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CIAA Football Continued from Pago 6 Winston-Salem State and Alabama State. Against WSSU, JCS gave the Rams a scare in the second half before losing 40-32. Quarterback Wesley Tate set a new school single game record for pass ing yards hitting on 19 of 45 tosses for 339 yards and four touchdowns. Wide receiver Ronald Meadows sparkled also, cathcing eight passes for 188 yards and a pair of TDs. Meadows pulled out all the stops in the Central game, ending the day with 233 all-purpose yards via receiving, kickoff and punt returns. Linebacker Travis Manigault had 10 tackles in that game. Bowie State The Bulldogs went bust in C1AA play at 1-5. But they did come away with some respectability by whipping Central Connecticut in the season finale, 42-21 to finish up with a 4-5 mark over all. In that contest, Butch Wilson did a ~ lot of damage, rushing for 208 yards and one touchdown, a 74-yard effort. Deley Jacks also left his mark with 112 rushing yards and two touchdowns. At the defensive end, down lineman Tracy Ledbetter came through with 10 tackles, one sack and one blocked punt. Virginia State The Trojans experienced more growing pains than they ever expected this year. A 3-7 record isn't exactly what they had in mind. But that doesnt' mean that the season was a waste. Wide recevier Remus James led the league in receiving with 69 catches for 1,190 yards and six, JDs and linebacker Andre Brickhouse was the CIAA's No. 2 hit man with 127-tackles (which included 17 stops in a 34-0 loss to Vir ginia Union). DB Raymond Massenburg was solid in the secondary with 71 hits and Marcus Clifton was fourth in inter ceptions with six thefts for the year. Hampton University The Pirates became a lot more com petitive towards the end of the year. They pushed Elizabeth City State to the limit before losing 23-21 and refused to be steamrolled by Winston-Salem State in a 20-6 defeat. But Hampton let it all hang out in a 44-28 win over North Carolina Central. In that game, wide-out Johnnie Barnes caught seven balls for 156 yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Matthew Montgomery was hot, completing 17 of 35 passes for 348 yards and four TDs. Cornerback Jonathan Wilson contributed heavily on defense with three interceptions, five tackles and one fumble recovery. . Fayetteville State The Broncos didn't have a lot to buck about this year. But at least they can take solace that they played tough in their season ending loss to Norfolk Slate (28-14). Fayetteville got a lot of thump from their running game against the Spartans. Lineman Darrin Taylor was instrumen tal in opening holes for running back Clifton Davis who finished the day with 175 yards on 23 carries. Linebackcr Mark Macklin was the cornerstone of the defense with 13 tack les, 10 of those were solo jobs. - Zack Monday BCSR Commentary Continued from Page 3 ence games. Still, with some creative negotiating, black schools can make big bucks by sell ing themselves off. Here's how. Humpty Dumpty U schedules games at Michigan, Michigan State and Ohib State. It gets one school to pay for plane tickets for the entire trip in addition to a $20,000 guarantee for food and logding. Michigan State and Ohio State each guar antee $25,000 and pays for food and lodg ing. If a school puts together two or three trips like that, it can have a pretty nice pay day for itself. The team won't win much, but who cares? Nothing is wrong with black schools playing one or two major schools each year for the experience so their athletes can see how they measure up. But there is some thing wrong with black schools loading up their schedules with those opponents. That's exploitation. Coaches and athletic directors know going in that they won't win those games. No school is going to fork over that kind of money and lose the game too. However, there is something that the athletes don't realize. Being competitive by nature, they think they can win against any one. In many instances, they have compet ed against major college athletes in summer leagues and in pickup games during the summer and held their own. But that's a completely different ball game. The athletes are blind to the fact that many major colleges have guards who are as tall as the centers at most black colleges. They are unaware that the 12th man for a major school could be a superstar at a black school. All they know is that they're basketball players too. This practice of selling out may be financially prudent. 3ut it is blatantly unfair to athletes. They go into each game with the idea of playing to win. What can happen in those situations is that by getting their brains beat in by the big boys, even a team that is good on its level of play can lose its Confidence. ' It's encouraging to know that several schools, especially those in the Southwest cm Athletic Conference, are shying away from playing the major schools. Instead, they are going up against the mid-majors ? schools like Tulsa, Akron, Toledo and Marquette. The money for playing the mid-majors isn't the same as it is when they face-off against the big boys. But the chances for victory are much greater. That seems like a fair exchange. It might not make a difference in the won loss column. But at least the athletes have a shot at winning. After all, that's the reason they play the games. - Roscoe Nance Gene Atkins rookie, he was pressed into service when starter Antonio Gibson was injured against the New York Giants. Atkins had two inter ceptions in that game. The following year, he started six games and picked off four passes. In *89, he became a regular at strong safety and fin ished the season with 76 tackles. Tve improved my game each year," said Atkins, 27. "I was fortunate to get some playing time my first year. Plus, I was able to take advantage of the situation. I didn't do anything to hurt myself. As a starter, I feel a lot more comfortable. This year, fve been able to come up with big plays and con tribute on the special teams.M Jim Mora, Saints head coach, feels that Atkins has displayed all-around talents and is one of his most dependable performers. "We can always count on Gene to play good defense in the secondary," Mora said. "He has a good nose for the ball. He plays the run and covers the pass extremely well. In addition, he does a great job of returning kicks. He has good speed and knows how to run with the football. He's been a major fac tor in our success." New Orleans has been highly successfel pin '91 as one the front runners in the NFC's Western Division. Much of the Saints' ascent to the top is because of their defense. "Offensively, we've played well," Atkins said. "We've certainly had games where we put some points on the scoreboard. But our defense has been solid all year thanks to players like Pat Swilling, Rickey Jackson and Vince Buck. Defensively, we're as good as anybody in the league. If we're going to win the division and go to the play offs, our defense is going to play an impor tant role." Atkins, who lives in Kenner, Fla., still keeps in touch with the A&M coaching staff. He's also involved in a lot of community ' work in Tallahassee, his home town. "I went to (Richards) high school in Tal lahassee," said Atkins, "so I hold a football camp in the ofT-season to benefit Tabernacle Baptist Church. I'm very fortunate to be playing professionally. There are a lot of people who didn't get the opportunity to play in the pros. That's why I stay in conctact with coach Riley and the people in Tallahas * see. I want to give something back to the people who have helped me over the years." - Donald Hunt
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