1987 Football Ram Football
Connell (Sweetness) Maynor, Ram Quarterback
Photo by: Wilson
Maynor Rams’ Newest Quarterback
“They call me ‘Sweetness’ because of the
way I dress and perform on the field,”
says Connell Maynor. Maynor is quarter
back for the Winston-Salem State Universi
ty football team.
Maynor, a native of Fayetteville, N.C.,
says he received his nickname. Sweetness
in high school and his name has followed
him to Winston-Salem State.
Even though this is just Maynor’s
freshmen year, he has already begun to
leave the fans very impressed.
In their victory over Norfolk State, in
which Maynor was named CIAA Player of
the week, he threw one touch down pass for
144 yards, and ran three touch downs.
Maynor is very modest about his ability to
play football and about his performance. He
gives credit to his offensive linemen,
tightends, widereceivers, and tackles, for
his ability to perform on the field the way he
does.
Maynor considers his strong points to be
his quickness, his ability to read the
defense, knowing when to pass and when to
run, and, of course, his throwing arm.
Though he has many strong points, he would
like to cut out his traditional one intercept
per game. But Maynor’s most wanted
desire at this point is to win first the CIAA
championship, then a national before
graduating from WSSU.
Maynor’s future plans include possibly a
shot at the NFL if not, then just to be suc
cessful in the business world.
Football Reviews
Rams Conquer
Spartans, 36-20
Ram quarterback (freshman) Connell
Maynor scored three touchdowns and pass
ed for another touchdown when WSSU over
powered NSU, 36-20, on October 10th, at
Norfolk’s Foreman Field.
Maynor scored his three touchdowns in
the second half, two coming in the third
period. For the game, he rushed for 39 yards
on 10 carries and completed 8 of 12 passes
for 149 yards.
Broderick Graves, rushed for 149 yards,
including 99 in the third quarter when the
Rams erased the Spartan’s defense. He also
caught four passes for 89 yards.
This was the first time the two teams have
met since the Spartans defeated the Rams,
20-19, in a playoff for the CIAA champion
ship in 1984. The Rams dominated this
rematch, chalking up 414 yards in total of
fense. The WSSU defense sacked the Spar
tans quarterback three times.
Rams Knock Off Eagles, 25-0
Ram LineBack Mark Wallace sacked
Eagles' quarterback Earl Harvey five
times in a CIAA clash on October 17th, in
volving the WSSU Rams N.C. Central
Eagles.
Adding icing on the cake. Rams’ Willie
Jones, Jeffery Kelly, Rohalier “Roy”
Phillips and James Daniels also smashed
the Eagles quarter back behind the line.
This was the Rams fourth straight win
this season and their llth straight CIAA
regular-season victory, stretching over the
past two years.
Fullback Lonnie Pulley set up the Ram’s
first score. Broderick Graves got the touch
down on a dive. Graves also carried the
Rams down the field to the second score,
early in the second half.
Also in the second half, the Rams defense
gave freshman quarterback Connell
Maynor the ball at Central’s 45 for WSSU’s
second series of play.
Still not ranked in the NCAA Top 20, a win
against powerful Middle Tennessee State on
Oct. 25th, may help the Rams make the Top
20.
Winston-Salem State
To Host CIAA
Volleyball Tourney
The top four volleyball teams from the
Northern and Southern Divisions of the Cen
tral Athletic Association (CIAA) were in
Winston-Salem on Oct. 25-27 to battle it out
for the 1987 conference championship at the
CIAA Volleyball Tournament.
Hampton University and North Carolina
Central University are the co-favorites to
win the championship. Hampton finished
first in the Northern Division during the
regular season and N.C. Central claimed
the Southern title. However, both teams
should be challenged by a very strong field.
Host Winston-Salem State comes into the
tournament fresh off of an upset of St.
Augustine’s College, which gave the Rams a
tie for second place in the south. WSSU
defeated the Falcons 15-9, 15-9, 10-15 and
15-9 on Wednesday.
