FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 18 - 24, 2011

2 0 1 1 B L A C K C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L (Results, Standings and Weekly Honors)

CIAA

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INDEPENDENTS
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HITTING THE STRETCH

MEAC LEADERS IN NORFOLK, WASHINGTON; 2011-12 SIAC PRESEASON HOOPS PICKS

TOP RUNNER: MEAC rushing leader Mike Mayhew and the NC A&T Aggies go for fourth straight conference win at Howard. .

CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OL - Saverivi Reupena, Sr., ECSU WR - Jamian Smith, Sr., WR, SAC - School-record 17 rec., 142 yards, 1 TD vs. W. Georgia. QB - Quishon Odom, So., SHAW - 24 of 42 for 376 yards, 3 TDs in comeback win vs. FSU. OB - Daronte McNeill, Jr., RB, ECSU - 36 carries, 199 yards, career-high 3 TDs vs. VSU. DL - John Davis, So., ECSU - 7 tackles, 2 solos, 2.5 sacks and forced fumble vs. VSU. LB - Brandon McElwee, Sr., LINCOLN - 16.5 tackles, 14 solos, 2 for loses vs. BSU. DB - Marcus Skeen, Sr., SHAW - 10 tackles, 6 solos, blocked FG in waning seconds vs. FSU. ROOKIE - Terrence Malone, Fr., RB, VUU - 102 yards on 11 carries, 1 TD vs. JCSU. SPECIAL TEAMS - Dom. Fitzgerald, WR/KR, WSSU - 154 all-purpose yds., 64-yd. punt ret. TD

MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Isidore Jackson, Sr., RB, B-CU - 19 carries for 156 yards and 3 TDs (13, 8, 20) in win over Fort Valley State. DEFENSE Ryan Davis, Jr., DE, B-CU - 7 tackles, 6 solos, 4.5 for losses of 26 yards includng 2.5 sacks for -14 yards, 2 forced fumbles in win over FVSU. ROOKIE Al-Terek McBurse, So., RB, FAMU - 14 carries for 218 yards and TD runs of 5, 60 and 31 yards in win over Savannah State. LINEMAN NA SPECIAL TEAMS Sven Hurd, PK, B-CU - 7-of-7 PATs and 3 eld goals (37, 31, 37) in win over FVSU.

SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Cameron Pearson, Fr., QB, FVSU - Completed 16 of 29 passes for 321 yards, 4 TDs in loss to B-CU. DEFENSE Rashad McRae, Sr., DB, ALBANY STATE - 10 tackles, 7 solos, 1 for loss, 2 interceptions, 2 break-ups and a forced fumble in win over Morehouse. NEWCOMER Keith Richburg, Jr., DB, MILES - 7 solo tackles, 1 for loss, interception retuned 98 yards for a TD vs. KSU. OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Jessie Mitchell, Sr., KSU - 3 pancakes SPECIAL TEAMS Ronnie Partridge, Sr., P, STILLMAN - 5 punts, 41 yard average vs. Chowan.

SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Tommy Gooden, So., RB, JSU - Carried 12 times for 83 yards and scored on 2-yard run, also had four receptions for 101 yards and a 75-yard TD vs. MVSU. Martin Gilbert, Sr., RB, TSU - 25 carries, 188 yards and 2 TDs vs. Alabama A&M. DEFENSE Corey Hart, Sr., DE, AA&M - Eight tackles, three solos, 4 for losses of 20 yards including two sacks for -8 yards, a fumble recov. and 3 hits on the QB vs. TSU. SPECIAL TEAMS Bobby Wenzig, So., P/PK, ALAB. STATE - Kicked two eld goals (39, 21) and was good on two PATs vs. MVSU. NEWCOMER Greg Jenkins, r-Jr., QB, ALAB. STATE - Hit on 21 of 31 passes for 215 yards and 1 TD and ran for 1 TD in win over Prairie View A&M.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE & NEWCOMER Mike German, r-Fr., QB, TENN. STATE - Completed 19 of 32 passes for 232 yards and 2 TDs and ran for 1 score in win over Tennessee Tech. DEFENSE Antonio Harper, r-So., DB, TENN. STATE - Had 9 tackles, 4 solos, 4 for losses of 19 yards including two sacks for -17 yards and 1 forced fumble in win over Tenn. Tech. SPECIAL TEAMS Ervin Kent, Jr., WR/KR, W. VA. STATE - Brought back three punts for 45 yards with a long return of 19 yards and had one kickoff return for 66 yards in loss to Glenville State.

