Monday, January 21, 2013
West St. John trio decides to play football for Southern
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern football coach Dawson Odums’ first recruiting class could be rounding into shape.
Three players from West St. John High School lead the list of prospects who made commitments to Odums and his staff after visiting the campus last weekend.
West St. John stars Kylum Favorite, Javen Toney and Justin Bethancourt are all on board, Rams coach Robert Valdez said.
“They said they had a great time,” Valdez said. “And they said the food was very good.”
Other commitments for Southern include Higgins defensive lineman Gerald Brent, De La Salle defensive back Denshawn Jenkins, St. Augustine offensive lineman Damian Daniels, Mandeville cornerback Jamar Mitchell and Salmen wide receiver Chuck Baker. National signing day is Feb. 6.
Baker, a former LSU commitment, is listed as a three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports.
Favorite, Toney and Bethancourt would follow Southern quarterback Dray Joseph from West St. John. Joseph, who signed in 2010, led the Southwestern Athletic Conference in passing as a junior last fall, his first season as the full-time starter.
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Three players from West St. John High School lead the list of prospects who made commitments to Odums and his staff after visiting the campus last weekend.
West St. John stars Kylum Favorite, Javen Toney and Justin Bethancourt are all on board, Rams coach Robert Valdez said.
“They said they had a great time,” Valdez said. “And they said the food was very good.”
Other commitments for Southern include Higgins defensive lineman Gerald Brent, De La Salle defensive back Denshawn Jenkins, St. Augustine offensive lineman Damian Daniels, Mandeville cornerback Jamar Mitchell and Salmen wide receiver Chuck Baker. National signing day is Feb. 6.
Baker, a former LSU commitment, is listed as a three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports.
Favorite, Toney and Bethancourt would follow Southern quarterback Dray Joseph from West St. John. Joseph, who signed in 2010, led the Southwestern Athletic Conference in passing as a junior last fall, his first season as the full-time starter.
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SU Jaguars to display talents on TV at Alabama A&M
Southern at Alabama A&M
WHEN: 8:30 p.m. Monday.
WHERE: T.M. Elmore Gym,
Normal, Ala.
Normal, Ala.
TV: ESPNU.
RECORDS: Southern 13-6, 7-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference. Alabama A&M 7-10, 3-3.
Monday night, so will a national television audience.
When the Jaguars visit Alabama A&M looking to stay unbeaten in SWAC play, ESPNU will be in Normal, Ala., to provide live coverage of the 8:30 p.m. tipoff.
Southern (13-6, 7-0) has won its seven league games by an average of 20 points, with five straight wins by double figures. A&M (7-10, 3-3) lost its first home game of the SWAC season Saturday against Alcorn State after going 3-0 at home to start league action.
“It’s set up that you have to go somewhere on the road and win if you’re going to help yourself,” Southern coach Roman Banks said. “It only gets tougher for us as the season goes on.”
Southern got its third SWAC road win Saturday in a 79-67 victory over Alabama State, a game the Jaguars led by double figures for the final 23 minutes.
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HBCU Players on Super Bowl XLVII Rosters
Baltimore Ravens
Reserve/Injured
Practice Squad
San Francisco 49ers
Practice Squad
| 12 | Jones, Jacoby | WR/RS | 6-2 | 212 | 28 | 6 | Lane |
| 70 | Harewood, Ramon | T | 6-6 | 340 | 25 | 3 | Morehouse |
| 54 | Hamilton, Adrian | OLB | 6-3 | 251 | 25 | R | Prairie View A&M |
Reserve/Injured
| 41 | Levine, Anthony | S | 5-11 | 199 | 25 | 1 | Tennessee State |
| 33 | Thompson, Christian | S | 6-0 | 211 | 22 | R | South Carolina State |
Practice Squad
| 42 | Carr, Nigel | LB | 6-2 | 232 | 22 | R | Alabama State |
San Francisco 49ers
Practice Squad
| 92 | Divens, Lamar | DT | 6-3 | 340 | 27 | 4 | Tennessee St. |
| 18 | Lockette, Ricardo | WR | 6-2 | 211 | 26 | 1 | Fort Valley St. |
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Florida A&M Rattlers, new coach seek fresh start
TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Under the watchful eyes of a young Kevin Clethen, players hoping for a spot on this year’s FAMU baseball team went through rapid-fire drills during a tryout Saturday morning at Moore-Kittles Field.
