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SPORTS/The Charlotte Post
Wednesday, November 27, 1996
For the Week of November 26 through December 2, 1996
BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL (Standings, Results and Weekly Honors)
SCORES
Florida A&M 41, Bethune-Cookman 7
Howard 48, Delaware State 23
jJackson State 27, Alcorn State 17
Morehead State 60. W. V. State 22
Morgan State 23, Hampton 22
S. C. State 35, NC A&TO
S. E. Missouri St. 24, Tenn. State 21
NCAA DIV. il PUYOFFS
Valdosto State 38, Albany State 28
CLASSICS,
PLAYOFFS,
HERITAGE
BOWL LEFT
Sports View Photo
MARAUDER: Central
State lineman Myron Elzy
among nation's best.
T ALBANY STATE FALLS; FLORIDA A&M,
JACKSON STATE MAKE l-AA PLAYOFFS
UNDER THE BANNER
WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
LIKELY TO SUCCEED: Four black col
lege players are among a group of "small college" players
pegged in this week's (Nov. 25)
Sports Illustrated as players to be
^ ' taken early in next April's NFL draft.
They are: Myron Elzy, a 6-6 300-
pound defensive tackle from Cen-
tral State pegged by the mag as a
"LeonLetttypeimpactplayer;"Sean
Woodson, a 6-2, 200-pound Jack-
son State safety coveted because of
his size; Raleigh Roundtree, South
Carolina State's 6-5, 305-pound
CIAA CEbfTRAL Intercollegiate
Athletic Association
CONF
ALL
W L T W L T
xVirginia State 7 1 0 8 3 0
Livingstone 7 1 0 8 2 0
Nortolk State 6 2 0 7 4 0
NC Central 5 3 0 8 3 0
JC Smith 5 3 0 7 3 0
Elizabeth City 4 4 0 4 6 0
Winston-Salem St. 3 5 0 4 7 0
Bowie St 2 6 0 3 7 0
Virginia Union 1 7 0 2 8 0
Fayetteville St 1 7 0 2 8 0
X - Champion
CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE
NA
DEFENSE
NA
ME AC
Mid Eastern
Athletic Conference
CONF
ALL
W L T W L T
xRoridaA&M 7 0 0 9 2 0
Howard 6 1 0 9 2 0
SC State 4 3 0 4 6 0
NCA&T 4 3 0 8 3 0
Hampton 3 4 0 5 6 0
Morgan State 2 5 0 4 7 0
Delaware State 2 5 0 3 8 0
Bethune-Cookman 0 7 0 2 9 0
X - Champion
MEAC PUYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE
KENNY BYNUM, Sr., (RB) • s. C. State
Ran 28 times for 307 yards and
three TDs (83, 6 and 43) in 35-0
rout of NC A&T.
DEFENSE
WILUE THOMPSON , Sr., (LB) • Morgan
State • Had eight total tackles in
cluding one sack and two other
sacks for losses.
SIAC
SOLTTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE
Athletic Conference
CONF
W L
xAlbany State 5 1
Miles 3 3
Alabama A&M 3
Fort Valley 3
Savannah St. 3
Clark Atlanta 3
Kentucky St. 3
Tuskegee 2
Morris Brown 2
Morehouse 0
X - Champion
SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE
ANTONIO LEROY, Sr., (RB), Albany
State -In his last game atASU,rushed
for 135 yards in 30 carries
DEFENSE
NA
SWAC
Southwestern
Athletic Conference
xJackson State
Miss Valley
Texas Southern'
Southern
Alcorn State
Grambling
Alabama State 2
Prairie View 0
X - Champion
ALL
W L
10 1
7 4
7 4
6 4
4 7
3 7
3 7
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SWAC PUYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE
CARLOS KNIGHT, Jr. (RB) • Jack-
son State • Rushed for a game-high
119 yards on 16 carries and scored
on TD runs of 16 and three yards in
27-17 win over Alcorn State.
DEFENSE
OTHA EVANS, Sr. (LB), Jackson
State • Had 12 tackles, eight solos
and four assisted, in JSU win
over Alcorn State.
