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Friday, December 10, 1982
Binion, Eagles open b-ball season competively
James E. Dockery
NSU 99 NCCU 91
The N. C. Central Eagles fought
back from a 20 point deficit only to
lose 99-91 to the Spartans of Nor
folk State Wedensday night in
McDougald Gym.
Reserve point guard Mike Wright
sparked the comeback with his driv
ing layups and accurate outside
shooting. Wright led all scorers with
28 points.
Center David Binion came
through with another good game,
pumping in 25 points and pulling
down 19 rebounds.
Doug Taylor also did well off the
bench keeping the game close in the
last five minutes with a lO-point
scoring burst.
The Eagles opened the game ini a
zone defense—a tactic which never
worked well for them. They were
forced out of it by the sharp
shooting Spartans. The Eagles
mounted a comeback near the end
of the first half with an aggressive
man-to-man defense, which served
them in good stead whenever they
went to it.
When the Eagles went back to the
zone in the second half, NSU again
countered with their outside
shooting, again forcing Central out
of the zone. The Eagles thrived on
man-to-man, however, and narrow
ed the lead to seven points with 5:35
left in the game.
With 4 minutes to play, the Spar
tans slowed down the pace with
their delay game, forcing Central to
foul. NSU sunk enough charity
points to forestall a late Eagle rally.
The loss drops NCCU to 3-1 in
the CIAA and 3- 3overall.
NCCU 94 ECSU 83
The Eagles held off a strong rally
in the final five minutes to secure
their third victory of the season
against the Vikings of Elizabeth Ci
ty State, 94-83, Monday night in
McDougald Gym.
Central played an aggressive
defense forcing the Vikings to make
several mistakes, spotting the Eagles
several easy baskets on steals and
fastbreaks in the first half. Long-
range shooting by Donnie Carter
Edwards brings winning ways
By Sherraine Lockhart
After coaching basketball for two years at Fayetteville State University,
compiling a 47-9 record, being named CIAA Coach of the Year in 1981 and
NAIA Coach of the Year in 1980, Yvonne Edwards has set new goals for
her new team at NCCU—winning the CIAA Tournament and to beating
arch rival Fayetteville State.
A native of Cambridge, Md. and a graduate of Maryland-Eastern Shore,
Coach Edwards was accepted by the Lady Eagles with a willingness to work
hard and try her kind of game.
“Sometimes they get mad at me in practice because they feel I work them
too hard, but once practice is over everything is okay,” Edwards said. “To
be a good ball player one must be in good shape, willing to work hard and
be disciplined,” she added. “We have a lot work on, but you better believe
we will be competitive.”
There is pressure on Edwards and her squad because of her success thus
far in basketball. With only eight returning Lady Eagles Coach Edwards
still feels confident. “We don’t have a shooting guard, but we will work
around that problem,” she said.
Edwards praises her players for her successful years at FSU. “I had girls
who wanted to play ball, were enthusiastic and coachable,” she said.
Her most rewarding experiences was when FSU won the Christmas Tour
nament at A&T State University and were CIAA Southern Division Cham
pions last year.
On December 3 and 4 the Lady Eagles participated in a tournament at NC
A&T University. In the first game the Lady Eagles fell to A&T 63-52;
however, in the concilation game the following night, the Eagles defeated
Bennett College in double overtime with only three players by the score of
85-83.
On Dec. 6 the Lady Eagles made their first home appearance against
Elizabeth City State University and defeated them 81-76. With their present
record standing at 2-1, the Eagles are led by Carmen Judkins with a total of
53 points, 43 rebounds, 13 blocked shots and 6 steals. Helping lead the way
is Mona McLaurin and Jacqueline Pinnix with 50 points each and 35 and 34
rebounds respectively.
The Lady Eagles travel to Petersburg, Va., tomorrow to take on Virginia
State University, and they go into action at home on Jan. 6 against Johnson
C. Smith University.
Eagles fall short
By E. Bernard Hansley
The Eagles mounted a strong drive in the fourth quarter, sparked by a
fourth and 10 pass from Gerald Fraylon to Victor Hunter for a first down—
and capped by a five yard Fraylon run and a two—point conversion.But it
was not enough for the Eagles to pull out a victory in the CIAA Champion
ship game in Charlotte, Nov. 20.
