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4C SPORTS/Eke Clailitte $o(t Thursday, February 16, 2006 For VStEK Of Feb 14-20 2006 WHAT TOOK SO UONG? Raidtrt' Photo SHELL: Hall of Famer returns to NFL sidelines after 11-year snub T CIAA / SIAC HOOP RACES WIND DOWN; SIAC TOPS IN D2 FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE SIAC logo TOPS AGAIN; SIAC wins Div II football attendance title for third straight year UNDER THE BANNER WHATS GaNG ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS BFXr FOOTBAIX NUMBERS: The Southern IntercoUcffiate Athletic Conference has captured the NCAA Division II football attendance title for the third consecu tive year in figures released by the NCAA last ^veek, The SIAC averaged 6,361 fans for its 46 home games which ^vas slightly do^vn from 2004 numbers. Five confe-rence teams fin ished in the top 25 in team attendance, T\Lskegee was the hipest ranked SIAC team finishing second overall with an average of 11,307 for its four home games 'Die Golden Tigers finished just ahead of AMiles who finished third with an average of 10,214 fans for five home dates. TTie SIAC had five other teams finish in the top 50. Albany State (12th), Morehouse (13th), Fort Valley State (20th), Kentucky State (23rd) and Benedict (27th). West T^as A&M finished first aver aging 13,089 fans per contest. TKe Central Intercoll^ate Athletic Association finished sixth among the conferences averaging 4,695 fans in its 53 home dates Winston-Salem State was the highest ranked dHAAteam finishing tenth averaging 8,051 fans for six home games Three other CTAA teams, Virginia State (17th), North Carolina Central (18th) and Shaw (32nd) finished in the top 50. There are 147 teams and 15 conferences in Division II, NCAA finished the 2005 season attracting the third- highest total number of fans since the oiganization began tracking attendance in 1948. While total atten dance Nvas up by 381,093 fans from last season, the per- game average actually dropped slightly — but it still topped the 13,000 mark for the fourth straight year. The 615 NCAA teams totaled 43,486,574 fans for all four divisions in 2005 The all-time high of 46,114,539 Nvas set during the 2003 season >vhen. because of the way the calendar fell that year, Divisions I-A and I-AA institutions \vere permitted to play 12 games. 2005 NCAA DIVISION II FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE LEADERS ■Y CONriRCNCe lumi aiv. ■ Tiiuia amaa amNaADCi AVaMM M*W«. 1. SIAC 10 46 292,627 6,361 •528 2 Lone Star 13 68 397,678 5 648 1.298 3 Mid-Amenca 9 47 259,735 5526 746 4 North Ontral 7 41 225.177 5,492 263 5 Gulf South 12 65 321.788 4951 298 6. CIAA 12 53 248,850 4,695 106 7 Great Lakes 13 70 234,601 3,351 246 8 Penns Start 14 72 233,937 3 249 -256 9 South Atlantic B 39 125,965 3*230 -345 10 Great Northwest. 