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SPORTS/The Charlotte Post Thursday, October 17, 1996 For the Week of October 15 through October 21, 1996 A DEAL GONE BAD Southern Sports Photo RICHARDSON: Looks for revenge against Jack- son State Saturday. ▼ AN OPINION: NIXING OF ABC TV DEAL HURTS MUCH MORE THAN THE VIEWER Howard Sports Photo GRAVES: Expected to lead Lady Bison to MEAC title. UNDER THE BANNER WHATS GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS MID-DAY MADNESS: The Howard Um- versity women and men of Coppin State have both the top teams and players in the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference according to a preseason poll of coaches and sports information directors. The Lady Bison of Howard finished behind regular season title holder Florida A&M a year ago but won the conference tournament championship. They received all but one of the first place votes in the |X)1I. Six-five center Denique Graves, a two- time All-MEAC selection, topped the all conference team voting. The Eagles of Coppin tied South Carolina State for the men's regular season crown but fell in the tournament final. They received 18 of 20 first place votes and will be led again by returning conference MVP, Terquinn Mott POLL RESULTS: WOMEN: Howiard {358), Florida A&M (280), NC A&T (256), Dela ware State (200), Coppin State (199), Hampton (134), UMES (133), SC State (96), BCC (83) and Morgan State (81). ALL-MEAC: Graves, Alisha Hill (Howard), Lisa Briggs (Coppin), Amanda Hayes (Howard), Daria Warfield (Morgan) MEN; Coppin State (356), SC State (278), NC A&T (256), Howard (200), BCC (183), Del State (148), Hampton (119), Morgan State (103), Florida A&M (97) and UMES (80) ALL-MEAC: Mott, Jerome James (UMES), Chris Nurse (Del State), Roderick Blakney (SC State), Jabari Outtz (Howard). BKCASH I FayettevilJeStateUniversity'sDemarco Jeter has been selected by Burger King Corporation as a "Scholar Athlete of the Week" recipient. The selection carries with it a $10,000 donation in Jeter's name to the FSU general scholarship fund. The award recognized athletes for academics, community service and athletics. Jeter, a senior defensive back from Charlotte, N.C. is a criminal justice major. He is a Chancellor's Scholar and has been a Sports View/Coca Cola Scholar Athlete for the past two years. This is the second year that Burger King has donated college scholarship funds in the names of football players who maintain high academic standards and are actively involved in the community. • CIAA HOOPS: The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association will hold their annual preseason press conference Thursday, October 17 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, the site of the 52nd tournament to be held this year. Men's and women's coaches will be on hand to give preview and answer ques tions from the media related to the upcoming season. BLACK COLLEGE OFFENSVIE LEADERS PASSING NAME GM ATT COMP YDS TD AVQ 1) Grailyn Pratt, Jackson St. 5 176 101 1349 8 269.8 2) Ted White, Howard 5 124 75 1218 14 243.6 3) Brad McAdams, NCCU 7 195 104 1564 15 223.4 4) Cedric Douglas, Tex. S’thrn 6 173 89 1340 6 223.3 5) Oteman Sampson, FAMU 6 173 92 1340 10 223.3 6) K. Poindexter, Miss. Vail. 6 197 97 1256 4 209.3 7) D. Singleton, Sav. St. 5 141 66 908 5 181.6 8) Robert Morris, Norf. St.- 6 172 78 1039 10 173.2 RUSHING NAME GM ATT YDS AVQ TD YDS/Q 1) Kenny Bynum, SC State 4 77 565 7.3 4 141.2 2) Antonio Leroy, Albany St. 7 196 846 4.3 7 120.9 3) Mesiah Porter, Ft. Valley 6 172 678 3.9 1 113.0 4) Tyrone Mayer, Hampton 6 127 649 5.1 5 108.1 5) Fred Lane, Lane 5 104 612 5.4 4 112./8 6) Ray Nealy, Ark.Pine Bluff 6 132 674 4.8 7 105.2 7) Jpohn Quinnerly, Norf. St. .6 132 596 4.5 4 99.3 8) Jay Johnson, Grambling 5 56 462 8.3 3 92.4 RECEIVING NAME GM REC YDS TD RECG YDSC 1) Robert Wilson, FAMU 6 49 704 7 8.1 14.3 2) Antwuan Wyatt, BCC 4 31 373 2 7.7 12.0 3) James Adderiey, BCC 6 44 633 3 7.33 14.3 4) Shannon Ballard. Sav. St 6 42 520 1 7.0 12.4 5) Alonzo Johnson, Central St 6 36 739 9 7.0 20.5 6) Jerome Y(Dung, Jackson St. 5 31 398 2 6.2 12.8 7) Antoine Calloway, NCCU 6 35 432 7 5.8 12.3 