MEAG gives post-season awards
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South Carolina State run
ning back Will Ford was
selected as the Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference (ME AC)
Offensive Player of the Year
and Morgan State's Jarrell
Guyton earned the Defensive
Player of the Year honor, as
voted by the MEAC head foot
ball coaches and sports infor
mation directors
Willie Carter of Howard
earned the Rookie of the Year
award and South Carolina
State's Raymond Harrison was
selected as the Offensive
Lineman of the Year
Coach of the Year honors
went to South Carolina State
head coach Buddy Pough who
led the Bulldogs to their first
playoff berth in 26 years.
Under Pough's guidance, the
Bulldogs finished the season
wiiri a iu-:? overall mark ana
clinched the MEAC title with
an unblemished 8-0 confer
ence record The Bulldogs
ranked in the top 10 of three
FCS statistical categories
including tackles for loss
(4th), sacks allowed (6th), and
scoring defense (9th).
Ford led the MEAC in
rushing with 1.499 yards and
was tied for third in the con
ference in scoring (78 points).
He carried the ball 246 times
for an average of 115 .3 yards
and accounted for 13 touch
downs. Ford, a junior from
Travelers Rest, S.C.. is just
1 ,009 r yards away from
becoming the MEAC's all
SCSI' photo
ME AC Offensive Player of the Year Will Ford runs for yards on Appalachian State during ;
the first round of the DI-AA playoffs over the weekend.
time leading rusher. The
Preseason Player of the Year
honoree, he received the
Rookie of the Year award in
2(K)6 and was recently named
a finalist for the Walter Payton
Award.
Guyton earned the
MEAC's Defensive Player of
the Year honor after leading
one of the most dominating
defensive units in the FCS. For
the second year in a row the
Morgan State Bears led the
FCS in total defense giving up
less than 213.4 yards per
game. Guyton collected 35
solo and 35 unassisted tackles
for the Bears this season. He
put up numbers in almost
every defensive statistical cat
egory including 70 total tack
les, 13 tackles for a loss of 41
yards, four sacks for a 22 yard
loss, one interception for a 22
yards return, three broken up
passes, one hurry, and one
forced and recovered fumble.
Carter was a key offensive
threat for the Howard Bison
this season before being side
line with an injury. In just six
games of play, he earned two
Rookie of the Week honors
and caught 44 passes for 477
yards and six touchdowns. He
averaged 10.8 yards per catch
and was instrumental in
Howard's pass offense that
finished second in the MEAC
averaging 218.5 yards.
Harrison was a key per
former in one of the most
dominating offensive attacks
in the MEAC this season. The
Bulldogs' third consecutive
Lineman of the Year. Harrison
aided SCSU's offense to 4,972
yards of total offense includ
ing 2,651 yar^s on the
ground. With Harrison at the
lead the Bulldogs posted the
league's top rusher in running
hack Ford Harrison earned
Offensive Lineman of the
Week honors two times this
season.
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attention to it. I realized now
how much strength I really
have, how much patience 1
have. I've realized there's so
much more to me than play
ing football."
That's true strength.
Good luck to the local Pop
Warner squads
I want to take the time to
wish good luck to all of the
local Pop Warner squads that
will be playing for a nation
al championship in Orlando,
Fla., next week. If I'm not
mistaking, the Forsyth
Broncos Jr. Midget, Indians
Jr. Midget and Oak Ridge
Midgets are representing
Northwest Midget <at Disney
World,
Also, I hope the local
cheer squads do a great job.
Special shout out to the
Indian Pee Wee cheer squad
for advancing to Florida for
the first time ever. That is
something special.
Hoops showcase at FCD
It's going
o down at Forsyth
Country Day on
Friday and
Saturday. A spe
cial event is
known as the
Holiday
Basketball
Showcase will
take place this
weekend. There
will be almost 30
national college
prospects participating in
the event, including
Patterson's Arsalan Kazemi,
Patterson's Rashanti Harris
(committed to Georgia
State), Patterson's DeAndre
Kane, Patterson's Hassan
Whiteside (committed to
Marshall), Patterson's
Arsalen Kazami (committed
to Rice).
Khalid Princt
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Photo by Anthony Hill
The Oak Ridge Colts Midget and Tiny Indian Jr. Midget squads will also be heading to
Florida. Here, the talented Colts squad celebrates after a win a few weeks ago.
Also, Mt. Zion's Karron
Johnson (committed to
Oklahoma State). Charis
Prep's Bawa Manuri (com
mitted to Indiana). Charis
Prep's Keith Dewitt (com
miueu 10
Missouri). Mason
Plumbee, Jarrell
Eddie, Bowa
Minuri. Lakeem
Jackson, Dee
Giger. FCD's
Tyler Lewis and
several other
future stars will
be participating.
The schools play
ing in the event
will be Charlotte
Christian, Wayne
Country Day, Chans Prep,
Patterson School, Christ
School. Mt. Zion, N.W.
Guilford. Cannon and FCD.
Friday's first game will
start at 5 p.m, with the final
game starting at 8 p.m. On
Saturday the action will start
at 3 p.m., with the final
game starting at 6 p.m.
Admission is $7 at the door.
For more information visit
www.furiesonline.com/mer
cedes.
Prayers for Parkland's
Prince
I'm praying for
Parkland's Khaiid Prince,
who collapsed during
Parkand's JV basketball
game against North Surry on
Tuesday night.
Prince was listed in criti
cal condition yesterday
(Wednesday) morning. He's
a good kid. and I am defi
nitely hoping for the best. I
know everyone at Parkland
is hoping the same thing.
Prince made the All
County JV Football team
two weeks ago. That was the
last time I'd seen him. I def
initely look forward to the
next time. And. I look for
ward to hearing some good
news about him.
Anthony Hill is the sports
editor for The Chronicle. He
can fie reached at 722-8624
(ext. Ill ) or ahill@wschron
icle .com
Richards is named
St. Augustine's
interim b-ball coach
CHK< )NK'LI- S I AH RhPOKT I
St. Augustine's College athletic director George
Williams has named Margaret Richards to serve as the inter
im women's head basketball coach for the Saint Augustine's
College Lady Falcons for the remainder of the 2008-09 bas
ketball season J.J. Oliver will remain in the role of women's
basketball assistant coach.
The search for a women's head basketball coach will
reopen loiiowing ine ciose 01 ine
2008-09 season. Williams affirmed
that Richards will be eligible to
apply. -
Richards joineathe Falcon athlet
ic staff in September 2008 as
women's assistant basketball coach.
She arrived from the University of
Louisville Lady Cardinals where she
served as a graduate assistant coach
for the women's basketball team.
Last season, the Lady Cardinals
reached the Sweet 16 for the first
time in the school's history.
Richards also served as an assis-o
tant women's basketball coach at
Richards
Kentucky State University from 2003 to 2007. During her
two-year stay. Richards helped the women's basketball pro
gram go from consecutive losing seasons to a 19-win sea
son.
As a basketball player. Richards was a four-year guard at
the University of Nebraska Lady Cornhuskers where she
was team captain her last two seasons. During her time at
Nebraska, Richards helped the Lady Cornhuskers reach the
NIT Tournament and earrf a spot in the top 25 national rank
ings.
Richards earned her bachelor's degree in
Communication Studies and double minored in Sociology
and Ethnic Studies from the University of Nebraska in
2003.
A native of Louisville, Ky., Richards scored over 2.000
points and collected over 1.000 rebounds at Louisville
Central High School. She was selected to play on the 1999
Kentucky All-Star Team for the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star
Basketball Game her senior year.
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