4 21 53,011 2,524 382 11 Rocky Mountain 9 48 112,707 2,348 -21 12 Northern Son 8 38 68 453 1.801 74 13 Northeast-IO 10 51 86 518 1 696 202 14 West Virginia 9 47 77.876 1,657 6 15 Great Lakes 5 26 42 409 1 631 1,631 16 Independent 4 19 27 369 1,440 -2,021 iY TEAM MMk.ac>«a a 1 VWstTex A&M 6 78 535 13089 2. Tuskegee 4 45,231 11,307 3. Mites 5 51.074 10,214 4 Arygelo St 7 66 384 9483 5 North Dakota 7 65 980 9 425 10. Winston-Salem 6 48,310 8,051 12. Albany St. (Ga.) 5 40,185 8,037 13. Morehouse 4 31,124 7,781 17. Virginia St. 5 34,666 6,933 18. N.C. Central 6 41,237 6,872 20. Fort Valley St. 3 19,862 6,620 23. Kentucky St. 4 24,270 6,067 27. Barwdict 5 28,604 5,720 31 Shaw 5 25,976 5,195 SOkJhCS NCAA CA2&EZ CowanuncaBom inc VOL X)l NO 2e THE STAT CORNER WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS CIAA MCAp iaoEatw. SIAC iNTACousowTt IVlCMV-p ATH-ETcCo-wia Aik£-ic COUf AU E.DMS0N VfgnsUmon BcNWtStM Eta 0(y StM Virorfiia Swt Sh8w St PauTt W-OtVIStON St Auguibnt’t J C N C Cantrei W-Seiam Stati Payaca-ta Stata 2 5 ON M L W L W '7 1 11 2 18 8 5 15 5 7 9 5 7 6 4 9 S 3 10 9 4 3 3 4 2 3 5 3 5 7 1 10 4 5 2 10 2 5 3 6 5 3 4 7 6 5 e iMogatona 0 7 2 11 6 17 CUA PUYiRS OF THE WEEK DREW JOHNSON. 44, K f. NC CENTRAL. RaiMgh, NC • Nii} canar-n^ 37 portt 36 «i M Mcond Wr ai EafllM iMmiM P8V«(». at» Ht on 14 of 17 Pom IM ROOKIE BRUCE ROYAL. 4-10, Ff., 0, $T. PAUL'S, NtwaonNm.VA'CliAAtaMlitadv a-trtgad 12 3po«li seaaaaK 30rtboundt»id3tiaal» ii3-l mail COACH LUKE OALESSK), Bowta Stala • tndtd M- 9«nt bang ttraafc wtfi upial of No unon Delaware State Coppm Stata Hampton Bathuna-Cookman F)orlaMU NortoA State SC State NCMT State Morgan State Ud E-Shore hcwart 12 1 14 11 10 3 10 14 9 4 11 10 5 12 12 8 11 14 6 8 IS 6 a 14 8 4 17 9 3 20 10 5 17 11 2 19 MEAC PUYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER TYWAW McKEE. 4-2. So.. 0. COPPIN STATE, PMatMahu. PA • Scored caraar-tMgti 34 poM on 11 o( 14 tnoobne ndudmg 4 at S tom 3^an( reog* ri wn over NorUk StM Hod 21 pom 4>a raboundi dm mtA and two ilaalt r wn Orar Flonlt A&M R00K£ TALMADGE BELL. 4-2, So., 6, COPPIN STATE, PbiladalpntB, PA - A.tragad 115 pom and 3 raOomlt n wnt o»ar FAIJL and ELCC HadiTpowtanwro-arPAMU Benedict Paine Stilmen Ateny Slate Lana Morahouia Fort Wley State Kentjcky Sate M4a« LaMoyna-Owan CtorkAiienta Tuekegaa W L W L 16 1 18 4 13 4 15 6 12 6 15 8 11 6 10 7 9 8 e 9 8 10 6 12 5 11 3 14 12 9 12 9 12 10 11 11 9 12 6 16 7 14 3 20 1 17 1 22 Athletic Conferencs DIV ALL E nvtSION Southern Grampkrtg State vacfcson State Aiabame State AiabarmABM Alcom State Mrse ValeySt Ark Pne >X84 Southern PrainaV«wA&M 1 11 W L 13 11 11 9 12 13 9 14 8 10 6 16 6 16 6 13 6 18 4 19 SIAC PUYERS OF THE WEEK PUYER TRAVON McGRUDER, 4-7, C/F, ALBANY STATE. Augusta. QA • A.aragad 153 pom 10 5 ragounds and 15 Mods as Gotdan Rams tpM bur games OTHSt TOP PERFORMANCES - Brandon CINdi. Morehouse • Ateraged 24 5 pom 3 redounds and 2 ass«ts n Mo games -AnOunyWard M4es-A-eraged 20 5pom S rebounds 3 aiaats and 1S steals n Mo games - Bnar Hirper Parte ■ A-eraged 18 3 pom 5 roboundi 2 asarats and 13 blocks si 3 wns SWAC PUYERS OF THE WEEK PUYER DEFORREST RILEY-SMTH. 44, Jr., 0. SOUmERN. Cmcsmaii. OH - A.aragad 205 pom tiffing on 10 or 15 ttvee-positars n two wns as (he Jaguars ncraased ther conference lead Had 19 pom sidudsig 5 of 6 3-posffin and got four rebounds as uags knocked oA Mm ^lay S(8Maftefgetting22pomon5or9 3- poss shootng end had a rebounds r win cr> ar Arkansas-Pfia Bkrf INDEPENDENTS WW State Central State Cheyney fenneesee State Savannah State Unw DC PUYERS OF THE WEEK ANTON DUNCAN. 