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SportsWeek September 24, 2009 Coach gives himself the boot College says Massie asked to be reassigned CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT Days after suffering a slaughter from Bowie State, Livingstone College announced that it had accepted a request from football coach Lamonte Massie to be reas signed to other duties for the remainder of this year. \fassie Livingstone was score less Saturday in their match up in Bowie, Md- while the Bulldogs scored 51 points. According to Livingstone, in a meeting Monday. Massie made the decision not to coach foot ball for the remainder of the season. School officials said that he will continue to work at Livingstone "in a capacity in which Brown he can continue his contri butions to the opera tion and mission of t h e Holistic College." College officials said that they accepted the request of Coach Massie so that the football team can continue its quest to reach its potential. "Coach Massie possesses the qualities that fit with the Holistic College concept and that is why his services are of value to Livingstone College," said Livingstone President Dr. Jimmy R. Jenkins Sr. Assistant Football Coach Eric Brown will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of1 the season. A national search will be con ducted at the conclusion of the 2009 football season and at that time Coach Brown will be eligible to apply for the job permanently if he so chooses, the school said. Livingstone will play its first game under its new coach on Saturday, when the team plays host to Lincoln University. Short-Lived Celebration '' ' ? . - ./ . -.1 ?; ?'* Photo by Tim Bullard Members of the Parkland High JV Football Team cheer after one of their own scores a touchdown Monday during the team's match-up with Carver. But the play was the only time Parkland had a chance to cheer during the game. The Yellowjackets beat the Mustangs, 28-6. Chris Paul's Weekend will focus on community service CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT New Orleans Hornet Guard Chris Paul and his CP3 Foundation are making a Day of Service pro gram the cornerstone of this year's Chris Paul's Winston-Salem Weekend, which kicks off today. The Day of Service will be held tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 25. The community-wide initiative is designed to engage local students and volunteers to help give back. The highlight of the Day of Service will be the assembling of care pack ages for American troops overseas in partnership with HeroBox, a non profit organization that offers sup port to America's heroes in active duty. The Day of Service will begin at 9 a.m. tomorrow, when Paul will hold a news conference at the Ken Carlson Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club, where he will talk about the Day of Service and unveil his new children's book, "Long Shot: Never Too Small to Dream Big," which was released by Simon & Schuster on Tuesday. Paul, a city native and former Wake Forest standout, will also present CP3 Foundation grants to Senior Services' Meals-on-Wheels, Special Olympics of North Carolina and Make-a-Wish of Central and Western North Carolina. The grants were made possible by funds gener ated from last year's Chris Paul's Winston-Salem Weekend. After the news conference, Paul Submitted Photo Chris Paul signs autographs for fans in New Orleans. CHRIS PAUL ? m wm ? > { ? ?*???? 1 n IP & & & s ? 9m I MVtHtOO ??- ' TO IlPtAM BIG and some of his friends from the NBA will walk the walk, as they take part in several community service projects themselves, includ ing a youth literacy initiative the local children and packing care packages for the troops. The players will also take part in activities with athletes from Special Olympics of North Carolina and a food distribu tion effort. "The Day of Service is always See Paul on BIO Winless Rams to seek victory against S.C. State CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT The Rams tussle with the Bears. WSSU Photo The Winston-Salem State Rams will seek their first foot ball win of the season on Saturday in Orangeburg, S.C. when they face defending MEAC football champions South Carolina State at Oliver C. Dawson Bulldog Stadium. The team's most recent road trip did not go well at all. On Saturday at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N J., the Rams fell victim to a 16-10 overtime defeat at the hands of the Morgan State University Bears in the 38th Annual New York Urban League Football Classic, which was watched by 25,604 fans. Morgan State rallied from a three-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter of play and used a 1 5-yard touch down in overtime to defeat the Rams by four points as they pulled ahead 2-1 in the all-time series between the two teams. Only two short years ago, it was WSSU true freshman kicker Matt Mitchell who dashed Morgan State's hope for a win in the inaugural meeting between the two teams when his kick as time expired propelled the Rams to a 19-17 victo ry. Last weekend, though, the Rams found the shoe on the other foot, as Kemar Scarlett's kick would force overtime and ultimately seal WSSU's fate. See Rams on BIO MEAC picks runners of the week Morgan State University freshman Justus David and Delaware State freshman DeShera Richardson have been 'selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference y (MEAC) Cross Country Athletes of the Week. David, of Kitui, Kenya, finished second with a time of 24:49.4Q at the Navy Invitational. The freshman's time set a school record on an 8K course and aided the Bears to tie for eighth place. This is the second straight week that David has earned Athlete of the Week honors. Richardson, of Philadelphia, paced the Lady Hornets with a time of 20:36.53 at the Towson Invitational. Richardson finished eighth on the 5K course and guided her team to a tie for third place out of eight competing teams. Costa Named CIAA Football Coach of the Week After directing Saint Augustine's College to a victory in its CIAA opener. Head Coach Michael Costa was selected CIAA foot ball coach of the week on Monday. Sept. 21 . Costa led the Falcons to a 27-14 triumph over Virginia State University over the weekend at Broughton High Costa School Stadium. The win was the first this season for the Falcons, who host Elizabeth City State University in a big CIAA game on Saturday at Broughton. The game starts at 1 :30 p.m. This is the sixth time that Costa has been chosen CIAA football coach of the week. He was named CIAA football coach of the year in 2003 and 2005 . Bulldogs blowout Livingstone The Bulldogs of Bowie State University declawed the Blue Bears of Livingstone College 51-0 with junior Rodney Webb and redshirt freshman Ramono Flowers leading the charge with more than 100 rushing yards each. Bowie State, which improved its record to 2-2 with the^win, got off to a slow start until Webb scored his first of two touch downs of the afternoon from 19 yards out. Bowie State rolled up a season-high 594 yards in total offense, setting a new Bowie State record. The old record of 505 yards occurred in 1995 versus Fairleigh Dickinson. Of Bowie State's 594 yards of Sec Briefs on BIO
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