Men's HBCU Basketball Scores:
MEAC
Arizona State 49, Bethune-Cookman 39
USC Upstate 63, North Carolina A&T 46
Villanova 81, Maryland Eastern Shore 44
Towson 51, Morgan State 46
Delaware State 104, Baptist Bible College 63
SWAC
Mississippi State 89, Mississippi Valley State 68
Indiana 83, Texas Southern 64
Southern 76, LSU-Alexandria 65
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 56, California State-Bakersfield 49
SIAC
Albany State 73, Auburn-Montgomery 70
Shorter (Ga) 103, Clark Atlanta 87
Middle Georgia 76, Fort Valley State 59
Carroll College (Mont) 69, Spring Hill 62 (OT)
Stillman 74, Concordia-Selma 64
CIAA
Washington Adventist 50, Elizabeth City State 47
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Monday, November 17, 2014
Heisma Northern Out as Prairie View A&M Football Coach
By ADD SEYMOUR JR.
Prairie View A&M has begun a national search for a new football coach after school officials decided not to renew Heishma Northern's contract. Defensive backs coach Bubba McDowell will serve as interim coach until a successor is named.
"I wish to thank Coach Northern for his contributions to Prairie View A&M both on and off the field," said athletic director Ashley Robinson. "This was a difficult decision but after careful review and consideration, I have decided to take the program in a different direction."
Northern's team was 5-5 this season, 5-4 in the SWAC. The Panthers started the season 0-4, but won five of their last six games. Led by the SWAC's second-ranked quarterback and running back in Jerry Lovelocke and Johnta Hebert, Northern's squad was one of the most prolific in the SWAC this season as they were second in scoring and total offense. But they were last in total defense.
Northern, who was defensive coordinator for six seasons before becoming head coach, finishes his four-year tenure at Prairie View A&M with a 19-25 record.
"We are grateful for the progress Coach Northern made both as head football coach and as defensive coordinator," Robinson said. "His leadership and dedication to the students helped to create exceptional student athletes. It is important as we prepare to break ground on our new multi-million dollar stadium and athletic facility, that Coach Northern's successor shapes the program into a championship level team."
Prairie View A&M has begun a national search for a new football coach after school officials decided not to renew Heishma Northern's contract. Defensive backs coach Bubba McDowell will serve as interim coach until a successor is named.
"I wish to thank Coach Northern for his contributions to Prairie View A&M both on and off the field," said athletic director Ashley Robinson. "This was a difficult decision but after careful review and consideration, I have decided to take the program in a different direction."
Northern's team was 5-5 this season, 5-4 in the SWAC. The Panthers started the season 0-4, but won five of their last six games. Led by the SWAC's second-ranked quarterback and running back in Jerry Lovelocke and Johnta Hebert, Northern's squad was one of the most prolific in the SWAC this season as they were second in scoring and total offense. But they were last in total defense.
Northern, who was defensive coordinator for six seasons before becoming head coach, finishes his four-year tenure at Prairie View A&M with a 19-25 record.
"We are grateful for the progress Coach Northern made both as head football coach and as defensive coordinator," Robinson said. "His leadership and dedication to the students helped to create exceptional student athletes. It is important as we prepare to break ground on our new multi-million dollar stadium and athletic facility, that Coach Northern's successor shapes the program into a championship level team."
Chowan Defeats Fayetteville State 3-0 to Claim CIAA Volleyball Title; Jordan Miller Named MVP
From the CIAA
The battle for the 2014 CIAA Volleyball Championship ended in decisive fashion on Sunday afternoon. The Chowan University Hawks topped the Fayetteville State University Lady Broncos 3-0 to earn their third CIAA Volleyball Championship in program history.
The Hawks used 27 team kills and took advantage of 34 Lady Bronco errors to earn the victory. Melanie Chaussee led all players in the contest with eight kills in the win while Suraya Chase chipped in seven kills and nine digs. Jordan Miller and Allison Smith each tallied 10 digs in the contest while Smith also dished out 24 assists. Chase and Brittany Tschida each grabbed five blocks for the Blue and White.
Samira Luis paced the Lady Broncos with seven kills while Shavon Shaw added six kills to aid the effort. Leah Mackley handed out 13 assists while Decausha McLean hauled in 23 digs for Fayetteville State. Luis added 18 digs in the loss. Jayde Jacobs notched four blocks.
Fayetteville State University scored the first point in the contest after taking advantage of a Hawk attack error. A kill by Brittany Tschida for the Hawks knotted the score 1-1. From that point forward, the score was tied four times before back-to-back attack errors put the Hawks ahead 13-11. Chowan maintained the advantage for the remainder of the first set and led by as many as eight (21-13) points before a Lady Broncos' attack error secured the 25-16 victory for the Hawks.
