S.C. State marching band to appear on ‘Drumline: A New Beat’

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ORANGEBURG, South Carolina  -- Members of the Marching 101 Band of S.C. State University are gearing up to make their television debut in the Video Hits One (VH1) upcoming original movie “Drumline: A New Beat.”

The film will premiere on the cable television network at 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27.

The storyline is similar to the original “Drumline” movie that aired in 2002. The sequel follows prospective band members throughout their journey of making the prominent Atlanta A&T drumline.

The filming experience has been memorable for members of the Marching 101, who will appear in the film wearing the Atlanta A&T uniforms as extras and doubles.

Lacyona Muldrow, a senior music industry major, will serve as the double for lead actress Alexandra Shipp’s character, Danielle “Dani” Raymond. Initially, the Florence native, who has 20 years of experience playing the drums, was skeptical about traveling to Atlanta to audition.

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Benedict beat Morehouse for homecoming win

COLUMBIA. South Carolina — The Benedict College Tigers won their fourth straight Homecoming game, giving the alumni an exciting 33-15 victory over Morehouse College on Saturday at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium.

Playing without quarterback Cameron Stover, who sat out the game after suffering a concussion last week against Clark Atlanta, the Tigers took advantage of two Morehouse fumbles and an interception for their first home win of the season. Backup quarterback Marcus Graham completed 14 of 35 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. The Tigers rushed for 92 yards on 24 carries.

“I challenged our defense. Our quarterback was down and we put a lot of pressure on our defense because they’ve been playing a little inconsistent in the past three or four weeks,” Benedict head coach James Woody said. “But they came out today and stopped a good football team. I was happy to see those guys hold them down to a minimum.”

Benedict improves to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the SIAC. Morehouse drops to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the SIAC.

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Edward Waters 47, Newport News Apprentice School 21

JACKSONVILLE, Florida  --  Despite three touchdowns by Brandon Jordan -- two rushing, one receiving -- the Builders lost in Jacksonville, Fla.

The Edward Waters Tigers, an NAIA program, scored on seven of their final eight drives.

The winless Builders ran for 196 yards, with sophomore Joseph Hodge leading them with 65 on 13 carries. Jordan gained 55 on eight attempts.

Apprentice freshman Deon Lavender was 4-of-9 in the air for 66 yards and a touchdown, while fellow freshman Caleb Heath was 4-of-7 for 32 yards.

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SCSU hoops kicks off season with ‘Bulldog Madness’

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- South Carolina State men’s and women’s basketball will kick start the 2014-15 seasons with “Bulldog Madness” at 9:37 p.m. Friday at Dukes Gymnasium.

The free event is sponsored by the Department of Athletics and will feature an array of activities, including a 3-point shootout, the men’s dunk contest and guest appearances by the pep band and the S.C. State cheerleaders. Music will be provided by DJ Panda P with door prizes and giveaways available for all in attendance.

The men’s basketball team was picked 12th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference preseason poll and will open the season on the road with a three-game West Coast swing with stops at the University of Washington (Nov. 14), University of San Francisco (Nov. 16) and defending Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season champion Virginia (Nov. 18).

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Special Teams Comes Up Big in UAPB's 38-37 Win Over Texas Southern

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HOUSTON, Texas -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Special Teams came up big as they blocked a Texas Southern University's Eric Medina 37-yard field goal with four seconds left in the game to give the Golden Lions a 38-37 win over the Tigers.

With the win, UAPB goes to 1-2 in homecoming games this season as they have played in their third straight homecoming game. The Golden Lions will play in their final homecoming game of the season as they will host Prairie View A&M at Golden Lion Stadium, Saturday, November 1

In an old fashion heavy weight boxing match both teams combined for over 1,096 yards of total offense as UAPB finished the contest with 514 yards of total offense, where TSU finished the contest with 582.

Brian Handley led the Golden Lions offensive attack as he rushed for 193 yards on 19 carries with two TDs in the contest.

