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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