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FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 29 - DEC. 5, 2011
© AZEEZ Communications, Inc. Vol. XVIII, No. 18
WINSTON-SALEM STATE IN D2 QUARTERS;
PIONEER BOWL ON TAP; MEAC HONORS
COOPER: Big running
back Nicholas Cooper (9)
will carry Winston-Salem
State's hopes of reaching
Div. II national semifinals.
WSSU Sports Photo WSSU
RAMSMARCHON
F O O T B A L L T H I S W E E K
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3
Pioneer Bowl XIII
Johnson C. Smith vs. Miles in Columbus, GA 1p
NCAA DIV II PLAYOFFS - SECOND ROUND
New Haven vs. W-Salem State in W-Salem, NC 12n
FCS - First Round
Old Dominion 35, Norfolk State 18
MEAC champion Norfolk State scored on its first play
from scrimmage but then surrendered 35 straight points on five
touchdown passes from freshman QB Taylor Heinicke to fall to
Old Dominion in a first round FCS playoff game in Norfolk, Va.
Saturday.
NSU QBChris WalleyhitDerrick Dempson a 96-yard pass
play to put the Spartans (9-3) on the board early. Old Dominion
would answer on the ensuing drive going 85 yards in seven plays
to tie the game at 7. An interception of a Walley first-quarter pass
led to the second TD for the Monarchs (10-2) to go up 14-7.
A second Walley interception at the end of the first quarter
led to ODU's third score, a 24-yard pass from Heinicke to put the
Monarchs up 21-7 early in the second quarter.
A blocked Ryan Estep field goal attempt led to ODU's
next score, a 2-yard Heinicke scoring toss midway thru the third
quarter. Their final TD came at the end of a 6-play, 69-yard drive
as Heinicke connected from 18 yards out.
NSU would add a fourth-quarter field goal by Erik Goldberg
and a Walley TD pass to Victor Hairston with 3:16 left.
Walley finished 28 of 43 for 363 passing yards with two TDsand the two costly picks. He was sacked twice. The NSU rushing
attack was held to 43 yards on 28 carries.
NCAA Div. II - 2nd Round
Super Region I
Winston-Salem State 35, California (Pa.) 28
Undefeated CIAAchamp Winston-Salem State picked off
California (Pa.) QB Peter Lalich three times and converted those
turnovers into touchdowns to lead 35-14 and that lead stood up
as they held on to knock off the Vulcans (10-3).
The Rams (12-0), the No. 1 team in Super Region I, got
118 rushing yards and three touchdowns from star running back
Nicholas Cooper and two touchdown passes and 267 passing
yards from QB Kameron Smith (20-33-1) in the win, the first
for a CIAA school in the last ten trips to the playoffs.
But it was the defense that created the scoring opportunities
and stymied Cal when they mounted a late comeback.
WSSU's Jonathan Setzer got the first pick of Lalich deep
in Vulcan territory which led to Cooper's first TD, a 6-yard run
with 10.42 left in the first period. Cal would come back to score
two first-quarter TDs on long drives, the second after recovering a
Smith fumble, to go up 14-7. The Rams drove right back down the
field covering 83 yards in nine plays scoring on a 1-yard Cooper
run. The PAT was blocked leaving the Rams trailing 14-13.
Two plays after the kickoff, CJ Washington would step in
front of a Lalich pass to again put the Rams in business. Smith hit
Cedric Hickman at the end of the drive on a 6-yard scoring toss
to put the Rams up 21-14. Smith later hit Jamal Williams with
a 26-yard TD pass to give the Rams a 28-14 halftime lead.
After the break, WSSU linebacker Antonio Gates got into
the act, picking off Lalich and setting up Cooper's third TD on a
1-yard run. WSSU led 35-14 with 11:23 left in the third.
Cal scored on two Lalich passes late in the third quarter,
the second after another Smith fumble, to pull within 35-28 but
the Rams' defense did not allow any more points, stopping the
Vulcans on fourth down in WSSU territory and blocking a field
goal attempt in the fourth quarter.
PLAYOFF GAME RECAPS
WSSU advances in D2 playoffsFOOTBALL SCORES
NCAA DIV. II PLAYOFFS - 2nd ROUND
SUPER REGION IW-Salem State 35, California (Pa.) 28
FCS PLAYOFFS - 1st ROUND
Old Dominion 35, Norfolk State 18
LUT WILLIAMSBCSP Editor
Second-year Winston-Salem State head
coach Connell Maynor said in August that
the goal for his 2011 Rams football team was
to go 15-0 and win the NCAA Div. II Football
Championship.
