Sunday, September 10, 2017
Bruno Mars shares his feelings about N.C. A&T band's halftime show (Video)
GREENSBORO, North Carolina -- N.C. A&T's football team started its season at an away game last week at Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs.
The Aggies won 45-3.
But the football players weren't the only winners.
The Blue and Gold Marching Machine put on a heckuva halftime show featuring several Bruno Mars songs, including "Locked Out of Heaven," "Grenade," "Perm," "That's What I Like" and "Just the Way You Are."
The crowd, including a bunch of Gardner-Webb fans, offered up a standing ovation after the performance.
The band also earned praise from the source himself on Twitter.
So dope. They really killed this! The ironic part is I got kicked out of band in high school.😒 So to see this brings a huge smile to my soul https://t.co/Eb4xbAeqiK
— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) September 5, 2017
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Albany State Defense Dominant in 2017 Win Over Tuskegee Golden Tigers
PHENIX CITY, Alabama -- Albany State University captured their first win in seven seasons over Tuskegee University with a convincing 20-7 triumph Saturday afternoon at the Fourth Annual White Water Classic.
ASU's last victory over the Golden Tigers was in the 2010 season, where the Golden Rams came away with a 34-6 win.
In Saturday's outing Albany State rolled up 462 yards of total offense on 68 plays and controlled the game's pace with nearly 46 minutes in time of possession. Comparatively Tuskegee's time of possession totaled just over 16 minutes and they only managed 27 plays from scrimmage.
The Golden Tigers' brightest moment came on their first drive of the game. After ASU's game opening drive (11 plays, 7:25 of clock) came up empty with a missed field goal, facing third and one, Tuskegee's Hoderick Lowe broke loose for a 71 yard scamper to the end zone and a 7-0 lead at the 5:59 mark.
Unfortunately for Tuskegee fans, that touchdown would be their lone visit to the end zone and accounted for one of their two first downs on the afternoon.
The Golden Rams' defense was stingily brilliant the rest of the way, denying Tuskegee any chance at any offensive rhythm or productivity. Aside from the opening drive (Lowe's TD run), the Golden Rams did not allow Tuskegee across the 50-yard line the rest of the contest and forced three and outs on six of their final seven possessions.
The Golden Tigers finished the night with just 119 yards of total offense. Marquez Thomas was ASU's leader on defense with 6 tackles including a sack for a loss of 8 yards.
Jalen Bush's 13 yard touchdown reception from Chancellor Johnson with 12:54 left in the first half capped a 12 play, 87 yard drive to knot the game at 7 apiece. The Golden Rams pulled in front with 1:39 left in the second quarter when another drive, this one 78 yards on 16 plays, ended with another TD pass from Johnson, this time to Quadrey Simmons from 21 yards out. The extra point attempt missed its mark but ASU took a 13-7 lead into the locker room.
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As the defense kept TU at bay, the Golden Rams put the game away near the close of the third quarter on a 26 yard TD hookup from Johnson to Mike Green.
Johnson had a nearly perfect passing day going 20 of 21 for 209 yards and three touchdowns. Green hauled in 7 catches for 100 yards and McKinley Habersham had all positive yards with 23 carries for 144 yards.
Albany State (2-0, SIAC 1-0) will return to action for a non-conference tilt against North Greenville University on Saturday, September 16 at ASU Coliseum. Kickoff is scheduled for 7pm.
Visit www.asugoldenrams.com for more information on Albany State University Athletics.
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ASU's last victory over the Golden Tigers was in the 2010 season, where the Golden Rams came away with a 34-6 win.
In Saturday's outing Albany State rolled up 462 yards of total offense on 68 plays and controlled the game's pace with nearly 46 minutes in time of possession. Comparatively Tuskegee's time of possession totaled just over 16 minutes and they only managed 27 plays from scrimmage.
The Golden Tigers' brightest moment came on their first drive of the game. After ASU's game opening drive (11 plays, 7:25 of clock) came up empty with a missed field goal, facing third and one, Tuskegee's Hoderick Lowe broke loose for a 71 yard scamper to the end zone and a 7-0 lead at the 5:59 mark.
