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for 6:30 Thursday night in Decatur. East Central (0-3) lost last week to Northwest 26-14, earning 340 yards of offense. "I felt the offense played well enough to win," Bridgman said. "We had one turnover but got more than we gave up. ''We've been trying to be intense this week," Bridgman said. "We don't want any letdown. "Now we know how hard we have to work," he said. "We want to keep that level up." They take on Gulf Coast, which lost 24-14last Thursday to East Mississippi. "They're always a hard· team to pre– pare for," Bridgman said.

tions. "They turned the ball over eigh t t imes, that's probably what won the game for us," Goode said. • Gulf Coast at East Central: The Warriors have more than enough play– ers sick this week. With East Central preparing for the Bulldogs, coach Reese Bridgman's team has wore a trail to the doctor. "I would say we've probably had 15 players go to the doctor or something," Bridgman said. "'l\lost of them have strep throat or flu. "My throat has been kind of raw," he said. "We even had one a'

"On defense, they're kind of like Ole Miss- blitzing on every play," he said. "It seems they blitz a lot more than in the past." East Mississippi beat Gulf Coast 24- 14 in Biloxi last Thursday. Antowain Smith rushed for 202 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns. Smith leads the state with 50 rushes for 548 yards and seven touchdowns on the year. The thing about last Thursday's per– formance was the weather the teams played the game in. "Boy \\'hat a monsoon," Goode said. "Tho~e were some bad, bad, bad condi-

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