Brief reports from other games played during week five in the MEAC.

Howard Edges Winston-Salem State

Howard 7, Winston-Salem State 3

Washington, D.C. -- Willie Carter scored the game's only touchdown and it proved to be just enough as the defense did the rest as Howard edged Winston-Salem State 7-3 in a non-conference game at Greene Stadium before 2,883.

The first half featured a contest between the two punters, who had career days. The Rams' freshman punter Landen Thayer had 10 punts that averaged almost 47 yards per attempt with many of them seeming to hang forever before coming down. Although the Bison had what would have been field position advantage, Thayer negated it with his booming punts.

The second half hinged on the play of the defenses and the individual talent of Carter, who made three big catches during the game's only TD drive. The Bison went 70 yards in eight plays with Carter capping off the drive with a 20-yard strike from Floyd Haigler (18 of 44, 193 yards).

From there, Howard (2-2) appeared to take control and twice had good field position but both times they were thwarted, first by a missed field goal and then by an interception.

Winston-Salem State (0-5) finally got on the board when they manufactured a gritty, 10-play drive. The Howard defense held, however, and forced a 43-yard field by Thayer with 8:45 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Howard held on downs on the Rams' next possession and forced a punt but Jeff Miller fumbled and gave the Rams' excellent field position at the Howard 14-yard line with a little over three minutes left.

But Winston-Salem State, which has lost 5 straight games in a season for the first time since 1975, had a bad snap on first down that lost 14 yards. The Rams never recovered as the Bison led by Will Croner's sack and pressure on the quarterback, held on downs and took over to run out the clock.

Miles and Fears lead Aggies Past Eagles

N.C. A&T 23, N. C. Central 17

Greensboro -- Wallace Miles caught a 24-yard touchdown pass from Carlton Fears in the second overtime as North Carolina A&T snapped a three-game losing streak with a 23-17 victory over rival North Carolina Central on Saturday night.

The Aggies started strong, getting an early touchdown pass from the Fears-Miles combination from a 7-0 first-quarter lead.

Tony Coles padded the Aggies lead with a 1-yard touchdown run and Patrick Courtney booted a 34-yard field goal for a 17-0 advantage in the second quarter.

But led by Will Scott, who caught five passes for 179 yards and a touchdown, the Eagles rallied, scoring 17 unanswered points to tie the game late in the fourth quarter.

Courtney had a chance to win the game in regulation, but missed a 37-yard field goal attempt with 11 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.

After the teams exchanged unsuccessful field goal attempts in the first overtime, North Carolina Central passed up a 52-yard field goal attempt in the second overtime and couldn't convert on fourth-and-4 from the Aggies' 35-yard line.

Miles then scored on North Carolina A&T's third play of their second overtime possession. He finished with 101 yards on four catches and two touchdowns, while Fears threw for 166 yards and two scores and ran for another 58 yards on 13 carries.

Wildcats' Miscues Lead Bears to Victory

Morgan State 24, Bethune-Cookman 13

DAYTONA, Fla. - Morgan State had its best scoring output of the season and the defense held when it counted most to help the Bears improve to a three-game winning streak and extend Bethune-Cookman's rough season with a 24-13 win Saturday at Daytona Municipal Stadium.

The Bears captured its first conference win of the season, and hold a 3-1 overall record for the first time since 1996.

MSU held a 17-7 lead at the break, but the Wildcats came out with renewed energy in the second half.

Starting on its own 4 yardline, Francois opened the drive with an option pitch to Fred McCaskill for a 60-yard gain to help setup an 11-yard TD run by Courtney Keith with 4:07 remaining in the third quarter. Kory Kowalski's point extra attempt was blocked by defensive tackle James Cole. It was senior's second extra point block of the season.

The Bears quickly countered on its next possession. Carlton Jackson guided the Bears 60 yards in six plays and connected with junior wideout Edwin Baptiste for a 19 yard touchdown pass to lift the Bears to a 24-13 advantage.

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