1977-1982

EC JC Women's TeamOpens '79-'80Season East Central Junior Collegc Women open their 1979-80 basket ball season on Nov. 5-6 with a prc season tournament at East Central. The schedule for Nov. 5 at 6:3( p.m. is a game between Gulf Coas and Holmes, at 8:15 and Eas Mississippi plays East Central Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. Gul Coast plays East Mississippi and a 8:15 p.m. Holmes plays Eas Central.

East Central womens' team is th defending state champions, but gon from that championship team ar starters Charlene Jones of Fores Carla Halley of Morton and Bobbi Collier. Coach Lucille Wood is looking ; five returning sophomores and seve freshmen to mold into a team. Ea! Central will play seven no conference games to begin tb season and Coach Wood will k using all her players to give the1 valuable playing experience befol Esther Thomas, Soph. Louisvilll Jane Dees, Fresh, Leake Academ Gloria Ashford, Fresh, Louisvill Kelly Walsh, Fresh. Forest; Fa! Russell, Soph, Union; Sand Johnson, Fresh, Sebastopol; Tina fumbling, Fresh, Newton; Faye Quinn, Soph, Noxapater; Mona Tucker, Soph, Forest and Reitha Comans, Soph, Sebastopol; Joyce Watkins, Lake; and Debbie Mc- Beath, Union. the first conference game. Team members for 1979-80 are:

Newton County players on ECJC 1979-80 basketball team (left to right): Tina Tumbling, Newton; Debbie McBeath, Union; Faye Russell, Union; Sandra Johnson, Conehatta; I r i s Smith,

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