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Sports/The Charlotte Post
Thursday November 13, 1997
For the Week of November 11 through November 17,
THE
SHOW
MUST
GO ON
SIAC Photo
JACKSON: SIAC
Commissioner says
Pioneer Bowi is on.
T JACKSON SAYS NO TO ENTITIES
TRYING TO DERAIL PIONEER BOWL
BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL (Results, Standings and Weekly Honors)
SCORES
CIAA
Alabama A&M 26, Tuskegee 15
Alabama St. 20, Grambting State 13
Albany State 20. N.C. Central 0
Alcorn State 23, Mississippi Valley 18
Ark.-Pine Bluff Prairie View 14
Concord 20, West Virginia Stale 18
Rorida A&M 33, Southern 3
Fort Valley State 41, Benedict 13
Hampton 27, Bethune-Cookman 0
Liberty 17. Norfolk State 6
Livingstone 67, Fayetteville State 13
Mansfield 20, Cheyney 7
Morehouse 24, Clark Atlanta 3
Morris Brown 30, Kentucky State 17
N.C. A&T 22, Delaware State 14
Panhandle Stale 29, Langston 26
Savannah State 34, Miles 28
South Carolina State 27, Howard 18
Tenn. State 28, Tennessee Tech 21
Texas Southern 38, Lane 0
Virginia State 22, Elizabeth City 12
Union 19, J. C. Smith 11, OT
W-SaJem State 21, Bowie State 0
CONF
w L
Livingstone 5
Virginia State 5
Virginia Union 5
NC Central 4
WSSU 4
Fayetteville St. 3 4
Bowie State 3
Elizabeth City 1
X Smith 1
7 0
5 5
2 8
2 6
CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE
WILMONT PERRY, Jr. (RB) • Va. Union
- Rushed for 222 yards on 17 carries arxt
scored three IDs (12,35 and 14) in 67-13
romp over Fayetteville State. Finishes
regular season with 1,770 yards and 20
TDs.
DEFENSE
W1UIAM STATEN, Jr., (DB) - Va. State -
Had seven tackles, Including two sacks
for losses of 15 yards in win over
Elizabeth City.
MEAC
CONF
ALL
W L T W L T
Hampton
SC State
RorkJaA&M
NCAiT
Howard
Morgan State
Delaware Slate
Bethune-Cookman 1
‘Norfolk State 0
‘Not eligible for championsbip. Conference
games not in standngs.
MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE
OTEMAN SAMPSON, Sr., (QB) - Florida
A&M - Hit on 23 of 49 passes for 370
yards and three TDS in 33-3 win over
Southern.
DEFENSE
CHRIS MCNEIL, Sr. (LB), North
Carolina A&T - Had 2.5 sacks in win over
Delaware State to extend his conference
sack mark to 21.
Athletic Conference
CONF ALL
W L T W L T
Albany State
‘Alabama A&M
Fort Valley
Kentucky St.
Morris Brown
Tuskegee
Miles
Clark Atlanta
Savannah St.
Morehouse
9 0
7 3
5 5
5 5
6 5
6 4
4 6
3 7
3 7
3 8
Games count in standing though not eligible
for conference championship
SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE -CORNELIUS MATTHEWS,
Sr. (RB) • Alabama A&M • Rushed for
131 yards and one TD in win over
Tuskegee, TOREY PENDLETON, Sr.
(RB) - Savannah State - Rushed 17
times for 133 yards and two TDs in win
over Miles.
DEFENSE - MARCUS WIGGINS,Sr,
(DE), Tuskegee - Four tackles, three
sacks in loss to AA&M. KELVIN FRA
ZIER, Jr, (DE), Alabama A&M • Four
tackles, 3.5 sacks for 34 yards in losses.
SWAC
W L T W L T
Southern
Jackson State
Ark. Pine Bluff
Texas Southern
Alcorn State
Grambling
Miss. Valley
Alabama State
Prairie View
0 0
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 0
5 0
5 0
5 0
7 0
7 2
8 3
5 5
0
0
0
0
4 6 0
3 6 0
3 6 0
3 6 0
0 8 0
SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE
RODERICK ROBINSON, Jr (QB) •
Arkansas-PIne Bluff- Passed for two
TDs and ran for two while accumulating
264 yards of total offense in 48-14 win
over Prairie \flew.