44. Sr., W. VA. STATE. BvKon Harbor, M - Lad Yalow Jackets with 17 pom NiooOng 8 oT 10 bom die fisid and had 10 rebounds si win over Fasmont CIAA great Shell back as NFL head coach SHELL A1 Davis turned to a fEimiliar face to turn the Oakland Raiders around after the worst three-year stretch since he joined the franchise more than four decades ago. Davis re-hired Art Shell for his sec ond stint as Raiders coach on Feb, 10, one day after Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt became the latest candidate to tell the team he didn't ivant the job Shell, a long shot when the search began after Norv TUmer was fired Jan. 3, first talked to Davis about taking the job last week The 59-year-old Shell met \vith Davis and other team officials and was formally introduced at a ne^vs conference. Drafted from Maryland State (now Maryland-Eastern Shore), Shell made eight Pro Bo^Kis and Nvon t^vo Super Bowls as a standout offensive tackle in a 15-year career wth the Raiders that led to his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is slated for induction into the ClAA-John B McLendon Hall of Fame on March 3. Tbe first black head coach in modem NFL his- toiy \\^en the Raiders hired him in 1989, Shell becomes the seventh one currently in the league. Of the 10 openings this offseason, the only other black coach hired \vas Herman Edwards, who \vas traded from the New York Jets to the Kansas City CTiiefs. Shell, who had been working as the senior vice president of football oper ations and development for the NFL, has n't been a head coach since the Raiders fired him follo^ving the 1994 season in a move Davis has said he still regrets. Davis has gone through five coaches in 11 seasons since firing Shell, possibly scaring some candidates away from the job. Shell did have success \\1iile working wth Davis. Tbe coach had a 54-38 regular-season record wth the Raiders, leading them to the AFC CTiampionship Game following the 1990 season. But he didn’t get a second chance as a head coach until now. He worked as offensive line coach for t^vo seasons with the Kansas City CTiiefs and four wth the Atlanta Falcons before stepping do^vn follo^vmg the 2000 season. Tbe Raiders have had only three winning seasons since Shell ^vas fired “ one less than he had in five full seasons as coach. With less than t^vo weeks until the scouting combine begins, Shell will have to ^vo^k quickly to put together his staff and set his offseason priori ties. He takes over a team that has struggled might ily since going to the Super Bo^%d follo^ving the 2002 season. Tlie Raiders \von 13 games over the last three years, the first time