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CIAA Announces Football Preseason Team & Ranking

ROANOKE, Va. (July 18, 2018) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), its Football Coaches Association and the Sports Information Directors Association announces the 2018 CIAA Football Predicted Order of Finish and the Preseason All-CIAA Team.

After the Trojans claimed the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship title and finished the regular season undefeated (10-0) with a 10-1 overall record, 7-0 in the CIAA, VSU's head coach Reggie Barlow looks to "Leave No Doubt" for the 2018 campaign. 

For the 2018 season, the Bulldogs of Bowie State University have been selected as the predicted Championship contender. Meanwhile, the defending CIAA Champion Trojans of Virginia State University have been selected to finish second. The Bulldogs finished 9-2 last season with a 6-1 conference record and 4-1 division record. The Trojans finished 10-1 last season with a 7-0 conference record and 5-0 division record. Both BSU and VSU were featured in the first round of the NCAA Division II Region 2 football playoffs.


The Trojans are predicted to finish second in the conference and second in the Northern Division. 

Earning a spot on the preseason team is junior offensive tackle Frank Ball (Hampton, VA). 

As one of the anchors for the Trojan's offense, Ball appeared in 11 games last season recording one unassisted tackle.
 
2018 Predicted Order of Finish
  1. Bowie State
  2. Virginia State
  3. Fayetteville State
  4. Winston-Salem State
  5. Virginia Union
  6. Saint Augustine's
  7. Chowan
  8. Shaw
  9. Elizabeth City State
  10. Johnson C. Smith
  11. Livingstone
  12. Lincoln (PA)
Predicted Divisional Order of Finish

Northern Division
  1. Bowie State
  2. Virginia State
  3. Virginia Union
  4. Chowan
  5. Elizabeth City State
  6. Lincoln (PA)
Southern Division
  1. Fayetteville State
  2. Winston-Salem State
  3. Saint Augustine's
  4. Shaw
  5. Johnson C. Smith
  6. Livingstone
 
2018 Preseason All-CIAA Football Team

Offense
TE #89 Carlton Evans ECSU 6-3 240 Sr. Durham, NC
OL #65 Tyreek Bailey* FSU 6-2 305 Sr. Newport News, VA
OL #70 Frank Ball* VSU 6-3 280 r-Jr. Hampton, VA
OL #77 Shamdu Nalls* VUU 6-4 330 Sr. Baltimore, MD
OL #78 Donald Boone CU 6-4 290 Sr. Hertford, NC
OL #57 Deveonte Mackey WSSU 6-3 280 So. Lakeland, FL
WR #18 Lansana Sesay BSU 6-4 175 Sr. Bowie, MD
WR #84 Torry Baker CU 6-0 180 Sr. Charlotte, NC
QB #6 Amir Hall* BSU 6-4 180 Sr. Bowie, MD
RB #28 Stevie Green FSU 6-1 190 Jr. Washington, NC
RB #26 Kerrion Moore WSSU 5-9 190 R-Jr. Gastonia, NC
KR #32 Brandon Smith FSU 5-8 170 Jr. Raeford, NC
PK #47 Gene Carson* BSU 6-2 185 Jr. Accokeek, MD
 
 
 
Defense
DL #34 Jarell Bright* WSSU 6-2 235 Sr. Charlotte, NC
DL #11 Derrick Tate* BSU 6-3 210 Sr. Baltimore, MD
DL #99 Jalen Cousar FSU 6-1 320 Sr. Charlotte, NC
DL #51 Oluwaleke Ajenifuja BSU 6-3 207 R-Jr. Beltsville, MD
DL #94 Tyler Bembry CU 6-1 235 R-Sr. Suffolk, VA
LB #34 Devon Hunt* SU 6-1 220 Jr. Rockingham, NC
LB #14 Vincent Thomas ECSU 6-1 235 Sr. New Symra Beach, FL
LB #46 Anthony Harris FSU 6-2 220 R-Jr. Greenville, NC
DB #8 Jaleel Scroggins SU 6-1 180 So. Raleigh, NC
DB #7 Quantaye Battle VUU 6-2 210 R-Jr. Baltimore, MD
DB #26 Sterling Hammond* VUU 6-1 195 Jr. Caret, VA
DB #19 Elvin De La Rosa FSU 6-1 190 So. Winston-Salem, NC
PR #23 William Flowers* BSU 5-10 180 Jr. Baltimore, MD
P #19 Brandon Howard  JCSU  5-8 200 Jr. Columbia, SC
 *2017 All-CIAA First Team Members

The 2018 Preseason All-CIAA Football Team is led by a standout group of student-athletes. Amir Hall, Bowie State senior quarterback, led the conference in passing yards per game (319.9 yds) and touchdowns (41). 2017 Defensive Player of the Year, defensive back Sterling Hammond of Virginia Union, highlights the preseason's defense after completing his sophomore season with 5 interceptions. He also tallied 70 total tackles, including 46 solo tackles. 2017 Special Teams Player of the Year, kicker Gene Carson of Bowie State, scored 102 points for the Bulldogs last season, completing 10-13 (77%) field goals and 72-77 (94%) extra point attempts. 

 
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Players Mentioned

Frank Ball

#70 Frank Ball

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6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Frank Ball

#70 Frank Ball

6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
OT
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