SportsWeek
October 30, 2014
Aggies atop MEAC rankings
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North Carolina A&T's 40-21 homecoming win over
Florida A&M Saturday afternoon at Aggie Stadium had a
little more meaning than just giving the alumni something
to be proud of.
The win put the Aggies (7-2, 4-1 MEAC) in sole pos
they decided to take advantage of something they noticed
throughout the first half. The FAMU defensive hacks were
keying in on Quick's movements. Whenever Quick
motioned to throw, the Rattlers came forward to stop the
short pass or run.
On a second and fourth from the Aggies 27-yard line,
Keyes was scheduled to run an out pattern, but when he
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MEAC with three games remain
ing on the Aggies' schedule.
North Carolina A&T holds a
half game lead over Bethune
Cookman. S.C. State, Norfolk
State, Morgan State and N.C.
Central. The Aggies also
improved to 4-0 in homecoming
games under head coach Rod
Broadway. The Rattlers (2-6, 2-2
MEAC) have now lost three
straight to A&T.
"Homecoming is different;
look at the crowd and the atmos
phere," said Broadway. "You can
feel it around here. It's the
Greatest Homecoming On Earth,
and it is big. At (historically
black colleges and universities)
homecoming is always big, and it
was a conference game. It took us
to seven wins. 1 think this is the
third year in a row we've had
seven wins. That means we're
getting a little bit better every
year."
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be a tough fight for the confer
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junior quarterback Kwashaun Denzel Keyes had a career day.
Quick walked out on the held as
the starter. In his first game back after missing three weeks
with a knee injury. Quick threw for 233 yards and three
touchdowns on 16-for-26 passing.
"I was ready to get back out there." said Quick. "It was
eating me alive not to be out there with the boys. I'm back
now and it's time to move forward and get better from
here."
All three of his TD passes went to sophomore Denzel
Keyes who used his 6-foot-4 frame against the smaller
FAMU defensive backs to be effective most of the game
before using his smarts for what may have been the
biggest play of the afternoon.
With the Aggies leading 20-14 in the third quarter,
saw tfte corner come up on the
Quick throwing motion, he
continued to run downfield.
Quick spotted Keyes running
free down the sideline and con
nected with the Aggies forward
from the men's basketball team
for a 73-yard touchdown and a
27-14 lead.
Keyes finished the day with
a career-high 129 yards receiv
ing on five catches.
"My hat goes off to Denzel
Keyes, he had some big plays
for us," said Broadway. "That's
where we are developing as a
football team. We are getting
some pretty good athletes in
here now. We are still about 14
short, but once we get 14 more
we are going to improve a little
bit. We have a few weapons we
can go to right now."
Keyes was not finished. He
used his height to go over the
top of 6-foot Devonte Johnson
to end the third quarter with a
21-yard touchdown reception
to give A&T a 33-14 lead after
the extra point was blocked.
"He is 6-4. He is a basket
ball player, a football player
and he can make those plays,"
said Broadway.
Senior kicker Jose Garcia-Camacho helped the Aggies
put the game away as his ensuing kickoff was perfectly
placed at the FAMU 24 where no Rattlers were standing.
Marlowe Wood swooped in and dove on the live ball to
give A&T a lst-and-10. Desmond Lawrence followed
with a 21-yard gain on a reverse. Sophomore Tarik Cohen
closed out the drive with a 3-yard TD run to open the
fourth quarter.
The Aggies will take a week off before playing their
home finale against one of the MEAC championship con
tenders, Morgan State, on Saturday. Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. at
Aggie Stadium.
Salem earns Great South regular season crowns
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The Salem College Spirits have
earned Great South Regular Season
and Salem took the deciding set 15
12.
Zykeya Henderson led the team
with an impressive 38 digs, while
Championships in vol
leyball and soccer.
The volleyball title,
Salem's second in as
many years, came last
week when the team
pulled off a five set win
against arch-rival Agnes
Scott. Kylie Taffer had 23
kills and a .259 kill per
centage.
Salem jumped out to
a 1-0 lead with a 28-26
win. Agnes Scott fought back to win
the 2nd set 25-22, before Salem took
the lead back with a 26-24 3rd set
win. Agnes Scott won the 4th 25-19,
Bukas
Hillary McPhatter had 36
digs. McPhatter finished,
with 14 kills and Roslyn
Nixon had 11. McPhatter
also led the team with 2
aces. Taylor Rhodes had a
strong 47 set assists.
Salem improved to 4-0
in the GSAC and to 8-12
overall with the win. The
team was to finish off the
regular season this week
with home matches against
Piedmont International and Guilford.
Salem Soccer earned its third
straight Great South Athletic
Conference Regular Season Title with
a 2-0 win against Agnes Scott.
Brooke Bukas scored the game-win
ning goal in the 76th minute. Salem
improves to 14-3 overall and 4-0 in
the GSAC.
The game predominately stayed
in the offensive end for Salem. Bukas
converted a Tarryn Johnson cross.
Less than a minute later. Sawyer
Ferguson added a goal from outside
the 18 yard box on another assist by
Johnson.
The Spirits held a 22-4 shot
advantage and a 7-1 corner kick
advantage. Paige Ketchum earned the
shutout in goal. Salem celebrated five
seniors in the win: Ferguson, Taylor
Norman, Nataly Mojica, Liz Smetana
and Stephanie Verdi.
WFU wins Landfall Tradition for third time
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Wake Forest became the first
three-time champion in the 13-year
history of The Landfall Tradition
Sunday at the Country Club of
Landfall's Pete Dye Course. Wake
Forest finished the tournament at
even par with a score of 286-289
289=864. The Demon Deacons ended
a six-year drought after winning the
event in 2007 and 2008.
