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SAY YOU SAW IT HERE.
Tricky Steve Joyner, who thrilled local basket
ball audience during the days when Joe Alston
was head man at Johnson C. Smith, has returned
to the university as assistant basketball coach.
Rember' the old saying about old generals
never die? It can also be said of old golfers, who
simply move on to another challenge. Take the
case of photographer James Peeler, who lost
interest in the sports several years back....Peel
er returned to the links Saturday and whipped
the pants off local artist John Kennedy at the
Lakewood Golf course in Cramerton.
Neither the kicker nor the kickee would reveal
their final score, however...
Regardless of what you many have read,
Friday night’s heavyweight fight should not go
down in history as one of boxing’s greatest bouts.
It was far from it. In my opinion, Ali would not
have won so big if he had been facing a more
dpperience fighter.
Incidentally, Dick Gregory, the former comed
ian, is said to habe pumped seeds and special
iilice down Muhammad Ali’c onmotimoo uminll
ing throat to get him ready for Spinks.
The NCAA has barred Howard University’s
great soccer team for championship competition
for the next two years. It seems that the Bison
officials failed to report an ineligible player
during the 1977 season.
Our congratulations go out to Tony Threatt,
former student assistant at Hampton Institute.
Threatt has just been named Sports Information
Director at Fayetteville State University. The
Petersburg, native was a three-year starter with
the Hampton basketball team who was named to
the All-CIAA Tournament team this past Feb
ruary.
A&T has moved to within $88,000 of its goal of
the $500,000 it needs to build a new football
stadium______
We have words that Jerry Fitch, former
Johnosn C. Smith head basketball coach, has
latched on at Elizabeth City State as an assistant
to Bobby Vaughn, the ageless gentleman who
has contributed so much to basketball in the
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Committee. Although it’s not pouularly known,
he provides able leadership and insight in
various other areas in the CIAA and at Johnson
C. Smith.
Look for another great crowd to be on hand in
Winston-Salem Saturdav nieht when host Wins
ton-Salem State and highly-polished Virginia
Union put their undefeated records on the line.
A guess here is that VU’s great passing game
will prove too much for the battling Rams,
whose stout defense showed glaring weakness in
—the deep secondary during the game with A&T.
Since we’re on th subject, here is our pick of
the week. J.C. Smith will get in the victory
column against Hampton and Virginia Union
will sidetrack Winston-Salem from the winning
trail. The swift-striking panthers will be looking
for their 10th straight triumph.
Norfolk State will roll over Elizabeth City. It’s
a toss-up between Shaw and Fayetteville State,
but I’m going out on the proverbial limb to pick
j Fayetteville State. UMES should prove no match
for Livingstone. Virginia State will clout St.
Paul’s. South Carolina State will continue to roll
against Howard and Bethune-Cookman will edge
i A&T. Florida A&M will bowl over Delaware
; State and Grambling will enbarrass Morgan
.state in Yankee Stadium.
Charlotte area television stations are missing
a great show and the opportunity to improve
their black viewing audience by not picking up
Xthe Grambling football show each week.
4/ Baseball is still lingering. The Charlotte
Bombers will play the Mecklenburg Orioles
Sunday afternoon at Crockett Park in what is
being called the “Battle of local semi-pro
. champions.” The Bombers walked through the
Triple county League this summer and the
Orioles waltzed through the Jackie Robinson
League,-both with outstanding records.
Garfield Mizelle, the artful pitcher, who
riddled Johnson C. Smith with three touchdowns
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tossed eight TD passes in two weeks. ...Did you
know that Willie Walker has replaced Ken
Koontz as the public address system announcer
at the Johnson C. Smith football games?
Hank Ford will put his Hampton basketball
Pirates on display at the Hampton Coliseum five
[ times this winter. The Pirates, who play
f Johnson C. Smith here next January 2B, return 14
[ lettermen from last season’s fine squad.
