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    Follow U theyardweekly theyardhbcu thwEEK oF EPTEMBER 5, 2011

    OROBefore Sundays season

    opener, Bethune-Cookman coach Brian

    Jenkins said the decision on who to start

    at quarterback was a tough one.

    Jamarr Robinson and his Wildcats

    teammates made it look like a no-brain-

    er as they stomped Prairie View A&M

    63-14 in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge

    before a Florida Citrus Bowl crowd of

    17,337 and an ESPN national audience.

    Robinson, a Maryland transfer,

    rushed for two touchdowns and threw

    for another as B-CU stormed out to a

    42-7 lead at halftime matching the

    school record for most point in twoquarters. The Wildcat offense also

    racked up 318 total yards in the opening

    half, nishing with an even 500.

    Robinson totaled 251 yards passing

    and 30 rushing before yielding to David

    Blackwell after B-CU took a 49-7 lead

    on the opening drive of the second half.

    Isidore Jackson scored that touchdown,

    his second of the game. Jackie Wilson

    saw fourth-quarter action and led B-CU

    to a pair of scoring drives.

    It was a tight battle up to the very

    end, said Jenkins about the competi-

    tion to replace Mid-Eastern Athletic

    Conference Player of The Year Matt

    Johnson at QB. Were still condent

    with the other guys, but we felt that Ja-

    maar should be the guy.After Jarkevis Fields stuffed Prairie

    View A&M on fourth down to end the

    Panthers opening possession, Robin-

    son made his rst impression quick and

    memorable, leading the Wildcats on a

    64-yard scoring march.

    He completed all four passes on the

    drive and capped off the drive with a

    10-yard keeper that gave B-CU a 7-0

    lead with 10:11 remaining in the open-

    ing quarter.

    I expected to come out quick, Rob-

    inson said. It just felt good to be back

    out there and to compete.

    The punting game set up the next

    two Wildcat scores Isidore Jacksons

    1-yarder with 1:24 remaining in the

    opening quarter and Robinsons second

    rush as Patrick Harris made a 27-

    yard return sparked by a Tavaris Bell

    block and Nick Addisons blocked punt

    return.

    After that, B-CUs vaunted defense

    made the most of its opportunities toscore as DJ Howard and Reggie Sandi-

    lands returned Panther fumbles for two

    of the Wildcats four touchdowns in the

    second quarter.

    Were selsh on defense, even

    though were a family, Sandilands

    said. We all want to make a big play.

    Defense doesnt get to touch the ball

    that often. We execute our plays - -align-

    ment, assignment and technique is what

    wins games.

    Byron McLeod, one of eleven differ-

    ent Wildcat receivers to catch at least

    one pass, made it 42-0 on a three-yarder

    from Robinson 5:09 before halftime.

    The Panthers broke the shutout on

    an 11-yard pass from Jonathan Troast

    to Deandre Cooper with 3:45 remainingin the half. Still, six turnovers spoiled

    the coaching debut of Heish Northern.

    Bethune-Cookman nished plays

    and we didnt, Northern said. Mis-

    takes turned the game into a calamity

    for us.

    DanRyan,orlandosentinel.com

    WILDCATS COAST, 63-14SCORESFOOTBALLSunday, September 4Bethune-Cookman 63, Prairie View A&M 14Kentucky State 39, Central State 21Morehouse 47, Miles 9Eastern Michigan 41, Howard 9

    Saturday, September 3Johnson C. Smith 64, West Virginia State 27Virginia Union 27, Benedict 0St. Augustines 30, Catawba 5Winston-Salem State 22, Elizabeth City State 17UNC Pembroke 33, Fayetteville State 27Cheyney 21, Lincoln (Pa) 19Bowie State 28, Assumption 7Towson 42, Morgan State 3Florida A&M 28, Fort Valley State 22North Carolina A&T 38, Virginia-Lynchburg 7Delaware State 24, VMI 21Norfolk State 37, Virginia State 3Hampton 21, Alabama A&M 20Grambling State 21, Alcorn State 14Mississippi Valley State 41, Alabama State 9

    Jackson State 42, Concordia 2Langston 19, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 12Lane 17, Edward Waters 10Albany State 37, Savannah State 34Stillman 16, Shaw 13Tennessee State 33, Southern 7Lincoln (Mo) 35, Avila 3Lamar 58, Texas College 0

    Friday, September 2Georgia State 41, Clark Atlanta 7

    Thursday, September 1Rutgers 48, North Carolina Central 0Central Michigan 21, South Carolina State 6Chowan, Livingstone 0

    The loss of former head coach Johnnie Cole has not stopped experts from picking Texas Southern to repeat as SWAC Champion in 2011.

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    Saturday, September 3

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    THE YARD wEEK oF EPTEMBER 5TH PRO FOOTBALL

    Saturday, September 3rd was not

    only the ofcial start to the college foot-

    ball season, it was also the deadline for

    NFL teams to cut there rosters down to

    53 players.

    NFL Pro-Bowlers Nick Collins,

    Robert Mathis and Eric Weems were

    guaranteed to make roster spots. 2011Draft selections Kendrick Ellis, Frank

    Kearse, Curtis Holcolm and Johnny

    Culbreath had opportunities to come in

    and ll team needs. It was great to see

    undrafted free agent Raymond Web-

    ber make the Tampa Bay roster even

    though he is starting the season on in-

    jured reserves due to an apparent ham-

    string injury.

    Note: List does not include players who

    were selected to practice squads.

