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. All-Conference Team Selected By MEAC GREENSBORO—North Carolina A4T State University quarterback Connell Maynor and Morgan State University defensive end James Dozier were voted 1M0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference offensive and defensive players of the year by the league’s bead football coaches and sports information directors last week. The two stars also headline this season’s 25-man All-MEAC team. Maynor, a 6’0”, 175-pound junior from Fayetteville, guided the Aggies to a league-best 9-2 record, a second place finish in the MEAC with a con ference mark of 5-1, and a 20th-place ranking in the final NCAA Division I-A * football poll. Maynor led the na tion & . AA quarterbacks in passing efficiency with rating points of 155.3. He completed 123 of 191 passes for 1,699 yards and 16 touchdowns, and suffered just 10 interceptions. Maynor received seven of the possi ble first choice votes, outpointing Florida A AM quarterback Antoine Ezell, who had four votes, and Delaware State wide receiver David Jones, who garnered the remaining three. Ezell topped the MEAC with 2,294 passing yards and 20 touchdowns. Jones led the league in receptions per game with 5.3. In addi tion to his 65 percent passing ac curacy, Maynor rushed 145 times for 399 yards and 11 touchdowns. Doaier, a 6’3”, 240-pound senior from Randalls town, Md., was the MEAC’s quarterback sack-leader with 13 and was credited with 36 unassisted tackles and 34 assists in the II games Morgan State played. Serving as a bright spot in an other wise tough Bear season, Dozier also blocked seven kicks and recovered six fumbles. In a close count for the MEAC’s top defensive honor, Dozier appeared on four of the 14 first-choice votes, nosing out Bethune-Cookman linebacker Cedric McKinnon, who had three. Linebackers Reggie Ken nedy of South Carolina State and Keith Austin of Florida A&M had two each. Receiving one each were Howard nose tackle Brian Taltoan, and N.C. A&T linemen Knox Thomp son and Kevin Little. In All-MEAC balloting, Jones was the only unanimous pick, receiving all 12 of the first-team votes. The 6’4”, 230-pound senior made this team as a tight end last year. Hus season, he caught 53 passes for 1,049 yards and nine touchdowns in 10 games. His 19.8 yards per catch was also the MEAC’s beste. Other top vote-getters on of fense were Florida A&M senior runn ing back Amir Rasul And Bethune Cookman junior wide receiver Jeff Parker, both receiving 11 of the 12 possible first-team votes. Rasul, the 1389 MEAC player of the year, led the league in rushing with 1,012 yards and eight touchdowns on 203 carries. Parker caught 58 passes for 937 yards and six touchdowns in 11 contests. In the I-AA national statistics for receptions per game, he ranked 17th, while Jones ranked 16th. Rasul ranked 21st in rushing among the country’s I-AA performers. Registering 10 votes each were of fensive interior linemen Terry Beauford, a senior at Florida A&M, and junior Rod Milstead of Delaware State. Junior Nigel Greene of Howard and senior Robert Frost of FAMU were the other two first-team offen sive linemen with five votes each. Junior center Preston Steward of Delaware State also pulled five votes to earn that spot on the first team. The tight end slot went to N.C. A&T’s Craig Thompson, who had eight votes. Thompson, a junior, led the MRAC tight ends in receiving with 39 catches for 600 yards and nine touchdowns. Maynor garnered eight votes to capture the quarterback position. Junior running back Michael Murray of Delaware State, with nine votes, joined Rasul and . Maynor in the backfield. Murray, a ' first-team repeater, was the MEAC’s number two rusher this year with 708 yards and five touchdowns on 15§ at tempts in eight games. NCSO Launches Corporate Torchbearer Campaign Here campaign that ever embarked join NCSO’s it campaign Carolina Special Olympics the NCSO Corporate Tor Campaign to raise at least toward the $1.8 million NCSO according to Dave Lenox, director and creator up with the expenses raNMInc from increasing numbers of atMapaT NCSO is appealing to new sptwanrs who will join in the chapter’s annual efforts to provide tha blest athletic training and sports opportunities tnr ' ‘ Hoi b Torch bear a part of the largest new outreach CaroHnr * hes"M RUey Voted MEAC Coach Of The Yr. By Fellow Coaches GREENSBORO-Ken Riley of FMda ARM University was voted 1916 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football coach of the year by his fsBow league head coaches. Riley gaidod the Rattlers to their first-ever undisputed MEAC championship with an unblemished 64 record, and they finished with an overall mark of 7-4. Florida ARM was especially superb on offense, rolling up 413 yards per game and scoring 31 points per contest. This is Riley’s second time around, having received the coaching dlstinctioo in 1968 when his sqoad tied for the MEAC crown. RUey, a native of