“Our offense hasn’t really gotten on track,
i That’s our major problem area this week. Our
: defense is very young and its shown against the
: teams we’ve played thus far. They are a
j talented bunch and will develop as the year
; progresses but we have to bear with their errors
\ for the time being.”
The words of those of head football coach
Walter Lavett of hampton In
CL4A Football Roundup
Coaches Pre-Season Prediction Is Running True To Form
Special To The Poet
Hampton, Va,..The coaches
pre-season prediction of
where the teams will finish in
the CIAA seems to be follow
ing a true to form pattern
with Winston-Salem State,
Virginia Union, and Norfolk
State leading the pac!7
The Norfolk State Spartans
lead the conference in wins
having defeated Fayetteville
State, 34-12, this past Saturday
in Foreman Field to boo6t
their league record to 3-0.
A weekend for record sett
ing, Norfolk State set a few of
its own with Emanuel Upton, a
6-0,180-pound senior split end
from Chesapeake, Va , who
set a school record for 7 pass
receptions for 86 yards, in
cluding a 37-yard touchdown
reception.
Coach Dick Price became
the winningest football coach
at Norfolk State with 31 wins,
16 losses, and 1 tie. He has
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at Norfolk for four seasons
and is starting the fifth season
on a winning streak.
The C1AAA offensive line
man of the week, Emanuel
Upton, was assisted by quar
terback Jimmy Robinson, a
junior from Petersburg, Va.,
who threw for 11 for 26 at
tempts; 3 touchdowns, with a
run for one of the touchdowns;
and 169 yards.
Even though he was held for
a minimum of yardage, All
American LaRue Harrington
still leads the CIAA in receiv
ing with 11 receptions for 102
yards.
Defensive back Mike Ellis, a
6’3”,190-pound junior, had 8
tackles, 4 solo and 4 assists
with one fumble recovery and
one pass knocked down.
Fayetteville State couldn't
stop the whole Spartan team,
but they did slow up Harring
ton.
Rick Furline had 16 tackles,
5 unassisted and ll assisted
to hold LaRue to only 49 yards
with 18 carries. His teammate
Ernest Hackney, a sophomore
defensive back from Durham,
had eight tackles, 6 unassisted
and 2 assisted and was tre
Burton To
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“Rebop”
Not too many months ago,
LeVar Burton was just anoth
er acting student, studying at
the University of Southern
California and dreaming of
show-biz success. Then he
landed the part of Kunta Kinte
in “Roots’'-and before you
could say "a hundred and
thirty million viewers,” Le
Var was a star.
Young, handsome,IDid Irre
pressibly charming, LeVar re
tains a sensible approach to
his acting future-a future
that's looking brighter every
day. His meteoric rise to fame
hasn’t led him to grab every
offer that comes his way,
although there have been do
zens of pleas for him to appear
in everything from sitcoms to
movies.
“After 'Roots,’ I did a lot of
talk and game shows,” he
recalls, "and then I stopped. I
didn’t want to get over-ex
posed.” Now he’s being more
choosy, a fortunate develop
ment for public television
viewers, because one of the
choices he's made is WGBH’s
REBOP.
REBOP (made for young
people but enjoyed by fans ol
all ages) is a program LeVar
believes in. "I thought RE
BOP was a great idea from the
beginning,” he enthuses
“The kids’ programming or
public TV is fantastic-anc
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had seen the show before, so ]
was pretty excited when I wai
invited to be hoot for the nev
LeVar likes REBOP'i goals
which include helping childrer
of all cultures to communicaU
across and racial lines. “Kith
can learn a lot through RE
BOP,” LeVar points out.
“They can see kids from i
variety of backgrounds wh<
live all over the country, ah<
have the same problems grow
ing up as they do.”
REBOP is a multicultura
series designed especially fa
young people aged 9 to 13.
Each program features tw<
mini-documentaries about
young people from every par
of the United States LeVai
introduces the films and give
some background informatkM
on the kids who are featured ii
the program.
