Category: HBCU Sports

Morehouse defeats Tuskegee 31-15 in 85th Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic

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Team 1 2 3 4 F TUFB 2 7 0 6 15  MHC 7 3 7 14 31 From the SIAC: MOREHOUSE 31, TUSKEGEE 15 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Morehouse capitalized on turnovers to upset Tuskegee 31-15 on Saturday at Legion Field in the 85th Annual Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic. MHC (1-5, 1-1 SIAC) picked up its first win of the season while holdng TU (2-3, 1-1 SIAC) to 65 rushing yards (1.9 avg.)  Earnest Davis led all players with 106 rushing yards on 30 attempts with two touchdowns. Quarterback Michael Sims passed…

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Week 6 CIAA Football Recap

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From the CIAA: 2021 CIAA Football Standings2021 CIAA Football Composite Schedule2021 Statistics  CHARLOTTE – Week six of the 2021 season saw the start of divisional play across the CIAA. This week’s games featured several that may go a long way in deciding who will advance to Salem to do battle in the CIAA Football Championship, including a matchup between a pair of top 25 teams in reigning champion Bowie State and Chowan. Let’s look at how each team performed in the first week of divisional play:  Fayetteville State 15, Shaw 12 Fayetteville State took sole possession…

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Jackson State annihilates Alabama A&M 61-15

Brandon King

61 JSU 15 AAMU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F JSU 20 13 21 7 61 AAMU 0 7 0 8 15 It was complete domination on both sides of the ball from the moment the teams got off the bus to the final whistle as the Jackson State Tigers decimated the Bulldogs of Alabama A&M , 61-15. It was the Tigers defense that got the scoring started when James Houston sacked and stripped A&M Aqeel Glass and the recovered the fumble at took it 67-yards to the house to put…

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Albany State blanks Edward Waters 30-0

Brandon King

Team 1 2 3 4 F EWU 0 0 0 0 0 ASU 7 9 14 0 30 The Albany State Golden we’re not very welcoming host to the Tigers of Edward Waters. In front of a homecoming crowd of 7892, ASU laid a 30-0 smack down on EWU, using an aerial attack that largely has not been present during their previous five games this season, as quarterback Dionte completing 14 of his 23 passes for 283 yards and three scores. Though the passing game did most of the damage…

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Albany State v Edward Waters University preview and prediction

Brandon King

This Saturday the Albany State Golden Rams will host (4-1, 2-0) the Tigers of Edwards Waters University (2-3, 1-3) for their homecoming. If the Tigers wish to spoil the festivities, they certainly have their work cut out for them , as they face a Rams team that features a formidable running game and a stingy defense that has only allowed 36 points all season. The Tigers defense has been very offense-friendly, giving up 33.8 points per game, juxtaposing that with the toughness of the Albany State defense will likely spell…

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Grambling’s Pena and Warren nab SWAC Weekly Honours

Brandon King

from Grambling State Athletic Communications: Pena and Warren Earn SWAC Weekly Honors  Grambling State University senior forward Kailey Pena and sophomore goalkeeper Quinlan Warren earned a pair of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) women’s soccer honors, the conference announced on Wednesday.  Pena, the SWAC Offensive Player of the Week, finished with four points in a pair of Grambling State shutout victories over Jackson State and Southern. Her assist set up the game-winning goal in the Lady Tigers’ 1-0 overtime win over JSU on Friday and her goal on Sunday against Southern…

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2021-22 CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Preseason All Teams and Predictions

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From the CIAA: Charlotte, NC – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announces the 2021 All-CIAA Preseason Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams, as voted on by the CIAA Basketball Coaches Associations and the Sports Information Directors Association, and the predicted order of finish as selected by the men’s and women’s head coaches. The preseason teams and predicted order were both announced on Wednesday just prior to the start of CIAA Basketball Virtual Media Day.  The 2021 men’s and women’s preseason teams each feature two returning players from the 2019-20 All-CIAA teams. Fayetteville State…

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From the CIAA : 2021 CIAA Football Standings2021 CIAA Football Composite Schedule2021 Statistics   CHARLOTTE – The 2021 football season continues with week five action as the cream of the CIAA crop begins to rise to the top. The final week of cross-divisional takes center stage before divisional play kicks off next week. Several teams across the CIAA look to make a statement as they set their sights on making a run to the conference title game and possibly the Division II playoffs.  Let’s examine how each team fared in this second week of…

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Savannah State holds to defeat Kentucky State 21-17

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From the SIAC: FRANKFORT, Ky. – In what’s becoming a season motif, Savannah State football struggled down the stretch against Kentucky State on Saturday, but a heavy-handed first half carried them to yet another Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) victory. The Tigers moved to 4-1 and 3-0 in SIAC play with the 21-17 win over the Thorobreds at Alumni Stadium in Frankfort, Kentucky on Saturday in front of 921 fans. Just like Savannah State’s win over Morehouse College and Benedict College, the final minutes of Saturday’s game were tense. With…

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SIAC Football: Fort Valley defeats Benedict 24-14

Brandon King

From the SIAC: COLUMBIA, S.C. – The game started slowly, but the Wildcats were all business on Saturday afternoon. Fort Valley State took a late-second quarter lead and never gave it up over the final 18-plus minutes on the way for the 24-14 win at Benedict College. Between Tyler Moore kick-starting the FVSU (3-2/1-0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference East) defensive efforts and Emmanuel Wilson’s rushing, the Wildcats controlled the play most of the day. Moore swiped a Tigers’ (2-3/0-3 SIAC East) pass and returned it 40 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown…

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