Unfortunately for Tuskegee fans, that touchdown would be their lone visit to the end zone and accounted for one of their two first downs on the afternoon.
The Golden Rams' defense was stingily brilliant the rest of the way, denying Tuskegee any chance at any offensive rhythm or productivity. Aside from the opening drive (Lowe's TD run), the Golden Rams did not allow Tuskegee across the 50-yard line the rest of the contest and forced three and outs on six of their final seven possessions.
The Golden Tigers finished the night with just 119 yards of total offense. Marquez Thomas was ASU's leader on defense with 6 tackles including a sack for a loss of 8 yards.
Jalen Bush's 13 yard touchdown reception from Chancellor Johnson with 12:54 left in the first half capped a 12 play, 87 yard drive to knot the game at 7 apiece. The Golden Rams pulled in front with 1:39 left in the second quarter when another drive, this one 78 yards on 16 plays, ended with another TD pass from Johnson, this time to Quadrey Simmons from 21 yards out. The extra point attempt missed its mark but ASU took a 13-7 lead into the locker room.
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As the defense kept TU at bay, the Golden Rams put the game away near the close of the third quarter on a 26 yard TD hookup from Johnson to Mike Green.
Johnson had a nearly perfect passing day going 20 of 21 for 209 yards and three touchdowns. Green hauled in 7 catches for 100 yards and McKinley Habersham had all positive yards with 23 carries for 144 yards.
Albany State (2-0, SIAC 1-0) will return to action for a non-conference tilt against North Greenville University on Saturday, September 16 at ASU Coliseum. Kickoff is scheduled for 7pm.
Visit www.asugoldenrams.com for more information on Albany State University Athletics.
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Bowie State Bulldogs Topple #19 Winston-Salem State 31-13 in Non-Conference Clash
Chesson ended the contest as the games' leading ground gainer with 95 yards on 19 carries. Hall completed 11-of-14 passes for 94 yards while junior Lansana Sesay (Bowie, Md.) had a team-high four receptions for 46 yards and senior Kerrick Pollock (Miami, Fla.) caught two passes for 35 yards.
Tops on defense for Bowie State were sophomores William Flowers, III (Baltimore, Md.) and Tommar Phillips (Lanham, Md.) along with senior Johnny Littlejohn (Silver Spring, Md.) with five tackles each.
Rod Tinsley led the Winston-Salem State offense with 100 passing yards, completing 16-of-29 (one intercepton). Tinley also led the Rams with 65 rushing yards on eight carries. The Rams were led on defense by Jarell Bright with a game-high 14 tackles.
"Our guys played with a lot of energy throughout the game and that's what it's going to take to win ball games in this conference", said Bowie State head coach Damon Wilson.
Bowie State drew first blood at the 1:15 mark of the first quarter, when Chesson rushed for a two-yard score. Sophomore Gene Carson (Accokeek, Md.) added the extra point for 7-0 advantage.
Carson booted a 36-yard field goal with 3:01 left in the second quarter to give visiting Bowie State a 10-0 lead.
Chesson scored his second touchdown of the afternoon, this time from 19 yards out at the 11:49 mark of the third quarter to take a 17-0 advantage. Hall punched it in from three yards out with 4:33 left in the third to push the Bowie State lead to 24-0
Tinsley to Walton for a 5-yard score with six seconds left in the third quarter.
Bowie State junior Taylor Johnson (Washington, D.C.) scooped up a Winston-Salem State fumbled and rumbled 85 yards in the other direction, extending the Bulldogs lead to 31-7 with 6:48 remaining in the game.
Winston-Salem State's Kerrion Moore scampered around the left side to score from five yards with 5:54 left on the Bowman Gray Stadium scoreboard, but the Rams trailed 31-13.
The Bulldogs early season travels continue next Saturday (Sept. 16) as Bowie State takes on the Falcons of Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh (N.C.). Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. at SAU's George Williams Complex.
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Johnathon McCrary’s Four Touchdowns and Roger Thomas’ Three TDs Lead CAU to 55-14 Win Over Central State
ATLANTA, Georgia -- Jonathon McCrary threw three first-half touchdowns and ran for another as the Clark Atlanta University offense churned out 644 yards of total offense to defeat Central State 55-14 Saturday night at CAU Panther Stadium.