So far the Rams are on track.
The undefeated Rams (12-0), the top ranked
team in black college football and the No. 1 teamin NCAA Div. II Super Region I, held off No.
5 California (Pa.) 35-28 (see related story) in a
second round playoff game Saturday to advance
to the region finals and national quarterfinals this
Saturday.
It had been 1993 since a CIAA team won
an NCAA Div. II playoff game – a drought that
had reached nine games before the Rams ended
that drought on Saturday.
The Rams will now host New Haven (11-
1), the No. 2 team in the region, who advanced
with a 44-37 second round win over Kutztown.
The winner of WSSU/New Haven will face the
winner of the Delta State/North Greenville game
in the national semifinals.
Only four black college teams have reached
the Div. II semifinals since the NCAA went to
a playoff format to determine its champion in
1973 and all of the previous teams got that far
in eight (8)-team playoff fields.The last black college team to reach the
national semifinals (Final Four) was the 1986
Central State team of head coach Billy Joe.
Joe's 1983 Marauders' team is also the only
black college squad to reach the championship
game losing to North Dakota State for the Div.
II title. The 1979 Alabama A&M
squad under head coach Ray Greene, then play-
ing out of the SIAC, made it to the semifinals as
did Winston-Salem State under then head coach
Bill Hayes, now the WSSU athletic director, in
1978. Grambling, under legendary head coach
Eddie Robinson, was the first to reach the
semifinals in the first year of the championship
playoffs, 1973.
New Haven, who was the top ranked team
in the region for much of the season, has a high-
powered offense that is equal to the Rams. UNH
averages 43.5 points per game while WSSU
averages 43.0.
SWAC
Alabama State 30, Tuskegee 21Grambling State 36, Southern 12
vs.
CHAMPION
SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
TEAM RECORD
2011 Overall: 7-4
2011 SIAC: 5-2
2011 BCSP Ranking: NR
All-Time vs. JCSU 0-0
Last Time vs. JCSU: NA
Pioneer Bowls: 0-0
COACH'S RECORD
Alma Mater: North Alabama ('94)
Vs. JCSU: 0-0
At Miles: 7-4, .636 (1st year)
Career Record: Same
Head Coach
REGINALDRUFFIN
2011 RESULTS
MILES 7-4
9 ........Morehouse ....... 47 L
13 ...Concordia-Selma....6 W
20 ....@ West Georgia .....23 L
27 .....Albany State ..... 34 L
20 ........ Benedict ........14 W
19 ...@ Clark Atlanta ..16 W
45 ... Kentucky State ...24 W
37 ...........Lane .............3 W
9 ........@ Stillman. .......7 W
25 .....@ Tuskegee......27 L
20 .......Albany State ......17 W
S A T U R D A Y , D E C . 3 , 2 0 1 1 - C O L U M B U S , G A . - M c C L U N G S T A D I U M - 1 P . M .
P I O N E E R B O W L X I I I
MILES
GOLDEN BEARS (7-4)
JOHNSON C. SMITH
GOLDEN BULLS (5-5)
(TIE) SOUTH DIVISION RUNNER-UP
CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
TEAM RECORD
2011 Overall: 5-5
2011 CIAA South: 4-3
2011 BCSP Ranking: NR
All-Time vs. Miles: 0-0
Last Time vs. Miles: NA
Pioneer Bowls: 0-1
COACH'S RECORD
Alma Mater: Savannah State ('94)
Vs. MC: 0-0
At JCSU: 7-13, .350 (2nd year)
Career Record: Same
Head Coach
STEVENAYCOCK
2011 RESULTS
JCSU 5-5
64 ......West Va. State......27 W
35 .........@ Brevard ..........38 L
14 .......Virginia State .........7 W
7 ..........@ Davidson.........35 L
10 ...@ W-Salem State ....28 L
36 ...........@ Shaw...........27 W
26 ...... Virginia Union ......19 W
15 ..@ Saint Augustine's ..34 L23 ....Fayetteville State ....44 L
31 .........Livingstone ..........0 W
BCSP NotesPostseason MEAC football honors
Norfolk State quarterback Chris Walley and North Carolina A&T
State running back Mike Mayhew were selected as the Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference's (MEAC) Co-Offensive Players of the Year and
Bethune-Cookman lineman Ryan Davis earned the Defensive Player of
the Year honor, as voted on by the MEAC head football coaches and sports
information directors.
