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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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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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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Eddie Rocker runs for a first quarter touchdown in their 28-22 victory against Fort Valley State.
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2003The last time SC State started a season 0-2.
It could very well happen again this year. The
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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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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.
bam
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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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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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