INDEPENDENTS
W
Langston 6
Ark-Pine Bluff 5
Central State 4
Tennessee State 4
W. V. State 4
Benedict 3
Lane 3
Knoxville 1
Cheyney 0
L
4
5
4
7
7
6
6
9
11
BCSP PUYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE
NA
DEFENSE
NA
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■IX
Jax State, FAMU to carry black college
banner into l-AA playoffs
Jackson St. Sports Photo
WOODSON: Jackson
State safety projected as
early NFL pick.
offensive tackle and Ray Nealy, Arkansas-Pine BlufTs 6-
0,210-pound running back rated high for his blocking ability.
CiAA COACHES, FALL: Livingstone
head coach Rudy Abrams was unanimously selected as the
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football coach
of the year as the conference named their Fall coaches of the
year. Abrams led the Fighting Bears to an 8-2 overall mark
while tying Virginia State for the best conference mark at 7-
1. NorfolkState cross country coaches Steve Riddick (men)
and LaVefne Sweat (women) also were unanimously picked
as cross country coaches of the year. Their teams won the
„1996 .crp^s • cppg)ry championships. Rloruie Hill ofe,
Fayetteville State won the volleyball coaches award after
leading the Broncos to the tournament championship after a
third place finish in the regular season.
BLACK GOLF: The National Black College
Golf Coaches Association has unveiled their Fall 1996 rankings
of black college golf programs. Hampton University golf
coach Burl Bowens serves as the organization's president
while Jackson Stale coach Eddie Payton is vice president.
The organization ranks teams by NCAA Div. 1 and NCAA
Div. II/NAIA categories. The rankings are:
DIVISION TWO / NAIA
1. Talladega College
2. Kentucky State
3. Fayetteville State
4. St. Augustine'
5. Virginia Union
DIVISION ONE
1. Jackson State
2. Florida A&M
3. Tennesse State
4. Flampton
5. Alabama State
6. Southern
7. South Carolina State
6. Grambling State
CLASSIC SPONSOR: The Gillette com
pany has increased its sponsorship of the Bayou Classic to
over $130,000, according to a press release from the com
pany. Gillette provides tickets to the game to 100 elementary
school students, as well as tickets to the "Battle of the Bands
/ Battle of the Greeks" to essay contest winners. Proceeds
from the game benefit the President's Scholarship Fund,
which provides funding for studpnts attending historically
black colleges and universities. The company presents the
Right Guard Lineman Award to a player from each school.
BCSP TOP TEN
1. JACKSON state (10-1) - Survived Alcorn
State, 27-17 to finish season as SWAC cham
pion.. NEXT: First round NCAA Div. l-AA playoff
assignment at William and Mary.
2. HOWARD (9-2) - Got by Delware State, 48-23
to clinch Heritage Bowl spot. NEXT: Dec. 31
matchup in Heritage Bowl VI vs. Southern or
Mississippi Valley.
3. FLORIDA A&M (9-2) - MEAC champ gets 41-
7 win over Bethune-Cookman to end regular
season. NEXT: MEAC automatic bid puts Ratters
at #13 in playoffs at Troy State..
4. ALBANY STATE (8-3) - SIAC champ tell 38-
28 to Valdosta State in first round of Div. 11 playoffs
NEXT: Season over.
5. LIVINGSTONE (8-2) - Season over.
6. VIRGINIA STATE (8-3) - ClAAtitleist. Season
over.
7. SOUTHERN (6-4) - Idle. NEXT: Grambling at
Bayou Classic. Win lands them in Heritage Bowl.
Loss gives berth to Miss. Valley.
8. NORTH CAROLINA A&T (8-3) - Humbled by
S, C. State, 35-0. NEXT: Border battle with SC
State to finish out regular season.
9. NC CENTRAL (8-3) - Season over.
10. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY (7-4) - Season over
pending Bayou Classic outcome,
OTHERS RECEIVIHG VOTES: Texas Southern, JC Smith
In Div. II Playoffs
>any State bows, again
The Albany State Golden Rams battled gamely,
again in the Div. II playoffs only to come up short,
again.
