HOW THEY DID IT: Game Recaps
Black college teams went up against some of the best teams in NCAA Div. II football last week and came up short.
Valdosta State 32, Fort Valley State
10
FVSU (0-1, 0-0 SIAC) led defending NCAA Div. II
national champ VSU 10-9 at the half but was shutout 23-0 in the
second half to fall to the Blazers. After falling behind 9-0 in the
first quarter, a 27-yard second quarter interception return by
Junior Taliaui got the Wildcats on the board and a 26-yard
Jake Grubbs field goal just before halftime put them in the lead.
But VSU got a TD and field goal on its first two second
half possessions and then returned a Zedrick West
(6-12-1, 99 yds.) pass 31 yards for a TD late in the third quarter to go up
25-10. They later added a fourth quarter score. FVSU QBs
West and Willie Copeland (9-14-0, 138 yds.) combined to pass
for 237 yards but neither could get the 'Cats into the end zone.
Carson-Newman 45, Shaw 24
CNU's veer attack repeatedly exploited holes in the Bears'
run defense to amass 476 rushing yards, almost nine yards
per carry, and score on runs of 19, 28, 59, 21 and 32 yards
in knocking off the defending CIAA champs (0-1, 0-0 CIAA
E). Shaw QB Jermonty Kimbrough (35-54-3) passed for
a school-record 433 yards and two TDs and set school
records for attemps and completions as the Bears took to the air
after falling behind 17-0 at the half and 24-7 through three
quarters. One of Kimbrough's three interceptions was returned for a
71-yard first quarter TD. WR Kenneth
Robinson had 10 receptions for 146 receiving yards. The Bears' vaunted
rushing attack was held to 65 yards on 30 carries.
Catawba 20, Winston-Salem State 10
Catawba (1-0) scored 20 unanswered fourth quarter points
to come from ten points down and spoil the season opener
at home for the Rams (0-1, 0-0 CIAA W). WSSU's
1,000-yard rushers Martin Hicks (10 car., 45 yds.) and
Jed Bines (23 car., 80 yds., 1 TD) pounded repeatedly on the Indians
whose defense stiffened in the fourth quarter to keep them out of
the end zone. Meanwhile, Catawba got two field goals and
used effective passing from QB Brad Roach, who was 15 of 19 in
the second half, paving the way for two five-yard scoring runs.
Impressive winners!
N. C. Central 70, Edward Waters 12
NCCU (1-0, 0-0 CIAA W) was impressive in its debut
getting 337 yards and a school-record seven TD passes (31, 60, 26,
10, 8, 58, 7) from QB Adrian Warren in a romp over
Edward Waters (0-1). Torey Ross had four receptions for 81 yards
and two scores (31, 26) while Julius McLelland
had three receptions for 126 yards, all for TDs (60, 8, 58). RBs
Corey Brown (17 car., 106 yds., 1 TD) and Greg Pruitt (12 car., 79 yds., 1
TD) paced the rushing attack.
Bowie State 40, West Virginia State 7
RB Isaac Redmon ran for 145 yards and three TDs while
QB Lamar Manigo threw for two others in the Bulldogs (1-0,
0-0 CIAA E) rout of WVSU (0-1).
Elizabeth City State 51, Livingstone 6
ECSU (1-0, 0-0 CIAA E) held Livingstone (0-1, 0-0 CIAA
W) to 79 total yards in 55 plays while rushing for 169 yards
and passing for 200 in its opening day win. QB Rayburn
Morris led the Vikings with 93 yards rushing in nine attempts
while Jerome Smith (15 car., 28 yds.) scored two TDs.
Fayetteville State 53, Virginia Union 26
Defending CIAA W. Div. champ FSU (1-0, 0-0 CIAA
W) stormed back from an early 10-0 deficit to lead 28-13 at the
half and then scored 20 unanswered third quarter points to put
away the Panthers (0-1, 0-0 CIAA E). VUU's Eric
Lamoureux returned the opening kickoff 97 yards to paydirt and a
fumble recovery led to a first quarter FG to stake the Panthers to
the early 10-0 lead. FSU got on the board with a 75-yard
Jonathan Autry to Dentyl Jackson aerial and then picked off the first
of a school record seven interceptions to set up its second
score. VUU WR Herb Jones had 8 receptions for 146 yards
and hauled in two fourth quarter TD passes (57, 16).
Tuskegee 32, Stillman 20
WR Kenneth Henderson (4 rec., 172 yds., 2 TDs) hauled
in long scoring passes of 74 and 40 yards, the 74-yarder on
TU's first play from scrimmage, to pace the Golden Tigers (1-0,
1-0 SIAC) over Stillman (0-1, 0-1 SIAC). Despite the
long scoring tosses, TU QB Kevin Huff completed only 5 of
23 passes for 214 yards and and was picked off twice. But he
did run for 122 yards on 11 carries and was augmented by
RB Richard Fitzhugh's 103 yards on 17 carries including a
one-yard TD. Stillman did make it interesting with a
95-yard second quarter kickoff return by Denatay Heard
and a 10-point third quarter.PK Kevin Fleming
connected on 19- and 41-yard FGs.
Albany State 24, Miles 23
The defending SIAC champ Golden Rams (1-0, 1-0 SIAC)
got a 33-yard FG from PK Matt Hawthorne with 5:43 to play
to escape from Miles (0-1, 0-1 SIAC) with a
season-opening victory. The home-standing Bears took a 23-21 lead early
in the fourth quarter on QB Johnathan Harris's
four-yard TD scamper but ASU responded with a 10-play 56-yard drive
that led to the FG and then picked off a Harris pass to preserve
the win. ASU QB Hosea Harris ran for 79 yards in 15 carries
and scored on a five -yard TD run and also hit on 8 of 14 passes
for 144 yards including a 58-yarder to Craig Barber
that opened the scoring. Miles RB Taurus Carr
ran for 109 yards on 29 carries. Both teams returned interceptions for TDs.
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