Greg McGhee of Howard earned the Rookie of the Year award and
Norfolk State lineman Blake Matthews was selected as the Offensive
Lineman of the Year.
Seven-year head coach Pete Adrian of Norfolk State was named the
Coach of the Year. Adrian led the Spartans to its first-ever MEAC football
title following a 9-2 overall finish and 7-1 mark in conference play. The
Spartans earned the MEAC's automatic berth to the FCS playoffs.
Mayhew led the MEAC in rushing with 231 carries for 1,120 yards
and nine touchdowns. Walley led the MEAC in total passing yards (2,309),
average yards per game (209.9), efficiency (148.5) and completions (211).
He also led the conference in total offense averaging 235 yards in 11
games.
Davis led the MEAC in sacks (12.0) and tackles for loss (21.5) and
ranked in the top 10 nationally in both categories. McGhee led the Bison
and was third in the MEAC in total offense averaging 197.5 yards per game.The rookie connected on 56-percent of his passes (182-321-5) with 1,784
total yards and 13 touchdowns in 11 starts. Matthews aided a powerful
Spartan offense that accounted for 4,319 total yards including 1,843 yards
on the ground.
2011 All-MEAC FIRST TEAM
OFFENSEQB - Chris Walley;, r-Sr., NSU; RB - Isidore Jackson, r-So. , B-CU; RB - Mike Mayhew,Sr., NC A&T; TE - Lamont Bryant, Sr., MSU; WR - Willie Carter Sr., HOWARD; WR
- Xavier Boyce, r-Jr., NSU; OL - Kendall Noble, r-Sr., NSU; OL - Steven Robinsonr-Sr., FAMU; OL - Corey Gwinner, r-Sr., HOWARD; OL - Blake Matthews, r-Sr., NSU;C - Shelly Anthony, r-So., FAMUDEFENSE
DL - Ryan Davis, Sr., B-CU; DL - Sackie Kerkulah, r-Sr., HOW; DL - Josh Turner r-Sr., NSU; DL - Pat Washington, r-Sr., SCSU; LB - Keith Pough, r-Jr., HOW; LB -Corwin Hammond, r-Sr., NSU; LB - Donovan Richard, r-Sr., SCSU; DB - John Ojo,Jr., FAMU; DB - Micah Pellerin, Sr., HAMPTON; DB - Justin Ferrell, Sr., NC A&T; DB
- Dominique Ellis, r-Sr., SCSU; P - Branden Holdren, Jr., FAMU; P/K - Ryan Estep,r-Sr., NSU; RET - Edmond Baker, r-Jr., FAMU
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSEQB - Greg McGhee, Fr., HOWARD; RB - Asheton Jordan, Jr., SCSU; RB - TravisDavidson, Jr., MSU; TE - Joe Hawkins, Jr., NSU; WR - Wallace Miles, Sr., NCA&T;WR - Kevin Elliott, r-Sr., FAMU; OL - Alex Harper, r-Sr., NC A&T; OL - Terrance
Hackney, So., B-CU; OL - Lawrence Brewer, Sr., MSU; OL - Branden Curry, r-Sr.,FAMU; C - Natiel Curry, r-Sr., B-CU;DEFENSE
DL - Joey Christine, Sr., NSU; DL - Corey Berry, r-Sr., HOW; DL - Ian Davidson, Sr.,HAM; DL - Zackary Stewart, Sr., Joey Christine, Sr., MSU; LB - Reginald Sandilands,Sr., B-CU; LB - Delbert Tyler, So., HAM; LB - Ryan Lewis, Sr., B-CU; DB - JeanFanor, r-Sr., B-CU; DB- Devonte Reynolds, r-Sr., NSU; DB - Christian Thompson,Sr., SCSU; DB - Lenny Kelly, Sr., HOW; P - Jordan Stovall, Jr., HAM; PK - Trevor
Scott, r-Sr., FAMU; RET - Geovonie Irvine, r-Jr., NCCU
BLACK COLLEGE TEAMS IN
DIV. II FOOTBALL SEMIFINALS
1986 (8 teams in playoff field) Head CoachCENTRAL STATE Billy Joe
1983 (8)CENTRAL STATE Billy Joe1979 (8)ALABAMA A&M Ray Greene
1978 (8)WINSTON-SALEM STATE Bill Hayes1973 (8)GRAMBLING Eddie Robinson
SCHOOL.HEAD COACH YRS W L
ALABAMA A&MRay Green '79 1 1 1George Pugh '89 1 0 1
ALBANY STATEHampton Smith '93, 94,95, 96, 97 5 1 5Mike White '04, 05, 06,07, 08, 09, 10, 11 8 2 8TOTAL 13 3 13
ALCORN STATEMarino Casem '74 1 0 1
BETHUNE-COOKMANAndy Hinson 77' 1 0 1
BOWIE STATESanders Shiver '88 1 0 1
CENTRAL STATEBilly Joe '83-2D, 84,85, 86 4 3 4