The 38-28 loss Saturday to Valdosta State was a
reminder of a 14-7 loss suffered by Hampton Smith's
club two years ago in another first round Div. II game
against the Blazers as well as a loss by the same 38-28
score to eventual national champion' North Alabama
last year.
This time one of the Rams blamed the men in
stripes.
"It was tough enough playing them on their field
11-on-ll, but when you have six in striped shirts, you
don't stand a chance," said ASU all-conference running
back Antonio Leroy, who rushed for 135 yards on 30
carries. "They were holding our defensive linemen all
day and nothing was called. But we saw plenty on us."
He was referring to his squad being whistled 13 times
for 85 yards in penalties while Valdosta State was
penalized only five times for 46.
Leroy and quarterback Purvis Jackson however,
led a first half comeback that saw the Rams emerge
from a 14-0 deficit to lead 21-16 at the half. Jackson
threw two of his three scoring passes in the first half and
also ran in from 15 yards out. "We knew all along, even
when we were down by 14 that we had the ability to win
it," Jackson said.
A Leroy fumble recovered by the Blazers at the
Rams 43 led to one third quarter score for Valdosta and
a fourth quarter blocked punt deep in Rams territory led
to another. Valdosta scored the deciding touchdown with
2:18 to play on a one-yard run by running back Carlos Brown.
The champions of the two black college NCAA 1-
AA conferences have dates on the road as the NCAA
Div. I-AA playoffs begin.
Jackson State (10-1), champ of the Southwest
ern Athletic Conference and Florida A&M (9-2),
Mid Eastern Athletic Conference titleist begin play
this Saturday in the first round of the 16-team Div. I-
AA championship.
Florida A&M (13) at Troy State (4)
1:00 pm at Troy, Alabama - 2:30 pm (Central)
The Rattlers (9-2, 7-0), under head coach Billy
Joe, have only lost to (BCSP #1) Jackson State and
Southern while going through their
MEAC schedule undefeated for the
second consecutive season. Rattler
QB Oteman Sampson threw for
21 touchdowns (172 of 307, 56%)
while leading the MEAC totalling
3,119 yards of total offense.
Wideout Robert Wilson led the
conference in receptions (78) and
broke the conference career recep
tion mark with 209 in his career.
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FAMU Sports Photo
SAMPSON: MEAC
total offense leader.
He was the only receiver in the conference to break the
1,000-yard mark (1,161) and also snared ten scoring
passes. Antoine Flowers led the Rattlers in rushing
with 738 yards including 12 touchdowns. The FAMU
deHnse is ancfiofeSSJlTfiWackqrs Cedric UiJd«ffl(8,T
tackles), Maurice Johnson (77 tackles) Janies Gibsbit
(69) and Leonard Inge (59). f
Troy State (10-1, 5-1) finish^ as the top team in
the Southland Football League and isireturning to the
l-AA playoffs for the fourth consecutive year under
coach Larry Blakeney. Their only loss was to Stephen
F. Austin (13-10) and they enter as the fourth-ranked
team. The Trojans rush for 261 yards per game led by
senior tailback Arrid Gregory who set the school's
season rushing mark this year with 1,072 yards (163
carries, 6.6 ypc.). Fullback Joe Jackson added 849
yards and bulled his way to 14 touchdowns. The
Trojans average only 122 yards through the air and are
led by QB Stan Davis (87-170,1,233 yards, six TDs).
The defensive star is defensive end Pratt Lyons listed
recently in Sports Illustrated as one of the best NFL
prospects at non-Division lA schools (See, UNDER
THE BANNER). Lyons has registered 89 tackles,
second on the team, and ten sacks.
