PAGE 8...THE COMPASS...DECEMBER 15, 1971 ^ ^ ^
ECSV WINS Cl A A CHAMPIONSHIP
With Winston-Salem State
Univeristy behind by only one
point near the middle of the
second quarter and by five
points going into the final five
minutes, Elizabeth City State
University’s “bending defense”
almost snapped for the second
time against the Rams. But
Thursday afternoon orovided a
new setting as the two teams
met on Norfolic’s Foreman Field
in the Thanksgiving Day CIAA
Championship game.
Getting sweet revenge for the
regular season, 13-12 loss to the
Rams, the Vikings, behind a
gale-force wind and the arms of
Lawrence Harrell, outscored
WSSU, 33-22, to take the CIAA
crown, ECSU’s first in the
league and fifth in collegiate
competition.
A surprisingly small crowd
‘‘gathered together” and braved
the nippy weather to watch the
ECSU senior pilot toss 'three
touchdown passes and sneak
across from ten yards out to
humble the Rams. Harrell, a
sure shot for All-CIAA honors,
found the ECSU ground game
slowed considerably by the big
Ram defensive front, sometimes
nine across. Under constant
pressure, the scrambling
Portsmouth, Va. quarterback
was exceptionally sharp, hitting
on 8 of 13 passes for 114 yards.
Coach Tom Caldwell, who got
a ride on the broad shoulders of
his heroes at the end of the of
fensive outburst, had earlier
watched his squad blow an
excellent opportunity to score.
Isaac Oliver’s recovery of a
Cornell Davis fumble on the
WSSU 22 yard line went down
the drain, as the ECSU drive
died on the visitor’s 16. But,
Lindsay Riddick’s 12-yard run^
later sprang the Vikings
goalward from 70 yards away.
Seeing the Rams’ defense
digging in to st.-p Riddick or
O’Neil Pullie, Harrell faked a
handoff up the middle, turned
around and spotted Jesse
Parker striding across the
middle. The big, 6-4, 220 lb.
sophomore split-end pulled in
the Harrell pass, rumbled
through the Ram secondary and
trampled one tackier on the five
before scoring from 57 yards
out. Gerald Gunnell’s con
version was good, giving the
Viking’s a 7-0 first quarter lead.
With Alvin Felton getting off a
short punt into the strong wind,
the Rams got excellent field
position on the Vikings' 35 yard
line. Marvin Morrison and
Richard Holmes advanced the
ball to inside the 25. A pass in
terference ruling, on the next
play, sent Morrison crashing
over from the one. Londell
McClary’s pass for the two extra
points failed, as ECSU led 7-6,
with 9:59 remaining in the first
half.
The WSSU tally angered
Coach Caldwell’s Vikings. Cary
Sims, 155 lb. junior, took the
WSSU kick-off. shot through the
advance wave of Ram tacklers,
cut towards the left sidelines
and raced 92 yards to score.
Near the close of the second
frame, hurdling and sharp
cutting .Riddick rammed the
Rams with runs of 11, 24, 2 and 1
yards to sustain a 51-yard
scoring march. On fourth and
five from the WSSU nine and
only 53 seconds left on the clock,
Harrell, pressured out of the
pocket, rolled to the right and
again spotted Parker. The
scoring toss to Parker and
Gunnell’s conversion sent the
Vikings into intermission with a
20-6 lead.
The Rams, remembering
their come-from-behind victory
at Winston-Salem, took ad
vantage of a fumble recovery by
Reynolds Duncan on the ECSU
18. Four plays later McClary hit
halfback James Davis with a 7-
yard aerial to trail 20-14 at the
close of the third period.
Midway the final quarter
ECSU, on runs by Riddick and
O.J. Reynolds, capped a short
34-yard drive as Harrell sneaked
up the middle, pulled out of the
grasp of two tacklers at the five
and leaned over as he was hit
inside the one. Gunnell’s con
version pushed the margin
higher, 13 points with 7:11
remaining.
But not for long. Aided by a
pass interference call and a 15-
yard penalty against ECSU,
McClary kept the aerial assult
alive. Pass completions to Eddie
Gregg advanced the ball inside
the five, from where Morrison,
the 203 lb. fullback, rumbled
over. Van Carter’s run for two
extra-points sent concern over
the cold faces of the once
jubilant Vikings, who led by only
five, 27-22, with 5:25 remaining
in the contest. But the Rams’
despa rate on-side kick back
fired, sending ECSU marching
52 yards, climaxed by Harrell’s
10-yard scoring toss to All-CIAA
flanker, Maurice Harrod.
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ECSU WRESTLERS
OPENED SEASON A T
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Elizabeth City State
University's Wrestling
Schedule began with the
Vikings Matmen partici
pating in the North Caro
lina Colleges Wrestling
Tournament (December
3-4) at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. The tournament par
ticipation by ECSU opens
a complete and highly
competitive 21-mat sche
dule, excluding the tour
naments at UNC, Camp
bell College (Feb. 28) and
ElizabetJi City, which will
be the host for the CIAA
Tournament (March 4).
The Vikings defending
champions of NAIA-Dis-
trict 29, will be seeking
their first CIAA Cham-
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pionship. Coach Roy F.
Knight revealed that EC
SU will be fielding a
very strong and exper
ienced team. Headed by
George Miller, District
29 Champion in the heavy
weight division. Joining
Miller are captains Sam-
ueal Thomas (158) and
Odell Cleveland (147);
Rochester Baker (180),
Bob McKenzie (194) and
Paul McCray (240), all
runner-ups in the CIAA
last year.
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less than half the points
scored by the offense. All
forty-five Vikings and
coaches should be com
mended for a tough job
well done. The season was
climaxed however by hav
ing two players selected
to represent the East in
the All Star game play
ed in the Houston Astro
dome in Houston, Texas.
Proceeds from this game
will go to the Sickel -
Cell Anemia Foundation.
The two players are Law
rence Harrell (quarter
back) and Alvin Fleton
(tight-end), both seniors
on the Vikings squad.
BASKETBALL
OUTLOOK
This year”'s team, with
six freshmen and two
sopdiomores joining the
six upper classmen , will
have an average of 6-2,
comparatively small for
collegiate competition.
The presence of 6-5 Wal
ter Carter, junior cen
ter, Yorktown, Va. and
Glen Windley, sopiiomore
forward - center, Ports
mouth, Va. does give
Coach Vaughan hope.
“If we can get the ball,
we are going to score,’
Coach VauKhan reflected
with a note of optimism.
That's what the Vik
ings have demonstrated
in pre - season scrim
mages. In addition to Car
ter and Windley, ECSU’s
pressing defenses de
pend on speed and agility
to get and move the ball.
Captain Leonard Carmi
chael, 5’ - 11, senior
from Trenton, N.J. and
junior Holland Moore,
Chesapeake, Va. lead an
assortment of quick,
sharp and hot - shooting
guards for the Vikings.
Quick and driving Car
michael teams with out
side shooting Moore to
give ECSU the kind of
one-two punch that will
have to be reckoned with.
Backing Carmichael and
Moore at guard are Hen
ry Washington and Clar
ence Prayer.
Although ECSU will be
faced with a major re
building year after three
years of top flight NAIA
and CIAA performances,
Viking supporters look to