1990

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ECCC Coach Bowen Announces Early Signees

Three area All-State performers nd one ·Landout athlete from G€orgia are among early signees for ihe 1 91 East Central Communi– a~ ollei!e men's basketball team, announced Warrior head coach Jay Bo; :en \l;ho recently completed fll'St ~ear at East Central said th recentl) signed recruits ~Jude \'and} Hopson, a 6-5, 190-pound for– \fard and Mark Stribling, a 6-(), 1 - -pound guard, both of Pb.iladelplna High School; Luther Riley a 6-(), 155-pound point guard from th Leake High School in 1n GI"'\e; and Tony Bailey, a pound 1-2-3-4 man who bails from \ 'dla Rica High School in Villa Rica, Georgia. The Warrior coach said Hopson and Stnbhng are two of the " big 111111 ' "ho led Philadelphia to the • te Class 2A runner-up title and a 7 record Ho~on averaged 22 points, 10 re– bounds and four block shots per arne and was named All-state, All– District, All South-Half and has been ,.,eJected to play in the M 'ippi H1gh School All-star BasketbaU Game this summer. BO\\ n said Hopson is "a big ~man ho can handle the ball and shoot the three-pointer." tnblmg who averaged 18 points. rue rebound" and five assists per ame, descnbed by Coach Bowen a real athlete who can also hit ~pointers •• He was also chosen to the All· -tate. All-District and All th-Hali ·quads. Bowen id Riley is •·a very quick guard who can hit the t.breeiXJinter."· The ECcoach satd Riley made !our

clutch free throws " down the s tretch" in the state championship game with Philadelphia which helped seal the victory for South Leake. Followmg his outstanding season Riley was a lso named to the All– State squad and will play in this summer's Ali.Star classtc. Bailey, the first out-or-state signee to mk wtlh the Wamors. averaged 23 points and 12 rebounds per game and led V1Ua Rica to an 18·8 record and the learn's third straight ap– pearance in the Georgia state tournament. He was selected "Conference Player of the Year" and was nam– ed to the AU-Conference first team. Bailey also recelVed All-State se– cond team honors and has been selected to play in the Tennessee– Georgia and Georgia All-Star games. Bowen said Bailey is "a very ver– satile player who can play the 1·2-3-4 spots." Tbe Warrior head coach said he expects to announce additional s ignees within the next few weeks.

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