Ben Anderson was finished the contest with 288 yards passing as he complete 12 passes in 23 attempts with one three TDs and one interceptions, while Willie Young finished the contest with 142 yards receiving on three receptions with two TDs.

Daveonn Porter led the TSU ground attack with 187 yards on 18 carries with one TD. While Home Causey passes for 333 yards by completing 27 passes in 35 attempts with one three TDs and one interception.

Steve Carpenter led the TSU receivers with 91 yards on seven receptions with his longest reception being for 32 yards.

Defensively UAPB was led by Willie Duncan with 11 tackles, one sack and two tackles for loss, whereas Darveon Trahan led TSU in tackles with nine and one pass breakup.

In the first quarter of this heavy weight match ended in a 10-10 tie as Strickland nailed a 26-yard field goal with 6:31 left on the clock, followed by a C.J. Branch 34-yard TD reception from Ben Anderson. TSU lit up the scoreboard at the 6:06 mark on a 41-yard pass to Porter from Causey, followed by an Eric Medina 42-yard field goal at the 1:02 mark to close out the first quarter.

In the second quarter, UAPB won the round as Handley rushed for two TDs as he scored from 17 yards out, followed by a Strickland 43-yard field goal, while Causey passed for his second TD of the game for TSU to Malik Cross from 17-yards out.

After the completion of the first half UAPB took a 26-17 lead into the break as this was the first time the Golden Lions led in a contest since the second game of the season against Concordia College in their home opener.

In the third quarter, TSU won the run as they scored two TDs to take a 31-26 lead as Jimmy Potepa scored from two-yards out and Porter scoring his second TD of the game from one-yard out.

UAPB took a 32-31 lead as Young scored from 60-yards out with 7:76 mark of the fourth. On the ensuing drive, TSU made the score 37-32 as Larry Clark scored from 16-yards out on a pass from Causey with 2:31 left in game.

Anderson would find Young again on a go route with 2:15 left in the game as young scored from 69-yards out to give the Golden Lions a 38-37 lead.

After three straight road contests, the Golden Lions will return to the comforts of Golden Lion Stadium as they will host Mississippi Valley State on Saturday, November 1 in a 2 p.m. start their first of three home games slated for the month of November.

With the win, UAPB goes to 2-5 and 1-4 in conference play, whereas TSU goes to 5-3 and 3-3 in conference play.

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North Carolina A&T Aggies Take Over First-Place, Win GHOE

GREENSBORO, North Carolina -- Homecoming wins always have a little extra weight to them. The alumni, student body and administration all walk out of the stadium with their chest poked out before partaking in a few more tailgates and the fun and festivities scheduled for the evening.

North Carolina A&T’s 40-21 homecoming win over Florida A&M Saturday afternoon at Aggie Stadium had a little more meaning than just giving the alumni something to be proud of, however. The win put the Aggies (7-2, 4-1 MEAC) in sole possession of first place in the MEAC with three games remaining on the Aggies’ schedule.

North Carolina A&T holds a half game lead over Bethune-Cookman, S.C. State, Norfolk State, Morgan State and N.C. Central. The Aggies also improved to 4-0 in homecoming games under head coach Rod Broadway. The Rattlers (2-6, 2-2 MEAC) have now lost three straight to A&T.

“Homecoming is different; look at the crowd and the atmosphere,” said Broadway. “You can feel it around here. It’s the Greatest Homecoming On Earth, and it is big. At (historically black colleges and universities) homecoming is always big, and it was a conference game. It took us to seven wins. I think this is the third year in a row we’ve had seven wins. That means we’re getting a little bit better every year.”



As the Aggies enter what will be a tough fight for the conference crown, they received some good news on Saturday when junior quarterback Kwashaun Quick walked out on the field as the starter. In his first game back after missing three weeks with a knee injury, Quick threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns on 16-for-26 passing.

“I was ready to get back out there,” said Quick. “It was eating me alive not to be out there with the boys. I’m back now and it’s time to move forward and get better from here.”

All three of his TD passes went to sophomore Denzel Keyes who used his 6-foot-4 frame against the smaller FAMU defensive backs to be effective most of the game before using his smarts for what may have been the biggest play of the afternoon.