DEFENSE
TERRY W1LKERSON, Sr., (DE) Alcorn
State ■ In on ten tackles, including two
OB sacks and fmir tackles for eight yards
in losses in 23-18 win over Mississippi
Valley.
INDEPENDENTS
W. Va. State 5
Benedict 3
Tennessee State 3
Langston 1
Cheyney 0
Lane 0
BCSP PLAYERS OF THE
WEEK
OFFENSE
TYRONE BUTTERFIELD, Jr (WR) •
Tennessee State • Returned a punt 82
yards in the fourth quarter for the win
ning touchdown as TSU defeated
Tenn. Tech 28-21. Also caught six
passes for 62 yards.
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UNDER THE BANNER
WHAFS GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
SOUTHERN COMFORT: Despite their hum
bling 33-3 loss to Florida A&M last week that knocked
them from the unbeaten ranks,
Southern can wrap up the
Southwestern Athletic
Conference title and berth in the
McDonald's Heritage Bowl with
a win in one of their two remain
ing games. Southern (6-0, 8-1)
>, j travel'^ Xovoe td-'l
5-5) this week and ends the year
at the Bayou Classic Nov. 29
against Grambling State.
Southern, under head coach Pete
Richardson has beaten Grambling four straight years at
Southern Sports Photo
RICHARDSON: One
win in iast two games
earns SWAC titie.
the BC,
FIRST TO 500: speaking of Gramblid
Coach Eddie Robinson's Farewell Toar is windinj^i^li'Wn
with pretty much predictable results. The legend colfched
his last game in Alabama Saturday and saw his team lose to
Alabama State 20-13. This week it's his last home game at
Grambling when the Tigers (2-4, 3-5) host North Carolina
A&T (3-3, 6-3). His sendoff will come at the Bayou
Classic, Nov. 29 against Southern. It might not be a pretty
game the way the teams appear to match-up but it will be
an excellent venue, in front of a national television audi
ence, to say good-bye to a man who has meant so much to
the game of football.
NETTERS DELIGHT: The MEAC Volleyball
Tournament will be held Nov. 14-15 at North Carolina
A&T State University in Greensboro, NC. The Honda
A&M Rattlerettes are the defending champion. The MEAC
winner will play Grambling in the NCAA Play In.
Media companies ask that Pioneer Bowl be cancelled
LUT WILLIAMS
BCSP Editor
Two media conglomerates trying to create a dom
inant position in black college sports marketing are
apparently trying to undermine this year's inaugural
Pioneer Bowl.
Sunbelt Video of Charlotte and Host
Communications of Lexington, Ky., are spearheading
efforts to convince the principals of the Pioneer Bowl
to forego this year's game because it will provide
unnecessary and unwanted competition to the
McDonald's Heritage Bowl VII.
This week SIAC Commissioner Wallace Jackson
CQpfirmAH nf > from o coiiroa of QiinK^lr
asking him to cancel this year’s Dec. 20 game in
Atlanta, citing potential conflicts with the Heritage
Bowl scheduled for Dec. 27 at the Georgia Dome. The
Heritage Bowl is played between Mid Eastern
Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Southwestern
Athletic Conference (SWAC) teams while the Pioneer
Bowl will pit teams from the Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (CIAA) and the Southern
IntercolN^iMe Athletic Conference (SIAC). The
■Pioneer "tm h to be played at the new Herndon
Stadium o^^ campus of Morris Brown College in
Atlanta. ^
Jackson said the letter talks about the lack of fan
interest in the game, the problem with attracting black
college fans to the game, and proposes financial incen-
"The game will be played on
December 20th. I cannot compro
mise opportunities for the schools in
the SIAC or CIAA."
Wallace Jackson,
SIAC Commissioner
tives for its cancellation. It also proposes that Host could
market the game next year along with the Heritage Bowl
that coverage of the game will suffer if he
proceeds.
“The game will be played on December 20th,” said
Jackson. “I cannot compromise opportunities for the
schools in the SIAC or CIAA. We are the oldest predomi
nantly black sports conferences in the United States and
our athletes deserve the opportunity for post-season play as
well.”
