1954-1972

Wins North Division Title Delta Laughs Last At Decatur

By BO KING DECATUR - Just ask any of the football players from Mis s1ssippi Delta Junior College and they'll reassure you . . . "He who laughs last, laughs best." Delta dropped in from More– head last night and called on East Central Junior Colle:ge and as it turned out, the Tro– J:~ns were the worst guests the Warriors had all season. After allowing the hosts to lead the game for three quc.1·– tc~rs. 3-ll, Delta came back with a pair of fourth period touch– downs then thwarted several East Central drives to hold on and win a 14-9 decision and the I North Division championship. Hinton Hits Field Goal .- East Centrars kicking specrnl– ist. Benny Hinton, put the onb· first half points on the game with a 33-yard field goal mid– way in the second quarter as Lhe Warrior defense, heralded throughout the season. held the listless Trojans offense intact. In fact the Trojans picked up only three_ first downs in that l'irst half. rushed for only li4 yards and passed for-get this - -minus three yards. East Central. in the meantime.

Luke Brock (61) leading the interference. · Delta won the game 14-9 which counted as the North Division championship. -Staff photo by John Henry

ON ONE OF MANY sweeps for the ni,;iht, Delta quarterback John Hughes (16) goes around right end for yardage against East Central Thursday night with guard

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was busy grinding out eight own 20. it took 14 plays before firsts. 106 yards on the ground substitute quarterback Robert ilnd 26 yards \ria the aerial at Warmer hit tailback Guy tack. Nowell on a 13-yard touchdowll The second half statistics aerial for the go-ahead. tally. looked much the same as both T?ey. play wa.s a must with the t ended •ith the same num - \~arnors facmg a fourth and earns w . . t' ti d.d ber of first downs-three and s;x s1t~a IOn as. 1ey_ 1 s_o eight- while Delta rushed for many time dee~ m TroJan te1:n· only 44 yards and threw for :J2 t,ory. Cherry missed _on the pumt ond East Central rushed for afte~· attempt, pro~ng he :was 8 ., d th f 90 havmg an off mght, smce ,, an rew or . . · 1 f earher he had hit on y one o The Real Difference three field goal attempts all But it wasn't. the §ta~istics fr;>m short yardage. ' that made t~e diffe:ence m..the Another 'Big Play' g~me . ·... it was mstead the Following an exchange of the big play ·. ball. Cherry found hims~lf punt- On the first snap from center ing from the Warrior~ 22-yard in the fourth quarter, Delta line and booted it to tfie Delta quarterback John Hughes un 4u, where Joey Greco got his leashed a screen pass in the hands on it and brought it back I right flats to J~mmy Johnson. down the right sideline 54 yards who galloped 2ti yards for the for the final score. initial · Trojan touchdown. Both teams end regular r,ea·· Thomas Griffing converted and son play next week against Delta led, 7-3. The score capped ~outh Division teams with East a 50-yard drive that took only Central traveling to Summitt five plays, with Hughes' · 12 to meet Southwest and Delta yard scamper around right end hosts Gulf Coast. which it also being the key play. [will meet in the playoff for the East Central fought right back Junior College Conference this time ·and moving from its championship game.

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Captures Crown East Central Junior College was defeated last Thursday 1 night by Mississippi Delta f Junior College, 14-9. This left I EC with a 6-3 overall and 5-1 in 'I division play. Delta has a 6-2-1 record overall and a 5--0-1 divisional slate. East Central scored on a 40 yard field goal by Bennie Cherry in the second period and a 13 yard touch down pass I to Guy Nowell in the final , quarter. J Joey Greco's 54-yard punt ' return in the final period gave Delta ' its ·victory over East Central. Johnny Hughes threw a 26 yard pass to Jimmy Johnson for the second score against EC in the game. n

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