Pitchers worked with a radar gun trained on their throws, and players at all positions participated in a workout that lasted 2 1/2 hours.
Not a soul seemed distracted by the controversy surrounding Willie Brown, who coached the Rattlers last season. While Brown, who was fired after an investigation into sexual harassment allegations by walk-on Denard Williams II, fights to get his name cleared, Clethen has the task of keeping the players focused as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Thirty-four players, including Williams, participated in the tryout. Three newcomers from the Big Bend — catcher Garrett Johnson of Leon, pitcher Jordan Montague (Wakulla High) and infielder Kendal Week (Munroe High) — also took park in the workout.
Players weren’t available for interviews because of the circumstances surrounding Brown’s dismissal. They open the season Feb. 15 with a four-game series at Troy University.
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Pitchers worked with a radar gun trained on their throws, and players at all positions participated in a workout that lasted 2 1/2 hours.
Not a soul seemed distracted by the controversy surrounding Willie Brown, who coached the Rattlers last season. While Brown, who was fired after an investigation into sexual harassment allegations by walk-on Denard Williams II, fights to get his name cleared, Clethen has the task of keeping the players focused as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Thirty-four players, including Williams, participated in the tryout. Three newcomers from the Big Bend — catcher Garrett Johnson of Leon, pitcher Jordan Montague (Wakulla High) and infielder Kendal Week (Munroe High) — also took park in the workout.
Players weren’t available for interviews because of the circumstances surrounding Brown’s dismissal. They open the season Feb. 15 with a four-game series at Troy University.
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10-minute burst pushes XU Nuggets past PSC Lady Panthers
NEW ORLEANS -- Xavier University of Louisiana used a 10-minute first-half run Saturday to earn a 65-47 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference women's basketball victory against Philander Smith.
Andraquay Quinnine scored 13 points and SiMon Franklin 12 to lead the Gold Nuggets (13-4 overall, 3-2 GCAC), who are ranked 12th in NAIA Division I and bounced back from a Monday home loss to SUNO. The Lady Panthers (10-10, 1-4) have lost four in a row.
Philander Smith led 4-0 through the first two minutes, then the Gold Nuggets took control with a 24-2 burst in which they gained 18 turnovers, 12 by steals. Franklin scored eight points and capped the run with a basket to give Xavier a 24-6 lead at 8:07.
Xavier led 33-14 at halftime and maintained its double-digit lead throughout the second half -- but the Nuggets never led by more than 22, the last time after Whitney Gaston-Loyd's basket made it 56-34 with 7:44 remaining.
Gaston-Loyd had nine points and blocked two shots. Talor Hixon had six of Xavier's 26 steals, and Paige Gauthier led the Nuggets with seven rebounds and four assists.
Quinnine did not score until two free throws at 4:07 of the first half, and she made three 3-pointers in an 11-point second half. The Gold Nuggets are 6-0 this season when Quinnine leads the team in scoring.
Rubyunnia McHenry led Philander Smith with 15 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocked shots. Jerricka Scott scored 14 points, and Kanesha Merritt had 13 points and six steals -- but she also committed 10 of the Lady Panthers' 33 turnovers.
Xavier outshot Philander Smith 35 to 30 percent from the floor -- the Lady Panthers missed all 10 of their 3-point attempts -- and had a 46-34 rebound advantage. The Nuggets committed a season-worst 31 turnovers, 17 in the second half.
Franklin needs eight points to become the 19th XU female to reach 1,000 in a career. She'll get her next shot Monday when Xavier plays Fisk at 3 p.m. at the Convocation Center.
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information DirectorXAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
XULAATHLETICS
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