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HAMPTON, VA...In one of
the CIAA big games of the
week, Hampton Institute/who
is rated number two in total
defense in the latest NAIA
poll, played tenacious defense
as they shut out defending
CIAA champions Norfolk
State 18-0.
Norfolk State was only able
to accumulate 76 yards in total
offense. CIAA passing leader
Russ Seaton threw 24 times
completing 10 passes for 180
yards and two touchdowns.
Norfolk State has won 3 CIAA
championships in a row. is
experiencing their worst re
cord in the conference since
1972.
** iiiaiuu-odieiii is enjoying
their best football season since
1948 when they had a record of
8-1, downed Fayetteville State
40-18. Timmy Newsome the
CIAA leading rusher gained
115 yards and scored three
touchdowns in the Rams vic
tory. Newsome's key blocker
was senior offensive tackle
Gary Raiford who sprung
Newsome for a 20 yard scoring
run. The Rams gained 385
yards in total offense while
holding Fayetteville State to
118. Linebacker Anthony Oa
tes anchored the Rams de
fense by knocking down two
passes, making 18 tackles and
three quarterback sacks.
Freshman running back Ar
rington Jones, 6’3” Rich
mond, Virginia native rushed
10 times for 43 yards and
caught one pass for 30 yards.
Fayetteville passed 22 times
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four intercepted
Livingstone College got an
outstanding defensive job
from junior defensive tackle
Willie Martin, who smothered
Johnson C. Smith with 14
unassisted tackles and block
ed a punt that set up a
touchdown, as Livingstone
went on to their first win of the
season 14-2. Livingstone
known for its strong defense,
also found a new defensive
star in freshman defensive
end Anthony Chambers, who
is a native of Charlotte
Chambers, playing in his
hometown for the first time
since graduating from high
scnooi, sacKea Johnson C.
Smith's quarterback 5 times
and had 7 unassisted and 7
assisted tackles. Offensively
the Bears' Leroy Nesmith ran
7 times for 83 yards and broke
away on a 52 yard gallop for a
touchdown. Edward Johnson,
Jr. was the leading ground
gainer for Johnson C. Smith
with 95 yards. Smith’s line
backer Alvin Wideman had 8
unassisted and 5 assisted tac
kles, two interceptions and
recovered two fumbles. Both
teams entered the contest with
identical 0-5-0 records.
Virginia State could not
overcome a 21-0 halftime lead
as they were trounced by
Howard University 33-0. Hurt
by mistakes, the Trojans
could not put an offensive
drive together to get them
across the goal line. One bri
ght spot the Trojans enjoyed
was the defensive play of
freshman defensive end Leon
Taliaferro of Petersburg, Va.
Taliaferro sacked Howard's
quarterback 7 times and had
10 unassisted and 3 assisted
tackles.
Shaw University also had
trouble getting things rolling
as Albany State handed them
their fourth straight setback
of the season 45-6. Defensively
the Bears recovered 4 fum
bles, but could not capitalize
on either. Offensively, Shaw
had 5 passes intercepted.
Shaw's only score came on a
73 yard pass reception from
Cecil Alexander to Wayne
Reese. Shaw played without
the services of Bo Darden,
who did not make the trip.
Coach Tommy Holmes of
t-iizabety City got his first
college win as a head coach as
the Vikings beat Fort Bragg
41-0.
Virginia Union and St.
Paul’s were idle this weekend.
CIAA NOTES...Cornelius
Washington of Winston-Salem
and Linwood Hardy of Virgi
nia State came out one and
two on interceptions in the
latest NAIA polls. While Ham
pton Institute was number two
in total defense and Living
stone was number 5.
CIAA PICKS
Coach of the Week
-Walter Lovett, Hampton
Offensive back of the Week
-Russ Seaton, OB, Hampton
Offensive lineman of the Week
-Gary Raiford, OT, Win-Sal.
