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Eagles end season
with a 14-6 win
By Carey D. Johnson
Sports Reporter
For the second week in a row
the N.C. Central Eagles struggled
against a team that on paper looked
like an easy win. The hero on de
fense this week was freshman de
fensive back Adrian Jones, who
came up with two interceptions to
beat Virginia Union.
The Eagles ended their season
with a 14-6 win over Virginia
Union to put their record to 6-5
overall and 4-3 in the CIAA.
Jones made his biggest play
when he batted away Panther
quarterback Donald Ruffin’s pass
as time ran out after Union had
driven to the Eagle 11 yard line.
“I got in front of him and just
batted it away,” said Jones.
Coach Larry Little said he was
happy with the win, but he also
offered some advice.
“It wasn’t exactly the way I
wanted, but I’m happy to finish
1994 with a win,” Little said. ‘This
team has gone through a lot of
adversity this season— the death
of Alphonza Carpenter, having so
many inj uries—and they still came
through with another winning sea
son. I told them while this was
good, we’re through with going
just 6-5.”
The Eagles defense also held
the CIAA’s second leading rusher
Bobby Phillips to just 27 yards on
15 carries.
“We pretty much shut Phillips
down today,” Little said. ‘That’s
another thing our defense has done
all season—we’ve virtually
stopped all of the top rushers we
faced. I like the way the entire
team responded this season. We’ve
just got to learn to put teams away.”
Quarterback Brad McAdams
left the game early with a sore
shoulder after going 0-3. Corey
Redfeam relieved him and went 3-
9, including a 22-yard scoring toss
to Moses Ware with 11:42 to go in
the half.
Kevin Houston’s PAT was good
and NCCU was up 7-0.
Duran McLauren also played,
giving the Eagles another touch
down on a 2-yard pass to Antione
Calloway to lead 14-0.
The Panthers quickly drove to
the Eagle’s 2-yard line where
Phillips attempted to dive over
several Eagle defenders. He was
hit and the ball was jarred loose.
Eagle linebacker James Grant
picked the ball up and returned it to
the Eagle 13 with 11:22 left.
The Panthers scored on their
next possession in just four plays
in 1:26. Graves hauled in a 23-yard
pass for a touchdown with 7:24 to
go, but the PAT was no good and
the Eagles led 14-6.
“Credit Virginia Union,” Little
said. ‘’They could have folded
when we went up 14-0, but they
never quit. They gave us a good
fight:”
This was the Eagles’ last foot
ball game of the season. Tyrone
Odoms was given the Robert
“Stonewall” Jackson award for
outstanding defensive play, and
Billy Massey, v/ho compiled 123
yards on 22 carries, was named the
RPM-Nissan Student-Athlete of
the week.
November 19, 1994
Harvest Classic to start
NCCU's basketball season
By Valerie Bracy
Staff Reporter
Get ready basketball fans!
Football season is over, and in just
a few weeks the Eagles will take it
to the hoop.
The season’s first home game
will kick off Nov. 26 with the First
Union Harvest Classic.
This is the second year of the
First Union Harvest Classic, which
was formerly called the Bull City
Classic, and before that the Bull
City Tournament.
The Classic is a fundraiser for
basketball camp that will be di
rected by coach Greg Jackson. On
Saturday there will be a
Chancellor’s brunch, and that night
a dance at the Durham Omni Ho
tel.
“I want it to be a happening that
people will return for”, says Shuler.
The four teams participating this
year are Central, Hampton,
Wilberforce and Claflin. The
Classic allows the teams to see
themselves in game situations be
fore the actual season starts.
“We get a chance to measure
ourselves, to see exactly where we
are, and the things we need to im
prove on,” says C.L. Williams, as
sistant coach.
The 1994-1995 squad will be
fighting the odds. Last year’s team
placed first in the CIAA Southern
Division. This year’s squad is pro
jected to place third or fourth. The
team lost three starters, and 15 out
of the 22 players are freshmen.
“We only have one Senior. But
I think the team will be like all the
other teams coach Jackson has had.
See "Classic"
continued on page 8
the athletics depart
ment.
Sandra Shuler, in
terim director, says the
department has a few
ideas on what to do with
the proceeds.
“Hopefully some of
the money will be used
for scholarships, but we
have other needs in
Athletics. We are in dire
need of a minibus for
sports such as softball,
track and volleyball,”
says Shuler.
Shuleris chairperson
of the First Union Har
vest Classic Committee.
She says she wants this
year’s tournament to be
more than just a basket
ball game.
The committee has
planned several events
for the weekend start
ing Friday with a youth
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