SportsWeek
February 24, 2011
Aggies get
the best of
the Eagles
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North Carolina A&T and N.C. Central put forth another
back-and-forth battle in front of another sellout crowd with
the Aggies coming away with a 72-67 win at Durham's
McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium on Monday night.
Thomas Coleman recovered from his worst game of the
season on Saturday to finish w ith 21 points, nine rebounds
and six assists. Sophomore Adrian Powell had 13 points,
including a pivotal 3-point play that clinched the win for
N.C. A&T ( 13-15). The two longtime rivals split the season
series with
each team
winning on
the other's
home floor.
"This
game is
Duke
Carolina,"
said A&T
Head Coach
Jerry Eaves.
"This was a
dog light.
They hit so
many big
shots, and I
was proud of
my guys
because we
hit some big
ones too. This
truly is one of
the best rival
ries in the
country with
two of the
best fan bases
in the coun
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Adrian Powell had a huge game, scoring 13 ry is every
pnim s. thing people
said it was."
Thomas
Coleman gave the Aggies a one-point lead thanks to a lob
pass in the post from Austin Witter with 1:44 remaining.
Mare Hill extended the Aggies' lead to 67-63 with a 3-point
er from the top of the key. C.J. Wilkerson hit two free
throws to get the l.agles to within two with 46 seconds to
play.
On the ensuing inbounds plav. the Eagles' pressure
defense forced Witter to throw the ball away, giving the
l.agles a chance to tie the game for the 10th time. Landon
Clement instead Went for the lead as he launched a 3-point
er from deep in the corner. His three banged off the back
iron and into the hands of Marc Hill.
Hill raced to the other end of the floor and found Powell
along the baseline for a layup. He was fouled on the play,
went to the free throw line and converted to give the Aggies
a commanding 70-65 lead w ith 2 1 seconds remaining.
Eagles' shooters C.J. Wilkerson and Clement were a
combined V-for-22 from 3-point range. Nick Chasten went
3-for-4 from 3-point range and finished with a game-high 24
points. Wilkerson and Clement had 20 and 17. respectively.
"This is the fun part of the season." said Eaves. "All of
our remaining games arc going to be just like this - wars.
When this one counts in the conference, it's going to be
even better for both teams."
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Paul Davis scores in dramatic fashion.
Seniors get win
in last home game
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The Winston-Salem Stale Rams came up
hig in a 59-49 senior night win over the
Shaw Bears on Monday in one of the most
important games of the season. With the
win. the Kams move into a tie lor
first place in the Central
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
(CIAA) Southern division and will
have a chance to claim the title with
a win on Saturday.
"This game was big for us. We
understood what it meant. |The
team was| really focused today,"
WSSU Head Mens Basketball
Coach Bobby Collins said. "I
thought our coaching staff did a
very good job of preparing w ith our
/one anu against their /.one. we uiu a couple
of things and we were successful."
The w in was an especially emotional one
for the Rams as the team's six seniors took
the court for the final time at the C.E.
Gaines Center. Riding the emotional wave in
front of a raucous WSSU crowd, the Rams
gave a tremendous defensive effort, holding
the Bears to shooting 35.2 percent from the
field with 19 turnovers. The game was a spe
cial one as Davis, Jackson, redshirt-senior
Collins
guard Shelton Carter, senior guard Ricky
Bolton Jr.. senior forward Corey Morris, and
senior forward Mclntoche Aleius took the
court at the C.E. Gaines Center for their
final time as Rams. "We call those six sen
iors 'The Unforgettables,"' Collins added.
"I hey stuck with me when they
hud a chance to trail sfcf; They
showed loyalty to this program
and for that they deserved this
night."
In a fitting manner, it was the
Rams" seniors who led the way
for the team in the win. Senior
guard Andrew Jackson scored a
team-high 12 points with three
assists and a steal while senior
forward Paul Davis finished the
game with 1 1 points and eight
redounds. Not to he outdone, reiishirt
sophomore forward Stephon Piatt added 10
points with three rebounds.
