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• ECCC Continued from 3B Hamby at the ECCC 24 . Four plays later, Tom Burke booted a 36-yard field goal. Delta extended Its lead on a 10-play dnve that cov– ered 54 yards. Facing fourth-and- I at the ECCC 8 S~ Goodman picked up 2 yards. On the next play: TroJan quarterback Ralph Lagarde teamed with Car– lo Bonner on a 6-yard scoring toss in the left corner of the end zone. Bonner ended up with six catches for 43 yards. Burke's lJcl made it 10-0 in the fmal sec– onds of the first period. EC<;C d~fensivc back. Felton Burroughs put the hosts m busmess when he picked off a Lagarde pass al the Della 35 and returned it to l11c 8. Facing third– B:"d-goal from the 7, Byrd Learned with Sammie Holi ftcld for a 6-yard gain. On founlt down, the Trojans fully extended an option play, but Holifield flew into the end zone for the score. Pete Ponce's kick cut the gap to 10-7 with just over four minutes left before halftime. Delta recovered ~c eno;uing kickoff at its 21, but ECCC was tagged wuh a pair of personal foul pen;.~l­ lJCS and gave the TrOJans the ball at the Warriors 49. . Lagarde completed passe-; on four of the five pia> s 1 took Delta to cover the distance. The fmal complc– llon, a 22-yarder to Freddie Stark ·. extended the lead l~ 16-7. Burke's k.tck was blocked. his first miss after hmmg 42_ straight over a two-yl'ar period. Answcnng ECCC's score was vital according to Delta coach James 'Wooky' Gray. "I tht~k it was a big wrnaround," Gray said. "On the Stdehne, we told l11em we couldn't let them get the momentum. That we had to show some pot c. And we moved the ball down t11e field like we were capable of doing. I think that was very definitely a big turnaround." E_CCC mounted one final threat in the first half bchmd a 25-yard catch-and run from Holifield and a 37-yard scramble by Byrd. Following two incomple– tions by Wayne Kelly, a high snap on a 28-yard field– goal try resulted m Porter's ktck sailing wide left. .Della concluded the sconng midway through the thrrd quarter when Kenny Stokes brought back a 50-yard punt by Byrd 67 yards for a touchdown ECCC's offense let a fumble recovery at the Dch·a 30 m lhc lhtrd quaner and another at the Trojans 32 m the fourth quarter go to waste. ECCC rushed for 189 yards and passed for 40. De– lLa ru~hed for 108 yards and passed for 142. H.ohfield led ECCC w1th 109 )nrds rushing on 20 carncs and caught I"-O pac;sc~ for 31 yards. ECCC vtsits Coptah-Lincoln on ScpL 8.

- "·----. arr1ors stumble in opener DECATUR- The scoreboard didn't work. The 25-second play clock was non-functional. And Ea:.L Central's offense had its prob– lems too as the Warriors dropped their season op~.:ncr to .Mississippi Della. 23-7, in Thursday mght ju– ntor college football action. The Warrior had their chances. but Della's dcfen'c and some mis– llrc~ by the Warriors got the 1990 ca.,on off 10 a rod;> start ·•J s .1w a few bright spots," ECCC coach A .J. Kilpatrick said. " \\'c arc going 10 get better, I think. lthooght we gave a prclly good cf– fon. c pcciall) on defense." The ECCC defense forced four turnovers. but the Warrior~ offense toOk advantaJ:e ot only one. The Tmjan!> got their first three points nrtcr ll d1ving tntcrception of a Lamont B) rd pas~ ._Y Ray ByMARTY STAMPER Star as~ stant sport<> edrtor

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