8) Kiley Brown, Tex. Sthrn 6 31 386 1 5.2 12.5 Source Conference Reports and CMC Enterprises BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL (Standings, Results and Weekly Honors) SCORES October 3 Alabama State 35, Clark Atlanta 28 Albany State 21, Alabama A&M 7 Alcorn State 24, Prairie Yiew 0 Ark -Pine Bluff 21, Tex. Southern 10 Central State 22. Knoxville 0 Elizabeth City St. 12, Bowie St 7 norida A&M 24, NC A&T 23 Fork Union 31, Benedict 22 Ft. Valley State 40, Miles 29 Hampton 37, Delaware State 7 Howard 61, Bethune-Cookman 21 Kutzlown 41, Cheyney 7 Lane 23, Kentucky State 19 Livingstone 21, Johnson C. Smith 7 Miss. Valley St. 19, Grambling 10 NC Central 28, Winston-Salem St 0 New Haven 66, Virginia Union 0 Savannah State 10. Morris Brown 3 Tuskegee 14, Morehouse 0 Virginia State 30. Fayetteville St 7 W, Va. State 35, West Liberty 32 ^lA A CeWTFWL iNTERCOUfOtATE Athletic Associate MoEastern Iwl^A^W Athletk Conference OIA^' Southern Intercolleojate Athletic CoNFEf«NCE CIA/A SOLmWESTEfW OVVAaw Athletic Conference CONF ALL CONF ALL CONF All CONF ALL W L T w L T W L T W L T W L T W L T W L T W L T Livingstone 4 10 5 1 0 Florida A&M 3 0 0 5 1 0 Clark Atlanta 2 1 0 3 3 0 Alcorn State 3 0 0 4 3 0 Bizabeth City 4 10 4 2 0 SC State 1 0 0 1 3 0 Albany State 2 1 0 5 2 0 Jackson State 3 0 0 5 0 0 Norfolk St 4 1 0 4 2 0 Howard 2 1 0 3 2 0 Miles 3 2 0 4 3 0 Texas Southern 2 1 0 3 3 0 NC Central 3 1 0 6 1 0 Delaware State 1 1 0 2 4 0 Fort Valley 2 2 0 4 3 0 Southern 2 1 0 3 2 0 Virginia State 3 1 0 4 3 0 Morgan State 1 1 0 3 2 0 Savannah St 2 2 0 4 3 0 Grambling 1 2 0 1 4 0 Bowie St 13 0 2 4 0 NCA&T 1 1 0 4 1 0 Tuskegee 2 3 0 3 4 0 Miss Valley 1 2 0 2 4 0 Winsion-Salem Si 1 3 0 2 5 0 Hampton 1 3 0 3 3 0 Alabama A&M 1 2 0 2 4 0 Alabama State 1 3 0 2 4 0 Virginia Union 1 3 0 2 4 0 BelhuneCoolanan 0 3 0 1 5 0 Morris Brown 1 2 0 2 5 0 Prairie View 0 4 0 0 7 0 JC Smith 1 3 0 3 3 0 Kentucky St. 1 3 0 2 5 0 Fayetteville St 0 4 0 1 5 0 MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Morehouse 0 4 0 2 5 0 SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE OFFENSE CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK TED WHITE, Soph. (QB - SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK CORY MACK, Sr. (TB) - Ala- OFFENSE Howard OFFENSE bama State SHAWN GIB8S, Sr.(RB) NC Central Hit on 13 of 20 passes for 384 MICHAEL HOWARD, Sr. (QB) • Mites Rushed for a career htgh 173 yards Ran for 174 yards on 20 carries yards and sixtoix^hdowns in61 -21 Completed 22 of 36 passes for on 11 carries with two TD mns of 72 and scored three touchdowns as win over Bethune-Cookman. 325 yards and three touchdowns and 78 yards. Set school record for NC Central shut out WSSU 28-0. and njshed for 35 yards in loss to longest consecutive TD runs. DEFENSE Fort Valley State. DEFENSE JOMO COUSINS, Soph., (DE) - DEFENSE MARCUS BARBER, Sr. (DE) - Florida A&M DEFENSE TERRY HOUZA, Soph. (LB) Miss. Elizabeth City State Had ten unassisted tackles includ- TONY HAIRSTON, Sr., (DT) • Alabama Valley State Had 14 tackles, six solos, eight ing a sack and three other stops A&M Had six tackles, one pass break- assists, including seven for losses behind the line. Recorded ten tackles, seven solos. up and a 63-yard fumble return of 26 yards -four sacks for -21 five tackles for -26 yards and a sack for a touchdown as MVSU beat yards ar>d a forced fumble. for -11 yards. Grambling. INDEPENDENTS Langston 4 Central State 4 Aik-Pine Bluff 4 Tennessee State 2 W. V. State 2 Lane 2 Knoxville 1 Cheyney 0 Ben^ict 1 BCSP PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE FRED LANE, Jr., (RB) - Lane Ran 17 times for 106 yards in cluding a 66-yard TD gallop and caughtthree passes for6l yards in win over Kentucky State, DEFENSE CENTRAL STATE DEFENSIVE UNIT In 22-0 shutout of Knoxville, the unit scored two safeties, one on a blocked punt, got a blocked punt for a TD and scored on a fumble return. McNair gets in! Former Alcorn State QB Steve NcNaIr, now of the Houston Oilers, got his first extensive action of the year Sunday. He replaced starting QB Chris Chandler in the third quarter and led the Oilers on a scoring drive that he capped with a