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Blapk College Sports Review CIAA FOOTBALL Winston-Salem repeats as chamos Winston-Salem State won the league championship just like the preseason prognosticators said they would. The Rami went undefeated in CIAA play to settle the issue; in their final game of the regular season. After the Rams, the race for second place ended in a three-way tie withVir ginia Union, Elizabeth City State and Norfolk State all occupying the runners-? up position. ? . Here's how the regular season ended in the CIAA. * Winston-Salem State The- Rams captuied their fourth league title in five years with victories over Hampton University (20-6) and Johnson C. Smith (40-32). Winston's power ground game and better than average defense proved to be the decisive difference. Coach Fete Richardson's crew was the CIAA's sec ond-best offensive unit (406.1 total ypg) and third in defending against the run (3.1 ypc). Against Hampton, strong safety Ter rance Graves came through with a solid effort after missing several games because of a hand injury. Graves deliv ered a prime-time performance with nine tackles, three sacks and one recovered fumble. The Johnson C. Smith game was time for offensive tackle Kelly Goodman to shine. Goodman was the bulldozer up front which allowed the Rams to amass 523 total offensive yards. . - . Virginia Union Union drew a split in its final two games, toppling Virginia State (34-0) then losing to NAIA champion Central Slate (27-26). The Panthers wheeled and dealed against the Trojans. But it was wide receiver Rodney Hounshell who did a lot of damage. Hounshell caught five passes for 136 yards. In the Central State game, the defense took center stage in defeat. Linebacker Kevin Williams, the CIAA's Freshman Of The Year, recorded 22 tack les and one quarterback sack. DB Paul DeBerry scored a touchdown when he picked off a Marauders pass and ran it back 68 yards. * Elizabeth City State The Vikings were solid contenders for an at-large berth in the Division II playoffs. They slipped past Hampton University, 23-21, before being decked by Kentucky State, 21-18. Going into that game, Liz City was ranked No. 14 in the national polls. That loss knocked them out of any playoff consideration. Defense was the Vikings' primary weapon during the 91 season. They dom inated on thai side of the football, holding opponents to 215.1 total ypg. Everette Mclver, a 6-6, 310 pounds defensive end was the mainstay for the Vikes defense. Mclver was so dominant that he was chosen CIAA Defenisve Player Of The Year. He was the only con NSU missed out on a possible tie for the CIAA crown when they lost to Vir ginia Union (39-11) in late October. Other than the Union game, the Spartans were unbeaten in conference play.V Defensively, the secondary played big all year with lots of help from safety man Leroy Haynesworth and comerback Photo by T-Loe Liz City's Everett? Mclver was ths dominant defender on the ClAA's most unyielding defense. sensus pick for the first team as chosen by the league's football coaches associa tion. Norfolk State For the first time in a long time, the Spartans changed their offensive philoso phy, emphasizing the pass over the run. They got better than decent results thanks to quarterback Kermit Buggs (1,213 yards, 13 TDs) and wide-qut Gary Morris (37 catches, 849 yards, 10 TDs). Jesse Chavis. Haynesworth ranked high among CIAA leaders in tackles (80) and interceptions (six). Chavis proved to be among the slickest of pass thieves, finish ing the year with nine, second-best in the league. Livingstone College The Bears split two of their1 final games, beating Fayetteville State (34-9) and losing to North Carolina Central (22 14). But the Bears made their point this year in spite of being undermanned in terms of roster size. LC wound up with anwhere from 40 to 47 players on their active roster which proved to be problem atic in competing against the CIAA's powerhouses. Nevertheless, coach Delano Tucker's guys managed to reach the break-even point in conference play and overall (3-3 and 5-5 respectively). The major news for LC this season was the play of running back Rob Clod felter, who wasn't the most bullish of RBs size-wise at 5-10,170 pounds. Clodfelter finished up the season by, settipg-rffi&w CI A A single season rushing record with 1,379 yards. Clodfelter rcached that total with 94 yards and two TDs vs. Fayetteville State in the season finale. Clodfelter erased the old mark of 1,377 yards set by Winston-Salem State's Timmy Newsorfle in '78. After leaving WSSU, Newsome went on to enjoy a productive NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys. For the season, Clodfelter also tied a single season conference record for rush ing touchdowns with 14. He now shares that record with Hampton University's Carl Painter (class of *87) and Winston Salem State's Broderick Graves (class of '88). North Carolina Central By most accounts, the Eagles didn't do too badly even though they weren't supposed to do much of anything this year. Central went 3-3 in league play and 4-6 overall. At the start of the year, such a finish was considered a long shot at best But the Eagles made some good things happen by winning their last two games on the '91 schedule (28-16 over Johnson C. Smith and 22-14 over Living stone College). Against Smith, Frank Wooten spear headed the offensive line which paved the way for 311 total offensive yards. In the Livingstone game, DB John Greenway had 13 tackles and one QB sack. Central also had some credible per formances turned in by a trio in their 44 28 loss to Hampton University. Wide-out Anthony Harris caught seven balls for 116 yards and one touchdown; and run ning back Joe Simmons rushed for 110 yards and two scores. Defensively, John Royster recorded 11 tackles and a couple of sacks. Johnson C. Smith The Golden Bulls didn't have a mem orable season , but there were more than a few signs that things are looking up in spite of losses to North Carolina Central, Please see page 15 m
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