    NFL Teams trim rosters down, HBCU Alums make cu

    AFC EASTBuffalo Bills

    Drayton Florence, CBTuskegee, 9th year

    Miami Dolphins

    Frank Kearse, DTAlabama A&M, Rookie

    Kendall Langford, DEHampton, 4th year

    New England Patriots

    Tracy Wite, LBHoward, 9th year

    New York Jets

    Marus Dixon, DTHampton, 2nd year

    Kendrick Ellis, DTHampton, Rookie

    AFC NORThBaltimore Ravens

    Ramon harewood, TMorehouse, 2nd year

    Cleveland Browns

    Marcus Benard, LBJackson State, 3rd year

    Dimitri Patterson, CBTuskegee, 6th year

    Pittsburgh Steelers

    Isaac Redman, RBBowie State, 2nd year

    AFC SOThHouston Texans

    Jacoby Jones, WRLane, 5th year

    Indianapolis Colts

    Antoine Betea, SHoward, 4th year

    Robert Matis, DEAlabama A&M, 9th year

    Jacksonville Jaguars

    Rasean Matis, CBBethune-Cookman, 9th year

    Terrell Witeead, SNorfolk State, 2nd year

    New York Jets

    William hayes, DEWinston-Salem State, 4th year

    NFC EASTDallas Cowboys

    Jason hatcer, DEGrambling State, 6th year

    New York Giants

    Micael Coe, CBAlabama State, 4th year

    Philadelphia Eagles

    Jamaal Jackson, CDelaware State, 8th year

    Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CBTennessee State, 4th year

    NFC NORThDetroit Lions

    Jonny Culbreat, TSouth Carolina State, Rookie

    Justin Durant, LBHampton, 5th year

    Sammie Lee hill, DTStillman, 3rd year

    Green Bay Packers

    Nick Collins, CBBethune-Cookman, 7th year

    Donald Drier, WRAlcorn State, 13th year

    Minnesota Vikings

    visante Siancoe, TEMorgan State, 9th year

    NFC SOThAtlanta Falcons

    Eric Weems, WRBethune-Cookman, 4th year

    Carolina Panthers

    Cletis Gordon, CBJackson State, 5th year

    New Orleans Saints

    Junior Galette, DEStillman, 2nd year

    Tampa Bay Buccaners

    DJ Jonson, CBJackson State, 3rd year

    James Lee, TSouth Carolina State, 4th year

    Raymond Webber, WRArkansas-Pine Bluff, Rookie

    NFC WESTArizona Cardinals

    Greg Toler, CBSt. Pauls, 3rd year

    San Francisco 49ers

    Curtis holcomb, CFlorida A&M, Rookie

    Seattle Seahawks

    Tararis JacksonAlabama State, 6th year

    St. Louis Rams

    Ron Bartell, CBHoward, 7th year

    B ThE NMBERS

    7The number of pro football teams that do

    not currently have players from histori-

    cally black colleges and universities on

    their 53 man roster.

    Its also the number of BCUs that have

    more than one player on gameday rosters.

    ampton with 4. Bethune-Cookman, ow-

    ard, and Jackson tate with 3. labama

    &M, tillman and Tuskegee with 2.

    REDMAN MAThIS COE COLLINS WEEMS JACKSON

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    FOOTBALLTHE YARD wEEK oF EPTEMBER 5TH

    oNFERENE lEA

    CIAA

    Kean Wallace, QB, Johnson C. SmithThe freshman recorded a total 391 yards on

    offense (337 passing, 54 rushing) and ve

    touchdowns in his debut.

    Sonquez Nelson, DT, St. AugustinesThe sophomore recorded two sacks and two

    interceptions along with eight total tackles,

    one forced fumble and two pass break-ups.

    Lincoln (Pa) WR Philleads the conference wi

    and 146 receivin

    RECEIVING Rec.

    Juste-Jean,Lincoln, JR 13Taylor,JCSmith, SO 4

    Poole,JC Smith, SR 5

    Allen,FSU, SO 3

    James,Bowie State, JR 4

    Williams,WSSU , JR 4

    Holland,Chowan , JR 6

    Craig,Shaw , FR 6

    Smith,St.Aug, SR 11

    Hodrick,Chowan , SR 7

    PASSING Comp-Att-Int

    Wallace,JC Smith, FR 16-35-0

    Cook,Lincoln, FR 30-47-2

    Stover,Chowan, SO 19-30-1

    Smith,WSSU, JR 18-29-0

    Blumears,FSU , SO 12-36-0

    Budd,BowieState, SR 14-24-0

    Odom,Shaw , FR 16-30-1

    Powell,ESCU , SR 22-41-3

    Battle,VSU , JR 12-27-1

    Hickman,VUU , FR 10-26-1

    RUSHING Car.

    Anderson,JCSmith, JR 13

    Cooper,WSSU,SR 23

    Washintgon,VUU, FR 58

    McNeill,ECSU, JR 40

    Smalls,Chowan, JR 17

    Williams,Chowan, FR 17Bailey,FSU, SO 17

    Wallace,JCSmith, FR 7

    Blumears,FSU, JR 10

    Stover,Chowan, S0 12

    VUU Getsecndtraighthut-out

    he PAher BAK

    he ger O W

    he PAMeO cY

    cAPO cAc

    COUMBI, CVirginia Union Uni-

    versitys Cheston Hickman passed for

    185 yards and three touchdowns as

    VUU downed Benedict College 27-0 in

    Columbia, S.C., on September 3. It was

    the second consecutive shut-out for the

    Panthers.

    Hickman connected with Matias

    Parker for scoring strikes of 16 and 43

    yards and then hooked up with Stephen

    Templeton for a 14-yard touchdown

    pass. Hickman 9-for-20 on the days.For his efforts, Hickman was awarded

    the Andre Braxton Player of the Game

    Trophy.

    VUUs Antonio Harris also picked up

    a fumble and rambled 58 yards for an-

    other score.

    The shut-outs against Saint Augus-

    tines last week and now Benedict mark

    the rst back-to-back shut-outs for VUU

    since the 1985 squad held Saint Pauls

    College, Kentucky State University and

    the University of the District of Colum-

    bia scoreless in three straight games.

    It also marks the rst time VUU has

    started the season with two straight

    shut-outs since 1964. That team shut-

    out Norfolk State University 7-0 and

    then defeated Shaw University 10-0.VUUs Brian Gurley and Brian Smith

    had an interception apiece while senior

    Caesar Burton had nine tackles in the

    win.

    Virginia now faces Winston-Salem

    State University on September 10 at 7

    p.m. in Hovey Field.

    vuusports.com

    CIAA

    NOTh Conference All Games

    W L PCT W L PCT

    Virginia Union 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000Bowie State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000

    Chowan 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000

    Virginia State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000Lincoln (Pa) 0 0 .000 0 1 .000

    Elizabeth City St. 0 1 .000 0 2 .000

    SOTh Conference All Games

    W L PCT W L PCT

    J. C. Smith 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000

    WSSU 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000

    Fayetteville St. 0 0 .000 0 1 .000

    Livingstone 0 0 .000 0 1 .000Shaw 0 0 .000 0 1 .000

    St. Augustines 0 1 .000 0 1 .000

    Thursday, September 8Fayetteville State at Carson-Newman

    Saturday, September 10

    Virginia State at West Virgina StateBenedict at Bowie StateSt. Augustines at New HavenJohnson C. Smith at BrevardLivingstone at Elizabeth City StateLincoln at Kentucky StateShaw at Delaware StateChowan at UNC PembrokeWinston-Salem State at Virginia Union

    CROTTThe Johnson C. Smith

    University football ignited with a 64-27

    season opener win against West Virginia

    State University on Saturday afternoon

    inside the Irwin Belk Complex. J.C.

    Smith is 1-0 for the rst time since their

    24-0 season opening win over Edward

    Waters in 2007; prior to the coaching

    leadership from Steven Aycock.Believe it or not, this game started

    off a little shaky for the Golden Bulls.

    With just two plays, the Yellow Jackets

    had put a touchdown on the scoreboard.

    After a rush for no gain, Ricky Phillips

    connected with Ervin Kent for a 74 yard

    touchdown reception for a 7-0 WVSU

    lead. It would be the last time Johnson

    C. Smith trailed in the game.

    The Golden Bulls did not inch af-

    ter the oppositions score; they calmly

    put together a drive down the eld with

    three rst downs. This drive was led

    and capped off by freshman quarter-

    back Keahn Wallace (Homestead, FL)

    with a seven yard TD pass to sophomore

    receiver Avius Capers (Charlotte, NC).

    Senior defensive tackle Rashad Dukes(Charlotte, NC) put in some work with

    two tackles on a three and out on the

    next WVSU possession.

