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SEPTEMBER, 1967 THE COMPASS PAGE THREE Vikings Rollick to 34-0 Win in Season Opener what appears to be the gene sis for a highly successful sea son was launched by the Vikings September 17, against an inex perienced, but spirited team of Frostburg State, Md. The Vik ings romped easily to a 34-0 triumph. The powerful line and potent offense of Elizabeth City State dominated the entire game. Eliza beth City scored initially in the in the second quarter as they moved 53 yards downficld behind the running of backs, Charles Singleton and Grady Sessoms, with co-captain Singleton, finally sprinting 7 yards for the score ind snaring a pass for the two Doint conversion. A 51 yard pass play from quarterback Johnny Walton to snd Lincoln Bond in the last (iiinutes of the half set up Eliza beth City’s second touchdown which Singleton tallied from 13 yards out. In the second half, Grover Armstead came into the Viking backfield and proceeded to pick up a total of 99 yards, rushing, scoring a touchdown himself on St 35 yard dash up the middle. Walton passed to flanker, Henry Rhoulac, for the conversion. From there out the Vikings opened their passing attack. Walton found Rhoulac on a 23 yard pass play for the next score. The final Viking touch down came after a 23 yard pass from Walton to Ray Davis. A play later, again Walton’s aerial found its target, again, 32 yards to Rhoulac. Rhoulac received 5 passes and Davis grabbed 3 for the afternoon. The Viking defense was par ticularly impressive, holding Frostburg to a mere 2 yards rushing, behind Celvin Webster, Alvin Lewis, George Mizzel, and co-captain, Sam Jeter. The de fensive secondary' came up with 4 interceptions. Bill Anderson, Shelton Bond, Michael Watts, and Waide Robinson, all, picked off Frostburg passes. Next week ECSC plays its first home game against tough, Norfolk State. STATISTICS E. C.S. C. 0 14 8 12 Frostburg 0 0 0 0 ECSC FROSTBURG Yds. rush. 283 2 Yds. Pass. 161 67 Tot. Off. 444 69 No. comp. pass. i0-19 3-18 Fumb. lost 3 1 Pass. int. by 4 1 Yds. Ftn. 100 25 Football Schedule A Team With the Potential to Take All in ’67 The Football Team For 1967-1968 r:i:: oi- fhnsivi-; outl^X)K: 1. PASSlNCi: In quarterback, Johnny Walton, the Vikings have one of the most accurate passing arms in collcgc football. This young star hit on 59% of his passes last' season *and made the all conference second team. To augment Walton are an ar ray of sure handed receivers, led by seniors, flanker, Henry Rhou lac and end, I^incoln Bond. Rhoulac borders on the sensa tional. A pro prospect, he was out most of last season with an injury but yet, this speedster from Windsor still managed to catch 30 passes and scorc 5 touchdowns. lli§ moves are such that he consistenily requires dual coverage. Lincoln Bond also received laurels last year, snagging^ 21 passes for 1 touciidowns, him self. Lincoln’s younger brother, Shelton, shows fine promise as a light end in tliis his sophomore year. 2. RUSHJNG: Co-captain and student body president, C'harles 1967 SEPT. SEPT. SEPT. OCT. OCT. OCT. NOV. NOV. 16 FROSTBURG STATE COLLEGE 23 NORFOLK STATE COLLE'GE 30 WINSTON-SALEM STATE (FAMILY DAY) 7 VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY I 4 SHAW UNIVERSITY 21 SAINT PAUL'S COLLEGE 'FISH eOWL) 28 FAYETTEVILLE STATE (HOMECOMING**) •• 4 DELAWARE STATE COLLEGE II LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE (HIGH SCHOOL DAY) *Home Football Games at 2 p.n '*HorTjecoT7iinii • }:}0 p.m. AWAY HOME HOME AWAY HOME The Roving Sports Eye singleton rates as an outstanu- ing runner. After missing the in itial two games of the season last year, he still wound up third in the conference in rush ing and with a place on the sec ond all-conference team. He is a senior halfback from Summer ville and is also an able re ceiver. Along with Singleton in the agility department is sophomore, Grady Sessoms. Sesfsoms, lost all last season to the backfield, is a fullback who is quick as well as powerful. Junior speed merchant, David Lyons, is another top flight ground -gainer. He was sixth in the conference rushing last year and has played regularly since a freshman. Other promising prospects in clude: junior, Kay_Parker. sopho more, John Brown, and freshman, Leonard Badham. THE OFFENSIVE AND DEFEN SIVE LINE: The only achilles heel to the Vikings could be a spot or two in its line bu" the Vikings have the size and t!u Reporter BOB COLE The Coaching Triumvirate personnel with the ability to iron out these and if the right players jell, the problem will be erased, altogether. Senior, Samuel Jeter, tied for the most valuable lineman award last season. At 220 lbs., he plays offensive guard and line backer on the defensive squad. No problems rest with him and he is a co-captain, along with Singleton. Probably, one of the most im proved linemen is George Mizzel, a junior from Edenton. He has had a very good spring and plays at guard, offensively and defen sively, at 220 lbs. He came on strong in the second half of last season and should continue to improve. Ernest Bell, a 210 lb. guard and linebacker, made the team last year as a freshman. A fine blocker, he should develop into a fine ballplayer. 