1990

East Central sweeps Jones Paula Nash's two free throws ~1th 10 seconds remaining in over– time gave East Central Community College a four-point cushion and a key South Division win as the Lady Warriors claimed a 95-91 decision Thursday night m the Brackeen– Wood Physical Education Building. Although the men's score was not as close, there~ as still plenty of ac– tion in the Warriors' 106-88 decision over the Bobcats, as Jones head coach Marc Dukes ~as ejected from the divi 10n matchup late in the first half. son, 2 each. James led the Warnors in re– bounds with 10. East Central never trailed in the contest and several limes had leads of at least 20 points. The Warriors led 47-42 at

halftime. Both <;quads will resume play after the Christmas holidays by par– ticipating in a tournamem at Jones Junior College January 4-5 on the Ellis.,.ille campus.

\\ th the1r victories, both East C.. 'lt al \QUad~ continue to ex– penence successful campaigns on Lhe )Oung ~ea5on. under Sl\-year head coach Sam– my Pace, the Lady Warriors cur– rently post a 6-1 overall mark and 2-0 late m dtvl ion competition. Ja)' Bo~en, now in his second }ear at the \\'arnor helm, has led the ECCC men to an 8-3 overall record and 1-1 mark m league play. ln the win over the Lady Bobcats, ~a h. a sophomore guard from Carthage, not only sank key free thro~ in the final minutes of over· time but he also led all scorers with 3 pomts. Other Lady Warrior pointmakers were Carolyn Boatman, 17; Shontel Lo~e. 15; Tonya Stowers, 8; Shea Oakley, 7; Gloria Clay and Apryl Hendon , 5 each; and Brooke Smith, I. Hendon's 5 points came at crucial moments for the EC women as she connected on a three-point goal and made two pressure-packed free throws near the end of regulation play. The 5' I" freshman guard from Union also made a key steal late in the second half action which sparked a Lady Warrior rally. At the end of regulation, the score was deadlocked at 81-81. Jones led 39-38 at halftime. Freshman Tony Bailey of Villa Rica, Georgia pumped in 26 points and led the Warrior to their first division victory. Other East Central pointmakers were Tyrone Stowers, 19; Terry Thames, 15; Eric Mays, 13; Kevin Kennedy, 12; Michael James, 8; Mark Stribling, 6; Tyron Bender, 3; Willie J acobs and Charlie Donner-

Shooting for two . . . Union Lady 'Jacket Shcllie Griffin (15) put up this short jumper for two of her 12 points in Union's first round tournament win over Choctaw Central Thursday night. The Lady Warriors' Modena Williams (14) and Union's Tamela Maz– ingo are pictured getting position for a possible rebound. Union was successful in winning this game and their semi-final bout with Newton County, but fell to 5th ranked Bay prings in the finals. Union will host Sebastopol Friday in the last game before the Christmas Holidays. SCOTT COUKTY TI~~S UNION APPEAL vr ------- WINSTON COUNTY JOUR~AL f\1ERIDIAN STAR -----

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