    Yet another freshman came up big,

    this time receiver William (B.J.) Trim-

    ble (Fayetteville, GA) returned a punt

    70 yards to the house for a 14-7 JCSU

    advantage. West Virginia State managed

    to produce another score on the follow-

    ing drive off a 25 yard touchdown rush

    from LeFloyd Phillip.

    Wallace completed a 55 yard touch-

    down reception to sophomore Daniel

    Taylor (West Columbia, SC), but the ex-

    tra point attempt failed resulting in a 20-

    14 JCSU lead. The Golden Bulls forced

    another three and out on defense; then

    Wallace marched the offense down theeld. Junior running back Dedrick An-

    derson (Winston-Salem, NC) gained 45

    yards on the drive including a 27 yard

    sprint for a touchdown.

    Before closing out the rst quarter

    (thats right, the rst quarter), Ander-

    son was back in the end zone for JCSU

    off a 13 yard run. Johnson C. Smith led

    34-14 after the rst quarter. The Golden

    Bulls led by no less than 23 points (44-21

    second quarter) for the remainder of the

    contest.

    Johnson C. Smith was ahead 44-21 go-

    ing into halftime; just four points shy of

    tying the record for most points scored

    in a half (49 in 1964 vs. Livingstone) in

    school history.

    Wallace made an impressive debut

    with 337 yards off 16-25 passing with

    four touchdowns. He also rushed for 54

    yards and scored once on the ground.

    His targets, senior receiver Rico Poole(Atlanta, GA) with ve catches, 121

    yards, and a TD; also Taylor, who

    capped his day with two touchdowns

    and 139 yards off four receptions.

    The ground game was clicking for J.C.

    Smith as well as Anderson rushed for 156

    yards and two TDs off 13 carries. Senior

    defensive end Derrick (Deuce) Johnson

    (Charlotte, NC) recorded four and half

    tackles (three solo) and a sack. Junior

    linebacker Michael Coats (Greenwood,

    SC) chased down ball carriers with four

    tackles.

    It feels good to start the season like

    this, these guys came onto the eld

    ready to win and they played that way

    throughout, said head coach Steven

    Aycock. The credit goes to my team for

    their execution and my entire coaching

    staff for preparing these guys for a vic-

    tory. We have a few things we still need

    to work on, and we will, and we cannot

    lose focus its still one game at a time.

    The Golden Bulls will take this show

    on the road next week as they travel to

    Brevard, NC to face Brevard College onSaturday, September, 10th. Game time

    is slated for 2:00 p.m. on Tornadoes

    Field.

    goldenbullssports.com

    Golden Bulls bust open WVSU

    Behind freshman quaterback Keahn Wallace (1), the Golden Bulls got their first season opening victory since 2007.

    DURANEBYRD

    OFFENSIVE

    PLAYEROFTHEWEEK

    DEFENSIVE

    PLAYEROFTHEWEEK

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    FOOTBALLTHE YARD wEEK oF EPTEMBER 5TH

    oNFERENE lEA

    Lewis Kindle, QB, North Carolina A&TKindle threw for a career-high 341 yards and

    four touchdowns on 14-for-23 passing against

    Virginia-Lynchburg.

    Nate Clay, LB, Savannah StateThe senior made 18 total tackles (8 solo) i n the

    Tigers loss to Albany State.

    Florida A&M QB Austinfor 348 yards and 2TD

    victory over Fort V

    RECEIVING Rec.

    Miles,NC A&T,SR 7Elliott,FAMU,SR 6

    Lackey,SavState, SO 3

    Wilson,DelawareState,JR 6

    Lewis,NC A&T,JR 3

    Cook,Sav State, SO 3

    Tarpley,DelawareSt,JR 5

    Francois,B-CU, SR 4

    Garrett,Norfolk, JR 7

    Lennon,FAMU, FR 2

    PASSING Comp-Att-Int

    Trainor,FAMU,SO 19-33-1

    Kindle,NC A&T,FR 14-23-0

    Defilippis,SavState, SR 15-34-0

    Walley,Norfolk,SR 25-29-0

    Elko,DelawareSt, JR 17-32=0

    Blackwell,B-CU, SO 25-36-0

    McGhee,Howard, FR 15-27-1

    Legree,Hampton, SR 9-20-1

    Johnson,NCCentral, SR 10-25-2

    Wiley,SCSU, JR 12-26-0

    RUSHING Car.

    Chisholm,Hampton, SO 25

    Legree,Hampton, SR 14

    Jones,DelawareSt., SR 18

    Scott,B-CU, JR 8

    Hedgeman,Norfolk, JR 12

    Mayhew,NCA&T, JR 8Jackson,B-CU, SO 9

    Lefall,Howard, SR 8

    Burgess,NCAT, SO 13

    Brooks,MorganState, SR 15

    MEAC

    MEAC

    Conference All Games

    W L PCT W L PCT

    B-CU 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000

    NC A&T 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000

    Norfolk State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000

    Florida A&M 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000

    Delaware State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000Hampton 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000

    Savannah State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000

    Howard 0 0 .000 0 1 .000

    SC State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000

    Morgan State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000NC Central 0 0 .000 0 1 .000

    Thursday, September 8Florida A&M at Hampton

    Saturday, September 10Morehouse at HowardSavannah State at Southeastern LouisianaNorth Carolina Central vs. Central StateNorth Carolina A&T at Appalachian StateSouth Carolina State at Bethune-CookmanShaw at Delaware StateMorgan State at Bowling GreenNorfolk State at West Virginia

    GRBORO, CThere was great

    anticipation surrounding three men

    on Saturday. First, there was North

    Carolina A&T head football coach Rod

    Broadway. How would the Aggies, who

    havent had a winning season in seven

    years, look under a man who has done

    nothing but win during his career?

    Second, there was quarterback LewisKindle. After sitting out an entire sea-

    son with an ACL injury in 2010, was he

    ready to lead the Aggies offense? Finally,

    there was local do-it-all athlete Ricky

    Lewis. With more playing time, could

    he dazzle Aggie fans the same way he

    dazzled Greensboro Dudley fans during

    his prep career?

    All three men did not disappoint

    the Aggie faithful on Saturday as N.C.

    A&T defeated Virginia University of

    Lynchburg 38-7 at Aggie Stadium. It

    was Broadways rst win as Aggies head

    coach as his offense posted 431 yards

    and his defense held the Dragons to mi-

    nus-16 yards rushing.

    Kindles numbers were also impres-

    sive. He threw for a career-high 341yards and four touchdowns on 14-for-23

    passing. It was the fourth-best passing

    performance in school history. Lewis

    added a career-best 100 yards receiv-

    ing and two touchdowns on three recep-

    tions. Not to be forgotten, senior Wal-

    lace Miles nished with a career-high152

    yards and a touchdown on seven catch-

    es.

    Its great to have an athlete like

    Ricky Lewis to throw to, said Kindle.

    It makes my job a lot easier. He knows

    how to get open and do great things with

    the ball.

    Lewis, who also doubles as the Kin-

    dles backup, got the Aggies on the board

    midway through the second quarter.

