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SPORTS^he Charlotte Post
Thursday, February 13,1997
For the Week of February 11 through February 17, 1997
ALABAMA
A&M
ON THE
MOVE
Alabama A&M Sports Photo
PETTAWAY; Streaking
towards fourth straight
SIAC title.
T FOLLOWING HAMPTON, NORFOLK ST.
INTO DIVISION ONE PROMISED LAND
UNDER THE BANNER
WHAPS GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
ADAMS ASCENDS. JuHus Adams has
been named the new football coach at Benedict College, He
replaces Harold Jackson, the former NFL and Jackson
State standout, who was at the helm as the school resur
rected the football program at the "club" level this year. The
school hopes to compete on the collegiate level in 1998-99.
Adams had worked as Jackson's defensive coordinator.
A VIEW FROM THE PRAIRIE:
Langston University head football coach Greg E. Johnson
announced his resignation Feb. 10 reportedly to pursue the
head coaching position at Prairie View. Johnson, 36, had
been at Langston for 11 years as a coach, the last six as head
coach. During that period he led the Lions to a 35-30-0 mark,
winning two Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (OIC)
championships and making two appearances in the NAIA
national playoffs. The Lions posted a 6-4 mark this year.
Prairie View suspended Hensley Sapenter for six games
for using ineligible players in the season opener against
Texas Southern. He was reinstated on Oct. 19 and served
to the end of the season. Fred Freeman was the interim
coach during Sapenter's suspension. Clifton Gilliard took
over as interim AD during Sapenter's suspension and con
tinued with that responsibility. The Southwestern Athletic
Conference office said they had received no official word
that the head coaching job was vacant. Prairie View has lost
an NCAA record 68 consecutive football games.
MEN"S AND WOMENS
BCSP RANKINGS
MEN
1. ALABAMA A&M (15-3) - Big 98-76 win over East leader
Clark Atlanta. 10-game win streak, and #11 national (Div. II)
ranking.
2. COPPIN STATE (12-7) - Eagles have righted themselves
after rocky start.
3. MISS. VALLEY (14-7) - Delta Devils demolished nearest
SWAC rival Texas Southern, 93-70.
4. ELIZABETH CITY (15-4) -Vikings rolling. Vanquished N.
Div. leader NC Central. St. Paul's and Va. Union this week.
5. ST. PAUL'S (12-5) - Big showdown at their place against
Elizabeth City on Feb. 17.
6. NC A&T (11-6) - Aggies holding on to their share of MEAC
first place. Meet co-leader SC State, Feb, 15.
7. ST. AUGUSTINE'S (15-6) - Stood pat prepaingfor rematch
against NC Central 2/11.
8. NC CENTRAL (16-4) - Beaten by Elizabeth City at home
but still atop S. Division.
9. CLARK ATLANTA (15-4) - Handled by Alabama A&M but still
atop the SIAC East.
10. SC STATE (10-9) - Still in tie for MEAC lead
VIRGINIA UNION (12-10) - Playing with new purpose.
WOMEN
1. GRAMBLING (17-5) - Lady Tigers up two games in SWAC
race and undefeated in conference play.
2. BOWIE STATE (21-1)- Lady Bulldogs ranked 20th in NCAA
Div. II poll. Clinched N. Div. crown. Only ranked (Div. II) team.
3. HOWARD (14-5) - Lady Bison lead MEAC by game and a
half. Showdown with 2nd place FAMU, Feb. 13,
4. FORT VALLEY (18-3) - Two games up in SiAC East. Fourth
ranked In region.
5. FLORIDA A&M (13-7) - Lady Rattlers need win at home
over Howard (2/13) to tighten MEAC race.
5. FAYETTEVILLE STATE (19-3) - Tammy Brown may be
most talented player in women’s black college basketball.
Clinched S. Div. crown.
6. CENTRAL STATE (22-2) - Lady Marauders all dressed up
with nowhere to go.
7. NORFOLK STATE (15-7) - Perennial conference bullies
trail Bowie State in CIAA North.
8. KENTUCKY STATE (16-5) - SIAC West leader ranked fifth
in South Region (Div. II). Has women's black college scoring
leader, Angel Lewis (23.3).
9. ALCORN STATE (12-8) - SWAC runner-up.
10. ALABAMA A&M (15-6) - Trails Keentucky State in SIAC
West by just one-half game.
