FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 23 - 29, 2012

2 0 1 2 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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W-Salem State St. Augustines Shaw J. C. Smith Livingstone Fayetteville State

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Bethune-Cookman North Carolina Central Howard Delaware State Florida A&M Morgan State SC State * NC A&T State * Hampton Savannah State Norfolk State
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INDEPENDENTS
Tennessee State Concordia-Selma Langston Edward Waters Central State W. Va. State Va. Univ. of Lynchburg Cheyney Texas College Lincoln (Mo.)
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NOT PLAYING FOR SECONDS

MEAC SHOWDOWN: Second-year head coach Henry Frazier III takes upstart NCCU into Daytona Beach looking for MEAC lead vs. Bethune-Cookman.

BIG GAMES IN SIAC, CIAA, SWAC AND MEAC SETTING STAGE FOR EXCITING FINISHES

CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OL Markus Lawrence, Sr., WSSU WR Gary Langston, Jr., ECSU - 5 receptions, 241 yards, 3 TDs (85, 78, 22) in win over Chowan QB Kameron Smith, Sr., WSSU - 16 of 24, 276 yards, 7 TDs (school record) in 58-0 win over Livingstone. OB Colin Bailey, Jr., RB, FSU - 37 carries, 220 yards, 2 TDs in 3 OT loss to St. Aug's. DL Donnie Owens, Jr., DT, WSSU - 8 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 hurry in blowout win vs. Livingstone. LB Michael Williams, Sr., ECSU - Game-high 13 tackles, 8 solos, 1 sack (-6 yards), 2 forced fumbles, 2 hurries. DB Nigel Rios, Jr., CB, ECSU - 9 tackles, 8 solo, 2 for losses, 1 forced fumble, 1 ret. 54 yds. for TD, 1 break-up ROOKIE Roderick Davenport, Fr., TB, SAC - Scored on 1-yard run in win over Fayv. State. SPECIALTY Darnell Evans, KR, SHAW - 125 all-purpose yards,90-yard KO return for TD, interception returned 35 yards for TD.

Tuskegee Miles Stillman Lane Kentucky State

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MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Simon Heyward, Jr., WR, SSU - 6 receptions, 160 yards, 3 TDs in win over Edward Waters. DEFENSE Tazmon Foster, Jr., LB, NCCU - 8 tackles, 4 solo, returned interception 80 yards for TD, recovered fumble vs. Hampton ROOKIE Ryan Smith, Fr., DB, NCCU - 7 tackles, 4 solo, interception, fumble recovery in won over Hampton. OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Davin Morris, Sr., C, HOWARD - 98% grade, 4 pancakes vs. Morgan State. SPECIAL TEAMS Arthur Goforth, Sr., RS, NCCU - Finished with 119 all-purpose yards and returned KO 90 yards for TD vs. Hampton.

SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Floyd Graves, Jr., RB, MILES - 15 carries, 145 yards 2 TDs (61, 9) yards in win over Lane. DEFENSE Dajuan Williams, Sr., DB, FVSU - 4 tackles, 2 solos, interception returned 60 yards for TD in win over Stillman. NEWCOMER Devonte Parker-Johnson, So., MILES - 17 carries, 193 yards, 45-yard TD gallop in win over Lane. LINEMAN Marquis Franklin, RT, FVSU SPECIAL TEAMS Trent Miles, Fr., KR, BENEDICT - Returned kickoff 93 yards for TD in win over Morehouse.

SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE De'Auntre Smiley, So., QB, PV A&M - 16 of 20 passing for 251 yards, 4 TDs in win over Alcorn State. Also rushed for 30 yards on ve carries. DEFENSE Bill Ross, Sr., LB, UAPB - 9 tackles, 1 interception returned 60 yards for TD, 1 forced fumble, 1 tackle for loss, 2 break-ups in win over Southern. NEWCOMER Clayton Moore, Jr., QB, JSU - Passed for 131 yards, 1 TD, ran for 60 yards, game-winning TD in win over Miss. Valley State. SPECIAL TEAMS Chris Barrick, So, PK, PV A&M - 7 of 7 on PATs and 23-yard eld goal in win over Alcorn State.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Trabis Ward, Jr., RB, TENN. STATE - Carried 34 times for 168 yards including a 42-yard TD run in OT loss to Jacksonville State. DEFENSE Nick Thrasher, LB/DB, TENN. STATE - Led Tigers with 16 tackles, 12 solos, in loss to Jacksonville State. SPECIAL TEAMS NA

