Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls ends skid against Shaw Bears

DURHAM, North Carolina -- Before Saturday, the last time a Johnson C. Smith football team had beaten CIAA rival Shaw was 1978. But in his first game against the Bears, Smith freshman quarterback Keahn Wallace played a leading role in snapping the streak.

Wallace passed for 179 yards, three touchdowns and rushed for a late score to seal the Golden Bulls' 36-27 win at Durham County Memorial Stadium.

J.C. Smith improved to 3-3 and 2-1 in the CIAA. Shaw, which beat Livingstone 54-0 last week for its only win this season, is 1-5, 1-2.

The Golden Bulls, who never trailed, outgained Shaw 367-257 in total offense. Smith running back Dedric Anderson carried much of the load, rushing for 119 yards on 16 carries and scoring two touchdowns, one on a 10-yard pass.

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Behind big third quarter, Lincoln takes Homecoming game, 31-15

WEST GROVE, Pa. – Behind a 19-point third quarter, the Lincoln University football team won its first Homecoming game since the return of football in 2008, as the Lions knocked off Chowan, 31-15, on Saturday afternoon in a CIAA Northern Division showdown at Avon Grove High School.

The Lions (2-4 overall, 2-2 CIAA) opened the game with a big kickoff return by Lance Rutledge to set up Lincoln at the Chowan 25-yard line. Four plays later, Gerald Swain scored on a 2-yard touchdown up the middle to give the Lions a 6-0 advantage with 13:22 remaining in the opening quarter.



“We always prepare to start off any game with that type of kickoff,” Lincoln head coach O.J. Abanishe said. “We have been preaching all week to play four quarters. We got another huge game from Kyle Jaski, who has been doing that all season for us.”

The Hawks (1-5, 0-4) answered the Lincoln scoring drive by marching 55 yards in 10 plays as Robert Holland caught a 2-yard pass by Jordan Roby to give Chowan a 7-6 lead with 4:56 left.

Lincoln ended the opening quarter by driving 91 yards in 11 plays, capped by Doug Cook connecting with Matthew Coston for a 10-yard touchdown pass to give the Lions a 12-7 advantage. After a timeout, Lincoln went for the 2-point conversion, but Anthony Wilson couldn't hold on to the Cook pass to keep the game at 12-7 with 18 seconds remaining.

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PSB to stream live 12 men's games, 12 women's games at XU

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana announced Monday that Panhandle Sports Broadcasting of Pensacola, Fla., will provide live internet broadcasts of 12 XU men's basketball games and 12 XU women's basketball games during the 2011-12 regular season.

All broadcasts will be XU home games at The Barn, beginning with the Gold Rush opener Nov. 2 against Carver and the Gold Nuggets' opener Nov. 4 against Florida Memorial.

PSB will broadcast 10 XU doubleheaders, including seven Gulf Coast Athletic Conference matchups. Fans can access the live broadcasts at  www.psblive.com or www.xula.edu/athletics/stream.

There will be no charge to watch the games live. PSB will archive XU broadcasts at its website, www.psblive.com, and sell DVDs of broadcasts for $20 per game.

"This is another upgrade for our program," said Dennis Cousin, Xavier's director of athletics. "These live broadcasts will strengthen our brand and provide us increased visibility."

Panhandle Sports Broadcasting is a regional company which covers college, high school and youth sports through internet streaming in audio and video media. Its first broadcast was in 2007. Co-owners are Bill Brownell and Joe Paschal.

"PSBLIVE is very excited about this opportunity," Brownell said, "and looks forward to broadcasting Xavier basketball to its many loyal fans both nationally and internationally."

Businesses and individuals interested in advertising on the broadcasts should contact Cousin at (504) 520-7330.

Both Xavier teams won 27 games this past season and qualified for the NAIA Division I National Championships.

PSB Live Internet Broadcasts of Xavier University Basketball in 2011-12
(all times Central — doubleheaders in bold)

Men
Nov. 2, 2011 (Wednesday) — Carver, 7 p.m. (home)
Nov. 19, 2011 (Saturday) — Wiley, 2 p.m. (home)
Nov. 29, 2011 (Tuesday) — Loyola, 7:30 p.m. (home)
Dec. 3, 2011 (Saturday) — Concordia (Ala.), 4 p.m. (home)
Jan. 10, 2012 (Tuesday) — SUNO, 7:30 p.m. (home)
Jan. 13, 2012 (Friday) — Edward Waters, 7:30 p.m. (home)
Jan. 14, 2012 (Saturday) — Fisk, 7 p.m. (home)
Jan. 16, 2012 (Monday) — Philander Smith, 7 p.m. (home)
Jan. 21, 2012 (Saturday) — Talladega, 7 p.m. (home)
Jan. 28, 2012 (Saturday) — Dillard, 7 p.m. (home)
Feb. 1, 2012 (Wednesday) — New Orleans, 7 p.m. (home)
Feb. 13, 2012 (Monday) — Tougaloo, 7:30 p.m. (home)