With the Aggies leading 20-14 in the third quarter, the Aggies decided to take advantage of something they noticed throughout the first half. The FAMU defensive backs were keying on Quick’s movements. Whenever Quick motioned to throw, the Rattlers came forward to stop the short pass or run.

On a 2nd-and-4 from the Aggies 27-yard line, Keyes was scheduled to run an out pattern, but when he saw the corner come up on the Quick throwing motion, he continued to run downfield. Quick spotted Keyes running free down the sideline and connected with the Aggies forward from the men’s basketball team for a 73-yard touchdown and a 27-14 lead.

Keyes finished the day with a career-high 129 yards receiving on five catches.

“My hat goes off to Denzel Keyes, he had some big plays for us,” said Broadway. “That’s where we are developing as a football team. We are getting some pretty good athletes in here now. We are still about 14 short, but once we get 14 more we are going to improve a little bit. We have a few weapons we can go to right now.”

Keyes was not finished. He used his height to go over the top of 6-foot Devonte Johnson to end the third quarter with a 21-yard touchdown reception to give A&T a 33-14 lead after the extra point was blocked.

“He is 6-4. He is a basketball player, a football player and he can make those plays,” said Broadway.

Senior kicker Jose Garcia-Camacho helped the Aggies put the game away as his ensuing kickoff was perfectly placed at the FAMU 24 where no Rattlers were standing. Marlowe Wood swooped in and dove on the live ball to give A&T a 1st-and-10. Desmond Lawrence followed with a 21-yard gain on a reverse. Sophomore Tarik Cohen closed out the drive with a 3-yard TD run to open the fourth quarter.

“We try to tune it out and focus on the game…get our mind right,” said Quick about playing on homecoming. “(The fans) are here to watch us play and we’re here to give them a show. We preach about staying focused all the time. We can’t lose what homecoming is about. It’s about the fans and the alumni coming back, and it’s about us trying to win a football game.”

The Aggies may have had a few homecoming jitters to start. The Rattlers took their opening drive 75 yards on 11 plays as Lemond Bruice scored on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Damien Fleming. But the Aggies responded with 17 unanswered and led 20-14 at the half.

“We got a couple of guys banged up but to win this game during homecoming is big to the city, community and everybody else benefits from this, so we are extremely happy to have won this game.”

The Aggies will take a week off from competition before playing their home finale against one of the MEAC championship contenders, Morgan State, in two weeks (Nov. 8, 1 p.m.) at Aggie Stadium.

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SATURDAY, October 25, 2014

MEAC
North Carolina A&T 40, Florida A&M 21
South Carolina State 20, Bethune-Cookman 14
North Carolina Central 42, Savannah State 14
Hampton 23,  Delaware State 0
Villanova 48, Morgan State 28

SWAC
Alcorn State 77, Prairie View A&M 48
Arkansas Pine Bluff 38, Texas Southern 37
Alabama A&M  37, Alabama State 36   Watch Replay    73rd Magic City Classic
Southern 42, Jackson State 28

OVC
Eastern Illinois 28, Tennessee State 3  Watch Replay 

CIAA
Shaw 35, Johnson C. Smith 34
Bowie State 20, Virginia Union 17 O.T.
Elizabeth City State 49, Chowan 33
Winston-Salem State 34, Livingstone 17
Fayetteville State 49, Saint Augustine's 14
Virginia State 63, Lincoln (Pa.) 7

SIAC
Tuskegee 38, Kentucky State 9
Central State 41, Stillman 14
Fort Valley State 23,  Paine 10
Miles 51, Lane 0
Albany State 33, Clark Atlanta 0
Benedict 33, Morehouse 15

OTHER CONFERENCES
Shippensburg 34, Cheyney 13
Wesley College 75, Virginia University Lynchburg 12
Warner 17, Concordia-Selma 12
Virginia -Wise 16, West Virginia State 13
Edward Waters 47, Apprentice School 21
Indianapolis 52, Lincoln (Mo.) 14
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