LeVar was bom in Larv
sthul, Germany on Februar
16. 1957
mendous against the Norfolk
passing game. -
Lorenzo Grays, the Broncos
Offensive center, showed out-'
standing abilities and helped
keep the Broncos in the game
up to the last minutes
Winston-Salem Slate
continued its winning streak
against the MEAC by defeat
ing North Carolina Central,
24-1Bl in Durham.
As usual, quarterback
Kermit Blount, who leads the
conference in individual total
offense, displayed true pro
fessionalism by leading his
team to another, victory.
The Rams lead the confer
ence in rushing offense and
total offense.
Defensive tackle Ricky At
kinson received the CIAA
Defensive Lineman of the
Week recognition for his out
standing performance in keep
ing pressure on Central’s
quarterback. Atkinson played
for only half the game, but as
a result of his efforts, Central
had to stick to the passing
game and broke their own
school record for passes. With
absolutely no rushing game,
QB Eddie Jones
...Golden Bull substitute
their passing game suffered 3
key interceptions.
The Rams exhibited
outstanding abilities with
runningback Timmy New
some standing out. Newsome
carried the ball 21 times for
213 yards, one touchdown,
with 68 yards for his longest
run.
Virginia Union, under Coach
Willard Bailey, has tremen
dous motivation and a knack
for getting things done.
They lead the league in
passing offense for an average
of 139.5 yards per game, and
in rushing defense, allowing
only 25 yards per game to
their opponents
Judge Thomas, 6'3" senior
had a terrific game with three
touchdowns. Two via the air
and one with a spectacular run
for 84 yards He carried the
ball 20 times for 130 yards
rushing and was named the
CIAA Offensive Back of the
Week He leads the conference
in scoring with five touch
downs, averaging 15 points an
outing.
Garfield Mizelle. another
outstanding CIAA quarter
back passed for three touch
downs and scored once him
self on a 34 yard run He threw
for 100 yards.
Coach S.T. Holmes of the
Elizabeth City State Univer
sity Vikings, walked away
with the CIAA Coach of the
Week award for his efforts and
abilities in leading his team
from a losing game in the
fourth quarter, to the victory
over Virginia State, 15-14
Behind 14-0, at the beginning
of the final period, the Vik
ings, sparked by quarterback
Johnnie Williams, charged
back. Williams came into the
contest midway of the third
quarter and completed seven
of 11 passes for 130 yards,
including a 50-yard TD strike
to Tim Hampton
Hampton Institute held on
against Shaw University's
Bears for a 24-19 verdict - their
first of the season The two
teams have been conference
rivals for a number of years
and this game marked the 35th
renewal in the rivalry The
Pirates won 24 of these con
tests while losing 9, with two
ending in ties. Hampton has
won the last six meetings.
They led .he entire game
behind the sparkling per
formances of quarterback
Jenson Baker and halfback
Lewey Hale who carried 12
times for 137 yards .including
a 77 yard touchdown romp.
Livingstone traveled to
Daytona Beach, Fla to meet
Bethune-Cookman. They seem
to have gotten some of their
fine defensive strength back
and kept Bethune-Cookman
struggling the entire game
The Bears lead the league in
pass defense, giving up only
55 5 yards per game. They
placed third in total defense,
giving up only 206.5 yards per
game.
Freshman quarterback Jeff
Marabte fronv the Bronx, N.
Y completed 14 of 22 aerials
for 90 yards He led the Bears
to their lone touchdown with
help from runningback Leroy
Neismith and Matthew Reed,
who scored the TD.
James Jackson exhibited
outstanding catching ability
bv averaging four catches per
game and William Williams, a
senior wide receiver and spec
ial team man, has been tops
for his team in kickoff returns
with a 21.3 yard per return
average
The Bears lost 11-6, but are
forming into a strong contend
er and are getting their
number one position back as
the conference's top defensive
outfit
St. Paul's College, another
very young team, lost to Bri
dgewater. 25-0. — "
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