SCORES
CIAA Bowie State 22, Lincoln (PA) 10 Elizabeth City State 28, Virginia State 7 Johnson C. Smith 26, Virginia Union 19 Shaw 35, Fayetteville State 29, OT Winston-Salem State 63, Livingstone 7 West Georgia 23, Saint Augustine's 21 MEAC B-Cookman 58, Fort Valley State 30 Florida A&M 47, Savannah State 7 Georgetown 21, Howard 3 Morgan State 52, NC Central 3 NC A&T 42, Delaware State 24 Norfolk State 34, Hampton 24 SC State 23, Georgia State 13 SIAC Albany State 25, Morehouse 15 Benedict 10, Clark Atlanta 7 Miles 45, Kentucky State 24 Stillman 24, Chowan 21 Tuskegee 41, Lane 17 SWAC Alabama A&M 24, Texas Southern 21 Alabama State 20, Prairie View A&M 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 22, Southern 15 Grambling State 44, Concordia-Selma 0 Jackson State 17, Miss Valley State 16 INDEPENDENTS Glenville St. 30, W. Va. State 23, OT Langston 41, SW Assemblies of God 13 Panhandle State 30, Texas College 0 Pittsburg State 69, Lincoln (MO) 6 Southwest Baptist 30, Central State 13 Tennessee State 42, Tenn. Tech 40 Webber Int'l 24, Edward Waters 14 Wesley 46, Virginia Univ of Lynchburg 0 West Chester 23, Cheyney 7

In Championship Circle

WSSU in; ECSU next to clinch?

LUT WILLIAMS Undefeated Winston-Salem State (70, 6-0 CIAA S) is the rst team to clinch a postseason berth after its 63-7 thrashing of Livingstone Saturday. With the win, second-year head coach Connell Maynor's Rams earned a spot in the Nov. 12 CIAA championship game in Durham (N. C.) as winners of the South Division. The Rams are 6-0 in CIAA play with only an October 29th date with Shaw left on its conference slate. The Rams have two out-ofconference games left, this week at home vs. Edward Waters (1:30 p.m.) and on Nov. 5 at UNC-Pembroke. Johnson C. Smith could tie WSSU for the division title if the Rams lose vs. Shaw and JCSU wins its three remaining conference games. But WSSU would still win the title by virtue of its 28-10 head-to-head win over JCSU on Oct. 1. JC Smith plays Saturday (1:30 p.m.) at Saint Augustine's (2-5, 1-3) homecoming. So, one half of the CIAA Championship Game picture is complete. The other half could actually just about be completed this week when North Division leader Elizabeth City State (5-2, 3-1 N) hosts Bowie State (4-3, 3-2 N) at 1 p.m. Saturday and Lincoln (2-5, 2-3 N) hosts Virginia State (3-4, 2-3 N) at 1 p.m.. An ECSU win would give the Vikings a two-game lead in the North and head-to-head wins over three of the four teams just behind them in the standings (BSU, Virginia Union and VSU). An ECSU win coupled with a Lincoln loss would give the division title to the Vikings. Lincoln is currently alone in fth place. Albany State (5-2, 1-0 E) took the lead in the SIAC East and a step towards representing the division in the Nov. 12 league championship game with its 25-15 win over Morehouse (52, 1-1 E) last week. Albany State faces Clark Atlanta (2-5, 1-2 E) in Waycross, Ga. Saturday (3 p.m.) at the South Georgia Heritage Classic. Morehouse hosts Benedict for homecoming (2 p.m.). Miles (4-3, 1-0 W), the only West DiviBCSP Editor

