1995

WEEK Or

/0-30-95

CC basketball season begins at Delta Nov. 3rd

Fans of East Central Communi– ty College basketball have only a fe\\ days remaining until the ~tart of the 1995-96 campaign ~hich geh underway Friday, November 3 at Mt~.'>i'>~ippi Delta in Moorhead. f- or both ECCe head coaches, the season could not begin soon enough. "We've had a great pre-season practice and I am really looking for– \\:.trd to working with this group," )aid Lady Warrior head coach Samm} Pace who enters his ele\ cmh '>Cason on the Decatur campu.,. ben though the Lad:t Warriors are ~oung and somewhat inex– perienced, Pace said they are ''ad– ju.,ting \\ell" to the game and have demon'>trated "good leadenhip" and a "good attitude." Men's coach Marty Cooper also ha.. a lot of new faces on thil> year's \4Uad. Cooper said his team •.., suc– ce,., \\ rll mostly depend "on how v.ctl we blend together" as a unjt. ( 'oopt:r , now rn his fifth year, has al'o been pleased with player at– tlludcs and the leader.,hip exhibited durltlg pre-.'>eason workouts. fhe \\ arnors ofriciall} began fall prac– rr~c at 12.01 a.m. ~unday, October I Jurmg 'Mrdnrght Madne:,s" ac– tt\tlrc~ hdJ rn tire Brad,ecn Wood Ph) :-.ical Educauon Building. Leading the Lady Warriors this '>ca.,,m are )Ophomore, \ 1eJOJ\ Rn=c.J ltl ron:st, Jenrulcr Alexander and Kw1 Gentr), both of Leake A eadem}, ChriM> Madison of Ne~hoba Central and .1\.n!lly Hardee of Hatha\\ay High School in Jenn– ing.,, I o 'lana. Re~..d \'a) a \C<.:ond llarn AII-Stme sek~.tton and hdp~.'<.l

East Central to the MACJC South Division Tournamenr title and a 22 7 overall record . he hmen include Angie Lyles of Morton, Jennifer Musgrove and Tara Hall, both of Leake Academy; 1-elicia Brantley and Olivia McDaniel, both of Neshoba Cen– tral; Pachasia Thompson of Philadelphia, Stephanie Ho~ton of Carthage, Mona Owens of Warren (Ark.) High School and SherreU Gullory of Eunice (La.) High School. Brad Gressett of Lake serves as studem assistant. Managers are Robin Burks of Clarkdale and Toni Thrash of Union. The Warriors are led by returnees O.J. McNichols of Unjon, Bobby Vivereue of South Leake and Dar– vis Rasberry of Pine Bluff (Ark .) High School. McNichols and Ra~pberry will also serve as team captains. . Fres hmen include Maurice Bowie, Jason Latham and Robert Earl Shephard. all of Morton; Gary Butler of Sebastopol, Shaun Gram of Chocta'y Central, Maurice Jone~ and Darnck Massey, both of ForeM; Chris Lucken of Carthage, Mark Nance of Neshoba Central, Jason Smith of Union, and Ja(ob Carr and h eddre Jm\ers, both ot Marengo (Ala.) Hrgh School. Jennifer Cooper serve'> as as"i~­ tant <.:oa1.h ~tanager' arc Ia "an~.: ol Namh \\ a1ya, Alan \\arc of Uruon and Alphonzo Norman ol \Iewton.

Chad Barker ol Rush !)pon.. \ledrcme rn \terrdran serves a!> tramer for both ~quads.

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