Fayetteville State took an early 2-0 lead in the second set before a kill by Chaussee and a Lady Bronco attack error knotted the score 2-2. Both teams battled for control of the score and momentum as neither team maintained a lead of more than four points early in the set. With the Hawks leading 12-8, a kill by Suraya Chase followed by a block (Chase, Tschida) gave the Hawks a 14-8 lead. Fayetteville State was unable to regain the lead but chipped away at the deficit before suffering a 25-22 loss in set two.
The Hawks came out firing on all cylinders at the start of the third set. Three Fayetteville State errors along with kills from Chaussee and Miller put Chowan ahead 5-1 early. The Hawks led by as many as eight points (15-7)before the Lady Broncos clawed their way back to pull within four points (15-11). Chowan continued to battle past what seemed to be a shift in momentum, and held the Lady Broncos to four points before closing out the set with the 25-15 victory. Miller confirmed the win for Chowan with a kill.
Miller earned CIAA Tournament MVP honors after notching 37 kills over the course of three matches.
The Hawks blanked all three of their opponents to earn the victory. Chowan advances to the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Championship with the win. The Selection Show airs at 10:00pm EST on www.thencaa.com
Members of the CIAA All-Tournament Team include:
Jordan Miller (Chowan University)
Nikira Fults (Chowan University)
Rosetta Becerra (Elizabeth City State University)
Samira Luis (Fayetteville State University)
Taylor Norris (Fayetteville State University)
Olivia Porter (Saint Augustine's University)
Deidre Carter (Virginia State University)
Kristin Madison (Virginia Union University)
Olivia Owens (Winston-Salem State University)
TOURNAMENT MVP: Jordan Miller (Chowan University)
The battle for the 2014 CIAA Volleyball Championship ended in decisive fashion on Sunday afternoon. The Chowan University Hawks topped the Fayetteville State University Lady Broncos 3-0 to earn their third CIAA Volleyball Championship in program history.
The Hawks used 27 team kills and took advantage of 34 Lady Bronco errors to earn the victory. Melanie Chaussee led all players in the contest with eight kills in the win while Suraya Chase chipped in seven kills and nine digs. Jordan Miller and Allison Smith each tallied 10 digs in the contest while Smith also dished out 24 assists. Chase and Brittany Tschida each grabbed five blocks for the Blue and White.
Samira Luis paced the Lady Broncos with seven kills while Shavon Shaw added six kills to aid the effort. Leah Mackley handed out 13 assists while Decausha McLean hauled in 23 digs for Fayetteville State. Luis added 18 digs in the loss. Jayde Jacobs notched four blocks.
Fayetteville State University scored the first point in the contest after taking advantage of a Hawk attack error. A kill by Brittany Tschida for the Hawks knotted the score 1-1. From that point forward, the score was tied four times before back-to-back attack errors put the Hawks ahead 13-11. Chowan maintained the advantage for the remainder of the first set and led by as many as eight (21-13) points before a Lady Broncos' attack error secured the 25-16 victory for the Hawks.
Fayetteville State took an early 2-0 lead in the second set before a kill by Chaussee and a Lady Bronco attack error knotted the score 2-2. Both teams battled for control of the score and momentum as neither team maintained a lead of more than four points early in the set. With the Hawks leading 12-8, a kill by Suraya Chase followed by a block (Chase, Tschida) gave the Hawks a 14-8 lead. Fayetteville State was unable to regain the lead but chipped away at the deficit before suffering a 25-22 loss in set two.
The Hawks came out firing on all cylinders at the start of the third set. Three Fayetteville State errors along with kills from Chaussee and Miller put Chowan ahead 5-1 early. The Hawks led by as many as eight points (15-7)before the Lady Broncos clawed their way back to pull within four points (15-11). Chowan continued to battle past what seemed to be a shift in momentum, and held the Lady Broncos to four points before closing out the set with the 25-15 victory. Miller confirmed the win for Chowan with a kill.
Miller earned CIAA Tournament MVP honors after notching 37 kills over the course of three matches.
The Hawks blanked all three of their opponents to earn the victory. Chowan advances to the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Championship with the win. The Selection Show airs at 10:00pm EST on www.thencaa.com
Members of the CIAA All-Tournament Team include:
Jordan Miller (Chowan University)
Nikira Fults (Chowan University)
Rosetta Becerra (Elizabeth City State University)
Samira Luis (Fayetteville State University)
Taylor Norris (Fayetteville State University)
Olivia Porter (Saint Augustine's University)
Deidre Carter (Virginia State University)
Kristin Madison (Virginia Union University)
Olivia Owens (Winston-Salem State University)
TOURNAMENT MVP: Jordan Miller (Chowan University)
SIAC and CIAA All-Conference Football Teams Named
By ADD SEYMOUR JR.