Bartow, Fla., was named FAMU coach in 1966 and he is a former Rattler quarterback. a brilliant college cam be went on to stage a spec 15-year professional career ■ a defensive back. RUsy retired in 1964 and had 65 “It’s a great honor to be named MEAC coach of the year, especially ,_,rers vote you in,” Riley ‘It feels good to gain a certain respect from tne people you work with all year. This season has been a pleasure because we started so stow, bad our backs against the wall, and were forced to win four back-to-back I’m appreciative to my conchas and my players those people helped make the honor possible. Tbs MEAC is a tough con ference, has great coaching, and it’s Collick A Corporate Torch bearer provides annual financial support from $1,000 to $6,000 or more to North Carolina Special Olympics. Hie campaign has three levels of giving—bronze for donations beginning at $1,000, silver for donations beginning at $2,500, and gold for donations beginning at $5,000. Among the benefits of being a Tor ch bearer corporation is the positive statewide publicity received in being associated with Special Olympics as a sponsor. NCSO will maintain a Cor porate Torchbearer Sponsor Display Board at the NCSO chapter office and have it for public recognition at all chapter-level competitions and special events. In addition, the Torchbearer spon sors will be recognized through news releases, features in NCSO’s quarter ly newsletter Discover, and through the NCSO Annual Report. “The recognition received through Discover alone is tremendous because more than 20,000 copies are distributed not only statewide but all across the country,” Lenox added. “When you factor in that more than one person reads each copy, you can see that the recognition and publicity is very significant to every sponsor listed in an issue. In our office alone, about eight people read every publication that comes in.” , IT'S A MATTER OF PKIDE! Wear The Camouflage Uniform Of Hie Army National Guard! It’s a Part-Time lob With Full-Time PRIDE! Call Your Guard Armory Today Or 1-800462-1872 I A&T QB Top Vote Getter I Maynor Top Offensive Player CONNELL MAYNOR GREENSBORO—N.C. A&T’s quarterback Connell Maynor was the top vote-getter as the coaches and sports information directors picked their choice for the MEAC offensive playuer of the year. Maynor leads a contingent of eight Aggie players selected to the first and second teams. Maynor (6’0’\ 175), a junior from, Fayetteville, got the nod as the top of fensive player after leading the Ag gies (9-2) to their best season ever, a second-place finish in the .MEAC (5-1), and a spot at No. 20 in the NCAA Division I-AA final poll. Throughout the season, Maynor led the nation’s I-AA quarterbacks in passing efficiency, ending the year with 156.3 rating points. Maynor com pleted 123 of 191 passes (64 percent) for 1,968 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was intercepted only 10 times. He also had 145 rushes for 389 yards and 11 TDs. In addition to these duties, Maynor was the league’s fifth-best punter with 54 punts for 1,834 yards, an average of 34.0 yards per punt. Maynor received seven first-place votes. Joining Maynor on the first-team offense is teammate Craig Thompson (6’3”, 245), a junior tight end from Hartsville, S.C. Touted as perhaps the best tight-end in I-AA, Thompson was a shoo-in for TE honors, coming away with eight first-place votes. On the year, Thompson had 39 receptions for 600 yards and nine touchdowns. Thompson was selected MEAC Offensive Player of the Week after catching five passes for 66 yards and two touchdowns against Bethune Cookman. With his size and speed, Thompson has great potential and a good chance of getting to showcase his talents in the National Football League. A&T was represented on the first team defense by sophomore Knox Thompson and senior Dee Moye. Thompson, one of three 300-lb. defensive linemen for the Aggies, is a 6’4” defensive tackle from Lumber ton. Thompson tallied 77 total tackles (25 solos), two sacks, one fumble recovery, a forced fumble and a blocked kick. Thompson is one of the mainstays of the Aggies’ defense. He is sure to be in the running for top defensive honors next season. Moye (6’1”, 200), a junior defensive. back from Winston-Salem, has 50 total tackles (21 solos), a forced fum ble, two fumble recoyeries, five deflected passes, and one intercep tion to round out his year. His ex perience will be counted on in 1991. Kevin Williams (5’U”, 245), a senior offensive guard from Jamestown, was the only member of the Aggies to make the second team offense. Along with his great blocking skills, Kevin served as one of the of ■ --~ fensive captains. Three Aggies were on the second team defense. They were Kevin Lit tle, Sam Davis and Lopez Pettis. Little, a 6’4”, 250 defensive end from Charleston, S.C., is perhaps the most consistent player on the Aggie defensive squad. He led the team in tackles, finishing the season with' 88 tackles (31 solos). Little