Sunbelt this year began producing Black College
Sports Today on ESPN for the Historically Black
Collegiate Coalition (HBCC). The HBCC is an arm of col
lege sports marketing giant Host Communications charged
with gaining a foothold in the black college sports market.
Sunbelt also produces Central Intercollegiate Athletic
Association football and basketball TV packages, includ
ing the CIAA basketball tournament. Host bills itself as the
largest college sports marketing company in the coun
try and owns exclusive promotions and marketing
rights to the Heritage Bowl.
The recent alliance between Sunbelt and Host
came after several years of competing, and has come
after Host fired former Greensboro, N.C.-based HBCC
director Phil McAlpin and replaced him with Atlanta-
based Craig Cason. Cason was made a vice president of
Host and Heritage Bowl Executive Director.
From Atlanta, Cason has worked hard to sell the
game and increase the game's attendance which has
slipped over the last four years. Heritage Bowl III, the
first one played in Atlanta, drew a high of 36,128Tn
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In 1995 the game drew 25,164 and only 18,126 came
last year to the spacious 70,0()0-seat Georgia Dome.^
Jackson said plans for the inaugural Pioneer Bowl
and activities swirling around that weekend are well
underway. The game is being represented by Hope
Productions, an Atlanta-based operation headed by for
mer college athletes. The company has secured a web
site at www.nationalclassreunion.com where the
activities, including a Greek Step Show, Battle of the
Bands, Comedy Jam, Scholarship Breakfast, banquets
and other events are outlined. Spots, he said, have
appeared on BET and he has also gotten a commitment
from Florida Maflins outfielder Gary Sheffield to
attend.
Races just about decided
GAMES THIS WEEK
November 15,1997
Cheyney vs. Millersville at Cheyney, PA
Clark Atlanta vs. Savannah State at Savannah, QA
Grambling State vs. N.C. A&T at Grambling, LA
Kentucky State vs. Alabama A&M at Frankfort, KY
Lane vs. Virginia State at Jackson, IN
Miss. Valley State vs. Alabama State at Itta Bena, MS
Norfolk State vs. Bethune-Cookman at Norfolk, VA
Prairie View A&M vs. Jackson State at Prairie View, TX
South Carolina St. vs. Florida A&M at Orangeburg, SC
Tennessee State vs. Murray State at Nashville, TN
Virginia Union vs. Benedict at Richmond, VA
West Virginia State vs. Glenville State at institute, WV
1:00p
5:30p
1:30p
1:30p
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1:30p
2:00p
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HOMECOMINGS
Hampton vs. Delaware State at Hampton, VA
Texas Southern vs. Southern at Houston, TX
2;(X)p
7;(X)p
CLASSICS
8th Fountain City Classic
Albany State vs. Fort Valley St at Columbus, GA
Gold Coast Classic
Morgan State vs. Howard at San Diego, CA
1;30p
3;00p
Barring some major upsets,
conference champions are all
but determined in black college
football.
MEAC
Hampton (5-0, 8-1) served
notice when they shocked
MEAC preseason favorite
Howard (49-21) to open confer
ence play on the season’s second
week. They have followed that
up with sterling defensive play
and an efficient offense that has
put them on the verge of a con
ference championship in their
second season in the league.
Joe Taylor’s Pirates need
wins at home over Delaware
State (1-4, 3-6) this week and
Morgan State next week to run
the table of conference foes earn
the conference’s automatic
Division I-AA playoff bid.
Meanwhile, with
Southern’s shocking 33-3 loss
to Florida A&M, the Pirates are
now the top team in the BCSP
rankings, a place they have not
held since they began the 1996
season. They are also No. 9 in
the Sports Network I-AA
national rankings.
The question left to be
determined in the MEAC is will
the conference get a second
team (besides Hampton) into the
I-AA playoffs. History is against
them. The conference has never
had two teams to make it into
• the I-AA field. Howard, with
.one loss (9-1), was denied in
1987 based on strength of
schedule while South Carolina
State was left out in 1994
despite a 9-2 record.
That makes this week's
matchup in Orangeburg, S. C.
between South Carolina State
(4-1, 8-1) and Florida A&M (3-
2, 7-2) that much more intrigu
ing.