With the win. the Rams improved to II
5 in the CIAA and 6-3 in the CIAA Southern
Division. The Rams move into a first place
tie with the Bears and will look to close out
the season on a high note when the team
takes on the Fayetteville State Broncos in a
televised game on Saturday at Capel Arena
in Fayetteville.
The Men's and Women's champs.
NSU, Hampton win ME AC track championships
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The Hampton Women's
Traek and Field Team and
the Norfolk State Men's
Track and F ield Team won
the 2011 Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference
(MEAC) Indoor Track and
Field titles Saturday alter
noon at the Prince George's
Sports and Learning
Complex in Landover. Md.
Hampton posted 188.50
points to win their ninth
overall women's MEAC
indoor title. Their score
breaks the Lady Pirates' pre
vious meet record of 179
points set in 2007.
The Norfolk State
women finished in second
with 102.50 points, followed
by Maryland Eastern Shore
in third with 100 points.
The Norfolk State Men
captured their sixth consecu
tive MtiAC indoor crown,
breaking their previous meet
record in points < 1 88 ) with
200. The Hampton Men fin
ished second with 104 points
.followed by Maryland
Eastern Shore to round out
the top three with 74 points.
Norfolk State Head
Coach Kenneth Giles was
named the Outstanding
Coach for the sixfti straight
year. Hampton Head Coach
Maurice Pierce was named
the Women's Outstanding
Coach.
"It was a total team
effort," said Giles. "The stu
dent-athletes did an amazing
job and we are looking for
ward to the upcoming out
door season."
Sanders, Wells
high on HBCU
NFL draft list
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Senior tailback Walter
Sanders and senior offensive
guard Justin Wells of Saint
Augustine's College are
considered top NFL
prospects from historically
black colleges and universi
ties according to a recent
ESPN.com article.
The story rates Sanders
as the fourth-best HBCU
running
back, while
Weils is
ranked sixth
among
often s i ve
linemen.
Both play
ers played
key roles
this season
for the
Falcons,
who posted
a 9-2 over
all mark and
captured the
Pioneer
Bowl cham
pionship in
2010. The
nine wins
Wells
Sanders
were the most tor the
Falcons since at least 1934.
Sanders led the CIAA
with 1,377 yards and 15
touchdowns, earning him
league offensive player of
the year honors and a spot
on the AILC1AA first team.
The nation's fourth-ranked
Division II rusher as a sen
ior. Sanders is the Falcons'
career rushing leader (2.747)
in the modern era.
Wells anchored the
offensive line, which helped
Sanders become the league's
rushing king in 2010. The
Falcons averaged 152.6
rushing yards per game and
were second in the CIAA in
time of possession (30:43).
The Falcons relied on
Sanders and the offensive
line to churn yards and burn
the clock late in contests.
The 201 1 NFL Draft will
be held April 28-30.
CIAA makes
All-Freshman
Team selections
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Ther-^ Central
Intercollegiate Athletic
Association has announced
the 2010-2011 Men's and
Women's Basketball All
Rookie Teams as decided by
the CFAA- Sports
Information Directors
Association. This year's
teams are headlined by Saint
Augustine's College's
Umeka Benson and Joel
Kindred.
Benson
was voted as
this year's
C I A A
Women ' s
Basketball
Rookie of
the Year
after averag
ing 10. 1
points per
Henson
game and pulling down X.4
rebounds per game.
Others on the Women's
Team are Saint Paul's
College's Alisha Hardley:
Johnson C. Smith's Racquel
Davis: Lincoln University's
Cynthia Johnson and
Virginia Union's Leslie
Slayton.
On the men's side.
Kindred was a unanimous
vote for the CIAA Men's
Basketball Rookie of the
Year after scoring 1 3.2 points
per game and notching dou
ble figure outings in fifteen
of the Falcons' games.
The Men's Team also
includes: Fayetteville State
University's Tyrell Tate;
Saint Augustine's James
Theus: Bowie State
University's Rasheem King;
and Saint Augustine's Chris
Johnson.
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