As Northwest Missouri State won the Division II national championship on Saturday bringing the season to an end, BOXTOROW releases its 11th annual Division II All-America teams. Shaw guard Amir Hinton was named BOXTOROW Division II Player of the Year. In his first season at Shaw, Hinton, a junior from Philadelphia, Pa., led Division II
March Madness edititon of BOXTOROW as The A-Train, Artis Gilmore, Virginia State head men’s basketball coach Lonnie Blow and Gardner-Webb head men’s basketball coach Tim Craft all join Donal Ware.
Bowie State has been one of the best program in the CIAA the past three years. Problem is, a CIAA title has eluded the Bulldogs. While BSU didn’t even play in the CIAA championship game last year, the Bulldogs had a good enough season to earn a Division II home playoff berth. As a matter
boxtorow.com South Carolina State linebacker Darius Leonard has done what his former teammate and now Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Javon Hargrave did just two years ago. Repeat as BOXTOROW Willie Davis Defensive Player of the Year. The redshirt senior from Lake View, S.C. also repeated as MEAC Defensive Player of the Year after leading the
Norfolk State Quarterback Juwan Carter 6-0, 170, R-Fr., Richmond, Va. Completed 18-of-32 passes for 230 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions as the Spartans upset defending MEAC champions 28-21. Did You Know: Juwan’s nickname is Pootie. He is a true freshman and last year was named the state 5A Offensive Player of the Year
Clark Atlanta Quarterback Jonathon McCray 6-5, 220, R-Sr., Decatur, Ga. Completed 28-46 passes for 357 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions in the Panthers 44-36 victory over Albany State in a must win scenario for the Panthers. Did You Know: Jonathon began his career at Vanderbilt and started 12 games in two seasons for the
Virginia State Quarterback Cordelral Cook 6-0, 205, R-Soph., Atlanta, Ga. Completed 13-of-21 passes for 234 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed 17 times for 100 yards and three touchdowns as the Trojans defeated Bowie State 47-35. The Trojans have sole possession of first place in the CIAA Northern Division and remain undefeated on
Donal briefly previews the CIAA Northern Division matchup as Virginia State plays at Bowie State.
Donal takes a look at the HBCU Football games from week five.
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com For the last two seasons, the CIAA championship game has seen Bowie State and Winston- Salem State battle it out. In 2015 WSSU defeated the Bulldogs 17-14 on a game-winning field goal with no time on the clock. In 2016, the Rams defeated BSU 43-33. Is this the year Bowie State