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With a convincing season opening win over MEAC
power North rarnjin^ la^t Saturday n^ght at
Groves Stadium before the biggest crowd in Ram
football under their belts, the WSSU Rams will open
the defense of their first CIAA championship this
Saturday night at Bowman Gray Stadium when they
take on the Hampton Institute Pirates.
The Rams trounced Hampton 34-6 last season when
the Pirates were picked to win the CIAA title and the
Rams were picked to finish sixth. This year however,
T the Rams ate the pre^season choice while Hampton has
been chosen to finish fifth.
The Pirates are coming off back-to-back 7-4 seasons-air
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and return 39 4ettermenl The Pirates lost ten starters
from last years team including record setting quarterback
Russ Seaton and super reciever Reggie Midget as
well as three lineman from the offense.
The Pirates were a passing team last year but are
expected to show a more balanced attack this season.
Jenson Baker, a 6-2 195 lb,.senior will be the starting
quarterback. He is a strong runner and completed 63%
of^his passes last season. He is also accustomed to
running the veer which Hampton will use.
Behind him will be what some are callinc the best
backfield mates in Hampton's history. 5-10 175 lb.
senior Lewey Hale was slowed by injuries last year after
ammasing 638 yards his sophomore year with a 5.1
average.
He led the Pirates in four offensive catagories that
season and has fully recovered from last seasons
injuries. Donnell Jones picked up 370 yards last season
with a 4.1 average, while Howard Jackson and Carl
Turner, (6-1 255) RETURNS AFTER missing last
season with an injury '
?The defense which limited five opponents to 50vards^=
rushing returns three starters, that is if 6-9 300 lb Ernie
White can go after suffering a severly cut arm during
the summer. If White doesn't pla? the line will be
anchored by Brod Hauser (6-2 220) and Darryl Grant
(6-4 205). Linebacker Calvin Felton and defensive back
Don Rose are the other returning starters.
Lovett has one of the biggest budgets in the CIAA
however and had a fine recruiting year. Just how
quickly the freshman and new members of the defense
can fit in will determine the Pirates season, while the
offensive line will have to perform well for the Pirates to
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run oriented with Baker.
The Rams are super against the run but may be hurt
with the pass as shown on one play against A&T.
Offensively the Rams have more fine running backs
than A1 Roseboro has suits and the revamped offensive
line showed well against the manmouth Aggie defense.
Kermit blount has indicated that he will throw more
and Billy Diggs, Antonio Howard and Bill Murrell have
shown they can catch the ball. This writer doesn't think
the Pirates can run on the Rams and Baker will have
little time to throw. Last years 34-6 win was a surprise
but this year the only surprise will be the size of the
rout.
PREDICTION WSSU 44 HAMPTON *
| Tennis Tourney |
Won by Richmond
The Richmond Recking Crew has won
the Southeastern Racquet Association
Team Tennis Championships held at
Hornet's Nest Park in Charlotte by
edging the Winston-Salem Smokers
16-14.
Other scores in the inaugural contest
were Charlotte 2, Raleigh 2 and Gastonia
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Individual winners (in order of finish)
were:
Men's singles* V. Tony Hewett, Rich; 2. *
David Lash, W-S; 3. Charles Kennedy,
W-S; 4. John Mickle, W-S.
Ladies singles: 1. Tamela Penny, Rich; 2.
Conita Hunt, W-S; 3. Joan Mickle, W-S;
4. Deborah Wilkerson, Ral.
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The WSSIJ Ram? oav^ Quarterback DaviH Fr?1#?v I
notice to the footbaH world moved the defending CIAA I
that the 1977 season was no champs 31 yards in 8 play^B
fluke last Saturday night The score coming on a 21
when they trounced the yard pass from Fraley to I
North Carolina A&T Aggies Arrington Jones. With a I
25-7 before 23,500 fans at good sjiap from center Der-1
Groves Stadium. The win rick BreWington split the I
was the second in a row for uprights with vthe point D
the Rams over the Aggies after.
after 18 consecutive losses The Rams added their 3
^o the next door rivals, ^ final score with 1:20 re-j|
The win was also the 13th maining when John Turner V
straight' for-the team in-hit freshman John HagenJj
regular season play. The with a nine yard scoring
Rams have not lost a regu- pass. The score came after J
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lar season contest since the the defense held on fourth
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ninth week of the 1975 down at the Aggte 14
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season. Ram coach Bill Hayes >
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The Ram defense set the said the tone of the game
tone for ilie j^ame early, w&asctcarly. "We stopped C
After the Aggie^. w, th^^rst tj
the opening kickotT, the serVes-amf^enf~on^a i&ftg
smaller Jlanuiefense led by drive to let them know we *
could run and throw the
IA/CCI I ^ur defense was iust
?^t super and errnit did a great
a q -|- -j job directing the offense."
