1994

WEEK OF I- ----------------

Mann · sters bac bo rds to lead ECCC win streak Sophomor e Marcus Mann

scoring for the Lady Warriors wer e Jamala Odom, 14; Evelyn Nelson, 13; Memory Hunter, 9; J. J . Mor ehead and Cassandra King, 6 each; Genia Griffin , LaDonna Robinson and Dane Vance, 4 each; Wilma Cooksey and Monica Davis, 2 each; and Cyntia Ellis, 1. East Central led 59-35 at ha lftime. In earlier games played Sat– urday, Mississippi Delta men defea ted Jones County 91-88 a nd Jones women outscored Delta 67-50. Action Friday saw East Cen– tral's Warriors defeating Delta 106-81, avenging their season opening 72-70 loss at Moorhead wh ile t he Lady Wa rriors downed the Lady Trojans by an· 82· 56 margin. Warrior scorer s were led by Anthony Coleman who pumped in 29 points. Other pointmak– crs were Stacy Miller, 21; Mar– cus Ma nn a nd Anthony Hud-

dleston, 13 each; and Eric Mor– gan, 10. Eas t Central led 53-41at halftime. Evelyn Nelson led the Lady Warriors with 18 points, fol– lowe~ by Rena Reed with 16; Car fa Leflore , 13; Memory Hunter, 10; LaDonna Robinson, 6; Monica Davis, 5; Jamala Odom and Cassandra King, 4 each ; and Wilma Cooksey and Genia Griffin, 3 each. In earlier tournament com– petition, Jone s men edged Itawamba 69-68 and Itawamba women clipped Jones 70-66. In games sch eduled this week, East Central teams trav– el to Pearl River January 11 and Holmes on January 15. The Lady Warriors and War– rior s will host Hinds on 'fues– day, January 18. East Central led 41-26 at halftime.

blistered the backboards for 33 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as East Central Com– muni ty College won its 13th straight contest by defeating Itawamba 89 -79 Saturday night in the Brackec n-Wood Physical Educa tion Building, climaxing fi nal acti on of the annual ECCC Tournament. Besides Mann , other point– makers for the 13-1 Warriors were Eric Morgan, 16; Michael Coats, 14; Stacy Miller a nd Anthony Coleman, 10 each; and Cederic Sledge. 6 East Central led 42-34 at halftime. The nationally ranked Lady Warrior s, winner s of 14 straight with no defeats, easily disposed of the Lady Indians by a 101-67 margin. Rena Reed and Carla Leflo– re each scored 18 points for the East Centr al women, ranked 12th in latest JUCO poll. Also

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