CIAA will keep basketball tournaments in Charlotte, but move other sports events over HB2

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- Chalk up another sports conference moving events out of North Carolina in response to House Bill 2: The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association said Friday that it will relocate eight out of 10 sports championships from the state.

The signature event next year – the 2017 women’s and men’s basketball championship tournaments – will remain in Charlotte, however.

“Relocation would not be in the best interest of the membership and its student-athletes at this time,” the CIAA said in a statement, also citing time constraints and contractual obligations.

The events being moved are men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and women’s tennis.

“The CIAA’s transition, beginning with the relocation of eight championships, is the first step in demonstrating that the conference does not support laws which prevent communities from effectively protecting student-athletes and fans,” the conference said. “The Board will continue its discussion on hosting future championships in North Carolina and whether the tournament will remain after 2017.”

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WSSU steamrolls its way past Lincoln (Pa.)

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pennsylvania — Winston-Salem State ran over, around and through Lincoln University on Saturday night in a 51-10 win at Lincoln University Stadium.

The Rams took command in the third quarter when they went on a 92-yard drive that ended with Te’Vaughn Hurse scoring from 6 yards out. Will Johnson’s extra point made it 30-10 with less than five minutes left in the third quarter and the blowout was almost complete.

Coach Kienus Boulware of the Rams said he was proud of the way the Rams battled back after a slow start.

“We didn’t get off to a good start in the first quarter and with Lincoln being at home they had something to do with that,” Boulware said by phone after the game. “But we got our running game going and really took the pressure off (quarterback) A.J. (Nocciolo), but the offensive line was really on point tonight.”

Running back Xavier Quick scored from 1 yard out later in the third quarter to make it 37-10 after Johnson’s point-after attempt was good.

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Tuskegee Makes Fourth quarter comeback for the ages to drop UNC-Pembroke

TUSKEGEE, Alabama -- Facing what many would seem an insurmountable deficit in the fourth quarter, the 11th-ranked Tuskegee University Golden Tigers pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in school history.

Trailing by 16 with just over nine minutes to play, Tuskegee scored 21 unanswered points in a span of 4:23 to pull out a 21-16 victory over 21st-ranked UNC-Pembroke at Cleve L. Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium Saturday afternoon.

Tuskegee (5-0) for the first time 2008, when the team reeled off 10 consecutive victories to start the year, trimmed the lead eight when Jayjerien Craig capped off a 12-play, 84-yard drive with an eight yard run down the right sideline with 8:32 to play in the contest. The two-point conversion was good when Craig took the pitch left and ran into the end zone to cut the deficit to 16-8.

Needing a stop and another score, the Golden Tigers turned to the defense as Kalil Gray and Osband Thompson converged on UNC Pembroke (4-1) quarterback Patrick O'Brien. The ball was stripped from O'Brien on the sack, and Thompson ripped away from him on the bottom of the pile with 8:20 to play in the quarter to set up Tuskegee on the 18-yard line.

Kevin Lacey hit Desmond Reece on the very next play on an 18-yard pass in the corner of the end zone to trim the 16-14 with 8:13 to play. The two-point conversion was no good as the pass was dropped at the one-yard line, but the Golden Tigers trimmed the deficit to two in a matter of 19 seconds.

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Return to normalcy: Arkansas shakes Little Rock doldrums and Alcorn State

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas -- Arkansas' recent slide in Little Rock came to an end Saturday.

Austin Allen threw three touchdown passes and No. 20 Arkansas unleashed a big-play attack to smack Alcorn State 52-10 before a crowd of 46,988 at War Memorial Stadium.

Arkansas (4-1) ended a three-game losing streak in Little Rock by starting fast and pushing through a sluggish second quarter to win its first game against a SWAC opponent.



Rawleigh Williams and Devwah Whaley ran for more than 100 yards each and receiver Jared Cornelius had his second consecutive 100-yard game with four catches for 106 yards, including scoring grabs of 29 and 35 yards as part of the Razorbacks' 24-point first-quarter onslaught.

The victory improved Arkansas' record at War Memorial Stadium to 150-60-4.

"It was great ending our losing streak in Little Rock," Cornelius said. "The fans deserve

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TSU kicker earns OVC award for record-setting performance

NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- Tennessee State kicker Lane Clark's record-setting performance Saturday, which helped the Tigers rally for a 34-30 win over UT Martin, earned him the Ohio Valley Conference Specialist of the Week.

Clark, a junior from Hays, Kan., broke the TSU record for field goal distance twice during the game.

His 54-yarder midway through the second quarter erased the previous record set in 1999 by Seth Goodowens against Jackson State and trimmed the UT Martin lead to 16-10.

Clark then added a 57-yard field goal with 7:27 left in the game, which put TSU up 27-23.

“I was nervous; It was my first time making a big kick like that," Clark said. "We practice it every day..I can’t say that it felt just like practice because it was in a game, but I knew I had it in me. I knew the big guys up front were going to protect me and protect the holder and it just worked out.”



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True freshman turning around Jackson State's rush offense

JACKSON, Mississippi -- Jackson State may have found an answer for one of its biggest weaknesses.

The Tigers didn’t receive much production from their running backs over the first three games, but true freshman Jordan Johnson has broken out the previous two weeks. He scored Jackson State’s first rushing touchdown of the season on Sept. 24 and had 18 carries for 114 yards in Saturday’s 16-14 home win against Mississippi Valley State.

“He’s playing with a great deal of confidence,” coach Tony Hughes said. “(His 6.3 yards per carry against MVSU is) an outstanding effort. He runs hard, he finds a hole, and he shows a lot of maturity. I’m glad he’s here, and I’m glad he’s on our football team.”

Johnson rushed for 1,905 yards and 25 touchdowns during his senior season at Terry and signed with Jackson State despite receiving late interest from Alabama-Birmingham. He finished with at least 100 rushing yards in nine of his 12 games last year.

The production impressed Hughes throughout his recruitment of Johnson.



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HBCU Football Judgment Day Scoreboard Week 5

Saturday, October 1, 2016

SIAC
Tuskegee 21, UNC-Pembroke 16
Albany State 35, Miles 33
Clark Atlanta 37, Morehouse 36
Lincoln (Mo.)12, Lane 9
Alderson-Broaddus 33, Fort Valley State 9
Gardner-Webb 45, Benedict 0
Valdosta State 48, Kentucky State 10

OTHER HBCUs
Arizona Christian 34, Langston 10
Bacone 35, Texas College 26
East Stroudsburg 54, Cheyney 12
Virginia-Wise 39, West Virginia State 37

CIAA
Chowan 47, Johnson C. Smith 14
Elizabeth City State 28, Shaw 21
Bowie State 37, Fayetteville State 3
Kentucky Wesleyan 21, Central State (Ohio) 7
Virginia Union 50, Saint Augustine's 21
Virginia State 47, Livingstone 0
Winston-Salem State 51, Lincoln (Pa.) 10

SWAC
Alabama State 41, Arkansas Pine Bluff 21
Arkansas 52, Alcorn State 10
Texas Southern 34, Alabama A&M 31
Grambling State 36, Prairie View A&M 16
Jackson State 16, Mississippi Valley 14

MEAC
Florida A&M 19, Savannah State 14
North Carolina Central 31, Bethune-Cookman 14
Morgan State 20, Delaware State 17
Howard 33, Norfolk State 28
North Carolina A&T 31, Hampton 9

OVC
Tennessee State 34, Tennessee-Martin 30