FAMU’s convincing win
over Southern, ranked sixth last
week in the Sports Network poll,
vaulted the Rattlers to the tenth
spot this week in the national
poll - well within reach of a
playoff berth. S.C. State mean
while, is at No. 17 with their
only loss in overtime to
Hampton. The winner of this
game can make a strong case for
inclusion in the 16-team playoff
field. The loser will likely repre
sent the conference in the
Heritage Bowl (Dec. 27,
Atlanta’s Georgia Dome). They
both have one additional game.
S.C. State faces North Carolina
A&T in Charlotte and FAMU
faces Bethune-Cookman in
Orlando.
CIAA
Conference play in the
Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association wrapped
up this week but still no one
knows who the champion is.
Livingstone (5-2, 8-2),
Vii^inia State (5-2, 7-2) and
Virginia Union (5-2, 6-4) got
victories in their final confer
ence games to forge a three-
headed deadlock. CIAA
Commissioner Leon G. Kerry
said the logjam will be worked
out this week and someone will
be awarded the title. Again (in
case you’re not up on it), the
three teams split during the reg
ular season with Livingstone
losing to VUU by forfeit, VUU
losing to VSU (29-11) and VSU
losing to Livingstone (28-14).
In addition to the confer
ence championship, what con
ference officials may also be
determining is who will repre
sent them in the inaugural
Pioneer Bowl, Dec. 20 in
Atlanta against a team from the
SIAC. Kerry has said he will
convene a conference call this
week of conference officials to
determine a formula for the
BCSP TOP TEN
1. HAMPTON (8-1) - Shut down and shut out B-CC, 27-0.
NEXT: Homecoming against Delaware State. ■
2. ALBANY STATE (9-0) - Defeated NCCU, 20-0. NEXT: .
Can wrap up perfect regular season, playoff bid vs. Fort .
Valley.
3. FLORIDA A&M (7-2) - Giant killers again, knocking off .
BCSP No, 1 Southern, 33-3, to boost playoff aspirations,
NEXT; At S. C. State with all on line again.
4. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (8-1) - Took care of Howard, -
27-18. NEXT; Playoff and Heritage Bowl spots could be
determined as they host FAMU.
5.SOUTHERN (8-1) - Knocked from top spot by FAMU, 33-
3. NEXT: At Texas Southern's homecoming.
6. JACKSON STATE (7-2) - Idle. NEXT: At Prairie View.
7. LIVINGSTONE (8-2) - Demolished Fayetteville State 67- '
13 to tie for CIAA championship. NEXT; Awaits determina-
tion from conference about championship.
8. VIRGINIA STATE (7-2) - Defeated Elizabeth City 22-12
to end tied for CIAA lead. NEXT: At Lane.
9. HOWARD (5-4) - Fell to S. C. State, 24-14. NEXT: In
San Diego vs. Morgan State.
to. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF (8-3) - Defeated Prairie
View 48-14. NEXT: Season over.
THE STAT CORNER
decision. The decision is expect
ed before the week ends.
Meanwhile, NCAA
Division II pollsters seem deter
mined to keep Livingstone out
of the playoffs for their eligibil
ity faux pas. The Bears, who had
to give up two wins and a per
fect record for using an ineligi
ble player in their first two
games, sent a message to the
pollsters with a 67-13 pasting of
Fayetteville State. It didn't mat-
WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BUCK COLLEGE SPORTS
New men, same ladies lead SIAC picks
SIAC SELECTIONS
ALL-TIME WINNINGEST
BLACK COLLEGE TEAMS
(FOOTBALL)
START
rHis
SEASON SEASON
TOTAL
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
493
6
499
FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
445
7
452
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
435
3
438
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY
431
7
438
VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY
431
6
437
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
419
8
427
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
409
5
414
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY
404
3
407
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
379
8
387
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY
371
3
374
NORTH CARaiNA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY
359
6
365
ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY
360
4
iM
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
360
S’-
NORTH CARaiNA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
3M
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9 '■
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
ine
7 _
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PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
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MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE
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There will be a new look to the
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference men’s basketball race this
year.