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BLACK COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Men's Standings, Results and Weekly Honors)
SCORES
FEB. 6
Lynn 91.UDC 72
Tenn. Stale 84. Murray State 68
CIAA
Elizabeth City 79, N. C. Central 74
J, C. Smith 68, Fayv. State 67
Norfolk State 77, Virginia State 67
St. Augustine’s 74, Shaw 71
Virginia Union 86, Bowie State 58
W-Salem State 77, Livingstone 73
MEAC
Bethune-Cookman 89, Fla. A&M 84
Coppin State 82. Morgan State 68
Hampton 88, Howard 68
NC A&T 87, Delaware State 66
S. C. State 70, UMES 64, OT
SIAC
Alabama A&M 87, Savannah St. 75
Albany State 87, Miles 73
Clark Atlanta 79, Ft. Valley 74,20T
Kentucky Slate 72, Central State 67
Lemoyne-Owen 108, Tuskegee 102
Morehouse 79, Morris Brown 76
Voorhees 77, Paine 70
SWAC
Alcorn State 53, Jackson State 52
Grambling 81, Prairie View 80
Miss. Valley 93, Texas Southern 70
Southern 102, Alabama State 92
Athletic Association
w
L
w
L
w
L
W
L
NORTH
NC A&T
9
2
11
6
Elzabeth City
6
15
4
SC State
9
2
10
9
St Paul's
5
2
12
5
Coppin State
9
2
12
7
Virginia Union
6
3
13
10
Morgan State
5
6
6
13
Norfolk State
6
3
15
6
Bethune-Cookman
5
6
7
12
Virginia State
1
7
5
16
Hampton
5
7
6
15
Bowie St
0
8
4
19
Howard
4
7
4
15
Florida A&M
4
8
4
16
SOUTH
Delaware State
3
7
3
15
NC Central
8
2
16
4
Maryland-ES
3
9
7
13
St. Augustine's
7
3
15
6
FayetteviUe State
Winston-Salem State
JC Smith
bvingstone
Shaw
11 11
10 11
7 14
7 15
9 16
CIAA PUYERS OF THE WEEK
MAURICE MINCEY • Sr., F, Elizabeth
City - Had 76 points, 33 rebounds and
seven assists in three games. In a win over
Shaw, he had 29 points and 15 rebounds.
MEAC
CONF ALL
MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
ANTOINE BROCKJNGTON - Jr., G,
Coppin State- In two victories over
Del State and Morgan, he averaged
23 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists
and 1.5 steals. He had 25 points and
five assists against Morgan.
SIAC
EAST
Clark Atianta
Albany State
Paine
Savannah State
Morris Brown
Fort Valley State
WEST
Alabama A&M
LeMoyne-Owen
Kentucky State
Morehouse
Miles
Tuskegee
CONF ALL
W L W L
11 0 15 4
10 4 15 7
5 5 10 10
5 8 8 12
2 11 2 17
10 4 17
I 18 3
5 14 8
6 13 8
7 12 9
8 10 11
II 6 16
SIAC PUYERS OF THE WEEK
FABIAN SPENCER • Fr., F,
Tuskegee - Scored 61 points and
pulled down 35 rebounds in two
games that the Tigers split,
SWAC
Miss Valley
Texas Southern
Prairie View
Alcorn State
Jackson Stale
Southern
Alabama State
Gramblihg
3 6
14 7
10 11
8 14
7 14
7 15
7 12
5 16
8 13
SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
ANTHONY DAVIS - Sr, G, Miss.
Valley State - In #1 vs. #2 show
down against Texas Southern,
Davis had 29 points in 34 minutes,
canning 3 of 4 three-pointers and
10 of 15 free throws in 93-70 win.
He also helped hold the SWAC's
leading scorer, TSU's Randy
Bolden, to 13 points on 4 of 18
shooting.
INDEPEN
DENTS .
Cheyney 13 7
Langston 10 8
Dist of Columbia 10 11
Ark-Pine Bluff
Tennessee St.
Central State
13
13
15
Alabama A&M to make jump to Div. I, SWAC
LUT WILLIAMS
BCSP Editor
Alabama A&M University, a mem
ber of the Southern Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference since 1941, plans
to Join the growing list of black college
NCAA Div. II schools making the jump
to Div. I.
A&M Athletic Director James
Martin said the school will notify the
NCAA before the June 1,1997 deadline
of their request for reclassification to
Div. I status. During the two-year pro
cess A&M will continue to compete in
the SIAC.
"We have made the commitment
to become a full-fledged Div. I mem
ber, " Martin said, noting that the school
would compete on the Div. I-AA level
in football.
