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On the war path! * ? ! i - ? : The Tiny Indian*' Pen Weea advanced to the regional playoffs after capturing the NWAFL cham pionship with a win over the Falcons. ' # *'.?*? , " *>> . . " , J- ' , - - Press Box from page B1 las been a long time coming. But his is still the best feeling in the vorld." The Rams controlled the foot >all from the start of the game vith freshman quarterback Jeorge Suggs leading the way. But Tory Woodbury took over after iuggs injured himself early in the econd quarter. Woodbury, the lams' leader, came through with >ne of his best performances of he season. He carried the ball leven times for 64 yards and com pleted four of 10 passes for 55 yards. WSSU's victory was its sixth of |he season and ran the Rams' record to 6-2 overall and 6-0 in the CIAA. The Rams have shown con siderable resilience after starting the season with consecutive losses to Catawba and North Carolina A&T. "I'm very proud of this team," Blount said. "They've come a long way. They've hung in there niOWKIrK and done a great job this season. We have to get ready for Elizabeth City next week, but right now we want to enjoy this one." They deserve it. After first knocking on the door and kicking on it in recent years, the Rams finally had the ammunition to bust it down. The most responsible unit for that turnaround is the defen sive squad, headed by coordinator Andrew Faison. Under Faison's leadership the Rams have been steady, but opportunistic on defense. WSSU showed that in shutting down J.C. Smith tailback Jimmy Bell and then coming up with key interceptions against the Golden Bulls as they have all sea son. "Our defense played well again," Blount said. "Johnson C. Smith was a scrappy team and they never rolled over. But I thought our kids competed very well and did the things they had to do to win." Now that the Rams have cap tured their first C1AA champi onship since 1991 it's time to move on to another level. WSSU still has an outside chance at receiving a berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs. They can accomplish that feat by posting an impressive vic tory over Elizabeth City at Bow man Gray Stadium this weekend and beating Grambling State in San Diego, Calif., on Nov. 13. Carver JV from page B1 well," Taylor said. "He made good reads on the option and made some plays to keep our drives alive. We were limited in our passing game, but our running backs came - through with big games and we were able to get the win." Glenn put forth a gallant effort in defeat. After falling behind 6-0 on Anthony's long run, the Bob cats fought back to tie the game at 6-6. Glenn quarterback Corey Lane found Chris Lane open behind the Yellowjackets' defense and Corey Lane outran several Carver defenders on his way to a 76-yard touchdown pass. Glenn could have gone ahead on the con version, but the kick was blocked and the score remained dead locked. Carver answered with a scoring drive to retake the lead. The Yel lowjackets marched 60 yards in 10 plays. Scott scored from 3 yards out and Gray ran in the conversion for a 14-6 lead. Gray also came through with two clutch passes on the drive. He passed to Timothy Walker for 6- and 8-yard gains. Glenn mounted two drives before intermission, but both bogged down deep in Carver terri tory. The first came after Chris Lane took a reverse and ran 23 yards into Yellowjacket territory on the ensuing possession. The Bobcats had another chance after blocking a Carver punt. Glenn took over at Carver's 30, but went backward on first down when P.J. Jenkins sacked Corey Lane. However, the Bobcats moved to the Yellowjackets' 15 on Corey Lane's 10-yard run and a personal foul penalty. Charles Royster's 7 yard run carried to Carver's 8-yard line, but Carver's defense came up with key stops on the final two plays of the half to thwart the scoring attempt. Glenn had several chances to score in the second half. Led by the running of Royster. the Bobcats' tailback. Glenn made its deepest penetration of the half Royster, who rushed for 70 yards on 17 car ries. had 39 yards on six carries as the Bobcats drove to the Carver 17. But penalties and mistakes forced the Bobcats backward and they ended up punting on fourth and-28. The Bobcats moved deep into Carver territory on its next posses sion. but Zack Evans intercepted Corey Lanes throw at the Yellow jackets' 40. Scott gave Carver a cushion when he took a handoff up the middle, got past several Glenn defenders and raced into the end zone. Antwan Smith's con version kick gave Carver its final margin. Princeton Scott I lit ? P?Llr ? Star ? Premium Quality Ut. ? n? Vc:?n $4 go I Jp?e^ked Frest^8 _ \ BeSt Pies In Town! Our fillings are naturaM ? Q" IVnOl? vj \ juice and layered on top of a flaky crust 1 O "r|,;rt Dip \ just like Grandma used to make! 1 pumpw" jJL V?1? p ^ ? I {Jna ^ ^pN?3M0RE^S! 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