Rocky Mount native remains steady for ECSU

KEITH STRICKLAND

ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina  -- Even in what is shaping up to be his best statistical season, Elizabeth City State senior Keith Strickland can’t allow himself to pay attention to the numbers.

After three games this season, Strickland, a Rocky Mount High graduate, is on his way to being one of the top five receivers in the CIAA, but he only allows two things to enter his mind: Improving and helping the Vikings win their first game of the season Saturday in the 16th Annual Down East Viking Football Classic.

“I try not to think statistics-wise because we are 0-3,” Strickland said. “I feel like I can always do better, but that’s why I will continue to work hard – to do better than I did last time.”

Strickland will graduate in December with a degree in accounting.

Fayetteville State, which plays the Vikings on Saturday at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex, likely has done some numbers crunching on Strickland.

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