"By 1998 or 1999 we should be
fully into the SWAC (Southwestern
Athletic Conference)," Martin said.
Though the school has not made
official application to join the SWAC,
Martin said university and SWAC of
ficials have had preliminary discus
sions and SWAC officials have been
helpful planning the transition.
"We need to find more financial
resources not present in Division II orthe
SIAC," said Martin. "This is important
to the university and to our student ath
letes. This is a positive move."
Martin, a 1966 A&M grad, left Long
Island University to replace Jerome
Fitch at the helm of the Bulldog program
just two months ago. Martin, a former
Tuskegee athletic director, said A&M
has been studying the move for six or
seven years. Former Athletic Director
Gene Bright, now the AD at Morris
Brown did much of the preliminary work
on the jump, he said.
The school must add two women's
Hoop favorites emerge after tussles
Acouple of weeks ago no clear-cut favorites had emerged
as the men's hoop season entered its final month. But that
changed last week as the top two teams in three of four black
college conferences squared off.
In the CIAA, Elizabeth City (6-1,15-4) which surged to
the front of the Northern Division over the last two weeks
established themselves as pre-tournament
favorites with a 79-74 win over Southern
Division leader N. C. Central Saturday in
Durham. CIAA Player of the Week,
Maurice Mincey was huge for the Vikings
scoring 19 points and pulling down seven
rebounds in the see-saw affair. This week
the Vikings take to the road to battle their
chief N. Division pursuers, third place Vir
ginia Union (6-3, 13-10) on Tuesday (2/
CIAA Photo
MINCEY: Leads
Vikes charge to
top.
THE STAT CORNER
WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
11) and second-place St Paul's (5-2,12-5) on Saturday.
On the women’s side, both Bowie State (8-0,21-1) in the
North, and Fayetteville State (10-0,19-3) in the South, have
clinched division crowns and will enter the tournament as the
top two seeds. BSU is ranked 20th nationally and first in the
South Atlantic region with FSU third.
In the SIAC, West Division leader Alabama A&M
thrashed East leader Clark Atlanta 98-76 last Monday
solidifying their BCSP #1 ranking, extending their winning
streak to 10 games and getting revenge for their 96-84 loss to
Clark on Jan. 13. A&M forward Bethel Hendricks canned
only 2of 10 field goal attempts, but made 16 of 24 free throws
in scoring 20 points and pulling down 19 rebounds in the win.
Terrance Valier led the Bulldogs with 26.
The SIAC women are led by Fort Valley (9-1,18-3) with
a two-game lead over Morris Brown (8-4,13-8) in the East
and Kentucky State (10-1,16-5) with a half-game lead over
BCSP Notes
Alabama A&M (10-2, 15-6) in the West. Kentucky State
holds down the fourth ranking in the women's South Region
rankings, followed by Fort Valley (5) and Alabama A&M
(6).
In the SWAC men's race, Mississippi Valley (8-2,14-7)
opened up a two-and-a-half game lead beating back the
challenge of second-place Texas Southern 93-70 Saturday
in Houston. MVSU forward Mark
Jennings had 21 points and 13 rebounds
but the guard play of Anthony Davis (29
pts.) and Faragi Phillips (19) keyed the
win. They combined to hold TSU guard
Randy Bolden, the conference’s leading
scorer (22.1 ppg.), to only 13.
Valley will face two of the three (earns tied
for third place this week when they travel to
Prairie View (5-5, 8-14) Feb. 10 and host
Jackson State (5-5,7-15) on Feb. 17. On the women's side,
Grambling (10-0,17-5) holds a two-game lead over Jack-
son State (8-2,12-8) with the two scheduled to meet Satur
day, Feb. 15 at Grambling.
It's only in the MEAC that no one has yet emerged from
a pack of three that are currently tied for the top spot in men's
play. North Carolina A&T (9-2, 11-6), South Carolina
State (9-2,10-9) and Coppin State (9-2,12-7) are still tied
atop the rankings. That logjam will start to thin out Saturday
(2/15) when SC State plays at A&T.
Howard's women (11-0, 14-5) have a one-and-a-half
game lead over Florida A&M (10-2, 13-7) with the two
titans scheduled for a Thursday, Feb. 13 meeting in Tallahas
see. The men's game will be carried live at 6:30 pm on Home
Team Sports.
SWAC Photo
DAVIS: His 29
leads Valley
over TSU.
