Archive for December, 2008

By Official Release on Dec 29, 2008 at 9:59 pm (CT)

Prairie View’s Heisma Northern Named Coordinator Of The Year

FootballScoop announced this afternoon that Heishma Northern (Prairie View) has been named FootballScoop’s 2008 D1-AA Coordinator of the Year powered by Muscle MilkÂ®.
Heishma Northern tutored one of the most impressive defensive units in D1-AA football in 2008. The Panthers finished with a 9-1 overall record while ending the season 2nd in the nation is scoring [...]

Alabama State Names New Athletic Director

Alabama State University has appointed its associate director of athletics, who has led its NCAA rules education and compliance program, to be its next athletic director.
Monique Holland will assume the position of ASU’s athletic director effective Jan. 1 and will oversee all 18 of its intercollegiate sports, said William H. Harris, ASU president.
“Monique Holland is [...]

Two Swac Schools Finish Among Nation’s Top 25

Grambling State and Prairie View A&M finish the year in the Sports Network FCS Top 25. Finishing up the final two spots in the poll were Grambling and Prairie View.
No. 24 Grambling had been unranked in the previous poll and replaced Tennessee-Martin, which finished 26th in the voting. The Tigers beat Southern in the Bayou [...]

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By Official Release on Dec 17, 2008 at 6:38 pm (CT)

Tenn State’s Cornelius Lewis Named AP All-America 1st Team

Tennessee State University offensive tackle, Cornelius Lewis, was named to the 2008 Associated Press FCS 1st Team All-America team.
Lewis, a 6-5, 310 lb, senior from Jacksonville, Fla., is a two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference 1st team player. C-Lew transferred to TSU from Florida State in 2007 and quickly earned a starting spot, played and started [...]

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By Official Release on Dec 15, 2008 at 10:21 pm (CT)

Grambling State Named 2008 SBN National Champions

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Pittsburgh, PA) – The Grambling State Tigers have captured 2008 SBN Black College National Championship honors. Under the leadership of head coach Rod Broadway, the Tigers finished the season with an 11-2 record, a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) leading 22nd conference championship and the schools’ 13th national Black college title.

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

The Final 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-(Final)
1. %-@-Grambling State-(11-2)-(5)–94—-1—(Season Complete)
2. *-S. C. State——-(10-3)-(3)–91—-2—(Season Complete)
3. Prairie View A & M–(9-1)–(2)–89—-3—(Season Complete)
4. Florida A & M——-(9-3)——-75—-4—(Season Complete)
5. Bethune-Cookman—–(8-3)——-58—-6—(Season Complete)

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TSPNsports.com/Cavilâ€™s Classic Cuts HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

By Official Release on Dec 14, 2008 at 11:57 pm (CT)

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

The Final 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-(Final)
1. %-@-Tuskegee———(10-1)–(7)—97—-1–(Season Complete)
2. Langston————-(10-3)–(3)—93—-2–(Season Complete)
3. *Shaw—————-(8-3)———78—-3–(Season Complete)
4. Fayetteville State—(8-2)———70—-4–(Season Complete)
5. West Virginia State–(7-3)———52—-5–(Season Complete)

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By Official Release on Dec 13, 2008 at 9:48 pm (CT)

Grambling Crowned 2008 Football Champions After Solid Win Over Jackson State

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Grambling State captured its 22nd SWAC Championship in school history after a dominating 41-9 performance over Jackson State before 25,873 fans at Legion Field.
In usual fashion, the Grambling (11-2, 7-0 SWAC) defense made the game’s first big play as junior Lance Castleberry forced and returned a fumble to the JSU 48 on [...]

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By Official Release on Dec 12, 2008 at 12:31 am (CT)

WNBA Veteran Powell Joins Grambling State Women’s Basketball Staff

First-year Grambling State University women’s head basketball coach Donnita Drain announced today the addition of WNBA veteran Elaine Powell to her coaching staff.
“I’m delighted to have Elaine as the newest addition to the Lady Tiger basketball staff,” said Drain. “She knows how to win and has been a part of winning programs her entire basketball [...]

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By Official Release on Dec 11, 2008 at 9:58 pm (CT)

No. 14 Rutgers squeaks by Prairie View A&M, 58-56

Epiphanny Prince scored 13 points, including the go-ahead basket with 35 seconds to play, as No. 14 Rutgers avoided an upset with a 58-56 victory over Prairie View on Thursday night.
Held in check for most of the game, Prince scored Rutgers’ final five points. Heather Zurich and Brittany Ray alsa had 13 points each as [...]

Vanderbilt defeats Alabama A&M 78-55

Freshman Jeffery Taylor scored 18 points as Vanderbilt snapped a two-game losing streak with a 78-55 victory over Alabama A&M on Wednesday night.
Taylor was 8 of 9 from the field and scored six straight points—which included a pair of dunks—in the second half as the Commodores (6-3) stretched their lead to 65-44 with 6:11 left. [...]

