1989

A t Scooba... EC begins roundball play Thursday

in Regton 23 Tournament action. Returning squad members mclude fo rwards Tuttie Ed\\ards, a 5'10" graduate of Jonc~boro-Hodge High School in J onesboro, Loui~iana. and SadieTnplel!, a 5'10" graduate of Louisville Hiph School. Also on the ro ter b. 5'6" Victoria Banks of Morton who eturm to the squad following a year's ab~ence. Freshman players tncludc Carolyn Boatman, a 5'10" for\\ard/center , Marcell Gra), a 5'7'' guard, and Paula Nash, a 5'11" guard/for ward, all of Carthage; Jackie Gladney, a 5'7" guard and Shea Oakley, a 5'11" forward, both of Louisville; Ashley Harkins, a 5'7" guard from Leake Academ>; Kathy McDougle, a 'i'5" guard from Union; Lisa Stephens, a 5'11" for– wa rd from Sebastopol; Tonya Stowers, a 5'8" guard from Scott Central; Beverly Ware, a 5'9" for– ward from Fore~t; Kristy Holland,

a 5'7" guard from Jonesboro, Lout– siana, and Ursela Lowe, a 6 '0" center from Alexandria, Louisiana. First-year head coach Jay Bowen has one returnee from last year's squad which posted a 6- 17 overall mark. Kelvin Young, a 6'3" guard from Philadelphia, is the lone "senior" member for the Warrior team which includes 10 freshmen players. First-year team members include guards Travis Watkins (6 ' 1" ) of Lake; Terry Thames (6' I " ) of Beulah Hubbard; Tyrone Bender (6'3") of Louisville; and Eric Mays (5'10") of Gosnell, Arkansas. Forwards are Jason Johnson (6' 5") of Louisville; Tyrone Stowers (6'5") of Forest; Charlie Donnerson (6'4") of Gosnell, Arka nsas and Lonnie Anderson (6'3") of Lake; and playing forward and/ or center positions will be Ma rk Gates (6'6") of Douglasville, Georgia , Michael James (6'8") of Ga ry, Indiana.

East Central Community College will begin basketball action November 2 with both squads par– ticipating in an invitational tourna– ment scheduled November 2-3 at East Mississippi Community Col– lege in Scooba. Regular season action starts Mon– day, November 6 when the Lady Warriors and Warriors again travel to the Scooba campus and take on East Mtssissippi squads. East Central will compete before its first home crowd during an in– vitational tourney scheduled November 9-10 in the Brackeen– Wood Physical Education Building. Led by fifth-year head coach Sammy Pace, the Lady Warriors feature two returnees from last season's 18-8 squad which captured o uth Di vis ion championship honors. The East Central women a l o placed fourth in the Overa ll State Tournament and finished third

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