they had three losing sea sons in a row since 1963. SIAC/CIAA races near completion After this weekend, there ivill be only ^veek left in the regular season for the CIAA and SIAC before they begin tournament play in the Tveek beginning Monday, Feb. 27. Here's how the races look. SIAC Benedict (18-4,16-1) enters the last ten days of the men's SIAC regular season Tvith a three-game lead over Paine (15-6, 13-4), but the Tigers have a roug^ five-game stretch, four of them on the road against its nearest competitors, to close out the sea son. Benedict hosts Tuskegee Feb. 16 before hitting the road Saturday. Feb. 18 against third-place Stillman, the only conference team with a Tvin over the Tigers, a 70-53 decision on Feb. 6. The Tigers then travel to fourth-place Albany State on Feb. 21, to Fort Valley State on Feb. 23 before closing out the season at Paine on Feb. 25. Fort Valley State (22-1,16-0) has a three-and- a-half game lead over the ladies of Benedict in the \vomen's race but, unlike the Benedict men, FVSU closes out its schedule wth three of four tough games at home The three home games are against fourth- place Albany State (Feb. 18), third-place Paine (Feb. 21) and second-place Benedict (Feb. 23). That road game is against last-place Clark Atlanta on Feb. 25. CIAA \Trginia Union has already clinched one of the rivo East Division first round byes to the men’s I2TAA Tbumament and can claim the No. 1 seed with a win in one of its final two division games. The Panthers (18-3, 7-1) had a date at Shaw (5-18, 3-5) Tliesday (Feb. 14) and finish their division schedule on Feb. 25 vs. Elizabeth City State (9-12,3-4). With its 75-63 upset win over then No. 1 ranked VUU on Feb, 7, Bowie State thrust itself back into the race for the second East Division bye and CIAA title. The Bulld^ (15-9. 4-3) are currently just one game ahead of Virginia State (6-17,24) and ECSU in the loss column Tvith key dates against those two coming up. BSU travelled to VSU on TUesday, Feb. 14, hosts St Paul's (9-13,3-5) Thursday, Feb. 16 and closes out its division schedule hosting ECSU on Tliesday, Feb. 21. A loss by BoAvic State in any of its final three division games would also give the top seed to VUU. In the West Division, St Augustine's (16-5, 7- 1) has already clinched one of the two first round byes and can clinch the top seed with a win Tliesday at second-place Johnson C. Smith (18-5,5-2). If the Falcons don’t get it done there, they will likely do it when they close out the division schedule Saturday, Feb. 18 at Livingstone (6-17,0-7), who is \vinless in the division. Tuesday's game vs. St. Aug's Avas critical for JCSU as it tries to hold off N.C. Central (8-13, 5-3) for the second seed and bye. The (jolden Bulls lost big Saturday (81-57) to Winston-Salem State (14-9,34). JCSU hosts Fayetteville State on Feb. 21 and closes out its season hosting NC(CLJ at a possible shoAvdown for the bye on Feb. 25 in Durham. (!)n the Avomen's side, ShaAv (204, 8-0) has clinched one East Division l^e and