    Kindle led Lewis perfectly on a crossingroute that Lewis caught at the VUL 40-

    yard line and sprinted to the end zone

    for the score. A Jose Garcia-Camacho

    20-yard eld goal were the only other

    points the Aggies put on the board in the

    rst half.

    N.C. A&T had a tough time gur-

    ing out the Dragons because there was

    no lm on the team. In fact, it was the

    Dragons rst game played in more than

    70 years. But the feeling out process was

    a lot easier in the second half. On the

    rst play of the half, Kindle found Miles

    open for a 52-yard touchdown pass.

    Eighteen seconds later, Dragons quar-

    terback Emmanuel Yeager fumbled at

    his own 1-yard line, setting up a 1-yard

    touchdown run from Kindle that gave

    N.C. A&T a 24-0 lead. The Aggies third-

    quarter scoring continued as Kindle

    lofted up a pass to Lewis for a 34-yard

    score.

    Rick is a ball player, said Broad-

    way. He can do so many things, and he

    can do so many things well. You wouldlike to have four or ve of those guys. He

    would be unbelievable if we could put

    him in one position and leave him there,

    but because of our lack of numbers we

    have to put him at running back and

    quarterback and wide receiver too.

    Lewis also returned three punts on

    Saturday. But despite the stellar play

    from Lewis, Kindle, Miles and the Aggies

    defense, Broadway wasnt all smiles. He

    was bothered by the Aggies six turnovers

    (all on fumbles) and 75 yards in penal-

    ties.

    Well take the win, he said. Well

    enjoy it. Then we need to get back to

    work on Monday because weve got to

    get a lot better. Six turnovers are unac-

    ceptable in anyones league.

    The Aggies head to Boone, N.C., next

    week to face Appalachian State at 3:30

    p.m. The Mountaineers, a top 5 team

    in Division I-FCS, lost to Division I and

    13th-ranked Virginia Tech 66-13 on Sat-

    urday.

    Sophomore linebacker Tony Clodfel-ter led the Aggies defensively with six

    tackles, one sack and two fumble recov-

    eries. Junior linebacker Brandon Hover

    added six tackles and a quarterback

    hurry..

    ncataggis.com

    Lewis Work For A&T

    Senior receiver Wallace Miles had 152 yards re ceiving and a touchdown on Saturday.

    NORTHCAROLINAA&TSPORTSINFORMATION

    TThe Florida A&M

    Rattlers had all they could handle with

    the scrappy Fort Valley State Wildcats.

    They held off the Wildcats 28-22, to

    start the 2011 season 1-0. In the end, an

    alert Lenworth Lennon, took a pass that

    ricocheted off the hands of Kevin Elliot,

    and scampered 68 yards for the game-

    winning score.While the Rattlers offense was feel-

    ing out new personnel in various key

    positions, the Wildcats performed like

    a well-oiled machine. The Rattlers will

    have to correct the errors and be ready

    for a short week, as they face their rst

    MEAC foe of the season in the Hampton

    Pirates in just ve days. The Pirates are

    coming off an exciting 21-20 victory over

    Alabama A&M, in the Chicago Football

    Classic.

    Starting quarterback Austin Trainor,

    threw for 170 yards in the rst half, on

    8-for-17 passing. He ended the game

    passing for 348 yards. Running back

    Eddie Rocker, led the ground attack

    with 24 yards rushing in the game. He

    scored the rst FAMU touchdown of2011 on a 17 yard slashing run.

    Elliott, led the Rattlers with 137 yards

    receiving, including a spectacular 40-

    yard touchdown run after catch. Elliott,

    caught six passes for a 22.83 yards-per-

    catch average.

    Defensively, Greg Harvey led the Rat-

    tlers with eight total tackles (6 solo, 2 as-

    sisted). John Ojo, had six tackles and

    two interceptions.DJ Folsom, held down

    the middle for the Rattlers with ve

    tackles.

    The Wildcats were led by led by quar-

    terback Antonio Henton, who went

    7-for-18 for 139 yards in the rst half.

    Henton, connected on a 73-yard bomb

    to Christopher Slaughter for the rst

    score of the game. Denzel Wesley, led theWildcats with just 7-yards rushing in the

    rst half.

    In the second half, the Wildcats came

    to life, with a resilience of a team with

    nothing to lose. Henton, came back af-

    ter an injury sidelined him, to pass for

    299 yards total. Rashad Johnson, led

    the Wildcats in rushing with 30 yards in

    the game.

    The Rattlers used a running back-by-

    committee approach as Rocker, Lavante

    Page and Jordan Stanley saw action out

    of the backeld.

    In the end, the Rattlers would pre-

    vail, but with work to be done to elimi-

    nate mistakes. The Rattlers were penal-

    ized 19 times for 207 yards. The errors

    were costly, as they allowed the Wildcatsto continue drives.

    The Rattlers will review lm on Sun-

    day and prepare for a Monday practice

    and an altered preparation sechedule as

    they y to Hampton, Va. on Wednesday

    for the Thursday night game on ESPNU.

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    FOOTBALLTHE YARD wEEK oF EPTEMBER 5TH

    CROTTStanley Jennings has

    led Albany State up and down sand

    dunes, in and out of huddles and to the

    top of the HBCU world.

    However, the senior quarterback

    may have saved his greatest moment for

    Saturdays Music City Classic in Macon

    against Savannah State.

    In the season opener for both teams,Jennings led the Rams 63 yards in the

    nal 45 seconds for a game-winning

    score, capping off the drive with a 12-

    yard rushing touchdown that gave Al-

    bany State a come-from-behind, 37-34

    victory.

    Thats too much time they gave us. I

    was just keeping composure, Jennings

    said about the nal drive. I always had

    faith (that we could comeback).

    Albany State improved its record

    against Division I Savannah State to 43-

    16-2, but Rams coach Mike White said

    he was just happy to escape with the vic-

    tory.

    I told them I would rather go back

    and correct our mistakes with a win

    than go back with a loss, White said.We will take the win and go further. As

    I have been saying all along, this team

    has a long way to go.

    In what turned out to be a wild nal

    two minutes that saw 22 points put on

    the board, Albany State and its quarter-

    back stayed poised.

    The Rams started that nal drive with

    two timeouts and immediately came out

    ring. Jennings connected with Mark

    Bell for a 14-yard pass and then hit Oc-

    tavius Staton on a 38-yard pass to put

    the Rams 12 yards away from the end

    zone.

    The Rams next two plays were incom-

    plete passes, setting up a third down

    with 24 second left in the game.

    And there was only one man the Ramscould go to in that situation. On a de-

    signed quarterback draw, Jennings took

    the ball up the middle, avoided a series

    of tacklers and crossed the goal line with

    19 seconds on the clock.

    I was thinking, dont let nobody

    catch me, said Jennings, who threw

    for 240 yards and two touchdowns and

    ran for 25 yards and a score. I had to

    show my O-linemen I wasnt slow. I told

    them that the defense needed us. We had

    them on our shoulders the whole time, so

    we needed to come through for them.

