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4C SPORTS/V(it C^arlottt $ot Thursday, November 10, 2005 For thc Wfek of Novei«ch 8-14, 2005 THREE CHAMPS CROWNED NCCU Photo IT'S GOODI: Brandon Gilbert celebrates game winning kick In CIAA title game vs. Bowie State. NC CENTRAL, HAMPTON, ALBANY STATE TAKE GRID TTrLES; PLAYOFFS BEGIN IN D2 SCORES NOVEMBER 5 Alabama AiM 52, Jackson St. 6 Albany Si 41, Fort VaHey Si 23 Alcom 3138, Mss Valley St 36 Allen 32. S. Virginia 20 Benedict 42, Lane 20 C Carolina 42. SavannabState 16 Concordia vs. Paul Ouinn E. Illinois 27, Tenn State 3 Edw Waters 63. Atlantic Coll. 6 Florida A8M 24.NCA&T14 Qrambling St. 32, Alabama SI "p Hampton 24, B-Cookman 10 Kutztown 29, Cheyney12 Langston 35. NW Okla State 33 Mies 34, Mxehouse 24 Norfolk SI 24. Morgan Si 21 Praine View 34. Ark.-Pine Bluff 7 Shepherd 51. W. Va. State 10 SC State 23, Howard 9 Southern 44, Texas Southern 20 Stillman 22. Clark Atlanta 12 Texas College 22. S. Nazarene 7 e 31. Kentucky St. 13 CIAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME NC Central 26, Bowie St 23 WSSU Sports Photo HICKS: Rushed for 989 yards, led CIAA with 14 TDs after 1.000-yard season in '04. UNDER THE BANNER WHAT’S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS CIAA FOOTBALL HONORS: The C'entral Intercollegiate Athletic Association has announced its all-conference foot ball teams and players of the year. Winston-Salem State senior run ning back Martin Hicks was named the offensive player of the ^ear while St. Augustine's senior line backer Tyrone Pettaway look home the defensive honor. Hicks, a 5-8, 175-pound native of Oxford, N.C., ranked fourth in the conference in rushing with 987 yards on 147 attempts, an average of 6.7 yards per carry and 98.9 yards per game. He led the conference in touch downs with 14 and in points scored with 86 or 8.6 per game. Pettaway, a Newport News, Va., native led a Falcons’ defense that was among the nation's leaders. He finished second in the CIAA with 96 tackles, 53 solo slops and 43 assists. The all-conference team and players of the year were honored at the CIAA Football Championship Game B^quet on Thursday. November 3, 2005 in Durham. N.C. FIRST TEAM OFFENSE TE ■ Jabre Green. Fr. St, Aug's - Pitllsboro, NC OL - Robert Durwan. Sr.. NCCU - Winston-Salem, NC OL - Jermaine LaFate, Jr. VSU - Wilmington, DE OL • Robert Blocker, Jr, BSU • Chicago, IL OL - Jerome Dunbar, So.. WSSU, Aiken, SC OL - Jamal Berry, Sr. BSU, Largo, MD WR - Eddie Montgomery,- Sr. St. Aug's, Gaffney, SC WR - Glenn Thomas. Jr, BSU, Suitland. MD OB • Jonathan Autry. So., FSU, Spring Lake. NC(1) RB - Martin Hicks. Sr, WSSU. Oxford, NC R6 • Isaac Redman, So., BSU, Paulsboro, NJ KR • P. J. Berry. Sr. VSU. Washington. DC(1) PK - Brandon Gilbert, So., NCCU, Graham, NC DEFENSE DL - Tyreve Smith, Sr. BSU. Baltimore DL- Ronald Dowdy. Sr. NCCU, Fayetteville, NC DL - Jason Holman, Jr. WSSU, Richmond. VA DL • Maceo Thomas. Jr, ECSU. Portsmouth. VA LB - Tyrone Pettaway, Sr. St. Aug's. Newport News, VA LB - Sterling Green, Sr, BSU. Hyattsville. MD LB • Anthony Hicks, Jr FSU. Wilmington. DE DB - DeLaurence Walker. Sr.. FSU, Wilmington, NC DB • Greg Toler Fr, St. Paul's. Washington, DC DB - Torrance Nunally, Jr. Shaw. Danville. VA DB - Pierre Lee, Sr. VSU. Colonial Hts.. VA P - Shaun Gutierrez. Fr, SPC. Oakland Park. FL PR - Eddie Montgomery. Sr, SAC, Gaffney. SC MVSU SOCCER TO FACE UCLA: The Mississippi Valley State Devileiies. one day removed from qapturing the school’s first title in women's soccer, had another first as the team received the SWAC's first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s College Cup, the NCAA’s Div. I women’s soccer tour nament. The Devileiies (13-5-2) will travel to Los Angeles to face the national runner-up from last season, the Bruins of UCLA. The match will take place Friday. Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. at UCLA’s Drake Stadium. MVSU is coached by 2(X)5 SWAC Coach of the Year Dean Joseph and is led on the field by Sheena Cussen. Sonia Cunelo and goalie Maria Del Guercio. Cussen and Curvelo each had eight goals and three assists while Del Guercio had 85 saves on the season. The team had a five-game winning streak dur ing the season and was unbeaten (2-0-1) during the con ference tournament. The Pac-10 champion is 17-1-2 and is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Regional (No. 3 seed overall). The meeting will be the first between the Bruins and the Dcviledes. Other teams participating in the sub-regional include UC-Riverside (11 -4-5) and Colorado (12-7-3). MVSU Sports Photo JOSEPH CA2EEZCxraTunicaaor«.lnc VOL XH. NO 14 2005 BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL (Results, Standings and Weekly Honors) A CentraliNTFRCooFOUffE Athutc A«»oc«t>on LOMSION 'Bowie Stale Wgna Stale Shaw StPauTs Wgna Union EiiCly State WDTVISIOM **N C Central W-Salem State St Auguetme a Fayedevite State Uvmgatone J. C. Smith 10 1 6 4 '' Coni. Chempior) ' Ctnehad OW CHAItflONSHIP GAME OUTSTANDING PUTERS BOWIE STATE ISAAC REDMAN. So., RB • 28 ewnat, 112 ytrdi. 1 TO {2 yardi) n Iom to NCCU NORTH CAfXXMA CENTRAL BRANOON GILBERT. So. PK. NCCU • H on 4 or 5 Md goali ndudng toe game wmer Pom 30 yarda out «4to P3 left n CIAA tile-game win over BSU Al Na F(3a were in toe second hal and cowed 33, 47,23 and 30 yards Ha Mao '8«s2ol2onPATStoraiDUlo(14 poind In the ' AttutcCowcrence ■ Hampton 7 SC State 5 Delaware Stale 4 RondaA&M 4 Bethune-Cookman 3 NCA&T State 2 Noftok State 2 Howtfd 1 Morgan State 1 'Cntoadconlarancatfs. MA/XaytXtMrto MEAC PUYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE BRANOON BROOKS. 06. NSU • 19 ol 31 (or 230 yards and 2 TOa n wm ow MSU RASHARO POWEY. Sr. RB. FAMU • Cweer- 265 yards on 30 camea, 2 TDs va NCAAT DEFENSE JUSTIN DURANT Jr.. LB. HAM • 11 taddas. 6 aotoa, 1 Mitla recovery n wr ow BC SPECIAL TEAMS WESLEY TAYLOR, e. P/PK FAMU - Avgd 46 3 yards on 3 purtt 3-3 PATa. 1 34-yanl FO va A&T LINEMAN GEREa GOUGHTIY. Sr.. Q. HAM • Anchored PvMas Ine n 2SChratd ruahng etiorl 2 rushers topped 100 yards vs 6K:c Athletc Conference ^\A/A O SoyrMWESTERN wTw^w Athletic Conference W L W L *AI>any Stale TuskegM Fort Wley State Kentucky State StXiman Benedict Clark Atlanta Mies Morehouse Lane ' Cinched oonhtance tte.Dn.U playoTtOerto sue PUYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE KEVM HUFF. Jr.. OB. TU • 25 ol 43.359 yds. 42 rush yand. 2 TDs n wm ow Kertoxky Stale ANTWAN ANDREWS. Sr.. RB. ALB. ST. - 24 car 146 yds. 3 TDs nwnowFVSU. DEFENSE LARRY ALBERT. So.. 06. SC - IS tackles. 9.5 TFL 2 5 sacks. 1 FF n m) ow CAU NEWCOkCR RODERICK CUMMINGS. So. LB ALB. ST. -11 tackles. 4 aotoe. r wvt ow FVSU SPECIAL TEAMS ROOSEVaT ECHEVERRY Sr.. P/PK TU - 44 PATs. 30-yard Fd 4 punts. 42 2 yard avg SEAN RECK So. P. SC-Spund. 46 0avg E-DIVIStON Alabama State Alabama AAM Alcom State Miss. Valley St. Jackson State WDIVIStON 'Grambling State Southern ArlePneBluff Prairie View A&M ’ Texas Southern ' Clinched Div. title W L W L SWAC PUYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE JOSEPH LEWIS. R-So.. OB. SU • 23 of 31 (or 320 yards, 5 TDs n van ow TSU DEFENSE VAN SALUER. Jr.. LB. PVAM • 12 tackles. 7 sotoa. 1 sack. 1 OH II wn OW UAPB SPECIAL TEAMS CKARUE SP1LLER, Jr. WR/KR. ALC. ST. - 2 lOCFyard kiekoli returns (or TDs. 5 rec .'J63 yds. 1TDvs MVSU NEWCOACR LES ROBINSON. Fr. ALC. ST. • 9 tackles. 4 sotoe. 