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Vikings, Grayhounds win titles
By Chronicle Staff
The Grayhounds and ihe
Vikings emerged as kings of the
hill, winning two games apiece at
last Saturday's Northwest Midget
Football League Championships
the title contest because of having
an ineligible player on their roster.
As a result, the Tiny Indians,
who lost 6-0 to the Hounds in the
playoffs, became the American
Conference representative for the
championship game.
Vikings 25-0.
Shawn Williford got the
Hounds off to a running start with
a couple of long-distance touch
downs that gave his team a 12-0
advantage at halftime.
Williford scored on runs of 45
Photoby MaxBvnhill
Vlkes running back Jimmy Gardner Jets around the right side of the Tiny Indians defense in the
held at Packer Field. The league title winners auto
The Hounds won titles in the matically qualified to play in this .
youngest age groups, the, Junior gear's Sertoma Bowl which will
Pee Wees and Pee Wees, while the *be played Saturday at Parkland
Vikings captured titles in the t&eynolds Field.
Junior Midgets and Junior Ban- Here's a recap of how the
tams divisions. { action unfolded in each age group
Sertoxna Bowl Matchups
November 23rd
(Games played at Parkland/Reynolds Field)
Junior Pee Wees Division
Baltimore Northwood Rams vs. Grayhounds, 9 a.m.
Pee Wees Division
Baltimore Northwood Rams vs. Grayhounds, 11 a.m.
Junior Midgets Division
Howard County Trojans (Md.) vs. Vikings, 2 p.m.
Junior Bantams Division
Baltimore Northwood Rams vs. Vikings, 4 p.m.
This year's championship had
a change in the Junior Bantams
match-up. The Vikings were slat
ed to face the Grayhounds for the
league title, but the G'Hounds
were disqualified from playing in
division m the championship
finals.
Junior Pee Wees
The Grayhounds scored two
TDs in each half to dismantle the
and 48 yards.
The Hounds defense set the
tone in the second half by putting
the clamps on two Vikings scoring
drives. The Vikings penetrated the
Hounds 10-yard line on two occa
sions and both times, the Gray
hounds came through with a goal
line stand. Down linemen Robbie
"Terminator" Branch, Chris Plott
and Jake Pfaff led the defensive
surge; ; ?
The play of the defense
inspired the offense. After each
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goal line stand, the Hounds drove
nearly the length of the field to
score. Kory Witherspoon had one
TD on a three-yard run. Kevin
McRae added the final touch
down, scoring from five yards out.
Pee Wees
The Grayhounds benefitted
from exceptional special teams
play in taking a 12-0 win over the
Packers.
Both teams offenses had trou
ble finding the end zone because
of strong defensive play. The
?Hounds had more success moving
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Wees in their game against the Packers.
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Michael Westerberg played a
solid game for the Packers
Pee Wees at defensive end.
the ball, but could never score.
The Packers, on the other hand,
never got very much going offen
sively. The Grayhounds offense
had a huge advantage when it
came to time of possession.
The Hounds finally broke, a
scoreless tic in the second quarter
when Teddy Petree took a punt
and raced 40 yards down the right
sideline for a touchdown, giving
his team a 6-0 lead. The Hounds
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Rams QB Mitch Nicholson figures to put pressure on the
Gamecocks defense when he hits the flanks where he
has the option to throw or run.
Division II Playoffs
Rams ready for Jax
By Chronicle Staff
This Saturday's first
round Division n playoff game
between Winston-Salem State
and Jacksonville State (Ala.) is
a matchup of look alikes.
Not only do both teams
have the same offensive phi
losophy, both teams usually
win big. Close games are a rar
ity. The similarities don't end
there, however. Jax State and
the Rams even have the same
school colors -? red and white.
The Gamecocks forte is
the running game, which is
part of the reason why they
went 9-0 and finished the regu
lar season as the nation's No. 2
ranked team. Jax State victo
ries are usually lop-sided
affairs. During the regular sea
son, they beat folks by an aver
age margin of 26.4 ppg.
Mississippi College and
Wofford College, a pair 491
playoff teams, were among
this season's victims. Jax State
whipped MC 17-6 and
spanked Wofford, 51-7.
When the Rams defense
takes the field against Jack
sonville, they'll see Wofford
revisitied. The Gamecocks run
a' wishbone offense that chums
out yards like so many pounds
of butter. Quarterback Nickey
Edmondson is the catalyst who
has run for 661 yards and eight
touchdowns. Edmondson
doesn't put the ball in the air
very much. He's attempted
only 40 passes all year. But"
when he does throw, he gets a
lot of mileage, having com
pleted 60 percent of his tosses
for 454 yards and five scores.
Edmondson turns the key
that energizes the Gamecocks.
But running back Danny Lee is
the game breaker. Lee has
scored eight touchdowns and
averages a little over 10 yards
per rushing attempt.
Deeper still, he has a lust
for the end zone. Prior to being
shutout last week against Ken
tucky State, Lee had scored at
least one TD in each of his last
10 games, dating back to last
year's quarterfinal playoff
game against Mississippi Col
lege. Lee is also a dangerous
kick return specialist, averag
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Rams will play at Bowman Gray
Thanks to some friendly cooperation, Winston-Salem State
will play its first round playoff game against Jacksonville State at
Bowman Gray Stadium. Kickoff time is set for 1 p.m^Saturday.
The Rams game was originally scheduled to be played at
Parkland/Reynolds Field because the Pop Warner Sertoma Bowl
had already been booked for Bowman Gray months ago. Howev
er, WSSU officials and Sertoma Bowl officials agreed to switch
game sites to accomodate the Rams.
The most obvious reason for the change is that Winston
wanted to play in its home stadium. But there were other consid
erations, according to A1 Roseboro, WSSU athletic director.
Parkland/Reynolds Field is a high school stadium, which
posed logistical problems in staging a college game. The college
field has different dimensions, including the width of the goal
posts.
If the playoff game site had remained at Parkland/Reynolds,
college goal posts (which are more narrow than those used at the
high school level) would have been installed in place of the high
school goal posts. That, along with changing that stadium's usual
dimensions would also have had to be done.
^ Tickets for the playoffs went on sale at WSSU yesterday.
Prices are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12 and WSSU
students with proper school ID. For more information, call Rose
boro at 750*2141.