Golden Bulls Make It Two in a Row with Win over Glenville State

CIAA Football Week in Review
For the week ending September 2, 2006 (Week 2)

Golden Bulls Make It Two in a Row with Win over Glenville State

A week after snapping a 24-game losing streak, quarterback Carl Richardson's  touchdown pass to Marquis Belton late in the fourth quarter gave Johnson C. Smith the lead as the Golden Bulls rallied to beat the Glenville State Pioneers 23-20 yesterday in West Virginia.

The Golden Bulls found themselves down 20-9 in the third quarter when they began their comeback.  Richardson engineered a 10-play, 73 yard drive that culminated in his 11-yard touchdown pass to Brett Lofton.  Herbert Collins kicked the PAT as Smith cut Glenville States' lead to 20-16.

Smith got the go ahead score when Richardson drove the Golden Bulls 65 yards in eight plays and connected with Belton on a 12-yard touchdown pass to give Smith a 23-20 lead with 3:12 left in the game.

It appeared that Belton's heroics would go for naught as the Pioneers took the ensuing possession, and quickly drove the ball down to the JCSU 5-yard line with under a minute remaining.  With Glenville State knocking on the door with 35 seconds left, quarterback Mike Williams' pass on 2^nd  down and goal  was deflected at the line of scrimmage and intercepted by  defensive lineman Donald Haynesworth to seal the victory and give Johnson C. Smith its first 2-0 start since 1982.

In other CIAA action....

Bowie State 38      West Virginia State 0
Sean Napper caught three passes for 60 yards and two touchdowns and Nathaniel Queen rushed for 112 yards and a score as Bowie State opened the season with a 38-0 pounding of visiting West Virginia State.

Elizabeth City State 26    Livingstone 0
Quarterback Curtis Rich threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns as the visiting Elizabeth City State Vikings won their season opener over Livingstone College.

Conference Scoreboard
Bowie State                   38                    West Virginia St.           0
Elizabeth City St.         26                      Livingstone                    0    
Johnson C. Smith         23                   Glenville State             20
Saint Augustine's          16                    Lane                             20
Saint Paul's                      0                    Liberty                         27
Virginia State                14                    Norfolk State               29

  Note:  North Carolina Central vs. Shaw and Fayetteville State vs. Virginia Union will be played on Sunday September 3, 2006              

Upcoming Games:

September   3 North Carolina Central University Shaw University Durham, NC 4:00pm   Labor Day Classic       3 Fayetteville State University Virginia Union University Richmond, VA 4:00pm 9 Bowie State University Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, NC 6:00pm 9 Elizabeth City State University University of Charleston (WV) Elizabeth City, NC 3:00pm 9 Fayetteville State University Presbyterian College Fayetteville, NC   9 St. Paul's College George Mason University Fairfax, VA 7:00pm 9 St. Augustine's College Virginia State University Petersburg, VA 6:00pm 9 Shaw University Carson-Newman College Jefferson City, TN 4:00pm 9 Virginia Union University West Virginia Wesleyan University Buckhannon, WVA 1:00pm 9 Livingstone College Catawba College Salisbury, NC 6:00pm 9 North Carolina Central University Lenoir-Rhyne University Durham, NC 4:00pm

Football Players of the Week
September 2, 2006

­Offensive Lineman
Ronnie McClary - Elizabeth City State, OT, 6'4", SR, Goldsboro, NC 
            McClary led an offensive line that accumulated 362 total yards of offense (246 rushing, 116 passing) and allowed no sacks as the Vikings shutout Livingstone 26-0.

Receiver
Marquis Belton - Johnson C. Smith, WR, 5'9", 165, SR, Charlotte, NC
With the Golden Bulls trailing 16-20 late in the fourth quarter, Belton hauled in a 12-yard touchdown reception from teammate Carlton Richardson to give Johnson C. Smith a    23-20 win over Glenville State. He finished the game with 5 receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown.

Offensive Back
Carlton Richarson - Johnson C. Smith, QB, 6'2", 190, Columbia SC
Richardson completed 13 of 19 passes with no interceptions for 159 yards and two touchdowns in the come from behind victory over Glenville State. He also carried the ball nine times for 45 yards in the game.

Defensive Lineman
Durrell York - Bowie State, DE, 6'3", 247, SR, Baltimore, MD
            York assisted the Bulldogs' defensive charge with 5 total tackles (2 solo, 3 assisted), including one tackle for a loss of 5 yards, one sack for a loss of 5 yards, 2 deflected passes and returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown in Saturday's win over West Virginia State.

Defensive Back
Dwight Richardson - Elizabeth City State, DB, 6'0", 185, SR, Houston, TX
            Richardson disrupted the Blue Bears secondary with 4 total tackles (3 solo, 1 assisted) and had one interception returned for 6 yards in the Vikings' 26-0 victory this weekend.

Rookie
Miquel Dean - Bowie State, LB, 5'10", 230, FR, Silver Springs, MD
            Dean led the Bulldogs with 7 assisted tackles in the 38-0 victory over West Virginia State.

Speciality
Kevin Dobson - Elizabeth City State, P/K, 6'1", 195, SR, Camden, NC
            Dodson punted four times for 160 yards, including a 49-yarder which landed inside the 20-yard line to help keep the Blue Bears deep in their own territory. He also connected on a 20-yard field goal and was 3-for-3 in the extra point category.

Coach
Daryl McNeill - Johnson C. Smith
In their best start since 1982, Coach McNeill and Golden Bulls came from behind to defeat Glenville State 23-20 and improve their record to 2-0 on the season.