Game Of The Week; Dudley Pounds Reynolds 34- 1 8 from page B 1 } with 18 seconds remaining in the half. After three unsuccessful attempts to scorc, the Demons played conservative. Quarterback McCullum dropped back and com pleted a screen pass to his brother Julian McCullum, but he was instantly leveled and coughed up the ball. Panther linebacker Tyrone Williamson scooped up the ball and scampered 70 yards for a touch down to give the Panthers a 14 point advantage. The Panthers missed the extra point, leaving the score 20-6 at the half. The second half went along the same lines as the first, big plays made the difference. The Panthers chewed up more than six minutes off of the game clock on their next possession. Panther quarterback Ragsdale completed another pass to Bell, this time on a 35 yard slant, to set up another score. Chris Caldwell scored on a three yard plunge to give the Panthers a 26-6 lead with 3:34 left in the third quarter. They missed the extra point attempt. After several Demon second half possessions were halted, the tension reached its peak. Following a Demons punt, Panthers returner Bell, returned the ball to the Demons 35-yardtmt, where he was greeted by a host of Demon defen sive players, on the Panthers side line.While the play was finishing, a fight erupted on the Panther side line. Demons Wide receiver Ricar do Howell, was the only player rep rimanded for his actions. Howell was ejected from the contest. The Panthers used the yardage from the penalty to score their last touchdown on the evening to lead 32-6 with four minutes to play in the game. Caldwell bulled his way in for the two point conversion to give the Panthers a substantial 34-6 lead. Although the Demons finished the game with two desperately needed touchdowns, it was too little too late. North Forsyth 42 South Stokes 0 ? . Kenyon Grooms and Thomas Drake, scored two touchdowns respectively, to lead the Vikings. Grooms rushed for 181 yards and increased his team leading touchdown total to 1 3 for the season. Drake rushed for 93 yards. Mike Carter opened the scoring floodgates, on a 5 yard first quarter touchdown run for the early 8-0 lead. With 14 seconds remaining on the clock, Vikings quarterback Essick threw a 45 yard pass to Grooms for a touchdown. The Vikings led 22-0 at the half. MtTabor 14 West 7 After a scoreless first half, Mt.Tabor controlled the line of scrimmage and scored on a two long drives. Kory Lathan scored for the Titans. Greensboro Smith 18 Carver 8 Carver jumped out to the early lead on Jimmy Manns 62 yard scamper but Smith did not let up. Smith scored before the half, but missed the extra point, to make the score 8-6 at halftime. Smith scored two second half touchdowns to secure the victory. East Forsyth 32 Glenn 20 East exploded into the contest, establishing a 24-8 lead at the half. Glenn rallied closing the gap to 24-20, but the Eagles were too tough. Brandon Tapp and Deron Simmons led the Bobcats. Parkland 12 Greensboro Grimsley 6 Parkland solidified its chances for playing for the conference crown with hard fought victory against a. determined Whirles team. Derwin Isiah and Rodney Minor scored a touchdown for the Mustangs.'! would like to see my offense score more points. The game is going to be a toss-up," said Coach Tony Barnes of Park land. "Which ever team makes the fewest turnovers, will win the game." The championship will be played tonight in Greensboro at Dudley beginning at 7:00 p.m. Key positions to watch will be the quarterback and offensive line. Parkland sent its starting jayvee quarter back, John Otatti and fullback Brian Mack up to the var sity two weeks ago. Since their departure, the Mustangs have struggled to put points on the board. Dudley is small but very quick. Panther quarterback Marcus Ragsdale and split end Nakia Bell are key players to watch for the Pan thers. 5t Junior PeeWees Division | Greyhounds 3-0-1 74K1 Tiny Indians 1-24| Tiny Rams 1-2-0 King 0-3-0 Pee Wees Division Grayhounds 3-0-0 Tiny Indians 1-1-0 Tiny Rams 0-2-0 Packers 1-2-0 ' .? ' " . V , 0 ' ^ ' 'v Junior Midgets Divist|? Grayhounds 4-0-0 Packers 1-2*0 Tiny Indians 3-1-0 Uny Rams 1-2-0 0-3-0 King Junior Packers 3-04) Grayhounds 3-1-0 Uny Rams 1-2-0 Tiny Indians 1-3-0 King 0?3t0 gr? - prwsN yryarywwj NATIONAL - - Conf. WLT Flag Division Lewisville 3-1-1 Palcons Vikings 2?1?0 Kerneirsville 1-2-0 Walkettown 0-3 2-1-0 %f Mitey Mites Division Vikings 2-0-1 Kernersville 2-1-0 Walkertown 1-2-0 Lewisville 1-3-0 Palcons 1-1-1 1 H fm - : ? ft 4 ?f. ?; mm Junior Pet Wees Division , ^ * ' -? '.J ri/iy Indian Running back, Andres Smithy carries the ball for a IS yard gain , Alabama Bulldogs Regain Men's Cross Country Championship After finishing third last year behind Morehouse and Tuskegee, Alabama A & M finally got back on top and reversed the order of fin ish this year. This time, the Bulldogs came in first with 44 points, Morehouse was second with 54 points, and Tuskegee was third with 81 points. This was a thrilling meet that saw two BUlldogs come down the home stretch neck and neck to fin ish first and second. Edward Gar