Clark Atlanta (2-0) took a 27-0 halftime lead after McCrary, last week's Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, threw touchdown passes to Josh Banks and Jonathan Sanders, who caught two. McCrary also ran for another touchdown.
The CAU running game took over in the second half as Roger Thomas had three touchdown runs to help the Panthers to salt away the win over Central State (0-2). It's the Panthers' second win in a row over the Marauders, who fell to CAU 20-13 last season.
Thomas finished with 130 yards and three touchdowns rushing, while McCrary was 17-of-22 for 288 yards and three touchdowns passing with one TD on the ground. CAU didn't punt the ball all night.
CAU's 55 points was the most points scored by an SIAC team since Tuskegee put up 62 points against Stillman in 2014. It's the most points Clark Atlanta has scored since 2013 when the Panthers defeated College of Faith 56-0.
Trent Mays threw for 220 yards and ran for a touchdown for Central State while Darian Nelson rushed for 87 yards and the Marauders other touchdown.
Linebacker Harding Harper returned from injury to finish with 11 tackles, eight unassisted for CAU. Defensive back Julian Colvard added nine tackles and interception for the Panthers.
Clark Atlanta visits Tuskegee on Sept. 16.
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HBCU Football Judgment Day Scoreboard - Week 2 Finals
SEPTEMBER 9, 2017
OVC
#23Tennessee State 17, Jackson State 15
SWAC
Grambling State 23, Northwestern State 10
Southern Mississippi 45, Southern 0
Southern Illinois 55, Mississippi Valley State 3
Akron 52, Arkansas Pine Bluff 3
Troy 34, Alabama State 7
Vanderbilt 42, Alabama A&M 0
Sam Houston State 44, Prairie View A&M 31
Houston Baptist 24, Texas Southern 17
Florida International 17, Alcorn State 10
MEAC
Bethune-Cookman 28, Southeastern Louisiana 23
North Carolina A&T 56, Mars Hill 0
North Carolina Central 41, Shaw 0
Kent State 38, Howard 31
Albany 26, Morgan State 0
Appalachian State 54, Savannah State 7
William & Mary 20, Norfolk State 6
Hampton 28, Delaware State 15
Charleston Southern vs. South Carolina State, postponed
Florida A&M, Idle
CIAA
Bowie State 31, Winston-Salem State 13
Virginia Union 31, Newberry 23
Virginia State 44, Johnson C. Smith 6
Lincoln (MO) 49, Lincoln (PA) 19
UNC Pembroke 66, Elizabeth City State 14
Carson-Newman 41, Saint Augustine's 14
Kentucky Wesleyan 33, Livingstone W
Delta State 42, Chowan 13
Limestone 20, Benedict 17
Wingate 31, Fayetteville State 21
SIAC
Albany State 20, Tuskegee 7
Clark Atlanta 55, Central State (OH) 14
McKendree 50, State 0
Valdosta State vs. Fort Valley State, Cancelled
Morehouse 24, Lane 10
West Georgia 45, Miles 7
OTHER CONF.
Langston 41, Lyon College 14
Virginia-Wise 34, West Virginia State 24
California (PA) 54, Cheyney 14
Hardin-Simmon 74, Texas College 0
Bluefield (VA)19, Edward Waters 0
Grambling Tigers roar to home-opening win against Northwestern State Demons
GRAMBLING, Louisiana | Martez Carter rushed for 138 yards and Devante Kincade passed for 231 yards as the Grambling State University football team picked up a 23-10 win in its 2017 home opener on Saturday against Northwestern State at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium.
"Getting out of the gate really helped us tonight," Grambling State head coach Broderick Fobbs said. "Overall I thought we improved from last week and we still need to tackle a bit better. It has good to get the win at home and in front of our home fans."
Grambling State (1-1) wasted little time in its home opener as the Tigers marched 65 yards in just three plays on its opening drive to grab a 7-0 lead.
The Tigers got a huge 60-yard pass play from Devante Kincade on the first play from scrimmage to Martez Carter and Grambling State punched in its first score with 14:01 remaining in the opening quarter. Carter's two-yard dive gave the Tigers a 7-0 lead.
