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mmmmm 2C SPORTS/OCfic Cliarlotte Thursday, February 19, 2004 Wlio1llieCUAupsiard> Continued from page 1C popular figure among fickle Central alumni - to get the heave-ho. Also-rans that can: Fayetteville State. The Broncos f 15-10) have a ver satile ‘tweener in forward Kenny Haywood and a good shooter in Donnell Williams, but FSU will need to play with ill humor to go any where. Winston-Salem. Strong start more than negated by second-semester disinterest. They haven’t shown up for a game since Saddam Hussein was nabbed in Iraq, but have the talent to make at least one splash. Elizabeth City. Charlotte’s Jonathan Harris (East Mecklenburg) is the Vikings’ best player. ECSU (11-15) gets more out of limited tal ent than anyone else, but somebody (probably two) will have to step up big to make it to Thursday. Your source for local sports Cliarlotte Rattlers finally do right thing Continued from page 1C needs. Gainous said accredi tation visits and program reviews continue to turn up the need for more money, faculty, equipment and facil ities, the Democrat reported. So why be the first HBCU to go I-A if you’re setting yourself up financially to be the worst? As for the uncertainty ... The MEAC should take FAMU back with open arms. After all, with all due respect to the other schools, FAMU is the marquee football name in the conference. Schedule-wise, it doesn’t matter if the Rattlers have to play a bunch of Division II schools or junior colleges this year. And if the new recruits want out, FAMU should let them out. After all, isn’t that what FAMU did with Division I-A recently? Either way, this public relations/football mess will be temporary. Real financial messes, as HBCUs such as Morris Brown can attest, can have lingering effects. Black colleges have no place in Division I-A. For one, football programs at most I-A schools typically finance the entire athletic department and, in many cases, some of the school’s academic endeavors. In addition, alumni at white colleges usually donate hun dreds of thousands of dollars each year, if not millions, to their athletic departments. Other assistance comes from former athletes who go to the pros and then build practice facilities or other structures on campus. Like the TV show, it’s a different world. At black colleges, athletics usually don’t even come close dictating the schools’ mis sion. Thank goodness FAMU has seen fit to keep things that way. Even if it’s only for three more years. E-niail C. Jemal Honon at see- jemal write @ aol. com. Top prep athletes to be honored Continued from page 1C Ronald Curry of the Oakland Raiders. Finalists are chosen based on their unweighted grade point average, their per sonal statements, extra curricular activities, community service, and letters of recommen dation. Each winner will receive an award, ring, and dinner in their hometown. For more information about the Watkins Award, The Alliance, or tickets for the awards ceremony, call (704) 494-3980 or log on to www.naaaa.com. Cobras look to open 3-0 against Arizona in Arena home opener By Herbert L. White herh.whife@lhecharlollep(>sf.c()ni Last season is but a distant memory for the Carolina Cobras. ' Carolina, which went 0-16 in 2003, will try to go 3-0 Saturday in its AFL home opener against the Arizona Rattlers at Charlotte Coliseum. Game time is 7:30 interception. Lineman DeAngelo Lloyd, a former Independence High all- America, plays on both sides of the ball - the norm in the Arena League for everyone but quarterbacks and spe cialists - and has 1.5 tackles. Let's remember those who built the framework for future generations. Every day, we honor the achievements of the African American community and its I I importance to our past and future. After all, Black Hi.story is American History InSUfanCe Nationwide Is On Your Side.* We Celebrate Black History. Nationwide Is a major sponsor of the 35th NAACP Image Awards. Tune In to Fox TV on March 11th! 'lu.IXMimBjtlmtfvrljtlranvcifXJbvriacflt, NinrmdtUeInitftfi.r(anfW, SavmiJe MtfwJInuauCnTpiB inJafil^Crf«M«.lLnrU&rC4urbA,C^HUIV221U, p.m. A win would give the Cobras a 3-0 start for the first time in franchise history and their longest victory streak since 2002. Carolina has never beaten Arizona in four meetings and lost 62-22 last season. The Cobras are winning with a rejuvenated offense that is finding the end zone. In two games, Carolina has outscored opponents 121-94, including a 54-53 win at Columbus when Matt Nagy connected with, Damien Groce on a 6-yard touchdown pass with no time on the game’s final play. Carolina leads the league in scoring offense at 60.5 points per game and is sec ond in total offense (310 yards) and pass offense (289). Nagy leads the AFL in pass ing yards (598) and comple tions (54) while receiver Tbdd Doxzon is second in recep tions with 20. The Cobras have avoided costly mistakes and are tak ing advantage of opponents’ miscues. Carolina is the only AFL team to have no turnovers and have forced a league-best seven, including four fumbles recovered. On defense, Carolina is led by specialists Damon Mason and Glenn Davis. Mason leads the Cobras with 14.5 tackles and an interception. Davis has eight stops and an Correction A photo caption in last week’s Post misidentified Johnson C. Smith tennis player Justin Stuckey. THE CONVERSATION NEVER ENDS WITH &. THAT’S WHY THERE’S 8i FROM AT&T. UNLIMITED LOCAL With & you can get unlimited local & unlimited long distance from home, together on one bill. And it’s only $54.95 a month, that's just $1.83 a day. So now you can talk on & on & on. Call 1800 ATT 4ALL today and ask for unlimited local & long distance. 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