ones we've already played is
the fact that I know some of
the players over there," Scales
Photo by Anthony Hill
McCoy has enjoyed success at High Point Andrews.
said. "But our goal is the same
as it's been before this game
and that's to be conference
champ. We like our chances
this week. We like our chances
every time we go into a game.
A little luck doesn't hurt either.
But we're not treating this
game any differently than the
rest of our games. We've pre
pared just as hard as we've
been preparing heading into
this week's game."
"It doesn't matter how
' close 1 was with the guys over
there." Scales continued. "We
could've been brothers or
Siamese twins. I'm a competi
tor. When you're battling it's
you against me. It's going to be
you before it's me. That's the
way ! see it. Like I said, it's
going to be a challenge. But a
challenge we feel like we're
ready for."
David definitely realizes
the challenge ahead of his
Yellovvjackets. He's also aware
of the many places his mind
might travel when he leads his
squad into Simeon Stadium
tomorrow night.
"The first thing I'm going
to do is find Tony Washington
and follow him the whole
night" David jokingly said.
"That will prpbably be the first
thing I do when I get off the
bus. I'll probably (also) think
about some of the good times
I've had at Andrews. I've had a
lot of good times at Andrews,
and quite a few memorable
moments in Simeon Stadium.
It's still a good place to see a
ball game, play a ball game
and coach a good ball game.
I'm pretty sure Friday will be
memorable."
VSL'phoo
VSU sopho
more wide
out Brian
Berry
makes
moves
against
Virginia
Union.
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