T THE STARS COME OUT: The 23rd annual Black College All-American Awards Weekend will be held Feb. 28 - March 1
at the Ritz Hotel in Atlanta. Sponsored by the American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) the affair will honor All-American football players
and outstanding coaches named to the 1996 Sheridan Broadcasting Network's Black College Football All-American team. The 24-member
team will be honored along with Florida A&M head coach BUIy Joe, who won the network’s Coach of the Year Award for leading his
Rattlers to the MEAC crown and a Div. I-AA playoff berth. The March 1 Awards Banquet will be keynoted by former Cleveland Browns
running back and NFL Hall of Fame legend Jim Brown. Comedian Tommy Davidson will be on hand to provide entertainment. A reception
to meet and greet the participants is scheduled for Feb. 28.
T TRACKIN' PROGRESS: Norfolk State's men and St. Augustine's women captured the CIAA Indoor Track titles contested
last week at the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond, Va. NSU outdistanced Si. Augustine's 150-130 in men's competition, while St. Aug's
held off NSU's women 142-110. The twoteamscombined to win 18 outofthe 21 events. St. Aug's Andrea Giscombe (track), Nicole Irving
(field), and Derrick Trimble (track) won top honors, along with Norfolk State's Allen Mortimer (field) and Tamara Clarke (track) and
NC Central's Kimberly McPhatter (field). The Men's and Women's SWAC championships will be held Feb. 22-23 at the LSU Indoor
Track Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The MEAC 17th Annual Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships will be
held on Feb. 22-23 in Greensboro, NC at the the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center.
sports to meet the Div. I requirement of
seven. Martin said softball will likely be
one of them. He also said the school would
"gradually add scholarships" to come up to
the Div. I minimum of 63 (from 38) for
football, 13 (from 11) for men's basketball,
and 15 (from 11) for women's basketball.
A&M has been an SIAC and Div. II
women's track power, winning 13 of the
last 14 conference titles, while the men's
basketball team has won the last three
SIAC and South Region crowns. The school
opened a new $13 million football stadium
last year but finished fifth in the conference
in attendance.
BASKETBALL THIS WEEK
THURSDAY, FEB. 13
Morgan State at Bethune-Cookman - 7;30p
Bowie State at District of Columbia - 7:30p
Howard at Florida A&M - 7:30p
S.C. State at Hampton - 7;30p
N.C. Central at N.C. A&T - 7:30p
Savannah State at North Florida - 7:30p
Norfolk State at St. Ajgustine's - 7:30p
Miles at Stillman - 7:30p
Middle Tennessee St. at Tenn. St. - 7:45p
Clark Atlanta at Tuskegee - 7:30p
Fayetteville St. at W-Salem State - 7;30p
SATURDAY, FEEf. 15
Paine at Alabama A&M - 7:30p
Prairie View A&M at Alcorn State - 7:30p
Tenn. State at Austin Peay State - 7:45p
Howard at Bethune-Cookman - 4:00p
Fort Valley State at Clark Atlanta - 8:00p
St. Augustine's at Fayetteville State - 7:30p
Coppin State at Florida A&M - 4:00p
Jackson State at Grambling State - 7:30p
Livingstone at Johnson C. Smith - 7;30p
Miles at Kentucky State - 5:15p
Delaware St. at MD-Eastern Shore - 4:00p
Alabama St. at Miss. Valley State - 7:30p
S.C. State at N.C. A&T - 7:30p
Virginia Union at N.C. Central - 7:30p
LeMoyne Owen at Rust - 7:30p
Morris Brown at Savannah State - 8:00p
Texas Southern at Southern - 7:30p
St. Paul's at Virginia State - 7:30p
Cheyney at West Chester - 3:00p
MONDAY, FEB. 17
Texas Southern at /Mcorn State - 7:30p
Coppin State at Bethune-Cookman - 8;00p
Benedict at Clark Atlanta - 8:00p
Howard at Delaware State - 7:30p
Morgan State at Florida A&M - 7;30p
