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Saturday, December 5, 1970 THE MERIDIAN STAR Page 3-B Pearl River Explodes Past ECJC,27-8 BY BURL DENSON Glennis Penton slashed the Kenneth Hawthorne and I little freshman quarterback by pass interceptions in the end DECATUR - Pearl River uprights and the Cats kicked James Harvison moved lo the then dropped back and hit zone. Junior College's Wildcats ex- off again. The Warriors couldn't East Central 11 before a penalty Webb in the end zone to get Pearl River's defense com– plodcd for 27 points in the first move and Pearl River's Donald put the ball back to the 20. the Warriors on the board. pletely contained the Warriors quarter then had to fight for Bridges returned Benny Sher- Wilson then threw his second Still on target, Bagley fired his ground game. but Bagle~ put their lives to nail down the 1970 ry"s punt from the 50 to the touchdown pass of the opening third consecutive completion the ball in the air 30 times , junior college championship, Warrior 36. Wilson Jost three, period to Tommy Young. Penton to Phillips for the two point connecting on 16 for 126 yards. 27-8 over East Central here then on the ·third Wildcat play kicked the PAT with 12 seconds conversion. while back u P quarterback Friday night. of the night, Wilson pitched out left .to complete _the Wildcat The war r i 0 r.s threatened Billups threw six for three com- Pearl River Qll_ai;}erback Den- to Sones who turned the corner scormg for the mght. throughout the second half, but plct~ons an? 26 yards. . , nis Wilson scored one touch- and raced 40 yards for another Only One TD were turned back by a combina- _Wilson tng.gerc? Pearl Ri~r s down and passed for two more Pearl River score. East Central dominated the lion of untimely penalties and a ~ir attack with mne complet10ns as he sparked the South Divi- Hinton converted again and final three stanzas but were stubborn Wildcat defense. m 20 throws, good for 117 ya1·ds. sion winners to their second the Cats led, 14-0 with just 3:50 able to score the only Warrior In the third period, the War- Lmescore: conference championship in a gone in the opening period. touchdown with 3:07 left in the riors pushed to the Pearl River ECJC · · · · · · 0 8 O 0- 8 row. Another Quickie second quarter. . 15, but had to surrender the 1 PRC · · · · · · · · 27 0 0 ~27 The Wildcats slapped 14 Pearl River struck again Warrior linebacker Keith ball on downs as the Wildcat de– poinls on the board before the "th 4 . 30 1 ft · th f" t . d Dooley made the first of two fense stiffened. In the final overflow crowd at Warrior :V 1 W:l e 111 ~ irs .£.:f~ 0 t fumble recoveries at the Pearl stanza, East Central twice push- field 'had settled in the stands das_ 1 ~tohn c 3 a 2 ppe d aTD t 1 eta River 20. Bagley fired a ten- ed within scoring distance, once · · rive wt a yar oss o d T - 11 . d h 11 East Central received the B .d Th d . d 63 yar er to ommy Pht 1ps for at the four an once at t e •l ri ges. e rive covere r·. t d 1 t th t Th 1 t i. t"" d · t · d' opening kickoff but on the sec- d . t 1 a us an goa a e en. e on y o aave .ue rive s ym1e . • . yar s m en p ays. \-- -

ond play .from scrimmage a Hinton's PAT kick was block- Wildcat defender h!t Warrior ed by Tommy Williamson and quarterback Freddie Bagley Pearl River once again kicked I as he attempted to pass. The off. ball went straight up and fell The Warriors returned to the into the arms of Pearl River's 47 but on the third play from Kim Sones at the East Central scrimmage, disaster struck again. Bagley's lateral pass to On the first Wildcat play, tailback Rex Webb bounced off Wilson dropped back, faked, the receiver's shoulder pads and then threaded 16 yards up and the Cats covered it at the the middle to score. Warrior 35. - I 16.

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