Defensive line, of the Week
-Willie Martin, DT, Livingston
Defensive back of the Week
-Alvin Wideman, LB, JCSU
Where They Play Saturday
cut. v-uy ai wins ion Salem
Fayetteville at Livingstone
Virginia at Hampton
J.C. Smith at Shaw
Norfolk at Virginia Union
CIAA STANDINGS
St. Paul's at Liberty Baptist
Morgan at Delaware State
Howard at N.C. A&T
N.C. Central at Maryland-ES
S.C. State at Newberry
Albany 45, Shaw 6
Howard 33, Virginia 0
Win-Salem 40, Fayetteville 18
Livingstone 14, J.C. Smith 2
Eliz. City 41, Ft. Bragg 0
Hampton 18, Norfolk 0
^om. All
W-L-T W-L-T
Winston-Salem 5-0-0 7-0-0
Virginia State 4-0-0 4-2-0
Hampton Inst. 4-1-0 5-14)
Virginia Union 3-14) 5-14)
Norfolk State 3-2-0 3-4-0
Fayetteville 2-2-0 3-34)
Shaw Univ. 1-34) 2-4-0
Livingstone 1-3-0
St. Paul’s 0-4-0 1-54)
J.C. Smith 0-4-0 o-O-O
Eliz. City 0-4-0 1-5-0
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Teams W-L-T W-L-T
S^C. State 4-0-0 &-0-0
Delaware State 3.^ ^ „
Morgan State 2-1-0 4-91
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«”WaId , , 1-2-0 !«
N.C. Central q-2-0 1.5^)
Maryland-ES 0-4-0
southwestern 4-A Corn
Con/. All
Teams W-L W-L
East Mecklenburg 5-1 g_i
Myers Park „
West Charlotte 4.2 5.2
Olympic 4_2 4.3
West Mecklenburg 4.3 4.3
Garinger 3.3 4.3
North Mecklenburg 3-3 3.4
South Mecklenburg 2-4 3-4
"a.rdin* 1-6 1-6
Independence 0-6 1-6
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Wilson Is Post’s Player Of Week I
Curtis Wilson, a 5’6” 165
pound junior tailback for My
ers Park High School Mus
tangs, is the Post High School
“Player of the Week”. Wilson
had a field day against tough
East Mecklenburg last Friday
night. He gained 106 yards
rushing and scored two times
on runs of one and four yards.
The one that really made the
difference was his one yard
plunge over left tackle with 37
seconds left in the game
SCSC Cage Drills To Begin Late
since La King over the head
basketball coaching duties at
South Carolina State College
five years ago, Tim Autry and
his squad have gotten a jump
on the rest of the nation with a
12:01 a m. scrimmage on Oct
ober 15, the official NCAA date
for beginning preseason bas
ketball drills.
This season, the Bulldogs,
defending Mid-Eastern Athle
tic Conference champions,
will be one of the last teams to
begin preparation for the 1977
78 season Autry has not only
nixed the midnight scrim
mage this season but has
decided also to delay drills
until Monday, Oct. 24
The Bulldog mentor said he
chose the later date in order to
give his players the opportuni
ty to prepare for mid-term
examinations scheduled at the
college Oct. 17 - 19.
When S.C. State takes to the
court, Autry will greet 13
players, among them eight
veterans. All five starters
from the Bulldogs' .15 - 11
squad will be back along with
three of last season's top five
reservers. Five newcomers
round out the 77 - 78 team.
The Bulldogs, who play a
26-game schedule this season,
will open the 77-78 campaign
Nov. 24 in the two-day Shri
ners Classic at the Savannah
Civic Center, Savannah, Ga
Metrolina-Morehouse Club Organized Here
sviiiiuuiiieiiieiiL ui lurmauon
of The Metrolina-Morehouse
Club was made Tuesday by
Sam Young Jr., secretary
treasurer of the new group.
According to Young, the
purpose of the organization is
‘‘to promote organized giving
to Morehouse College and to
aid in recruiting for the
school, as well as to form a
social and civic organization
for the Metrolina area.”
Morehouse lists among its
more well-known alumni such
persons as Martin Luther
King Jr., Julian Bond and
Maynard Jackson, to name a
few. s'
The officers of the club,
besid^^Young, are Willie B.
Bulkfck - president and Wes
icy d. element - vice presi
dent.
The next meeting of the
Metrolina-Morehouse Club
will be Sunday, November 13
at 7 p.m. at the "Gallery.
Anyone wishing further infor
mation may call Sam Young
ai jo-t-/o3i or vresiey Clement
at 373-0602.
Young noted that More
house is celebrating home
coming this weekend and add
ed that announcements of o
ther activities will be forth
coming.
Widemanls Bull Of The Week
ine i^nanotie Post is proud
to announce Alvin Wideman
as the “Golden Bull of the
Week.”
Wideman plays linebacker
for Coach Eddie McGirt's
Football Team at Johnson C.
Smith University. Wideman
who wears number 41, is 5' 11” _
and weighs 200 pounds. This 21
year old Senior Physical Edu
cation Major is a native of
Greenwnnri S r
On last Saturday against the
Livingstone Blue Bears, Wide
man intercepted two passes,
both stopping long Blue Bears
scoring drives. Wideman also
had 12 unassisted and 6 assist
ed tackles.
When asked how he feels
about the season all this posi
tive thinking young man had
to say was “we need a win to
Bet out of our slumD."
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