1993

Waniors hang tough South Division champions Jones Junior College took advantage of great field position, questionable calls and Warrior miscues in claim– ing a hard-fought 24- 10 .win over East Central Thursday night on the Ellisville campus. The Bobcats )econd touchd011 r· was set uo when deiensive ba..: l\ Grant Cro~aer ·mercepted Warno quarteroacl\ 7 ooc \~ 011 ell deep EC termor' Jna :-eturned · h~ pigskin to the~ Warnor one-yard line . It took Jones JUSt one play to score from that pomt. a o ne-yard plunge

East Central ended the 1993 cam– pai-gn with a 1-8-l overall record and l-4- l mark in division competition. Jones, which finished 9-1 and 6-0, will meet North winner Mississippi Delta at 2 p.m. this Saturday in Mo orhead for the state championship. A stubborn Warrior defense, Jed by freshman Brad Moody of Philadelphia and sophomore Dale Rushing of Forest who combined ef– fortS in making 30 tackles, no doubt surprised the playoff-bound Bobcats who only led by seven points until the final seconds of the third period. Not only did Moody and Rushing register outstanding performances, b ut several Warrior defenders played key roles in stopping the Bobcats ' potent offense, including: Dexter Burkhalter of Philadelphia who blocked a Jones' field goal at– tempt late in the first period; Donald Hardin, also ofl'niladelphia, whose bone-crushing tackle caused a fum– b le o n the Warrior five-yard line covered by teammate Tremaine Chambers of Noxapater; Jermaine Evans, another Philadelphia pro– duct whose interception and return helped set up Anthony Phipps' 22-yard field goal; Charles Love of Newton who had two quarterback.. sacks; and Pervis Holmes of Louisville, also credited with sack– ing the Bobcat quarterback. Although the Warriors were ob– viously not intimidated by the na– tionally ranked Bobcats or the inter– mittent showers that fell throughout the division contest, the offense could only generate 10 points: Phipps' field goal j ust prior to halfume. and backup q uarterback Jason Castle's three-yard run mid– ~a~ •hrough the final stanza. ? C"'- "'e P.-\T Castle's ~\-ar=: pa.s.s I •\ .nc sor s • -·!a:~ run ~n1cn capped a 38-yard d nve. Windsor also ran for the two– point conversion. A key play on the scoring drive was an illegal forward pass officials failed to call that kept the Bobcat drive alive.

Jones, 24-10

, 5-,Ma run. capping a 40-yard ,:rJ 1 e. The two-poim conversion i·o.tleo. Eo.st Central closed the scoring -4ap to 2~- 1 0 with seven minutes re– maintng, but could get no closer as heavy rams hampered play in the game 's final minutes.

..,, ~:mmng back En c Hines. '\ n:u– ,,1f .:onnecteu with Joe :-.tJ-:.:1ao::t Rooen son o n the two-point <:om o::r– -IOn which extended the Bobcat kao :o l -3 wnh j ust 10 seconds remain– ing m the third period . Jones registered its final tallv ear– ly In the fourth period on H i ne~ ·

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Jones would later get a safety when Warrior punter Jason Cain, -forced.to. kick from our of~ the erid– zone, could not handle a high snap from center.