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THE COMPASS
NOVEMBER 8, 1968
In CIAA
VIKINGS ATTACK RATED TOPS
The underrated Eliza
beth City State Col
lege Vikings, off to an
other winning season with
an overall record of
5-1-0-, are currently
leading the CIAA in five
out of ten major statis
tical categories. Listed
among the leaders in two
additional areas, the
sixth-place Vikings are
dominating the gridiron
action in the early stages
of the season.
Paced by the passing
of All-CIAA quarter
back, Johnnie Walton, and
the running of All-CIAA
halfbacks, Grover Arm
stead and Grady Ses-
soms. Coach Tom Cald
well’s gridders are
tops in total offense with
2,230 yards in six games
for an average of 371.7
yards per game. At the
same time, its rugged
defensive unit is holding
the opponents to less
than 135 yards and 12
points 1 contest.
Walton, the lanky 6-3,
180 pound senior pilot,
tops his rivals with 755
yards and 11 touchdown
passes. Averaging .598
in passing, the Elizabeth
City native paces the
total offense department
with 708 yards. It’s hard
to pick out the pro-scouts
from the opposition spies
when Walton goes into
action.
After the lone loss
to Norfolk State Col
lege, the opposition is
now discovering that the
Vikings' attack is not
all Walton. Senior back,
Grady Sessoms, rushes
ahead of the rushers with
571 yards in 76 attempts.
Close on his heels, how
ever, is Armstead with
503 yards and second-
place in the CIAA. Arm
stead, the hard-running,
block-buster from little
Roper, N. C., paces the
scoring with 8 tallies to
rank first in the loop.
Areas in which the
Vikings are rated among
the CIAA powers, exclud
ing the above leadership
position, are; Shelton
Bond, tight-end, Windsor,
N. C., second-place pass
receiver with 20 recep
tions for 270 yds.
VIKINGS SPEAR UNION
For twelve long years,
Virginia Union Univer
sity had safely relied
on the tricks of Coach
Tom (Tricky) Harris,
but Saturday afternoon
on Memorial Field, the
bag of tricks and the Pan
thers got stranded in the
jungle as the victory hun
gry Vikings of Eliza
beth City State romped
to a humiliating 51-7 vic
tory.
Thrilled by the quad
rupled attack of Coach
Tom Caldwell’s deter
mined squad, and enthisi-
astic crowd watched all
CIAA quarterback,
Johnny Walton, return to
form by tossing five
touchdown passes to
erase the memory of
ROYALTY
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We are sure that you
will be amazed at the tre
mendous expansions in
our physical facilities
since your last trip year.
We would like for you to
have the opportunity to
take advantage of as many
of our facilities that can
be afforded you.
Please make yourself
at home and remember
that there will always be
a place at ECSC for its
Alumni. I am sure be
yond a shadow of a doubt
that you will find the at
mosphere at ECSC full of
heartwarming friendship
and sincerity.
We are looking forward
to a Homecoming that will
long be remembered as
one of the best in years.
The victory that we will
share on today will be
shared by the faculty.the
administration, the stu
dents and the Alumni of
Elizabeth City State Col
lege.
Again, I welcome you to
ECSC the home of the
MIGHTY VIKINGS.
years of Panther domina
tion.
The long and short
bombs fell on target
after Grady Sessoms
had pulverized the
Virginia Union defense
for 126 years and one
touchdown.
The ground attach got
extra effort from Grover
Armstead, 59 yards; and
John Brown, 77 yards to
burst the game open in
the third quarter.
The homestanding Vi
king opened the re
venge-filled contest by
taking the opening kick
and driving 83 yards in
seven plays to score on
a pass from Walton to
Armstead from eight
yards out. The remain
der of the first quarter
was all defense with Eli
zabeth City holding a
narrow 6-0 lead, going
into the second period.
Midway the second
quarter, the Vikings
offensive attack began
to jell, as they took on
Oscar Jenkins punt and
marched 87 yards on
the running of Sessoms
before Walton hit tight-
end, Sheldon Bond, on a
32-yard scoring pass
VIKINGS CRUSH
ST. PAUL
A game St. Paul’s Col
lege eleven, trailing 28-0
at the half, kept the Tnjury-
ridden Elizabeth City
State College Vikings
from pouring it on, ab
sorbing a 40-0 defeat at
the same time. Hun
dreds of excited high
school seniors and band
members watched four-
pass interceptions, three
by Darell Moore, break
the Tiger’s passing at
tack to keep Coach Tom
C aldweir s club at the top
in passing defense.
While the alert Eliza
beth City pass defense
was busy holding St.
