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| H North Carolina A&T rrii^Bii Forte, who has
|r>on but three of 13 games as the team's head
BB??'-?"fc~ *ftm SaMdnft homecoming win: "Well;
we are still unbeaten in homecoming games and
our season's goals are still intact. We can still have
& a winning season and we can still win tW&i&AtC^ff
i. title,".. 1
Livingstone College Coach Mel Rose/tlBting
about this week's dash with conference opponent
WSSU: "We know Winston isabig, strong dub.
We are going to try to make them deviate from
what they do. The question is, can we handle what
they will go to if we can make them deviate?"
Delaware State Athletic Director Nelson Townf
send, discussing the newfound success of the
school's football team! "We may not be a 10-1
team yet, but I don't think we are a 4-7 team any
longer, either."
Column;
Aggies Oven
By ROBERT ELLER
Sports Editor
What wasn't exactly_ a coach's dream
for Mo Forte turned out to be a nightmare
for Wylie Harris at Aggie Stadium last
aaiuraay as North Carolina A&T came
from 20 points down to defeat Johnson
C. Smith 42-35 in a wild and woolly contest
that featured an exciting succession of
errors and fireworks.
"This was a very big win for us," said a
smiling Forte, relaxing in the Aggies'
fieldhouse following the homecoming victory.
44We needed to win in the worst
way."
. A&T may have won in the worst way,
tod, since a look at the game's statistics
shows that the formerly winless Aggies
won only on the scoreboard, as they were
outgained, 458 yards to 247, by the Bulls.
44But," crowed one Aggie supporter as he
headed to the nearest party, 44isn't the
score all that matters?"
The score was obviously all that mattered
to a partisan Aggie crowd oFT7,3007"
as they watched their team fall behind
20-0 midway through the second quarter.
Stopped at the Aggie five by a fired-up
A&T defense after driving from the 25
early in the game, Smith quickly made up
for the missed opportunity.
The Bulls blocked Aaron Herring's
fourth-down punt and took over at the
Aggie 29. Seven plays later, Wilbur Mapp
scored on a four-yard run.
After stopping A&T on the ensuing
possession, the Bulls struck again quickly.
On the first play from scrimmage,
quarterback Herbert Jewsome (who threw
42 times on the day, hitting on 22 for 250
yards) hooked up with wideout Vince
Casey for a 45-yard score. Smith's fake
PAT and two-point try was stopped but
Prep Spotlight
Carver Frustn
Manhandles A
By SAM DA VIS
Stqff Writer ;
Ironically, what probably was the last me
ball between perennial rivals Atkins and
hardly what Camel-Yellow JackeTclashes u
Though there was there were the usual g<
ings of enthusiasm, fanfare and pageantr
game was uncharacteristically one-sided
manhandled the Camels 30-0.
The Yellow Jackets methodically marc
down the field, while bottling up the Carve
most of the afternoon.
Still, Coach Jim Bovender of Carver said
doubts going into the game.
"We were sort of hesitant before the gami
said. "Brian Howard, our leading recei
defensive back and team leader, was lost f<
(with an injured hand). That was yesterday (
day), so we didn't have much time to prep
else to take over his chores."
But against the Camels, Carver didn't n
From the opening kickoff, it was appar
Camels were in trouble. Taking the ball
39-yard line, Atkins was unable to come u]
down.
Faced a fourth and 16, the Camels lined u]
mation. But punter Dean Adams received
from center and was swarmed under by the 1
rush as he attempted to run.
After taking control of the football on its
line, Carver needed only three plays to go in
Carver's Charles Baldwin gained 11 yards c
and Maurice Roberson gained seven to set
It's Back To T
By ROBERT ELLER
Sports Editor
An old saying laments, "There's no
weary."
Such may not be the case, however, fo
Rams and the Livingstone College Bears as t
this week's key CIAA matchup at Be
Stadium.
Both once-beaten teams are coming into tl
layoffs. Winston-Salem State had the week
ing clobbered by Virginia Union 40-7 in R
weeks ago and Livingstone has not played
the University of the District of Columbij
weeks ago.
The Rams are 1-0 in league play, thanks
fiasco not counting in the conference sti
Bears dropped their only league outing 2
Central in their season-opener as Gerald Fi
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the Bulls still led 13-0 with 2:45 left in the
first quarter.
