CIAA Football Week in Review
For the week ending September 30, 2006 (Week 6)  

Eagles Down Bulldogs 35-13 in Championship Rematch

Stadford Brown threw for a career-high 291 yards and four touchdowns and the Eagle defense limited Bowie State to just 153 yards of total offense as North Carolina Central (5-0, 3-0) downed Bowie State University 35-13 yesterday in the Prince George's Classic in Bowie, Maryland.

Brown, who played at nearby Dunbar High School in Washington, DC, threw first half touchdown passes to Charles Futrell (7 receptions, 110 yards), Kenneth Broadway, and Julius McClellan  as the Eagles jumped out to a 21-0 lead on the Bulldogs.  

Bowie State (2-3, 0-2) would finally get on the scoreboard with 16 seconds left in the first half  after a Brown interception was converted into an 18-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Deon Trotter (108 passing yards) to wide receiver Anthony Green as the Eagles took a 21-7 lead into halftime.

In the third quarter, the Eagles would extend their lead to 28-7 on Greg Pruitt's 7-yard touchdown run which capped a 12-play, 65-yard drive. 

Bowie State would get their second score of the day early in the fourth quarter when Nathaniel Queen rumbled in from two yards out to cut the Eagles' lead to 28-13.  Queen, who came into the contest as the conference's leading rusher at 123 yards a game, was effectively bottled up by a stingy Eagle defense and finished with a season-low 44 yards on 15 carries.  NCCU's defense was led by linebacker Naim Abdul-Malik with five tackles and a sack as the Eagles held the conference's top ground attack (168 yards per game) to 78 rushing yards.

On the following drive NCCU would close out the scoring when Brown connected with tight end Kenneth Broadway (4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TDs) on a 21-yard touchdown pass to push the lead to 35-13. 

Next week, NCCU travels to Raleigh, N.C. to take on Saint Augustine's College, while Bowie State travels to Shaw for an important divisional match up. 

Conference Scoreboard
Bowie State 13. NCCU 35
Livingstone 14, Shaw 18
Saint Augustine’s 0, Elizabeth City State 49
Saint Paul’s 7, Johnson C. Smith 13
Virginia State 3, Fayetteville State 30
Virginia Union 55, Central State 53 OT

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

September 29, 2006

­Offensive Lineman
Robert Duncan - North Carolina Central, C, 6'0", SR, Winston-Salem, NC

            For the second week in a row, Duncan earns Offensive Lineman of the Week honors as he paved the way for the Eagles to amass 409 yards of total offense (291 passing, 118 rushing) against Bowie State's number one ranked defense in the nation.

Receiver
Chris Carter - Elizabeth City State, WR, 5'9", 190, SR, Winston-Salem, NC

            On the road in Raleigh, North Carolina, Carter hauled in 6 receptions for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Vikings' 49-0 shutout of the Falcons of Saint Augustine's College. His longest reception of the game was for a 32-yard touchdown.

Offensive Back
Lamar Little - Virginia Union, QB, 5'11", 200, SO, Biscoe, NC

            In a game which finally ended after 4 overtimes, Little completed 16-of-35 passes for 5 touchdowns and rushed for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns to lift the Panthers to a 55-53 win over Central State University. Little now has 15 passing touchdowns on the season.

Defensive Lineman
Alvin Hudson - Livingstone, LB, 6'3", 210, SO, Oviedo, FL

            Hudson led the game with 17 total tackles (8 solo, 9 assisted), including one tackle for a loss of 5 yards and blocked a punt which he returned for a 15-yard touchdown in the Blue Bears 14-18 loss to Shaw University.

Defensive Back
Shawn Dickerson - Elizabeth City State, SS, 6'1", 195, JR, Richmond, VA

            Dickerson had 4 tackles (2 solo, 2 assisted), including 2.5 tackles for a loss of 4 yards, one assisted sack and one interception which he returned for 27 yards in the Vikings win over Saint Augustine's College.

Rookie
Stafford Brown - North Carolina Central, QB, 6'1", FR, Washington, DC

            Brown completed 19-of -35 passes for career-highs 291 yards and 4 touchdowns against the number one defensive unit in the nation. Brown was named the MVP of the Third Annual Prince George's Classic and has earned the Rookie of the Week honors for the second week in a row with his stellar performance against Bowie State University.

Speciality
Kevin Dobson - Elizabeth City State, P/K, 6'1", 195, SR, Camden, NC

            Dodson was perfect on the day with 7-of -7 extra point kicks nailed through the uprights to help the Vikings defeat Saint Augustine's 49-0. He also punted 4 times for 184 yards, including 2 inside the 20-yard line. He leads the CIAA in punting (average 42.7) and is tied for first in the extra point category (11-of-11).

Coach
Waverly Tillar - Elizabeth City State

            Coach Tillar and the Vikings are 4-1 for the first time since 1995 with their 49-0 shutout over Saint Augustine's College. The Vikings sit on top in the Eastern Division with a 2-0 record in conference play.