SCORES
October 18 NC Central 37, Hampton 20 October 20 Albany State 36, Clark Atlanta 9 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 50, Southern 21 Bacone 19, Texas College 6 Benedict 39, Morehouse 26 Bethune-Cookman 48, Norfolk State 3 Bloomsburg 27, Cheyney 13 Concordia-Selma 20, Southern Virginia 14 Delaware State 24, NC A&T 0 Elizabeth City State 47, Chowan 21 Fort Hayes 28, Lincoln (MO) 26 Fort Valley State 35, Stillman 17 Grambling State 22, Va. Univ of L'burg 7 Howard 21, Morgan State 20 Jackson State 14, Miss Valley St. 7 - 2OT Jacksonville St.31, Tennessee St. 28 - OT Johnson C. Smith 35, Shaw 20 Miles 38, Lane 20 Prairie View A&M 52, Alcorn State 37 SC State 27, Florida A&M 20 - OT St. Augustine's 34, Fayetteville St. 28 - 3OT Savannah State 42, Edward Waters 35 Shepherd 41, West Virginia State 20 Tuskegee 37, Kentucky State 0 Virginia State 23, Lincoln (PA) 3 Virginia Union 37, Bowie State 13 Winston-Salem State 58, Livingstone 0

Title contenders on center stage

LUT WILLIAMS The list of contenders for top honors in the Div. II black college conferences the CIAA and SIAC has narrowed as teams enter the nal two weeks of regular season races. And with a month's worth of games left in the FCS conferences the MEAC and SWAC though there are some clear leaders, its too early to count a host of teams out. Let's start in the SIAC. SIAC Defending West Division and conference champion Miles and Tuskegee will play for the West Division title next week and a spot in the Nov. 10 league championship game if Miles, playing at home Thursday (6 p.m., HSRN), gets by West Division foe Stillman (4-4, 3-2, 2-1). Miles (7-1, 5-0, 2-0), under second-year head coach Reginald Rufn and led by senior all-conference quarterback David Thomas (113-179-6, 10 TDs), has won seven games in a row and is ranked this week 21st in the AFCA Div. II Coaches' Poll, rst in Div. II Super Region II and fourth in the BCSP Top Ten. It's the rst time Miles has ever been Thomas ranked in the NCAA poll. The Bears are leading the SIAC in scoring (38.0 points per game) and total offense (434.9 yards per game). Tuskegee (6-1, 5-0. 3-0), who is on the road Saturday (4 p.m.) for a non-divisional game at Clark Atlanta (2-6, 2-4, 1-3 E), is right with Miles in the
GAMES THIS WEEK THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 Miles vs. Stillman in Faireld, AL - ESPNU - Live Morgan State vs. Delaware State in Baltimore, MD

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standings and on the stat sheet pacing the conference in scoring defense (10.4 ppg.) and total defense (271.,6 ypg.). The Golden Tigers are led by freshman running back Derrick Washington's league leading 114 rushing yards per game (9 TDs) Stillman can get a share of the West Division title if it beats Miles Thursday and then has Tuskegee beat Miles next week in their showdown in Birmingham. In that scenario Tuskegee would get the title by virtue of its win over Stillman (16-0 on Oct. 11). In the East, Fort Valley State and Albany State are tied at the top and will also meet next week (in Columbus, Ga.'s Fountain City Classic) for the division title if they get wins this week. FVSU (6-2, 4-1, 2-0) is at homecoming (2 p.m.) at Morehouse (2-6, 1-4, 1-2) while Albany State (5-3, 4-1, 2-0) faces Benedict in Augusta, Ga.'s Augusta City Classic (2 p.m.). CIAA Winston-Salem State (8-0, 5-0), under third-year head coach Connell Maynor, is up to second nationally in this week's AFCA Div. II Coaches' Poll and second in Super Region I. The Rams can clinch their second straight South Division title and spot in the Nov. 10 league championship game with a win this Saturday on the road (Durham, N.C., 1 p.m.) vs. Shaw (4-4, 3-2). WSSU closes the regular season next week at Fayetteville State. In the North, Elizabeth City State took over the top spot with its 47-21 win Saturday over Chowan. The Vikings (5-3, 4-1) host Virginia Union (4-4, 2-3) Saturday (1 p.m.). Virginia State (4-4, 3-2), who owns the only conference win over ECSU, is currently tied with Chowan (4-4, 3-2) for second place. The two meet at VSU Saturday (1:30 p.m.). An ECSU win Saturday coupled with a VSU loss would give the division crown and spot in the title game to ECSU for the second straight year. MEAC The topsy-turvy MEAC has a showdown for the lead in the conference Saturday (4 p.m.) in Daytona Beach, Fla. when Bethune-Cookman (5-2, 4-0) does battle with upstart North Carolina Central (5-2, 4-0). NCCU, in its second year under head coach Henry Frazier III, was picked near the bottom (ninth) in the preseason by conference coaches. But the Eagles, powered by an efcient offense, stingy defense and opportunistic special teams play, have won four straight league games to tie B-CU at the top of the conference. B-CU third-year head coach Brian Jenkins has the Wildcats in the thick of the conference race again after winning the title in his rst year and falling just short a year ago. NCCU has averaged 36.5 points per game in wins over Savannah State, South Carolina State, Morgan State and Hampton. They have surrendered an average of 20.7 points during the streak. Ironically, the most points they have given up during the streak is 33 to Savannah State who is winless in the conference. B-CU, meanwhile, is coming off a 48-3 thrashing of defending conference champ Norfolk State last week and is getting excellent play