ELIZABETH CITY STATEJohnnie Walton '81 1 0 1Waverly Tillar '06, '11 2 0 2TOTAL 3 0 3
FAYETTEVILLE STATEKenny Phillips '02, 04, 09 3 0 3
FORT VALLEY STATEDoug Porter '82 1 0 1Gerald Walker '85 1 0 1Kent Schoolfield '98, 99, 01 3 1 3TOTAL 5 1 5
UNH Charger quarterback Ryan Osiecki has
thrown for 3,127 yards completing 67.3% of his
passes (208 of 309) with 35 touchdowns and just
10 interceptions. His favorite target, Josh Smart,has 45 receptions for 467 yards and 2 TDs but
his most prolific receiver is Jason Thompson
who has 39 catches for 995 yards and 14 TDs.
Thompson had six receptions for 214 yards and
four TDs of 43, 5, 44 and 64 yards in Saturday's
win over Kutztown.
WSSU faced another prolific passer last week
in California's Peter Lalich. The Rams picked
him off three times in their victory Saturday.
The only other game on tap t his weekend is
the 13th Pioneer Bowl in Columbus, Ga. pitting
Johnson C. Smith of the CIAA against SIACchampionMiles in the only postseason bowl game
involving black college teams. Both teams were
selected by their respective conferences.
Miles completed perhaps its most successful season
ever under first-year head coach Reginald Ruffin.
The Golden Bears, who were 3-8 a year ago and
had only three winning seasons since 1963, won the
SIAC West Division with a 5-2 conference record
and then upset East division winner and defending
conference championAlbany State in the first-ever
SIAC Championship Game (20-17).
Miles is led by quarterback David Thomas
(165 passing yards per game, 11 TDs) and running
back Jordan Lewis (63 ypg., 7 TDs).
JCSU, in its second year under head coach
Steven Aycock, finished 5-5 overall and in a tie with
Fayetteville State behind Winston-Salem State in
the CIAA South Division with a 4-3 mark.
The Golden Bulls feature freshman quarter-
back Keahn Wallace, who led the CIAA in total
offense at 264.7 yards per game.
In its first year under returning head coach
Doug Williams, Grambling State is going back
to the SWAC Championship Game. The Tigers
defeated Southern 36-12 at Saturday's Bayou
Classic to claim the West Division title and spot
opposite East Division champ Alabama A&M in
the Dec. 10 title game at Legion Field in Birming-
ham, Al.
GRAMBLINGEddie Robinson '73 1 1 1
HAMPTONFred Freeman '85 1 0 1Joe Taylor '92, 93 2 1 2TOTAL 3 1 3
MOREHOUSERich Freeman '10 1 0 1
MORGAN STATEClarence Thomas 79 1 0 1
NORFOLK STATEWillard Bailey '84 1 0 1
N.C. CENTRALHenry Lattimore '88 1 1 1Rod Broadway '05, 06 2 0 2TOTAL 3 1 3
SAVANNAH STATE.Bill Davis '92 1 0 1
SHAW
Darrell Asberry '07, 10 2 0 2
VIRGINIA UNIONWillard Bailey '79, 80,81, 82, 83 5 0 5Joe Taylor '86, 90, 91 3 0 3TOTAL 8 0 8
WINSTON-SALEM STATEBill Hayes '78, 87 2 1 2Pete Richardson '88, 90, 91 3 0 3Connell Maynor '11 1 1 0TOTAL 5 2 5
HISTORY OF BLACK COLLEGE TEAMS
IN NCAA DIV. II FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
DIV ALL
N. DIVISION W L W L
Bowie State 0 0 3 1Eliz. City State 0 0 3 1Virginia Union 1 0 4 2Lincoln 0 0 4 3Chowan 0 0 2 4Virginia State 0 1 1 5S. DIVISION
Winston-Salem State 0 0 4 0Livingstone 0 0 3 0Shaw 0 0 4 1J. C. Smith 0 0 2 2St. Augustine’s 0 0 2 3Fayetteville State 0 0 1 2
CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER - TREVIN PARKS, 5-10, Jr., G, JCSU - Matched
his career high with 36 points vs. Charleston, hitting 5
3-pointers and dishing out six assists. Averaged 29.5
points in two games with 9 assists.
