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~ THE MERIDIAN STAR

Tues~ay, December 1, 1970

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:tD fa Warriors Bid For JC Crown Friday injury late in the season and wound up missing four of the Warriors 10 games. touchdown receptions. Union, and cat-quick Wade Clark, 6-2. 170-pounds from Forest.

Another constant passing threat is sure-handed flanker Jimmy Wright, a 6-1 185-pound freshman from Forest. The running threat comes in the form of Rex Webb, 6-2, 190-pound freshman from Philadelphia, and another frosh, fullback Danny Lindsley, 5-9, 170, from Newton. Offering the protection is a large and mobile froward wall in tackles Wayne Rucker (230) of Beulah Hubbard, and Paul Miller (250) of Louisville; center Larry Hardy (185), Philadelphia; and guards Sam Carter (230), Louisville, and Mickey Sessions (180). The defensive unit, under the guiding hand of coach Tenny ·Coates, has effec– tively squelched opp

located elbaw in the Gul[ Coast game. The brainy little field general returned only to be sidelined 3gain with an ankle

The free safety post will be manned by Joe Tadlock of Forest, while patrolling the strong safety zone will be Bill Bar– ham, a ball hawk from Carthage. In the trenches it will be quarterback– punisher Howard Triplett, 6-4, 210, from Louisville, and David Culpepper at defen– sive end, while the tackles will be Tom– my Williams, Philadelphia, and Walter Eiland of Louisville, with Tommy Wil– liamson. of Philadelphia alternating at defensive tackle and giving Dooley a breather now and then at the middle guard slot. If the Warriors can avoid early-game injuries, it takes a very small stretch of the imagination to see the championship trophy lodged at East Central . . . and with a bumper crop of freshmen back for duty next year, it might be a tough trick getting the crown away from Decatur in '71.

a deadlock with arch-rival ·ipoi for the division top the coin following regular ··ame up roses .for the War– the stage for Friday's show– gainst the defending champ- rence of the PRC eleverl also predicted pre-season form ;, undefeated in '69. were graduation and picked to own !n South Division stand- >rs in the East Central rise mference rag pile have been iiing defense headed by ~n­ ominee middle guard Keith the cool-ha~ded guidance of 1 uarterback i·eddy Bagley. 5-11 170-pou er from For~t. injuries th . ughout the c _– the offense m gear as he d1- ~ Warrior offense to t ree vins before suffering a dis-

But now the ankle has healed and ac– ::ording to Pouncey, the Warrio1·s will be at run strength for the title battle. Anchoring the defensive unit, Dooley is regarded as the premier defender in the rugged JC Conference. A 5-10 215-pound block of granite from Union, Dooley has dealt misery to opposibg quarterbacks all season. Stepping in to take command after Bagley's injuries, backup signal caller Tommy Billups, a 6-2 185-pound freshman from Louisville, is a strong armed thrower who can unleash the bomb from anywhere on the field. Leading Sc rer Favorite target of b h Bagley and Billups is split end Jame Carter. At 6-5 and 180 pounds, Carter ha the speed and the moves to get behind 1pposing sec– ondaries and finished the rlgular season as the team's leading scor with eight

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