The lead mounted to 21-0 at the 7:32
mark of the second quarter, partially
because of a blunder by the officials.
Starting from their own 29 after a Herring
punt, the Bulls drove to the Aggie 31,
where a 48-yard field goal attempt died at
the A&T one. A Smith player fell on the
ball and the officials ruled that the Aggies
had to start from that point.
Three plays and three yards later, the
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another short Herring punt.
It took Smith eight plays to score on i
five-yard pass from Jewsome to tight end
Ed McNeely.
But just when it looked as if the Aggie*
would be blown away on their homecoming,
lightning struck.
A&T stormed through to block the first
of two Smith punts on the day and tooh
over at the Bull nine. Six plays and twc
Smith penalties later, Mike Jones scorec
from the one and Herring's PAT put th<
scoreboard.
The second bolt of Aggie lightning hii
less than a minute later as David Janifei
picked off a Jewsome pass a returned it tc
the Smith 20. On second and five from th<
15, fullback Joey Ruffin started up th<
middle, was hit and fumbled the ball intc
the air. Tackle Kennedy Marshall alertly
caught the bobble and ran unmolested in
to the end zone with 2:43 left in the half
Herring's boot cut the Bulls lead t(
lot of momentum going into the dressin]
room.
"When we were down 20-0, 1 knew w<
had to score before the first half ended,'
said Forte, still smiling. "I hadn't con
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the 20. From there, Chris 1
p in punt for- Mickey Chandler in the f
1 a bad snap grain, Chandler zig-zagge
fellow Jacket Hairston's pass to Baldwin
on top 8-0.
own 20-yard Atkins looked as if it wo
for the score, the kickoff, as Camel tailb
m first down through the middle of the <
up a second draw play, then bounced o
he Wars For 1
for the winning score in th
Still, WSSU (3-1 overall
season) have not been rest
rest for the last played, according to t
the time off may be to the
r the WSSU "You never know until t
hey head into will affect your team. But
iwman Gray everyone healthy," says I
"Anyway, it's not so mu<
he game after with it. With the small nun
off after be- given us time to go back ar
ichmond two players. We have had a cha
since beating first three games and work
a 22-14 three well. We only started
MonHflv "
to the Union "The week off gave us
andings. The Ram Coach Bill Hayes, wh
1-17 to N.C. banged up going into the V
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laments a mistake he made in the Carve
year's victory 30-0 (photo by James Pi
holding penalty put the ball on Jacket defend
Hairston lofted a short pass to score,
lat. Cutting back against the But a clippi:
:d his way to the end zone. Camels could!
i on the conversion put Carver mainder of th
Carver was
uld come right back following backs. Baldwi
ack Herman McKinnie slipped tallying a touc
"arver defense on an isolation- extra-point co
utside after juking two Yellow
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e game's final minute. backs along t
) and Livingstone (2-1 on the linebackers ai
ing on their laurels since they tackle Jeff Jai
heir coaches. And both think else will be re
ir teams' advantage. Hayes says
he next game how it (a layoff) on defense.
it has given us a chance to get - will play/' he
.ivingstone Coach Mel Rose, both the 4-4 a
:h the layoff as what you do "But most
lber of coaches we have, it has the Wing-T. 1
id work on the basics with our or even nine i
ince to go over the films of our Hayes says
on the things we weren't doing vantage. "I h
preparing for Winston on says, "but th<
them."
a chance heal a little," says And Hayes
10 had a number of key players have faced th<
irginia Union game. "We used the case,
ng some of our young running
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ng penalty nullified the touchdown and the
n't even come close to scoring for the ree
game.
paced offensively by its stable of running
n was the Yellow Jackets' leading rusher,
hdown from nine yards out and adding two
n versions.
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ears
md to work on the fundamentals of our
nd lines. We won't be 100 percent with
mes out, but we are hoping that everybody
ady."
he is not sure what to expect from the Bears
We don't know what type of defense they
: says. "So far this year, they have played
ind the 5-2.
people try to do something special against
rhe front we will see may have seven, eight
nen on it."
Rose and his staff may have yet another adaven't
seen Livingstone play this year," he
ey have seen us twice and that should help
says that, while most think that the Rams
eir two toughest tests, he doesn't feel that's
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