265 lb. tackle, Celvin Web ster, will be the bulwark of this year’s line and if he lives up to the promise of his freshman year, will be a great one. A senior, he is a native of Elizabeth City. 230 lb. tackle, Ronald Leigh, is just a freshman but is a great prospect who will be another asset to both the offensive and defensive lines. Returning from the Marine Corps, he seems ready to take over. Alvin Lewis, at 240 lbs., is another freshman things are ex pected of. With speed, as well as size, he will make his place felt. Sophomore, Anthony Russel, 200 lbs., shows great promise at center as exhibited as a fresh man last season when he missed only one game as a starter.Jlron- ically, he took the position from the player who recommended him. 205 lb. senior, Raymond Da vis, is another player on whom much is counted; primarily as defensive end. He is from Louis- burg, N. C. Other Hopefuls: freshmen, Sans- berry Harvey, Bowie Totten and Washington Johnson; juniors, Ray Carmichael and Clarence Lawson. THE DEFENSIVE SECONDARY: Here, the Vikings have great depth and ability. Junior, Willie Stewart, at 189 lbs., is a fine safety and linebacker from which he was shifted to safety the last game of last year. Freshman defensive specialist, Jerry Ferguson, at 180, is a fine prospect. Defensive back, Elijiah Thompson is another find at 190. Darrell Moore, a 175 lb. soph omore safety, led the secondary in interceptions last season with six and also ranked first in tackles. He will be an an chor of the secondary this sea son . THE OPPOSITION: The ClAA is anticipated to be a strong conference again this year with pre-season favorites being Eliz abeth C'.ity State, along with strong rivalry from Virginia Union, whom the Vikings have never defeated, and Norfolk State, with whom the Vikings play their first home game. Members of the Coaching Staff are: Left to Right; Coaches Ray F. Knight, Thomas L, Caldwell, and Alvin T. Kelley. Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers describes a coach as being the ultimate psycho analyst. For it is the coaching staff that must mold the atti tudes and personalities of al most fifty individuals into a co ordinated desire to win. Athletic director, Robert Vaughan, had this to say of our coaching staff, *Mt would be difficult to find a more dedicated team of coaches. They have the knack of getting the most effec tive performances possible out of each player.** The senior member of our staff is head c ach Thomas L. Caldwell. A graduate of Tillot- son College, ^oach Caldwell received his master of science degree from Indiana University and proceeded to Morris Brown College to have the distinction of bein_g head b sketball coacli and football line coach before coming to Elizabeth City State College in 1952. He is both ad mired and respected by both players and colleagues alike. To be a head line coach, you must have the tenacity and lead ership to teach young men, not only to endure the body bruising, non-entitled world of the line- Attention Freshmen Things you should Learn About Our Own Football and Athletics in General. Name of College Elizabeth City State College Name of Team Vikings Colors Blue and White Record (1966). . . Won - Lost - Tied (5) (3) (0) Member Of (Conference) ........ Central Intercollegiate Ath letic Association (ClAA) National Collegiate Ath letic Association (NCAA) National Association of In tercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Former Member of, and Champions Five ‘rimes Eastern Intercol legiate Athletic Association (ElAC) Director of Athletics Robert L. Vaughan Football Coach Thomas L. Caldwell Assistants Alvin T. Kelley (Backfield) Roy F. Knight (Line) L. N. Stallworth (Scout) Team Co-Captains Charles Singleton '67 Samuel Jeter '68 Other Varsity Sports . . Basketball Wrestling Track Tennis man, but also to enjoy it. Such a veteran of the gridiron wars is Coach Roy F. Knight, a former all conference guard himself at Allen University where he ma jored in history. He played pro ball a season with the San Diego Chargers of the AFL and next coached at Summerville, S. C. where Charles Singleton, student president and football co-cap tain, played under him in high school. He now begins his sixth year as architect of a wall of men known as an offensive or defensive'line. Personable, Alvin T. Kelley, is the staff’s third member. Coach Kelley hails from Suffolk, Va. and is a fornier graduate of our school, as is his spouse, the former Katherine Outlaw of Wind sor, N. C., and they have a son by the name of, what else but Alvin T. Kelley, Jr. Much of the credit for the notoriety and skill of such offensive performers such as Johnny Walton, Henry Rhoulac, Grady Sessoms, and Charles Singleton are due to this fine backfield coach who is now entering his third season. And we are sure the college is proud, if not reliev d, to have all three on our side. CANDLELIGHT SERVICE (Cont'd from page 1) The Third Youth, portrayed by Bettie J. Jones, showed faith when she said that "Youth can contribute its small share of light by helping men find beauty in the commonplace.” The Fourth Youth, portrayed by Herbert Davis, told how to day’s youth wants to know the truth about things. The Fifth Youth, portrayed by Joan Johnson, emphasized that the world needs more faith today. The Sixth Youth, portrayed by James Robert Hall, Jr., pointed out that if one is to be a true bearer of light, he must share what he learns with others. After the Sixth Youth spoke, all Freshmen lighted their cand les and lined up, in a designated manner, in the halls. Next, the audience followed President Ridley to the flagpole, while the Freshmen with their lighted candles flanked on both sides of the halls. After everyone ga thered at the flagpole, the Alma Mater was sung, and Rev. Boone gave the Benediction. T he I resh- men then proceeded, with their candles lighted, to their respec tive dormitories. Marshals for the program ne j Shirley Fleetwood, class ol ('ri, and Leroy Douglas, class ol (iS.
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