1954-1972

Forest Boys At ECJC Help Defeat Northwest

Lindsey Russell. The East Central defense Thursday allowed only 81 · yards on the ground and 32 in the air. Northwest managed only four completions out of 13 pass attempts. --~- Sc ot-.!. C:o. r •' ">• "S ECJC To~~Y?/r Northwest By 1413 East Central grabbed 1n1dis– puted possession of first place in the Mississippi J1n1ior Col– lege Conference north division Thursday after comingfrom be– hind to defeat Northwest 14-13. Previous]y 1n1beaten Ho 1m e s was smothered by East Mis– sissippi, 45-7. The Warrior team is studded with former Forest High stars and last week they were up against a team coached by Ken Bramlett, who formerly coached at Forest. Trailing 13-0 at the half, the Warriors rallied when quarterback Freddy Bagley hit Willie Hardy on a 12-yard scoring pass, and later ran one yard for a touchdown. Rust;y McMullan booted both conversions for the needed vic– tory points. Northwest got scores by John Lamar on a pl1n1ge and Tom Nelson on a pass from Bil]y Walker. East Central is now 1n1beaten in three outings. Northwest is 0-4 for the season.

Quarterback Freddy Bagley and other Forest boys on the East Central Junior College football team figured prominently in the 7-0 defeat . handed Thursday to Nor thwest Junior College. The Northwest coach is Ken Bramlett, who directed Forest to its first overall Little Dixie crown two years ago. Late in the third period Bagley fired a 31-yard touch– down pass to wide receiver James Carter and Benny Cherry converted for the only points of the contest. It was the third straight win for Coach Ken Pouncey ' s Warriors who are defending north division junior college champions. Bagley connected on 12 of 24 passes for 195 yards while the Warrior rushing attack, led by hallback · Guy Nowell, netted 106 yards. Besides Bagley , other l Warriors from Forest who played under Bramlett include sophomores Ralph Brown, halfback; James May, center; Wade Clark, linebacker; and · freshmen Ken Gordon, half– back; and Bob Smiley, guard. Sophomore end Jimmy Wright, another Bramlett protege, suffered a dislocated 1 shoulder last week, and is on the sidelines for the season. Two others from Forest on the ECJC squad are halfback Robert Hannah and lineman

East Ce11tral Breal{s Tie For North Division Lead BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Web!b and Butch Mason A 52 _15 E t C ntral victory p:ovi~ed East Cent~al with the as e . b~ g wm. Other scormg came on over ~ortheast broke a .three- a 22-yard field goal by Rusty way tie for the top spot m the McCullan and McOullan's five Mississippi Junior Co!lege Con- conversions. ference's North Division this Jn the Co-Lin-Hinds battle, nast weekend, while the upcom- the passing arm of Cletus Hux Pearl River and Jones is ex- jJrovided win. Hux hit Donald ing clash between powerful Barrett for two tallies and perted to clear the South Divi- Charles Owens for another. sion picture. Quarterback James McKay East Central was deadlocked hit R;kkie Autmon for two tal– for the North lead with lies and Danny Taylor for an– Northeast and East Mississippi other to give Gulf Coast its win gomg into Saturday's game. over a determined Southwest The victory left them alone atop team. the pack with East Mississ]ppi ITAWAMBA STARS idie this past weekend slipping Charles Bluitt was on the ] to second and Northeast to catching and passing end of two :hJrd. touchdowns in Itawamba's deci- TOP TEAMS OFF s: on over Holmes. B1uitt pulled Bath Pearl River and Jones, in a Larry Gann pass for ranked one and two in the 6S-yards and a TD , and passed South, were idle this past t.0 Bud Gardner for another. weekend. They meet this Satur- Gann passed to Terry Black for day at Poplarville in the top c; :iother score and F.G. Wiygull ,yeekend battle. 'booted a 30-yard field goal. In other Saturday night ga- Copiah-Lincoln hosts Nnrth- mes, Itawamba downed Holmes west Thursday night while other 24 14, Gulf Coast topped South- games this weekend have East west 28-21, and Copiah-Lincoln Central at Delta, It~wamba at sank Hinds 28-13. Northeast and Gulf Coast at Two touchdowns each by Rex Hinds.

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