1 pH, 1 pass BU, 1 sack vs MVSU INDEPENDENTS Langston CoTKordla AAen Texas College Paul Quinn Lincoln (l4o.) Edward Waters Cheyney W.Va. State Central State - Savannah State PUYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE TYREE COOPER. WR/KR. CHEYNEY • Cau^ a S3-yard TD pess. returned two puds tor 10 yards and reuned three kick- oils tor 112 yards n loss to Kutztown. DEFENSE TYREE COOPER. S, CHEYNEY • Had six tackles n toe Wolves toes to Kutaown SIAC, MEAC titles clinched; NCAA playoffs loom LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor The sixth CIAA Championship Game was the only matchup Saturday that had the moniker 'title game' attached to it but champs were also crowned in two other black college conferences. While North Carolina Central earned its first CIAA football championship since 1980 with a dramatic, last-second 26-23 win over Bowie State (see story at right). Albany State of the SIAC and Hampton of the MEAC captured their respective titles without as much fanfare. Albany State ripped Fort Valley State 41 -23 in Columbus, Ga., to secure its second straight SIAC crown. The 8-1 Golden Rams Sunday were awarded their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Div. II playoffs where they will enter as the No. 4 seed in ihe Southeast Region and host 9-2 Central Arkansas, the No. 5 seed, this Saturday. Hampton ran its record to 9-0, the only unblemi.shed mark in NCAA Div. 1-AA football, and clinched the MEAC title and automatic bid to the playoffs with a 24-10 road win at Bethune- Cookman. The Pirates host Florida A&M Saturday and close out the season Nov. 19 at home vs. Savannah State before beginning postseason play on Nov. 26. The I-AA playoff field will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 20. The Pirates received 44 first place votes to move up to second in the Sports Network nation al poll behind 8-1 New Hampshire who garnered 57 first-place votes. They are also second in the USA Today/ESPN poll. If the Pirates win their final two games they .should be in position to host playoff games through the national .semifinals. South Carolina State (7-2), in second place in the MEAC, moved up to 17ih in the Sports Network poll and has a good chance to receive an at-large berth to the I-AA playoffs if they can win their final two games against Morgan State (at home, Nov. 12) and N. C. A&T (Nov. 19 in Charlotte. N.C.). The only division and conference lilies still to be decided are in the SWAC. Grambling State (7-i) is in as West Division champ. Alabama State (6-3, 6-2) can claim the East Division title and a spot opposite Grambling in the Dec. 10 SWAC Championship Game at Birmingham’s Legion Field with a win Saturday (2:30 p.m.) in its final SWAC game at Mississippi Valley State (5-4,4-4). A loss by Alabama State opens the door for Alcorn State (5-3,4-2) or Alabama A&M (7-2, 5-2) who meet Saturday (2 p.m.) at Alcom State. A&M has one game left after Saturday, against Prairie View bn Nov. 19. Alcom Slate has games left against Jackson State on Nov. 19 and a make-up game against Grambling postponed from Sept. 3 because of Hurricane Katrina that will be played on Dec. 3 at Alcom State. NCAA Div. II Playoffs - First Round Albany State (8-1) vs. C. Arkansas (9-2) 12 noon, Albany, GA Albany State's opponent. Central Arkansas, BCSP TOP TEN 1. HAMPTON (9*0) - Beat Bethune-Cookman, 24-14 to clinch MEAC title NEXT; Hosts Florida AiM. 2 GRAMBUNG STATE (7-1) - (Outlasted Alabama State. 32- 27. NEXT: Hosting Concordia 3. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (7-2) - Defeated Howard, 23- 9. NE XT: Hosts Morgan State Thursday on ESPNU, 4. ALBANY STATE (8-1) • Downed Fort VaUey State. 41-23 to take SIAC aown. NEXT: NCAA Div. il first round playoff game at home vs. Central Arkansas. 5. TUSKEGEE (9-1) -Shut down Kentucky State. SI-IS.Eams Pioneer Bowl berth NEXT; Idle until Nov. 24 date at Alabama State 6. NORTH CAROUNA CENTRAL (10-1) - Beat Bowie State 26-23 in CIAA Championship Game. NEXT; First round bye in DN. II playoffs 7 ALABAMA A&M (7-2) - Throttled Jackson State. 52-6. NEXT: Key SWAC E. Div. matehup with Alcom State. 