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Rams Lose To Wofford 52-35; Prepare For Hampton Saturday
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Starting Rams quarterback Rovell McMillan will be at about 80 percent
during Saturday's contest with the Pirates
BY SAMUEL G. PURYEAR JR.
Chronicle Sports writer
Halloween served up a tainted
trick as Wofford delivered a 52-35
treat to a banged up Winston-Salem
State University football team.
The Rams fell to 6-3 overall
and remained 4-0 in the CIAA. The
Terriers improved to 5-4 overall.
In 1991, Terrier Quarterback
Shawn Graves, proved to be the
Rams nemesis, in leading a Wofford
come from behind charge that ended
with the Rams losing 42-35.
Although the year is different,
Wofford produced the same result.
"Entering last Saturday's contest, the
Rams were allowing only 233.9
yards of total offense and only 94
yards rushing per contest. Wofford
exploited an injury plagued Ram
team, to pile up 487 yards of total
offense, 405 of which, were rushing
yards.
The concern has mounted for
the Rams.'They got an early fumble
and scored and from that point on
we were fighting an uphill battle,"
said Coach Pete Richardson of
WSSU. "We got beat by the best
Division II player in the country."
The only bright spots for the
Rams was the return of Richard
Huntley and the stellar defensive
play of Terrence Graves. Huntley
sat out the Rams last contest against
Bowie State for breaking team
rules. Huntley led the Rams on Sat
urday with 139 yards and three
touchdowns. Graves had 12 tackles
and an interception.
The 17 point pounding could
not have come at a worse time. Next
Saturday's contest against Hampton
University will decide who repre
sents the CIAA in post season
play. "I think it'll be a big challenge.
We are going to have to take it to
them," said Richardson.
Hampton is enduring one of its
best football seasons in the schools
history. They are 7-1-1 overall and
5-D-l in the CIAA. The Pirates 5-0
start in the CIAA, is their best start
since 1976.
During their 1991 campaign,
Hampton finished in the cellar of
the CIAA with a 2-9 record. Enter
ing this year, the Pirates returned
most of its starters but received an
entirely new coaching staff and
were not picked to finish higher
than fifth. "Coming into this year,
we knew that if we were going to
get anywhere this year, our work
ethic and attitude would have to
change," said Coach Joe Taylor of
Hampton. "Hard work is the easiest
thing for success."
The coaching match-up is just
as impressive as their teams. Taylor,
in his 10th year as a head coach, has
a career record of 68-30-4 with a
.686 winning percentage. Richard
son, in his sixth year as Rams head
coach, has compiled a 40-13-1
record with .750 winning percent
age. Taylor, along with Richardson,
is not a stranger to CIAA champi
onships. Taylor won his first and
only CIAA championship in 1986
while coaching at Virginia Union
University.
Hampton is currently in second
place in the CIAA. The ironic twist
to the contest on Saturday for
Hampton will be the scheduling.
The Rams will not count as a con
ference game for the visiting
Pirates, but will count the game as a
conference game on their schedule.
Hampton has completed its six'
game CIAA schedule whereas the
Rams have Hampton and Living
stone to play before finishing their
season.
In a scintilla note of history, the
Rams won their third consecutive
CIAA championship 20-6 at Hamp
ton last year.
Hampton ranks first in the
CIAA in total team offense and total
team defense. Hampton is averaging
473.2 yards of offense per game. No
other team in the CIAA is averaging
more than 355 total yards of offense
Joe Taylor
Hampton Coach
per game. "We aren't going to do
anything special for the game. They
are scoring a lot of points and exe
cuting really well, "said Richardson.
Their defense is just as good.
They are allowing an average of
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Reynolds junior varsity coach James Alexander huddles with his offensive unit prior to the Uudley game
JV Game Of The Week
Dudley Opens The Play;
Pounds Reynolds, 34-18
BY SAMUEL G. PUR YEAR JR.
Chronicle Sports writer
Dudley used an explosive
offensive attack to route Reynolds
34-18 in a key Central Piedmont
Conference battle.
The Dudley victory sets up
tonight's match-up that features
Parkland against Dudley in Greens
boro. The winner will be crowned
Central Piedmont Conference
champion.
Dudley took the opening kick
off and immediately marched for a
quick score. On their first play from
scrimmage, Panther Quarterback.
Marcus Ragsdale threw a 63 yard
completion to Quentin Davis, who
was tackled on the two yard line.
The Panthers later took it in but
missed the extra point.
Reynolds rebounded with some
offense of their own. On their first
possession, they amassed four first
downs and covered 70 yards.
Tedrick Hill capped off the drive
with an eight yard run to even the
score at 6-6 with 1:17 remaining in
the first quarter. Reynolds QB
Ramon McCullum was stuffed on
the extra point conversion.
Dudley answered the bell.
Quentin Davis took the Demon
kickoff on the 5-yard line, faked a
reverse and returned it to the Pan
ther 30-yard line. The Panthers con
tinued to drive. On fourth and three,
Ragsdale rolled left, faked a pass
and rambled for 1 5 yards and a first
down. After several rushing
attempts, Ragsdale completed a 26
yard pass to Nakia Bell for a touch
down with 4:30 remaining in the
half.
During the extra point, Rags
dale rolled right to complete the
conversion and the Panthers went
ahead 14-6.