A dejected A&T coach |
jim McKinley credited
Willie Jordan and Ander- '
rr??. , ,f Blount with his teams deson
Noble held and torced
. _ . . mise, 441 said we had to,
the first of nine A&T punts. , ? ,
? _r . , control Blount and we
The Rams took over on the ... , _. _
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30 and marched to the . . ]
. .? , . , . bit as good as they were
Aggie 17 before losing the ? _
u 11 .t o* ^ r d a last year- Their defense
ball on the first of Randy i
^ - . . was outstanding and they
Bolton s three fumbles. ?
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The Rams fumbled again . i
late in the first quarter after ni8 ^
. . . , _ r The Rams open defense .
moving to the Aggie 17 for r 1
. , . ?-?of their?CIAA?title?this?
the second time. - ?[
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The aggressive Ram de-__ ? \
Hampton at Bowman Gray
fense however took up the ?t
. . .. . , Stadium. Game time is ,
slack far the mistake prone _ (
7-00
offense in the early part of
the second quarter. After ??an
Aggie interception foiled
another Ram scoring bid at
the three, Winfred Mack
recovered a fumble by A&T
quarterback William watson
on second down at th?
one yard line. Bolton scored
on the next play and the I I
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mark. A bad snap from I A
center doomed the extra I
point attempt.
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only score the
game with 7:24 left in the |
half when Watson found I
Frank Carr behind the Ram I I Servic
secondary and hit him with I ? .
a 72 yard scoring bomb. rrUlll
Nolan Jones PAT put the I Fnfl
Aggies up 7-6. I
The Rams took the lead I Alignmei
for good with their next I Pick-up true
posession. With the aid of a BBJIlfP
63 yard pass from Kermit DKARE
Blount to Antonio Howard (PLEASE C
they marched 80 yards in 8 TIIAIE ||
plays. The score coming on H I UHC U
a 2 yard run by Timmy PARTS & I
Newsome with 3:56 remain- I *
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after failed when holder I a * c*!\ I
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John Turner got another S37.95
bad snap from center and I (Air Conditions
his pass was no good.
The Ram offensive and H...... 555T
defensive lines continued to I I (
control the game in the
second half. With 5:04 left ^HISt^VAlL
the quarter they
went up 19-7. After a short
Aggie punt second string
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C1AA coaches have voted?results of the coaches-poll
W}inston-Salem State the follows: WSSU, Virginia
pre-season favorite and Union, Norfolk State Uniplaced
7 Rams on the versity, Virginia State Col33-man
pre-season All- lege, Hampton Institute,
CIAAteam. Johnson C. Smith, HlilzaAccording
to information beth City State University,
released by the CIAA Com- Fayetteville State Univernissioner,
Bob Moorman, sity.
WSSU was followed in the On the offense the Ra ms
>oll byTVlrginta^Union ~Uni^ placed Antonio?Howards
/ersity in team standing wide receiver; Gary Raitnd
in number of plalyers__fQrdUackleL Kermit Blount,
6) on the roster. quarterback; Timmy Newln
order of finish the some, ftrmrfng back; and
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Derek Rr^wington, place Virginia, Blount i;? a physr
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End Anderson Noble and Newsome, from Ahoskie,
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tackle Willie Jordan are on North Carolina, stayed in
the defensive unit. the Ram, C1AA and NAIA
Blount (5-8 */a, 170) was backfield with Blount last
last year's CIAA leader in year. A junior, Business
total offense with 1363 Administration major,
yards passing and rushing, Newsome's size, 6-3, 220,
earned All-CIAA honors makes him a punishing
and landed on the honor- runner, and he Igad the
able mention list of the conference in scoring with
NAIA's AH American team. 14 tds and rushing with 908
A junior from Armstrong yards.
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