duno was the first runner to cross the finish line. He he broke the tape at 28:58 and was followed by his teammate Melvin Watson, who came across at 28:59 The Most Outstanding Male of last years' Cross Country Champi onship, David Nbaba of Tuskegee University, came in third with a time of thirty minutes flat. Nbaba was followed by Octavious Terrell of Morehouse who finished fourth with a time of 30:10 In the women's division, Alabama A&M University took four of the top 10 spots to walk away with first place honors. This meet was just as exciting as the men, because the first four places were decided by less than four seconds. The winner was Toni Peterson of LeMoyne-Owen College with a time of 21:21, but she could not get any help from her teamates and LOC finished last in the overall team standing, all four of her tea mates ran at the back of the pack and finished 39th, 40th 41st, and 42nd Second place went to Jakki Henderson of Alabama A&M with a time of 21:22. Henderson was fol lowed ? by her teammate Andrueille Marcelin, who finished one second later at 21:23. fourth place went to Jarens Murray of Tuskegee Univer sity with a time of 21 :25 Alabama A&M Notches Its 30th Win Of The Season With 3-0 Victory Over Paine in Tournament The Lady Bulldogs of Alabama A & M University seem to remind one of the Energizer bunny when it comes to volleyball. They just keep winning and winning and winning. Alabama A & M has not lost an SIAC Volleyball Championship match since tournament play began in 1987. Their record in the champi onship match of SIAC Volleyball Tournaments is an impressive 6-0 This year, the Lady Bulldogs breezed through the double elimina tion tournament They won all four of their matches and only lost one set. In the first round, Alabama A & M defeated Savannah state 3-0 (15 10, 15-7, 15-0). In the quarter finals, Alabama A&M beat Paine 3-1 (15 3, 15-8, 9-15, 15-6). The semifinals is where they met the #1 seed from the East Region, Fort Valley. Fort Valley proved to be no match for Alabama A & M as the Lady Bull dogs advanced to the finals with a 3 0 victory (15-4, 15-4, 15-9). In the finals, Alabama A & M squared off against Paine for the second time. This time, Alabama A & M did not give up a set and swept the Lady Lions of Paine COllege 3-0 (18-16, 15-11, 15-11). Last year, Alabama A &M defeated Paine 3-1 in the finals. The leaders for Alabama A & M this season were Katina Thomp son, and Carol Ward. For the second consecutive year, Carol Ward was voted SI AC Player of the Year and Tournament MVP by the league's coaches. Katina Thompson also received some accolades for her hard work on the court. She was named to the All Tournament Team and voted Setter of the Year this year, as well as last year. Alabama A& M finished its 1992 volleyball campaign with 30 wins and only seven defeats for a 81% winning percentage. In confer ence play during the regular season, they won all eight of their matches i m i mm mmm ? B? HW MMI The Mid Eastern Athletic Conference Set For 1992 Volleyball And Cross Country Championships GREENSBORO, NC - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will conduct its 1992 Women's Volleyball Tournament and Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships November 6-7 in Baltimore, Maryland. MEAC member institution Morgan State University will host the events. The tenth annual volleyball champi onship is scheduled for Morgan State's T.L. Hill Field House begin ning at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 6 and 9:00 a.m. on Sat urday, November 7. Two courts will be used to allow double match es simultaneously. The best three - of-five games matches are sched uled for one hour each and the last matches should end at approximate ly 2:00 p.m. on both Friday and Sat urday. The tournament has a double elimination format. In addition to Morgan, MEAC members include Bethune-Cook man College, Coppin State College, Delaware State College,. Florida A&M University, Howard Univer sity, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, North Carolina A&T State University, and South Caroli na State University. ? Howard defeated hosting Mor gan in last year's final. Howard also won the first three MEAC Volley ball titles (1983-85), was dethroned by Delaware State in 1986, but regained it in 1987. Flbrida A&M won the championship in 1988 and SC State in 1990. The MEAC Cross Country Championship are set for Friday only with a 1 1:00 a.m. starting time for women, and a 1 2:00 noon start ing time for men. They will com pete on a course outlined at the Ore gon Ridge Recreation Park. It is the thirteenth annual for the men, and the twelfth for the women. Coppin State won both men's and women's division in 1991. The courses are designed to cover the intercollegiate standard of 6.2 miles for men and 3.1 miles for women. MEAC coaches will meet on Thursday, November 5 at the Ramada Towson beginning at 6:00 p.m. A reception for all participant^' is set for 8:00 p.m. TO REPORT YOUR SPORTS ACTIVITIES CALL SAM PURYEAR AT 723-8448.

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