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East Cemral Community College Co~t th1s Thursday at 7 p.m. on the by Jermame Boler who fought of began the 1993 campaign on a Perkin ton campus. The Bulldogs several Lions to make the play. ) disappointing note, falling to are al)o 0- 1. having lost a 28-27 deci- host of Lions blocked kicker An \ismng East ~1tssJ.SSippi 40-6 Thur~- s1on at lla'>'amba last week. tony Phipps' extra point au ~ ••1pt. day n1ght in a non-dh i ional East Central took an early 6-0 The Warrior lead was short lived matchup. lead against East Mississippi when however, as the visiting Lion The Warriors '>'ill rrv to rebound \\ arnor ECidJe Hunt blocked Mau answered East Central's tally "'itt trom their season-opening loss b} h l er' punt on the EC 25 wh•• h l\\O first quarter scores challenging di\ ision opponem Gulf v.as later reco\ered in the endWtte t Ea$t Mis~issipf)J f.rM ~~or cam ~~~--- -~ from licker Ricky Slau~'hte.f-5 he

~plit fue uprlghts from ~0). ar,ds ou with 4: l :f left. His fiet& goa1 tlapoe( a 73-yard dri\e Y.tilch wa!tti&:d bJ a pass interference call agau1sr .t Warriors.

50 yards, "'hile the L1on had 256 rushing yards on 56 auempts. East Central co eted Se\en of 30 passes for 115 )lard!>. Todd Vowell was 3 ol 19 for 17 yards· Germaine Chamber • 2 of 4 for si yards; Jason C~rle I of 6 for II ards; and punter Jason Cain. \\hO :ompleted a 35-yard pa.s on a fak e unt play. Recepu" v.ere made by

Daryl Hughes, one for 35 yards; Chubby Tate, two for 26 yards; David Martin, two for 21 yards; and Patrick Washington, one for 33 yards. East Mississippi connected on six of 17 passes for 151 yards. Cain a\eraged 43 yards on eight punts. EC v.as penalized 13 times for 65 The Lions later took advantage of a Warnor fumble on the EC 32, \\ 1th tailback Marcus Gray finding paydm on a 21-yard scamper with JUSt 25 seconds left. The PAT was no good but the Lions held a 9-6 ad\iantage. Second quarter action began with Warrior quarterback Todd Vowell being sacked and losing possession to EM's Twan Temple who pounc– ed on the pigskin at the EC 39. However, the Warrior defense held and Slaughter was called on to kick a 38-yard field goal. On the Warriors' next possession, it was deja vu "all over again" as Vowell was sacked and Temple made the recovery, this time on the EC 28. The Lions took advantage of the Warrior miscue, as fullback John Rice burst through the EC defense on an 18-yard jaunt. Slaughter add– ed the PAT and EM led 19-6 with 8:12 left before halftime. East Mississippi extended its lead four minutes later when quarterback Demetrus Walk and wide receiver Eric Jones connected on a 64-yard scoring pass play. Slaughter again added the PAT.

yards; East Mississippi, se\cn for 70 yards. Defensively, the Warnors \\ere led by Shawn Mitchell v.Jth 10 tackles and three assist . Other top defenders were Jermaine Evans, 9 tackles; Derrick Cook, 6 and 2; Da le Rushing, 5 and 2; 1 at\\aun Cook, 5 tackles; Jermame Boler, and 3; and Lloyd Jones, 2 and 2.

The Warriors threatened late in the half but Ph1pps' 22-yard field goal attempt was v.ide \\ith 28 seconds left. EC had begun the drive from its 43 with the biggest gainer coming on a fake punt. Ta on <::ain, an All tate selection last season, threw a perfect stnke to a wide open Daryl Hughe~ who raced 25 ~ards to the East Mississippi 22 with one minute left before halftime. But the Warriors were unable to capitalize on the surprise play . East Mississippi extended its 26-6 halftime lead midway through the third quarter, when Rice scored his second tally, this time on a six-yard run Slaughter kicked the PAT. The ~ oring dme covere~ 3~ yards .. The Lions put thetr fmal pomts on the scoreboard early in the final period, when tailback R_andle McKinstry crossed the goal hne on a 27-yard scamper, capping a 55-yard march. Slaughter's PAT made the final score 40-6. TATISTICS East Central had seven first dO\\ ns; East Mississippi, 23. The Warriors rushed 22 times for

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