DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- David Blackwell didn't know he would be Bethune-Cookman's starting quarterback Saturday until the very last minute.
He said he was informed of the decision "coming out of the bathroom (after warmups) when I was putting the equipment on." Minutes later, he ran the first snap from scrimmage 80 yards for a touchdown and the rout was on. By the time, the final buzzer sounded, B-CU had amassed 625 yards of offense in thrashing Savannah State 59-3 before 4,964 fans at Municipal Stadium.
The Wildcats (7-3 overall, 5-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) won their fifth in a row in their final home game of the season. They will meet Florida A&M in the annual Florida Classic next Saturday in Orlando in their final regular-season game. Savannah State fell to 1-8, 1-6.
Blackwell ran for three touchdowns on runs of 80, 59 and 37 yards and added two touchdown passes of 46 yards to Isidore Jackson and 16 yards to Johnathan Moment. In less than three quarters of play, Blackwell gained 206 yards rushing on just six carries and completed 8-of-10 passes for 147 yards.
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Garden City Basketball Classic: SCSU sweeps reborn Classic
Orangeburg, South Carolina - The surreal scene around Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center spoke for itself Friday.Cars filled the parking spaces both outside the gymnasium and stretching all along the fences adjacent to the football practice field. Posted on the entrance door window was a white paper with the words "Sold Out" while streaming fans from South Carolina State and Claflin brimmed with excitement and anticipation as they filled the 3,100-plus gymnasium seats.
After a 10-year hiatus, the Garden City Basketball Classic was welcomed back with open arms. While the public response pleased organizers, it was S.C. State which came away all smiles as the men's and women's teams swept Claflin to earn college bragging rights in Orangeburg and season-opening victories.
The Lady Bulldogs opened the doubleheader with a 76-59 victory, while the Bulldogs pulled away in the second half with a 70-53 win over the Panthers.
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NCCU falls to Florida A&M in final home game, senior day
Durham, North Carolina -- North Carolina Central University’s second half efforts were not enough to combat the first half deficit against Florida A&M University who won 31-10 on Senior Day at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium.
FAMU amassed 261 total offensive yards in the first half, outscoring the Eagles 28-0 before intermission, including three touchdowns in the second quarter. Junior running back Lavante Page gave FAMU an early lead on the opening drive scoring on a two-yard touchdown run, giving the Rattlers a 7-0 lead at 7:55 of the first quarter.
The Eagles’ opening drive was a four-and-out on three plays for a gain of only two yards ending with a punt by redshirt sophomore punter Matthew Cornelius. That trend continued for the Eagles as they only had five first downs in the first half compared to 15 by FAMU.
When the Eagles were not giving the Rattlers the ball off of punts, NCCU turned the ball over twice, fumbling and then on an interception, both times resulting in touchdown drives for FAMU.
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FAMU amassed 261 total offensive yards in the first half, outscoring the Eagles 28-0 before intermission, including three touchdowns in the second quarter. Junior running back Lavante Page gave FAMU an early lead on the opening drive scoring on a two-yard touchdown run, giving the Rattlers a 7-0 lead at 7:55 of the first quarter.
The Eagles’ opening drive was a four-and-out on three plays for a gain of only two yards ending with a punt by redshirt sophomore punter Matthew Cornelius. That trend continued for the Eagles as they only had five first downs in the first half compared to 15 by FAMU.
When the Eagles were not giving the Rattlers the ball off of punts, NCCU turned the ball over twice, fumbling and then on an interception, both times resulting in touchdown drives for FAMU.
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Marquette Hosts Norfolk State Monday Night At 6 p.m.
Marquette Game Notes 
| Norfolk State Game Notes DATE: November 14, 2011
TIP‐OFF: 6 p.m.
LOCATION: Bradley Center (18,600) ‐ Milwaukee, Wisconsin
TELEVISION: Sports32 will feature the broadcast with Steve “The Homer”
True” (play‐by‐play) and former MU standout Jim McIlvaine (analyst) call‐
ing the action.
RADIO: 540 ESPN is the flagship station for the Marquette Radio Network.
Kent Sommerfeld (play‐by‐play) and George Thompson (analyst) will call
the action.
