1994

• ECCC ge s w 1n over EMC By Jarrod McDanie l

and ;: rted driving for the r sible ~'llrne-winning score But with 19 seconds · ft the ;arne, East Central de sive I ck Jamie Day picked Lion.- .:JUarterback Bryan Cl at the Warrior 15 to stop EMCC drive and secure the for Ea.-t Central.

"Their kids played hard today ... EMCC is a tough team." The loss marked the seventh straight defeat for East Mississippi, which finished the season 3-7. "Two things hurt us in this game - our starting quarter– back went down in the first half and our defense couldn 't stop their drive in the fourth quar– ter, " Lions head coach Tom Goode said. "We've been through a lot this year, but the kids never gave up." Things started out well for the Lions as they took their first drive and scored with 12:21 into the first quarter when Ricky Slaughter booted a 34-yard field goal. Neither team scored aguin in the first, with both defenses

playing well. East Central grabbed the lead with 10:52 left in the sec– ond on a 6-yard run by Derrel Reed to make the score 7-3. The Warriors kept the lead into halftime and came out in the third quarter and extended the margin on Peyton Weems' 30-yard field goal to make it 10- 3 with 4:52 left in the third. : The Loins struck back with 46 seconds left in the third quarter when Mike Duck scam– pered in from 11 yards out. to tie the game 10-10. East Central then went on a long eight minute drive to start the fourth quarter and ended it with a 35-yard run by fullback James McGee to put the Warriors ahead 17-10 with 4:52 left in the game. The Loins got the ball back \

SCOOBA- East Mississippi Community College had one last chance to end a six-game losing streak that started after an upset win over Hawamba in the third game of the season. But the chance shpped through the Lions' fingers, as East Central came into Scooba and spoiled homecoming for EMCC, 17-10. The Warriors continued a trend of their own, finishing the season with a two-game win– ning streak to improve to 2-8. "We have a group of young men w1th heart and character," ECCC head coach Reese Bridgman said. "They have played hard all year and have overcome a lot.

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