ten-yard TD run. He completed 5 of 10 passes for 58 yards. "I'm just waiting on my opportunity," said McNair. Below are the final black college players on NFL opening day rosters ST. LOUIS CARDINALS - 2 67 Dwayne White (7) G Alcorn State 94 (i) Alberto White (2) DE Texas Southern SAN DIEGO CHARGERS -1 28 Dwayne Harper (9) CB S.C. State SAN FRANCISCO 49 ers - 2 69 Rod Milstead (3) G Delaware State 80 Jerry Rice (12) WR Mississippi Vailey 88 Nate Singleton (4) WR Grambling State SEATTLE SEAHAWKS -1 75 Howard Ballard (9) T Alabama A&M TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS - 2 29 Kenneth Gant (7) S Albany State- 20 (i) Eric Auston (R) S Jackson State WASHINGTON REDSKINS - 2 92 Dexter Nottage (3) DE Florida A&M 68 Joseph Patton (2) G Alabama A&M Southern/Jackson St. lead key games Jackson State (3-0, 5-0) puts its ten-game SWAC winning streak, 13-game overall victory streak and #5 national NCAA Div. I-AA ranking on the line on the road at Southern (2-1,3-2). This game a year ago, won by JSU16-14, determined the conference champ and kept Southern from an unde feated season. Southern and coach Pete Richardson are looking for revenge. Southern has a loss to Alabama State already this year and can make a big step back into championship contention with a win. Too bad it's not on TV. Meanwhile, Alcorn State (3-0,4-3) plays to keep a share of the SWAC lead in their homecoming vs. Texas Southern (2- 1,3-3). Now that Florida A&M (3-0, 5-1) has es caped with three one-point conference wins in a row, the battle in the MEAC may be for second place and a Heritage Bowl berth. Two of the con tenders will meet in Greensboro when North Caro lina A&T (1-1,4-1) faces Moi^an State (1 -1,3-2). FAMU travels to struggling Delaware State (1-1, 2-4). In other key games, highly ranked (#9 NCAA Div. 11) North Carolina Central (3-1,6-1) travels to dangerous Central State (4-2). Arkansas Pine Bluff (4-3) attempts to extend Eddie Robinson's GAMES THIS WEEK October 17,1996 E, Central Oklahoma vs. Langston at Ada, OK 7:30p October 19,1996 Central State vs. N.C. Central at VYilberforce, OH 1:30p Delaware State vs. Florida A&M at Dover, DE 1:00p Johnson C. Smith vs. Fayetteville St. at Charlotte, NC 1:30p Knoxville vs. Miles at i^oxvilie, TN 1:00p Livingstone vs. Bowie State at Salisbury, NC 1:30p N.C. A&T vs. Morgan State at Greensboro, NC 1:30p Frairie View A&M vs. Alabama St, at Prairie View, TX 1:30p Southern vs. Jackson State at Baton Rouge, LA 7:00p Virginia State vs. Winston-Salem St, at Petersburg, VA 1:30p West Virginia St. vs. West Va. Wesleyan at Institute, WV1 ;00p 4th Red River Classic Grambling St. vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Shreveport. LA 7:00p 4th CRSA Classic Savannah St. vs. Clark Atlanta at Augusta. GA 2:00p HOMECOMINGS Alcorn St. vs. Texas Southern at Lorman, MS 1:30p Cheyney vs. American Intern’l at Cheyney, PA 1:00p Elizabeth City St. vs. New Haven at Elizabeth City, NC 2:00p Fort Valley St. vs. Alabama A&M at Fort Valley, GA 1:30p Miss. Valley State vs. Lane at Itta Bena, MS 2;00p Morehouse vs. Howard at Atlanta, Ga 2;00p Norfolk State vs. Virginia Union at Norfolk, VA 1:30p S.C. State vs. Bethune-Cookman at Orangeburg, SC 1:30p Tennessee State vs. Tennessee-Matin at Nashville, TN 6:00p and Grambling's(l -2,1 -4) misery and Morehouse (0-4,2-5) has Howard (2-1,3-2) for homecoming. THE STAT CORNER WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS Southern's decision hurts student athletes For years, black colleges have fought battles both on and off the fields of sporting events vying for equity and parity in recruiting, financing, community support, and yes . .. the world of television. It is, in fact, the world of television that brings black colleges into the "real world" of sports marketing and elevates us to the status of existence, otherwise we, as a sports entity are nonexistent except that our young athletes, mostly young men, grace the screen as members of the National Basketball Association, the National Football League or as participants within conferences other than those which house black colleges as members. But this is not about the world of television