    When Albany State jumped out to

    a 19-0 lead, it looked as if the Rams

    would roll to their 15th straight win in

    the 80-year rivalry. But Savannah State

    had other ideas, scoring 27 of the next

    30 points and taking a 27-22 lead with

    11:29 left in the game.

    Albany State retook the lead with 1:20remaining when starting running back

    Darryl Carey pounded in a six-yard

    rushing touchdown. Jennings connected

    with Darius Nelson on the ensuing two-

    point conversion to give the Rams a 30-

    27 lead.

    We wanted it, we expected it and

    we believed, said Carey, who nished

    the game with 51 rushing yards and two

    touchdowns. Lets talk about that of-

    fensive line. They fought. Without them,

    I couldnt have done anything. They

    kept ghting. Stanley kept ghting.

    But Savannah State and its rst-year

    head coach Steve Davenport had an an-

    swer.

    Tigers quarterback A.J. DeFilip-

    pis completed a 45-yard pass to Byron

    Leggett, and then hit Dylan Cook for a

    25-yard touchdown pass that put Savan-

    nah State on top, 34-30.Savannah States lead lasted just 32

    seconds before Jennings game-winning

    touchdown.

    Albany State did a hell of a job of ex-

    ecuting their offense, Davenport said.

    We would have loved to make one big

    play and get the ball back and sit on it

    for the rest of the game. But you have

    to tip your hat to the guys who were ex-

    ecuting.

    It was all Albany State to start the

    game.

    Jennings oated a 20-yard pass over

    the left shoulder of Ronnie Tubbs in the

    corner of the end zone on the Rams

    opening drive, giving Albany State a 6-0

    lead six minutes into the game.

    Touchdowns on a 1-yard run by Car-

    ey and an 11-yard pass from Jennings to

    Staton gave the Rams a 19-0 lead with 13

    minutes left in the second quarter, andit looked as if Albany State had picked

    up right where it left off after last sea-

    son when it nished 11-1 and was named

    SBN Black College national champions.

    I was feeling composed, calm and

    collective, Jennings said of his rst-

    half play. But I think we got a little too

    relaxed. We were guring we were going

    to blow them out.

    Albany States complacency showed

    on the opening kickoff of the second

    half. Davenport surprised the Rams

    with an onside kick, which Savannah

    State recovered.

    The Tigers turned that recovery into

    a 26-yard eld goal by Derek Williams,

    who had also hit a school-record 52-

    yard eld goal in the second quarter.Albany States Tory Torstenson hit a

    40-yard eld goal on Albany States next

    possession, but that was one of just a few

    bright spots for the Rams special teams,

    which had a eld goal and punt blocked

    and missed two extra points.

    We didnt expect (the onside kick),

    but we work on that all the ti me, White

    said. It should not have happened. We

    do the same thing to our coverage team

    all the time, so we will have to go back

    and look at the lm. The blocked punt,

    all the missed PATs, just a lot of spe-

    cial teams break downs today. We had

    enough mistakes on special teams to last

    us the entire year.

    After Torstensons eld goal, Savan-

    nah State scored the next three touch-downs of the game a 5-yard pass from

    DeFilippis to running back Justin Babb,

    a 9-yard blocked punt return by Regi-

    nald Givens and a 64-yard pass from

    DeFilippis to Lackey.

    DeFilippis threw for 315 yards and

    three touchdowns, while Babb led the

    Tigers rushing attack with just 37 yards

    on 16 carries. Lackey was Savannah

    States leading receiver with 115 yards

    and three catches.

    Weve got some positives, Daven-

    port said. Obviously, the pain of the

    loss is still kind of fresh right now. I

    am proud of the guys, proud of the way

    they fought. We just have to gure out a

    way to get over the humps and win the

    games.Staton was ASUs top receiver with 85

    yards and ve receptions, while Tubbs

    had three catches for 44 yards and

    Janell Jones had three catches for 30

    yards.

    ASU plays again at 7 p.m. Saturday at

    home against Wingate in the Dr. Joseph

    Winthrop Holley Memorial Game.

    JohnMillikan,savannahnow.com

    Savannah State battles to the end in loss

    Tiffany Haywood (51) carries a teammate around the court as she and her teammates celebrate a victory.

    SIAC

    East Conference All Games

    W L PCT W L PCT

    Albany State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000

    Morehouse 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000

    Benedict 0 0 .000 0 1 .000Clark Atlanta 0 0 .000 0 1 .000

    Fort Valley State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000

    West Conference All Games

    W L PCT W L PCT

    Kentucky State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000

    Lane 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000

    Stillman 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000

    Tuskegee 0 0 .000 0 0 .000

    Miles 0 0 .000 0 1 .000

    Saturday, September 10Benedict at Bowie StateMorehouse at HowardSt. Augustines 63, Chowan 59Lincoln (Pa) at Kentucky StateLane at Clark AtlantaDelta State at Fort Valley StateWingate at Albany StateConcordia-Selma at MilesStllman at SamfordLangston at Tuskegee

    KU Daytassic39-21

    TO, OKentu

    control early and never

    they dominated Centra

    front of 6,539 fans at th

    in Dayton, OH.

    The Thorobreds go

    early in the rst quar

    Noland hit Justin Willia

    touchdown pass with 1

    KSU would take a 12-

    time after a pair of 27-

    from Cade Berryman.

    With 6:25 remainin

    quarter, Noland hit Ra

    a 5-yard touchdown pa

    lead.

    Central State would

    a 5-yard touchdown frey Brooks to Steven

    came right back with a

    down pass from Noland

    rst play of their next

    Thorobreds a 26-7 lead

    Just nine seconds

    quarter, KSU running

    Ramsey would break a

    down run to make the

    tral State would answer

    fensive play when Broo

    for a 60-yard touchdow

    KSUs Noland wou

    out of reach with his fo

    pass on the day, this ti

    Churchill for a 36-yard

    Noland, who was na

    most valuable player, copasses for 218 yards and

    also rushed for 55 yard

    KSU running back And

    all rushers with 130 yar

    and a touchdown.

    Central States Dari

    game-high 13 tackles

    Lewis led the Thorobre

    Maroon Tigers roll inLabor Day Golden Classic:Morehouse College made thingslook easy as they dominated MilesCollege, 47-9, in the 5th AnnualLabor Day Golden Classic at historicLegion Field in Birmingham, AL.Byron Ingram (above) threw for 167yards and a touchdown while alsorushing for 58 yards on 10 carriesand two scores while Derrick Hector

    had a game-high seven catches for66 yards.

    JEFFROBERTS/BIRMINGHAMNEWS

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    FOOTBALLTHE YARD wEEK oF EPTEMBER 5TH

    BIRMIGM, Doug Williams has

    one goal get his Grambling State foot-

    ball team back to Birmingham, Ala., for

    the Southwestern Athletic Conference

    Championship Game in December.

    The Tigers took the rst step toward

    there Saturday night, defeating Alcorn

    State 21-14 in the Port City Classic at

    Independence Stadium.

    While Williams was pleased to have

    opened the season with a victory, he saw

    room for improvement.

