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Rams Run
by Robert EUer
The Winston-Salem State
Rams captured the numbered
spot in the Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association
Tournament held in the
Greensboro Coliseum February
27-28 and March 1.
. - - JTHe Rams _Cf a a- c TroUfnameht
wTfh a ten game
winning streak and having
already clinched a berth in the
NAIA District 26 playoffs.
On Thursday night February
27 the Rams easily
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romping over Virginia State
100-75. The Rams were not
bothered by the eight day
layoff that proceeded the
tourney. They got a 26 point
performance from A11-C1AA
guard Tom Paulin 24 points
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North Carolina A&T football
coach Hornsby Howell has
announced the signing of nine
. high school 1 xrtball players,
including three wihc he calls
"definitely blue chippers."
Leading the signees of
grants-in-aid to A&T are Mike
Griffin, a 225-pound All-State
defensive lineman from
Winston-Salem, Mike Hill, a
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from Chesapeake, Virginia;
and Dwaine Boyd, a 230pound
All-State defensive lineman
'from Union Hall, Va.
The other signees are Ken
Villaponteau, 225-pound
offensive lineman, Wando,
S.C.; Terrance Jones, -220pound
linebacker, Roanoke,
Va.; Calvin Hawkins, 205pound
running back, Grimes-land,
N.C.; George Small,
240-pound defensive lineman,
Raeford, N.C.; George Blakeney
230-pound offensive
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from point man Don Helton
and 20 points and a game high
13 rebounds from Carlos
Terry.
The fast breaking Rams
shot better than 50% from the
field hitting 44 of 85 shots.
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hitting 7 oflz shots. It was frts
five straight baskets midway
through the secono nalt that
broke the game open after the
Trojans had whittled a 55-43
halftime advantage to 56-49.
With 11 minutes remaining
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free throws with 17 seconds
left gave the Rams their 99th
and 100th points.
In other opening round
action Northern Division
champ Norfolk State topped
Fayetteville State 76-67. J. C.
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lineman, Norwood, N.C.; and
Jim Garrison, 170-pound wide
receiver, Murfreesboro, N.C.
"Some of these boys turned
down some topflight football
powers to come with us," said
Howell, "and we are
extremely grateful."
Hill was recruited by the
ACC, the Big 10 and the
Southern Conference. He
caught 18 passes for 357 yards
last season and three
touchdowns and earned a spot
of the All-Eastern Region and
the All-Tidewater team. He
led Oscar Smith ^High to a
district co-championship, he
also starred in basketball and
track. ".."
Griffin of R. J. Reynolds
High was also highly recruited
"he is extremely quick and
strong," said Howell. In
addition to making -theAll-State
team. Griffin was
named All-Southern and
All-District 8.
The Winston-Salem Chronicle
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Smith beat Virginia -Unietr
85-81 in overtime Sand
Elizabeth City stopped St.
Augustine 102-90.
On Friday night February
28 the Rams gained a berth in
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the surging Rams. It took a
spectacular comeback for the
Rams to earn the right to face
Norfolk State in the finals.
Norfolk had stopped J.C.
Smith 93-80 in the 7:00 pame.
In the early part of the
Rams-Viking contest the two
teams played run shoot on
even terms, but as the action
slowed down the Rams got
cold, and Elizabeth City took a
45-36 halftime lead. Adding to
-the?Rams problems was the
fact the guards Don Helton
* and Tom Pauling each picked
up three fouls in the half.
Don Helton led the Rams
with 24 points, Carlos Terry,
George Gibson, and Tom
Paulin had 12 each. Paulin
scored ten of his points in the
first half. He played only five
minutes of the second half
before leaving the game with a
leg injury.
In Saturday night's March 1
championship game the Rams
lost a heart breaker to Norfolk
State 80-78 as Gene Cunninghams
the tournaments most
valuable player scored ona
jumper with eight seconds
left.
The Rams playing without
their leading scorer Tom
Paulin (All-CIAA and District
26 pick) took a 43-36 halftime
lead as Paulin's replacement
George Gibson fired in 15
points.
In the second half the Rams
ran their lead to 12 at 65-53
with 12:14 remainging, but
they then began to slow things
down and Norfolk roared back
scoring eight straight baskets
while the Rams only managed
four foul shots.
They knotted the score at 67
all with 5:21 left. Norfold took
the lead at 2:37 on a basket by
Cunningham and Cheskely
Haywood made the lead three
seconds later.
George Gibson tied the
score again for the Rams on a
jumper with 1:05 left. Carlos
Terry had a chance tn oiv*>
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Rams the lead with 43 seconds
left, but missed the one and
one. Cunningham's basket
then gave the victory to
Norfolk.
The Rams now head into
NAIA District 26 play taking
on Barber Scotia Tuesday
night March 5 in Whitaker*
Gym on the WSSU campus.
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by Robert Eller
Staff Reporter
The Winston-Salem State 1
Rams, runner-up in the CIAA
tourney, placed three members
on the All-Tourney Team '
chosen last Saturday. '
Ram guards Tom Paulin and *
Don Helton along with '
forward Carlos Terry were *
picked. Helton was the 1
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Gene Cunningham. Cunning- 1
ham, the tournament's most
valuable player, scored 79
points and pulled down 31 <
rebounds. Helton scored 71 ?
points tor the Rams. Tom (
Paulin, who missed half of ^
Friday's game and all of the
championship game, had 38 *
points and 11 rebounds. Terry *
scored 42 points and had 41 *
rebounds. He ranked third in *
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rebounds behind Norfolk's
Ray Epps and Melvin Burns.
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Norfolk's outstanding
front line, all made the team.
Dthers selected were Elizabeth
City's Thomas Blue and
Charles Carr. Blue received
the Tourney's most Inspirational
Player Award. He
scored 58 points and had 41
'ebounds in two games.
Rounding out the team were
lohnson C. Smith's George
Cooper, who had 56 points and
13 rebounds in his two
>utings, and guard Derek
Wallace.
Elizabeth City received the
iprortsmanship Award and
Norfolk coach Charles Chrisian
was named the Tourneys'
Outstanding Coach.
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