1990

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1990 EAST CENTRAL FOOTBALL TEAM· Members of the East Central Community College Warrior football team Include, first row, from left, Wayne Kelly, Lamont Byrd, Sammie Holifield, Tyrone Col· ller, Tim White, Gregg Cox, Tony Kldd, Hayes Pe:tty, Willie McClelland, Dewey Lee, David Savell, Fel· ton Burroughs, Kendrick Coleman, Earl Camj:ibell, Chris Crowder; second row, from left, Jerry Welch, Albert Jones, Shannon Welch, Markeye Holmes, Pete Porter, Columbus Wilkins, Terry Walk· er, Russel Meeks, Wayne Gay, Terry Bogan, zaus carter, Marcus Street, Anthony Walker, Wyatt Wll· EC falls 23-7 to Delta in opener

downs; Delta had nine. The Warriors had 265 total yards, including 221 rushing yards and 44 yards in the air. Sammje Holifield led EC rushers with 146 yards on 20 carries. Byrd rushed six times for 51 yards. Lam– om Byrd completed 4 of 22 passes with receptions being made by Davidi Savell. one for seven yards; Zaus Carter, one for five yards; and Holidield, two for 32yards. Delta rushed for 95 yards and had 120 yarads passing for 215 total yards. Byrd averaged 39 yards on eight punts. Defensively for East Cenlral, Opie Ray led the charge with seven solo tackles. Other top defenders were Jimmy Brown, Wyatt Williams and Felton Burroughs, who each had five solo stops and two assists. Burroughs also had two interceptions•

yard line. On their next possession. the Tro– jans lOOk the ensuing kickoff and quickly marched 50 yards 10 paydirt with Lagarde connecting with run– ning back Sam Goodman on a 22-yard scoring play. Burkes' PAT was blocked by sophomore Hayes Petty ofTuscaloosa. East Cenl.ral missed a scoring opportunity late in the fltSL half when Porter missed on a 27-yard field goal attempt. Delta extended its lead 10 23-7 in the third period on Kenny Stokes' 67-yard return of a 50-yard Lamont Byrd punt. Burke added the PAT. East Central will begin South Division competition Saturday, Sep– tember 8 when Lhe Warriors will challenge Copiah-Lincoln (1-0) at 6:30p.m. on the Wesson campus. STATISTICS East Central had seven first

Sophomore running back Sammie Holifield of Lake burst through the MS Delta defense for l 46 yards on 20 carries but his efforts fell short of a Learn victory as the visiting Trojans held on to defeat East Central Com– munity College 23-7 Thusday night in Decatur. Delta took a 10-0 first quarter lead following a 36-yard field goal by Tom Burke and a six-yard touch– down strike from quarterback Ralphe Legarde 10 wide receiver Carlos Bonner. Burke added the PAT. EC narrowed the scoring gap 10 10-7 when Holifield found paydirt from one-yard out with 4:10 remain– ing before halftime. Pete Porter of Morton kicked the PAT. The Warrior scoring drive ocvered 35 yards and was set up by safety Felton Burroughs' interception and 27-yard return to the Trojan eight-

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