The Demons next possession
proved to be the turning point. The
Demons drove the entire length of
the field to the Panther 14-yard line
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Predominately Black College Golf Is On the Verge of Existence
Predominately, black college
golf has awakened from a deep
rooted dream but has yet to become
a pleasant reality. "I think black col
lege golf is improving. More teams
and schools are showing interest in
starting programs, "said Coach Burle
Bowens of Hampton University.
Coach Bowens is also President of
the National Black College Coach
ing Association. "Our black kids
haven't had the experience and
exposure. There are still limited in
certain events."
Jackson State University has
been a dominant force in black col
lege golf for the past five years.
They are currently the reigning
SWAC and Black College national
champions. They have beat teams
such as: the University of Alabama
Birmingham, Northwestern Univer
sity, Tennessee Tech University,
.Louisville and Nebraska just to
name a few.
"Black Colleges are coming
along but we need money. Without
the money you can't recruit quality
players," said Coach Eddie Payton
of Jackson State.
The milieu surrounding the
Jackson State program is a little dif
ferent. There is a large lacuna in
black college golf after studying the
JSU situation.
The name Payton, is worth its
weight in gold in the state of Missis
sippi. Both Eddie and his famous
brother Walter Payton, were stand
outs at Jackson Statd^bd are there
fore more apt to receive financial
assistance from the community. The
Tiger golf team flies to certain tour
naments around the country and
they are sponsored in part by Nike,
Coors and Pizza Hut. These three
sponsors have enabled JSU to host
their own tournament during the
Fall and the Spring for the past four
years.
"When Tennessee State Univer
sity decided to join the Ohio Valley
Conference in 1987, it had to add a
golf team, "said Coach Dr. Catana
Starks of TSU. "Black college golf is
an opportunity for blacks and it will
provide blacks with another way tp
get an education."
The ironic scenario to the Ten
nessee State situation is interesting.
During the last five years, Dr. Starks
has recruited 15 golfers, eight of
which have been white. Only two
completed one full season, the rest
didn't last one month.
TSU isn't alone. Several of this
years top teams competing in the
National Black College Champi
onships in Atlanta, such as Jackson
State, Florida A&M, Fayetteville
State and Kentucky State, carried a
plethora of white athletes. The 1992
have been held in Ponte Vedra,
Florida at PGA Tour headquarters,
would have placed the best black
against the best white universities
with proceeds helping the black
institutions.
COMMENTARY
By SAM PURYEAR
Fall results from the championship
held in Atlanta are as follows:
1) Jackson State Univ.
2) St Augustine
3) Florida A AM
4) Texas Southern
5) South Carolina State
6) Favetteville State
7) Southern 6'mv.
8) Hampton Untv
9) Kentucky State
10) Johnson C Smith
1 1 ) Tennessee State
12) Alcorn State
The Professional Golf Tour was
considering creating a special tour
nament for the top six black teams,
in the country. The six teams were
to have been chosen at the Atlanta
toumey.
The tournament, which would
The tournament never got off of
the ground. "We decided to put
more financial support into our
intern program. We also discovered
that several of the top black college
teams are almost all white," said
Ruffin Beckwith Vice President of
Corporate Affairs with the
Tour. "Hosting a tournament under
those circumstances would have
been defeating- the purpose."
In 1992, the Tour created an
intern program for minorities across
the United States. It geared its pro
gram for minority golfers at the pre
dominantly black schools but kept
applications open to all minorities.
The program had 1 4 spots last year,
but will increase the program to 19
for 1993.
Although several black colle
giate golf programs are thriving,
others are not in existence. During
the early 60's, Winston-Salem State
University had one of the best black
college golf teams in the country.
WSSU won the CI A A golf champi
onship from 61-65. In 1992, WSSU
does not have a golf team.
During the 60's, Morgan State,
Howard, St. Paul, North Carolina
A&T, and Virginia Union Universi
ty had ,golf programs. Golf is no
longer in existence at any of these
institutions but yet each year, part of
their Alumni Homecoming festivi
ties includes a golf tournament.
Solving the countries golf crisis
will not happen overnight. Black
colleges are going to have to
become cognizant of the current sit
uation of high school golf programs
across the country. After they locate
the programs, these same institu
tions are also going to have to extir
pate the current golf system.
Summer junior golf programs,
elementary, middle and high school
golf programs are going to need
some reformation. Parents, educa
tors, communities and even politi
cians are needed if equality will ever
be rendered in golf.
The world needs minorities
from every facet of life, to attack the
established beliefs, that minorities
can only contribute to the game of
golf by being caddies. African
Americans should not be obfuscated
by the games history.
In 1896 John Shippen, a black
pro from New Jersey, gained respect
in the United States as being one of
the top golfers. Shippen is also one
of the first few persons to ever play
golf in this country.
African- Americans have owned
golf courses. Renee Powell, the sec
ond black female professional golfer
on the LPGA Tour, grew up playing
on a course owned by her father in
Ohio.
The foundation has been laid.
African-Ameficans do not have
Jack, Arnie, Chi Chi and Gary to
look up to but they do have Charlie,
Ted, Calvin and John to thank.
African-Americans no longer have
to cadge anyone for the opportunity
to play.
African-Americans can deter
mine their own destiny playing the
game of golf.