Shaw Bears: Out Of The Wreckage In Raleigh, A Hero Emerges

LaMichael Howell,
Mobile, Alabama

Raleigh, N.C. - Faced with an emergency, a lot of us run away. But some of us run towards. That's what LaMichael Howell did this week when a tornado tore up his college campus.

Howell, a three-year captain of the Shaw University football team in Raleigh, N.C., was planning dinner with friends in his off-campus apartment Monday afternoon when the power went out. Moments later, the lights came back on and the news came in: a tornado had blown through the area and done catastrophic damage.

Howell decided to drive to campus to see for himself. And he'll never forget what he encountered.

"The student union was a wreck," says the 23-year-old senior. "Power lines were down. I couldn't see. Every turn you made, you had to turn back around. Trees everywhere. Dumpsters turned upside down."

Images from the Storm's Aftermath
Local Bank Establishes Shaw Relief Fund

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To help, make your tax deductible check payable to Shaw University Disaster Relief Fund, Mechanics and Farmers Bank, 13 E. Hargett Street, Raleigh, NC 27601.

Shaw Assistant Coaches Suspended for Drug-Related Offenses

Tory Renard Ross

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A pair of Shaw University assistant football coaches have been suspended without pay following their arrests this month for drug-related offenses, the school announced Wednesday.

Court records indicate that the school's wide receivers coach Torey Renard Ross, 28, was jailed under a $100,000 bail after he was charged on April 7 with being a fugitive from justice. Records filed at the Wake County Clerk of Courts Office show that Ross is wanted in Hinds County in Mississippi, on charges on failing to appear in court in August after he was arrested for possession of marijuana.

Jermonty Curtis Kimbrough

On the same day that Ross was arrested, police charged the school's quarterbacks coach, Jermonty Curtis Kimbrough, 28, with one felony count each for possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, and ...

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For Immediate Release
April 18, 2011
Contact: Sherri Fillingham
Phone: 919-546-8250/919-623-9494: Mobile
sfillingham@shawu.edu

Local Bank Establishes Shaw Relief Fund

April 18, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) - Mechanics and Farmers Bank has set up a disaster relief fund for Shaw University in wake of the devastating storm damage the school sustained in Saturday’s tornado.

Tax deductible contributions may be sent to:

Shaw University
Disaster Relief Fund
Mechanics and Farmers Bank
13 E. Hargett Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

Shaw University was founded in 1865 and is the oldest historically black university in the south. Shaw University is a private, co-educational liberal arts University, that awards degrees at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The primary mission of Shaw University is teaching with the commitment to maintain excellence in research and academic programs that foster intellectual enhancement and technological skills.

The Bear Facts: 5 Reasons why college students should be thankful on Thanksgiving

Today and the rest of the week, most students, staff and faculty will be joining family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is a special time of the year that we join our families and friends in counting our blessings. Of course, Shaw University family is especially excited by victory that our football team delivered being the new CIAA Champions!

We are grateful that the Bears' flag flies high and we are also thankful that we can count many other blessings just by being students at this time. Here are five reasons why college students should be thankful on Thanksgiving:

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Shepherd Rams rout Shaw in playoff opener

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Tommy Addison ran for 145 yards and a touchdown and Nate Hoyte added 106 yards and a score to lead Shepherd University to a 40-6 win over Shaw University in the first round of the NCAA Division II Super Regional 1 at Ram Stadium on Saturday.

Kevin Clancy threw a pair of touchdown passes to Dominique Jones for the Rams (10-1), who will travel to top seed Kutztown next weekend.

Shepherd took a 3-0 lead two minutes into the second quarter on a 29-yard field goal by Eric Dobratz. Clancy connected with Jones on a 7-yard touchdown strike with 5:23 left in the second quarter to give the Rams a 10-0 lead at halftime.

Rams pummel Bears

SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV - Consider it a lesson learned for Shepherd.

