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PEARL RIVER CAPTAINS

Dennis Wilson, tackle Doug Stuart, and linebacker Newton Blount. The contest will be p1'ayed Dec. 4 in Decatur.

Named to captain the Pearl River Wildcats in their state championship battle with East Central Junior Col– lege are, from left, soph quarterback

F1RIDAY IN DECATUR Pearl River, East Central Will Battle For Crown POPLARVILLE - As Custer against the Warriors will be battle, with the defending state was reported to have said when sophomore quarterback Dennis champions. he was surrounded by the Indi- Wilson Wilsoo like the entire It's not necessary to say that ans in his famou~ last stand, .' . ' . both of the teams will be going "That's what I call a balanced offensive JS . as ~angeraus ru.n- I all out for tl'te win. because attack.' \nmg as he is gomg to the a 1'.· anytime there's a State champi- The Warriors of East Central Averaging 50.l per cent of his onship a sake the teams are 1 Junior Colle c:;e may find his tory \passes, he .has thrown for the going to be up for it . But in this reversing itself in the State score 10 times and sports a case I think the Warriors will Championship grid battle with \ E.0-159 attempts - complet!on be giving even more than ;hey Pearl River Junior College Fri- record for the season. Rushmg, ever thought they had. day in Decatur as the Pear·] Wilson has carried the ball 107 The Wildcats took a 14-6 win River brings to the game. the times, averaging four yards a \over the Warriors earlier in the most balanced attack possible, game for 431 total yardage and season, which the Warriors will averaging 160.2 yards in the air six TD's. beout to revenge. Having held and 160.2 yards on the ground Head Coach for the Wildcats, the explosive Cats to ooly 14 per game. John Russell , is cautiously op- points gives a good. indication of Spearheaging the attack timistic ab-Out the upcoming the type o.f defensive ball that ~===~==---=~------~=======-""l the ECJC team is capable of

playing. The Warriors offense on the other hand seemed slow in the game, picking up a meager two yards on the ground and only 9 yards t'-rough the air lanes. The War– riors complted eight of 28 pas– ses and lost four interceptions. Later in the season the War· rior offense came into its own. In their last three games of the 3eason the ECJC squad picked up over half of their total sea– .;o«i points. Scoring 93 points, the Warriors were averaging 31 points per game for the last three and will have their of– fense moving in the title battle.

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