8 ALABAMA STATE (6-3) - Fel short vs. Gr^nbling. 32-27 NEXT: At Mississippi Valley State trying to clinch SWAC East title. 9. BETHUNE-COOKMAN (5-3) - Fell to Hampton. 24-14. NEXT: Hosting Howard. 10. FORT VAUEY STATE (7-3) - Lost to Al>any State. 41-23. NEXT; Season completed (TIE) BOWIE STATE (8-3) - Lost CIAA tide on last-second FQ vs. NC Central. 26-23. hCXT: Ukefy in Pioneer Bowl vs. Tuskegee (T€) ST. AUGUSTINE'S (8-2) - Idle. NEXT: Season over. CIAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME VI N.C. Central comeback clips Bowie St. 26-23 Western Division champion North Carolina Central fought back from a 17-0 halftime deficit and got a 30-yard field goal from placekicker Brandon Gilbert with three seconds left to knock off East Division champ Bowie State 26-23 and claim the title in the sixth CIAA Championship Game Saturday in Durham. The win helped the 10-1 Eagles land the second seed in the NCAA Div. II Southeast Region field announced Sunday and earn a first-round bye into the national championship playoffs that begin Saturday. On Nov. 19 the Eagles will host the winner of this Saturday's matchup of No. 3 seed Valdosta State (9-2) and No. 6 Alabama (8-2). At press lime, there was no word on whether Bowie Stale (8-3) would represent the CIAA in the Dec. 3 Pioneer Bowl in Charlotte, N.C. That announcement was expected Tuesday afternoon. Gilbert’s field goal was the last of four he kicked in the second half that helped keep the Eagles’ comeback going. He hit on kicks of 33 yards and a career-best 47 yards in the third quar ter and opened the fourth quarter with a 23- yarder before his game-clincher. Between Gilbert's efforts, the Eagle offense, which had been held to 27 first half yards, came alive beginning with the second half kickoff that WR/KR Julius McClellan returned 36 yards to the Central 44. Six-plays and 56-yards later RB Greg Pruitt's 26-yard run put the Eagles on the board. After Slopping the Bulldogs on the ensuring possession, the Eagles' Michael Cook blocked BSU's .Aaron Moore’s punt and NCCU got the ball back on the BSU 18. Unable to pick up a first down, the Eagles' comeback got its first hic cup when Gilbert was short on a 40-yard field goal try. But il was the only second half posses sion in which they came up empty. NCCU Sports Photo GAME-WINNER: NCCU PK Brandon Gilbert hits 30- yarder that gives the Eagles their first CIAA grid title since 1980. seed North The Eagle defense, which was shredded for 212 first-half yards, again stopped the Bulldogs on a three-and-out and forced a punt. This time the Eagles moved into field goal range and Gilbert booted through his 33-yarder to gel them within 17-10. ' Bowie Slate (8-3) came right back however needing only three plays to cover 80 yards, the last 46 on a pass from QB Lamar Manigo to wideout Glenn Thomas, their second scoring hookup of the day. that put the Bulldogs up 23-10 with 3:45 to go in the period. Undeterred, the Eagles took the ensuing kickoff and marched 48 yards in nine plays and inched to within 23-13 as Gilbert was true from 47 yards away, 12 seconds before the end of the quarter. The Eagles then got their only turnover of the game at the beginning of the final quarter when linebacker Greg Peterson picked off a Manigo pass that set them up at the BSU 9. Again, with the offense unable to advance the ball, NCCU head coach Rod Broadway turned to Gilbert whose 23- yardercut the deficit to 23-16 with 13:55 to play. 8SU went on a 10-play, 62-yard drive that took more than four mmuies off the fourth quarter clock but Ronald Weils' 36-yard field goal was wide left and gave the ball back to the Eagles with 9:29 left. Five plays later QB Adrian Warren found McClellan on a fly pattern down the left sideline that he hauled in for a 60-yard score. The celebra tion, and 15-yard penally for it