BCSP TOP TEN 1. WINSTON-SALEM STATE (8-0) - Shutout Livingstone, 58-0. NEXT: At Shaw. 2. BETHUNE-COOKMAN (5-2) -Thrashed Norfolk State, 48-3. NEXT: Hosting NC Central in showdown for MEAC lead. 3. TENNESSEE STATE (7-1) - Lost in overtime to Jacksonville State, 31-28. NEXT: Hosting Tennessee Tech. 4. MILES (7-1) - Knocked off Lane, 38-20. NEXT: Hosting Stillman on Thursday. 5. TUSKEGEE (6-1) - Pitched shutout of Kentucky State, 37-0 NEXT: At Clark Atlanta. 6. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF (5-2) - All over Southern, 50-21. NEXT: Hosting Miss. Valley State for homecoming 7. N. C. CENTRAL (5-2) - Whipped Hampton, 37-20. NEXT: At Bethune-Cookman playing for MEAC lead. 8. HOWARD (5-2) - Squeaked by Morgan State, 21-20. NEXT: At SC State. 9. ALABAMA A&M (6-1) - Idle. NEXT: Showdown vs. Alabama State at Magic City Classic. 10. ALABAMA STATE (4-3) - Idle. NEXT: Magic City Classic in Birmingham vs. Alabama A&M.

SECONDS & THIRDS PLAYING FOR FIRSTS: (Top, l. to r.) Second-year head coaches Reginald Rufn of Miles, Henry Frazier II of N.C. Central, Gary Harrell of Howard and Kermit Blount of Delaware State (bottom, l.) are chasing titles in their respective conferences. Third-year coach Brian Jenkins of Bethune-Cookman (bottom, c.) faces Frazier and NCCU for the MEAC lead Saturday while fellow third-year head coach Connell Maynor (bottom, r.) of Winston-Salem State plays at Shaw looking for second staight CIAA West Division title.

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WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS

TUSKEGEE, ALMorehouse College continued its reign of dominance by winning the 2012 Men's SIAC Cross Country Championship, its fourth straight title, run at the Macon County Road and Bridge Department course in Tuskegee University. The Maroon Tigers had runners nish in the top three to pace the four-time defending champions to a time of 2:17.52.08, which equates to an average of 27:34.02 per nish. Most Valuable Performer was awarded to Morehouse's Novian Middleton, who nished the 8k race with a time of 26:52.41. His coach Willie Hill received the 2012 Men's SIAC Cross Country Coach of the Year. Not far behind Middleton was teammate Karlton Mitchell, who nished with a time of 27:22.56, followed by teammate Shinalola Agbede's 27:22:56 third place nish. In the team rankings, behind Morehouse, Albany State nished in second place, while Clark Atlanta outlasted the rest of the eld to nish in third place. Kentucky State and Benedict rounded out the top ve, respectively. Similar to its performance at the Cross Country Championship, Morehouse swept the regular season honors in the East Division of the conference. The Maroon Tigers were awarded Team of The Year, in addition to Hill being named Coach of the Year. East Division Runner of the Year was awarded to Mitchell. Morehouse also won the coveted All-Academic Team Award. In the West Division, Kentucky State mirrored Morehouse's success during the regular season. In addition to earning team of the year, Kentucky State's Kieren Broussard was awarded West Division Runner of the Year. His coach, and older brother, Marcus Broussard was named West Division Coach of the Year. In two weeks, Morehouse will compete in the NCAA South Regional Meet, which will occur Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Sharon Johnson Park in New Market AL, located less than 20 miles away from host University of Alabama-Huntsville. The men's race will start at 9.am. The Maroon Tigers are currently ranked fth in the Region.
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MOREHOUSE TAKES SIAC CC TITLE:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 Tennessee State vs. Tennessee Tech in Nashville, TN 1p Elizabeth City State vs. Virginia Union in Elizabeth City, NC 1p Shaw vs. Winston-Salem State in Durham, NC 1p West Chester vs. Cheyney in West Chester, PA 1p West Virginia State vs. West Va. Wesleyan in Institute, WV 1p Kentucky State vs. Lane in Frankfort, KY 1:30p Central State vs. Quincy in Wilberforce, OH 1:30p Charleston Southern vs. Edward Waters in Charleston, SC 1:30p Virginia State vs. Chowan in Ettrick, VA 1:30p Lincoln (MO) vs. Central Oklahoma in Jefferson City, MO 2p McMurry vs. Langston in Abilene, TX 2p Bethune-Cookman vs. NC Central in Daytona Beach, FL 4p Clark Atlanta vs. Tuskegee in Atlanta, GA 4p HOMECOMINGS Johnson C. Smith vs. Saint Augustines in Charlotte, NC 1p Lincoln (PA) vs. Bowie State in Lincoln University, PA 1p NC A&T vs. Norfolk State in Greensboro, NC 1:30p SC State vs. Howard in Orangeburg, SC 1:30p Texas College vs. Concordia-Selma in Tyler, TX 2p Fayetteville State vs. Livingstone in Fayetteville, NC 2p Hampton vs. Savannah State in Hampton, Va. 2p Morehouse vs. Fort Valley State in Atlanta, GA 2p Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Miss Valley State in Pine Bluff, AR 2:30p CLASSICS Augusta City Classic Albany State vs. Benedict in Augusta, Ga. 2p Shreveport Classic Prairie View A&M vs. Southern in Shreveport, LA 4p TV / INTERNET GAMES 71st Magic City Classic - ESPNU - delayed - ESPN3 Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State in Birmingham, AL HSRN - 2:30p - SWAC-TV Texas Southern vs. Grambling State in Houston, TX 4p