The Marquette University men’s basketball team wraps up a two-game homestand Monday night at 6 p.m. CT when the squad entertains Norfolk State at the Bradley Center in non-conference action. Sports32 will feature the live television broadcast, with Steve “The Homer” True (play-by-play) and former MU standout Jim McIlvaine (analyst) calling the action. Kent Sommerfeld (play-by-play) and George Thompson (analyst) will be courtside for 540 ESPN’s radio coverage. The Golden Eagles will depart Wednesday night for the U.S. Virgin Islands and open play Friday at 7:30 p.m. CT against Winthrop at the Paradise Jam.
Spartans To Make Bradley Center Debut
For the second-straight game Marquette will be facing an opponent for the first time ever. Norfolk State, a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, is making its first appearance at the Bradley Center.
The Golden Eagles are a perfect 23-0 against programs currently in the MEAC, having faced nine of the 13 teams on at least one occasion. The most recent matchup came against Maryland Eastern Shore in the second game of the 2009-10 campaign and resulted in an 86-60 Marquette victory.
Norfolk State returns two starters and 11 letterwinners from last year’s squad, including Preseason MEAC Player of the Year Kyle O’Quinn. The 6-10 center claimed the league’s defensive player of the year award in 2010-11, the first-ever selection for NSU.
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S.C. State Bulldogs hold on for 30-22 victory over N.C. A&T
Orangeburg, South Carolina -- "Seniors Day" for Devonne Quattlebaum and his fellow 17 South Carolina State honorees was not going according to form Saturday at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.
With the Bulldogs down 11 points to North Carolina A&T in the first half, the senior DOG safety was determined to change things in his fellow seniors' favor during their final home game.
"At the moment, I was talking to my guy (linebacker) Donovan Richard," he said. "I told him either me or you were going to make a play, so one of us had to make a play."
It was Quattlebaum who reached out to intercept Aggies' quarterback Lewis Kindle and returned the football 55 yards for the touchdown. He injured his hamstring on the score and did not return to action, but ignited a rally of 30 unanswered points for S.C. State, which held on for a 30-22 victory before 16,224 fans.
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S.C. State Hands A&T Another Disappointing Loss
ORANGEBURG, S.C. - As Norfolk State turned the fortunes of its program around on Saturday by clinching its first-ever MEAC football title, a North Carolina A&T team looking to change its losing image this season could only sit back and think about what could have been.
Coming through on a 1st-and-goal at the 3-yard line, making a catch in the end zone or converting in the final seconds, and the Aggies might be celebrating an historic season. Instead, they lost another close one on Saturday.
S.C. State came back from an 11-point deficit and won its 11th straight over the Aggies with a 30-22 victory at Oliver C. Stadium Saturday afternoon. S.C. State head coach Buddy Pough remained undefeated (10-0) against the Aggies.
"I don't think we've accomplished anything this season," said N.C. A&T head coach Rod Broadway. "Here we are sitting at 4-6 even though we had an opportunity to have a really good football team. But we're not coached well enough and we don't play well enough. But we're going to get this fixed."
One of Broadway's main concerns is the Aggies inability to score points. For the third straight week, the Aggies offense failed to score any second-half points. Playing without starting running back Mike Mayhew most of the game didn't help matters.
N.C. A&T's defense gave the Aggies a chance as safety Travis Crosby intercepted quarterback Richard Cue's pass and returned it 55 yards to put the Aggies within eight with 12 minutes remaining. But the Aggies could not advance the football beyond the S.C. State 43.
The Aggies last attempt started at its own 20. After two completions to Demonta Brown, quarterback Lewis Kindle's last-second effort to Larry Raper only went 19 yards as the Aggies (4-6, 3-4) dropped their fourth straight.
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With the Bulldogs down 11 points to North Carolina A&T in the first half, the senior DOG safety was determined to change things in his fellow seniors' favor during their final home game.
"At the moment, I was talking to my guy (linebacker) Donovan Richard," he said. "I told him either me or you were going to make a play, so one of us had to make a play."
It was Quattlebaum who reached out to intercept Aggies' quarterback Lewis Kindle and returned the football 55 yards for the touchdown. He injured his hamstring on the score and did not return to action, but ignited a rally of 30 unanswered points for S.C. State, which held on for a 30-22 victory before 16,224 fans.
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S.C. State Hands A&T Another Disappointing Loss
ORANGEBURG, S.C. - As Norfolk State turned the fortunes of its program around on Saturday by clinching its first-ever MEAC football title, a North Carolina A&T team looking to change its losing image this season could only sit back and think about what could have been.
