FEBRUARY, 1966
THE COMPASS
PAGE FIVE
The Roving
Sports Eye
AVON CHAPMAN, Reporter
"Vikings" in
Unbreakable
Winning Streak
After losing a very closely
contested return game with the
Spartans of Norfolk State, the
mighty "Vikings” have rallied
to win every game since that
time. They appear to have kept
their irrepressible form and, with
increased vigor, have won eight
games in a row. Oscar Smith,
the 6*7” guard, has become very
popular on the boards for his
one-handed shots. Even the
freshman rookie, Terry Quinlan,
has scored his first point for the
season. The Viking offensive ra
ting in CIAA standing is marked
ly one of the highest, thus far.
This recognition is the result of
their scoring average which ran
ges in the triple figures with
practically each game. Says
Coach Vaughan, who has been
nominated as CIAA Coach-of
The Year, "These boys really
have the spirit to win!”
E C State
Whips Hampton
Elizabeth City, N. C.—
Elizabeth City State defeated
Hampton Institute 115 to 82. The
game was marked by a tremend
ous drive by State in the second
half for 76 points with Douglas
Brown ^showing the way. State
held a lead of 39‘35 at the half.
Richard Todd was high gun
for State with 31 points and
Brown was second with 26, most
of them in th^ second half. Nor
man Bonner topped Hampton with
22 points.
Spartans
Defeated
Four crowded busloads of Vi
kings, leaving many anxious fans
at home, followed Coach Vaugh
an’s cagers across the state
line to Norfolk State College, to
watch their team play what was
to be one of the most thrilling
games in CIAA history. The ra
ther confident conference champ
ions were shaken when they
found that the Elizabeth City
State Vikings were equally, if
not better, prepared to meet their
formidable challenge.
Freddie Lewis, the little 5’7”
playmaker, along with the ver
satile Gary Stubbins, led the at
tack on the Spartans to shatter
the Norfolk defense. Clifton
Lewis, a senior on the ball club,
played an excellent defensive
game against the Spartans.
Richard Todd fascinated spec
tators by his graceful shooting
which gave him a total of 27
points for the game. Gary Stub
bins and Lewis poured in 25
24 points, respectively, with
their accurate shooting. Doug
Brown, who was fouled out early
in the game, along with Grant of
the Norfolk team, was able to
make 16 points.
Pitts was able to shoot 31
points for the Norfolk team. Gra
ham was able to make 22 points
for the Spartans.
In the closing minutes of the
game, cheerers of both schools
stood in awe as the well poised
Viking team defeated the Spar
tans 96-94. Elizabeth City State
was the first team to have beat
en the Spartans on their home-
court in two years.
The following week, they
came to Viking Stadium and de
feated us after two indescribably
thrilling two overtime periods by
the score of 106-103- Douglas
Brown was high pointer in this
game with 31 points.
"Vikings”
Wallop Virginia
Union, 106-77”
Using the language of the
fans, who filled Williams Hall
gymnasium, the Vikings played
a lousy first half. Seemingly,
nothing worked for Coach Bobby
Vaughan’s team as the team
missed everything, passes, lay
ups, jump shots and rebounds.
Despite the lone effort of El
liott Hatcher, who pumped in 16
points. Union wasn’t much better
either as the Vikings took a slim
37-32 lead into intermission.
The Vikings proved once
more that they have the offense
tha^ can overcome the mistakes
and break the game wide open.
In the first 10 minutes of the
second half Coach Vaughan’s
cagers scored 35 points to lead
the Panthers 72-51- Richard
Todd and Douglas Brown opened
up the Panther’s defense and
Gary Stubbins and Freddie Lew
is found enough driving room to
literally run the visitors off the'
court,
V'irginia Union ran into ser
ious foul trouble as only three
men were on hand to relieve the
starting five. Hatcher, by getting
token support from three of his
mates, was able to keep the Pan
thers hanging on before the Vi
kings pumped in 34 more points
in the remaining 10 minutes.
Clifton Lewis, who did an
excellent job guarding Mark Dav
is, one of the loop’s top scorers,
hit the 100-point mark for the
Vikings, marking the eighth time
this season they have gone over
that figure.
Top scorers for the Vikings
were Todd with 27 points. Brown
23, Stubbins 19, and Freddie
Lewis 17. Hatcher paced the
visitors with 26 tallies, followed
by Dock 15, Davis 15, and Niles
11.
Box Score
Rough Season
for Matmen
The Elizabeth City State Col
lege Wrestling Team is working
very hard to iron out Its difficul
ties on the mat. Thus far, they
lost all but one match-an ex
hibition game with Norfolk State.
In their clash with the exper
ienced Morgan State team, the
"Matmen” of Elizabeth City lost
38-15. These fifteen points were
acquired because Ernest Sutton
won 3 points by decision; Julius
Webb won 2 points by draw; Way
ne Holmes receiving 5 points by
decision and Otis Wiley getting
five points by default.
The same conditions existed
with Howard, 31*11 their favor,
and with Norfolk State, 26-10.
These points were gained by a
decisive pin by Webb for another
5 points gained by^Willie Gafney
with a forfeit.
Coach Roy Knight states that
they are doing a fine job to an
inexperienced team. He said,
"We should take a few individ
ual championships in the CIAA
Wrestling Tournament this year.”