» Coach A1 Roseboro of WSSU said he ex
pects his team to fare well in the tourna
ment. which will be played in Whitaker
Gym and the C.E. Gaines Center on the
WSSU campus.
"Right now. our team seems to becoming
together," said Roseboro, whose team
finished the season with a 15-12 overall
record and 13-5 mark in the conference.
“We started the season well. We were very
consistent, but we hit a point in the middle
of the season where we became very incon
sistent.”
“I think much of our problem stemmed
from not having a home court to play on
during the season,” Roseboro said. “Our
kids were not motivated. It wasn’t because
of a lack of skills. We also had three
freshmen, and I knew it would be a matter
of time before we developed. With the
leadership of Terri Hanks, Melissa Harris
and Donna McCoy, we have put together a
good year. We have really exceeded our ex
pectations.”
Action in the tournament began on Mon
day Oct. 26, at 10 a.m. A total of 12 matches
will be played on the opening day. with the
winners advancing to the semifinals and
finals on Tuesday. A tipoff banquet will
precede the first day’s action. WSSU will
hosted the banquet on Sunday Oct. 25.
The eight teams in the round-robin tour
nament have been seeded according to their
regular season standings. Elizabeth City
State is seeded second behind Hampton in
the Northern Division. Norfolk State is seed
ed third, followed by St. Paul's College.
WSSU and St. Augustine’s finished tied for
second and a tie-breaking system will be put
mto effect by the CIAA office. Fayetteville
State IS the final seed in the Southern Divi-
Sion.
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Rams Topple Blue Raiders,
11-8
WSSU’s Rams had an outstanding day in
a Sunday match when they defeated Divi
sion I-AA s Blue Raiders of Middle Ten
nessee, 11-8.
Broderick Graves scored the Rams’ touch
down and Tyrone Smith added a field goal
Thp%^ 26 carries
e first quarter on
Smith s field goal. They scored again in the
second quarter on Graves’ 1-vard mn
Although the extra kick-hold was bobbled'
Holder Harry Jeter ran into the end-zone for
a 2 point conversion.
The Rams carried a li-o lead into the
locker room at halftime.
Both teams’ defenses held throughout the
third and fourth quarters. The Blue Raiders
scored when Chuck Swafford raced 38 varHc
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Photo by: Chavis
On November 7, 1987, Winston-Salem
State University will host WSSU’s Wrestling
Classic in the C.E. Complex at 9:00 a.m.
Wrestling teams from The Citadel, Camp
bell University, Pembroke, Livingstone,
Va. State, St. Augustine’s, Chowan Jr. Col
lege and Longwood College will be here.
I feel that we have four or five wrestlers
who should be a contender for first place.
So come out and support the wrestling
team on their opening tournament of the
season.
Wilson New
Offensive Line
Coach
By: Shelton Bullard
The newest member of the WSSU
coaching staff is coach Kevin Wilson. Coach
Wilson will be filling the vacancy left by
Coach Harris, who passed away during the
summer. Coach Harris, who died
during the summer. Coach Wilson is an
alumnus of UNC, The former Tarheel earn
ed a bachelors degree in Mathematical
Education in 1984 and has recently received
his masters degree in Physical Education,
While attending UNC, coach Wilson par
ticipated on the football team from
1980-1983, earning a letter during his final
two seasons. Earning a letter at any major
college is quite an accomplishment, but in
Coach Wilson’s case it was especially ex
traordinary because he joined the team as
an undersized walk-on.
Coach Wilson will be coaching the offen
sive line on the WSSU football squad.
Although this is his first official coaching
{wsition, he has 4 years of college offensive
line player exp>erience and 3 years of ex
perience as a graduate Asst. Coach for the
Heels, Coach Wilson is taking over a
veteran offensive consisting of all upper
classmen starters,
“I think the offensive line could be a real
strength of the team if we work hard to
reach our potential,” said Wilson.
He feels he has a very special group of
young men who could be an intricate part of
the WSSU team that has the potential to rise
above its stiff competition.
Coach Wilson will be a fine addition to the
WSSU coaching staff. His combination of
quality career preparation and hard work
ing attitude will surely be a asset to WSSU