also had 11 sacks (second best in the conference), eight tackles for loss, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, and a blocked kick. He was picked twice during the season as the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week. Freshman sensation Sam Davis earned a starting berth on the Agglie squad and never looked back. He finished the season with a team-high seven interceptions (third best in the ; MEAC). Overall, the 6’0”, : 179-pounder from Albemarle tallied 51 tackles (21 solos). He also had a * forced fumble, one fumble recovery and five deflected passes. With his 4 skills, Sam has a great career ahead , of him. -t Senior defensive back Lopez Pettis was picked to the second team secon dary alongside his freshman team mate. Pettis garnered 48 tackles (27 solos), eight defelected passes, one fumble recovery, a forced fumble and one interception. Pettis was one of ■ two seniors from A&T to make the All-MEAC squad. Offensive players receiving honorable mention are: Patrick Horne, Richmond, Va.; Richard Lide, Raeford; Kevin Acker, Ander- , son, S.C.; Barry Turner, Gastonia; Laton Jackson, Washington, D.C.; and Carl Paige, Siler City. Defensive honorable mentions are Mike Gilchrist of Raleigh, Chad Arm strong of Charlotte, Rodney Edwards of Concord, Reggie Glover of St. Mat thews, S.C., Alonzo Barnett of Jacksonville, and Tommy McCoy of ) Fayetteville. » Boxer Takes Swing At Auto Dealership Barriers BY BARRY COOPER New heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield is doing more than paying Up service to promises about giving something back to the com munity. Holyfield, who knocked out Buster Douglas to win the heavyweight crown, now is taking aim at another target: the barriers black businessmen face in successfully operating auto dealerships. Holyfield has begun promoting minority entrepreneurship through an innovative two-year training pro gram at his Evander Holyfield Buick/Subaru dealership near Atlan ta. Black car dealers certainly need help, because they tend to fall as quickly as a heavyweight contender. Thirty-three percent of aU the black dealerships with GM and Chrysler faded last year. Those are staggering failure totals, and Holyfield is looking to reverse the trend. He has set up his own training pro gram, even though the dealerships already have programs in place. But Holyfield said, “The other training programs don’t work because they aren’t long enough. You can’t teach someone how to run a dealership in only six months. “We’re offering on-the-job train ing—from how to detail cars to how to act as a general manager. By the time they finish, our trainees will master every phase of management.” It used to be that the heavyweight champion would only worry about matters inside the ring. But Sugar Ray Leonard began reversing that trend, and now Holyfield is determin ed to build a fortune outside boxing, too. “I have to live after boxing,” Holyfield said, explaining why he opened his dealership. “I intend to work with kids after I retire [from boxing] and I needed a business to maintain my lifestyle.” If Holyfield becomes successful outside the ring, he could be one of the few heavyweight champs to do that. Leonard, a middleweight, is an ac complished businessman. But heavyweight champion Joe Louis died broke, and former champion Muhammad Ali squandered untold millions on one bad venture after another. Holyfield is even trying to make money on other boxers. He and business partner Herb Newton are co managing two boxers: 1968 Olympian Romallis Ellis, who has a 14-0 record, and Homer Gibbons of Atlanta, who is 1-1._. . . Las Vegas Top Tourist Haunt Gambler’s Dream Offers Affordable Fun BY BARRY COOPER LAS VEGAS, Nev.—The city that never sleeps certainly isn’t only for the rich and famous. Las Vegas, known the world over for its fabulous casinos and hotels, is a top tourist destination, drawing millions of tourists each year. Although no figures are available, a large number of those tourists are African-Americans. I travel a great deal on business, taking about two or three flights a week during my busiest months. On most flights, I’m the only African-American on the plane. But flying into Las Vegas is a different story. On a recent trip to Vegas with my wife and another couple I counted 51 other African-Americans on a Dallas to-Vegas connection that must have seated around 200. Once we arrived in Vegas, it was easy to see why folks of all races are so eager to arrive at this gambling mecca. Take away the gambling and it’s a cheap trip. We stayed at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, which was bragging at the time about a $30 million refurbishment. Unfortunately, the remodeling had not yet reached our room. The carpeting was old, the furniture worn. But the price was right: $24 a night for a more-than-adequate room that would easily rent for $150 a night in New York City or $100 in Washington, D.C. Once you arrive in Vegas