1982-1986

s--J shot sinks Warriors By Austin Bishop The Meridian Star

coach Eddie Davis said. "We were really flat But we hd some guys come off the bench to get the joL done for us when we needed to. If it hadn't been for our bench play we wouldn't have \;rl

DECATUR - Both Eas t Central and East Mississippi had their chances to take control of the game, but in the end it was a missed 18-footer a t the buzzer that gave visiting EMJC a 75-74 win here Saturday night. EMJC had a chance to ice the hame with four seconds left in the game, when Marvin Whitfield stepped up to the line for a one-plus-one. However, after a EZCJC time out, Whitfield missed the free throw and the homestanding Warriors hauled in the rebound. ECJC then called time out to set up the play with four seconds left. The Warriors moved the ball down the court and Handy Fulington flashed to the top of the key to get the pass with two seconds left. He then put up the 18-footer that hit of the front of the rim and bounced away. .'It wasn't the shot we wanted, but we did get one," ECJC coach Larry Gressett said. "It seems you lose games like this when you a r e having a tough t ~me . " ECJC, now 1-6, has lost two 1-point games, a %pointer and a 5-pointer. Its lone win was a 1-pointer over Southwest Junior College. "We didn't get the good play out the guys that have been carrying us so far this year," EMJC

Gary Anderson scored 22 tor ECJC, \ilh:lt Arnes: Georgetown notched 15, Greg Wells scored 12 arlc Luttrell got 10. Lady Lions press ECJC for win ,y Austin Bishop EMJC scored 12 of the next 14 points to go up 48 :3( with 14:58 left in the contest. The Lddy Lions ther

came out of the press, but the damage had beer don@ parre us a cb?rtainadvantage.' Pea) said. ''But, we also shot a little better in th second half. We got sume big bashets when w needed t h em " The win rnoves EMJC to 8-1 on the year. whil ECJC falls to 2-5, The Lady Lions only loss came a the hands of East Central earlier in the yeas. 71-6: East Central held a 19-15lead when Regina Amo: hit a 20-footer with 7:49 left in the first halt. Ea s Mississippi took the lead a t 22-21 on a pari of fret throws by Jar id Blair with 5: 14 left in the half. k s Central never led again. Claudia Cannon led EMJC with 23 points, whil Blair had 17 and Debra Taylor added 12. Melissa Jimmerson scored 15to lead ECJC, whil Delores Griffin added 13 and Arnos hit for u. "1 think the press

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DECATUR - East Central Junior College {omen'. 13; :ketball coach Sammy Pace is quick to lolfit out his team's Achilles heel, East Mississippi Junior College was e t en quicker D expose it a s the Lady Lions used a press in the arly stages of the second haif to take a 78-64 win ere Saturday night, "We're not very good a t handling the press," 'ace said. "Until we get where we can do that, we r e going to have a tough time winning games." ECJC cut East Mississippi's 34-30halftime lead +to 6-34on a basket by Barbara Jones with 17 : 55 left jn tle game. However, EMJC coach Dale Peay esponded by throwing a press on the Lady War- iors, and the results was the difference in the ontest.

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