1990

1\EEK L)f

ECCC Warriors host tough Pearl River

year ago. "Offensively, Tocfield io; the boy that':i going to lead it," Kilpatrick said. PRCC lost sophomore quarter– back Mel Hackbarth wilh a broken wrist agamst East Mississippi, but freshman Tim Birotte has stepped m. He threw touchdown passes of 35 and 10 yards to Cedric Ander– son in last week':, 27-0 blanking of GulfCoast. Through five weeks, speedy PRCC wide receiver Reggie Aus– tin had 16 receplion:, for 284 yards and two touchdowns. "Defensively lb1 y look suong to me," Kilpatnck added. Roy Wayne Jones has 80 tack· les. An all-stater in 1986, Jones spem the next lhrce years in the Army. He runs a 4.6 second 40-yard dash and bench presses 485pounds. Toss in 1989 Flonda Player of lhe Year LateefTravis , who made preseason headlines for his arrest for selling crack cocaine in his hometown of Pensacola. Fla. Tra– vis recorded 167 tackles as a senior and his Pine Forest team won Class SA state t1tles in 1987 and 1988. He has 72tackles in 1990. And close O\lt w1th University of Florida transfer Greg Grandison. He started the firs t four games for the Gators m 19i9. before be in~

DECATUR- East Central's tvro- teppmg Warriorc; hope to get bad: on the good foot as Pearl Rt\Cr comes calling for the 1990 homecoming game Saturday at . p.m. The Wamors opened lheu sea- wnh a patr of losses. then came ba wath two wins. The two-loss move returned for Games 5 and 6 and 1f the pattern is to conunue,lhe 2-4 \\ arriors will have to tum in a tot I effort against a 5-1 Wildcat squad ..Of course, they're btg, that's the mam thmg," ECCC coach A.J. Kilpatrick said. ••And they've been able lO run and throw pretty good." PRCC's Michael Toefield was fourth m theNJCAA m rushing in 19 9 with 1.307 yards and 13 touchdowns. He currently has a state·best693 yards and hac, scored 44points. "l've been around a lot of run– rung back:. and he could step right mat any Division I school in the country," PRCC coach Mike Nel- on said. "He's the best running ba k tn the state." ECCC knows Toefield wclJ. He carried the ball 31 times for 209 yards m a 31-7 Wtldcat win that spoiled ECCC's homecommg a

AJ. Kilpatrick benched for lhe final seven. He's tied for lhe MJCA interception lead with four. "We're just hoping for a good effort from our guys," Kilpatrick sa1d. "And maybe get some breaks. We're kind of pleased to be back home to play (after two road games). We're looking for a good homecoming crowd." In a 28-12 loss to Hinds last week, ECCC quarterback Lamont Byrd completed 13-of-27 passes. but was tnlcrcepted three umes, all in the second half. ECCC lost tight end Shannan Dodson fo1 the year with a first– half knee injury (stretched ligaments). "He had gotten to be a pretty b1g key with his catches and blocks," Kilpatrick said of lhe Brookwood, Aia., freshman. PRCC has dommated the series, 35-14-3

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