ROOKIE - Anthony Shelton, 6-1, Fr., G, FSU - Scored
12 points, had 3 assists and 1 steal vs. Barton.
NEWCOMER -Junius Chaney, 6-8, Jr., F, SHAW - In two
games, Chaney averaged 15.5 points and 7 rebounds. Had
16 points and 12 rebounds in OT win vs. Eckerd.
COACH - John Hill, Lincoln (Pa.) - Reeled off three
straight wins and on a four-game win streak with a key
win over Bowie State in Milwaukee.
CIAA CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2 0 1 0 - 1 1 B L A C K C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L (Men's Standings and Weekly Honors thru 11/28)
SIAC SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SWAC SOUTHWESTERN
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CONF ALL
W L W L
Alabama A&M 0 0 2 2Southern 0 0 2 4Prairie View A&M 0 0 2 5Ark. Pine Bluff 0 0 1 4Texas Southern 0 0 1 4Miss. Valley St. 0 0 1 5Jackson State 0 0 1 7Alabama State 0 0 0 4Grambling State 0 0 0 5Alcorn State 0 0 0 5
SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYERChris Brand, 6-10, Jr., C, ALCORN STATE - Scored 16
points and pulled down 6 rebounds in 66-65 loss to San
Diego and had 10 points and 10 boards in 63-56 lossto New Orleans. Averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds
in two games.
NEWCOMERNA
CONF ALL
W L W L
South Carolina State 0 0 4 2Norfolk State 0 0 4 2N. Carolina A&T 0 0 4 3NC Central 0 0 3 3Delaware State 0 0 2 3Hampton 0 0 2 3Howard 0 0 2 3Bethune-Cookman 0 0 2 4Savannah State 0 0 2 5Coppin State 0 0 1 4Md.-Eastern Shore 0 0 1 7
Morgan State 0 0 0 6Florida A&M 0 0 0 6
MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER - Ray Willis, 6-6, Jr., G, NCCU - Averaged 22.5
points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 stealsin pair of non-conference wins. Had 19 points, 9 rebounds
vs. Barber-Scotia, 26 points, 9 boards vs. Morris.
ROOKIE - Tahj Tate, 6-4, Fr., G, DSU - Back-to-backdouble-digits with 18 vs. Phila. Bible and 17 vs.
Wagner.
DEFENSE - Kyle O'Quinn, 6-10, Sr., C, NSU - Back-to-back double-doubles averaging 12 rebounds and 16.5
points in two games. Had 13 boards vs. Marquette, 11
rebounds, 5 blocks vs. Eastern Kentucky.
CONF ALL
W L W L
Fort Valley State 2 0 2 4Kentucky State 3 1 3 1Stillman 2 1 3 2Albany State 2 1 2 4Claflin 3 2 4 3Clark Atlanta 1 1 2 2Tuskegee 1 1 1 2Benedict 1 1 1 3Paine 1 2 1 2LeMoyne-Owen 1 2 1 4Morehouse 1 2 1 4
Miles 1 3 2 3Lane 0 2 1 4
SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
Marcus Good e, 6-10, Jr., C, BENEDICT -Averaged
32.0 points and 16.5 rebounds in two wins tallying34 points and 21 rebounds vs. Kentucky State. Also
averaged 2.5 blocks and 1.5 assists. Also had a
win over Augusta State.NEWCOMER
James Devlin, 6-1, Jr., G, PAINE - Scored 11
points and had five assists and 2 rebounds in
win over Lane.
MID EASTERN
ATHLETIC CONFERENCEMEAC
With a win Saturday vs. New Ha-ven, Winston-Salem Stateand head coach Connell Maynor
join this elite group.
Walley Mayhew Davis McGhee Matthews