Coming through on a 1st-and-goal at the 3-yard line, making a catch in the end zone or converting in the final seconds, and the Aggies might be celebrating an historic season. Instead, they lost another close one on Saturday.
S.C. State came back from an 11-point deficit and won its 11th straight over the Aggies with a 30-22 victory at Oliver C. Stadium Saturday afternoon. S.C. State head coach Buddy Pough remained undefeated (10-0) against the Aggies.
"I don't think we've accomplished anything this season," said N.C. A&T head coach Rod Broadway. "Here we are sitting at 4-6 even though we had an opportunity to have a really good football team. But we're not coached well enough and we don't play well enough. But we're going to get this fixed."
One of Broadway's main concerns is the Aggies inability to score points. For the third straight week, the Aggies offense failed to score any second-half points. Playing without starting running back Mike Mayhew most of the game didn't help matters.
N.C. A&T's defense gave the Aggies a chance as safety Travis Crosby intercepted quarterback Richard Cue's pass and returned it 55 yards to put the Aggies within eight with 12 minutes remaining. But the Aggies could not advance the football beyond the S.C. State 43.
The Aggies last attempt started at its own 20. After two completions to Demonta Brown, quarterback Lewis Kindle's last-second effort to Larry Raper only went 19 yards as the Aggies (4-6, 3-4) dropped their fourth straight.
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WSSU Ram Ramblings: That Division I thing is a distant memory
DURHAM, North Carolina – I didn’t hear any complaints from Winston-Salem State fans about that failed move to Division I. From the looks of how much fun approximately 8,000 Rams’ fan were having at the CIAA championship game on Saturday Division I was probably the furthest thing from their minds.
The Rams, who are two years into their transition back to Division II, won the school’s ninth CIAA title by dispatching Elizabeth City State 38-18 in front of around 10,000 fans. WSSU fans were all over the place, including about 200 who watched from a hill outside of the stadium. (It was cheaper to watch from there.)
There was plenty of controversy in September of 2009 when chancellor Donald Reaves and the board of trustees pulled the plug on the move to Division I and the MEAC for financial reasons.
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Elizabeth City State Marching Band and the Winston-Salem State University Marching Band "Red Sea of Sound" performs at halftime of the 2011 CIAA Football Championship game on November 12, 2011.
The Rams, who are two years into their transition back to Division II, won the school’s ninth CIAA title by dispatching Elizabeth City State 38-18 in front of around 10,000 fans. WSSU fans were all over the place, including about 200 who watched from a hill outside of the stadium. (It was cheaper to watch from there.)
There was plenty of controversy in September of 2009 when chancellor Donald Reaves and the board of trustees pulled the plug on the move to Division I and the MEAC for financial reasons.
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Elizabeth City State Marching Band and the Winston-Salem State University Marching Band "Red Sea of Sound" performs at halftime of the 2011 CIAA Football Championship game on November 12, 2011.
Morgan State Bears host Murray State in home opener Monday Night
2011 MORGAN STATE BASKETBALLGame 2
Monday, November 14 – 7 p.m. (ET)
Morgan State (0-1, 0-0 MEAC) vs. Murray State (1-0, 0-0 OVC)
Baltimore, Md. – Hill Field House
Live Coverage
Television: N/A
Radio: Sirius Channel 137, Lamont Germany (Play-by-Play)
BEAR FACTS
Head Coach: Todd Bozeman
Alma Mater/Year: Rhode Island/1986
Record at MSU/Year: 102-66/6th
Career Record: 137-128
Basketball SID: Leonard L. Haynes IV
Office Phone: 443-885-3831
E-Mail: lhaynesiv@aol.com
Ticket Info: 443-885-3830
MSU Gamenotes
2011 MSU SCHEDULE & RESULTS OFFICIAL MURRAY STATE WEBSITE GAME TIME • Morgan State will host Murray State in their home-opener at Hill Field House on Monday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live by Sirius Channel 137. There will also be a LIVE stats of the game at www.MorganStateBears.com. Last Friday, Kevin Thompson posted 14 points and 10 rebounds, but the Bears fell 74-63 at #14/15 Xavier. Murray State's Donte Poole scored a career-high 18 points as the Racers won 76-49 in their season- pener against Harris-Stowe at the CFSB Center.
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