9 VIRGINIA STATE - Te Trojans (6-3, 4-0 CIAA N) celebrated homecoming in a
big way with a 63-7 thumping of Lincoln, and coupled with Virginia Unions loss at Bowie State, took over sole possession of frst place in the CIAA North. VSU got three rushing touchdowns (14, 3, 4) from RB Kavon Bellamy and two TD receptions (35, 18) from wideout Javon Smallwood in the rout. Te Trojans also scored on 82- and 63-yard TD runs, a 14-yard fumble return, an 82-yard interception return and a 75-yard punt return. BCSP No. 6 NORTH CAROLINA A&T - Wideout Denzel Keyes caught TD passes of 3, 73 and 21 yards as the Aggies (7-2, 4-1 MEAC) celebrated homecom- ing with a 40-21 win over Florida A&M . A sold-out homecoming crowd of 21,500 saw A&T pitch a near shutout afer leading 20-14 at the break. FAMUs only second- half score came on a Damien Fleming to Casey Gilnes pass with 3 seconds lef in the game. Keyes tied the score at 7 on a 3-yard TD reception in the frst quarter and then caught 73- and 21-yard scores in the third period to give A&T a 33-14 lead. A&T RB Tarik Cohen added a 3-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter. BCSP No 4 ALCORN STATE - Te Braves (7-2, 4-1 SWAC E) piled up 699 yards of total ofense in outscoring Prairie View A&M 77-48. ASU QB John Gibbs Jr. (18-27-0) threw for 362 yards and four TDs (20, 49, 3, 35) while RB Arron Baker ran for 149 yards and three scores (3, 3, 16). RB Johnta Hebert ran for 157 yards on 21 carries for Prairie View and scored on 33- and 60 -yard runs. ALBANY STATE and TUSKEGEE - With wins Saturday, Albany State and Tuskegee remained unbeaten in SIAC play and on track for showdowns in their respective divisions and for the SIAC title. Albany State (5-2, 5-0 SIAC E) got 122 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns (7, 23, 4) from RB Jarvis Small in knocking of Clark Atlanta, 38-12. ASU also got 174 passing yards and two TD tosses from QB Frank Rivers (13-17-0). Tose scores ofsett two long scoring runs from CAU RB Matthew Daniels of 18 and 52 yards. ASU need to win at Benedict this week to set up a show- down with division rival Fort Valley State in Columbus, Ga. to end the season. Tree Tuskegee (6-2, 5-0 SIAC W) quarterbacks combined to complete 16 of 18 passes with Justin Nared going a perfect 4-of-4 with two TD passes as the Golden Tigers handled Kentucky State, 38-9. QB Kevin Lacey was 10 of 11 and scored on 5-yard TD run. TU RB Hoderick Lowe opened the scoring with a 34-yard TD run in the frst quarter. HAMPTON - Hampton (2-6, 1-3) got its frst MEAC win of the season and the frst confer- ence win for new head coach Connell Maynor in a 23-0 shutout victory over Delaware State. Te Pi- rares limited the Hornets to 237 yards of total ofense and got one TD pass and one scoring run from QB Jerrell Antoine (13-25-1, 143 yards). Two Hampton rushers topped 100 yards with Jorrian Washington carrying 21 times for 143 yards and Eric Carter Jr. running 11 times for 103 yards including a 4-yard TD run that opened the scoring. BIG WINNERS! Virginia State Alcorn State NC A&T Albany State and Tuskegee Hampton OCTOBER 25 CIAA Bowie State 20, Virginia Union 17 Elizabeth City State 49, Chowan 33 Fayetteville State 49, St. Augustines 14 Shaw 35, Johnson C. Smith 34 Virginia State 63, Lincoln 7 Winston-Salem State 34, Livngstone 17 MEAC Hampton 23, Delaware State 0 NC A&T 40, Florida A&M 21 NC Central 42, Savannah State 14 SC State 20, Bethune-Cookman 14 Villanova 48, Morgan State 28 SIAC Albany State 34, Clark Atlanta 12 Central State 41, Stillman 14 Benedict 33, Morehouse 15 Fort Valley State 23, Paine 10 Miles 51, Lane 0 Tuskegee 38, Kentucky State 9 SWAC Alabama A&M 37, Alabama State 36 SCORES Xtra For Games of Oct. 25 BCSPX 5 Alcorn State 77, Prairie View 48 Ark. Pine Bluff 38, Texas Southern 37 Southern 42, Jackson State 28 INDEPENDENTS Eastern Illinois 28, Tennessee State 3 Edward Waters 47, N. N. Apprent. 