1990

Warriors Wildcats

falter against in 17-13 quest

The btg pia) or the 79-)ard scoring dm.e '"a a S2·yard completion from Btrottc to " i de recel\ er Reginald AUl.ttn 11.hict. ga~e the \ l! llors a first and goal _ttuation on th EC s1x-yard hoe. After a coreles lhird period, Pearl River 's Michael Fornea booted a 22-yard f1eld goal \\ ith 11 · 11 l('ft in the game\\ hich extended the PRC lead to 17-7 The Wildcat scorm~ dnH• covered 70 yards Late in the game Ea"t Central nar– rowed lhe scoring gap lo\hen Byrd fired a fi ve yard strike to K1dd \\ il.h just under a mmulc remn1mng 1n the contest B>rd 's pa ·~Cor the tv.-o-pomt conversion Cell mcomplete ~'TATI ;TICS East Central had~ first dO'A ns to 15 Cor Pearl R1ver The Wamors ha 439 total ) ards with 191 com1n1! on the ground and~ through the a1r Runrung bac:. S•unnu Holifield led Warrior rushen. \\1lh 69 yards on 15 carr ies Other lop ru,..hen; we~ fullback Anthon~ Walker, 68 ~a~ on 17 attempts , and quarterback Lamont Byrd, 33 yards on mne cames Byrd completed 15 ot 35 passes for 248 yarc.b, one touchdown and three interceptions. Receptions were made by Tony Kidd, tO for 138 yards. Kendrick Col– eman, two for 41 yards, Willie Mc– Clelland, two for 37 yards; and Wayne Kelly, one for 22 ym·ds. P earl River had 127 yards passing and 260 rushing for total offensive per– formance of 387 yards. Running back Michael Toefield led the Wildcats with 130 yards on 11 carries. Byrd punted four limes for a 42.5 yard average Defens1vely, EC was led by Dyoassu:. Buggs who had 10 solo tackles and two assists. Other top defenders were Hayes P etty, eight tackles , Felton Burroughs, five tackles. and interception and fumble recovery, Wyatt Williams, four and six; and T1m Jackson who had a fum– ble recovery and a quarterback sack.

East Central dominated the statistics but Pearl River held the edge on the scoreboard as the visiting Wildcats claimed a 17-13 commumty college victory Saturday afternoon on the Decatur campus. Following the Homecoming loss, East Central fell to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in South Division action. Pearl River improved to 6-1 and 3-1. The Warrior s will travel to Southwest Mississippi Communily College (1-6, 0-4) this Saturday for another division matchup. Kickoff is set for 7:30p.m. on the Summit cam– pus. Running back Sammie Holifield gave East Central an early lead when he scored on a four-yard run with 7:37 left in the first period. Pete Porter's PAT put the Warriors our front by a 7-ij margin. The scoring drive, which came on EC's first possession, covered 89 yards a nd featured clutch receptions by w1de receiver Tony Kidd, who had 10 catches on the day for 138 yards. Following a second quarter Pearl R1ver fumble which was recovered by Wamor defenstve back Felton Bur– roughs on the Wildcat seven-yard line, East Central appeared set to extend its lead until quarterback Lamont Byrd fumbled the pigskin and P earl River took over on its own three-yard line. The game's momentum quickly changed Pearl River's way as highly touted running back Michael Toefield found an opening in the Warrior defense and raced 87 yards before be– ing hauled down by EC's Earl Camp– bell on the Warrior six-yard line. P earl River later struck paydirt when quarterback Tim BiroUe found an open Jody Watkins for a five-yard scoring pass play with 5:23 remaining before halrtime. Rene Suarez added the PAT which deadlocked the divi– sion battle at 7-7. The Wildcats took the lead for good w1th seven seconds left before halftime when Birotte connected with tight end Curtis Vickers on a three– yard pass play. Suarez again kicked the PAT and Pearl River led 14-7.

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