1954-1972

By BILLY TURNER - . Star SportsWriter

under the present junior college 'setup.". . Bender had 26. Lvons 23. Jeanette Barnes 20 and Julie Latham 10 for ECJC Itawamba was led by Charlotte Jackson's 26 while Jeanie Loyd had 24 and Lisa Hooker 10. ,, .

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a the final five minutes Bender DECATUR - Super Game . got 10 points including six in the No. 1 was termed an. upset- final minute, to ease the ' when- East Central. Junior . Warriorettes to the final college\women's team defeated mar in Itawamba, the defending , .;. Tafk'i about Bender after champion in the North Divisionsisisisi the game Wood said," She tournament. wants to k modest. She's kind Saturday night, when East of nwws-at the first, but once Central won the women's she gets scoring, she is overall Mississippi Junior.' alright.''. k - College title jn Super Gamwo. ., Bender fished her career at 2, it couldn't be called an upset East Central with 1,081 points in anymore. llkigs don't happen. .. 42 games, but the sweetest l i e that twice in a row. points she ever scored were the

" That propelled East Central "'-. UED WARRIORE'ITES - East Central Junior College women's to a 43-41 lead at the half, after . .Coach Lucille-Wood holds the triophy aud star player Gvelyn the Warrioretts had been up by- . Bender holds the ball, that the Warriorettes used id winaing the as much as 10. school, picked up her fourth.- . < - - -- , . .- . -Jane TanaehiU

foul in the game with 12 minutes left, 'and her leaving; the clase game would have possibly doomed the East - : Central chances.