    We were bad on third down, he

    said. We had a couple of dropped balls

    on third down and a couple of situations

    where (quarterback) D.J. (Williams)and the clock management got away

    from him. Im going to chalk that up to

    freshman jitters. Certainly third down

    is a major part of our game we need to

    work on.

    Two things likely pleased Williams.

    One was the play of D.J. Williams,

    who threw for 161 yards and two touch-

    downs without committing a turnover in

    his rst college start.

    It was a great game for D.J. to grow

    up in a pressure cooker, Doug Wil-

    liams said of his son.

    No turnovers, two TD passes, two

    big TD passes, well take that.

    The other was his teams mind-set.

    Like their head coach, the Tigers (1-

    0, 1-0) were happy with the result but

    just as hard on themselves as their coach

    was.

    I give him a C, wide receiver Ma-

    rio Louis said of D.J. Williams perfor-

    mance.

    Hes very critical of himself. Very.

    Despite only working with D.J. Wil-liams since the spring, Louis proved

    just how far their relationship has come

    as Williams also gave his rst start a C

    grade.

    The pairs on-eld chemistry was

    evident as they connected on the score

    that put the Tigers ahead for good a

    7-yard fade route that Lewis caught in-

    side the right rear pylon with 5.6 sec-

    onds left before halftime.

    The GSU defense also put on a chem-

    istry lesson, one that was brought on by

    a couple of injuries.

    After a strong rst -half performance,

    the Tigers front seven was decimated

    by nagging injuries that forced defensive

    coordinator Clifford Yoshida to become

    a puzzle master. He found enough pieces

    to t and the Tigers summoned one last

    big play as Cliff Exama and Joshua Gen-

    try stuffed Alcorns Reuben Duckworth

    on a fourth-and-1 from the GSU 30 with

    3:21 to play.

    We just thought we had to make a

    real big contribution, Yoshida said.We didnt contribute very much in the

    second half. I thought we played well

    after that (a 53-yard Brandon Bridge

    touchdown pass). We had some injuries,

    but thats no excuse. We had to patch-

    work things in there.

    JasonPugh,shreveporttimes.com

    Grambling sees room forimprovement after win.

    The Matthews Family Reunion ended with the older of the two cousins, Williams, winning a close one.

    SWACEast Conference All Games

    W L PCT W L PCT

    Alabama State 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000Jackson State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000

    Alabama A&M 0 0 .000 0 1 .000

    Alcorn State 0 1 .000 0 1 .000

    MVSU 0 1 .000 0 1 .000

    West Conference All Games

    W L PCT W L PCT

    Grambling State 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000

    Texas Southern 0 0 .000 0 0 .000

    UAPB 0 0 .000 0 1 .000PVA&MU 0 0 .000 0 1 .000

    Southern 0 0 .000 0 1 .000

    Saturday, September 10Alabama State at Eastern MichiganMurray State at Mississippi Valley StateAlabama State at SouthernTennesee State vs. Jackson StateGrambling State at Louisiana-MonroePrairie View A&M at Texas Southern

    ITT B, MNick Andrews caught

    a career-high 10 passes for 104 yards

    and a career-high three touchdowns as

    Alabama State defeated Mississippi Val-

    ley State 41-9 in the season opener for

    both teams at Rice-Totten Stadium.

    Alabama State (1-0, 1-0 in South-

    western Athletic Conference) trailed

    6-0 early before the offense got in gear.

    QB Greg Jenkins threw three rst-half

    touchdown passes to Andrews, whose

    explosive night moved him up the Hor-

    nets career receiving charts.It was the rst-game jitters, head

    coach Reggie Barlow said of his teams

    slow start. You never know how these

    guys will come out and play in the rst

    game. We got off to a slow start, but once

    we got settled in and started playing, we

    played the way we know we can play. We

    were able to score some points and were

    excited about that.

    Andrews caught touchdown passes of

    36, 5 and 8 yards in the rst half as the

    Hornets led 21-6 at halftime. He is now

    second all-time in receptions (134), sev-

    enth in receiving yards (1,772) and fth

    in touchdown receptions (20).

    Its a blessing to have such a big

    night, Andrews said. Im just glad to

    have the opportunity to play with these

    guys and they got me the ball often to

    score three times tonight.

    The ASU defense forced seven take-

    aways in the game and kept the DeltaDevils out of the end zone.

    Whenever you can get not only seven

    of them, but start the season off +7 (in

    turnover ratio), thats outstanding,

    Barlow said. To get that many is a great

    start to the season and we want to con-

    tinue that.

    QB Garrick Jones rushed 14 times for

    113 yards and passed for 121 yards to

    lead Mississippi Valley S

    Following a third MV

    the third quarter, Jen

    a 12-yard touchdown

    Wenzig added two eld g

    State led 34-9 after t hre

    Jenkins completed 19

    188 yards with three t

    rushed for a fourth as

    won its season opene

    straight year.

    Devin Dominguez thr

    scoring pass to T.C. Mcthe scoring in the fourth

    Kynjee Cotton made

    one sack, while Kejuan

    interception.

    Alabama State travel

    Michigan next Saturday

    rst football game aga

    ponent.

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    Alabama State roll paMississippi Valley Sta

    Alabama State WR Nick Andrews (8) gained 104 yards on career-highs 10 receptions and t hree touchdowns.

    Jackson State StompConcordia: Therriaults pitch-and-catch touchdown to juniorwide receiver Rico Richardson, whowas selected as the W.C. GordenOffensive Player of the Game, wasthe beginning of 28-unansweredpoints en route to a 42-2 blowoutvictory over Concordia in front ofan announced crowd of 4,911 atMississippi Veterans MemorialStadium.

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    FOOTBALLTHE YARD wEEK oF EPTEMBER 5TH

    I, TThe Tennessee State

    Tigers opened their 2011 football sea-

    son with a resounding 33-7 win over the

    Jaguars of Southern University in the

    John Merritt Classic, played in front of

    25,209 fans at Nashvilles LP Field.TSU rolled up 512 yards of Total Of-

    fense (342 rushing, 170 passing), while

    limiting Southern to 300 yards of Total

    Offense (37 rushing, 263 passing). The

    342 rushing is a JMC record eclipsing

    TSUs 279 yards against Alabama State

    in 1999. The 512 yards of Total Offense

    ranks second (530 vs. Alabama State,

    1999). Southerns 37 yard rushing to-

    tal was the second lowest by a team in

    the John Merritt Classic (13, Alabama

    A&M, 2009). The Tigers rolled up a

    JMC record 29 rst downs (20 rushing,

    8 passing, 1 penalty) while allowing just

    a record low 12 rst downs by the Jag-

    uars ( 1 rushing, 9 passing, 2 penalty).

    Individually, several Tigers turned in

    stellar performances. Sophomore run-ning back Trabis Ward had a career

    day rushing for 141 yards on 18 carries

    with 1 TD. Ward racked up 157 yards

    in All-Purpose yardage. Senior safety

    Joe Wylie opened the TSU scoring with

    a 59 yard interception for a touchdown

    in the rst quarter (9:58). Senior line-

    backer Rico Council led the Tigers de-

    fense, recording 9 (solo) tackles, with 3

    tackles for loss (17), 2 sacks (12) and 1

    interception (4).

