1993

.elUJho" ltawamba cruises past ECCC 45-9

over five minutes rema~· ·'l&r Antony Phipps added thm 'tiiUl The score was set up w en Warrior defender Eddie ¥9lM: intercepted an Itawamba p~ on the Indians' 36-yard line. A key play on the 64-yard d;ti.v~ was a 22-yard strike from X,o~ ell to Patrick Wa shing ton which gave EC possession on the Itawamba 14. The Warriors added a safety late in the third period wh host of defenders t ack Itawamba's Frazia Eddie in endzone. Th e Indians taken possession on their one-yard-line following an interception. Itawamba scored i ts final points early in the final period when Nicklow returned Jason Cain's punt 75 yards to paydirt. Miller added the PAT. East Central will host Copi– ah-Lincoln, also winless i n three starts, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 23.

East Central lost it s third straight decision on the young 1993 campaign Saturday ~ight, a s the Warriors fell 45-9 to ltawamba on the Fulton earn- us. ltawamba, which now sports a 2-1 mark, scored 38 first-half points en route to the easy non– . · ion victory. It took just over a minute or the homestanding Indians o register their first tally, hich came on a 37-yard pass trom quarterback Shawn Young to wide receiver Darrell Nick– l ow. Lee Miller's PAT capped the 79-yard drive with 13:51 remaining in the first period. Itawamba's second touch– down march covered just 12 yards, and came on a t run by fullba ck Darrian Mickens . Miller's PAT made it 14-0 with 7:08 still left in the initial stan– za. The short scoring drive was set up when Warnor quarter– back Todd Vowell wa s inter-

cep ted deep in East Central territory A pass interference call against the Warriors gave ltawamba a first and goal situ– ation on the two. The Indians drove 50 yards fo r their third score , with Young firing a 15-yard strike to wide receiver William Jone s with just over three minutes still left n 'the 'fir st-quarter. Miller's PAT ext ended the ltawamba lead to 21-0. Itawamba put the contest out of reach in the second stan– za, with backup quarterback Greg McKissick scoring on runs of 15 and four yards, and Miller connecting on a 25-yard field goaL McKissick 's four-yard scoring run came with_1:04 left before halftime and was set up by a Warrior fumble on East Central 10-yard line. Down 38-0 in the third peri– od, the Warriors found paydirt wh Vo ell lofted a 14-yard pass to David Martin with just

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