1996

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EC Warriors to battle in nnual bowl classic Dec. 7 ffi- Bm' I otfiu.1b are call- lht! 8.1tllt: of Waniors" wh~:n me rclnl..~:d ~a t Central wnrntunitv Collq;c of D~·~.atur ,md numerou.., \'\ arrior football player::. reeteved 'anous post-season acco– lades

solo tackles and 40 assists. Bryant, a first team All-State choice, was al-;o named the division's most valuable defensive player. Fr~h.man lmeback– er Dejuan Clark of Tuscaloosa also had an outstanding season as he rl'g– tstered 77 tackles. 2J asststs and nme quarterback sacks. Clark, also wao., an All -State honorable mention. AJ.;o havmg a great year IS freshman trt:e safety Joey Pinkston of Forest, v. ho led the s tate in interceptions With etght retu~ for 111 yard.;, a 15.S yard average. Pmkston, an honnr.1ble mtn– lton All-State selcchon.alch returned one mtercepbon tor a <.corc Middle Georgta 1:. Jed by head co.1ch Denm-. Roland who revttah1ed the football pr~am m 1994. atter th~ college had cea'it.'d oftenn~ the sport for 35} ears. 1llli pa--t ~ao.,(ln Rolando.;' team posted an ~3 rC<."'Ord. Dunn~ '96 achon, the \IGC W.u– nor-. had lSl fir;t down.., 1 s.t ) ard~ ru-: mg and 660 pa-.... mg yards. ~vera! activihes are scheduled for tht. two \\arrior squads prior to the ben' I game, mcludmg a shrimp botl on the beach Thursday night; a dlam– ptonship-~tyle bre.1kfast, noon bar– beque and awards banquet on Friday; pre-game meal. parade and post– ~ame meal on Saturd.-.y. Selected to lead parade fcstivitie::. is the ECCC" Wall 0' Sound" mardl– ing band dil\?cted b\ Thoma~·w. Car– son and assistant Johnny May. The East Central muscians have also been chosen to perform the national anthemprior to the ktckoff.

The ECCC offu1se \\a~ rated ncar thew top of the juco league, averaging 25 point~ per game, 2,429 rushing yards ( 242..9 aver.1ge) and 1:167 passtng yards (86.7). I eadtng the offensivt• attack is fn::-hm also naml'd tirst team All-St,lte. Punter AI Hunt was among the h:1gue's best, as lw a\·eraged -10.3 yards per kick, with his longest effort tr;l\'eling 69 yards Hunt, a freshman from Honea Path South Carolina, w,ls chosen to the All-State first team. ht• shar6 lJUdrtcrback duties with :-ophoml re Jakl Ktz~.:tah of Tuscaloo~.,. Alab,lma. Defen-.tll'lv. Ea~t Central is led by sophomore hnebacker Kcmba Bryant of Atlant.l, Georgia, who recorded 89

Gcor~ia Collc~e h)cated in meet m tlw second annual House Golden Isles Bowl n Saturd.w , Dl'rembt.>r 7. et for 1 p.m. at Glynn .., drum m Bnm~wtck, Gl'Or-

honor-. wtth 1-;,v .. t \ll'.. ~l~stppt'~ m Good~: Otlwr rnembl'l'" of Ctltll~' ff mdudc Tcrr) lJndlt\\ o >d, tmnl) Coat.:; FR>Jnck I} on... and Jon \\ tlham-. In addih<>n to Co,1ts' honor,

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