looked to secure the No. 1 seed Tliesday at home against Viiginia Union (11-11,4-3). ShaAv closes out its division sched ule hosting Vuginia State on Fdb. 21. Elizabeth CSty State (15-7, 5-2) held a one-game lead over VUU for the second seed headed into Tuesday's games. The Lady \Tkings host Vuginia State on Feb. 18, travel to BoAvie State on Feb. 21 and close out the season hosting VUU on Feb. 25. J.C. Smith (16-7, 7-0) has secured one of the West Division’s first roimd byes. NC Central (174,6- 2) is in position to take the other and needs either a Avin Feb. 21 over Fayetteville State or a Avin Feb. 25 against JCSU or a loss by third-place St. Aug's or FSU to claim the second bye. HOOPS SCORES HEN FEBKUAim} UEAC BCoolranTB 6CStt7$ CoppnSMiTS Hwi^72 DMmm SUi M UlCS HWgirSiMSJ N«1c*SM» NCAtTTJ RcrMAMTD 9NK, Nk PEM NeomSI «2 Sixffwnn Um IMtySl eo PrmVinrT} GfWittngU Tn SVamM JStM 2 01i rEBtuAfrrtz lA men74 Ml Sua AleM>T«9tS0AlffiWi«A4Jil74 FEBRUARY 11 OAA BaMtSwt82 9i**n S1«v80.Etl Ciya 78 a lU^votrei 79 fwf SbM 08 WSSU81.XSnffi$7 NCC«nM77 IkmgMmSS HEAC BMw^OxKrrwiee NCAJTS CcopeSMa *Wt*StMS4 DWnunSuttSS HomuMSO Hvnpuntt likii9»aMe46 SC SQM 88 FlonliAAU84 aAC AJbvy SMI 70 TjMja* 84 PtraSt lilcn«74 H4h87 KMudcrSMta SMwn F«lVUiySMt68 BtnMetOS CMAtMiS? 9MC SouMT71MPeeB Grcnfibig a N) Tm Ssutani 88 .adoonSMtSI PrantVawSS Neon Sum 78 IkH VUty a 81 WOMEN FEBRUAR9|] UEAC CoopiiSbMi84 HanyfenV CWSliHSA LHES4S NCAlTTSFkMiAUITS. OT NoUa 75 ucr^art SC StM 71 44C 01 SWAC A«Ml«a 04 S(.wnffiaS4 AlMilna84AAPMBUI45 JKkMn a 82 T« Soffion U Pwa Yew 79 Grwrttng a 73 SouMfntt Um AMirSi $8 FEBRUAiri'12 W Sim 06 W Uiien62.0T Alffi«Taa57AleMmiASUa FEBRUARY 11 OAA NCCMUaS U««ncntS2 xsnrei wssua a AjguMna(06 Fayv a 74 Qa ctraas aPnr«87 SnmSO BewMa 72 UEAC C«opeStmS0 NtflokSUHSI HtnytonSA UorfunStmSS Fiona A&U 66 SCStwSi 0(lSHti67 Haiwn>66 NCAST81 eMKjn»Cekiwi S6 aAC AC»iySMt73 TuM*9l4 62 PhmU UcrmS2 U4I4S2 K4n(ud(ySMt47 FoRNMtyStMW. SMrimSO Btnt4c)82a«kAlanaC SWAC Gnrtino 79 Tr SouOwm 71 5ouirwn72.AAPeSe jRlaen Sim 6S PrmV»«7l Um WNy a 63 Alcom a $4 GAMES THIS WEEK SAT. FEB. 18 CIAA St Paul's @ Bowie State JC Smith @ Shaw NC Central @ Va Union St Augustine's @ Livingstone Va State @ Eliz City St. W-Salem St @ Fayv. St. MEAC B-CC @ Howard Hampton @ DelState FAMU @ UMES SC State @ Morgan St. NCA&T @ Coppin State SIAC Clark Atlanta vs Morehouse Kentucky St. @ Miles Stillman @ Benedict Albany St. @ Ft Valley State Tuskegee @ Paine SWAC Alcorn St. @ Alabama St. Southern @ Alabama A&M Prairie View @ Ark PB Jackson St @ Grambling St. Tex Southern @ Miss Valley St. INDEPENDENTS Tenn. St @ Ball St. Cheyney @ Millersville Concord @ W Va. State MON., FEB. 20 MEAC Florida A&M @ Howard Longwood @ Hampton SC State @ Coppin State Norfolk St @ DelState NC A&T @ Morgan State B-CC @ UMES SIAC LeMoyne-Owen @ Clark Atlanta SWAC Alcorn St @ Alabama A&M Tex Southern @ Ark PB Southern @ Alabama St. Pr View @ Miss Valley St TUES., FEB. 21 CIAA Eliz City St @ Bowie St Fayv St @ JC Smith NC Central @ W-Salem St Allen @ St