Thursday, September 1, 2011

ECSU Vikings’ LB Dixon opens with career-high 17 tackles

Elizabeth City, NC - Elizabeth City State linebacker DeWitt Dixon is used to winning. In his high school career at Charlotte Independence, he was never on a losing side, going undefeated and winning a state championship each season.  Now a senior at ECSU, Dixon has that championship feeling again.

“We work way too hard to be second best or be second tier,” said Dixon as he and the Vikings prepare for Saturday’s Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association against Winston-Salem State.

Some of that confidence was born last week. Dixon recorded a career-best 17 tackles in a 28-21 overtime loss at No. 2 Delta State.



“I hate to dwell on almost beating the No. 2 team in the country,” said Dixon, who was named the CIAA Linebacker of the Week on Monday. “Yeah, we didn’t pull it off, but ...

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