21 Indianapolis 31, Lincoln 0 Oklahoma Baptist 62, Texas Coll. 0 Shippensburg 34, Cheyney 13 Va. Wise 16, W. Va. State 13 Keyes VSU RB Kavon Bellamy Albany State RB Jarvis Small Alcorn State QB John Gibbs Jr. Diaz-Aviles kicks game-winner Alabama A&M QB Jaymason Lee SC State DL Javon Hargrave JCSU QB Andrew Alexander SQUEAKERS! Bowie State Alabama A&M Shaw Arkansas-Pine Bluf BOWIE STATE - Placekicker Mario Diaz-Aviles kicked thru a 41-yard feld goal in overtime to allow Bowie State (3-5, 3-2 N) to escape Virginia Union with a 20-17 win, the frst conference loss for the Panthers (6-2, 4-1 N). Aviles had connected from 27 yards out with 4:04 lef to tie the score at 17. VUU got an interception deep in BSU territory with a minute lef in regulation but placekicker Troy Krepich, who kicked a 50-yard feld goal to open the scoring, missed wide lef on a potential game-win- ner from 37 yards out with 16 seconds to play. VUU had the frst possession in the extra period but BSU DB Curtis Pumphrey halted it when he picked of a pass by VUU QB Dane James. ALABAMA A&M - Jaymason Lee hit Tevin McKenzie on a 49-yard touchdown pass with 2:26 lef in the game to give Alabama A&M its frst lead and a 37-36 victory over Alabama State before a black college season-high crowd of 67,710 at Birminghams Magic City Classic. Te Hornets drove downfeld, but Preston Clark missed a 30-yard feld goal with :12 remaining. A&M trailed 20-7 at the half but came roaring back behind three second-half scoring tosses of 5, 20 and 49 and from Lee (19-35-1, 319 yards). Te Bulldogs also got a 2-yard fourth-quarter TD run from Brandon Eldmire and a 40-yard feld goal from Cesar Ramon to pull within 36-31 with 8:23 lef. SHAW - Shaw rallied from a 27-0 halfime defcit and scored with just 44 seconds lef to knock of Johnson C. Smith, 35-34. JCSU quarterback Andrew Alexander (35-63-0, 365 yards, 5 TDs) threw touchdown passes of 7, 4, 2 and 3 yards as the Golden Bulls built the halfime lead. In the sec- ond half, Shaw responded with 28 unanswered points, the last coming on a 9-yard pass from QB Trey Folston to WR Kowas Kitchens to grab the lead with six minutes to play. JCSU scored with 1:35 to play on an Alexander to T. Hutchinson pass from 17 yards out to go up 34-28. In the fnal drive, Shaw cov- ered 75 yards in seven plays with RB Marquis Grizzle going over from the 17 in the fnal minute. JCSU returner Fred Scott fumbled the ensuing kickof and Shaw recovered and ran out the clock. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF - Wideout Willie Young caught two long fourth quarter TD passes, the last a game-winner from 69 yards out with 2:15 to play to give Arkansas-Pine Bluf (2-5, 1-4 W) a 38-37 win over Texas Southern, its frst SWAC win of the season. Te Golden Lions blocked a 37- yard feld goal attempt from TSU placekicker Eric Medina to preserve the win. UAPB QB Benjamin Anderson (12-23-1, 288 yards, 3 TDs) found Young from 60 yards out with 7:56 to play to give the Golden Lions a 32-31 lead. UAPB failed on its two-point conversion at- tempt. TSU QB Homer Causey (27-35-1, 333 yards, 3 TDs) countered