HOW THEY DID IT

BCSP No. 1 Alabama State 20, No. 10 Prairie View A&M 7 Alabama State took advantage of early Prairie View mistakes to jump on top 17-0 at the half and only allowed Prairie View one second-half TD in downing the Panthers and staying undefeated in SWAC play. The Hornets (6-1, 6-0 E) scored their rst score, a Greg Jenkins 10-yard run, early after a PV fumble deep in its own territory. Its second score, on a 34-yard Jenkins (21-31-1, 215 yards) to Nick Andrews (9 rec., 118 yards) pass play, came after a short PV punt. ASU's Bobby Wenzig added a 39-yard eld goal at the halftime buzzer. ANDREWS PV's only score came on its rst possession ini the third quarter on Jermaine Waddy's 11-yard run. BCSP No. 2 Norfolk State 34, No. 6 Hampton 24 Norfolk State (6-1, 4-0 MEAC) jumped out to a 27-7 hatime lead and held on to down Hampton and stay unbeaten in league play and on top of the MEAC standings. NSU QB Chris Walley (20-35-1, 265 yards) threw three rst-half TD passes covering 49, 8 and 35 yards. NSU's clinching score came with 7:43 left on a 14-yard run by Randy Haynes after the Pirates scored 17 straight second-half points to pulled with 27-24 early in the fourth quarter. No. 3 South Carolina State 23, Georgia State 13 SC State placekicker Blake Erickson kicked three eld goals and QB Richard Cue passed for one and ran for one TD as the Bulldogs (4-3, 3-1 MEAC) got a non-conference win at home. No. 7 N. C. A&T 42, Delaware State 24 Running back Mike Mayhew scored three rushing TDs and wide receiver Larry Raper hauled in three scoring passes from QB Lewis Kindle (13-20-0, 173 yards, 3 TDs) as the Aggies (4-2, 3-0) stayed unbeaten in MEAC play with a homecoming win in Greensboro. Mayhew, the MEAC's rushing leader (112 ypg.), ran 24 times for 128 yards and scored on runs of 1, 19 and 11 yards, all in the rst half. Raper hauled in ve passes for 109 yards and scoring receptions of 18, 27 and 9 yards. DSU QB Nick Elko was 30 of 50 for 319 yards. Travis Tarpley had nine receptions for 121 yards.

RAPER

sion team still alive behind Stillman (6-1, 3-0 W), beat Kentucky State last week and hosts Lane (3-4, 0-2 W) Saturday. Stillman is at Fort Valley State (1-6, 1-1). In the MEAC, Norfolk State (6-1, 4-0) remained unbeaten in conference play with its 34-24 win over Hampton and surprising North Carolina A&T (4-2, 3-0) also kept its conference slate clean with its 42-24 homecoming win over Delaware State. Pete Adrian's NSU Spartans are ranked this week in the FCS national poll at 24th. It's the rst time the Spartans have been nationally ranked since 2007. This week Norfolk State welcomes in one of the preseason MEAC favorites, Bethune-Cookman (3-3, 1-2), for a key Thursday night contest to be carried live on ESPNU. B-CU rebounded from a disappointing loss at A&T with a 58-30 win over Fort Valley State Saturday. The game pairs the MEAC's top scoring offense (B-CU, 31.8 ppg.) vs. the top scoring defense (NSU, 18.4 ppg.). The teams are also 1-2 in total offense (NSU, 415.9 ypg., B-CU, 404.8 ypg.). B-CU leads in rushing offense (215.7 ypg.) while NSU leads in passing offense (248.6 ypg.). In other MEAC games, in Washington, Howard (3-4, 2-2) hosts N. C. A&T for homecoming. South Carolina State (4-3, 3-1) hosts Florida A&M (4-3, 2-2). Hampton ( 3-4, 2-2) has its homecoming vs. North Carolina Central (1-5, 0-3). In the SWAC, the leaders in the East Division race, Alabama State (6-1, 6-0 E) and Alabama A&M (5-2, 4-1 E) have a week off in advance of their meeting next week (Oct. 29) at Legion Field in Birmingham in the Magic City Classic. Three SWAC teams will play homecoming games this week. Alcorn State hosts Concordia-Selma, Grambling State hosts Mississippi Valley State and Texas Southern hosts Central State. The West Division race is far from over. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4-3, 3-2 W) has wins over both Prairie View A&M (4-3, 4-2) and Southern (2-5, 2-3). All three are off this week.