Although the Rams went into Saturday's NCAA Division II playoff game against visiting and streaking Shaw in a less-than-ideal situation coming off their only loss of the season, Shepherd found its focus again Saturday at Ram Stadium.

The 18th-ranked Rams delivered a balanced attack offensively, pressured Shaw on defense and overcame injuries to key special teams performers to run away from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Bears in a 40-6 win in front of partisan crowd of 4,212.

The West Virginia Conference champion Rams, Super Region 1's fourth seed, advances to the second round of the playoffs next Saturday at top-seeded Kutztown. "The game against Glenville ... we were waiting on the playoffs, rather than coming out intense," said Shepherd tight end Dominique Jones, who caught two touchdown passes against Shaw.

KU to face Shepherd

It's looks as if it Kutztown will be involved in a high-scoring affair next Saturday at noon at University Field. The Golden Bears (10-1), who received a first-round bye as the top seed in Super Region One of the NCAA Division II playoffs, will take on fourth-seeded Shepherd in the second round. The Rams defeated fifth-seeded Shaw 40-6 Saturday.

The Rams (10-1) went into that game fifth in Division II in scoring at 40.2 points per game. The Golden Bears are averaging 39.3 points per game. The Rams outgained Shaw (9-3) 447-233.

Shaw overwhelmed by Shepherd in Div. II playoffs

SHEPHERDSTOWN, WVa. -- The Shaw Bears eight game winning streak ended with a 40-6 loss to the Shepherd Rams in the opening round of the Division II playoffs. The Shaw offense was bottled up all afternoon by the Rams, limiting senior running back Raymond Williams to 78 yards on the ground, while the Bears managed only 233 yards of total offense.

“Sometimes its just your day, and today wasn’t our day,” Shaw coach Darrell Asberry said. Shaw's only points on the game came in the fourth quarter when Odom found senior wide receiver Gregory Julius in the endzone on a 23 yard scoring strike.

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Shaw Bears beating the odds

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The rules for NCAA Division II football competition allow teams to have 36 full scholarships. Shaw coach Darrell Asberry is getting by with 26. The Bears don't have a home stadium, and their new practice field is roughly 50 yards long. Without access to an indoor facility, Tuesday's rains forced the staff to cancel practice.

And yet, Asberry is one happy coach these days.

With a 14-7 win over Virginia State last Saturday in the CIAA title game at Durham, the 9-2 Bears are off to the Division II championship playoffs for the third time in four seasons. "It says a lot about these guys, and the assistant coaches we have been able to get here, it really does," Asberry said.

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Shaw Edges Virginia State 14-7 to Claim CIAA Championship

The Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) football championship game was a tale of two stories Saturday, Nov. 14 at Durham County Stadium.

You would think the Shaw University Bears completely toppled the Virginia State University Trojans (VSU) by looking at the box score. Shaw out gained VSU with 412 total yards compared to the Trojans’ 136. Yet Shaw only barely edged the Trojans, 14-7, to claim the CIAA crown.

VSU was able to keep the score tight despite being blasted by Shaw’s potent running game. Bears’ star tailback Raymond Williams was named Shaw's Most Valuable Player after rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries.



Videographer: hbcusportsonline - (Virginia State University Trojan Explosion 11/13/10)

Trojans fall to the Bears

DURHAM, N.C. - Brian Berry had a step on his defender, it seemed, but the ball sailed just beyond his outstretched arms, thus ending the Virginia State University football team's storybook season. The CIAA Northern Division champions lost to Shaw 14-7, winners of the Southern Division, in the conference championship game at Durham County Stadium on Saturday.

The Bears dominated at times, posting a 412-136 advantage in offensive yards, but the Trojans lingered thanks to an ability to play timely defense and propensity to make big plays when they needed them most. In the end, however, Shaw's senior duo of running back Raymond Williams and quarterback Kevin Atkins did enough to secure the Bears' third conference title in four years.

VSU comes up short in title game

DURHAM, N.C. -- The Virginia State Trojans tried to make the most out of the least yesterday in the CIAA football championship game. And it almost worked. But the Trojans were unable to score when they needed a touchdown most and lost to Shaw University 14-7 in Durham County Stadium.

