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following the ba r r i o r touch down, East Central's retur specialist Mecridric Callowa eletrified the packed home-sid when he darted and dashed 63 yal ds to paydirt after receiving th Scobba punt. However, the was called back due to a holdln penalty. But the Warriors were able t seal the win with Sewell's i n t e ~ ception return and Pearson' three-yard tally. Warriors Score Early East Central put the first poin ts on the scoreboard when q terback Richard Basil ran for four-yard tally with 8:01 left i the first period. Verandel Iron added the PAT. The score capped a 14-play, 62 yard drive that came on '" Warriors' initial possession. East Mississippi's David Row put his team on the scoreboar when he connected on a 39-yar field goal with 2:58 remaining i the first period. East Central's 7-3 lead afte the first period was extended t 14-3 when running back Johnn Triplett scampered to paydirt o a 26-yard running play with 2:4 left before halftime. Irons adde the PAT. The drive covered 8 yards on just nine plays. Rowe added another thret pointer for the Scooba squa when he booted a 37-yard goal with 35 seconds remalnln

Sewell's fourth quarter intercep- tion and 44-yard return set up fullback Marvin Pearson's three- yard scoring blast and gave East Central Junior College a 27-19 come-from-behind win over visiting East Mississippi Saturday night. With the victory, East Central improved its record to 2-1 overall while East Mississippi dropped to 1-1. The Warriorss, 0-1 in South Division play, return t o division action this Saturday as they host Copiah-Lincoln in a 7:30 p.m. contest. Co-Lin rallied to defeat visiting Jones 21-20 in a key South Division battle also played Saturday night. East Mississippi had taken the lead for the first time late in the third period on a 31-yard run by running back Patrick King. David Rowe added the PAT and --.ith 1 :31 remaining the Lions led 1-14. But East Central noseguard Paul Heard helped put the Warriors ahead to stay early in the fourth period when he Blocked Chip Sykes' punt from the endzone which was recovered by linebacker Andre Griffin for the touchdown. The Warriors' two-point conversion attempt failed but East Central led 20219 with 13:38 left in the game. Less than two minutes