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Week 3 SIAC Football Players of the Week

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 Brandon King

Courtesy of the SIAC: Noah Zaire Scotland (Benedict) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Zelly Aldridge (Tuskegee) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Arnes Huskic (Tuskegee) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside Corintheus Edmonds (Fort Valley State) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Noah Zaire Scotland, Benedict | Running Back | R-Freshman | Walhalla, S.C. Scotland became Benedict’s first 100-yard rusher of the season with 112 yards on 22 carries in Benedict’s 24-6 victory over Savannah State on Thursday night. He scored one touchdown for the Tigers. DEFENSIVE – Zelly…

September 17, 2022 SIAC Football recaps

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022 Brandon King

Benedict 24 Savannah State 6 Box Score Recap Defeating Savannah St 24-6 Thursday night pushed the Tigers of Benedict College to a 3-0 start, tt best such beginning to a season since reinstating their football program way back in 1995. Savannah State , with the defeat, falls to 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the SIAC. Fort Valley State 29 Allen 27 Recap Box Score Trailing for the majority of the game, Fort Valley displayed grit and perseverance in a 29-27 comeback win over the Yellow Jackets of Allen. Down 27-17…

September 17, 2022 MEAC Football Recap

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Morgan State 24, Sacred Heart 9Delaware State 35, Virginia Lynchburg 19Hampton 17, Norfolk State 7Howard 31, Morehouse 0 North Carolina Central 45, New Hampshire 27 Morgan State 24, Sacred Heart 9 BALTIMORE, Md. — Morgan State was looking to avoid an 0-3 start to the season and bounce back from a tough loss last week at Towson. Senior running back Alfonzo Graham stepped up and sophomore quarterback Duce Taylor did just enough to put away visiting Sacred Heart in the end on a sunny afternoon at Hughes Stadium. Taylor,…

Morgan State defeats Sacred Heart in home opener, 24-9

September 17, 2022September 17, 2022 Brandon King

For the first time since 2015 Morgan State was able to give their fans something to cheer about by getting a win in their home opener. Behind a strong defensive effort and an offense that got in gea for the first time this season, Morgan State was able to get their fists win of the season, 24-9, over Sacred Heart. Sacred Heart got to an abysmal start with quarterback Marquez McCray’s pass picked off by Carl Decius on their first offensive play, setting up the Morgan State offense at the…

CIAA Football Week 2 honourees

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Staff

The CIAA announced their footballers of week 2. Here are the honourees: Courtesy of CIAA: FOOD LION OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK#50 Matthew Foster, Virginia State(Jr., OL – Ellenwood, GA) Matthew Foster anchored an offensive line that helped the Trojans gain 566 yards of total offense, the most in the CIAA through two weeks. Three different Virginia State running backs achieved career-high yardage en route to 401 yards on 50 rushes as a team in the 28-7 win against visiting Bluefield State. Also, on 23 passing attempts, the Trojans only surrendered one sack.…

Coach Prime not happy with HBCU payouts in “money games”

September 13, 2022September 20, 2022 Brandon King

For many years, lower tiered collegiate teams have served themselves up on a silver platter to schools in higher divisions for monetary gains. Referred to, usually in a derisive manner, as “cupcakes”(from the Power 5 perspective) , these “cut the check” games go a long way to help alleviating the financial shortfall that plagues the athletic programs of these smaller institutions. Fans, as well as many coaches and athletic administrators of these schools have had to come to terms with the fact that taking these beatings is a necessity for…

SWAC Footballers of the Week: Sept 12

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Brandon King

Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference: The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Grambling State’s Quaterius Hawkins along with Jackson State’s Nyles Gaddy, Alejandro Mata, and Sy’veon Wilkerson its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their outstanding performances during games played this past week of competition. Offensive- Hawkins put on a showcase in the second quarter of Grambling State’s game versus Northwestern State on Saturday. He contributed touchdown passes of 83 yards, 20 yards and 71 yards as he threw for 292 yards in the first half. His efforts helped GSU build a 41-7…

MEAC footballers of week 2

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: South Carolina State running back Kendrell Flowers was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, the conference announced today. The Bulldogs’ BJ Davis was named Defensive Player of the Week, while North Carolina Central linebacker Max U’Ren was named Rookie of the Week. North Carolina Central’s Torricelli Simpkins III was named Offensive Lineman of the Week and South Carolina State kicker Gavyn Zimmerman was named Specialist of the Week. Flowers (RB, 6-0, 210, r-So., Columbia, S.C.) rushed for 153 yards (the third-highest single-game rushing total of…

SIAC announces Week 2 Football honourees

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of The SIAC: Jadon Adams (Savannah State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Loobert Denelus (Benedict) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Rodney Williams Jr. (Fort Valley State) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside Adeon Farmer (Fort Valley State) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Jadon Adams, Savannah State | Quarterback | R-Freshman | Savannah, Ga. Jadon Adams came off the bench in the second quarter for Savannah State to help lead the Tigers to a 31-28 victory over Edward Waters. Adams connected on 4-of-8 passes for 61 yards…

North Texas downs Texas Southern, 59-27

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of Texas Southern Athletics: 27 Texas Southern 0-2 , 0-1 59 North Texas 2-1 , 1-0 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 3 14 7 3 27 UNT 10 35 7 7 59 Big plays by North Texas was the difference in the game as the Mean Green claimed a 59-27 win over TSU Saturday night at Apogee Stadium. After the first TSU drive stalled due to untimely penalty in the first quarter, North Texas scored the game’s first points via a 43-yard field goal after a nine-play, 38-yard drive…