1972-1977

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I)ECATTIR - The ~ a s t along the way a s ~ u y Nowell Centrai Junior College was used on all eight plays. Warriors held on to defeat the Nowell's score put the Itawamba Indians in a hard Warriors out front 6-0 a s Don fought football battle Thurs Culpepper's kick for the PAT day night 13-6 here a t was off to the r ~gh t . Warrior field. Neither team was able to do East ('entral scored in the anything until just before the first and third periods on runs end of the first quarter when of eight and six yards, while Itawamba's Mike Ivy in- the Indians scored in the tercepted a pass and returned second qgartcr on a 12 yard It to IS own 44. Itawamba was pa.-.> forced to k ~ c k four plaks later T),e Warr:ors scored on after galnlng on11 four lards. the:r secorid set of dobins a f t ~ r The Indians recovered the getting the ball at the 39 yard punt fumble a t the Decatur's llne on an ~ntercept~on by Ken 15 yard line. Gordon. Kebo Davis then p~cked up ~ : a s t ('entral u\ed eight three yards to the 12 and then nIat< frorr, hp1.p to \(.ore u h ~ l e qua r t e r ba ck John David

~ e a r c ewas stopped for no gain a s the first period ran out. Pearce then hit Davis with the scoring toss on the first play of the second period and the score stood 6-6 a s the try for the PAT by Bobby Harper was also off to the right. Both teams were unable to score anymore and the two teams went into the dressing rooms with the tie and con- fident they would come back to win the ball game. It took East Central about mid-way through the third period to score again when they recovered a fumble on the Indians 36 yard line. From this point, a pass interference call made it first down a t the 13 and it took oniy

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EAST CENTRAL'S Gvy Noweli (32) has h ~ s dreams of a long qain come to a sudden end as Itawamba's Larry Payrip drops him for no gain. East Central won, 13-6. ---Photo By Jack Bynum

three plays to score with Kowell carrying twice and going over from the six. Culpepper was true this tir:le with the point after and the score was 13-6 which !:eld up for the remainder of the ball game. East Central is now 4-5-0 on the season and 4-2-0 in the . ..

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