you learn very quickly that what the hotels really care about is luring you to the gambling tables. Everything else, such as rooms and meals, u so cheap it is almost as if it is on the house. We enjoyed full-course steak dinners at BaUy’s Grand Hotel for $4.SB (no kidding). Just down the street was a place that served up shrimp cocktails around the clock for 99 cents and complete rib dinners for $1.95. There was cheap entertainment, too. The couple we were with didn’t seem interested, so we passed up a chance to see Gladys Knight in concert at Bally’s for $34. Instead, we hung out at one of the lounges at the Aladdin, and for the coat of a few drinks, we were entertained by one of the best live bands I have ever heard. That combination of inexpensive hotel rooms, inexpensive meals and sometimes inexpensive entertainment makes Las Vegas a best buy. Of course, no one can resist visiting the famous gambling tables at Vegas. The Las Vegas Strip is a five-mile boulevard that cuts through the heart of the world's gambling empire. If you are of legal age, you can walk right in and gamble to your heart’s content. Tip: Save your gambling activity for the last day or two of your stay. You will -be surprised how fast your money goes once you get a taste of gambler’s fever. I’m sad to say that we didn’t do a very good job of pacing ourselves. We arrived in Vegas at about midnight from the East Coast, which meant our body clocks were registering 3 a.m. But we charged ahead for a night of gambling. Four hours later, we trudged back to our rooms, dog-tired and with pocketbooks and wallets that were decidedly lighter The slot machines had whipped us, and by nightfall the next day, we were all tad broke, with almost two days left to go before we were to return home. Tip: Take only what you can afford to gamble and leave all credit cards and household money alone. Stay within your budget. A good way to harmlessly gamble is at the nickel slot machines. You can’t get into much trouble playing a few nickels at a time. The only problem is that it may not be long before you’re eager to play the 25 cent and $1 machines Vegas definitely isn’t for the undisciplined. With all the inexpensive food and great enteretainment on the strip, few African-American visitors bother looking into the black cultural experience in Las Vegas. Sadly, no African-American investors have stakes in any of the major hotels or casinos. Some residents were hoping that Sammy Davis, Jr., who recently passed away, would someday be the catalyst for a major black-owned casino and hotel, but the dream never came to life, and you’ll really have to get off the beaten path to find black owned nightclubs and restaurants. If you are feeling adventurous and want to give that a try, your best bet for advice is to approach one of the casino workers who happens to work at the casinos. All the casino folks are friendly, and its likely the person you ask will steer you in the directionJof a great soul food meal. But don’t expect the prices to be^the same as they are in the casinos. No privately-owned restaurant can compete with the big gambling houses. More tips: The taxi ride from the airport to any of the strip hotels is about $8, but there are some van services at the airport that will carry you for a few dollars less. ...All the major hotels have their own toll-free numbers, so shop around for the best hotel rates. Depending on the time of year, you should easily get nice accommodations for $40 or so.... The biggest, grandest hotels are Excalibur (800-634-6861). Even if you don’t stay at one of those hotels, by all means stop by to walk through the casino, have a meal, or just people watch in the lobby. It’s quite a show. Lees expensive hotels include the Aladdin, Sahara, Bally's and Circus Circus. St Aug's Falcons Look To Rebound From 8-15 Season Mark After a disappointing 8-15 season last year and finishing fifth in the Southern Division of the CIAA, tiu< Falcons are looking to be on the re bound. Four veterans will be returning to Falcon lineup for the 1990-91 season and they are being led by forward Gary Mattison, who is also the team captain. Last year Mattison ranked fifth in the CIAA in scoring with 21.1 points par game and ranked ninth in three-point percentage with .436. Also returning will be 8’3” forward Michael Dearman whose 8.8 re bounds per game ranked him ninth in the CIAA in rebounding. Along with these forwards, 6’5” Darius Giles will also play a vital role as backup forward. 6 9 ’ Anthony Beedie, who saw limited playing time last season, should get the nod as Startkmg center with newcomer 6’10” Gary Lewis as probable backup cantor. Two top newcomers to the Falcon squad, 6’3” Jeffery Robinson and 61" Keith Perkins, are also expected to be a factor this season at the guard position. 6’4” Iantham Alleyne, who sat out due to a knee injury, will add strength to the Falcons’ reboundhqi team.
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