Shaw will find out today if it advances to the Division II playoffs. The Trojans' postseason hopes rest with the chance of an invitation to the Pioneer Bowl in Columbus, Ga.

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Shaw Bears will play for CIAA title

RALEIGH, N.C. -- For the third time in four years, the Shaw Bears are returning to the 'ship. The CIAA championship game, that is. In a game that didn't live up to its billing until the fourth quarter, Shaw defeated neighboring rival St. Augustine's 10-6 on Saturday at Broughton High School.

The win gives the Bears (8-2, 7-0 CIAA) the CIAA Southern Division title and a chance to meet Virginia State, winner of the Northern Division, at 1 p.m. next Saturday at Durham County Stadium.

St. Augustine's Fumbles Away CIAA Title Berth to Shaw

Rico Brown recovered a fumble and Raymond Williams took advantage with a 35-yard touchdown run as Shaw upset nationally-ranked St. Augustine's, 10-6, at Broughton High School in Raleigh Saturday. The victory gave the Bears (8-2, 7-0) the CIAA southern division title and, more importantly, a berth in the CIAA championship next Saturday in Durham against Virginia State. Shaw will make its third appearance in the conference title game in four years.

The no. 19 Falcons (8-2, 6-1), meanwhile, had their seven-game winning streak snapped and will wait to see if they can get an at-large berth in the Division II playoffs.

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Saint Augustine's Falcons vs. Shaw Bears for CIAA Championship Berth

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Shaw football coach Darrell Asberry enjoys conversations about championship trophies. His Bears claimed Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships in 2007 and 2008. He wants another. "They make my office look good," Asberry said.

To earn the opportunity to play for a third championship in four seasons, the Bears (7-2, 6-0 CIAA) must defeat St. Augustine's (8-1, 6-0) on Saturday at Broughton High School in what is the final regular-season game for both teams.

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WSSU Rams end season with loss to Shaw Bears

Durham, N.C. - Winston-Salem State’s dream season ended with a Shaw nightmare.

The Bears rallied in the second half to come away with a 31-27 victory on Saturday afternoon in front of around 7,000 at Durham County Stadium. The win sets up a showdown on Saturday with St. Augustine’s with the winner of that game getting a berth into the CIAA Championship Game.

For the 18th-ranked Rams, their season of such high hopes comes to an end as they finish 8-2 and 5-2 in the CIAA. All season long Coach Connell Maynor of the Rams hasn’t made excuses, and he wasn’t about to start. The Rams led the whole way until a costly interception by Kameron Smith late in the game gave the Bears (7-2, 6-0) the final jolt of momentum they would need.

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Shaw University Platinum Sound Marching Band

Shaw holds keys to CIAA championship

Kienus Boulware doesn’t get too excited too often. As the coordinator of Winston-Salem State’s defense, he has used his steady hand and quiet nature to help make an already talented unit even better.

On Saturday, Boulware will face his old boss, Coach Darrell Asberry of Shaw. Boulware spent the previous four seasons as Shaw’s defensive coordinator, and his players sense something different this week. “When you are playing a school you used to coach, there’s a different feeling,” defensive lineman Juan Corders of WSSU said. “Of course Coach Boulware wants us to be successful on Saturday.”



Stakes sky high for WSSU, Shaw

Coach Darrell Asberry of Shaw is well aware of what his team will have at stake the next two Saturdays. First, his Bears will take on the 18th-ranked Winston-Salem State Rams at 1 p.m. Saturday at Durham County Stadium. The next weekend, on Nov. 6, they will play No. 23 St. Augustine’s.

“When you get down to this point in the season, they are all big,” said Asberry, who is in his fifth season. With Shaw (6-2, 5-0 CIAA), WSSU (8-1, 5-1) and St. Aug’s (7-1, 5-0) all chasing the CIAA’s Southern Division title, there’s late-season drama, but Asberry said that’s not a bad thing.

