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O(jms: C1o3:z m;::oO ::t'o(j ~ East Central rahked . N0.1 2 in ih8 -nation little respect for their school and for themselves." By Creg Stephenson ·· Perhaps among the reasons for. East Central The Mend1an St:3r entrance in this week's poll is the exit of Hinds The accolades keep piling up for the East Community College. The Raymond school war; 4-0 Central Conununity College Football. and ranked No. 3 nationally in lust week's rank- with its victory last week over Copiah-Lincoln standmg- a game in which Word did not play. Coats said the en-or was something that could have been made by anyone. The Warriors host Hinds Oct. 12.

·"It's unfortunate for Hinds, obviously," Coats said: ."It won't effect them for the South Division championship, since the kid didn't play against Co– Lin last week." Among the beneficiaries of Hinds' transgression is East Mississippi Community College, which lost 28-21 to Hinds earlier this season. With the forleit, the Lions are now 3-1 on the year. EMCC head coach Tom Goode said that while the victory was not a division game, he will gladly take it. "We would rather have the victory than the loss, of course," Goode said. "It's much better to be 3-1 than 2-2. What other effect it will have on us down the road is hard to say." ~ m ~ 0 .,.,

The Warriors (4-0) are orr to their best start ings However, it was recently discovered that since e83 and are currently experiencmg their Hinds had used an ineligible player in its first longest winning streak since 1948. But their three games- Mark Word, a defensive end from prominence has reached a national level. In the Miam1 and Butler County Community College in latest Associated Press National Junior College ElDorado, Kan. Football rankings, the Warriors have entered the According to wire reports, Word attended class– Top 15 poll at No. 12, the only Mississippi team in es for two semesters and part of a third at Butler the poll. Blinn, Texas is the No. 1 team in the County, withdrawing last fall and attending Hinds country. last spring. But in waiting until mid-seme:;ter to 3: ~ ''That's a nice honor to have," East Central head withdraw at Butler County, Word's classes count– m - coach Willie Coats said. "Of course, the only one ed against him academically, making him ineligi– C: 2 that counts is the one at the end of the year, but ble for this, his fourth semester. Hinds athletic O V this is a good feeling. Our kids have played hard officials were appm·ontly unaware of the discrep– S: C and practiced ~a~-~~em;~ Thjs gain~~em a ancy. Consequently, Hinds i~ no~ 1~ o_n -~he year,

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