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2 pt. conversion lifts earl River over ECC A 51-yard field goal by East

questioned the call because it appeared as if Mixon was out of the endzone when he caught Stewart's pass. East Central had jumped out to 14-0 first period lead fol– lowing touchdown passes from quarterback Wayne Kelly to wide receiver Kendrick Cole– man. The first strike covered 29 yards and the second pass was from 19 yards out. Porter connected on both PATS. Pearl River got on the scoreboard in the second quar– ter on a 16-yard run by Doug Johnson. The extra point was no good and the Warriors led 14-6 at halftime. East Central extended its lead to 21-6 in the third period on Kelly's one-yard run. Porter agam added the PAT. · he Wildcats closed .tlie .tn 0 ::1o. '101 R l to 11

scoring gap late in the third stanza when Dana Hall fired a seven-yard touchdown pass to Wendell Magee to cap an 81- yard drive. Hall connected with James Holloway for the two– point conversion to bring Pearl River to within a touchdowa. The game's final poiJltlr came late in the diviaiott: matchup when Holloway and Stewart combined for a sbol't scoring pass and Stewart and Mixon connected on the win· ning two-point conversion. East Central will holt Southwest Mississippi Com– munity College this Sattuday in the Warriors' annual Home– coming battle. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. in Warrior Stadium. Presentation of the Homecom– ing Court will be made during halftime ceremonies.

pen tral Community College place kicker Pete Porter fell inches short as time expired ad enabled Pearl River Com– •unity College to claim a 22- 21 Homecoming victory Sa tur– iay afternoon on the Poplarville campus. Pearl, River, which improved to 4-3 overall and 3-1 iD South Division action, had earlier scored and connected on a controversial two-point con– ._rsion with about 40 seconds remaining to post a one-point margin over the visiting War– riors (2-5,0-4). It took officials several min– utes to decide if the two-point play, a pass from Colby Stew art to Chri~ ljf&R!,. wa s suc– cessful. East Central coa~hes nad l 101110 Y n

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