Maynor: Playoffs begin now for Rams

Coach Connell Maynor of Winston-Salem State has done a good job keeping his players from worrying about whether one game is more important than another. He doesn’t have that luxury this week. The 18th-ranked Rams (8-1, 5-1 CIAA) will play the Shaw Bears (6-2, 5-0) in their regular-season finale Saturday. For WSSU, it might as well be a championship game.

“It doesn’t get any bigger,” Maynor said. “We have to win it.”

The game will help settle who wins the CIAA’s Southern Division title. A loss most likely would end the season for the Rams, eliminating them from the Southern Division race and a shot at the Division II playoffs.

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FSU Broncos fail to make plays in loss to Shaw Bears

RALEIGH - Fayetteville State coach Kenny Phillips leaned against a wall outside his team's locker room late Saturday and broke into a chuckle. He didn't know what else to do. The explanation behind the Broncos' 34-27 road loss to Shaw was far too simple.

"Oh, what a feeling," Phillips said. "You've got to make plays. We talk about it all the time. When opportunities are there for you to make a big play, you have to make that play." Shaw won Saturday's CIAA tussle because its top wide receiver, Julius Gregory, made two highlight reel touchdown catches in the second half.

Shaw Holds Off Determined FSU, 34-27

Raleigh, NC – Shaw built a lead in the first quarter, but could never distance itself from a determined Fayetteville State squad as they held on for a 34-27 win. The win moves Shaw to 5-2 on the season, 4-0 in the CIAA. Fayetteville State drops to 2-5, 1-3 in the CIAA.

“Any time these two teams play, you know it’s going to be a high tempo game,” said Shaw Head Coach Darrell Asberry. “Our team is playing good football, and while it took our offense a little time to click, we stuck to the game plan and it came out in our favor.”

Shaw’s Kevin Atkins threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and Raymond Williams rushed for two touchdowns, but it was Julius Gregory (right) who proved to be the offensive star for the Bears. Gregory caught both of Atkins’ TD tosses, giving him seven on the season, and 18 in his Shaw career, new Shaw records in each instance.

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Shaw Bears need a quarterback

RALEIGH, NC -- After losing to Fayetteville State 29-28 in the last minutes of the fourth quarter on Oct. 10 and giving up a chance at the division title, the Shaw football team is looking to make up for the missed opportunity. The team plays its season-opener at home and then goes on the road for five consecutive games. Shaw then comes home for three games before finishing off conference play against St. Augustine's on Nov. 6. Coach Darrell Asberry's team gets another shot at Fayetteville State at home.

The Bears have a veteran offensive line that has back all but three starters from a group that led the CIAA in scoring offense and total offense. But there are questions elsewhere on the team. Shaw hopes to have answers before its opener against Virginia Union on Sept. 4.

1. Who will be the team's new quarterback?

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Shaw Announces 2010 Football Schedule; Season Tickets On Sale

Raleigh, NC – Shaw University will host four home football games this season and take on one NCAA Division I FCS opponent. The Bears’ ten-game schedule includes home dates with Virginia Union, Fayetteville State, Chowan and Winston-Salem State.

The Bears open the season with the Shaw Pride game against Virginia Union on September 4, then hit the road for five straight weeks. On September 11, Shaw takes on Elon University. The Phoenix finished 9-3 in the Southern Conference last season with a strong Division I FCS schedule. The following week, the Bears will take on Catawba College.

The CIAA season begins on September 25 when the Bears travel to Elizabeth City State, followed by road games to Livingstone and Johnson C. Smith.

On October 16, the Bears return home to face division rival Fayetteville State, with the homecoming game against Chowan one week later. Shaw closes out the home season on October 30 as they host Winston-Salem State in a game that will be nationally televised. That game is also Senior Day and Shaw Open House.

Shaw finishes the season on the road at cross-town rival Saint Augustine’s.

Shaw defensive backs coach Robert Massey.