Over the weekend, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association named their best on the football field this season.
In the SIAC, Fort Valley State linebacker Anthony Furr was named the conference's Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year. Furr led the SIAC in tackles with 108, had 16.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. He was twice named the SIAC Player of the Week this season.
Jarvis Small of Albany State led the SIAC in rushing with 1,129 yards in being named Offensive Player of the Year. Small had 12 touchdowns and has seven straight games of at least 100 yards rushing.
SIAC Newcomer of the Year is Cameron Stover of Stillman. Stover led the conference in passing with 2,136 yards for 237 yards a game, and in total offense with 2,260 yards this season. Stover threw 19 touchdowns.
Co-Freshmen of the Year went to Clark Atlanta Terrence Montgomery, who had 51 tackles, and Osband Thompson of Tuskegee, who had 63 tackles this year.
Coach of the Year honors are shared by Albany State's Mike White and Tuskegee's Willie Slater. White's team finished 2014 with a 7-2 record, including a 7-0 regular season conference record and a second-consecutive championship game appearance. Slater's team won the SIAC title and heads to the NCAA Division II playoffs for the second straight year after a 8-2 overall record and 7-0 SIAC regular season mark.
Here is the entire SIAC All-Conference team:
SIAC Football Player of the Year (MVP)
LeRon Furr (Fort Valley State)
Offensive Player of the Year
Jarvis Small (Albany State)
Defensive Player of the Year
LeRon Furr (Fort Valley State)
Newcomer of the Year
Cameron Stover (Benedict)
Co Freshman of the Year
Terrance Montgomery (Clark Atlanta)
Osband Thompson (Tuskegee)
Co Coach of the Year
Mike "James" White (Albany State)
Willie Slater (Tuskegee)
In the CIAA, Virginia State head coach Latrell Scott was named Coach of the Year. His team won the CIAA championship game Saturday and heads to the NCAA Division II playoffs after completing a 9-2 season, winning nine games in a row, and a 7-0 regular season conference record.
Jalen Hendricks of Livingstone was named Offensive Player of the Year. The junior receiver had 71 receptions for 1,070 yards and 12 touchdowns, averaging 118 yards per game.
Defensive Player of the Year is Winston-Salem State's Duvontae Covington. The senior defensive lineman had 52 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery in anchoring one of the nation's stingiest defenses.
His teammate, graduate student Brenden Felder, was named Special Teams Player of the Year.
Here is the entire CIAA All-Conference team:
Over the weekend, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association named their best on the football field this season.
In the SIAC, Fort Valley State linebacker Anthony Furr was named the conference's Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year. Furr led the SIAC in tackles with 108, had 16.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. He was twice named the SIAC Player of the Week this season.
Jarvis Small of Albany State led the SIAC in rushing with 1,129 yards in being named Offensive Player of the Year. Small had 12 touchdowns and has seven straight games of at least 100 yards rushing.
SIAC Newcomer of the Year is Cameron Stover of Stillman. Stover led the conference in passing with 2,136 yards for 237 yards a game, and in total offense with 2,260 yards this season. Stover threw 19 touchdowns.
Co-Freshmen of the Year went to Clark Atlanta Terrence Montgomery, who had 51 tackles, and Osband Thompson of Tuskegee, who had 63 tackles this year.
Coach of the Year honors are shared by Albany State's Mike White and Tuskegee's Willie Slater. White's team finished 2014 with a 7-2 record, including a 7-0 regular season conference record and a second-consecutive championship game appearance. Slater's team won the SIAC title and heads to the NCAA Division II playoffs for the second straight year after a 8-2 overall record and 7-0 SIAC regular season mark.