Jackson State (9) at William and Mary (8)
at Williamsburg, Virginia - 12.30 pm
Jackson State (10-1, 6-1),
under coach James Carson, is the
SWAC offensive (442.3 yards per
game) and defensive leader (264.9
yards per game. They are making
their second consecutive trip to the
l-AA playoffs, their 11th since
1978. The Tigers have never won
in the l-AA playoffs. JSU QB
Grailyn Pratt led the SWAC in
passing (236.4 yards per game)
and total offense while throwing for a conference
leading 22 TDs. Teammate Carlos Knight led the
SWAC in rushing with 899 yards on 177 carries (5.1 '"j
ypc.) and scored nine TDs. Jerome Young was the ‘‘
leading receiver for the Tigers with 50 catches (652
yards, 8 TDs) while Quin Culberson (40 rec. ) and ^
Dexter Thomas (37 rec.) provided receiving depth. “
JSU safety Sean Woodson led the SWAC with seven C
interceptions while linebacker Otha Evans was the
conference's leading tackier (127 total).
" ’'William arid Mary (9-2, '^i) olaiifhe’d ^Iwrir “fifsP^
Yankee corifefe'nce titl^ this year and is led by coach
Jinimye Laycdfcke. Sophomore QB Mike Hill leads the ^
offense and threw for 19 touchdowns this year (165- j
JSU Sports Photo
PRATT: SWAC to
tal offense leader.
294, 56%). The Tribe's chief ground threat is Alvin ^
Porch who ran for 1,124 yards on 253 carries (4.4 ypc.). 3
Wide receiver Josh Whipple (6-5, 215) hauled in 50
passes for 856 yards (17.1 yards per catch) and eight g
touchdowns. Defensively, the Tribe is second in the rl
nation in total defense surrendering only 231.1 yards J
per game. Free safety Darren Sharper picked off 10 i
passes while leading the team with 106 tackles. Line
backer Mike McGowan had 103 tackles and four sacks. ^
Defensive end Luke Cullinane leads the team with 12 ^
sacks.
BCSP Notes
t With their 48-23 win over Delaware State
Saturday, Howard (9-2, 6-1) has earned
their first trip to the Heritage Bowl. The
Bison must however await the outcome of
Saturday'sBayoM Classic matchup between
Southern (6-4, 4-2) and Grambling (3-7,
2-4) to know who their opponent for Heri
tage Bowl VI will be. Southern must get by
Grambling to secure their third trip to the
season-ending black college bowl game. A
loss would give the spot to Mississippi Valley State (7-
4, 5-2), who put on a late season charge (six-game
winning streak) to tie for second in the conference with
Texas Southern (7-4, 5-2). Southern owns a win 24-
GAMES THIS WEEK
Thursday, Nov. 28 -
73rd Turkey Day Classic
Alabama St. vs. Tuskegee at Montgomery. AL
Saturday, Nov. 30-
Bayou Classic XXIII
Southern vs. Grambling State at New Orleans, LA
1:00p
1:00p
Hairston and Leroy sweep
SIAC honors “
BEST OF THE SIAC
THE STAT CORNER
WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
HOW THEY DID IT
RECAPS OF KEY GAMES FROM THE PAST WEEK
- QB Otis Covington threw a 34-yard desperation pass to sopho
more tight end Tyrone Smith with four seconds remaining to give
Morgan State a 23-22 win over Hampton.
- Howard (9-2, 6-1) sophomore QB Ted White threw for three
more touchdowns whiie racking up 328 yards competing 23 of 34
passes to lead the Bison over Delaware State (2-5, 3-8) 48-23.
White, the top-rated passer' in NCAA Div. I-AA football, now has
36 TD passes on the season, MEAC and HU records.
- South Carolina State running back Kenny Bynum rushed for
307 yards on 28 carries as the Bulldogs blew past the Aggies 35-
0 in Charlotte, NC. Bynum's single game total was the second
highest in MEAC history (to Delaware State's Gene Lake, 336 in
1994 vs. Liberty Baptist) and his 1,648 rushing yards on the season
was also second best ever (to Lake's, 1,722 in '84). Bynum scored
on an 83-yard run on SCSU's first play from scrimmage and added
scoring runs of 3 and 47 yards.