with a 16-yard strike to Larry Clark III with 2:31 to play to put the Tigers up 37-32, but they too failed on a two-point attempt. Afer Youngs game-winner, UAPB placekicker Tyler Strickland also missed that PAT attempt. UAPB RB Brian Handley ran for 193 yards on 19 carries (10.2 ypc.) and scored on runs of 17 and 23 yards. TSU RB Daveon Porter ran 18 times for 187 yards (10.4 ypc.) and one short score but also hauled in 7 passes for 83 yards including a 41-yard scoring reception. HEAD SCRATCHER! BCSP No. 5 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE - Everyone knew the South Carolina State vs. Bethune-Cookman showdown in Orangeburg (S.C.) Saturday was the game of the week, but no one could guess it would end like this. Quarterback Adrian Kollock entered the game in the fnal minute and threw a 49-yard TD pass to Austin Smith with 33 seconds lef to give the the Bulldogs (5-3, 3-1 MEAC) an improbable 20-14 win over Bethune-Cookman (6-2, 3-1) . SC State surrendered an early touchdown but stifed the Wildcats thereafer. SCSU scored on a 44-yard second-quarter interception return by LB Justin Hughes and a 91-yard third quarter punt return by DB/KR Antonio Hamilton to lead 14-7 with less than a minute to play. With the ball inside its 10-yard line, rookie SCSU QB Calvin Giles-McRay, attempting to kneel down, incredulously tripped over his own center and fumbled. B-CU LB Donald Smith scooped it up and scored from the 3. With the PAT, the Wildcats tied the score at 14 with 50 seconds lef. For some reason, B-CU then tried an onside kick that was recovered by SC State at the B-CU 49. Kollock came of the bench and lofed a perfect pass, his only play of the day, that hit Smith in stride for the winning score setting of pandemonium at Oliver Dawson Stadium. B-CU got the ball back on the ensuing kickof with 33 seconds lef and got of three plays before a sack of QB Quentin Williams ended the game at the Wildcat 20. SCSU defensive lineman Javon Hargrave had 11 solo tackles and six sacks. South Carolina State SCSU QB Kollock WORTH NOTING - Alabama State running back Malcolm Cyrus became the frst black college rusher to top 1,000 yards this season afer his 148-yard efort on 26 carries vs. Alabama A&M at the Magic City Classic in Birminham Saturday. Cyrus now has 1,060 yards (132.5 ypg.) on the season. Morgan State RB Herb Walker Jr. did not play Saturday vs. Villanova but has 982 yards (140.3 ypg.). North Carolina A&T RB Tarik Cohen was held to 55 yards on 16 carries vs. Florida A&M Saturday and now has 966 yards (120.8 ypg.). Saint Augustines RB Roderick Davenport ran for 143 yards on 26 carries Saturday vs, Fayette- ville State and now has 916 yards on the season (116.6 ypg.). THE CLOSEST RACE - MEAC Is it possible for the MEAC race to be any closer at this time of year with six teams now tied for frst place with just one loss As the race enters its last month of play, North Carolina A&T is 4-1, while Morgan State, Nor- folk State, South Carolina State and Bethune-Cookman are 3-1. North Carolina Central is 2-1. In the only game matching two of the six this week, Bethune-Cookman hosts N. C. Central in Daytona Beach. A&T is idle, Norfolk State is at Florida A&Ms homecoming, S. C. State has homecoming against Savannah State and Morgan State plays at Hamptons homecoming.