GAMES THIS WEEK THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 MEAC - ESPNU - Live Norfolk State vs. Bethune-Cookman in Norfolk, VA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 CIAA Elizabeth City State vs. Bowie State in Elizabeth City, NC Lincoln (PA) vs. Virginia State in Lincoln University, PA Winston-Salem State vs. Edward Waters in Winston-Salem, NC Livingstone vs. Fayetteville State in Salisbury, NC (HC) Saint Augustines vs. Johnson C. Smith in Raleigh, NC (HC) Chowan vs. Shaw in Murfreesboro, NC (HC) MEAC - ESPNU - Delayed - 10:30pm ET SC State vs. Florida A&M in Orangeburg, SC Howard vs. NC A&T in Washington, DC (HC) Hampton vs. NC Central in Hampton, VA (HC) SIAC Kentucky State vs. Tuskegee in Frankfort, KY South Georgia Heritage Classic Clark Atlanta vs. Albany State in Waycross, GA Fort Valley State vs. Stillman in Fort Valley, GA (HC) Morehouse vs. Benedict in Atlanta, GA (HC) Miles vs. Lane in Faireld, AL (HC) SWAC Alcorn State vs. Concordia-Selma in Alcorn State, MS (HC) Grambling State vs. Miss Valley State in Grambling, LA (HC) Texas Southern vs. Central State in Houston, TX (HC) INDEPENDENTS Cheyney vs. Shippensburg in Cheyney, PA Shepherd vs. West Virginia State in Shepherdstown, WV Eastern Kentucky vs. Tennessee State in Richmond, KY Lincoln (MO) vs. Emporia State in Jefferson City, MO NW Oklahoma State vs. Langston in Alva, OK

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BCSP TOP TEN

1. ALABAMA STATE (6-1) - Beat Prairie View, 20-7. NEXT: Idle. 2. NORFOLK STATE (6-1) - Downed Hampton, 34-24. NEXT: Hosting Bethune-Cookman. 3. S. C. STATE (4-3) - Got by Georgia State, 23-13. NEXT: Hosting FAMU. 4. WINSTON-SALEM STATE (7-0) - Walloped Livingstone, 63-7. NEXT: Hosts Edward Waters. 5. JACKSON STATE (6-1) - Nipped Miss. Valley State, 17-16. NEXT: Idle. 6. N. C. A&T (4-2) - Defeated Delaware State, 42-24. NEXT: At Howard's homecoming. 7. HAMPTON (3-3) - Fell to Norfolk State, 34-24. NEXT: Hosting NC Central for homecoming. 8. STILLMAN (6-1) - Edged Chowan, 24-21. NEXT: At Fort Valley State. 9. ELIZABETH CITY STATE (5-2) - Beat Va. State, 28-7. NEXT: Hosts Bowie State. 10. BETHUNE-COOKMAN (3-3) - Beat Fort Valley State, 58-30. NEXT: Hosts Fort Valley State. (TIE). ALBANY STATE (4-2) - Knocked off Morehouse, 25-15. NEXT: Clark Atlanta in Waycross, Ga.

No. 5 Winston-Salem State 63, Livingstone 7 Undefeated No. 5 Winston-Salem State (7-0, 6-0 CIAA S) scored on two long punt returns, two fumble recoveries, 2 TD passes and three scoring runs in walloping Livingstone. Wide receivers Dominique Fitzgerald and Tehvyn Brantley brought back punts 64 and 71 yards for scores, Carlos Fields had 22- and 40-yard fumble returns for TDs, Nicholas Cooper (21 car., 122 yds.) had TD runs of 1 and 13 yards and Kameron Smith (8-14-1) has scoring throws of 19 and 12 yards in the rout. No. 5 Jackson State 17, Miss. Valley State 16 Jackson State (6-1, 4-1 E) RB Tommy Gooden ran for one score and caught a 75-yard TD pass in the third quarter from QB Casey Therriault (22-40-1, 254 yards) to allow the Tigers to edge MVSU. The Delta Devils (0-7, 0-6 E) scored rst after recovering a fumbled punt at the JSU 2. JSU only got a 27-yard eld goal in the rst half. Godden scored from two yards out on the opening possession of the second half. MVSU went back up 13-10 on Marvin Pittman's 45yard run before Gooden's 75-yard catch and run with 11:10 lleft in the third. MVSU pulled within 17=16 on Carlos Sanchez's 26-yard eld goal early in the nal quarter.