Albany State 5-10, 200-pound run
ning back Antonio Leroy, who racked up
1,345 yards and 12 touchdowns to lead the
Golden Rams to the Southern Intercolle
giate Athletic Conference championship
, was the top vote-getter in all-conference
voting and racked up three individual
awards in voting by the SIAC coaches.
Leroy, who completed his fourth con
secutive 1,000-yard season at ASU, was
named Qffensive Player of the Year,
George H. Hobson Qffensive Back of the
Year and Player of the Year. Leroy fin
ished his career with a total of 5,152 yards
rushing, on the all-time NCAA Div. 11 list.
Leroy's 378 career points lands him as the
11th all-time leading scorer.
Alabama A&M defensive lineman
Tony Hairston, who anchored the SI AC's
best defense against the rush (82.9 yards
per game) was named the Defensive Player
of the Year and W. S. M. Banks Lineman
of the Year.
Miles quarterbackMichael Howard,
Sports View photos
TOPS: Alabama A&M tackle Tony Hairston
(left) and Albany State running back Anto
nio Leroy won all five SIAC individual
WKS'fteew for 23 touchdowns was the first
team signal caller while teammate Wayne
Thomas, who hauled in 48 passes for 802
yards and 18 touchdowns joined Ken
tucky State's Anthony Arnett at the wide
receiver position.
Hampton Smith, who led his Albany
State Golden Rams to their fourth con
secutive SIAC title and Div. II playoff
berth, was selected SIAC Coach of the
Year.
Savannah State placed five players
on the first team while Alabama A&M and
Clark Atlanta had four.
NCAA DIV. I-AA PLAYOFFS
(9) Jackson State at (8) William & Mary at Williamsburg, VA 12:30p
(13) Florida A&M at (4) Troy State at Troy, AL 2:30p (CT)
0 over MVSU so a win would give the spot to the “
Jaguars by virtue of tie-breaking rules. A Southern loss
however would leave the Delta Devils tied with Texas
Southern and give MVSU their first bowl berth.
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SIAC All-Conference Selections
OFFENSE
QB
Michael Howard
6-3,190
Sr.
Miles
RB
Antonio Leroy
5-10, 200
Sr.
Albany State
RB
Mesiah Porter
5-11,220
Sr.
Fort Valley St.
TE
Ederic Kerney
6-2, 250
Jr.
Clark Atlanta
WR
Wayne Thomas
6-2, 180
Jr.
Miles
WR
Anthony Arnett
6-0,195
Fr.
Kentucky St.
OC
Harry Lys
6-0, 250
Jr.
Alabama A&M
OL
Frank Hamlin
6-2, 306
Jr.
Clark Atlanta
OL
Thad Crowell
6-4, 291
Jr.
Alabama A&M
OL
Ed Christian
6-3, 290
Sr.
Albany State
OL
Jon Howard
6-4, 305
Sr.
Savannah St.
PK
Eddie Ramirez
5-11,165
Jr.
Savannah St.
RS
Derek Patterson
5-10, 175
Sr.
Tuskegee
DEFENSE
DL
Anthony Henderson
6-3, 300
Jr.
Fort Valley St.
DL
Marcus Evans
6-5, 275
Sr.
Clark Atlanta
DL
Tony Hairston
6-1,280
Sr.
Alabama A&M
DL
Trent Hill
6-5, 290
Sr.
Alabama A&M
LB
Roland Pugh
6-1,225
Jr.
Fort Valley St.
LB
Tim Rawls
6-1,220
Sr.
Savannah St.
LB
Shawn Mitchell
6-2, 224
Sr.
Clark Atlanta
CB
Chris Gillam
6-2, 195
Soph.
Savannah St.
CB
Roosevelt Blackmon
6-1, 180
Jr.
Morris Brown
SS
Britt Henderson
6-1,190
Sr.
Savannah St.
FS
Hosea Laney
6-2, 190
Soph.
Fort Valley St.
P
Shane Agee
6-3, 180
Jr.
Alabama A&M
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