CIAA Football Week in Review
For the week ending September 17, 2005 (Week 4)

Eagles Hold Off Bears To Remain Undefeated

North Carolina Central 37, Shaw 31
Adrian Warren passed for four first half touchdowns as the North Carolina Central Eagles jumped out to a 31-7 second quarter lead and held off a furious fourth quarter comeback to post a 37-31 win over Eastern Division rival Shaw. Trailing 7-0 after a 12-yard touchdown run by Shaw’s Jermonty Kimbrough, Warren tossed touchdown passes of 44 and 3 yards to Torey Ross and also connected with Charles Futrell and Julius McClellan for scores as the Eagles scored 31 unanswered points and lead 31-10 at the half. North Carolina Central would add to their lead in the third quarter when Brandon Gilbert connected on a 34-yard field goal to extend the lead to 34-10. The Bears would rally in the fourth quarter behind the passing of Kimbrough and some drive sustaining penalties by the Eagles. Kimbrough threw touchdown passes to Anthony Frost and Daniel Jackson and Reggie Price scored on a 4-yard run as Shaw cut NCCU’s lead to 37-31 with 5:28 remaining in the game. North Carolina Central would be forced to punt on their next possession, giving the Shaw the ball back at their own 16-yard line with 1:53 remaining in the game, but an errant passed by Kimbrough was picked off the Eagle’s JR Tanner to thwart Shaw’s rally. With the win, North Carolina Central improves to 4-0, 1-0, while Shaw drops to 1-3, 0-1.

Bowie State 33, Livingstone 15
Lamar Manigo threw for four touchdowns, including two to Glenn Thomas, as Bowie State remained undefeated with a 33-15 home win over Livingstone College.

Fayetteville State 23, Saint Paul’s 13
Elliot London rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown and Jonathan Autry passed for a score as Fayetteville State downed Saint Paul’s 23-13 in Martinsville, Virginia.

Saint Augustine’s 44, Virginia State 14
Darrell Nesbit passed for 167 yards and two scores and the Falcons’ defense scored three touchdowns, including a 96-yard interception return by Ivan Diggs, as Saint Augustine’s whipped Virginia State 44-14 in Raleigh.

Virginia Union 15, Johnson C. Smith 7
Michael Hampton’s 42-yard punt return for a touchdown broke a 7-7 fourth quarter tie and proved to be the game winner as the Virginia Union Panthers outlasted the Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith 15-7 in Charlotte.

Winston-Salem State 24, Elizabeth City State 23
In Winston-Salem, Matt Hind kicked a 20-yard field goal as time expired as the Winston-Salem State Rams slipped by the Elizabeth City State Vikings 24-23.

Conference Scoreboard

Bowie State	33	Livingstone	15
Fayetteville State	23	Saint Paul's	13
NC Central	37	Shaw	31
Saint Augustine's	44	Virginia State	14
Virginia Union	15	Johnson C. Smith	7
Winston-Salem State	24	Elizabeth City State	23

Receiver
Glenn Thomas – Bowie State, WR, 6’3”, 185 SR, Suitland, MD
Thomas had 6 catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns in Bowie State’s 33-15 win over Livingstone College.

Offensive Back
Martin Hicks - Winston-Salem State, RB, 5’9”, 175, SR, Oxford, NC
Leading the CIAA in rushing for 2 previous years, Hicks finally awoke from a rushing slump as he recorded 155 yards on 15 carries (averaged 10.3 yards per carry) and scored two touchdowns as the Rams defeated Elizabeth City State 24-23. His longest carry of the game was a 60-yard touchdown in the 1st quarter.

Defensive Lineman
Anthony Hicks – Fayetteville State, LB, 5’9”, 177, SR, Wilmington, NC
Hicks had 9 total tackles (5 solo, 4 assisted), including 3 tackles for a loss of 14 yards, two sacks for a loss 11 yards and forced one fumble in the Broncos’ win over Saint Paul’s College.

Defensive Back
Ivan Diggs – Saint Augustine’s, S, 6’0”, 200, SO, Newport News, VA
Diggs was all over the field as he collected 6 total tackles (3 solo, 3 assisted), including one tackle for a loss of two yards, returned a fumble for 48 yards to set up a touchdown and had an interception which he returned for a 96-yard touchdown in the Falcons third win of the season.

Rookie
J.R. Tanner – North Carolina Central, CB, 5’10”, 190, FR, Dudley, NC
With less than 2 minutes remaining in the contest and Shaw trailing by 6 points, Tanner made an over-the-shoulder interception which halted the Bears’ chances of a victory over NCCU. He also had an assisted tackle and one pass break-up in the game.

Speciality
Matt Hind – Winston-Salem State, K, 6’0”, JR, Clemmons. NC
Hind booted a 20-yard field goal through uprights as time expired to lift the Rams to a 24-23 win over Elizabeth City State as Bowman Gray Stadium. He was also a perfect 3 for 3 in the extra point category.

Coach
Rod Broadway – North Carolina Central
In front of the home crowd, Coach Broadway and the Eagles remain undefeated on the season with an impressive 37-31 win over defending CIAA Champion Shaw University. The Eagles accumulated 458 yards of total offense and are now 4-0, and off to their best start since 1988.

NEWS NOTES
In conference action:
*Adrian Warren, North Carolina Central, completed 13-of-30 passes (43%) for 214 yards and threw four touchdowns in the Eagles’ 37-31 win over Shaw University. Warren also leads the league in passing average/game and pass efficiency categories.

*Lamar Manigo, Bowie State University, threw for a season high 169 yards and four touchdowns on 12-of 18 (66%) completions as the Bulldogs defeated Livingstone College 33-15.