Augustine's Va State @ Shaw SIAC Benedict @ Albany St. Paine @ Ft Valley St Kentucky St @ Central St. LeMoyne-Owen @ Morehouse Miles @ Clark Atlanta 2005-06 BLACK COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Women's Results, Standings and Weekly Honors) CIAA E.DMSION Shaw Ba OtjfStBV VfgureUnffin Boww Stata Stata SiPaiia WOMStON i C Sntfi N C Oval St Augustmai MpAf' »*oEa«^erh ArwLET'C COWTREN OlV CONF Aa W L W L W L 8 0 13 0 20 4 5 2 10 2 15 7 4 3 2 5 7 5 11 11 49 10 14 2 6 1 11 7 0 11 1 16 7 6 2 8 3 17 4 4 4 7 7 14 9 Coppin Staa Oatawwa State UMES Howard SC Stata NCA&r State FtonjeAAM Fayacas 4a Stata 3 4 6 6 11 12 IN‘S8llT'StM 1 . .■ngatona 1 2 11 ^ 10 NoriokStM Morgan State 6a(hgna>Coctaner 14 8 15 7 9 11 10 11 10 11 7 14 9 13 4 18 4 9 7 15 3 7 3 18 3 10 4 17 OAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER TVFANY SAITK t-11. Jt, F. EUZ. OTY SI. Chawty. MO • Smffi corvwcM OH 21 (4 21 Wm 40 71k) tor I awwheh 47 pofm md MM 16 tffiomdi md 5 aiok n OT LA^gM* ROOKC NAKISHA STEMART, M. Ft. F. NC CENTRAL. Lounaurg. NC • Ai«ig«6 5 peuffi 5 nboMs HNCaMr«24 COACH URA OWENS. EUZ OTY ST • 3wM Jtf VWn^ ID M n«A retoffing mt Mr W > iMdirJCSnffi MEAC PUYERS OF THE WEEK PUYER KATREEM MLMER. B-1. F. DELSTATL JanaKa, NY • At«fag*d 1S5 poaffi 9S ntnrdi and 2 88Mto R MD nhti ffiool- rg S2% Bom toe laid Hid 20 poeffi and tt reOoundi >« ‘■oward ROOKIE KETURA NEWKIRK. M. Fi.. G. B-CC. Chartaffion. SC • A.aiagid 22 poMt 4S laeomdi aa Lady Mkaia «r( i-t SM M Sm (18 of 32) Bom toa M and 40% (12 of 2« teM oahnd toa mo ^ caraai-hph 36 pom .9 Mmp SimmW 16>« NCUT ■ AtHTOC CoFWeSNCE Fort Vsley Statt Benedict F^ Atiar^Statt '^uskegea Stiman MM LiU/ypt-Otm KantjcKy Stata Lana OarkAdanta 12 3 10 6 9 7 8 6 6 10 5 10 4 12 3 12 1 15 w L 22 1 16 5 16 6 11 12 11 10 9 14 8 15 5 17 5 16 6 16 3 20 SWAC EDMSION Southern .^acksor Staa AJabana State Mss WlaySt Alabama MM Alcom Stata Ark Pm Bluff GrarrbfengStta Prana V«w MM '^exas Southern ocv Aa w L w L 10 3 13 9 10 3 12 11 8 4 11 10 e 5 12 10 6 6 10 11 6 7 8 13 INDEPENDENTS W ^ State Central Statt uoc Cherey Savannah State "Vnessee State 13 10 9 11 1 11 SIAC PUYERS OF THE WEEK PUYBt WKESHA JACKSON. S4. Jr.. 6, MLES. Rochada. GA • A.aragad 13 7 pom 6 3 radounda $0 aaaab and 33 dam n Lady GotoanSeart SGwmA NAIQA BAKER. M. Jr.. G. BENEDICT. Brooklyn. NY • A.traged 21 pom 4 5 wmN md2SMamfitoaLadyT'9ar9 Moama 0T>«t TCP oetFORMkNCES - 9iaUyaFonVMay Stat>'^w*9*4 16 pom SraeoMaandtoarMaabtiMo ganai Mwy ^Sak Jffiany SMD-Aangad 133 pom 8 7 raPoun* Md 3 3 Maab 13 ganaa SWkC PUYERS OF THE WEEK =UYBt ROUNOA MONROE. 8-1, Jr.. F. SOUTHERN. Jackson, MS - A.aragad 16 pom and 95 nbounda at Lady .agi 9°* **0 ""nt 18 pom 14 fateunda mW 6>a eiam n wn O'yar Um Wlay Si and had 20 pom and Bra raCoundi • tap over Rifcantat-^ Skiff PUYERS OF THE WEEK kMIXOirr GROGG. S-10. Jr.. F. W. VA. STATE. IMans. WV • Scend 32 pom hong on 9 c4 23 teW goalt and 14 of 21 Baa torom and puled dOMP 13 naPoundt 1 km to Famont Sim
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