Here is the entire SIAC All-Conference team:
SIAC Football Player of the Year (MVP)
LeRon Furr (Fort Valley State)
Offensive Player of the Year
Jarvis Small (Albany State)
Defensive Player of the Year
LeRon Furr (Fort Valley State)
Newcomer of the Year
Cameron Stover (Benedict)
Co Freshman of the Year
Terrance Montgomery (Clark Atlanta)
Osband Thompson (Tuskegee)
Co Coach of the Year
Mike "James" White (Albany State)
Willie Slater (Tuskegee)
| FIRST TEAM | SECOND TEAM | |||
| Josh Straughan | Stillman | QB | Cameron Stover | Benedict |
| Jarvis Small | Albany State | RB | Jovontae Thurmon | Stillman |
| Jacquise Lockett | Kentucky State | RB | Hoderick Lowe | Tuskegee |
| Drelon Freeman | Fort Valley State | WR | Kendariss Brown | Benedict |
| Antonio Pitts | Miles | WR | Dondre Purnell | Stillman |
| Tahj Dent | Tuskegee | TE | Zach Thomas | Central State |
| Jamil McKenzie | Tuskegee | OL | Danny Bunch | Albany State |
| Matthew Reese | Tuskegee | OL | Javoris Wilburn | Albany State |
| Darrius Moore | Tuskegee | OL | Tyree Bell | Stillman |
| Victor Moli | Albany State | OL | Eddie Thomas | Miles |
| Terrence Owens | Miles | OL | Brandon Baker | Fort Valley State |
| Braysean Jones | Miles | DL | Jack Ndem | Albany State |
| Artrell McMillan | Central State | DL | Grover Stewart | Albany State |
| Bernard Little | Fort Valley State | DL | Julian Morgan | Tuskegee |
| Craig Drummond | Lane | DL | Gabriel Mass | Lane |
| LeRon Furr | Fort Valley State | LB | El'Malik Chinn | Tuskegee |
| Bre'nard Williams | Clark Atlanta | LB | Lydell Simon | Kentucky State |
| Tavarius Washington | Albany State | LB | Jewell Ratliff | Tuskegee |
| Travis Lee | Miles | DB | Joseph Blount | Central State |
| Brian Walker | Fort Valley State | DB | Keionten Miller | Albany State |
| Michael Robinson | Tuskegee | DB | Will Lacy | Lane |
| Cameron Stallings | Stillman | DB | Calvin Harris | Albany State |
| Juan Serna | Fort Valley State | K | Wisdom Nzidee | Paine |
| Juan Serna | Fort Valley State | P | Temitayo Argoro | Morehouse |
| Hoderick Lowe | Tuskegee | KR | Dondre Purnell | Stillman |
| Darius Mitchell | Lane | PR | Devozea Gaines | Tuskegee |
In the CIAA, Virginia State head coach Latrell Scott was named Coach of the Year. His team won the CIAA championship game Saturday and heads to the NCAA Division II playoffs after completing a 9-2 season, winning nine games in a row, and a 7-0 regular season conference record.
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| Livingstone All-Conference QB Drew Powell and Offensive Player of the Year Jalen Hendricks |
Jalen Hendricks of Livingstone was named Offensive Player of the Year. The junior receiver had 71 receptions for 1,070 yards and 12 touchdowns, averaging 118 yards per game.
Defensive Player of the Year is Winston-Salem State's Duvontae Covington. The senior defensive lineman had 52 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery in anchoring one of the nation's stingiest defenses.
His teammate, graduate student Brenden Felder, was named Special Teams Player of the Year.
Here is the entire CIAA All-Conference team:
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Virginia State ad Tuskegee Selected for Division II Football Playoffs; Winston-Salem State and Albany State Are Left Out
By ADD SEYMOUR JR.
Virginia State and Tuskegee are in while Winston-Salem State and Albany State are out.
The 24-team NCAA Division II Football Playoff field was announced Sunday afternoon and the winners of the two D-2 HBCU football conference championships played Saturday, Virginia State from the CIAA and Tuskegee from the SIAC, were selected for the playoffs, which starts on Saturday.
Virginia State, a third seed, hosts No. 6 seed Long Island University-Post, an 8-3 team that won the Northeast-10 championship 58-25 over American International last weekend. The Pioneers have won three in a row and seven of their last eight games - their only loss being a 27-24 defeat at the hands of American International on Oct. 25.
The winner of that game faces second-seeded and undefeated Bloomsburg in Super Region One.
Meanwhile, third-seeded Tuskegee hosts a tough match-up with sixth seed 9-2 West Georgia Saturday. The Wolves, a high-scoring team that has already beaten two SIAC teams in Miles and Clark Atlanta this year, has only lost to North Alabama and Valdosta State, the fourth and fifth seeded teams who face each other in the playoffs Saturday.
This is Tuskegee's second appearance in the Division II playoffs. Last year they lost a close game, 30-27, to North Alabama in the first round.
Delta State, the second-ranked team in Super Region Two, awaits the West Georgia-Tuskegee winner.
Not in the field for the first time in three years is 9-2 Winston-Salem State, which spent most of the year ranked as the top Division II HBCU team, but finishing with their first loss since week two, a tough 22-17 loss to Valdosta State.
Albany State also misses the playoffs after losing twice to Tuskegee this season and opening the season with a 38-10 loss to Valdosta State.
Virginia State and Tuskegee are in while Winston-Salem State and Albany State are out.
The 24-team NCAA Division II Football Playoff field was announced Sunday afternoon and the winners of the two D-2 HBCU football conference championships played Saturday, Virginia State from the CIAA and Tuskegee from the SIAC, were selected for the playoffs, which starts on Saturday.
