1977-1982

Cast Central Advances DEC.4TCTt - East Central Junior College -4vanced into the semifinals of the South ivision state playoffs here Tuesday night with a p-sided 119-67 victory over Utica. Esther Thomas had 25 points for East Central. etha Curnrnings added 22. Debbie McBeth 19. -. -- I ECJC, now 17-5.hosts Hinds Thursdav night. ECJC (119) Esther Thomas 25. Tina Tumbling 12. Faye Quinn 1: ebb~e McBeath 19. Retha Cmmings 22. Jane Dees 5. Glorida Ashfor Faye Russell 4. Sandra Johnson 2. Joyce Watkins 9. Mona Tucker 4. UTICA (67) - Bobbie Stokes 8. Rachel K i 10. Jamce Brown 2! Iyce Wilson 8 Catrina Stokes 16 I Halftime: ECJF61, Utica 3 2 1 'aye Quinn 13and Tina Tumbling 12. East Central led 61-32 at halftime.

Co-Lin Stops ECJC WESSON - Co-Lin Junior College whipped East Central here Monday night, 86-71. in the First round of the Jr. College playoffs. The loss ended East Central's season with a record 8-14. A terrible shooting night, 36 per cent from the 'loor and 35 per cent from the line. made the task )f whipping Co-Lin near impossible for the Warriors. George Gray had 25 points, followed by Felix Johnson with 12 and Roy Myers with 11. East Central's ladies meet Utica at Decatur ,onight in the first round of the women's state jlayoffs.

The bast ~ e n r r a lJunior - Jlege girls' basketball team captured top honors in the South Division of play last Saturday night with a 97-90 win over tough Jones to advance to the State Championship round begin- ning Thursday night in Sena- tobia. The Warriorettes, led on the floor by Joyce Watkins' 29 points, Esther Thomas' 24, Reathilr Comans' 15 anc Debbie McBeath's 21, wor going away after the scort was tied at 88 all with threc ninutes remaining. The: lad earlier led Jones by a nuch as 12 points. Coach Lucille Woods

EAST CENTRAL (71) - Atk~ns 8. Gray 25. ayers 11. Stewart 7. Brand 2. Jdvrson 12. ~ t t l e 8 CO-LIN (86) - Gray 4. Evans 18. Loving 211. Uilliams 15. Hoplons 6, Deavers 4. F Johnson I. L Johnson 2. Barnes 2 Halftime C e h n 42, ECJC 36 -

qirls, now 19-5 on the year, lave finished as one of the op four Mississippi team< :very year since 1975-76.