1977-1982

Third- ones Upset By Eas ce6trhi I -- - - - - By AUSTITU' BISHOP Friday, September 11, 1981 TIIE MERIDIAN STAl

yECATUR - We interupt this program to bring you this mportant message : World War UI -- has broken out, the dollar is - -- now only worth 1 7 ~ and-~ones Junior College has lost a football game. The last one is hard to believe, but it is the only one that is true. The East Central JuXUOr hllege Warriors pulled off what many thought was impossible. They defeated the third-ranked Bobcats, 21-16, at Tl?z*rinr Stadium here Saturday night. ECJC quarterback Mark Killens and receiver Alex Ealy put on an aerial circus that was Killens ran the ball in clutch Situations with such grace it -would have made Roger Jones opened the scoring when Junior Wallace powered in from the three with 437 remaining in the first period. The kick sailed wide left. The Bobcats upped their advantage to 9-0 on a 20-yard field goal by Mitchell James early in the second. With 4:09 remaining in the first half, Willie Hannah put the home squad on the board prith a 3-yard run. The drive covered 80 yards on 11 plays. ECJC elected to go for tG6 and Killensmade it pay off with close to unbelievable. Staubach drool. Jones opened the game like it would win again. However, ECJC had other ideas.

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Wallace took the ball at the goal line, faked a reverse, and put on the afterburners racing down the sidelines for a beautiful 100-yard TD jaunt. That put the Bobcats with

game, Killens conn Ealy on a =yard TD pass. Ealy latched onto the ball the Bbbcat 40, shook a would4 tackler, and raced down tl right sideline for the eventui winning sbre. Greg Hawkins added the PAT. Hawkins all but sealed the victory when, with less than two minutes left, hit a 58-yard ~ u n t dead at the Bobcat three. East Central is now &3-1 while Jon& dropped to 91. I

breathing room at 15-8.

James doubled the score with

his PAT boot.

With 29 seconds left in the first half, Killens hit Ealy with a 3-yard 'I'D toss to cap a

Splay, 75yarddrive.

Killens was sacked trying to