1990

WEEK OF

ECCC, EMCC win final1990 games

IJUCOS 40-yardcr to Rendarryl Chandler. Isaac completed 16-of-30 pas– ses for 270 yards and did not throw an interception. Mickey Burrage got the final EMCC touchdown on a 6-yard run on an option play. Andy Murray booted all four extra points. The Lions had 348 yards to 320 for Holmes. Eddie Jackson, who had an in– terception, led the EMCC defense along with Eric Wa sh ington , Andre Smith, and Antonio Lairy. Holmes ended Its season at 3-7 overall, 1-5 in the North Division. • EAST CENTRAL 31, NORTH– EAST 14: Up in Booneville, East Central jumped out to a 17-0 le3d in its win over Northeast. The Warriors got a 20-yard fi eld goal from Pete Porter and a 39-yard touchdown run from quarterback Lamont Byrd in the first quarter. Fullback Anthony Walker made it 17-0 with a 14-yard rumble on fourth-and -1 with 10:55 left in t.he first half. Northeast (2-7-1) got on the scoreboard with a touchdown in the second period. The Warri ors put their lead back at 17 on an 11-yard pass from Byrd to Ken Coleman before intermission. Sammie Holifield got the War– riors ' f ina l touchdown on a 24-yard run m the fourth quarter. Northeast also added a final period touchdown. East Central finished tts season at4:-6 and fifth in the MJCA South Division at 2-4.

East Mi SIS ippi and East Cen– ual ended Lheir 1990 seasons on winmng notes Thursday night in MJCA jumor college football action East Central romped pa s t • ortllca t,31-14,whileEastMis– SJ~ippi defeated Holmes, 28-18. East Mississippi ended its year at 6-4. its second winning season an three years under coach J.C. Ar– ban. The Lions' 3-3 North Divi– ston mark was good for fourth place. East Mississippi's game at Goodman was halted with about fou r nunutcs to play about a brawl resulted following an onsides kick by Holmes. "One of theirs bit one of ours with a fist and they threw him out." Arban said. 'Then on the on– sides kick, Lhey (referees) waited a long time to decide who had the ball. One of theirs pushed one of ours in the facemas k and they were fighting all over the field. When we got it stopped and got ready to play, we looked around and Lhc refs had gone." The officiating crew had been reduced to four after one began suffering chest pains at halftime, Arbansaid. "They (Holmes) were frustrated because we made monkeys out of them throwing the ball all over the place," Arban added. "We had .a 21-3 lead at the half and subsu– tuted everybody. There were a lot of cheap shots." Freshman quarterback Chns h.t c thrc\\ three touchdown pas– ses, ali m the frrst half. He. tossed a 16->ardcr to Mark W1lson, a 48-yarder to Fred Ward , .and a

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