FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 20 -26, 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)

FINAL NORTH DIVISION

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CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION DIV W

Eliz. City State Chowan Virginia Union Virginia State Bowie State Lincoln

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SIAC

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

WSSU Sports Photo

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Bethune-Cookman Howard * NC A&T State North Carolina Central Delaware State SC State Florida A&M * Hampton Norfolk State Morgan State Savannah State
* Ineligible for conference title

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EAST DIVISION

Fort Valley State Albany State Morehouse Benedict Clark Atlanta

WEST DIVISION

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SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DIV W L

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Jackson State Alabama State Alabama A&M Miss. Valley St. Alcorn State
WEST DIVISION

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INDEPENDENTS
Tennessee State Langston Concordia-Selma Edward Waters Central State Va. Univ. of Lynchburg W. Va. State Texas College Cheyney Lincoln (Mo.)
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Tuskegee Miles Stillman Lane Kentucky State

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Ark. Pine Bluff Prairie View A&M Southern Texas Southern Grambling State

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WIN OR GO HOME TIME!

QUESTIONABLE?: The health of starting QB Kam Smith could be key to WSSU's bid to repeat Div. II playoff success.

BCSP NO. 1 WSSU AND NO. 2 BETHUNECOOKMAN POISED FOR PLAYOFF RUNS

CIAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR OFFENSE Kameron Smith, Sr., QB, WSSU Passed for 2,778 yards (178 of 291, 61.2%), 39 TDs and only 9 interceptions. Also rushed for 286 yards and 3 TDs. DEFENSE Carlos Fields, LB, WSSU Postes 69 total tackles, 38 solos and six tackles for losses. SPECIAL TEAMS Tyron Laughinghouse, Sr., WR/KR, SAC Led CIAA in punt and kick returns. Averaged 40.1 yards on KO returns with 3 TDs. Averaged 15.3 on punts returns with 1 TD.

MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Terrance Lefall, Sr., RB, HOWARD - Rushed for career-high 253 yards in 41 carries, 2 TDs in win over DelState. DEFENSE Keith Pough, Sr., LB, HOWARD - Recorded 12 tackles, 10 solos, 1.5 for losses, recovered and returned fumble for TD. ROOKIE Elandon Roberts, Fr., LB, MSU - Game-high 19 tackles, 8 solos, 1.5 for loss, 1 break-up & hurry vs. Hampton. OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Corey Gwinner, Sr., C, HOWARD - Graded at 98%, 6 pancakes vs. DSU. SPECIAL TEAMS John Fleck, Fr., P, HOWARD - FGs of 41 and 37 yards and perfect on 5 PATs vs. DSU.

SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Antonio Henton, Sr., QB, FVSU - Was 25 of 42 for 242 yards, 1 TD and 1 interception in loss to Lenoir-Rhyne. DEFENSE Leron Furr, DB, FVSU - 10 tackles, 7 solos, 3 for losses in loss to Lenoir-Rhyne.

SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Benjamin Anderson, QB, UAPB - 20-27-2, 262 yards, 3 TDs, ran for 97 yards on 13 carries, 1 TD in win over Prairie View. DEFENSE Kevin Eugene, Jr., DB, MVSU - 5 tackles, 1 solo, fumble return 100-yard for TD, 45-yard interception return for TD vs. TSU. NEWCOMER NA SPECIAL TEAMS Julian Stafford, So., WR/KR, MVSU - Ran for 27 yards, caught ve passes for 160 yards including 89yard TD pass, returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a TD. Amassed 282 all-purpose yards vs. TSU.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Michael German, So., QB, TENN . STATE - 28 of 44 for 355 yards, 3 TDs in loss to UT-Martin. Threw two interceptions. DEFENSE Antonio Harper, DB, TENN. STATE - Five tackles, 1 solo, 2 for losses, 1 sack (-6), 1 QB hurry. SPECIAL TEAMS Jamin Godfrey, PK, TENN. STATE - Had FGs of 29 and 22 yards and 2 of 2 PATs.