    Southerns top offensive performance

    game from freshman quarterback J.P.

    Douglas who was inserted into the game

    in the third quarter and on his rst col-

    legiate pass tossed a 66 yard TD to Jor-

    dan Bilbo. Douglas nished the game

    completing 7-of-15 passes for 141 yardswith 1 TD and 1 interception. Starting

    quarterback Dray Joseph was 9-of-18

    for 122 yards and 1 interception.

    On the game, Tennessee State put 13

    points on the board in the rst quarter

    after Wylies 59-yard interception re-

    turn (9:58) and Trabis Wards 5-yard

    touchdown blast (6:01) for a 13-0 lead

    after a missed PAT.

    In the second quarter, the Tigers

    capped an 80 (12 play) drive with senior

    Dante Thomas 4-yard blast (11:52)

    and nally on a Travis James 11-yard

    TD reception from Jeremy Perry (2:51),

    pushing the score to 27-0 at halftime.

    Southern put the only points on the

    board in the third quarter on the Doug-las 66 yard pass (8:29) to close the score

    to 27-7 after three periods.

    The Tigers tacked on two eld goals

    by Jamin Godfrey in the fourth quarter

    as he booted FGs of 20-yards (12:05)

    and 42-yards (00:53).

    The win marks the end of a six-game

    losing streak and gives TSU a 1-0 record

    heading into next weeks match-up with

    rival Jackson State in th

    itage Classic in Memphi

    Tigers pound Jaguarin Merritt Classic, 33

    Trabis Ward has career night, eludes Southern defenders in John Merritt Classic win.

    C, PIt was the rst colle-

    giate coaching victory for interim head

    coach Ken Lockard. It was the rst vic-

    tory in the season opener for the Wolves

    since 2000 (32-22 over Glenville State).

    It was the rst victory over Lincoln in

    ten tries as Cheyney claimed the Battle

    of the Firsts 21-19.I was proud of all the guys today,

    stated Lockard. We were pumped up

    right from the opening whistle which

    probably accounted for a bunch of pen-

    alties. However, no one let it get them

    down. We just kept on playing the spe-

    cials really delivered as did the defense

    when the game was on the line. Tyler

    Wilkerson twice punted the ball inside

    the Lions ten yard line in the fourth

    quarter. Freshman Jewel Jones con-

    verted all three PATs. Stan Banks broke

    up a game tying attempt at a two point

    conversion. The Cheyney defense only

    surrender 8 yards rushing on the after-

    noon.

    Defensively Cory Brown led the way

    with 8 tackles but as a team the Wolveshad 10 tackles for loss, recovered two

    fumbles and grabbed two interceptions

    as well as being credited with three

    sacks. Offensively Marcus Jones contin-

    ued his effort from his freshman season.

    He carried the ball 15 times for 96 yards

    including a touchdown; an impressive

    6.4 yards per carry. Chris Anderson was

    4-13 for 60 yards but two of the comple-

    tions went for touchdowns. His counter-

    part, Douglas Cook was 30-47 for 317

    yards and two touchdowns.

    Cheyney was the rst to strike on the

    second play of the second quarter as se-

    nior quarterback Chris Anderson found

    Lonnell Wilson down the left sideline

    and Wilson scampered all the way across

    the eld to the right corner of the end-zone to give the Wolves an early 7-0 lead.

    Lincoln quickly answered on the ensu-

    ing possession as freshman signal caller

    Douglas Cook found Anthony Wilson in

    the middle of the endzone. However the

    point after failed giving Cheyney a 7-6 as

    the teams left the eld at halftime. Mid-

    way through the third quarter Anderson

    found Prince Stewart over the middle

    for an 18 yard touchdown strike and af-

    ter another Jewel Jones point after the

    Wolves were on top 14-6 which held till

    the start of the fourth quarter. In the

    rst play of the quarter the Wolves de-

    fense forced a fumble at the Lincoln 22

    which was recovered by Isaiah Fleming.

    On the Wolves rst play from scrimmage

    running back Marcus Jones rushed off

    right tackle 22 yards for the Wolves nal

    score of the afternoon.

    However, the Lions would makethings easy for the Wolves in the nal

    quarter. On Lincolns next possession

    Cook found Philip Juste-Jean in the en-

    dzone to cut the lead to 21-13 with 12:56

    remaining. Lincoln was able to hold

    Cheyney to three and out on their next

    possession and start a drive on their own

    41 yard line with just over 11 minutes

    to play. The Lions marched down to the

    Cheyney 34 where they faced a third

    and 10. Lincoln Coach OJ Abanishe

    went into his bags of tricks and called

    a wide receiver option where wide out

    Ivan Mitchell found Anthony Wilson

    down the left sideline wide open where

    he walked in to the endzone cutting the

    lead to two. However, the Lions went for

    the two point conversion but Cooks pass

    was broken up by Stan Banks. Cheyney

    again went three and out and after a

    Wilkinson of 60 yards pinned Lincolnback on their own seven yard l ine. Four

    plays later Shannon Burch intercepted a

    pass giving the Wolves possession on the

    Lincoln 36-yard line. After a Cheyney

    drive stalled the Wolves were forced to

    punt and once again. This ti me Wilkin-

    son pinned the Lions back on their one

    yard line with four minutes to play.

    Lincoln which burned all their time

    outs was able to march to mid-eld be-

    fore Tim Hume forced a fumble that Joe

    Winn fell on with only seconds remain-

    ing in the contest to secure the victory.

    State Farm partially underwrote

    The Battle of the Firsts and in a half-

    time ceremony presented the Universiy

    with a check for $ 10,000.

    Next week the Wolves will hit the road

    traveling to Slippery Rock for a 6:00 pm

    kick-off.

    cheyneywolves.com

    Cheyney Earns First...

    Cheyney cornerback Stan Banks broke up the game-tying two point conversion to seal the victory for the Wolves.

    Thursday, September 8

    Lincoln (Mo) at Washburn

    Saturday, September 10Central State vs. North CaroCheyney at Slippery RockMiles at Concordia-SelmaVirginia-Lynchburg vs. EdwaLangston at TuskegeeTennessee State vs. JacksoTexas College at LamarVirginia State at West Virgin

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    TWO-MINUTE WARNINGTHE YARD wEEK oF EPTEMBER 5TH

    Alabama State, Claflin and A&T get new coacheMR, TXClain University

    has announced the hiring of Mr. Harry

    Freeman as Men and Womens Head

    Cross Country, Indoor, and Outdoor

    Track and Field Coach.

    Coach Freeman brings to Clain

    University a wealth of coaching experi-

    ence said Clain Director of Athletics

    Dr. Timothy J. Autry. He comes to us

    after serving as assistant Cross Country

    and Track and Field Coach, at Norfolk

    State University. Coach Freeman also

    coached in the track program at highly

    respected St. Augustines College for a

    combined 13 years, during two stints of

    duty (1990-1996 & 1998-2005). Coach

    Freeman also served as Track & Field

    Assistant at North Carolina Central

    University 1996-1998. We are looking

    for Clain Track and Field to be com-

    petitive in the SIAC.

