Arkansas-Pine Bluff finished off the 2008 season with a 28-7 win over Texas Southern in the Dallas LoneStar Classic. Played at Cotton Bowl in Dallas, the Golden Lions got two rushing touchdowns from Martell Mallett (2 & 4 yards) along with two scores from Jonathan Moore (13-yard run and a 32-yard pass to De’Vonte Whitmoer). [...]
The 2008 SWAC Championship Game is set as Jackson State will face Grambling State on Dec. 13 in Birmingham. GSU won its second straight division title Saturday, defeating Southern 29-14 in the 35th Bayou Classic in New Orleans. The win by the Tigers sets up a rematch of the 2007 SWAC Championship Game, won by [...]
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Grambling State advanced to the 2008 SWAC Championship Game for the second consecutive year with a 29-14 comeback victory over archrival Southern in the 35th annual State Farm Bayou Classic at the Louisiana Superdome. On Grambling’s first drive of the contest, quarterback Greg Dillon lost a prime scoring opportunity as the [...]
Alabama State pulled off perhaps the biggest upset in Black College Football this season, defeating previously unbeaten Tuskegee, 17-13, in the annual Turkey Day Classic in Montgomery, AL. The Hornets ended a three-game losing streak in the series in posting their third win of 2008. The loss by Tuskegee ended a 26-game winning streak. Tuskegee [...]
Milwaukee, WI- The Texas Southern Tigers had the drive and energy that head coach Tony Harvey has been looking for since the season begin when they faced nationally ranked Marquette tonight in the Bradley Center . “The result was not what we wanted, but I’m proud of the effort my guys gave tonight,” said Harvey [...]
Grambling’s quest for its first win under new head coach Donnita Drain fell short at the buzzer as Arkansas-Little Rock’s Channon Haywood converted a buzzer-beating lay-up in a 61-60 win over the Lady Tigers on Tuesd ay in the Assembly Center.Trailing by two to open the second half, the contest began to slip away from [...]
Tennessee State University senior running back Javarris Williams has been named the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference Offensive “Player of the Year.” Williams, a 5-11, 220 lb native of Foster High in Richmond, Texas, leads ten (10) TSU Tigers on various All-OVC teams, including three on the first team. In the 2008 season, Javarris averaged a [...]
OFFENSIVE – QB Kevin Atkins, Alabama A&M; 6-0, 222; SO; Durham, NC Atkins completed 24-of-35 passes for 357 yards with five touchdowns and also rushed for two touchdowns in a 58-23 win over Mississippi Valley St. Atkins threw touchdown passes of 13, 28, 4,15, and 18 and tallied two touchdown runs of 1-yard each. DEFENSIVE [...]
The HBCU Major Division Football Top 10, with number of first-place votes,record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent: Name——————Record–1PV-Points-PWR–Next Game-(11/27/08-11/29/08) 1. S. C. State———(10-2)-(5)–97—-1—(NCAA FCS Playoffs) 2. Grambling State—–(9-2)–(3)–89—-2—(vs-Southern) 3. Prairie View A & M–(9-1)–(2)–84—-3—(Open) 4. Florida A & M——-(9-3)——-73—-5—(Season Complete) 5. Southern————(6-4)——-61—-7—(vs-Grambling State)
The Preseason HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent: Name———————Record–1PV-Points-PWR-Game-(11/27/08-11/29/08) 1. #-@-Tuskegee———(10-0)–(9)—99—-1–(at-Alabama State) 2. Langston————-(10-2)–(1)—90—-2–(at-Sioux Falls/NAIA Division I Playoffs) 3. *Shaw—————-(8-3)———79—-3–(Season Complete) 4. Fayetteville State—(8-2)———70—-4–(Season Complete) 5. West Virginia State–(7-3)———52—-5–(Season Complete)
Alabama A&M 58, Mississippi Valley State 23 ITTA BENA, MS – Scoring came early and often as Alabama A&M and Mississippi Valley State met in the final regular-season game for both teams. By the time the afternoon was complete, the Bulldogs had defeated the Delta Devils 58-23. AAMU QB Kevin Atkins accounted for seven touchdowns [...]
Afam Muojeke scored 23 points as Wyoming held off Prairie View A&M in the final seconds of an 80-75 win Wednesday night. Tyson Johnson added 20 points and Brandon Ewing scored 14 for the Cowboys (2-0). Wyoming led 34-31 at the break, and the game stayed close throughout the second half. The Cowboys, who led [...]
BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors today approved the coin flip procedure for the final step of the conference’s three-team tie breaker for football. The procedure would be put in place only if Grambling State defeats Texas Southern Thursday, Nov. 20, and loses to Southern on Saturday, Nov. 29. If [...]
OFFENSIVE – RB Donald Babers, Prairie View A&M; 5-9, 170; JR; Houston, TX Babers rushed 26 times for 198 yards and three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 37-3 win over Alcorn State. Babers scored touchdowns on runs of 2 and 15 yards, and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a third score. DEFENSIVE – [...]
The HBCU Major Division Football Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent: Name——————Record–1PV-Points-PWR–Next Game-(11/20/08-11/22/08) 1. S. C. State———(9-2)–(5)–97—-1—(at-N. C. A & T State) 2. Grambling State—–(8-2)–(3)–90—-2—(at-Texas Southern) 3. Prairie View A & M–(9-1)–(2)–83—-3—(Open) 4. Bethune-Cookman—–(8-2)——-76—-5—(vs-Florida A & M) 5. Florida A & M——-(8-3)——-59—-7—(vs-Bethune Cookman)
The Preseason HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent: Name———————Record–1PV-Points-PWR-Game-(11/20/08-11/22/08) 1. #-@-Tuskegee———(10-0)–(10)–100—1–(Open) 2. Langston————-(9-2)———89—-2–(at-Mid America Nazarene/NAIA Division I Playoffs) 3. *Shaw—————-(8-3)———78—-3–(Season Complete) 4. Fayetteville State—(8-2)———71—-4–(Season Complete) 5. West Virginia State–(7-3)———53—-6–(Season Complete)
Day One Recap (Friday, November 14, 2008) Match One: Alabama A&M d. Prairie View A&M 3-2 Karensa Beckford tallied 18 kills, six digs and five blocks while all-conference performer Madinah Abdullah finished with 11 kills, 16 digs and three blocks as the defending tournament champion AAMU Bulldogs won their opening-round match against 2006 tournament champion [...]
HOUSTON – First year women’s basketball head coach Yolanda Wells-Broughton started a new era in Lady Tiger basketball with a 51-39 season opening victory over the University of Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns on Friday night at Delmar Fieldhouse. TSU (1-0) was led by a strong team defensive performance as they held the Ragin’ Cajuns to 14-49 [...]
Mississippi Valley State fell to Florida State, 7-0, in the first round of the Women’s NCAA Soccer Tournament, played Friday at the University of Auburn. The Devilettes allowed three goals in the first half, and four in the second half to fall to Florida State. Kristen Swanson of Mississippi Valley State had 11 saves in [...]
Nick Hansen led four Weber State players in double figures with 16 points and the Wildcats beat Prairie View 78-68 on Thursday night for third place in the Los Angeles regional of the 2K Sports Classic. Kyle Bullinger added 14 points, Daviin Davis 13 and Kellen McCoy 12 for the Wildcats (1-1), who shot 57 [...]