directly. Nor is it about these young athletes who know better where they are going than some of their elders. This is about the lack of leadership and the denial within our ranks of athletics that there are some things that we just don't know. The world of television (or the media, period) is one of them. For years, black colleges have sought to be part of the big money game. For years, these same entities have suffered and unfortunately our young people have not been the beneficiaries of true rewards offered by and in the world of television through athletics - not because of the complexities involved in all media, and television specifically, but because black colleges have overlooked the value and importance of having experts with experience and who are intimate and familiar with the game called television or, in cases where expertise has been hired, the good sense to let the experts take care of business. In fact, because of the same oversight, black colleges miss out on opportunities to tap into the magic of marketing across the board. My late grandmother always told me "opportunities missed are passed on to someone else." Well for each day that leadership fails to recognize and acknowledge the missing elements necessary, our young people suffer, chances get passed on to others and frankly, so does our future. This is, however, about the depth of short sightedness among the ranks of those with perceived power at our institutions. After years of solicitation, negotiation, interference, the continuous saga of miscommunication and turf wars-after years of massaging and yes, manipulating the major media players, who in most cases are personal friends and associates, a deal was finally struck to make black college sporting events, specifically football a continuing part of the college television football line-up. Others came, but ABC Sports stepped up to the table, sat down and agreed to telecast no fewer than three games during the 1996 season with great potential for the future, at least through the beginning of the 21st century. This is about a decision by one institution within the ranks of black colleges refusing to allow a game to^be televised for some issues beyond reasonable comprehension and for other reasons that perhaps have no relevance to the subject matter. Whatever the concerns, blocking student athletes from well-deserved opportunities smacks of a serious and deeply- rooted slave mentality. It is absolutely amazing that sporting events for black colleges can be compromised because of personal differences, ancient riffs and total disregard for contractual obligations. This is about men who are playing childhood games and who have no real intent of moving athletics at black colleges beyond the 21st century and into the 22nd or 23rd century. This is not an indictment of black colleges as institutions, it is however an affront to those members within in the black college community who want hold all others hostage to the benefit of no one. It is an affront when the notion of joining efforts, resources and packaging a comprehensive sports marketing plan is a foreign language to too many. On the one hand we squander and get mired in yesterday's stuff, while on the other, we sit on the sidelines and watch the Notre Dames', Dukes', Floridas' and Virginia Techs' and others reap the benefits of television, sponsorships, endorsements and recruiting, while we do nothing but complain. It is a sad day in the history of black college athletics when a stubborn decision stands to set athletics at black colleges back to the 18th century. It's a sad day when leadership is intimidated by the deal maker rather than focusing on the deal. It is truly a sad day when the very wish has been granted and no one knows what to do with such a grant. This is an acknowledgment that sports is big business in this country and requires more than a nickel and dime mentality. It requires the very thing that we teach our students and athletes... endurance, patience, perserverance and skill. The sooner we realize the way the game is played, the sooner we can play the game and win. But I am not deterred. My grandmother also taught me that there are more ways than one to skin a cat, and believe me I am looking. Karin English is the author of a package of three black college football games that were to be televised on ABC TV this year. BCSP TOP TEN 1. JACKSON STATE (5-0) - Had week to prepare for... NEXT; Southern 2. FLORIDAA&M (5-1) -Threeone-point MEAC wins is a charm. NEXT: at Dela ware State 3. NORTH CAROLINA A&T (4-1) - Fell to FAMU hex. NEXT; hosting Morgan State 4. NC CENTRAL (6-1) - Rolled over Win- ston-salem State. NEXT: off to Central State. 