Virginia State, a third seed, hosts No. 6 seed Long Island University-Post, an 8-3 team that won the Northeast-10 championship 58-25 over American International last weekend. The Pioneers have won three in a row and seven of their last eight games - their only loss being a 27-24 defeat at the hands of American International on Oct. 25.
The winner of that game faces second-seeded and undefeated Bloomsburg in Super Region One.
Meanwhile, third-seeded Tuskegee hosts a tough match-up with sixth seed 9-2 West Georgia Saturday. The Wolves, a high-scoring team that has already beaten two SIAC teams in Miles and Clark Atlanta this year, has only lost to North Alabama and Valdosta State, the fourth and fifth seeded teams who face each other in the playoffs Saturday.
This is Tuskegee's second appearance in the Division II playoffs. Last year they lost a close game, 30-27, to North Alabama in the first round.
Delta State, the second-ranked team in Super Region Two, awaits the West Georgia-Tuskegee winner.
Not in the field for the first time in three years is 9-2 Winston-Salem State, which spent most of the year ranked as the top Division II HBCU team, but finishing with their first loss since week two, a tough 22-17 loss to Valdosta State.
Albany State also misses the playoffs after losing twice to Tuskegee this season and opening the season with a 38-10 loss to Valdosta State.
Morgan State Win Over South Carolina State Knocks the Bulldogs Out of MEAC Race; Grambling Loses to Alabama State Setting Up a Big Bayou Classic; Recap of All HBCU Football Action Outside of HBCU D-2 Title Games
By ADD SEYMOUR JR.
And now it comes down to an in-town rivalry.
First, Bethune-Cookman lost to Hampton on Thursday night. Then South Carolina State was knocked off by Morgan State Saturday for the first time since 2002. That leaves North Carolina A&T, a 34-0 winner over Savannah State, alone in the top spot in the MEAC football championship race with one week remaining in the season.
What happened to the three-way, first place tie between Bethune-Cookman, North Carolina A&T and South Carolina State was interesting. Bethune-Cookman was heavily favored in losing to Hampton. South Carolina State was facing a Morgan State squad that has been strong all season, but was still the underdog.
But no one told the Bears.
In a game that went back and forth througout, Morgan State quarterback Moses Skillon ran a 9-yard touchdown with 58 seconds remaining to lift the Bears over South Carolina State 24-21. It was Morgan State's first win over South Carolina State since 2002 and first in Baltimore since 1974. Skillon finished with 289 yards and two touchdowns passing to go with his game winning TD run.
The win was big for Morgan State as the Bears will finish with at least a .500 record mark for the first time since 2009.
"It's a great accomplishment for these guys," said Morgan State head coach Lee Hull, as his team is 6-5 and can finish with above .500 for the only the fourth time since 1979 with a win next week against Delaware State. "I'm proud of them. This is something that we've talked about as one of our goals. If we do that, the season would be successful."
It was an even bigger loss for South Carolina State (7-4, 5-2 MEAC) as they are now completely out of contention for the MEAC title and likely an NCAA FCS playoff berth
"It was a very tough loss—we couldn't make anything happen and we didn't play well enough to win the game," said SC State head coach Buddy Pough. "We gave them too many opportunities because we couldn't do anything on offense."
So the only team to stick to the script, North Carolina A&T, now has at least a share of the MEAC title. But they face rival North Carolina Central next Saturday in regular-season finale that could mean an outright MEAC title for the Aggies or a share of the MEAC title with their hated rivals, North Carolina Central if the Eagles pull off the win.
Stay tuned.
