SIAC Announces October 3, 2022 Footballers of the Week

Courtesy of the SIAC ATLANTA, Ga. (November 7, 2022) – Emanuel Wilson (Fort Valley State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Chazz Hunter (Central State) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Henry Tome (Savannah State) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside Reginald Harden (Benedict) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Emanuel Wilson, Fort Valley State | Running Back  |  R-Junior  |  Charlotte, N.C. Wilson tore through the Albany State defense with 28 carries for 221 yards and three touchdowns. The North Carolina native also had three receptions for six…

Grambling soccer comes up short against Jackson State in SWAC Title Match

Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas | The Grambling State University women’s soccer team scored a last second goal in regulation to send the game into extra time, but couldn’t fend off Jackson State, falling 4-2 in the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship Game on Sunday afternoon at PVAMU Soccer Complex. HOW IT HAPPENED INSIDE THE NUMBERS NEWS & NOTES Team Statistics Game Stats GSU JSU Goals 2 4 Shots 6 12 Shots on Goal 2 8 Saves 4 0 Corners 10 5 Offsides 0 3…

Fort Valley ends Fountain City Classic skid with 31-21 win over Albany State

The Fort Valley State Wildcats ended their four game losing streak in the 32nd Fountain City Classic with a 31-21 deafeat of the Golden Rams of Albany State Saturday at AJ McClung Stadium in Columbus, GA. After the teams exchanged punts for the first three possessions of the game, Fort Valley finally got their offense going ,getting on the board after a 9-play, 66 yard drive that ended with a three-yard run fro, Emanuel Wilson that put the Wildcats out in front 7-0. Fort Valley got the ball back following…

SEMO lays serious 42-0 donkey-kicking on Tennessee State

42  Southeast Mo. St. 7-2 , 3-0 0 Tennessee St. 3-6 , 2-2 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F Southeast Mo. St. 7 14 7 14 42 Tennessee St. 0 0 0 0 0 This was thought of a potential matchup that would help establish the hierarchy in the Ohio Valley Conference and in a manner of speaking it was. However instead of closely contested matchup it was 60 minutes of domination that only ended when the clock mercifully ticked down to zeros as Southeast Missouri put the boots to Tennessee State…

Bethune Cookman falls to Alabama State, 37-22

Courtesy of Bryce Hoynoski, Bethune Cookman Atheltics 37  Alabama St. 6-3 , 4-2 22 Bethune-Cookman 2-7 , 2-4 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F Alabama St. 7 3 17 10 37 Bethune-Cookman 9 7 6 0 22 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla..  – For the second consecutive wee, the Wildcats entered the half on top but could not hold on as they fell, 37-22 to Alabama State, Saturday night at Daytona Stadium. How It Happened The Wildcats (2-7, 2-4 SWAC) kicked off to open the evening, and Alabama State (6-3, 4-2 SWAC)  quickly cracked the scoreboard…

Jackson State cleans up Texas Southern, 41-14

Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics Box Score HOUSTON – Running back Sy’veon Wilkerson rushed for a career-high 216 yards and two touchdowns and QB Shedeur Sanders accounted for four total touchdowns as the Jackson State University football team defeated Texas Southern 41-14 Saturday night at PNC Stadium. Jackson State (9-0 overall, 6-0 SWAC) can win the Eastern Division title and clinch home field for the Cricket SWAC Championship Game on December 3 with a win next week against Alabama A&M in the Gulf Coast Challenge in Mobile. Jackson State scored…

Bowie State defeats Lincoln, 41-24

Courtesy of Dr. Jolisa Williams, Asst. Athletic Director for Media Relations 24 LUPA 41  BSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F LUPA 7 0 10 7 24 BSU 7 13 7 14 41 BOWIE, Md. – It was a collective team effort for the Bowie State football team as the Bulldogs topped Lincoln (PA), 41-24 for its season finale and senior day contest Saturday afternoon at Bulldog Stadium. Prior to kickoff, Bowie State recognized 10 football seniors including Dion Golatt, Jr., Kharee Lockley, Quinton Bobo, Quindonte Bobo, Ellison Jordan, Joshua Pryor, Morgan Scroggins, Mark Murphy, Tyron Ferguson and Kareem Prass).  The Bulldogs…

Virginia Union downs rival Virginia State 33-21

Courtesy of Virginia Union Athletics 33  VUU 21 VSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F VUU 6 17 7 3 33 VSU 0 21 0 0 21 Virginia Union University’s Jahkari Grant completed 16 of 25 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns as the Panthers downed arch-rival Virginia State University 33-21 on Saturday, November 5, in Petersburg, Va. The win raised VUU’s record to 9-1 on the season and marked the most wins for a Panther football program since the 2007 team won nine regular-season games. “It was a…

North Carolina A&T beats up Norfolk State 49-24

Courtesy of North Carolina A&T Athletics 24 Norfolk St. 1-8 , 1-2 49 N.C. A&T 6-3 , 3-0 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F Norfolk St. 0 14 10 0 24 N.C. A&T 7 21 7 14 49 EAST GREENSBORO – A certain resiliency is developing within the North Carolina A&T Aggies football program. They overcame an 0-3 start. They overcame numerous injuries to their quarterbacks unit. They overcome a huge halftime homecoming deficit to win and remain in the hunt for the Big South Conference title.   This week, they overcame…

NC Central ascends to top of MEAC with 50-21 win over Howard

Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics 21 Howard 3-6 , 2-1 50  N.C. Central 7-2 , 3-1 Team 1st 3rd 4th F Howard 7 14 0 21 N.C. Central 22 21 7 50 DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University junior quarterback Davius Richard passed for 281 yards and three touchdowns and added 104 rushing yards with two trips to the end zone, as the Eagles celebrated homecoming with a 50-21 victory over Howard University in front of a sellout crowd of 14,322 inside O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium. The Eagles are now atop the MEAC standings…