Virginia Union won their second CIAA championship in as many years
with a 33-26 defeat over Southern Division champ, N.C. Central.
The Eagles staged a patented comeback, but obstacles—turnovers, in
juries and poor field conditions hindered their performance.
Unable to run effectively in the mud. Central was forced to rely upon its
passing game accompanied with the injury second all-time leading rusher,
Bennie Tate.
A 55-yard punt return by Carl Bland for a touchdown was the difference
in the game. At the 11:12 mark Bland returned a Mark Frazier punt for a
touchdown and extended the lead to 33-12.
On the following drive Fraylon moved the ball on the ground and rambl
ed to the two yard line, but fumbled, halting the drive with 10 minutes left
in the contest.
The Eagle defense forced the Panthers to punt inside their 10 yard line
and mounted a comeback drive.
Fraylon used a mixed bag of plays, finallyconnecting with Victor Hunter
in the end zone. The Eagles missed the extra point attempt and trailed 33-18
with seven minutes remaining.
The fatigued Eagle defense held off the Panthers again and blocked a
punt that gave the offense the ball on the Panther’s 42 yard line.
Fraylon, playing well under pressure from the Panther defense, con
nected with Hunter and Audrain Melton before running accross the goal
line for the score. He then hit Hunter in the end zone for the two—point
conversion.
Only a touchdown and an extra point separated the two teams, with 3:18
left to play.
The Eagle’s onsides kick was recovered by CIAA Player of the Year,
William Dillon, and the Panthers took possession.
But two timeouts and a battle-fatigued defense was not enough to hold
the Panthers before they ran out the clock and captured another CIAA
Championship.
and Rudy Burton kept ECSU close,
and they trailed 47-43 at the half.
Mistakes by Central and tough
defense by the Vikings prevented
Central from blowing the game wide
open in the second half.
Five Central players scored in
double figures. Darnell Evans led
the team with 27 points, David Bi
nion with 20, Willie Jennette and
Mike Wright with 14, and Duane
Griffin 10. Binion led the team with
15 rebounds and six assists.
NCCU 96 BSC 73
The Eagles captured their first
CIAA victory of the season with a
96-73 victory over the Bowie State
Bulldogs in Bowie, Md, Nov. 29.
Central scored the first six points
of the game and led 47-31 at the
half. Bowie cut. the lead to 56-46 in
the second half, but Central pulled
away with their fast break offense.
Senior David Binion led the
Eagles with 20 points and 19 re
bounds. Other Eagles scoring in
double figures were Mike Wright
with 14, Kenneth Davis with 11, and
Richard Kilgore with 10.
David Binion
Darnell Evans
By Patricia Stone
The St. Augustine Falcons were
the victors in the seventh annual
Bull- City Classic that pitted St.
Paul, Fayetteville State, and N. C.
Central against them, Dec. 3-4 in
McDougald Gym.
The Eagles opened the tourna
ment with an impressive win over
St.Paul University in the first round
of the tourney, but fell to St.
Augustines in the championship
game.
The Eagles have hosted the tour
nament for seven years and made
the championship game twice, but
have never won the tournament.
“We had a lot of trouble ex
ecuting our game plan during the
first half,” said Jesse Clements,
head coach of the Eagles.
There were some bright moments
though.
Two Eagle players, Darnell Evans
and David Binion, were named all
tourney.
Third-year guard Evans, a junior
business major from Wilmington,
led the team in scoring, though his
performance was down somewhat
from his 21.6 points per game
season average.
Binion, a senior from Rochester,
N.Y. was also named all-tourney.
The four-year starter leads the team
in rebounds and is the second
leading scorer.
Binion says his objectives for the
season are “to win the- Southern
Division Championship of the
CIAA and to enter the national
tournament.”
Doug Taylor
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