Here is the rest of Saturday's HBCU football action. To see the results of the SIAC and CIAA championship football games, go to http://addshbcusportsreport.blogspot.com/2014/11/michael-thornton-td-run-with-38-seconds.html and http://addshbcusportsreport.blogspot.com/2014/11/virginia-state-tops-winston-salem-state.html
SWAC
Alabama State 37, Grambling 23 (This game just made the Bayou Classic one of the biggest Bayou Classics in years. Grambling came out fast, leading 13-0, but couldn't keep up with ASU. Malcolm Cyrus, one of the nation's top rushers, had 180 yards and a touchdown while Daniel Duhart threw three touchdown passes. Grambling QB Johnathan Williams threw for 265 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 62 yards and another touchdown. The Grambling loss, partnered with Southern's win, means the winner of the Bayou Classic on Nov. 29 wins the SWAC West and will face Alcorn State in the SWAC Championship Game. Grambling, which sees is seven game winning streak end, is 7-4 overall and 7-1 in the SWAC)
Southern 44, Mississippi Valley State 13 (The other side of that big Bayou Classic on Nov. 29 had an easier time Saturday as the Jaguars erased a 13-0 first quarter deficit by erupting for 30 points in the second quarter and coasting from there. Lenard Tillery, who had a touchdown run during that second quarter onslaught, rushed for 162 yards to lead a dominating Southern running game that piled up 321 yards. Southern is 8-3 overall and 7-1 in the SWAC heading into the Grambling game)
Prairie View A&M 38, Alabama A&M 35 (In a see-saw game, Jerry Lovelocke threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Gabe Dunlap with 21 seconds left to get their fifth win of the season. Lovelocke finished with 313 yards and two touchdowns passing along with a nine-yard touchdown run. Johnta Hebert was also stout for the Panthers, rushing for 128 yards and two touchdowns and catching seven passes for 48 yards. Alabama A&M also had some offensive stars as quarterback Jaymason Lee threw for 430 yards and two touchdowns and Harvey Harris rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown)
Alcorn State 56, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6 (If you thought Alcorn State would slow down after clinching a SWAC title game appearance last week, you were wrong. John Gibbs Jr. led a balanced Braves offense with 200 yards and three touchdowns passing and 75 yards rushing. Brian Handley was a bright spot for UAPB as he rushed for 134 yards)
Jackson State 15, Texas Southern 10 (This game's only offensive touchdown proved to be the game winner as J-State quarterback LaMontiez Ivy tossed a 7-yard TD pass to Jarius Moll midway in the fourth quarter to give the Tigers the win. After starting out 5-1, Texas Southern has now lost five in a row while Jackson State breaks a five-game losing streak)
MEAC
North Carolina A&T 34, Savannah State 0 (No surprises in this game as winless Savannah State, which has the MEAC's worst defense and one of the worst offenses, was no match for the Aggies, who not only are looking for an outright MEAC title,but also an automatic NCAA FCS playoff berth. Tarik Cohen rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Aggies. The A&T defense gave up minus-8 yards rushing to Savannah State. D'Vonte Grant had 11 tackles, three sacks, forced a fumble, intercepted a pass and have five tackles for losses for A&T)
North Carolina Central 19, Norfolk State 14 (Defensive back C.J. Moore blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone with just under six minutes remaining to lift the Eagles to a tough win. Neither offense gelled most of the day as both teams were under 100 yards rushing. North Carolina Central, 4-7 overall, could have a losing record overall but still claim a share of the MEAC title next week as they are 4-2 in the conference.)
Howard 28, Central Connecticut State 25 (Greg McGhee became the MEAC's all-time leader in total offense and he did it in grand style. Down 25-7 midway through the third quarter, McGhee finished the game with three touchdowns runs to give 4-7 Howard the win. With one game remaining next week, McGhee now has 9,913 yards in total offense, breaking the record formerly held by former Howard quarterback Ted White who played from 1994-98)
Florida A&M 41, Delaware State 7 (Quarterback Damien Fleming threw for 337 yards and four touchdowns as the Rattlers routed the Hornets. Fleming moves into second all-time among career FAMU passers with 6,868 yards, behind Quinn Gray, who threw for 7,376 yards from 1998-2001. Saturday he passed up Tony Ezell and Oterman Sampson-Delancy. He has another chance to move closer to Gray next week against Bethune-Cookman.
OTHERS
Langston 27, Bacone 14 (Langston, now 7-3 and ranked 17th team in the NAIA, gets a win that gives them the Central States Football League conference title and gives them the automatic bid to the NAIA playoffs.
Missouri S&T 14, Lincoln (Mo) 9
Glenville State 30, West Virginia State 7
And now it comes down to an in-town rivalry.
First, Bethune-Cookman lost to Hampton on Thursday night. Then South Carolina State was knocked off by Morgan State Saturday for the first time since 2002. That leaves North Carolina A&T, a 34-0 winner over Savannah State, alone in the top spot in the MEAC football championship race with one week remaining in the season.
What happened to the three-way, first place tie between Bethune-Cookman, North Carolina A&T and South Carolina State was interesting. Bethune-Cookman was heavily favored in losing to Hampton. South Carolina State was facing a Morgan State squad that has been strong all season, but was still the underdog.
But no one told the Bears.
In a game that went back and forth througout, Morgan State quarterback Moses Skillon ran a 9-yard touchdown with 58 seconds remaining to lift the Bears over South Carolina State 24-21. It was Morgan State's first win over South Carolina State since 2002 and first in Baltimore since 1974. Skillon finished with 289 yards and two touchdowns passing to go with his game winning TD run.
The win was big for Morgan State as the Bears will finish with at least a .500 record mark for the first time since 2009.
"It's a great accomplishment for these guys," said Morgan State head coach Lee Hull, as his team is 6-5 and can finish with above .500 for the only the fourth time since 1979 with a win next week against Delaware State. "I'm proud of them. This is something that we've talked about as one of our goals. If we do that, the season would be successful."