DOWN TO THE WIRE RACE - CIAA - Virginia Unions loss and Virginia States win gives VSU (5-0 CIAA) a one-game lead in the CIAA North as the last two weekends of the regular season start. VUU (4-1) plays at Elizabeth City State this week while VSU hosts Chowan. VSU and VUU will meet in the fnal week of the regular season (Nov. 8) in Richmond, Va. In the South, Winston-Salem State (5-0) has a one-game lead over Fayetteville State (4-1). WSSU hosts Shaw Saturday while FSU has Livingstone in for homecoming. WSSU and FSU meet on Nov. 8 in Fayetteville, N.C. to close out the regular season DOWN TO THE WIRE RACE II - SIAC - In the SIAC, Tuskegee and Albany State have one-game leads in the West and East Divisions respectively with two games lef. Tuskegee (5-0) leads Miles (4-1) by one game. Tis week Tuskegee is at Central State while Miles hosts Stillman. Tuskegee closes out the season at Miles on Nov. 8. Albany State (5-0) has a one-game lead over Fort Valley State (4-1) headed into games this week. ASU plays at Benedict Saturday while FVSU is at Morehouse. ASU and FVSU close out the season at the Nov. 8 Fountain City Classic in Columbus, Ga. SWAC RACE - Grambling State (5-0) has a one-game lead over Southern (4-1) in the SWAC West with a month to play. GSU returns to action this week at Texas Southern while Southern hosts Alabama State. Alcorn State (5-1) has a two-game lead in the East over Alabama State (3-3) and Alabama A&M (2-3). Alcorn State is idle this week while Alabama A&M plays at Jackson State. Players, Stats Worth Watching ASU RB Malcolm Cyrus DIV ALL NORTH W L W L Virginia State 5 0 2 2 Virginia Union 4 1 6 2 Eliz. City State 3 2 4 4 Bowie State 3 2 3 5 Chowan 0 5 1 7 Lincoln 0 5 1 7 SOUTH W-Salem State 5 0 7 1 Fayetteville State 4 1 4 4 Livingstone 2 3 5 3 Shaw 2 3 3 5 Saint Augustines 2 3 2 6 J. C. Smith 0 5 1 7 CIAA CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENTS W L Langston 4 3 Tennessee State 4 5 Edward Waters 2 5 W. Va. State 2 6 Lincoln (Mo.) 2 6 Concordia 1 6 Va.-Lynchburg 0 6 Texas College 0 7 Cheyney 0 8 SIAC SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CONF ALL EAST W L W L Albany State 5 0 5 2 Fort Valley State 4 1 6 2 Morehouse 3 3 4 4 Benedict 2 3 4 4 Paine 0 4 1 7 Clark Atlanta 0 5 2 6 WEST Tuskegee 5 0 6 2 Miles 4 1 5 3 Stillman 3 2 4 4 Central State 2 3 1 5 Kentucky State 1 4 2 6 Lane 1 4 1 6 SWAC SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DIV ALL EAST W L W L Alcorn State 5 1 7 2 Alabama State 3 3 4 4 Alabama A&M 2 3 3 5 Jackson State 1 4 3 5 Miss. Valley St. 1 5 2 6 WEST Grambling State 5 0 5 3 Southern 4 1 5 3 Texas Southern 3 3 5 3 Prairie View A&M 3 4 3 5 Ark. Pine Bluff 1 4 2 5 MID EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEAC CONF ALL W L W L NC A&T State 4 1 7 2 Bethune-Cookman 3 1 6 2 SC State 3 1 5 3 Morgan State 3 1 4 4 Norfolk State 3 1 3 5 N. Carolina Central 2 1 3 4 Delaware State 2 3 2 7 Hampton 1 3 2 6 Howard 0 5 1 7 # Florida A&M 2 2 2 6 # Savannah State 0 4 0 7 # Not eligible for title STANDINGS TOP PERFORMANCES G A M E S T H I S W E E K SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 CIAA Elizabeth City State vs. Virginia Union in Elizabeth City, NC 1p Lincoln (PA) vs. Bowie State in Linc. Univ., PA 1p Shaw vs. Winston-Salem State in Durham, NC 1p J. C. Smith vs. St. Augustines in Charlotte, NC HC 1p Virginia State vs. Chowan in Ettrick, VA - HSRN 2p Fayetteville State vs. Livingstone in Fayetteville, NC HC 2p MEAC Howard vs. Delaware State in Wash., DC 1p S. Carolia State vs. Savannah St. in Orangeburg, SC HC 1:30p Hampton vs. Morgan State in Hampton, VA HC 2p Florida A&M vs. Norfolk State in Tallahassee, FL HC 3p B-Cookman vs. NC Central in Daytona Beach, FL - HSRN 4p SIAC Kentucky State vs. Lane in Frankfort, KY 1p Central State vs. Tuskegee in Wilberforce, OH 1:30p Benedict vs. Albany State in Columbia, SC 2p Clark Atlanta vs. Paine in Atlanta, GA HC 2p Miles vs. Stillman in Fairfeld, AL 6p Morehouse vs. Fort Valley State in Atlanta, GA 7p SWAC Southern vs. Alabama State in Baton Rouge, LA 1p Ark.