from sophomore quarterback Quentin Williams (43-68-0, 5 TDs), who has started the last four games. The 'Cats lead the MEAC with an impressive +17 turnover margin. The other surprises have been Williams Howard and Delaware State, picked eighth and 11th by league coaches in the preseason, who are tied for third headed into the season's nal month. Howard (5-2, 4-1), in head coach Gary Harrell's second season, has won four of ve league games as it heads to Orangeburg, S. C. for South Carolina State's homecoming Saturday (1:30 p.m.). DelState, in head coach Kermit Blount's second year, has been perhaps the biggest surprise. The Hornets (4-3, 3-1) are coming off a shutout win (24-0) over N. C. A&T which preceded big convincing wins over defending champion Norfolk State (20-17) and perennial power S. C. State (31-17). The Hornets are an impactful +12 in turnover margin, trailing only B-CU in that statistical category. DSU plays at Morgan State Thursday (3-4, 2-2) in a game to be carried live on ESPNU (7:30 p.m.). SWAC The big showdown in the SWAC this week is in Birmingham where East Division leader Alabama A&M (6-1, 5-1) and Alabama State (4-3, 4-2) collide Saturday in the 71st Annual Magic City Classic at Legion Field (2:30 p.m., HSRN). A&M comes in with a one-game lead over 'Bama State and Jackson State (4-4, 4-2) in the East. Both Mississippi Valley State (2-5, 2-3) and Alcorn State (3-5, 3-3) are close behind with three conference losses. MVSU plays homecoming at West Division leader Arkansas-Pine Bluff (5-2, 4-1) while Alcorn State has the week off. After its 50-21 win over Southern Saturday, UAPB has a two-game lead in the West over the Jaguars and Prairie View A&M. Prairie View (2-5, 2-3) and Southern (3-4, 2-3) meet in Shreveport, La. Saturday (4 p.m.) in the Shreveport Classic.

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

CIAA
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MEAC
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SIAC
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SWAC
EAST DIVISION

SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DIV W L

Chowan Virginia State Eliz. City State Virginia Union Lincoln Bowie State
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MD-Eastern Shore Hampton Coppin State Norfolk State Morgan State Delaware State Howard
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Fayetteville State Livingstone W-Salem State Shaw St. Augustines J. C. Smith

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Florida A&M SC State N. Carolina Central Bethune-Cookman NC A&T State Savannah State

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CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER Phylicia Egbuna, Sr., MH/MB, LIVINGSTONE- 37 kills, 3 aces, 20 digs in 2-0 week. Had game-high 20 kills in 3-2 win over WSSU. ROOKIE Cindy, Ehrich, Fr., L, CHOWAN - 14 digs in 3-1 loss to Shippensburg. COACH NA

MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER Saitaua Iosia, So., OH/RS, UMES - Averaged 16.5 kills and 4.0 digs in two wins to impvoe to 7-0 in MEAC play. Had 17 kills on 35 attacks in 3-0 sweep of DelState. Added 3 digs, 2 blocks, 2 assists and 1 ace. Had 14 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces, 1 block vs. Morgan State. ROOKIE Jessica Johnson, Fr., OH, NSU - Averaged 12.3 kills and 11 digs in three wins. Against NC A&T, had 20 kills, 13 digs, 2 aces, 1 block. Had 11 kills, 9 digs, 3 assists and 2 aces in win over Hampton.

SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE PLAYER NA DEFENSIVE PLAYER NA SPECIALIST NA

SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE PLAYER NA DEFENSIVE PLAYER NA NEWCOMER NA