Category: SWAC

North Carolina A&T defeats Alcorn State 24-22 to win Celebration Bowl

Brandon King

From meacsports.com: BOX SCORE ATLANTA, Ga. –  North Carolina A&T State quarterback Lamar Raynard passed for 292 yards and two scores to lift the Aggies to a 24-22 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl win over Alcorn State of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Saturday before a crowd of 31,672 at Mercedes Benz Stadium and a national ABC television audience.  The Aggie win gave the MEAC a 3-1 advantage in the bowl season-opener which annually pits the MEAC champion against the winner of the SWAC. The victory also gave NC A&T back-to-back wins in the event and its third triumph in three appearances in the…

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2018 Celebration Bowl Predictions

Brandon King

Saturday the Alcorn State University Braves and the North Carolina A&T Aggies will meet in the 4th annual Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl to determine HBCU football supremacy.  Alcorn State heads into the contest after an exciting defeat of Southern University 37-28 in the SWAC championship game. North Carolina A&T finds themselves in their third Celebration Bowl after FAMU refused to win the MEAC after dropping their final three games of the season.  The Braves’ offense seemed to find its groove as the season progressed, as they scored over 30…

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December 8 SWAC Men’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From SWAC.org Today’s Scores:Texas Southern 107, Concordia 70Alcorn State 109, Champion Christian 45Central Florida 70, Grambling State 45Pepperdine 69, Jackson State 66California-Santa Barbara 55, UAPB 45 Crosby records triple-double as Braves rout Champion ChristianLORMAN, Miss. – A historic night for Troymain Crosby saw the sophomore register 18 points, 10 rebounds 10 assists to headline a 109-45 drubbing for the Alcorn State University men’s basketball program over Champion Christian on Saturday at the Davey L. Whitney Complex. Crosby becomes just the second student-athlete in the history of Braves (3-6) basketball to finish…

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December 8 SWAC Women’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

SWAC.org: Today’s Scores:Texas Southern 69, Texas-Rio Grande Valley 55Alcorn State 67, Fisk 64Rice 68, Prairie View A&M 58 Turner leads TSU past Texas-Rio Grande ValleyEDINBURG, Texas – Behind a 26-point effort from Marquia Turner, the Texas Southern University’s women’s basketball team snapped the four-game win streak of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, winning a 69-55 contest Saturday afternoon at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. Texas Southern (3-5) jumped out to a 14-3 lead over the first six and a half minutes as Turner scored eight points during the initial surge. UTRGV managed a pair of baskets…

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December 1 SWAC Men’s basketball recap

Brandon King

Around the SWAC Alcorn State 103, Rust College 66 LORMAN, MS – Maurice Howard scored a game-high 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the field while Troymain Crosby added 22 points, six rebounds, six assists, two steals as the Braves built a 31-point halftime advantage before comfortably winning at the Davey Whitney Complex. Reginald Johnson came off the bench and scored 15 points in 18 minutes of action.  Johnson was 6-of-6 from the charity stripe.  Jael Scott and Kobe Wilson scored 10 points apiece. LSU 78, Grambling State 57 BATON…

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Alcorn State defeats Southern 37-28 to claim SWAC crown

Brandon King

From swac.org: LORMAN, MS. – In a thrilling back-and-forth affair, Alcorn State rallied late and controlled the fourth quarter to outlast Southern 37-28 to claim their third SWAC Football Championship in the past five seasons and 16th conference title overall on Saturday at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium. The Braves (9-3) advance to the Celebration Bowl as Alcorn State will represent the SWAC in the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl against MEAC representative North Carolina A&T, who also won their conference.  The historic match up will take place on Saturday, Dec.…

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Southern defeats Grambling 38-28 in Bayou Classic

Brandon King

NEW ORLEANS, LA. – Two long pass plays in the third quarter proved to be the difference as the Grambling State University football team nearly rallied from an 18-point deficit as the Tigers saw its season come to an end with a 38-28 loss to rival Southern during the 45th Annual Bayou Classic in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Saturday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. With the victory, Southern earns the SWAC West Division Championship and will meet Alcorn State on Saturday in the 2018 SWAC Football Championship Game…

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November 3 SWAC Football Recap

Brandon King

Around the SWAC Grambling State 24, Mississippi Valley State 19 Alabama A&M 45, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14 Alabama State 30, Texas Southern 21 New Mexico State 52, Alcorn State 42 Featured Game of the Day Jackson State 34, Prairie View A&M 28 JACKSON, MS – In what was essentially an elimination game to be included in the SWAC Football Championship Game picture, the host Tigers built a 24-7 halftime lead and then needed to stave off a late charge by the Panthers. Prairie View A&M (3-6, 2-3 SWAC) outscored Jackson State…

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October 27 SWAC Football Recap

Brandon King

From swac.org: Around the SWAC Texas Southern 42, Mississippi Valley State 14 Grambling State 45, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 38 (OT) Alabama A&M 27, Alabama State 10 Southern 41, Jackson State 7 Featured Game of the Day Alcorn State 27, Prairie View A&M 13 PRAIRIE VIEW, TX – For the third time this year, the Alcorn State University football program went on the road for Homecoming and walked away with a victory as the Braves ousted Prairie View A&M 27-13 Saturday at Panther Stadium. The Braves (7-2, 5-1 SWAC) defense did not…

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Alabama A&M tops Alabama State 27-10 in Magic City Classic

Brandon King

From aamusports.com:   BIRMINGHAM — Nathaniel Dell has a new nickname. Just like the national convenience store chain, these days, Dell’s Alabama A&M football teammates are calling him “7-Eleven.” Well, apparently the first location Dell has staked out is off Arkadelphia Road at Birmingham’s Legion Field, and the grand opening was the 77th Magic City Classic. Dell put together a breakout performance as Alabama A&M topped longtime rival Alabama State 27-10 Saturday afternoon in a SWAC East contest. “Like my teammates say, just like 7-Eleven, I’m always open,” Dell said.…

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