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Sports CIAA scheduling should help Rams in future playoffs . Photo by Max DunhiU Winston running back Bobby Brown played valiantly In defeat against second-ranked Jacksonville State in last Saturday's playoff game. Brown looks for daylight as guards William McDonald (60) and Ivan Washington clear the way. By CRAIG T. GREENLEE Chronide Sports Editor Some folk may call this absurd reasoning. But when you think about it, the CIAA's change in scheduling for the *92 season should prove to be the best thing that's happened to Winston-Salem State football in quite a while. Next year, the league goes to an eight game, round robin for mat. This new wrinkle should - help to ensure that from now on, - the conference's best teams will face each other during the regular season..: In Winston's case, that did not happen in *91. The CIAA's best teams are in the Northern Division. But the Rams faced none of the north's * elite this year. Compared to the CIAA North, the Southern Divi sion is far below par. For that reason, a power team like the Rams could afford to be off the mark and still win. That's because most of their games were played against Southern Division teams. The ease in which the Rams dominated, shows just how wide the gap is between Winston and rest of the CIAA South. Like it or not, the lack of quality competition during the *91 season came back to haunt the Rams in the opening round of the Division n playoffs last Saturday. Thai was a major factor in Win ston absorbing a 49-24 licking at the hands of Jacksonville State's Gamecocks. Don't think so? Just take a look at the sched ule. North Carolina A&T and Wofford College were the only two teams that provided the Rams with a true challenge. Fact is, the Aggies, Terriers and Morehouse are the only teams on the Rams* - slate that finished the year with a winning record. One footnote about More house. This team rose to the No. 16 position in the national rank ings before being eliminated from playoff consideration when they lost to SIAC-rival Clark/Atlanta two weeks ago. M-House was on? of Divi sion II*s best towards the end of the year. In early September when they played the Rams at Bowman Gray Stadium, the Maroon Tigers were still trying to find them selves. It's a much different story for the rest of the Rams* opposition. North Carolina Central, Johnson C. Smith, Livingstone, Fayet teville State, Kentucky State, Vir ginia State and Hampton Univer sity had a combined record of 19 51-1. This year, those teams Please see Page B3 Aggies get tire nod over Del State for Heritage Bowl By Chronicle Staff North Carolina A&T will be the MEAC's repre sentative in the first Alamo Heritage Bowl next month. Jim McKinley, Heritage Bowl president vis ited Greensboro yesterday and extended the bid to the Aggies. Along the way, however, there were grumblings about how the Aggies became the team of choice. As of Sunday, it appeared that the Aggies had won the conference title outright, qualifying them for a berth in the Heritage Bowl, the first post-season bowl game involving historically black colleges. As the MEAC champ, A&T will face SWAC champ Alabama State on Dec. 21 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. for the black college national championship. The Aggies secured their bowl spot by beating South Carolina State, 49-21 last Saturday. But late Monday, A&T's claim as the sole occu pant of the MEAC throne was nullified because of an infraction committed by Bethune-Cookman. According to an internal investigation and a let ter which was forwarded to the MEAC office, B-CC played an ineligible athlete in their 28-20 win over Delaware State on Sept. 7. MEAC Commissioner Ken Free ruled that the Wildcats had to forfeit and Delaware State was awarded the victory. In a state ; ment released by the conference office in Greens boro, "the student-athlete, who had exhausted his five years of playing eligibility, was unintentionally allowed to participate in the game against Delaware MEAC Football Standings North Carolina AAT Delaware State Bethune-Cookman South Carolina State Florida A&M Howard University Morgan State Conference 5-1-0 ? 5-1-0 ? 3-2-0 3-3-0 2-3-0 1-5-0 1-5-0 ? MEAC co-champions Last week's results North Carolina A&T 49 South Carolina State 21 Delaware State 56 Howard University 12 . ^ This week's games "^?^Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman, 1:30 p.m. (Florida Classic at Tampa, Fla.) Overall 9-2-0 9-2-0 4-5-0 7-4-0 5-5-0 2-9-0 1-10-0 Photo by Chronicle Staff A&T quarterback Conned Maynor State." Prior to last Saturday's games, Bethunc had a 4 1 league record. The forfeit dropped them to third place in the standings at 3-2. The Wildcats final game of the season takes place on Saturday against Florida A&M in the Florida Classic at Tampa. B-CC*s forfeit gives Delaware State a 5-1 mark in conference play, the same as A&T. As a result, the two schools have been declared MEAC co-champi ons for this season. Both schools also finished up the regu lar season at 9-2 overall. A&T received the bowl bid even though its lone con ference loss was to Del State (31-26 on Nov. 9). However, it was learned that when the Heritage Bowl was conceived, the MEAC waived its two-way tiebreak er system involving head-to-head compe tition. Because of the waiver, the bowl committee had the authority to select the conference repre sentative in the event of a stalemate. Apparently, the committee didn't think too much of the Hornets' win over the Aggies in Greensboro. According to an article in Tuesday's Miami Herald, the bowl committee opted to stick with its original decision to make A&T their choice. Said McKinley: "We reviewed our initial decision and felt Please see Page B3 CHAMPIONSHIPS tat Rmtotnct+ftoynotoi QtmMumy Junior Pee Wees Division Gamer Trojans (Gardner, NC) vs. Graybounds, 9 a.m. Pea Wees Division Hamlet Rebels (NC) vs. Gray hounds, 11 am. Junior Midgets Division Gamer Trojans (NC) vs. Vikings , 1 p.m. Midgets Division Coastal Wotfpack (Wilmington, NC) vs. Gamer Trojans, 3 p.m. TWIN CITY CLASSIC (Mt Griffith F*\d) ?v -4 8A.M. Junior Midgets Division East Chester Blue Devils (NY) vs. Greyhounds 9:30A.M. Pea Wees Division . Sbinnsion Spartans (W. Va.) vs. Happy Valley Warriors (Johnson City, Tenn.) 11 A.M. Pee Wees Division ? East Chester Blue Devils (NY) vs. Cloudland Highlanders (Tenn.) ?# 12*0 P.* Pm Wm East Cheater Blue Devi PPWOM# Olvtolofi #East Chester Blue Devils (NY) vs. Coastal Carolina Jets (Wrtmioyton) 3:90 PM Pee Weee DMsJon Central Comets O&nn.) vs. Lewitvffle Titans MM Midgets Division Roswed Hornets (Ga.) at Parttartd? 6:30 PM\ Junior % Junior Bantams Division !*? ,V *? > t Iftfarrt D*mb /t kjbwialM ??v v#u? wares Hants (LrvvtQston, Mt Tabor Falcons Super Trojans (BaW Greyhounds at ParWand-R 8PM Junior Midgets Division Hanlon ParK 49ers (BaWmom) Junior Bantams Divlelon Orange Scorpions (Oranger NJ) vs. Lewisville Titans at Parkland-Reynolds Stadium ??'? ?? . ?< -? i
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