Women
Nov. 4, 2011 (Friday) — Florida Memorial, 7 p.m. (home)
Nov. 19, 2011 (Saturday) — Huston-Tillotson, noon (home)
Nov. 25, 2011 (Friday) — Holy Names, 6 p.m. (home/Xavier Classic)
Nov. 29, 2011 (Tuesday) — William Carey, 5:30 p.m. (home)
Dec. 3, 2011 (Saturday) — Shorter, 2 p.m. (home)
Jan. 10, 2012 (Tuesday) — SUNO, 5:30 p.m. (home)
Jan. 13, 2012 (Friday) — Edward Waters, 5:30 p.m. (home)
Jan. 14, 2012 (Saturday) — Fisk, 5 p.m. (home)
Jan. 16, 2012 (Monday) — Philander Smith, 5 p.m. (home)
Jan. 21, 2012 (Saturday) — Talladega, 5 p.m. (home)
Jan. 28, 2012 (Saturday) — Dillard, 5 p.m. (home)
Feb. 13, 2012 (Monday) — Tougaloo, 5:30 p.m. (home)



By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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FAMU Marching 100: Homecoming 2011

ECSU Vikings win triple overtime thriller, 43-41 over Virginia Union

RICHMOND, Virginia -- It took three extra sessions however the Elizabeth City State University Vikings shook off a bye week's worth of rust to top Virginia Union University at their Homecoming 43-41 in a triple overtime win Saturday at Hovey Field.

In tailback Daronte McNeill, the Panthers saw no effects of ECSU's week off. True to form, McNeill torched the Panther defense for 235 (233 net) yards on 41 carries and a career best 4 touchdowns.

After the Vikings took a 41-35 lead on the first possession of the third overtime via a 9-yard rushing score by Kevin Swain, McNeill broke the goal line for a two-point conversion which proved to be the winning score margin.

By himself, McNeill gained one more yard than the entire Virginia Union rushing output.

For the most part, the ECSU defense kept the Panthers at bay on Saturday giving up only 232 yards of total offense. The Viking offense finished the day with a season high of 524 yards overall on 94 plays from scrimmage.

The Panther's Richard Rodwell got his only touchdown of the afternoon in the final overtime, but his follow-up rush for the two point conversion to force a 4th overtime failed and the Vikings escaped with the win.

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CIAA Football: Edward Waters 14, Livingstone 13

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — The Livingstone football team played Edward Waters in a low-scoring affair Saturday afternoon and in the end two special teams miscues doomed the Blue Bears as they fell 14-13 to the Tigers.

Edward Waters scored the first points of the game with just over seven minutes left in the first quarter as the Tigers connected on a 46-yard pass completion for a touchdown to go up 7-0.

Livingstone responded on the ensuing drive. The Blue Bears took the ball 70 yards over eight plays. The drive was capped off by a 37-yard passing touchdown from Levon Stanley to Miles Harris. The touchdown was Harris’ first score as a Blue Bear in his three-year career. The extra point was blocked by the Tigers and Edward Waters held a 7-6 lead.

Neither team had a legitimate scoring chance for the remainder of the half, but it was ...



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With 5 unanswered TDs, JSU Tigers post another blowout win

Jackson, Mississippi -- Still frustrated and fired up about Jackson State's loss two weeks ago to Alabama State, Rodrick Gladney looked around at his celebrating teammates after a second straight trouncing Saturday and uttered these words.

"If Alabama State came in here tomorrow," JSU's left guard said, "we'd beat those boys."

He probably won't get many arguments on that - not after the last two weeks, the last two games, the last eight quarters. Jackson State roughed up a second straight league foe Saturday, whipping Arkansas-Pine Bluff 48-10 in front of an announced homecoming crowd of 38,722 at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.

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'Mule' kicks Lions' goal-line try

Donovan Robinson calls it "Mule."

It's a defensive play call in which both of Jackson State's defensive ends crash toward the middle of the offensive line. When Arkansas-Pine Bluff faced a fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line on its first drive of the game, guess what it was called? Yep, mule.

Robinson and opposite defensive end Joseph LeBeau crashed into the middle of the line stuffing Ben Anderson's QB sneak for no gain and setting quite the tone in JSU's 48-10 win over the Golden Lions on Saturday.

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UAPB Lions simply couldn't keep up with JSU's Richardson

Asked why and how he got so wide open during Jackson State's 48-10 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday, Rico Richardson smiled. "I think I'm the fastest in the country," he said. "That's how I feel." One can't blame him too much - not on this day.

Richardson, JSU's speedy junior receiver, caught five passes for a whopping 174 yards, scored on two long touchdowns and drew a pass interference penalty in the end zone that set up a third-quarter score. The Golden Lions just couldn't keep up.



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