    During his active competition days

    Coach Freeman earned Most Valuable

    performer at the CIAA Championships

    on three occasions for Cross Country

    and twice as an Indoor and Outdoorcompetitor. He was a member of the

    1982 NCAA Division II Cross Country

    All-American Team, and in 1983 joined

    the NCAA All-American Track and

    Field Team. In 1984 and 1987 Freeman

    was a member of the Georgetown Road

    Racing Team.

    I am delighted to be here at Clain

    University, and appreciate the opportu-

    nity to guide young peoples lives here

    in Orangeburg. We have some great ath-

    letes here and I look forward to work-

    ing with them and making a run at the

    SIAC Cross Country and Track & Field

    Championships, said Freeman.

    GRBORO, CNorth Carolina

    A&T Director of Athletics Earl Hiltonhas announced the appointment of Joel

    Sanchez to be the new head baseball

    coach. Prior to joining N.C.A&T, San-

    chez held the assistant baseball coach-

    ing position at Daytona State College for

    one season in 2011.

    Coach Sanchez has what I call

    championship experience, said Hil-

    ton. He spent numerous years learning

    what it takes to win championships on

    a consistent basis. We are excited about

    blending his winning knowhow with

    what we believe is already an outstand-

    ing baseball program.

    The bulk of Sanchezs coaching suc-

    cess came during his eight seasons (2001-

    08) at Bethune-Cookman University,

    where he served as the head assistant

    under Mervyl Melendez. During his

    stint at B-CU, the Wildcats earned sev-

    en MEAC Championships, and earned

    an automatic bid to the NCAA Regional

    each time.

    Sanchezs coaching experience is not

    limited to college baseball. He served

    as the minor league pitching coach for

    the Gulf Coast League Nationals, therookie-level minor league afliate of the

    Washington Nationals in 2010; and the

    Vermont Lake Monsters, the short-sea-

    son level-A afliate of the Nationals in

    2009. He was responsible pitching staff

    of each team.

    As a player, Sanchez played profes-

    sionally with the Ciudad Juarez of Chi-

    huahua, Mexico from 1997-1999. He

    was a two-year letterman at New Mexico

    State University, where he earned his

    bachelors degree in psychology in 1998.

    Sanchez replaces Keith Shumate, who

    resigned in July after 15 seasons with

    the Aggies. Austin Love will remain as

    an assistant for the program.

    Im excited about getting to work,

    and getting back on the eld, said San-chez. Weve got a good group of players

    returning, and I think weve got some

    new guys that will also be contributors.

    Coach Shumate and coach Love have

    done an outstanding job with putting to-

    gether quality teams in the past, and I

    think the same of this group. I know this

    group is ready to compete for the MEAC

    Championship right away. Its time to

    implement the plan and get to work.

    MOTGOMR, Anuk Christian-

    sz, who has been a part of seven nation-al championship tennis teams and was

    a member of the Sri Lankan Davis Cup

    team, has been named head coach of the

    Alabama State mens and womens ten-

    nis programs, Athletic Director Stacy

    Danley announced.

    We are proud to welcome back an

    ASU alum as well as a national champi-

    onship coach to our tennis programs,

    Danley said. His record of success on

    the court is only matched by his record

    of success of his student-athletes in the

    classroom. We look forward to Anukcontinuing his outstanding record of ac-

    complishments at his alma mater.

    I am so excited to be a part of the

    Alabama State athletic department,

    said Christiansz, a former Hornet ten-

    nis player from 1984-88 who graduated

    in accounting. I look forward to taking

    the Hornet tennis programs to national

    prominence. There are amazing things

    going on at ASU. I am happy to be a part

    of it.

    Christiansz spent eight years at Au-

    burn University Montgomery and was

    a part of seven national championships

    during his career with the Senators.

    He joined the AUM staff as an assistant

    coach for both the mens and womens

    programs in 2002, winning his rst na-

    tional title that season as the AUM men

    won the championship, while the wom-

    ens program nished the season as the

    national runners-up.

    Christiansz took over both programs

    in 2003 and started a run which saw

    the men win four titles, including three

    consecutive (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008).

    He also won two national titles with thewomens program in 2004 and 2005.

    AUM was a dual-national titlist in 2004,

    as both the mens and womens teams

    won titles.

    Christiansz led the mens program

    only from 2006-09, leading them to four

    consecutive national championship ap-

    pearances as they nished runners-up

    in 2009. It was one of three times his

    teams nished second (2002 and 2003

    womens teams).

    He had his programs involved in

    the community as the programs were

    involved in the Read Across America

    Program as well as being involved with

    The Metro Fitness Road Race each year

    helping raise funds for the Montgomery

    Food Bank.He has also been involved at both the

    Arrowhead Golf and Country Club and

    at Wynlakes Golf and Country Club as

    the tennis professional..

    Former St. Aug

    Stars Help USA

    Win 4x400

    World Title

    GU, . ORFormer Saint Au-

    gustines College track stars Bershawn

    Batman Jackson and Jamaal Tor-

    rence were instrumental in the United

    States winning the mens 4x400 relay ti-

    tle Friday morning (Sept. 2) at the 2011

    IAAF World Championships in Daegu,

    South Korea.

    Jackson, the 2005 world champion

    and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in

    the 400hurdles, ran the second leg for

    the United States in the nals. The USA

    ran 2:59.31 to hold off South Africa,

    which nished second in 2:59.87. Jamai-ca, featuring former Johnson C. Smith

    University standout Leford Green, was

    third in 3:00.10.

    Torrence competed for the United

    States in the preliminaries the day be-

    fore. He helped USA win its heat and

    qualify for the nals in 2:58.82

    Former Johnson C. Smith Track Star Leford Green helped Jamaica place t hird in the 4x400 Relay Finals at theIAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.

    Xs Pieri, Jackson, Reuter sweep GCAC weekly awards: Xavier Universityof Louisianas Matt Pieri, Zahri Jackson and Taylor Reuther swept the Gulf Coast AthleticConference weekly awards for Aug. 29-Sept. 4.

    Pieri and Jackson are the GCACs inaugural Runners of the Week of the 2011 crosscountry season. Reuther is the GCAC Player of the Week in womens volleyball for thesecond consecutive time.

    TO ThE BOOTh:The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will embarked into a new phase othe 2011 football season as it kicks off the use of instant replay during its conference sponsored televESPN, ESPNU and ESPN Classic.

    The instant replay process got underway during the MEAC/SWAC Challenge this past Sunday on ESP

    GAMES ON T

    September 8

    Florida A&M at

    Hampton

    ESPNU 7:30p (Live)

    September 10

    South Carolina State vsBethune-Cookman

    ESPNU, ESPN3 4p (L

    Alcorn State at

    Arkansas-Pine Bluff

    SWAC TV 6p

    Jackson State vs.Tennessee State

    SportsSouth 6p

    Morgan State at

    Bowling Green

    ESPN3 7p

    Grambling State vs.Louisiana-Monroe

    ESPN3 7p