It was an even bigger loss for South Carolina State (7-4, 5-2 MEAC) as they are now completely out of contention for the MEAC title and likely an NCAA FCS playoff berth
"It was a very tough loss—we couldn't make anything happen and we didn't play well enough to win the game," said SC State head coach Buddy Pough. "We gave them too many opportunities because we couldn't do anything on offense."
So the only team to stick to the script, North Carolina A&T, now has at least a share of the MEAC title. But they face rival North Carolina Central next Saturday in regular-season finale that could mean an outright MEAC title for the Aggies or a share of the MEAC title with their hated rivals, North Carolina Central if the Eagles pull off the win.
Stay tuned.
Here is the rest of Saturday's HBCU football action. To see the results of the SIAC and CIAA championship football games, go to http://addshbcusportsreport.blogspot.com/2014/11/michael-thornton-td-run-with-38-seconds.html and http://addshbcusportsreport.blogspot.com/2014/11/virginia-state-tops-winston-salem-state.html
SWAC
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| Malcolm Cyrus |
Alabama State 37, Grambling 23 (This game just made the Bayou Classic one of the biggest Bayou Classics in years. Grambling came out fast, leading 13-0, but couldn't keep up with ASU. Malcolm Cyrus, one of the nation's top rushers, had 180 yards and a touchdown while Daniel Duhart threw three touchdown passes. Grambling QB Johnathan Williams threw for 265 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 62 yards and another touchdown. The Grambling loss, partnered with Southern's win, means the winner of the Bayou Classic on Nov. 29 wins the SWAC West and will face Alcorn State in the SWAC Championship Game. Grambling, which sees is seven game winning streak end, is 7-4 overall and 7-1 in the SWAC)
Southern 44, Mississippi Valley State 13 (The other side of that big Bayou Classic on Nov. 29 had an easier time Saturday as the Jaguars erased a 13-0 first quarter deficit by erupting for 30 points in the second quarter and coasting from there. Lenard Tillery, who had a touchdown run during that second quarter onslaught, rushed for 162 yards to lead a dominating Southern running game that piled up 321 yards. Southern is 8-3 overall and 7-1 in the SWAC heading into the Grambling game)
Alcorn State 56, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6 (If you thought Alcorn State would slow down after clinching a SWAC title game appearance last week, you were wrong. John Gibbs Jr. led a balanced Braves offense with 200 yards and three touchdowns passing and 75 yards rushing. Brian Handley was a bright spot for UAPB as he rushed for 134 yards)
Jackson State 15, Texas Southern 10 (This game's only offensive touchdown proved to be the game winner as J-State quarterback LaMontiez Ivy tossed a 7-yard TD pass to Jarius Moll midway in the fourth quarter to give the Tigers the win. After starting out 5-1, Texas Southern has now lost five in a row while Jackson State breaks a five-game losing streak)
MEAC
North Carolina A&T 34, Savannah State 0 (No surprises in this game as winless Savannah State, which has the MEAC's worst defense and one of the worst offenses, was no match for the Aggies, who not only are looking for an outright MEAC title,but also an automatic NCAA FCS playoff berth. Tarik Cohen rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Aggies. The A&T defense gave up minus-8 yards rushing to Savannah State. D'Vonte Grant had 11 tackles, three sacks, forced a fumble, intercepted a pass and have five tackles for losses for A&T)
North Carolina Central 19, Norfolk State 14 (Defensive back C.J. Moore blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone with just under six minutes remaining to lift the Eagles to a tough win. Neither offense gelled most of the day as both teams were under 100 yards rushing. North Carolina Central, 4-7 overall, could have a losing record overall but still claim a share of the MEAC title next week as they are 4-2 in the conference.)
Howard 28, Central Connecticut State 25 (Greg McGhee became the MEAC's all-time leader in total offense and he did it in grand style. Down 25-7 midway through the third quarter, McGhee finished the game with three touchdowns runs to give 4-7 Howard the win. With one game remaining next week, McGhee now has 9,913 yards in total offense, breaking the record formerly held by former Howard quarterback Ted White who played from 1994-98)
Florida A&M 41, Delaware State 7 (Quarterback Damien Fleming threw for 337 yards and four touchdowns as the Rattlers routed the Hornets. Fleming moves into second all-time among career FAMU passers with 6,868 yards, behind Quinn Gray, who threw for 7,376 yards from 1998-2001. Saturday he passed up Tony Ezell and Oterman Sampson-Delancy. He has another chance to move closer to Gray next week against Bethune-Cookman.
OTHERS
Langston 27, Bacone 14 (Langston, now 7-3 and ranked 17th team in the NAIA, gets a win that gives them the Central States Football League conference title and gives them the automatic bid to the NAIA playoffs.