5. HOWARD (3-2) - A week’s rest should help. NEXT: Bethune-Cookman in DC. 6. LANGSTON (4-1) - Had this week off. NEXT: E. Central Oklahoma 7. ALCORN STATE (4-3) - Helped Frairie View reach 64 straight losses. NEXT: Homecoming vs. Texas Southern. 8. HAMFTON (3-3) • Delaware State was welcome relief. NEXT: A much deserved week off. 9. LIVINGSTONE (5-1) - Handled the JC Smith challenge. NEXT; hosts Bowie State 10. VIRGINIA STATE (4-3) - No problem with Fayv. State. NEXT: Entertaining the Rams of WSSU OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Southern. Al bany State, Central State, Morgan State, Nor folk State, Arkansas-Fine Bluff High school coaches making their mark ROSCOE NANCE BCSP Correspondent Darnell Moore won two state championships and was 106-39-4 in 14 seasons at W(X)drow Wilson High in Ports mouth, Va. He became an assis tant coach at Norfolk State in '92 and was elevated to head coach in '94. Moore's credentials did little to impress one Norfolk State assistant who had won a Super Bowl ring and told him he 'wouldn't win with that high school stuff he was running.' That shows what he knew. Norfolk Stale was 7-3 in each of Moore's first two seasons, and the revolving door that saw the Spar tans hire three coaches in three years was closed. "The biggest difference was ad ministrative duties," says Moore. "There are so many things to be taken care of Everything comes through your hands. The first year I did everything myself because I wanted to make sure things were done exactly right. If things were done wrong, I could only blame myself. After that first year, I began delegating things to my assistants." Moore attributes his collegiate success to having run his high school program like a college program. "The organization here is a little more in depth," he says. "Recruiting is the biggest difference in high school andcoilege.Butl'veadjusted to that. During the years I spent as a high school coach, I paid attention to the techniques people used talk ing to my players. I noticed things you should and shouldn't say, things that appealed to kids. I learned it's just as important to sell the parents. NSU Sports Photo MOORE: Cut his teeth in high school before jump to NSU. especially the mother. With them it's, 'Who's going to protect my baby.' You sell yourself as a guardian. The foot ball things will fall into place." With Abramsat the helm, Livingstone— a participant in the first black college football game — finally has something to cheer about. Livingstone had its first winning record (5-4-1) in 10 years last season and began this season 4-1. The Bears have won as many games since Abrams took over in 1993 (13) as they did in the previous five seasons. Abrams compiled an impressive record in 10 seasons at East Mecklenburg High in Charlotte, N.C. His teams won six conference titles and posted one undefeated season. Arkansas-Pine Bluff's Hardman arguably has done the most impres sive job of all the former high school coaches. He undeniably faced thebig- gest challenge. He took over a program that had been shut down in 1991 for two sea sons in the wake of N AIA rules viola tion. He guided the Golden Lions to the 1994 NAIA championship game in just his second year, where the Golden Lions lost by a point, and was 20-14 entering this season. Hardman is no stranger to win ning. He won four state titles at Pine Bluffs Dollarway High. Dollarway was 63-1 from 1989-92 and had 14-0 records in 1989, '90 and e92. Dollarway had a 51-game winning streak snapped in the 1991 Class AA state championship game.
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