Sunday, November 25, 2012

It’s business first for Massey and the WSSU Rams

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina  --  College football is part business and part entertainment on any weekend, even Thanksgiving.

Winston-Salem State, burned in the NCAA semifinals last season, has re-calibrated the formula during a second run at the Division II title — more business, less entertainment.

The approach worked marvelously Saturday. WSSU, playing without injured quarterback Kameron Smith, overcame three first-half turnovers and pounded Shippensburg 37-14 at Bowman Gray Stadium.

Rams backup Anthony Carrothers, making his first start in two seasons, passed for 332 yards and three touchdowns. Jameze (pronounced J-Mez) Massey caught eight passes and hauled in two of those touchdowns, covering 69 and 33 yards with his elusive speed.

The plays came straight out of the replay vault from the CIAA title game. After Smith hurt his shoulder that afternoon, Carrothers rallied the offense, and Massey won the MVP award for his three touchdowns. Massey, a 5-8 senior from Monroe, figured Carrothers could do it again because he played for a 9-2 team before transferring from Grambling State.

“We just had to get him some confidence because he hasn’t been playing that much this year, and this was a big game,” Massey said. “He had a couple of mistakes — threw an interception for six (points) and fumbled down there — but when I looked in his eyes after that, he told me he was good. I took it from there. Because of the look in his eyes, I believed him.”




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