SCORES
November 17 Ark.-Pine Bluff 42, Prairie View A&M 41 Auburn 51, Alabama A&M 7 Bethune-Cookman 21, Florida A&M 16 Edward Waters 24, Va Univ of L'burg 21 Hampton 27, Morgan State 17 Howard 41, Delaware State 34 Jackson State 37, Alcorn State 11 Kentucky State 17, Central State 6 Miss Valley State 34, Texas Southern 3 NC A&T 22, NC Central 16 - OT SC State 27, Savannah State 13 UT Martin 35, Tennessee State 26 Div. II Playoffs - Super Region II 1st Round West Alabama 41, Miles 7 Div. II Playoffs - Super Region II 1st Round Lenior Rhyne 21, Fort Valley State 6

WSSU, B-CU enter playoff fray

LUT WILLIAMS CIAA champion Winston-Salem State and MEAC champion Bethune-Cookman enter the NCAA national playoffs Saturday with tough home games. After receiving a bye thru last Saturday's rst round, BCSP No. 1 WSSU (11-0), the top seed in Super Region I and second-ranked team in NCAA Div. II football, will host 4th-seed Shippensburg (11-1). The second round playoff game at Winston-Salem's Bowman-Gray Stadium begins at 12 noon. BCSP No. 2 Bethune-Cookman (9-2), after winning its second MEAC title and automatic Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoff berth in three years, has a rst round game vs. Coastal Carolina (7-4) at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Fla. at 2 p.m. Winston-Salem State, back-to-back winners of the CIAA title under third-year head coach Connell Maynor, enters the playoff picture hoping to advance one game farther than it did a year ago. The Rams, playing three games at home in last season's playoffs, won two games before losing to Wayne State 21-14 in the national seminals, one game short of the Div. II title game. In Shippensburg, the Rams are facing a highscoring team that was at 10-0 and ranked ahead of them in the region prior to losing to Indiana (Pa.) 41-10 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship game. The Raiders defeated Bloomsburg, another PSAC playoff team, 58-20 Saturday in the rst round. The Raiders are ranked 15th in the nation and coached by second-year head man Mark Maciejewski. They are the second-highest scoring team in Div. II averaging 49.5 points per game and have the most prolic passing attack averaging 401 yards per game. Shippensburg junior quarterback Zach Zulli has completed 317 of 488 passes (64.9%) for 4,529 yards and 53 TDs with three receivers Jacob Baskerville (76 receptions, 1,291 yards, 14 TDs), Trevor Harman (69 rec., 1174 yds., 18 TDs) and Bryan Barley (38 rec., 725 yds., 9 TDs) accounting for the bulk of those yards and scores. WSSU is fourth in the nation in scoring at 45.1 points per contest and passes for a not-tooshabby 293 yards per game. But starting quarterBCSP Editor
BCSP TOP TEN 1. WINSTON-SALEM STATE (11-0) - First round Div. II playoff bye. NEXT: Hosts Shippensburg (11-1) in second round playoff game. 2. BETHUNE-COOKMAN (9-2) - Defeated Florida A&M 21-16 to complete 8-0 MEAC season. NEXT: First round FCS playoff game at home vs. Coastal Carolina (7-4). 3. TUSKEGEE (9-1) - Idle. NEXT: In Mongomery, Ala. Thursday vs. Alabama State in Turkey Day Classic. 4. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF (9-2) - SWAC West champ outscored Prairie View 42-41 to close out regular season. NEXT: SWAC championship game vs. Jackson State on Dec. 8. 5. TENNESSEE STATE (8-3) - Dropped 35-26 decision to Tenn.-Martin. NEXT: Season over. 6. JACKSON STATE (7-4) - Knocked off Alcorn State 37-11 to claim SWAC East Division title. NEXT: SWAC title game Dec. 8 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff. 7. ALABAMA STATE (7-3) - Idle. NEXT: Hosts No. 3 Tuskegee in 89th Turkey Day Classic to close out regular season.. 8. HOWARD (7-4) - Beat Delaware State, 41-34 to claim sole possession of second in MEAC. NEXT: Season over. 9. MILES (8-3) - Fell to West Alabama in Div. II rst round playoff game, 41-7. NEXT: Season over. 10. DELAWARE STATE (6-5) - Fell to Howard, 41-34. NEXT: Season over tied for third in MEAC.