The Demons (0-2) were driving for the tying score, but De'Andre Houghes forced a fumble on a sack and the ball was recovered by Johnkil Skipper at the Grambling State 25.
Grambling State set up shop on its own 25 and used a 10-play drive as Marc Orozco booted the first of his three field goals – an 18-yarder – to extend the lead to 10-0 with 5:44 left in the first quarter.
Northwestern State answered the Tigers score with an 11-play drive, capped by a J.D. Allmond 14-yard touchdown pass to Marquisian Chapman as the Demons cut the Grambling State lead to 10-7 with 14:52 left in the first half.
The Tigers quickly responded as Grambling State marched down the field with a nine-play, 75-yard drive as Kincade found a diving Darrell Clark on the left side of the endzone for the 24-yard score with 11:03 remaining in the second quarter.
Grambling State took a 17-10 lead into the half and added to the margin midway through the third quarter as Orozco booted a 35-yard field goal to give the Tigers a 20-7 advantage with 6:50 remaining.
Northwestern State got a 34-yard field goal by Austyin Fendrick, who just missed a 54-yarder in the first half, to cut the deficit to 20-10 with 14:05 left.
However, Orozco's 26-yard field goal with 1:38 sealed the victory and gave Grambling State its first win of the season.
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Turning Point
Playing in front of nearly 13,000 fans and in its 2017 home opener, Grambling State came out firing on all cylinders.
The Tigers led from start to finish, but the real turning point in the game was in the very first drive.
Grambling State started the game at its own 35. Kincade found Carter on a swing pass to the left and the senior running back dashed 60 yards down the left sideline before being pushed out of bounds by Isaac Warren.
With the ball sitting at the Demons five-yard line, Carter rushed three yards on the next play and scored from two yards out when he leaped over the pile to give Grambling State an early 7-0 lead.
Inside the Numbers
· Grambling State rebounded from just 10 first downs last week with 15 in Saturday night's win.
· Northwestern State recorded 18 first downs.
· Grambling State finished with 435 total yards of offense, including 231 through the air.
· The Demons registered 283 yards with just 42 coming on the ground.
· Martez Carter finished the night with 207 total yards of offense.
· Darrell Clark caught three passes for 53 yards.
· Martez Carter led all rushers with 138 yards on 20 carries and averaged 6.9 yards per a touch.
· Devante Kincaid finished the night with 231 yards on 13 of 20 passing and one touchdown.
· T'Kevian Rockwell led the Tigers with seven total tackles, including four solo stops.
· Brandon Varner registered four tackles, including a pair of sacks for 16 yards.
· De'Aumante Carter recorded an interception for six yards and had a pass breakup.
· J.D. Almond went 21-of-34 passing for 241 yards and one interception. Also he was sacked four times.
· Chris Jones led the way on the ground for the Demons with 20 touches for 49 yards.
· Cameron Lazare caught eight passes for 70 yards.
· Chrishard Buhl registered eight tackles, including five solo stops, while Nick Pierotti added seven tackles.
News & Notes
· Grambling State scored on its first drive and needed just 59 seconds.
· The Tigers rebounded from last weekend's road loss to Tulane with the second consecutive home-opening win.
· Grambling State came into the game ranked No. 23 in the FCS Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the STATS FCS Top 25. The Tigers were also ranked No. 4 in the BOXTOROW weekly poll.
· Grambling State head coach Broderick Fobbs joins Eddie Robinson and Rod Broadway as the only other coaches to pick up wins against Northwestern State.
· The Tigers have now won two straight in the series against Northwestern State and lead the series, 3-1.
Up Next
Grambling State opens Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on Saturday, Sept. 16. At Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium against Jackson State. Jackson State fell to Tennessee State, 17-15, on Saturday.
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"Getting out of the gate really helped us tonight," Grambling State head coach Broderick Fobbs said. "Overall I thought we improved from last week and we still need to tackle a bit better. It has good to get the win at home and in front of our home fans."
Grambling State (1-1) wasted little time in its home opener as the Tigers marched 65 yards in just three plays on its opening drive to grab a 7-0 lead.
