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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