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NAME
Carlias Warren
William R. Ashe
Chuck Overton
Ray Barrow
Eric Shannon
Willie Drew
Willie Ryan *
John Sessoms
Kenneth C. Moore, Jr.
Eric Nesbitt
POSITION
SCHOOL
CITY/STATE
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
Tight End
Smithfield High
Smithfield, Va.
6’3”
220
Defensive End/Tight End
Ahoskie High
Harrells ville, NC
6’5”
225
Full Back
Ahoskie High
Cofield, NC
6’1”
225
Linebacker
Plymouth High
Roper, NC
6’2”
180
Running Back
Northeastern High
Elizabeth City, NC
6’1”
187
Running Back
Smithfield High
Smithfield, Va.
5’10”
170
Running Back/Linebacker
Bertie High
Winsor, NC
5’10”
190
Defensive Back
Bertie High
Powellsville, NC
6’3”
185
Defensive Tackle
Jamesville High
Jamesville, NC
6’4”
220
Offensive Tackle
Woodrow Wilson
Portsmouth, Va.
6’4”
275
...and now, introducing...
Other
Neiv
Additions
Elizabeth City State
University has signed two of
Virginia’a top 1981 standouts.
Coach T.J. Little announced
the signing of Willie Drew aftd
Carlias Warren both of Smith-
field High School.
Willie Drew a 5'10” 170
pound speedster rushed for
1,680 yards and scored 15
touchdowns during his senior
year in high school. In his last
game of the 1981 season
against Suffolk High; he
gained 252 yards on 18 carries
and had TD runs of 45, 50 and
10 yards, respectively, firew
originally signed with
Morgan State University
“I’m glad that Elizabeth
City State University is still
interested in me,” said Drew
about his signing. “I know I
can run and this is my chance
to prove it.”
Also signing with the
Vikings was Carlias Warren,
'a 6'3”, 220 pound tight end
During the 1981
season Warren had 28
receptions and 5 TD’s.
Warren may also see some
duty as a kicking specialist.
“Carlias and Drew are two
excellent recruits and will be
a positive addition to our
program,” said Coach Little,
Head Football Coach at
ECSU.
It was announced in the
Viking Headquarters of the
R.L. Vaughan Center that
Coach T. J. Little landed
Willie Ryan of Bertie High
School in Windsor, N.C.
Ryan, a versitile athlete,
has lettered in three sports
(football, baseball and
basketball) the past three
seasons. He averaged 1.6
touchdowns, 100 yards plus
rushing and 16 tackles per
game. At 5'10" and 190
poimds, Ryan played fullback
and outside linebacker for the
Eagles of Bertie. He has been
selected to play in the 1983
East-West All Star Game and
as the 1983 Area Player of the
Year (Roanoke-Chowan).
Also signing with ECSU
was Bertie's standout
defensive back John
Sessoms. Sessoms, a 6'3" and
190 pound ball hawk, had
seven interceptions to pace
the Eagles. Coach Little
stated that, “Sessoms is very
deceptive.” “You never know
he is there until he intercepts
the ball and then he's gone.”
“Coach Chip Williams had
done an excellent job with the
Bertie High School Program
and we are extremely
delighted to have two more of
his players joining us at
ECSU,” Little concluded.
After weeks of interchange
and recruitment dialogue,
Eric Nesbitt, a 6'4" 260 pound
offensive tackle from
Woodrow Wilson High, signed
with the Vikings. Nesbitt, a
four year starter from
Wilson, was their most
dynamic and productive
lineman. “He’s a tough kid
with a natural sense for the
game” said Darnell Moore,
Head Coach at Wilson High
School.
“Nesbitt will add bulk to
our offensive line and should
see plenty of action during his
rookie year,” states Coach
T.J. Little, the Vikings Head
Coach. “We missed out on
several area tackles from
Gumberry and Mur-
freesboro,” said Little.
“However, Nesbit will more
than cover that loss,” he
concluded.
ECSU Vikings announced
the signing of Kenneth Moore,
Jr., an All Conference
defensive tackle from
Jamesville High School in
Jamesville, NC. Moore, a 6'4"
220 pounder, is the son of Mrs.
Elvita Moore, » former
graduate of ECSU. “Kenneth
is an excellent athlete with
extremely good academic
credentials,” said Coach
Little. He has a strong B-
average and scored 930 oh tli
SAT. “Moore should see
plenty of action,” said Coach
Little.
The versatile Moore also
serves as the center for
Jamesville’s basketball
team.
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Chuck Overton
Cofield, NC
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