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l\lh~sissippi Delta cracked the .rcAA Top 15 at No I21a"t week. Then, Saturday night at Fulton, the Trojan:;' vaunted offense cracked against an inspired Itawamha de· fense. The Indians forced nine turn– overs (six interceptions and Lhree fumbles) and sent Della'H slandoul quarterback Ralph Lagarde lo the hench in the fourth quarter of lhei r I3-:3 win. The loss also dropped Del– ta oul ofthepol!s. "Il was one of the better efforts we've had here in a while," ,;aid ltawamba coach Mike Eaton. hawamba, 2-1-1 overall. is :!-0 in the North. Della is ~-1 and I -I. Delta quarterbacb completed just 19 of 48 pa::.se!; , llawamba sophomore cornerback ChriH Lind– ~ey picked offthree passes and Rod– ney Hogan got two, returning one for a touchdown. Lindsev scored the Indians' other 'I'D o~ an 8fi-ya rd kickoff return. "\Delta) just never got anything going." Eaton said. "We got on 'em early and never let 'em breathe. so to ~peak.'' Hungry like Wolves: First-year Copiah-Lincoln <'oach Ran

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River to jump to No.5 from un– ranked. ''Delta is a team which hasn'tgiv– en up many points," said Hind~> coach Gene Murphy. "And onlv 98 vard~ rushing anti pas,ing to itawamha. which scored on an in– t.erception and kickoffreturn. "Thev're as well balanced as you could want 8 team to he with a c.le· fensive line averaging over aoo pounds and quick passing our de· fense will have trouble covering." Delta's Trojans. nudged 12·7 by Northwest Mississippi's Rangers in 1 he slate championship last year, still ligure as a prime contender thi~ time and beating Hinds' Eagle!.' cer· tainly would be a spirit lifter. Alo;o auractive is Lhe pitting o1 Itawamba, lied with NorthPa"t ancl North""e"t fi::.:- , .. ) i for the n P RaH:.r L e

d n thJ,weekinMis– mor coll£'£e play serve ut cellar crowding.

• tnnj!le in Summit the deadlock for last k;•~~n Jone, County and ii o;i<~

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to play l\lississippi Gulf Coast in Gultj>ort, while Gulf Coast's BuJI – dogs try again to get coach George Sekul's 200th win. East Centtal visits Holmes to– night.

touchdown) and Lawrence Green ancl strongsafet:y Andrew Leverette. The free safety b freshman '])Tone Perry. It's never over 'til •• • : North– west Jed East MisAissippi 24-7 in

yards lor a re•.•. (~oahon sophomore qunncrhnck Laref lis thre\\ for tv. touchdown!!>, his brother,Jrf( nne! ran for a