BCSP Notes

GOODEN

No. 8 Stillman 24, Chowan 21 SIAC West Division leader Stillman (6-1) scored 17 fourth-quarter points to come back and knock off CIAA member Chowan (1-6). Down 15-7 entering the fourth quarter, Stillman got a 49-yard scoring run from QB Dondre Purnell, a 40-yard eld goal and a 4-yard run from Roger Dixon with 1:34 left to pull out the win. Chowan scored on a 23-yard pass from Cameron Stover to Robert Holland (7 rec., 93 yards) to go up 21-17 before the Dixon score. No. 9 Elizabeth City State 28, Virginia State 7 CIAA rushing leader Daronte McNeill ran for 189 yards on 36 carries and scored on three short runs as the Vikings (5-2, 3-1 E) downed Virginia State (3-4, 2-3 E). Albany State 28, No. 10 Morehouse 15 Albany State (5-2, 1-0 E) took advantage of four Morehouse turnovers to seize the lead in the SIAC East with a win over the Maroon Tigers. Albany State QB Stanley Jennings completed 15 of 28 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns.
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Tennessee State freshman quarterback Michael German's name has added this week to the recently updated Jerry Rice Award Watch List, the new award which honors the outstanding freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The award is presented by The Sports Network and sponsored by Fathead.com. A national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries will select the rst Jerry Rice Award winner after the regular season. The legendary wide receiver, who played in the FCS (then Division I-AA) at Mississippi Valley State, will be on hand at the national awards banquet on Jan. 6 in Frisco, Texas, to present the award. German's addition brings the number of black college freshmen on the list to four. Added to the list earlier in the season were Morgan State linebacker Michael Dallas II, North Carolina A&T defensive back D'Vonte Graham and Howard quarterback Greg McGhee. German, at 6-2, 215, was elevated to starter in October and went a combined 60-for-89 for 798 yards and six touchdowns in his rst three games. In that time, the redshirt freshman extended his run of passes without an interception to 131. He threw for 232 yards and 2 TDs in this week's upset of nationally-ranked Tennessee Tech. Dallas II, at 6-foot, 205, had 11 tackles versus Bowling Green and forced two fumbles against Howard. The redshirt freshman corralled 43 tackles, including 5.5 for loss, in Morgan State's rst seven games. Grant, a 5-11, 215 linebacker, totalled a team-high 43 tackles, including 3.5 for loss, one sack, one interception, one pass break-up, two quarterback hits, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in the Aggies' rst six games. McGhee (6-3, 200), a mobile left-hander was a threat as a passer (123 of 223 for 1,197 yards and 10 touchdowns) or a runner (275 yards) through his rst seven games. ATLANTAThe Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced the 2011-2012 SIAC Men's and Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams as voted on by the SIAC Basketball Coaches Association.

German added to Rice Award Watch List

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The men's team returns two selections from the 2010-2011 team led by Marcus Goode of Benedict while the women's team returns seven selections, including all ve rst-team selections, led by Sammeika Thomas of Miles. Both Goode and Thomas earned SIAC Player of the Year honors last season. Goode, a native of Chapin, SC, is the leading returning scorer in the SIAC, averaging 17.4 points per game. The 6-10 junior center also averaged 11.7 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game last season, both of which led the SIAC, while helping lead Benedict to the men's regular season title and a berth in the NCAA Division II tournament. Joining Goode on the preseason rst team is teammate Xavier Collier, Daniyal Faquir of Morehouse, Mario Jordan of Paine and Lee Riley of Stillman. Thomas, a native of Birmingham, AL, averaged 12.5 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, which was second in the SIAC. Defensively, the 6-2 junior forward was eighth in the SIAC in steals with 2.3 per game and fourth in the SIAC in block shots with 1.8 per game. Thomas is joined by Symone Wilkerson of Albany State, Conisha Hicks of Clark Atlanta, Jasmine Birdsong of Fort Valley State and Jamila McKinnis of Stillman on the women's preseason rst team. Benedict and Fort Valley State were picked to repeat as the men's and women's regular season champions, respectively. The Tigers nished the regular season with a 21-8 overall record, 20-4 in the SIAC, while the Lady Wildcats, who also won the SIAC tournament title, nished with a 22-10 overall record, 17-5 in the SIAC.
MENS PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH 1) Benedict 2) Stillman 3) Tuskegee 4) Clark Atlanta 5) Morehouse 6) Clain 7) Kentucky State 8) Paine 9) Lemoyne-Owen 10) Albany State 11) Miles 12) Fort Valley State 13) Lane WOMENS PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH 1) Fort Valley State 2) Miles 3) Benedict 4) Kentucky State 5) Albany State 6) Tuskegee 7) Stillman 8) Clark Atlanta 9) Clain 10) Lemoyne-Owen 11) Lane 12) Paine

SIAC preseason basketball selections

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