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Southern's Lee, Jackson Statesâ€™s Speaks Earn SWAC MVP Honors

By Official Release on Dec 10, 2008 at 4:56 pm (CT)

Southern’s Lee, Jackson States’s Speaks Earn SWAC MVP Honors

BIRMINGHAM – Southern University QB Bryant Lee was named Offensive Most Valuable Player and Jackson State LB Marcellus Speaks was named Defensive Most Valuable Player of the 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference football season, among individual honors announced Wednesday.
Grambling State QB Greg Dillon earned Newcomer of the Year honors, and Texas Southern CB De’Markus Washington earned [...]

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By Official Release on Dec 9, 2008 at 12:15 pm (CT)

SWAC Announces All-Conference Football Honors

BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announces its 2008 All-Conference Football Team with 12 all-conference honorees from 2007 highlighting this season’s selections. The team was selected by nominations and votes from the member schools’ coaches and sports information contacts along with selected members of the media. Players of the year will be announced [...]

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By Official Release on Dec 8, 2008 at 10:39 pm (CT)

Inside SWAC Radio On Demand

Championship Game Head Coaches Broadway, Comegy joined us to preview showdown
Hear it straight from the head coaches – Grambling State’s Rod Broadway and Jackson State’s Rick Comegy joined us live this past Sunday night on the Inside SWAC Radio Show to preview Saturday’s SWAC Championship Game.
You DO NOT want to miss what the head coaches [...]

No. 19 Arizona State defeats Jackson State 81-60

Nothing can stop James Harden right now—except five fouls.
Arizona State’s star guard had 22 points and eight rebounds as the 19th-ranked Sun Devils defeated Jackson State 81-60 on Thursday night, despite fouling out with 4:10 to play.
Harden has been one of the nation’s hotter players, earning Pac-10 player-of-the-week honors each of the last two weeks.
Garrison [...]

2nd Half Surge Propels Northwestern St Over Grambling

A halftime tie quickly turned into a rout as Northwestern State put together an 18-4 second half run to defeat Grambling State 68-50 in women’s basketball non-conference action on Thursday night in Grambling.
Northwestern State (4-2) led by as much as eight points (31-23) towards the end of the first half but Grambling fought back and [...]

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By Official Release on Dec 3, 2008 at 2:37 pm (CT)

SWAC Football Players of the Week (Games of Nov. 27, 29)

OFFENSIVE – QB Greg Dillon, Grambling State; 6-0, 200; SO; Bogalusa, LA
Dillon totaled 287 yards and two touchdowns in the Tigers’ 29-14 win over Southern to clinch the SWAC Western Division title. Dillon completed 9-of-13 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown of 11 yards in the second quarter, and rushed 26 times for 151 [...]

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By Official Release on Dec 2, 2008 at 5:23 am (CT)

Hawaii gets past Prairie View A&M

Roderick Flemings scored 22 points Monday night to lead Hawaii to a 78-70 win over Prairie View A&M.
With the game tied at 62 with four minutes remaining, the Rainbow Warriors (3-2) scored six straight points to take the lead for good. Bill Amis scored four of his 16 points during Hawaii’s late run. Lasha Parghalava [...]

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TSPNsports.com/Cavilâ€™s Classic Cuts HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

By Official Release on Dec 1, 2008 at 1:13 am (CT)

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

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-(12/13/08)
1. Grambling State—–(10-2)-(4)–93—-2—(Open)
2. S. C. State———(10-3)-(4)–92—-1—(Season Complete)
3. Prairie View A & M–(9-1)–(2)–85—-3—(Season Complete)
4. Florida A & M——-(9-3)——-74—-4—(Season Complete)
5. Jackson State——-(7-4)——-59—-6—(Open)

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By Official Release on Dec 1, 2008 at 1:09 am (CT)

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

The Final 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-(Final)
1.Â %-@-Tuskegee———(10-1)–(7)—97—-1–(Season Complete)
2.Â Langston————-(10-3)–(3)—93—-2–(Season Complete)
3.Â *Shaw—————-(8-3)———78—-3–(Season Complete)
4.Â Fayetteville State—(8-2)———70—-4–(Season Complete)
5.Â West Virginia State–(7-3)———52—-5–(Season Complete)

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Archive for December, 2008

Prairie View’s Heisma Northern Named Coordinator Of The Year

Alabama State Names New Athletic Director

Two Swac Schools Finish Among Nation’s Top 25

Tenn State’s Cornelius Lewis Named AP All-America 1st Team

Grambling State Named 2008 SBN National Champions

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

Grambling Crowned 2008 Football Champions After Solid Win Over Jackson State

WNBA Veteran Powell Joins Grambling State Women’s Basketball Staff

No. 14 Rutgers squeaks by Prairie View A&M, 58-56

Vanderbilt defeats Alabama A&M 78-55

Southern’s Lee, Jackson States’s Speaks Earn SWAC MVP Honors

SWAC Announces All-Conference Football Honors

Inside SWAC Radio On Demand

No. 19 Arizona State defeats Jackson State 81-60

2nd Half Surge Propels Northwestern St Over Grambling

SWAC Football Players of the Week (Games of Nov. 27, 29)

Hawaii gets past Prairie View A&M

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

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