Monday, October 22, 2012

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

Name:  Markus Lawrence  Position:  OL  School: Winston-Salem State
Height:  6-4  Weight:  290  Class:  Sr  Hometown:  Charlotte, NC 
Comments:  Markus Lawrence helped guide the #2 Rams to 577 yards of offense, including 276 rushing yards in WSSU's 58-0 Homecoming blowout win on Saturday. 

RECEIVER (Wideouts/Tight Ends)

Name:  Gary Langston  Position:  WR  School: Elizabeth City State
Height:  5-11  Weight:  200  Class:  Jr  Hometown:  Portsmouth, VA 
Comments:  In the Vikings' 47-21 Homecoming win over Chowan, Langston had a career day and the best outing by a wide receiver since 2008. He finished the day with five receptions for 241 yards and three touchdowns. His touchdown catches went for 85 yards, 78 yards and 22 yard as the Viking seized first place in the CIAA North.

QUARTERBACK

Name:  Kameron Smith  School: Winston-Salem State

Height:  5-11  Weight:  190  Class:  R-Sr  Hometown:  Garner, NC 
Comments:  Kameron Smith continued his red hot passing, finishing the afternoon going 16 of 24 for 276 yards and seven touchdowns in WSSU's 58-0 Homecoming blowout win on Saturday. The seven touchdown passes set a new single game mark for Winston-Salem State University. 

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

Name:  Donnie Owens  Position:  DT  School:  Winston-Salem State
Height:  6-3  Weight:  295  Class:  Jr  Hometown:  Fayetteville, NC 
Comments:  Donnie Owens continues to shine and be a workhorse for the WSSU defensive unit, as he finished with eight tackles, one tackle for a loss and one quarterback hurry in WSSU's 58-0 Homecoming blowout win on Saturday. 

OFFENSIVE BACK (Running back/Halfback/Fullback/Tailback)

Name:  Colon Bailey, Jr.  Position:  RB  School:  Fayetteville State
Height:  6-0  Weight:  200  Class:  Jr  Hometown:  Manteo, NC
Comments:  Set a new career-high in rushing yards for the second straight week with 220 yards and two touchdowns on 37 carries in FSU’s 34-28 triple-overtime loss to St. Augustine’s University. His two touchdowns also tied a career-high. He averaged 5.9 yards per carry and had a long rush of 30 yards and caught one pass for eight yards. His 220 yards rushing fell just 45 yards shy of tying the all-time single-game rushing record set back during the 1993 season.

LINEBACKER

Name:  Michael Williams    Position:  Linebacker  School: Elizabeth City State
Height:  6-3  Weight:  230  Class:  Sr  Hometown:  Norfolk, VA 
Comments:  Williams had his best game in a Viking uniform in Saturday's 47-21 Homecoming win over Chowan. He led the team with a game high 13 tackles (eight solo, five assisted) including a sack for a loss of six yards, two forced fumbles and two quarterback hurries. 

DEFENSIVE BACK

Name:  Nigel Rios  Position:  Cornerback  School: Elizabeth City State
Height:  5-9  Weight:  170  Class:  Jr  Hometown:  Washington, DC 
Comments:  In Saturday's win over the Hawks, Rios finished with nine tackles (eight solo, one assisted) including two tackles for a loss of nine yards, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup. He gave the Vikings the lead for good in the first quarter of their 47-21 win over Chowan with a 54 yard fumble returned for a touchdown. 

ROOKIE

Name:  Roderick Davenport  Position:  TB  School: St. Augustine’s
Height:  6-1  Weight:  200  Class:  Fr.  Hometown:  Orangeburg, SC 
Comments:  Davenport scored on a one-yard run in a 34-28 3 OT win over Fayetteville State. The touchdown was his ninth of the season which ties him for third in the conference. 

SPECIALTY

Name:  Darnell Evans  Position:  CB/PR/KR  School: Shaw
Height:  5-9  Weight:  181  Class:  Jr.  Hometown:  Madison, NJ 
Comments:  Darnell Evans continues to dazzle for the Bears. He led Shaw with 125 all purpose yards in their loss to Johnson C. Smith Saturday afternoon. His critical play was a fourth-quarter kickoff return which he took for 90 yards and a touchdown. It was his second touchdown of the day - he also intercepted a pass and returned it for 35 yards for a touchdown. 

COACH

Name:  Connell Maynor  School:  Winston-Salem State University 
Comments:  WSSU head coach Connell Maynor, guided his #2 ranked Rams to a 58-0 win over Livingstone College on Homecoming 2012. The Rams exploded for 577 yards of offense, while holding the Blue Bears to just 182 on the afternoon. 

General Notes of Interest:    

• St. Aug is 2-0 in homecoming games on campus at the George Williams Athletic Complex. 
• Dedrick Anderson eclipsed his previous single game rushing high of 167 yards with a 185 yard rushing performance against Shaw.
• James Stallons set the Shaw season record for passing yardage. Through eight games this season, he has 2,277 yards. The previous record, set in 2005, was 2,105 yards by Jermonty Kimbrough. 
• Gary Langston's 241 receiving yards was the most for a Viking in a game since 2008 when Dexter Manley had 203 yard versus Chowan University (August 30th) 
• Kameron Smith's seven touchdown passes set a new single game mark for Winston-Salem State University.