UNDER THE BANNER

WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS

Jackson State's 37-11 win over Alcorn State Saturday gave the Tigers the SWAC East Division title and a spot opposite West Division winner Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the Dec. 8 SWAC Championship Game in Birmingham. JSU (7-4) nished at 7-2 in SWAC play, tied with Alabama State for the top spot in the East but gets the division title by virtue of its 37-34 win over the Hornets in their head-to-head meeting. UAPB (9-2, 8-1) won the West Division title by a whopping ve games. In their head-to-head slugfest earlier this season on Oct. 6, UAPB downed JSU 34-24. JSU rushed for 319 yards with three players topping the 100-yard mark but fumbled seven times, losing four. UAPB got 263 yards on the ground led by 154 and 2 TDs from Dennis Jenkins. JSU is 1-2 in championship games, winning over Grambling in 2007, losing to the G-Men in 2008 and to Southern in the rst SWAC title game in 1999. UAPB is 0-1 in title games, falling to Alabama A&M in 2002.

UAPB vs. JSU IN SWAC TITLE GAME:

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Bethune-Cookman starting QB Quentin Williams (l.) and Winston-Salem State back-up Anthony Carrothers (r.) are expected to be among the key players as the MEAC and CIAA champs begin their quests for national titles.
GAMES THIS WEEK THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 89th Turkey Day Classic - ESPNU - Live Alabama State vs. Tuskegee in Montgomery, AL

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Bayou Classic XXXIX - NBC Southern vs. Grambling State in New Orleans, LA 1:30p NCAA DIV. II Playoffs - 2nd Round W-Salem State vs. Shippensburg in W-Salem, NC 12n NCAA FCS Playoffs - First Round B-Cookman vs. Coastal Carolina in Daytona Beach, FL 2p

Two of the most dynamic running backs in black college football will meet on Dec. 1 in Columbus, Ga. as Elizabeth City State and Tuskegee tangle in Pioneer Bowl XIV. Senior RB Daronte McNeill leads the CIAA East Division champion and league runner-up Vikings of Elizabeth City State (7-4) while senior RB Derrick Washington is the key offensive weapon for the SIAC West Division and league champion Golden Tigers of Tuskegee (9-1). Washington led the SIAC and all of black college football with 1,399 rushing yards, averaging 139.9 yards per game. Washington scored 13 rushing TDs and had one receiving touchdown. McNeill topped the CIAA with 1,197 yards (108.8 ypg.) and also tallied 13 TDs. Tuskegee will be making its 10th appearance in the Pioneer Bowl while ECSU will make its second appearance. The Golden Tigers have won eight Pioneer Bowl titles, the last coming over Elizabeth City State, 21-7 in 2009. The Pioneer Bowl, established in 1997, is the only NCAAsanctioned /Division II bowl game involving HBCU conferences, with teams representing the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and the Southen Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). Last year in Pioneer Bowl XIII, Johnson C. Smith of the CIAA downed Miles of the SIAC, 35-33. This year's game is set for Saturday, Dec. 1 at A. J. McClung Stadium in Columbus. Game time is 1 p.m.

PIONEER BOWL XIV SET:

back Kameron Smith (178-291-9, 61.2%, 2,778 yards, 39 TDs), who hurt his shoulder in the CIAA title game, may not start Saturday. If Smith can't go, back-up Anthony Carrothers, who threw three second-half touchdown passes in the CIAA title game vs. Elizabeth City State, will get the start. The Rams also have a lethal trio of receivers in Jameze Massey (41 rec., 828 yds., 11 TDs), Jahuaan Butler (44 rec., 868 yds., 12 TDs) and Jamal Williams (42 rec., 646 yds., 7 TDs). The leading rusher for WSSU is Maurice Lewis (678 yards, 9 TDs). Mike Frenette is Shippensburg's top rusher with 817 yards and 9 TDs. Bethune-Cookman head coach Brian Jenkins, like Maynor, is in his third year and is entering the playoffs for the second time. In 2010, his rst season guiding the Wildcats, he led them to the MEAC title and automatic FCS playoff berth. The 'Cats, after getting a rst round bye, fell to New Hampshire 45-20 in Daytona Beach.