Savannah St. at Georgia SW - 7:30p
Alabama State at Grambling State • 7;30p
Alabama A&M at Kentucky State • 7:30p
Paine at Miles - 8;00p
Jackson State at Miss. Valley State - 7:30p
Virginia State at Shaw - 7:30p
Prairie View A&M at Southern - 7;30p
Virginia Union at St. Augustine's - 7:30p
Elizabeth City State at St. Paul's • 7:30p
Fort Valley State at Tuskegee - 7:00p
TUESDAY, FEB. 18
Norfolk State at Johnson C. Smith - 7:30p
Hampton at MD-Eastern Shore - 7:30p
LeMoyne-Owen at Morehouse - 7:30p
Bowie State at St. Paul's - 7:30p
Va. Union at Winston-Salem St. - 7:30p
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19
Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 8:00p
Transylvania at Central State - 7;30p
Bloomsburg at Cheyney - 8:00p
Alabama State at Florida State - 7;30p
Oakland City at Kentucky State - 5:15p
Fort Valley State at Morris Brown - 8:00p
Clark Atlanta at Paine - 8:00p
Savannah State at Tuskegee - 7:00p
BLACK COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Women's Standings, Results and Weekly Honors )
SCORES
FEB. 6
Tenn. State 58, Murray State 54
CIAA
Barber-Scotia 62, St. Paul's 58
Bowie State 62, Virginia Union 54
Elizabeth City 60, NC Central 52
Fayv. St. 100, J. C. Smith 69
Livingstone 63, W-Salem St. 56
Norfolk State 68, Virginia St. 66
Shaw 78, St. Augustine's 68
MEAC
Coppin State 57, Morgan State 52
Delaware State 65, NC A&T 54
Florida A&M 73. B-Cookman 43
Howard 87, Hampton 67
UMES 47, SC State 45
SiAC
Alabama A&M 66, Sav. St. 39
Albany State 69, Miles 43
Central State 77, Kentucky St. 62
Ft, Valley 73, Clark Atlanta 51
LeMoyne-Owen 83. Tuskegee 66
Morris Brown 93. Spelman 41
Paine 76, Voorhees 69
SWAC
Alcorn State 57, Jackson St. 54
Grambling State 71, Pr. View 37
Miss. Valley 58, Tex Southern 57
CIAA
NORTH
w
L
w
L
* Bowie St
8
0
21
1
Norfolk State
7
2'
15
7
Virginia State
4
4
14
7
Virginia Union
4
5
12
9
Elizabeth City
1
6
8
14
St Paul's
0
7
1
20
SOUTH
* Fayetteville St
10
0
19
3
Winston-Salem St.
6
4
11
10
JC Smith
5
4
10
13
Livingstone
5
4
8
14
Shaw
5
6
12
11
St. Augustine's
3
7
9
11
NC Central
1
10
5
14
* Clinched Division title
CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
TIFFANY MITCHELL ■ Jr., C, Shaw - In
three games last week, Mitchell had 79
points, 20 rebounds, five steals and nine
blocked shots. Her best performance was
against St. Augustine's where she had 16
points, nine rebounds and 10 assists.
CONF ALL
W L W L
Howard
Florida A&M
Maryland-ES
Coppin State
Morgan State
NC A&T
Hampton
Delaware State
Bethune-Cookman
SC State
11 0
10 2
7
14 5
13 7
8 12
6 12
9 10
5 13
8 12
3 15
6 9
4 15
MEAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
DENIQUEGRAVES-Sr.,F, Howard
- In two wins over Morgan State and
Hampton, Graves had 26 points, 17
rebounds and five blocked shots.
CONF ALL
W L W L
EAST
Fort Valley State 9
Morris Brown 8
Albany State 7
Paine 4
Clark Atlanta 4
Savannah State 2
1 18 3
4 13 8
6 14 9
5 10 8
6 10 9
10 3 19
WEST
Kentucky State
Alabama A&M
LeMoyne-Owen
Tuskegee
Miles
10 1 16 5
10 2 15 6
6 7 1010
1 9 3 16
1 11 6 15
SIAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
KWANA GRAVES • Fr., Q, Morris
Brown • During a 1-1 week, Graves
averaged 23.5 points, 11 rebounds,
6.5 assists and 3.5 steals.
SWAC
Grambling
Alcorn State
Jackson State
Miss Valley
Southern
Alabama State
Prairie View
Texas Southern
SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
TRACY CAMPBEa - Soph., F, Miss.
Valley • Against Texas Southern she had
26 points, 12 rebounds and six ste^s in
58-57 win.
S0UT>iWESTEBN
Athletic Confirence
INDEPENDENTS
CONF
W L
AL
W
L
w
L
10 0
17
5
Central State
22
2
8 2
12
8
UDC
11
9
6 4
12
Cheyney
8
11
5 5
11
9
Tennessee St.
9
12
4 6
10
8
Ark-Pine Bluff
6
11
4 6
6
14
Langston
6
17
2 8
1 9
3
17
19