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na, was also chosen to the All– State first team. He shares quar– terback duties with sophomore Jake Kizziah of Tuscaloosa. :Ala. Defensively, East Central is led by sophomore linebacker Kemba Bryant of Atlanta, Ga., who recorded 89 solo tackles and 40 assists. Bryant, a first team All-State choice, wa also named the division's most val– uable defensive player. fresh– man linebacker Dejuan Clark of Tuscaloosa also had an out– standing season as he regis– tered 77 tackles, 27 as£Sts and n ine quarterback saCks Oa:k was chosen second teem AD– State. ton of Forest, who led in interceptions w returns for 111 J ards z yard average. PiruG~o"' orable mention All– tion, also reb.uned o ECCCse 'Battle Bowl officials a..re cal:ing it ''The Battle of \\amors- when number-nine ranked East Cen– tral Coomunity College of Decatur Miss., and Middle Georgia College, located in Cochran Ga., meet in the sec– ond annual Huddle House Gol– den Isles Bowl Classic on Satur– day, Dec. 7. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. (EST) at Glynn County Stadium in Brunswick, Ga. Ironically, both teams are nicknamed "Warriors," although the two schools' col– ors are different. East Central uniforms are black and old gold, while Middle Georgia will wear red, black and white. East Central, led ?>'. second- year head coach Willie Coats,

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head coach Denms Roland who red hirt revitalized the football program ~s. , 96 in 1994, after the college had W . g h d a 1 c 8 00 1 . amors a owns, ceased offenng the sport for 35 ·3 , 184 yards ruc;hlng and 660 years. passing yards. Leading the This past season, the War offense is sophomore running riors posted an 8 3 mark a d back Rod Sparks of Augusta, TCglStered vocton o Bcr,'"' Ga. who compilro 1,()32 • •ards diet, S.C. (35-0) Wes Ceorgta o.n 160 carries- He 1so SC\..red JV (45-6), Georgta M tary Col ;1 • tcuchdowns lege (28-21) H ~ ta Several a in \ irgin a st ,luled for the t" rno:r (Ga.) State pe: squads pnor to the bo"' game, M ry C urindudmg a shrimp boil on fhe (21-~ th MGC nfirs,t ed

include Terry Underwood, Tim– my Coats, Frederick Lyons and Jon Williams. In addition to Coats' honor, numerous War– rior football players received various post-season accolades. The ECCC offense was rated ncar the top of the juco league, averaging 25 points per game, 2,429 rushing yards (242.9 aver– age) and 867 passing y ards (86.7). . Leading the offensive attack is freshman running back Mack Pittman who gained 1,139 yards on 200 carries and scored 13 touchdowns. Pittman, a for– mer standout at Bay High School in Panama City, Fla., was named to the AU-State sec– ond team. Also having a producting season toting the pigskin is sophomore fullback Steven Bradford, a product of Scott Central High School, who amassed 705 yards on 127 attempts and scored seven touchdowns. Bradford was an honorable menhon All-State selection. Anchoring the offensive line is center Marcus Holmes of Louisville, recipient of the most outstanding offensive lineman award. Holmes was also named first team All-State. Punter AI Hunt was also among the league's best, as he averaged 40.38 yards per kick, with his longest effort traveling 69 yards. Hunt, a freshman from Honea Path, South Caroli-

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record, the team's best finlSh since 193~, when the Warriors went 10-0 and claimed the col- lege's only state championship in the sport. ECCC posted wins over Hol– mes (13-7), Northeast (36-7), Northwest (20-15), Itawamba (20-17), Pearl River (22-15), Gulf Coast (28-23), Jones (45-26), Copiah-Lincoln (20-14) and Southwest (41-6) before falling to eventual state champion Hinds (45-7) for the MACJC South Division title. In recognition of the War– riors' successful '96 campaign, Coats was named "C-Coach of the Year," sharing honors with East Mississippi's Tom Goode.

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