The Tigers got a huge 60-yard pass play from Devante Kincade on the first play from scrimmage to Martez Carter and Grambling State punched in its first score with 14:01 remaining in the opening quarter. Carter's two-yard dive gave the Tigers a 7-0 lead.
The Demons (0-2) were driving for the tying score, but De'Andre Houghes forced a fumble on a sack and the ball was recovered by Johnkil Skipper at the Grambling State 25.
Grambling State set up shop on its own 25 and used a 10-play drive as Marc Orozco booted the first of his three field goals – an 18-yarder – to extend the lead to 10-0 with 5:44 left in the first quarter.
Northwestern State answered the Tigers score with an 11-play drive, capped by a J.D. Allmond 14-yard touchdown pass to Marquisian Chapman as the Demons cut the Grambling State lead to 10-7 with 14:52 left in the first half.
The Tigers quickly responded as Grambling State marched down the field with a nine-play, 75-yard drive as Kincade found a diving Darrell Clark on the left side of the endzone for the 24-yard score with 11:03 remaining in the second quarter.
Grambling State took a 17-10 lead into the half and added to the margin midway through the third quarter as Orozco booted a 35-yard field goal to give the Tigers a 20-7 advantage with 6:50 remaining.
Northwestern State got a 34-yard field goal by Austyin Fendrick, who just missed a 54-yarder in the first half, to cut the deficit to 20-10 with 14:05 left.
However, Orozco's 26-yard field goal with 1:38 sealed the victory and gave Grambling State its first win of the season.
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Turning Point
Playing in front of nearly 13,000 fans and in its 2017 home opener, Grambling State came out firing on all cylinders.
The Tigers led from start to finish, but the real turning point in the game was in the very first drive.
Grambling State started the game at its own 35. Kincade found Carter on a swing pass to the left and the senior running back dashed 60 yards down the left sideline before being pushed out of bounds by Isaac Warren.
With the ball sitting at the Demons five-yard line, Carter rushed three yards on the next play and scored from two yards out when he leaped over the pile to give Grambling State an early 7-0 lead.
Inside the Numbers
· Grambling State rebounded from just 10 first downs last week with 15 in Saturday night's win.
· Northwestern State recorded 18 first downs.
· Grambling State finished with 435 total yards of offense, including 231 through the air.
· The Demons registered 283 yards with just 42 coming on the ground.
· Martez Carter finished the night with 207 total yards of offense.
· Darrell Clark caught three passes for 53 yards.
· Martez Carter led all rushers with 138 yards on 20 carries and averaged 6.9 yards per a touch.
· Devante Kincaid finished the night with 231 yards on 13 of 20 passing and one touchdown.
· T'Kevian Rockwell led the Tigers with seven total tackles, including four solo stops.
· Brandon Varner registered four tackles, including a pair of sacks for 16 yards.
· De'Aumante Carter recorded an interception for six yards and had a pass breakup.
· J.D. Almond went 21-of-34 passing for 241 yards and one interception. Also he was sacked four times.
· Chris Jones led the way on the ground for the Demons with 20 touches for 49 yards.
· Cameron Lazare caught eight passes for 70 yards.
· Chrishard Buhl registered eight tackles, including five solo stops, while Nick Pierotti added seven tackles.
News & Notes
· Grambling State scored on its first drive and needed just 59 seconds.
· The Tigers rebounded from last weekend's road loss to Tulane with the second consecutive home-opening win.
· Grambling State came into the game ranked No. 23 in the FCS Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the STATS FCS Top 25. The Tigers were also ranked No. 4 in the BOXTOROW weekly poll.
· Grambling State head coach Broderick Fobbs joins Eddie Robinson and Rod Broadway as the only other coaches to pick up wins against Northwestern State.
· The Tigers have now won two straight in the series against Northwestern State and lead the series, 3-1.
Up Next
Grambling State opens Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on Saturday, Sept. 16. At Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium against Jackson State. Jackson State fell to Tennessee State, 17-15, on Saturday.
Follow Grambling State Athletics
For complete coverage of Grambling State athletics, please follow the Tigers on social media at @GSU_Tigers (Twitter) or visit the official home of Grambling State Athletics at gsutigers.com.
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