1993

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ECCC IXis expect banner season Will the Warriors repeat as was the only freshman select- Sammy Pace said he is "very s t ate champions? Is th is the ed second team All American. optimistic" about this year's year the Lady Warriors make He was also named All Region squad , which fea tures five it to the top? 23, All State and ntade the All returnees, inclp.ding All-Stat e Indications are t h at both Region 23 Tournament Team. guard Rena Reed of Forect ast Central Community Col- Other returnees and their . Although the EC women po<(t- 1 ge basketball squads will respective high schools include ed a 14-12 record last ave successful - and possible Mi chael Coats (6', 170), their actual· performance championship - seasons during Louisville; Clay Ward (6-2 , much better as five games the 1993-94 campaign. 185), Winston Academy ; to be forfeited due to an The first home games are Cedric Sl edge (6 -3, 185) , gible player. set with Holmes on Saturday, Philadelphia; Eric Morgan (5- Besides Reed, other SOI-"'1 ov. 20. 10, 155), Carthage; Stacy mores and their respe Warrior head coach Marty Miller (6-4, 170), and Anthony · hi gh schools include Cooper expects another out- Coleman (6-5, 195), both of Sar a Hollingswor t h (5' t a nding effort fr om hi s Southern Choctaw, Alabama; Neshoba Central, and defending state champions and Michael Holbert (6', 190), Leflore (5' 6"), Ca rthage; ho finished with a 24-8 over- Morton. wards Memory Hunter (5' 9"), a ll mark. This year, Cooper Freshmen include Lee P hilade lphia , and Jamal h as his s ights not just on Thrash (6-1, 165), East Rankin Odom (5' 8"), Scott Central. nother state crown, but a bet- Academy; Phillip Prince (6-1, Freshme n include guard ter performance in the Region 150), Leake Academy; Chris Kitty Thrash (5" 5"), 23 Tournament and a t r ip to Hillie (6-6, 195), Newton; Mike Sebastopol; J. J. Morehead (5 Hutchinson, Ka nsas, where Hurst (6 -4 , 185), Newton 5"), Union, and Genia Griffin the national men's JUCO tour- County Academy; Eric Caples (5' 5") , Morton; fo r wa rds ney is held. (6-3, 190), South Leake; and Wilma Cooksey (5' 8") and Cas- "If we stay healthy, t his Vincent Spencer (6-4, 185) , sandra King (5' 8"), both of team could really have an out- Neshoba Central. L~ke; forwards Evelyn Nelson standing season," Cooper said. Serving again as a ssistant (5' 11") and LaDonna Robinson Expected to again lead the coach is Cooper's wife, J en- (5' 10"), both of Forest, and for– Warriors this year is sopho- nifer, who helped lead Miami war d Nikk i Ross (5 10"), mo r e Marcus Mann of (Ohio) University to the 1989- Carthage; and centers Monica Carthage, a former standout at 90 Mid-American Conference Davi s (6' 2") of Bank s, Sout h Leake High School. ~hampionship. Arkansas, and Dane Vance (6' Mann, a 6-7, 230-pound · .. -m.tliNw Burkes of South 2"), Philadelphia. ward, averaged 21 points d ·• llliiU111Mr-tl9,n trainer. Managers include Maria 12 rebounds per contest and Lady Wanior head eoatti Riley of South Leake.

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