-Pine Bluff vs. Miss. Valley State in Pine Bluff, AR 2:30p Texas Southern vs. Grambling State in Houston 5:30p Jackson State vs. Alabama A&M in Jackson, MS 6p INDEPENDENTS Notre Dame (OH) vs. W. Va. State in S. Euclid, OH 1p Samford vs. Concordia-Selma in Birmingham, AL 1p West Chester vs. Cheyney in West Chester, PA 1p Tennessee State vs. Eastern Kentucky in Nashville, TN 2p Alderson Broaddus vs. Virginia-Lynchburg in Philippi, WV 2p Edward Waters vs. Ava Maria in Jacksonville, FL 2p Texas College vs. Wayland Baptist in Tyler, TX HC 2p PASSING Lamontez Ivy, JSU 32-48 424 yards 3 TDs 0 ints. Andrew Alexander, JCSU 35-63 365 yards 5 TDs 0 ints. John Gibbs, Jr., ALC 18-27 362 yards 4 TDs 0 ints. Homer Causey, TSU 27-35 333 yards 3 TDs 1 int. Jaymason Lee, AA&M 19-35 319 yards 3 TDs 1 int. Jerry Lovelocke, PV 23-35 305 yards 2 TDs 1 int. Benjamin Anderson, UAPB 12-23 288 yards 3 TDs 1 int. Malcolm Bell, NCCU 23-32 287 yards 3 TDs 1 int. Drew Powell, LIV 23-44 281 yards 2 TDs 0 ints. Trey Folston, SHAW 26-44 284 yards 1 TD 1 int. Daniel Duhart, ALS 23-36 267 yards 0 TDs 2 ints. Austin Howard, SOU 14-24 250 yards 1 TD 0 ints. Damien Fleming, FAMU 20-30 240 yards 3 TDs 1 int. Kwashon Quick, NC A&T 16-26 233 yards 3 TDs 0 ints. Derek Bryant, FSU 13-21 219 yards 2 TDs 1 int. Moses Skillon, MSU 23-38 204 yards 1 TD 3 ints. Tino Smith, SSU 10-21 202 yards 1 TD 1 int.
RECEIVING Anas Hasic, NCCU 10 receptions 174 yards 3 TDs Daniel Williams, JSU 9 receptions 101 yards 1 TD Gabe Dunlap, PV 8 receptions 105 yards 0 TDs Nick Jones, SHAW 7 receptions 126 yards 0 TDs ODaeius Williams, AA&M 7 receptions. 109 yards 0 TDs Claytin Lewis, SAU 7 receptions 99 yards 0 TDs Cedrick Jackson, LANG 6 receptions 106 yards 1 TD Tobias Singleton, JSU 6 receptions 105 yards 2 TDs WIllie Quinn, SOU 5 receptions 134 yards 0 TDs Denzel Keyes, NC A&T 5 receptions 129 yards 3 TDs Willie Young, UAPB 3 receptions 142 yards 2 TDs Rayshaun Givins, PV 3 receptions 98 yards 0 TDs ATTENDANCE MATTERS Magic City Classic - Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M 67,710 Southern @ Jackson State 29,521 - North Carolina A&T Homecoming North Carolina A&T vs. Florida A&M 21,500 Bethune-Cookman @ South Carolina State 11,043 Arkansas-Pine Bluf @ Texas Southern 8,210 For Games Tis Week 1. WINSTON-SALEM STATE (7-1) - Doubled-up Livngstone, 34-17 THIS WEEK: At Shaw in Durham, NC. 2. GRAMBLING STATE (5-3) - Idle. THIS WEEK: At Texas Southern. 3. ALCORN STATE (7-2) - Outscored Prairie View A&M, 77-48. THIS WEEK: Idle. 4. S. CAROLINA STATE (5-3) - Held on to knock off No. 1 Bethune-Cookman, 20-14. THIS WEEK: Homecoming vs. Sa- vannah State. 5. BETHUNE-COOKMAN (6-2) - Fell to SC State, 20-14. THIS WEEK: Hosts North Carolina Central. 6. NORTH CAROLINA A&T (7-2) - Got homecoming win over Florida A&M, 40-21. THIS WEEK: Idle. 7. SOUTHERN (5-3) - Beat Jackson State, 42-28. THIS WEEK: Hosts Alabama State. 8. VIRGINIA STATE (6-2) - Throttled Lincoln, 63-7. THIS WEEK: Hosts Chowan. 9. NORFOLK STATE (3-5) - Idle. THIS WEEK: At Florida A&M homecoming. 10. TUSKEGEE (6-2) - Handled Kentucky State, 38-9. THIS WEEK: At Central State. B C S P F O O T B A L L T O P T E N