that followed, forced Gilbert to kick a 35-yard PAT that pulled the Eagles even at 23 with 7:41 left. BSU's final drive lasted just three plays and Moore's punt gave NCCU the bail at their own 49. They ran 10 plays over the final 5:08 before Gilbert put through his game-winner. Gilbert shared game MVP honors with BSU running back Isaac Redman, who tallied 112 yards on 28 carries and scored the game's first TD on a Iwoyard run. posted an 8-1 record to capture the outright championship of the Gulf South Conference. Despite that, the Bears are seeded behind Valdosta Stale, a No. 3 seed, who finished sec ond in the GSC but defeated UCA, 12-7. The Bears only other loss was to Div. I-AA Tennessee-Martin of the Ohio Valley Conference. 35-34. UCA running back Kentrel Rogers amassed 965 rushing yards and 20 TDs His 11.6 points per game is lops in the GSC. Starting QB Nathan Brown completed 72.7% (133 of 183) of his passes for 1,520 yards, 15 TDs and only six interceptions. Aaron Fairooz is the leading BCSP Notes receiver in the GSC with 66 catches for 1,071 yards and 10 TDs. Fairooz is a Harlon Hill Trophy final ist. The Bears average 40.5 points per game, best in the GSC, and give up just 15.4 ppg., tenth of a percentage point behind North Alabama in confer ence stats. Albany State RBs Antwan Andrews (1.082 yards, 13 TDs) and Antoino Atkins (602 yards, 5 TDs) combine to give the Golden Rams a formida ble rushing. The team averages 250.6 rushing yards per game. QB Hosea Harris has completed 60.6% (86 of 142) of his passes with 11 TDs and only two interceptions. The Rams average an SIAC-best 31.6 ppg. and give up 19.4 ppg. GSU's Eugene returns to form Grambling State QB Bruce Eugene has definitely retuned to the form that allowed him to finish in the lop three for the Walter Payton Award (best offensive player in Div. I-AA) in 2002 and 2003. The senior has thrown for 2.858 yards and 35 touchdowns with just three inter ceptions with three games left on his regu lar season schedule. He has completed 56.8% (167 of 294) of his passes. He is second in total offense (360.8 ypg.) and passing efficiency (173.7) in I-AA. With his four-TD performance Saturday vs. Alabama State, he has tied former .Alcorn State and current NFL QB great Steve McNair with 118 career TD passes, second best in SWAC history. NCCU repeats in CIAA Volleyball The North Carolina Central Lady Eagles volleyball team took the conference volleyball championship for the second consecutive year Saturday with a 3-0 _iwcep (30-15. 30-18, 36-21) of Virginia EUGENE Union. NCCU dominated led by tournament MVP Brenda Brown's game-high 16 kills. The Lady Panthers were paced by Gabriela Mokra with 14 kill;^;^d 8 digs. The Lady Eagles are .29-13 overall and will receive an automatic bid to advance to regional play. GAMES THIS WEEK THURS., NOVEMBER 10 SC state vs. Morgan State in Orangeburg. SC 7:30pm SAT., NOVEMBER 12 Delaware State vs. Norfolk State in Dover, DE 12 noon Bethune-Cookman vs. Howard in Daytorta Beach. FL 1:00pm Grambling State vs. Concordia in Grambling, LA 1:00pm Hampton vs. Florida A&M in Hampton, VA 1^)0pm North Greenville vs. Allen in Tigerville, SC 1 .‘OOpm SE Missouri vs. Tennessee St. in Cape Giradeaux, MO 1:00pm Texas College vs. Bacone in Tyler, TX 1^)Opm Sav. State vs. Gardner Webb in Savannah, GA 1 ;30pm Alcom State vs. Alabama A&M in Alcom State. MS 2K)0pm Langston vs. Haskell in Langston. OK 2t)0pm Miss. N^Hey State vs. Alabama State in ttta Bena. MS 2;30pm Prairie View vs. Jackson State in Prairie View, TX 3XX)pm Ark.-Pine Bluff vs. Southern in Pine Bhjff. AR 4:00pm Texas-EI Paso vs. Texas Southern in El Paso, TX 7K)5pm HOMECOMINGS Stillman vs. Lincoln (MO) in Tuscaloosa. AL 1:30pm NCAA OlV II PLAYOFFS - Ist ROUND Atyany State vs. Central Arkansas in Albany. 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