1989

WEEK OF________

ECCC, Gulf Coast seek .500 record Teams meet Saturday in Biloxi

By Marty Stamper Special to The Star

game. Sammie Holifield leads ECCC in rushing with 175 yards on 32 carries, while Darnell Brown has 131 yards on 18 carries. Both have two touchdowns. Tony Kidd leads the receivers with six receptions for 175 yards (29.2 yards per catch) . The Warriors defense is led by linebackers Opie Ray (35 tackles) and Wyatt Williams (30), Jimmy Brown (28), and nose guard Dynassus Buggs (22, 19 of which are solo). A1J are freshmen . Ray led in the Co-Lin game with 10, while Williams had eight. "I thought the defense played pretty good to hold them to 12 points," Kilpatrick added. "The way they throw, they're subject to score more. " The Gulf Coast offense is directed by sophomore quarter– backs Les Lala (6-foot-1, 190 pounds) and David Davis (5-10, 190). Louis Clarence (5-10, 204) is the top running back, while Cor– nelius Holloway (5-9, 170) and Anthony Clark (6-5, 199) are the wideouts. Clark signed with Mississippi State, but did not meet NCAA admission re– quirements. Tight end Jessie Stewart (6-4, 250) also plays a big role in the Bulldogs offense. "Stewart is an excellent senior college prospect,'' Sekul said. The offensive line is led by sophomore tackle Lee Otis Jackson (6-4, 290) , who originally signed with Soutbern Mississippi. The defensive strengths are end Eric Drake (6-6, 240) and cornerback Lindsey Chambers.

East Central and Gulf Coast will both be trying to get back to .500 when they meet in a South Division community college foot– ball game at 7 p.m. Saturday night in Biloxi. Both are 0-1 in the South and 1-2 over·all. ECCC's division loss was to Copiah-Lincoln (12-7), while Gu lf Coast was upset by Southwest (20-17). " They don't look quite as good as they have in the past, but it's still Gulf Coast and they always play good football, '' ECCC coach A.J. Kilpatrick said. Gulf Coast has dominated the series in recent years, holding a 22-2-1 advantage since 1961 and a 28-8-2 overall lead. Bulldog coach George Sekul is the NJCAA's all– time winningest coach with a 197-58-4 career mark. Twice (1971 and 1984) his teams won na– tional titles. Gulf Coast lost to powerful Northwest 21-17 last week. "We talked with the Northwest coaches and they said (Gulf Coast) played well," Kilpatrick added. Sekul's trademark is a no– huddle offense. He feels like with his talent, the more plays in a game, the greater his chances are of winning. " It presents a problem in that you're not able to substitute defensively like you'd like," Kilpatrick said. "You've got to limit your changes and the time it takes to get them in and out. On punt returns, where you make wholesale subsitutions, you can't get them in and out." That was a problem for the Warriors once in the Co-Lin

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