Scholarship signings from around the CIAA and SIAC

First Team All State wide receiver Emmett Brown has accepted the scholarship offer tendered by Elizabeth City State University. Brown, who was also invited to play in the Virginia Coach’s Association All Star Game in Hampton this July gained 842 yards and scored 12 touchdowns his senior year. His Powhatan High School record 57 receptions this year destroyed the old record of 49.

Taron Hampton will be showing off his running back skills at Virginia State University in Petersburg. As a First Team All Region running back, Hampton carried the ball 163 times for 1360 yards and 23 touchdowns in his final year at Powhatan. Hampton played at PHS for only two years, having transferred from Cumberland County, which makes his 3243 career yard totals at PHS an outstanding achievement. Even more impressive is his school record of 55 touchdowns scored in that two year period. He broke Lee Goode’s record of 54 which Goode set over four seasons.

“This is a kid we’ve been watching since his junior year,” said Virginia State Head Coach Andrew Faison. “He’s what we call a second level back, a complete back. He can run between the tackles but has great speed. Actually he’s a lot faster than the guy we have starting now.”

Florida A&M University High School senior Troy Curry inked with Benedict College (Columbia, S.C.) to play running back or wide receiver for the football squad. "I had a lot of people looking at me, but there was just something about Benedict College," said Curry, who played both defensive back and receiver for the 2007 Florida Class 1B state runner-up. "I just felt comfortable and at home there. They have brand-new facilities and it's just a nice homey place." (from Tallahassee Democrat)

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Bowie State's Robert Reed, Keyboardist, Is Dead at 50

Robert Reed, who played keyboards in Trouble Funk, one of the definitive groups of go-go music — a raucous, high-intensity dance style that flourished in the 1970s and early ’80s — died on Sunday in Arlington, Va. He was 50 and lived in Greenbelt, Maryland.

The cause was pancreatic cancer, said his brother Taylor, who played trumpet in the band. Mr. Reed was born in Newport News, Va., and later moved with his five siblings to Washington, where his mother worked as a nurse. He graduated from Howard University with a degree in music and had recently worked at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland, instructing students in recording technology.

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Robert Reed and Trouble Funk "Mister Magic"

Dr. Autry to be keynote speaker at Benedict Athletic Awards Banquet

The Benedict College athletic department will host its annual Athletic Awards Banquet featuring Dr. Timothy J. Autry as the keynote speaker. The banquet will take place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2008 in the Benjamin E. Mays Human Resources Center Arena on the College's campus.

The event is an all-sports banquet that recognizes the achievements of Benedict College student-athletes, those who have proudly worn the purple and gold during the last year.

Currently, Dr. Timothy Autry is Athletic Director at Claflin University. With over 40 years in the field, Dr. Autry has enjoyed a stellar career in athletics.

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Danley takes over as Tuskegee athletic director

Photo: Tuskegee University athletic director Stacy Danley.

TUSKEGEE -- After a 29-month search, Tuskegee selected former Auburn athletic administrator Stacy Danley to serve as the university's new athletic director. Danley started his new role last week.

"We tend to take our time on these things to make sure we get the right person," Tuskegee president Benjamin F. Payton said. "I saw him as an individual who would make a good leader for our coaches as well as someone who could take guidance from me and others he would need to be listening to. The search committee and I were in full agreement that he stood well above the competition."

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Stacy Danley is a great hire for Tuskegee University, as he has shown he can take a big hit and move forward with his career goals.

Stacy Danley (Auburn RB) vs. Ohio State University