By Bill Johnson
SPORTS
BEAT
Bill Johnson
THE $1.98 RAP SESSION.
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bother to tell people about it!
Perry Harrington, second-year running
oacK wno was just coming into his own with
the Philadelphia Eagles, has been lost for
the remainder of the season with a broken
right leg. The former Jackson State star
had taken over as first-string fullback.
Freshman Gerald Fraylon continues to
sparkle at North Carolina Central. The
former Myers Park High School standout
was selected CIAA “Rookie of the Week”
last week. It was the second start of the year
tor the Charlotte native and also his second
successive week of being cited by the
conference.
It South Carolina State’s statistics are
accurate, the Bulldogs’ great weakness can
be found in their inability to defend well
against the pass. SCSC stats also show that
the Bulldogs are reluctant to put the oval in
the air. They’ve thrown a mere 5l times in
their first four contests, completing only 13
and had three intercepted.
The embarrassment over in Hampton last
Saturday will cost Norfolk State its national
rating...Or will it? The Spartans were rated
No. 3 last week in the Sheridan Network Poll
an they’re 9th in the NAIA Poll.
It’s official now! Dick Stockton and Bill
Russell will handle the play-by-play and
expert analysis for CBS Sports’ coverage of
National Basketball Association games
next season. The 40-game schedule, includ
ing regular season, playoff and champion
ship games, begins October 30. The regular
telecasts will begin January 17, 1982. Let’s
hope WBTV will carry them.
John Merritt, the legendary football
coach at Tennessee State, who formerly
coached at Jackson State, has been ad-_
mitted to a Nashville hospital. Rumors say
he probably will retire.
Florida A&M will likely have a $200,000
football scoreboard when the next football
season rolls around. It’s going to be the gift
of a soft drink company. Did you know that
five of the seven players that South Carolina
State sent to the NFL last season are now
playing professionally?
Twelve Bulldogs are now drawing their
paychecks from NFL teams.
Reports from the Bahamas are that
former heavyweight champion Muhammad
Ali is overweight and is facing difficulties in
shedding the extra pounds.
Would you agree that a friend is someone
who doesn’t expect any favors?
Earlier in the year the experts around the
MEAC figures A&T would contest S.C. State
for the conference football championship
this fall. Time has proven them wrong.A&T
was dead last in the league’s standings this
week, but Bethune-Cookman, an outfit that
was lightly regarded at the beginning of the
season, is in second place and keeping pace
with Bill Davis’ Bulldogs.
Look for Morgan State to rejoin the
MEAC later in the year.
Johnson C. Smith, Virginia Union and
Hampton loomed as the “teams to beat”
when the CIAA basketball team opened
practice last week. Howard and A&T are
considered the class of the MEAC.
The West Charlotte Optimists appear to
have a winner. At this writing, it appears
that North Carolina Central will oppose
Virginia Union in the first CIAA Football
Championship game here Saturday,
November 21.
The Eagles will get a break this week
because their game with Elizabeth City is
classied as a "non-conference” contest and
will not count against their loop record.
However, the Eagles have a tough road to
the championship game, with J.C. Smith,
Bpwie State and Norfolk State waiting to
knock them off.
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BOLD PREDICTION FOR THE WEEK -
A&T will kick Howard and S.C. State will
have its hands full in turning back Florida
A&M in Miami, Fla. Bethune-Cookman will
continue to roll against Tuskegee while
Bowie State mauls St. Paul’s. Fayette
ville State will face little trouble in dispos
ing of Livingstone, but James Madison will
slip past Hampton. Virginia Union will
upset Morgan. Winston-Salem will do what
everyone else has done this season - ship
Lenoir-Rhyne. Th two setbacks we suffered
last week dropped our season record to
39-11-1.
CIAA Football Roundup
Rams Close In On Eagles In Red-Hot Southern Race
Special To The Post
HAMPTON. VA. • When
the seventh week of CIAA
football came to a close,
not one of the top teams fell
comfortable with their po
sition In the North, the
Panthers of Virginia Union
(5-0; 6-01 are still on top but
only a one half game ahead
of the Elizabeth City
Vikings <4-1; 5-1). In the
South, the Kams of Win
ston-Salem 13-2; 3-3 > have
closed to within a hall
game of front-runner North
Carolina Central <3-1. 3-2 >
In the big game of the
week, the Hampton Insti
tute Pirates <3-2; 4-3) came
from behind in the final 2'j
minutes to edge the nation
ally iNAIA) ranked Nor
folk State Spartans <2-2;
3-2-1) 23-20
"I had dropped my head
over the interference call
that gave Norfolk a 20-16
lead with a little over two
minutes left." said Hamp
ton Headt'oach Ed Wyche.
"The players told us
coaches, 'We've got 2'
minutes and we can win
this game,' and then we
really started coaching
With 35 seconds on the
clock. Pirate quarterback
Kevin Joiner lofted a
28-yard touchdown pass to
Kicky Coggins for the win
On the day. Pirate run
ning back Dennis Hahan
gained 172 yards on 29
carries. The 29 carries tied
a Hampton record which
was set by Donnel Jones
against St Paul's College
in 1978.
Coach Bill Hayes and his
Kams from Winston-Salem
have come alive and are in
the thick of the Southern
division as they romped
over Fayetteville 53-20. The
win moved the Kams to
within.a 'a game of the
division leader North Caro
lina Central, who were idle
last weekend.
Mike Ferguson. Kam
running back, returned to
action after being sidelined
for four games with a
shoulder injury. Ferguson
rushed for 121 yards on 23
carries and scored a two
point conversion.
BULLS ItEBOUNI)
The Johnson C. Smith
Bulls rebounded from their
drubbing at the hands of
South Carolina State to rout
Livingstone College 39-19.