Missouri S&T 14, Lincoln (Mo) 9
Glenville State 30, West Virginia State 7
Michael Thornton TD Run With 38 Seconds Left Lifts Tuskegee to SIAC Football Title
By ADD SEYMOUR JR.
Michael Thornton's 3-yard touchdown run with 38 seconds remaining lifted Tuskegee to a wild 47-41 victory over Albany State to claim the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football championship.
The lead had changed hands four times over the last eight minutes of the fourth quarter until Tuskegee's final drive. With 2:40 remaining, Quarterback Justin Nared completed four passes for 57 yards during a drive where the Golden Tigers drove 64 yards in one minute and 42 seconds, culminated by Thornton's TD run.
"We work on the two-minute drill all the time," Tuskegee head coach Willie Slater told the Montgomery Advertiser. "It was no big deal, because we've done it before."
Tuskegee (9-2, 8-0 SIAC) now looks towards the NCAA Division II playoffs while Albany State (7-3, 7-1) holds on to a slim chance of also making the playoff field. The playoff brackets will be announced on Sunday afternoon.
The lead had changed hands four times over the last eight minutes of the fourth quarter until Tuskegee's final drive. With 2:40 remaining, Quarterback Justin Nared completed four passes for 57 yards during a drive where the Golden Tigers drove 64 yards in one minute and 42 seconds, culminated by Thornton's TD run.
"We work on the two-minute drill all the time," Tuskegee head coach Willie Slater told the Montgomery Advertiser. "It was no big deal, because we've done it before."
Tuskegee (9-2, 8-0 SIAC) now looks towards the NCAA Division II playoffs while Albany State (7-3, 7-1) holds on to a slim chance of also making the playoff field. The playoff brackets will be announced on Sunday afternoon.
“I had said all week it had to be
the team executing at the end that wins it,” Albany State head coach Mike White told the Albany Herald.
“And they made it and we didn’t. My hats off to them. Defensively,
we gave up a lot of big plays. Offensively, I thought we left a lot of
points out there, especially in the first half. And this is a
heartbreaker to lose, but what a great game.”
The game started as fast as it finished as Albany State's Adrian Alexander returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. But Hoderick Lowe followed up with two touchdown runs and Tuskgee's second quarterback, Kevin Lacey, threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to Larry Cobb to give the Golden Tigers a 21-7 first quarter lead.
Albany State then ran off 20 unanswered points over the next two quarters on a Frank Rivers touchdown pass, a Tarvarius Washington fumble recovery in the end zone and a Jarvis Small TD run. The third quarter ended as Tuskegee countered with 10 unanswered points of their own on Trevor Wylie's 48-yard field goal and Nared's 84-yard TD strike to Marquel Gardner to go up 31-27.
From there, the two teams traded fourth quarter touchdowns, culminating in Thornton's game-clinching TD run. Tuskegee added a safety with 32 seconds remaining.
Lowe was named the game's Most Valuable Player after rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Nared finished with 230 yards and two touchdowns passing while Lacey added 125 yards and a touchdown in the air. Tuskegee piled up 484 yards of offense.
Despite the score, Tuskegee's defense held Albany State to less than 300 yards (266) of offense, including only 74 yards rushing. Jarvis Small, the SIAC's leading rusher, could only manage 40 yards on the ground and a touchdown. Rivers threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns.
The game started as fast as it finished as Albany State's Adrian Alexander returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. But Hoderick Lowe followed up with two touchdown runs and Tuskgee's second quarterback, Kevin Lacey, threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to Larry Cobb to give the Golden Tigers a 21-7 first quarter lead.
Albany State then ran off 20 unanswered points over the next two quarters on a Frank Rivers touchdown pass, a Tarvarius Washington fumble recovery in the end zone and a Jarvis Small TD run. The third quarter ended as Tuskegee countered with 10 unanswered points of their own on Trevor Wylie's 48-yard field goal and Nared's 84-yard TD strike to Marquel Gardner to go up 31-27.
From there, the two teams traded fourth quarter touchdowns, culminating in Thornton's game-clinching TD run. Tuskegee added a safety with 32 seconds remaining.
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| Hoderick Lowe puts Tuskegee in position for the win with under a minute to play (photo by Albert Cesare/Montgomery Advertiser) |
Lowe was named the game's Most Valuable Player after rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Nared finished with 230 yards and two touchdowns passing while Lacey added 125 yards and a touchdown in the air. Tuskegee piled up 484 yards of offense.
Despite the score, Tuskegee's defense held Albany State to less than 300 yards (266) of offense, including only 74 yards rushing. Jarvis Small, the SIAC's leading rusher, could only manage 40 yards on the ground and a touchdown. Rivers threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns.
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