Paul’s to only 48 yards
passing, All-CIAA quar
ter, Johnnie Walton,
turned in an average per
formance by tossing for
175 yards, one touchdown,
and four extra points to
remain at the helm of
the conference.
The Tigers, clawing to
halt Walton and powerful
Grady Sessions could not
halt Grover Armstead
who ragged the visitor’s
defense for 120 yards and
three tallies to pace the
attack.
Early in the first quar
ter, Ronald Darden, 218-
pound tackle, of Green
ville, pounced on a Tiger
fumble on the visitor’s
32-yard line. Sessoms
and Armstead advanced
the ball only eight yards
on two carries, before
Armstead took a lateral,
turned the corner, stiff
armed one tackier, and
went in standing up from
24 yards out. Walton’s
pass for the extra point
failed.
Lewis Jeter, getting a
high pass from center, in
a kicking situation, was
nailed on the 27-yard line
as he attempted to run it
out. Sessoms ran to the
21 and 16 yard lines be
fore Walton hit Armstead
who raced into the end-
zone. Walton then tossed
to Torian Williams for
the extra-points as the
Viking held on to a 14-0
lead going into the second
quarter.
Here it looked as if the
Vikings were going to
burst the contest wide
open, as they greeted the
period on a 50-yard
march goalward. The
running of Sessoms and
Armstead and the passing
of Walton highlighted the
drive, with Sessoms fi
nally banging over from
the one. Before the
half cound end, (Crazy-
Legs) arm stead was dan
cing across again from 18
yards out and Walton was
tossing to Maurice Har-
rod for the extra points,
making it 28-0 at the half!
The score remained
28-0 for twenty minutes,
as the stubborn Tigers
kept the Viking’s attack
in check. But not long
after that, as the seem
ingly sluggish Vikings
took advantage of Moore s
third interception. The
Vikings marched 60 yards
on 10 plays to score, with
Renee Laughinghouse
building over the final 16
yards.
Walton came close,
tossing his 14 touchdown
aerial when he threw the
long bomb to Harrod for
38 yards, and a first and
goal from the one. Ses
soms bulled over the cli
max the 45-yard drive,
ending the humiliation.
The Vikings, now 5-1
over all, 4-1 in the CIAA
must ride the dangerous
backs of the bucking
Broncos of Fayetteville
State College’s Home
coming, before returning
to Elizabeth City on Nov
ember 9th to face Dela
ware State College in
its own annual classic.
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GO! GO! GO! VIKINGS
play.
The senior pilot hit
Maurice Harrod for two
extra points and a 14-0
ECSC “Pep Pills”
The cheerleaders for the year 1968-1969 are bub
bling with ever exciting cheers to cheer our football
team on to victory. They have shown excellent pro
gress in aiding our boys to victory. Their vigor was
defeated only and, against Norfolk State College.
Captain Gwendolyn Worrell along with Juanita Love
lace, (Jr.), Linda Saddle, (Fn), Pamela Williams,(Fr.),
Towana Willis, (Fr.), Doris Stenson, (Sop), Anita
Meyers, (Sop.), Vanase Lester, (Sop.), Sandra Sell
ers, (Sop.), and Shelia Deans, (Fr.), says “when
you’re up, you’re up and when you’re down, you’re
down, but when you’re up against a Viking, you’re up
side down”.
We’re looking forward to homecoming and we’re
expecting our ECSC "Pep Pills” to cheer our great
team to victory.
We salute Mrs. Molly Beasley for her worthwhile
efforts to make the E.C.S.C. "Pep Pills” unique.
margin. Eight plays
later, after taking an
other Jenkins’ punt, the
Vikings Gamber, finding
Torian (Cold Sweat) Wil
liams alone in the Pan
ther’s secondary, hit him
for an eight yard scoring
play and tossed to Brown
for the two extra points.
The Vikings added two
more quick points, when
James Slaughter took
the kickoff in the end-
zone, saw a host of Vi
kings tacklers heading to-
kings tacklers heading
towards him; so, instead
of being slaughtered, he
stepped back into the
endzone, giving Elizabeth
City a safety and a 24-0
halftime lead.
Remembering how tne
Panthers overcame a
healthy lead by the Vi
kings last year. Coach
Caldwell had a day of in
famy of his own for the
visitors. The third quar
ter proved disastrous, as
the Vikings scored 20
points to push the lead
out of reach of the Pan
thers. The fourth of five
pass-interceptions by
Elizabeth Cith set up the
final touchdown of the
day. Walton climaxed
the drive by tossing a 39-
yard scoring pass to
Harrod. Moore converted
to make the score, 51-0.
Union, taking advantage
of Viking subs, scored on
a three-yard plunge by
fullback Harold Smith.