A year ago, the league said good
bye to an outstanding senior class -
one that secured seven of the ten spots
on last season's all-conference team.
That means a whole new set of stars
are ready to emerge.
Additionally, gone from the scene
is four-time defending champion
Alabama A&M, who has dominated
men's hoop play in the conference over
that span. Their impending move to
Div. I status means they will not
appear in conference rankings this
OAZEEZ CownnuBkatioiM, lac. VOL. IV, NO. 13
eligible for postseason
showed signs that
:ue was catching up
:M when they defeated
last year's conference
ent on to capture the
nt title and secure a
Div. II playoff berth. Despite losing
two all-conference senior stars, the
Golden Rams are picked by the league's
coaches along with Clark Atlanta to
lead the East Region. Interestingly,
ASC nor CAU placed a player on the
preseason all-conference squad.
Returning Player of the Year,
Fabian Spencer of TYiskegee leads that
team. Spencer led the conference in
scoring (21.8) and rebounding (12.8)
despite his team winning just seven of
27 games last year. Fort Valley guard
Jamal Jenkins is the other all-confer
ence performer from a year ago picked
to the preseason team. \
Morehouse, who placed two play-'
ers (Herman Banks and Michael
Harris) on the preseason team, are
picked as the team to beat in the West
Region. They are followed by last
year’s other tourney finalist, Kentucky
State. Thoroughbred forwards
Sylvester Gunnell and Paul Hagans
and guard Adrian Tillman are presea
son all-conference selections.
The women’s side looks a lot
more familiar. Six 1996 all-conference
selectees return and defending cham
pions Fort Valley (East) and
Kentucky State (West) were picked to
repeat.
The preseason team is led by
returning Player of the Year Angel
Lewis of Kentucky State. She led the
Lady Thoroughbreds to the West
Division crown and tournament cham
pionship last year while leading all
black college scorers with a 23.3 aver
age. Teammates Patricia Skaggs, a
1996 all-conference pick, and Lenora
Ingram join her on the team. The
other repeaters are Morris Brown's
Kwana Graves, Paine's Melissa
Upton, Fort Valley’s Tammy Daniels
and Clark Atlanta's Adrienne Tinch.
Daniels and Nakeshia Reaves, a
preseason pick this year, helped Fort
Valley reach the South Region Finals
last year where they lost to Delta State.
MEN
Fabian Spencer, Tuskegee: Michael Harris
and Herman Banks, Morehouse; Zedrick
Smith and Jamal Jenkins, Fort Valley;
Sylvester Gunnell, Paul Hagans and Adrian
Tillman, Kentucky State; Ricky Robertson and
Fernando Claik, LeMoyne Owen; Shadrach
Qawiy, Paine; Rasha Williams, Savannah
State *
WOMEN
Kwana Graves. Kasha Doomes and Ebony
Smith, Morris Brown; Melissa Upton and
Alexis Glenn, Paine; Bemtce Atkinson ar)c|
Chandra Leach, Tuskegee; Adrienne Tinch,
Shimika Eider and Kisha Bums, Clark Atlanta!
Nakisha Reavis and Tammy Daniels, FdrI
Valley: Patricia Skaggs, Lenora Ingram and
Angel Lewis, Kentucky State -
ter. The Blue Bears were still
kept out of the top 20 and stayed
at No. 6 in the South Region.
The top four teams in the region
make it to the playoffs.
SIAC
Albany State (5-0, 9-0) needs a
victory over Fort Valley State
(4-1,5-5) in their traditional sea
son-ending battle to claim their
fifth consecutive SIAC crown. -
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
MEN (East) - 1. (tie) Albany State (6). Clark
Atlanta (5). 3. Paine. 4. Morris Brown, 5. Fwt
Valley State, 6. Savannah State MEN (West)
- 1. Morehouse (2), 2. Kentucky State, 3.
LeMoyne Owen, 4. Tuskegee, 5. Miles ' *
WOMEN (East) >
1. Fort Valley State (6) 2. Albany State, 3i
Clark Atlanta (2). 4. Morris Brown, 5. Paine, 6.
Savannah State . -
WOMEN (West) 1. Kentucky State (9). 2'..
LeMoyne-Owen, 3. Tuskegee , 4. Miles