B-CU

This year the Wildcats will face off against Coastal Carolina, who got an automatic berth as champion of the Big South Conference. The Chanticleers are led by rst-year head coach Joe Moglia. Senior quarterback Aramis Hillary leads the CCU offense and led the Big South in total offense. Hillary has thrown for 2.133 yards completing 64.6% (186 of 289) of his passes for 17 TDs and just ve interceptions. He has also run for 434 yards and three scores. Hillary and Jeremy Height (754 yards, 10 TDs) have led the Chants, who average 35.2 points per game, to over 200 rushing yards in six straight games. B-CU leads the MEAC in scoring (30.8 ppg.), total offense (385 ypg.) and rushing offense (247.5 ypg.). Junior running back Isidore Jackson (992 yards, 11 TDs) and Rodney Scott (594 yds., 5 TDs) lead the rushing attack while quarterbacks Brodrick Waters (479 yards, 5 TDs) and Quentin Williams (449 yds., 3 TDs) are also among the top ten rushers in the conference. Williams, a highly-regarded sophomore and former Mr. Football in the state of Florida, has started the last eight games and has run off seven wins after losing his rst start to Tennessee State. Williams has completed 62.1% (77 of 124) of his passes for 948 yards with 10 TDs and two interceptions.

UMES REPEATS IN MEAC VB:

BALTIMORE Maryland Eastern Shore defeated Florida A&M, 3-2, to win its second straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) volleyball championship Sunday afternoon at Coppin State University. UMES was led by Saitaua Iosia (25 kills, 11 digs) who was named the Tournament Outstanding Performer. Lady Hawk Head Coach Don Metil was named the Outstanding Coach for the second time in his career. The Lady Hawks will nd out their seeding in the NCAA Tournament and their opponent on Sunday, November 25th at 4 p.m. during the NCAA selection show, which will air on ESPNU.
2012 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Maria Ceccarelli, FAMU; Saitaua Ioisa, UMES, Victoria Williams, UMES, Vendula Strakova, Hampton; Yeshia Arcia, FlAMU; Desire Waller, SCSU

HAMPTON, VA- Fayetteville State downed Chowan 3-1 to win the CIAA Volleyball Championship Sunday at the Boo Williams Complexand automatic bid to the NCAA Regional. CIAA Coach of the Year Rasheema Johnson and FSU claimed their fourth CIAA title and rst since 2007. Sunday's match was the fourth straight championship appearance for Chowan, their rst under head coach Makini Thompson. Tournament MVP Joi Emmanuel led the Lady Broncos with 16 kills in the match. The Lady Broncos grabbed the rst two sets 28-26 and 25-23. The Hawks rallied back to win the third set 2523 before falling to Fayetteville State in the fourth set 25-10. The NCAA selection show will take place on Sunday evening, Nov. 25 at 10:00 pm EST.
2012 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM CU - Karina Monroe, Monica Rufn, Cindy Ehrich; ECSU - Kyla Shute; FSU - JaMisha Jordan, Joi Emmanuel, Ifeyinwa Nwokolo; LIVINGSTONE - Phylicia Egbuna; WSSU - DeAnn Smith
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ATLANTAThe Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has announced the 2012 Football All-Conference team and individual award winners as voted by the SIAC Football Coaches Association. Leading the 2012 All-Conference Team, is SIAC Player of the Year Derrick Washington of Tuskegee, who also was named SIAC Offensive Player of the Year. Fort Valley State linebacker LeRon Furr and Clark Atlanta lineman Vauchard Goodridge were named SIAC Co-Defensive Players of the Year. Washington, a senior from Raymore, Mo., led the SIAC in rushing with 1,399 yards rushing (139.9 yards per game) and 13 touchdowns on 8.1 yards per carry. Washington, a transfer from Missouri, ranked eighth overall in rushing in Division-II. Washington rushed for 224 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns and was also named MVP of the SIAC Championship game. Furr, a 6-foot-3 junior from Columbus, Ga., led Fort Valley State with 100 tackles, 5.5 sacks, and two interceptions. His 29 tackles for losses led the SIAC. Furr, one of Fort Valley's big playmakers on defense was named Defensive MVP of the Fountain City Classic and SIAC Championship Game, in a losing effort. Goodridge, a 6-foot-2 defensive lineman from St. Petersburg, Fla., was a nightmare for opposing offenses this season. Despite facing many double teams, the senior nished the season with 51 tackles, 16 tackles for losses, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. Clark Atlanta's Se'Cortney Gardner was named SIAC Freshman of the Year. The linebacker from Prattville, Ala. had a stellar campaign nishing the season with 62 tackles, two tackles for losses, and a sack. He also had three quarterback hurries.. Tuskegee head football coach Willie Slater was selected as SIAC Coach of the Year. In his sixth season, Slater led Tuskegee to a 9-1 record, the West Division Title and the 2012 SIAC Football Championship. Slater
FIRST TEAM - OFFENSE TE - Vance Locke, Sr., KSU OL - David Garbo, Sr., FVSU OL - Lester Jackson, Sr., MILES
2012 ALL-SIAC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM

