ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University Athletic Hall of Fame announced its 2014 class during halftime of Saturday's homecoming game against Prairie View A&M.

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The six-member class includes five former student-athletes and the voice of the Delta Devils and Devilettes. Of the six former MVSU standouts, four of them played basketball at Valley while one was a gridiron superstar and the other is a 20-year public address announcer for the university's athletic department.
 
The youngest of the group is Corey Holmes, a former running back for the Delta Devils who terrorized opposing defenses from 1999-2000. In just two seasons after transferring from Mississippi Delta Community College, Holmes rushed for 2,897 yards and 21 touchdowns on 527 carries. He was twice named First Team All-SWAC and Offensive Player of the Year. He still holds the school's record for most rushing yards in a season – 1,692 in 1999 – and for a career (2,897). In 1999, the Greenville, Miss. native rushed for 1,692 yards and 11 touchdowns. He followed it up with a 1,205 yard performance during his senior season.
 
Ernest Williams was a four-year letter winner for the Delta Devil basketball team from 1975-79. He was named All-SWAC following his junior and senior season. During his junior year, he averaged 12.7 points and 8.4 rebounds for MVSU, under head coach William "Pop" Gaines. He improved greatly during his senior season, averaging a team-high 19.5 points and 9.3 rebounds during the 1978-79 season. For his career, he finished with 1,325 points and 810 rebounds.
 
Sherry Surney (Moody) was a four-year letter winner for the MVSU women's basketball team from 1995-99. She was tabbed First Team All-SWAC following the 1998-99 season after posting 16.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game. The Devilettes finished the season with a winning record in three out of her four seasons on the team. She helped lead MVSU to the semifinals of the SWAC Tournament three times and to the championship game during her senior season before falling to Grambling State, who defeated Valley in the tournament in each of her four years. Overall, she was a three-time All-SWAC selection and twice named All-Tournament. During her junior year, she averaged 19.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game.
 
Ollie Underwood was a four-year starter for the MVSU men's basketball team in 1960s. He was also captain of the team. Off the court, Underwood was the Student Government Association (SGA) president. He went on to become a teacher, school principal and president of the Alabama Education Association.
 
Willie Washington, who passed away in 2011, was a two-year letter winner for the Delta Devils during the 1960s. A transfer from Shorter Community College in Arkansas, Washington went on to a decorated career as a high school football, basketball and track coach. For 30-plus years he served as a teacher and coach at Broad Street High School in Shelby, Miss. He led the school to three straight Class 2A boys state track championships from 1995-97 and led the girls basketball team to consecutive trips to the State Tournament in 2002 and 2003, winning the title in 2003. His girls track teams also won numerous district and regional titles. Washington also worked for the Shelby Police Department.  
 
For 20 years, Jerome Blake's voice has been heard over the loudspeakers at MVSU home football and basketball games. During his time at Valley, he also has served as the master of ceremony during the Hall of Fame banquet, athletic banquet, SWAC Basketball Tournament and as the announcer during MVSU volleyball, softball and baseball games. For the last eight years, he has also worked as the host of "The Final Score" radio show. Prior to his time at MVSU, he started as the public address announcer for nearby Amanda Elzy High School.