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ended, Tullos coached at Lake and then in Florida. He now lives in Belle Glade, Fla. Diana Lyons J ones played lol' Neshoba Central where she playiii basketball and participated in trd, winning a state high jump chain-

Region 7 championship and were fourth in the NJCAA Tournament at Hutchinson, Kan., with a record of

By MARTY STAMPER Democrat sports editor

Two of the three 1991 inductees in- 30-3-1. It was Tullos' 26 points that to the East Central Community Col- led the Warriors in a 66-64 win over lege Athletic Hall of Fame are Booneville (now Northeast> in the native ~eshoba Countians. Both finals of the Region 7 Tournament. Wayne Tullos and Diana Lyons At the national tourney, Tullos Jones attended high schools in scored six points m a 52-46 win over Xeshoba County before continuing Jacksonville, Fla. ; tallied 16 in a loss their careers at East Central. to Hannibal, Mo., scored 14 in a 61-51 The third irlductee is Larry win over Phoenix, Ariz.; and rack- Henderson, a native of Forest. ed up 24 in a 75-73 win over Cof- Thllos played basketball at Arl- feyville, Kan. mgton High School before playing ThlJos joins Denver Brackeen and for the Warriors in 1954 and 1955. At Howard Sessums as the only three EC, Tullos was chosen to the all- ECCC first team All-Americans. state first team , All-Region 7 Brackeen a nd Sessums have ( fississippi, Tennessee, and Ken- already been inducted into the tucky' first team, and the NJCAA ECCC Hall of Fame. All-American first team. Tullos broke the national junior As a sophomore, Tullos scored 850 college free-throw record by making pomts, for an average of 25 per 19 of 19 against Northwest. game. His top scoring game was a " ,He went on to play at Mif:sissippi 40-point effort agaiust Wood Junior College and ~as rCJ ed by fbe College. The '\VI'Iniurs won the Hawks. Af'{er s. pla g. cateer .. "'-'" :\. .

pionship. She played basketball at Ea.<5& Central from 1975-1977 and 9111 a first team all-state center as a freshman and again as a sophomore. She was also chosen to the All-Region 7 team as a freshman after scoring 23 points to lead the Warriorettes to a state champion– !!hip win over Itawamba. As a sophomore, Jones averaged 23.6 ints and 17.3 rebounds. She

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