Hearne emerges as leader for WSSU Rams

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina  --  Dependable Larry Hearne is the only starter from last season back in the Winston-Salem State secondary, and the defense more than held its own in last week’s opener, a four-point loss to UNC Pembroke.

The unit allowed 300 yards and just one touchdown, and Hearne contributed a big interception.

"Larry really started being a leader last year," Coach Connell Maynor said.

Hearne, a junior from Lumberton, led the Rams with five interceptions and 12 pass break-ups in 2012, and he said he’s expecting bigger things this season.

Hearne banged his right elbow pretty good against UNCP but wouldn’t allow trainers to look at it, telling them he was fine. He’s the kind of player who wants to be on the field as much as possible.

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