BCSP Notes . . .
Fountain City Classic to be on NFL Network Saturday
The SIAC announced Tuesday that this Saturday's
18th Annual Fountain City Classic between
Fort Valley State and Albany State at Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ga., at 2 p.m. will be
televised live on the NFL Network. The Fountain City
is the second black college classic to be on the NFL Network this season. The Oct. 6
Circle City Classic between Winston-Salem State
and Florida A&M from the RCA Dome in
Indianapolis was also carried live on the network.
The traditional season-ending classic pits teams currently tied for second place in the SIAC with the winner likely to get a berth in the NCAA Div. II playoffs. FVSU is currently sixth in the Southeast Region while ASU is ninth. The SIAC must have a team ranked in the top ten in the region to earn a playoff berth. Saturday's winner will likely be the highest ranked SIAC team.
Entering Saturday's game, FVSU and ASU are tied at 5-1 in conference play. FVSU is 8-2 overall with ASU at 7-2. Both have conference losses to undefeated SIAC leader Tuskegee, who is ineligible for the playoffs, and both have non-conference losses to Valdosta State (7-1), the No. 2 ranked team in the region.
Longtime official Whites passes
William "Bill" Whites, coordinator of women's basketball officials for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, passed Wednesday evening, Oct. 24. Funeral services were held Monday, October, 29 at Saint Stephen United Church of Christ in Greensboro, NC.
Whites served as both a football and basketball official for the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) for 34 years and was inducted into the CIAA Official Hall of Fame in 1998. In addition to the CIAA, Whites served as an official with the Atlantic Coast Conference, Carolinas Conference, Old Dixie Conference, Southern Conference as well as the MEAC. He was appointed the coordinator for women's officials of the MEAC in 1995 and served in that capacity until his death.
"Mr. Whites was a consummate professional and an even better person. Our thoughts, prayers, and sincerest condolences go out to the entire Whites family," stated MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas. "He influenced the lives of so many people in a positive way. The MEAC family will surely miss Mr. Whites." Whites is survived by his wife Linda and daughter Anita.
Whites retired from Grimsley High School (NC) where he served as the assistant principal. He also dedicated his time as a swim instructor and life guard at the Windsor Center and Hayes-Taylor YMCA and worked with social organizations including the Flexible Social Club and Meals on Wheels. Whites, a 1963 graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, was also a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corp. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and became a life member in 1978.
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