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All-Star basketball games set for April6 By Lee Baker Ca.rlon-ledger StaNWriter JUNIOR COLLEGES .

. coach, Willie Coats, reached to Tuscaloosa county in Alabama to sign four prospects- Rocky Smith, 6-1, 250 pound offensive lineman; JeffRowell, 5-11, 185 de– fensive back/linebacker; Mark Thomas, 5-11, 175 de– fensive back and Jay Frith, 6-1, 255 offensive/defensive lineman. Coats also signed AI Raimey, 6-5, 290 lineman from Memphis, and Ashanti Webb, 5-l, 175 defensive back from Tampa. Among those heading out from ECCC is Chris Banks, 5-9, 175 running back/wide re– ceiver from Brandon, signed by Florida A&M as a kick returner I receiver. Miscellaneous: Reese Bridgman, afterthree seasons as East Central football coach,joined the staffofthe Or– lando Predators of the Arena Football league, handling lineman as well as the strength and conditioning pro– gram... Northwest's well-traveled rodeo team takes part this week in the Murray State rodeo after previous trips since late February to East Lansing, Mich. and Springfield, Mo. Next week brings a shorter trip to the Mississippi State meet at Louisville.

The Mississippi Association of Community and Ju– nior Colleges All-Star basketball games, coming April 6 at Delta State's Sillers Coliseum - women at 6 p.m., men at8- haveHolmes' Bennie Kimble and Mississip– pi Delta'sJohn Vickers coachingthe Northmen; Copiah– Lincoln's Paul Johnson and Southwest Mississippi's !Jennis Sims, South men; Coahoma's Ella Morris and '=on:heast Mississippi's Ricky Ford, North women; Co– lin's Gwyn Young and Pearl River's Polly Kirkland, outh women. Plavers report by 11 am. AprilS. Mile• honored: Northwest Mississippi's athletic di– n;'ctor/ha...ebaJI coach Jim Miles, who joined the Delta tate ... port" Hall ofFame Saturday, already has assort– ed DSU awards. They include best defensive player in 1 64 in basketball and Boo Ferriss Sportsmanship AY. ard in 1965. After seven years of pro baseball in the Wnshington Senator and Texas Ranger organizations, fi e> joined the NWCC staff. Over his 20 years coach– inl!" onhwc:.t baseball, his teams have won 20 champi– on>h.ip-. and currently show a 487-251 record. Warrior• recrultlftil: East Central's new football

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