After sharing the top of the
leaderboard with Oklahoma State
through two rounds, the Demon
Deacons broke out front early on
Sunday and blew past the rest of the
18-team field in impressive fashion.
Sunday's 289 total snapped the
Sunday record shared by Tulane
(2004) and Wake Forest (2007) and
the three-day score of 864 was 13
shots better than Purdue's total in
2005.
"It was a team effort," said Head
Coach Dianne Dailey. "Everyone
contributed to the victory. The team
played tough and kept their focus. We
had five birdies on the last three holes
which propelled us to the top. The
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Members of the golf team poses with coaches.
entire team worked so hard this
semester and can now enjoy the
rewards of their efforts. Any one of
them is capable of being under par
and they demonstrated that this week
end."
The tournament win is the first for
Wake Forest since the 2010-11 season
when the Deacs won the Bryan
National Collegiate on March 27,
2011.
Allison Emrey was Wake Forest's
top individual finisher at fourth place.
Emrey carded a 3-under 213 (72-69
72) for the weekend. Freshmah Erica
Herr posted a 2-under 70 in the final
round to finish tied for 11th at 216
(73-73-70).
Sierra Sims wrapped up the week
end tied for 24th with a score of 220
(69-76-75). Marissa Dodd and
Mariana Sims tied at 41st with match
ing scores of 222.
Wake Forest is off until Feb. 8,
2015, when the Deacs travel to Palos
Verdes, Calif, for the Northrop
Grumman Regional Challenge.
Photo by Charles Leftwich Jr.
Nate Grimes has verbally committed to Fresno State.
QEA anticipates
exciting season
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
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The basketball countdown is underway for Quality
Education Academy. With the season opener only five days
away, there's an unmistakable air of excitement and eager
anticipation.
Coach Isaac Pitts expects championship-caliber produc
tion from his 10-deep squad. In this case, the sum of the
total parts could prove to be greater than the whole. This
team is built to run and it has the requisite parts to grind
opponents into submission.
Look for QEA to put on a full display of what's to come
when it plays host to national powerhouse Oak Hill
Academy (Va.) next Tuesday (Nov. 4) at 7 p.m. The
maroons ana warriors earnea a
split of the two games they
played last season. In both meet
ings. the home team won by dou
ble digits.
"I like what I've been seeing
in practices," said Pitts, who
guided QEA to a 21-4 finish last
season. "We're making progress
every day. We have size, quick
ness and interchangeable parts.
As a coaching staff, we believe
we have all the right pieces to
compete on equal terms with the
top teams in the country."
PUts
The Pharaohs are well
stocked in the backcourt. DeAngelo Bruster (verbally com
mitted to Western Illinois), Jerron Love, DeShawn Corprew
and Andrien White are crafty passers who can create their
own shots and all are above average from 3-point distance.
Defensively, they pose problems because of their speed and
quickness.
"High school basketball is guard-driven," said Pitts.
"That's the key to winning. Our motto is to run on every
possession regardless of makes or misses. With the guards
we have, we can push the tempo and press and trap for the
whole game. As a tandem, 1 believe our guards could be the
best in the U.S."
While QEA has exceptional depth at guard, the front
line won't take a back seat. Papa N'diaye, a 6'9" power for
ward, is the top returnee. N'diaye has a solid inside game at
both ends and he's evolved as a dependable 3-point shooter.
For now, he hasn't declared where he'll go to college.
N'diaye, though, has had his share of offers, including ones
from Oklahoma, Mississippi State and Washington State.
QEA's top newcomer for this season could be Nate
Grimes, an athletic 6'8" senior who can play both forward
positions. Grimes, who committed to Fresno State, runs the
floor, blocks shots, and has expanded his offensive game as
a much-improved ball-handler and perimeter shooter.
Athleticism, shooting touch and moxie are the prime
attributes of sophomore Tremaine Lawrence. The 6'5"
swing man with the 42-inch vertical leap, is considered to
be among elites for the Class of 2017. Forward Derrick
Farquharson is a difficult-to-defend 3-point shooter who
flourishes in an up-tempo game.
In the middle, Bama Jaye, a 6T0", 240 pounds center,
is expected to further bolster the interior as a relentless
rebounder and menacing shot-blocker. Marsellis Purvis pro
vides added depth as an in-the-paint presence.
Oak Hill will come to town with its usual abundance of
talent. The Warriors will be led by prized college prospects
Dwayne Bacon and Daniel Giddens.
Bacon, a 6'6" wing player, is smooth and effective with
the ball in his hands. As a highly-touted recruit, Bacon
received 26 offers and opted to commit to Florida State.
Giddens, a defensive-minded 6' 10" center, has committed
to Ohio State. According to the college recruiting analysts,
Giddens is viewed as a key acquisition for the Buckeyes.
Two other Warriors, post player Joe Hampton and swing
man Joshua Reaves, have committed to Penn State.
"This game is going to have a big-time atmosphere."
said Pitts, in reference to next week's contest. "Between
both teams, there will be 20 players in the gym who are
being scouted by high-level Division I basketball pro
grams."
Oak Hill has a well-known legacy as a prep hoops
power. The school has an alumni list that can easily double
as a Who's Who of pro basketball. Over the years, 25 for
mer Oak Hill players have been selected in the NBA Draft.
The list of current NBA players includes: Carmelo Anthony
(Knicks), Brandon Jennings (Pistons), Ty Lawson
(Nuggets), Rajon Rondo (Celtics), Steve Blake (Trail
Blazers) and Josh Smith (Pistons).
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