SIAC names football honorees for 2012

Washington

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OL - Devonte Jones, Jr., TU OL - Christopher Tolbert, Jr., TU OL - Drew Wilkins So, MHC QB - Antonio Henton, Sr., FVSU* WR - Christopher Slaughter, Sr., FVSU WR - Damian Ford, Sr., STIL RB - David Carter, Sr., MHC RB - Derrick Washington, Sr., TU KR - Sam Gilmore, Sr., MHC PK - Justin Rosenbaum, Sr., FVSU SECOND TEAM - OFFENSE TE - Cessel Taylor, Sr., ASU OL - Mike Coke, Sr., MHC OL - Terrance Owens, Fr., MILES OL - Monterrio Taylor, Sr., MILES OL - Richard Washington, So., MHC OL - Darold Whiteld, Sr., TU QB - David Thomas, Sr., Miles WR - Antonio Pitts, So., MILES WR - Jessie Atkins, So., ASU RB - Floyd Graves, Jr., MILES Nathan Hoyte, Sr., ASU KR - Travis Richmond, So., FVSU PK - Alejandro Huerta, Sr., STIL

DL - Bernard Little, So., FVSU LB - Leron Furr, Jr., FVSU LB - Quavon Taylor, So., TU LB - Corey Jones, Sr., LANE DB - William Buford, Sr., TU DB - Vernon Kearney, Sr., LANE DB - Dexter Moody, Jr., ASU DB - Dajuan Williams, Sr., FVSU P - Justin Rosenbaum, Sr., FVSU PR - Christopher Slaughter, Sr., FVSU DEFENSE DL - Clarence Christian, So., MHC DL - Devin Gainer, Jr., BENEDICT DL - Alexander Morrison , Jr., MILES DL - Adontavious Turner, Sr., TU LB - Elijah Anderson, Sr., MHC LB - Brandon Houston, Sr., MHC LB - Bernard Williams, So., CAU DB - Joe Beckham, Fr., MILES DB - Jamar Hornsby, Sr., TU DB - Justin Oliver, Sr., MHC DB - Carlos Wilson, Jr., STIL P - Gene Moody, Jr., TU PR - Damian Ford, Sr., STIL

DEFENSE DL - Carlos Ware, Sr., KSU DL - Justin Blash, Sr., ASU DL - Vauchard Goodridge, Sr., CAU

SUPERLATIVES: PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Derrick Washington - Tuskegee OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Derrick Washington - Tuskegee CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Vauchard Goodridge - Clark Atlanta, Leon Furr Fort Valley State FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Secortney Gardner - Clark Atlanta COACH OF THE YEAR: Willie Slater - TuskegeeK