Matmen
Clobber
Virginia State
Coach Roy Knight and his
team of eager avengers, journey
ed to Petersburg, Va., to show
their competitors at Virginia
State College that the Vikings
will not be denied when they
really try. To prove their point,
our matmen defeated their baf
fled challengers by an over
whelming score of 48 - 5-
The Vikings dominated the
mat through*out the match, Sut
ton and Hill put us into the win
ning column at the start of the
first few minutes of the contest.
As the match progressed, Davis,
making an inadvertant wrong
move, gave the Virginians their
only hve points for the evening,
Julius Webb brought our momen
tum back with a decisive pin,
Willie Gafney followed in pur
suit with his fast maneuvers to
also execute a quick pin. Kil
patrick, who has been having
problems in ironing out his
faults, received enough moti
vation from his team-mates to
initiate a pin.
Holmes was able to win by
decision. No one was able to
wrestle Watson and Ruffin, so,
they won by a forfeit. Our dis
appointed heavy-weight, Otis
Wylie, who is a master showman
on the mat, had to accept his
win by way of a forfeited match.
home
opp.
Fayetteville State
91
71
Shaw University
110
Virginia Union U.
106
77’
Hampton Institute
115
82
Fayetteville State
100
69
Shaw University
106
70
St. Augustine College
91
73
Virginia Union U.
106
100
Delaware
"Hornets"
Out-Gunned
Viking supporters, being ac
customed to seeing their bas
ketball team dominate the ball
court as the result of their re
markable winning-streak, con
gregated themselves in the
crowded bleachers of Williams
Hall gymnasium, to see how
their team v.ould contend with
the "Hornets” of Delaware
State. Delaware, who had beaten
the "Vikings” in a very close
game earlier in the season, had
also built, for itself, a formid
able reputation in CIAA stand
ing. This was the team which
the Vikings would probably meet
in the first rounder of the CIAA
tournament. This was also the
team which the Vikings hoped
to record as the ninth consecu
tive team to have been beaten
by them.
The bright red uniforms of
the "Hornets” clashed with the
soothing blue and white attire of
the "Viking” team, as a close
ly contested first-half got under
way. The lead changed hands
quite too often during this half
until it, finally, rested at 52-45
in our favor at half-time. Eliza
beth City, which has difficulty
in getting together during the
first half of its games, experi
enced additional troubles be
cause of the deadly accurate
shooting of the Delaware team.
According to one very excited
spectator, "They’re like sni
pers!”
After half-time activities, the
"Vikings” came back on the
floor early as if they were ready
to get the game started. Once
again, the game was underway,
but under different circumstan
ces. Our team appeared to have
erased the difHculties which
they had encountered during the
first-half. With their usual
speed, and specialized skill,
they found themselves victors
over Delaware State by a score
of 106-89-
Richard Todd, one of the
CIAA favorites, shot 21 points
for the "Vikings.” Oscar Smith,
who arouses the spectator’s e-
motions each time he touches
the ball, contributed 20 points.
Douglas Brown, who is contin
uously developing his talent,
shot 18 points in this gamej
At the end of the game, the
same spectator who called the
Delaware team deadly snipers,
was asked his opinion of the
game’s outcome. He unhesitant-
ly exclaimed, "The Delaware
snipers were outgunned tonight!”
Former
Students
Coaches
of the Year
Frank "Yogi” Neal, a grad
uate of the class of '64 was
chosen Basketball Coach of the
Year in the Northeastern dis
trict of the AA conference.
Neal is a native of Oak City,
North Carolina and a graduate
of West Martin High School, He
was bestowed this honor while
serving as head basketball
coach at Brawley High School
in Scotland N^ck,
To many, this outstanding
achievement came as a sur
prise but to those who saw him
perform on the "Viking” hard
wood know that this was just
another of his natural feats.
For four years Neal haunted op
posing players as he poured in
baskets from all angles of the
court. His position has changed
in the last year, he is now
haunting the coaches and is
now producing little haunts.
Under the tutorship and in
fluence of Coach Robert Vaugh
an, Neal has reached success
at a very early stage. His bas
ketball team is now considered
as one of the best in Northeast
ern, North Carolina,
Elwood "Tank” Williams,
now coaching at W. S. Creecy
High School in Rich Square has
been voted Baseball Coach of
the Year. He is a graduate of
the class of '64. Williams re
ceived his high school educa
tion from P. W. Moore in Eliza
beth City. During his four years
there, he captained the football,
basketball, and baseball teams.
During matriculation at ECSC,
he was a stout performer on the
gridiron under Coach Thomas
Caldwell.
With his winning attitude, he
has done a great deal to influ
ence sports at W. S. Creecy.
When he first started to work,
he was co9ch of all sports but
this year his load had de
creased and he now only con
centrates on football and base
ball. Having not played on a
college baseball team, much
credit is due him.
These two individuals are
sound examples of the type of
personnel produced at Eliza
beth fity State College. The
Composs Staff salutes for a
job well done.
Member, of .he boske.boll squad at Elizabeth City State College, ‘VheTbtVt^a
If lor the CIAA Tournament activities at Greensboro, N. . /
attire e ore ey ^ exhibited fine team work and sportsmanlike conduct. Left:
nine game «‘Stubbins. Ray Belfield and Leevan Langsden. Right:
S::t:;:^h:o:;^a’^B:o::rch;rdVodd. A.ber; Th^eatt and Terry Quinlan.