1996

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ECCC Warriors Upset Copiah-Lincoln, 83-71

Fore"t led the Lady Warriors in scoring with 21 pomts. Other scorers were Olivia McDaniel of Neshoba Centraf and Tara Hall of Leake Academy, nine each; Mona Ov.•ens of Warren, AR, seven; Jennifer Musgrove of Leake Academy, five; Kim Gen– try of Leake Academy and Feli– cia Brantley of Neshoba Central, thl"CC each; and Jennifer Alexan– der of Leake Acadey, Stephanie Houston of Carthage and Sher– rell Gullory of Eunice, LA, two each. Pachasia Thompson of Phi– ladelphia also saw action in the division battle. Co-Lin led 29-24 at halftime. Because of weather conditions, East Central's games at Hinds Community College scheduled February 1 were postponed and have been rescheduled at 1 p.m. (women's game) and 3 p.m. (men's game), February 10 on the Utica campus. \ Remaining season contests in– clude a home game with Gulf Coast (February 15), and road battles at Holmes (February 8) and Jones (February 12). The South State Tournament is scheduled February 19-22 at the Perkinston campus of Missis– sippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Sparked by Morton High School product Maurice Bowie's 21-point effort, East Central Community College upset Copiah-Lincoln 83-71 January 29 on the Wesson campus. Four other Warriors also scored in double figures as EC snapped a five-game losing streak and improved to 6-13 overall and 3-5 in South Division action. Additional ECCC point– makers were Jacob Carr, 13, and Freddie Jowers, 12, both of Marengo, AL; Darvis Rasberry of Pine Bluff, AR, and Bobby Viv– erette of South Leake, 11 each; and Maurice Jones, nine, and Darrick Massey, six, both of Forest. O.J. McNichols of Union also saw action in the division matchup. Co-Lin, which fell to 12-8 over- all, led 38-34 at halftime. In women's play the Lady Warriors saw a three-game win streak end with their 71-63 loss to the Lady Wolves. Following the defeat, East Central fell to 13-6 overall and 6-2 in division competition. Co– Lin improved to 15-5 and 6-2, thus earning a share of the Con– ference lead with East Central. Sophomore Melody Reed of

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