Shaw will play its first three home games (VUU, FSU and Chowan) at Southeast Raleigh High School at 2600 Rock Quarry Road. Game times are 6:00 p.m. for Virginia Union and Fayetteville State and 4:00 p.m. for Chowan. The final home game, against WSSU, will be played at Durham County Memorial Stadium at 1:00 p.m.

Season ticket packages, which include reserved seating, parking, and three t-shirts and a polo shirt cost $150 and can be purchased by calling (919) 546-8281.

Individual tickets went on sale July 1. Prices to all but the homecoming game (Chowan) are $15 for adults, and $10 for children and students with IDs. Homecoming tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children and students with IDs. Shaw students attend all home games for free with their student ID. Individual tickets may be purchased through the Shaw athletics website – www.shawbears.com.

Shaw will hold its annual scrimmage on August 28 at Chavis Park. Time is to be announced at a later date.

Last season, the Bears finished with an 8-2 record, 5-2 in the CIAA and one game out of first in the Western Division.

Football Coaching Staff
Darrell Asberry Head Coach (5th Season: 27-16)
David Geralds Associate Head Coach

Kienus Boulware Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Coordinator)
Robert Massey Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Backs)
Vyron Brown Assistant Football Coach (Offensive Coordinator
Richard McGeorge Assistant Football Coach (Offensive Line)
Jermonty KimbroughAssistant Football Coach (Running Backs)









2010 BEARS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Saturday, September 4 VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY 6:00 p.m.
SHAW PRIDE DAY
Saturday, September 11 Elon University 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 18 Catawba College 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 25 Elizabeth City State University* 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 2 Livingstone College* 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 9 Johnson C. Smith University* 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 16 FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY* 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 23 CHOWAN UNIVERSITY* 4:00 p.m. HOMECOMING
Saturday, October 30 WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY* 1:00 p.m.
SENIOR DAY / SHAW OPEN HOUSE (DURHAM COUNTY STADIUM)
Saturday, November 6 Saint Augustine’s College* 1:30 p.m.

Home Games Listed in BOLDFACE CAPS
Home Games, Except for WSSU, Played at Southeast Raleigh High School
(2600 Rock Quarry Road)
WSSU Game Played at Durham County Memorial Stadium
* CIAA Conference Game

Shaw's Asberry makes his mark‎

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Darrell Asberry can't erase this loss from his mind. The fourth-year Shaw football coach holds on to defeats and uses them as a source of energy. This particular loss, to Elizabeth City State, came during his first season with the Bears, in 2006. And it wasn't so much that his team lost, but that they were crushed 36-0 near the end of an ego-bruising 3-7 campaign. Vikings coach Waverly Tillar called for a two-point conversion after a fourth-quarter touchdown with five minutes to play. The run attempt failed, though it came as a stark reminder of how weak opponents considered the Bears.

"He called time out and went for two," Asberry said last month through coarse laughter. It's only funny now because that was the last game the Bears lost to Elizabeth City State. Two years later, Asberry's team won its second consecutive CIAA championship, defeating the Vikings 36-7 in the title game. Last season, the Bears were a botched snap away from returning to the conference championship game - led by their offensive-minded coach, who despite limited resources has spearheaded a successful program. "He made it known, you got me down now, but I'm not going to stay down," Tillar said.

A former quarterback at Jackson State, Asberry helped head coach Rod Broadway - now at Grambling State - orchestrate two CIAA championships at N.C. Central in 2005 and 2006, serving as an assistant head coach before accepting his first head coaching job at Shaw.

In a short time, Asberry, 38, has won 28 games, captured two conference titles, led the Bears to the NCAA Division II playoffs and distinguished himself as one of the nation's top Division II coaches. "To do what he's done at Shaw definitely puts him in the arena with successful [historically black college and university] coaches in the country," said LeCounte Conaway, an analyst with Heritage Sports Radio Network. "He's winning. ... He's proven that his teams are going to be very competitive, well-prepared and also they're going to have talent."



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