Junior quarterback John
Henry Thomas showed his
leadership as he led the
Bulls with either the run or
the pass for five of the six
touchdowns and passed to
Vincent White for a two
point, point after.
The Elizabeth City Vik
ings the running of Gary
Sneed and the passing of
Ralph Eagleton. soundly
beat St. Paul’s Tigers 39-6.
Sneed rushed for 122 yards
and one touchdown while
Eagleton completed eight
of 16 for 92 yards and two
touchdowns.
Virginia Union continued
its quest for an undefeated
season by downing Bowie
State 25-0. The Panthers
were led offensively by
running back Harry Mitch
ell who piled up 144 yards
on 27 carries and three
touchdowns. Halfback
Marlon Cowles added 113
yards on 12 carries and one
touchdown.
The Panther defense led
by William Dillion, Darrell
Patterson and a host of
others held the Bulldogs of
Bowie State to a minus 65
yards on land and a minus
23 yards of total offense.
The Trojans of Virginia
State journeyed to the na
tions capitol to face the Bi
sons of Howard University
for the Bison’s homecom
ing. Howard used a stellar
defense to defeat the Tro
jans 26-14
WEEK NO. X FINDS:
•Saint Paul's College (0-5;
0-7 > at Bowie State (1-3;
3-3 > for homecoming at
1:30 p.m. The Tigers of St.
Paul's would like nothing
better than to upset Bowie
at their homecoming with
their first season win
Norfolk State (2-2; 3-2-1)
journeys to Virginia Union
(5-0; 6-0t for the Panthers'
homecoming at 1:30 p m
The Spartans of Norfolk
will not only be trying to
spoil the Panthers' home
coming but will be trying to
get back in the race for the
Northern division cham
pionship
A Panther win would
assure them of at least a tie
for the divisional title
"We are in the time span
that we label The Big
Push .” remarks VUU
head coach Willard Bailey.
"We will be able to gauge
this team as we go down
the stretch During the '73
and '74 seasons, we only
John Henry Thomas
Holden Bulls' star
lost one game in CI.AA com
petition and this team
could rate u ith those years
As all good teams, to be a
winner, we have to avoid
mistakes such as costly
tumbles, interceptions and
the major 15 yard penal
ties We felt we had a good
leant last year”
Fayetteville State 1.1;
1-41 is at Livingstone Col
lege <0-5: 1 -ti* at 7 :!0 p m
The Livingstone Bears will
be clawing hard lor their
first '81 conference victory
while the Broncos ol Fay
etteville State will be kick
ing to get back on the
t
winning track tow aril a :>ot,
season
Ifue to the new confer
ence set ud North (
lioa Central i.ii. ,i-2' at
Klizabeth City State 4 1.
-■»-1» at 1 :fo p m will not be
a conference game Under
the new CIAA set-up each
conierence team plays only
seven conference contests,
but each team w ill be look
mg to keep their winning
ways in tact.
I he Vikings ol Klizabeth
~t ity have won three in a
row and want to keep then
moment um going as they
challenge tor the Northern
division title
The Kagles of N't ft are
being pushed from the
Southern title and ntomen
turn again is of the utmost
importance Both teams
hope lor an injury free
victory.
Hampton Inslutulc
4-' is at James Madison
_'JJ*.L.at_ i ;u p m The
Hampton Pirates have
proven they are winners,
mm they must journey out
side the C’lAA to continue
their victory march They
have to he believers ol
themselves
Virginia State CM; 4-2>
journeys North for the
.second straight week
Hoping thing will turn out
dillerent This week they
face Morgan State :i 2' at
1 -it) p m The Trojans want
to Imd their winning ways
again before returning to
t'lAA action
.InlniMtn ( . Smith 12-2.
S 4 ■ is idle this week
It \ mi* i t in. \ \ Bret
tilbson. t> I . 2-i.V pound
senior tackle Irom t'oluni
bus. Ohio, was graded t)7
percent on his blocking
which opened holes lor the
majority of the 2.‘>7 yards
gained by the Virginia
t nion backs
OKKK.\SI\ K BACK
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itt.Vpound junior quarter
back John Henry Thomas
ol Hartsdale. N Y . drove
the Hulls for .">14 offensive
yards against (he Living
stone Hears, despite miss
ing the :ird quarter with an
injury He rushed lor .‘>1
yards on IW attempts one
touchdou n' aricT passed for
Jt>« yards on 14 of j;> passes
with no interceptions His
'U y ai d touchdown strike to
split end Vince Casey set a
JCSK school record
I.IN'KMAN
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II Wll’TON. \ \. Carl
ton Watson is a ti l 220
pound 1senior linebacker
from Ahoskie. .N C Watson
was a problem tor the
Fayetteville olfense as he
accounted lor nine solo
tackles, l.-t assisted tackles
and one interception lor a
touchdown
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II.WII'TON. \ ,\. Marco
I'orKjuc is a 5 9". 175-pound
senior tree safety from
Annapolis. Md Playing his
usual consistent game, in a
losing cause to Virginia
L ttion. Tongue had 15 solo
tackles, six assisted stops,
one interception and a pass
broken up
NKWt OMKK
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HAMPTON. \ V Oar
rel Wesley is a 5‘7". Hit
pound freshman running
back from Washington.
li ( Oespite being slowed
by injury. Wesley broke the
loo-yard plateau for the
fourth time this season
with 128 yards on 28
attempts
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IIAMI'TON. \ \. With
Wyehe at the helm, the
Hampton Pirates would
never submit and came out
victorious over Norfolk
Slate who earlier had tied
the NAl.Vs best Maybe the
best has to come Irom the
t I \A
American Family
The American lamily is
predicted to wind up this
year about s-t.’T poorer than
In years ago. alter adjust
ing lor lederal taxes and
inflation.
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