1996

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state tournament

grand slam. At Decatur, the Warriors chased Brewer in the first inning with Philadelphia'<> Ra.. mond Johnson npping a three-run double as EC went up 6-1. An mept defensive effort that produced 17 errors led to a Gulf Coast sweep sn that April rwinbill. Go figure. • Current EC Warriors hon- ored: ECCC Lady Warriors coach Sammy Pace has been named Mississippi Ac;..,ociation of Community and Junior Colleges women's basketball Coach of the Year. The Lady Warriors were 17- 11 thic; sea.-on and won the South Division regu– lar 'eason and tournament titles. Sophomore Melody Reed of Forest was a first-team all-state pick from' the South Division. Freshman Mona Owens was honorable mention. Reed averaged 23.2 points and made 62 percent of her field goal attempts. Freshman Maurice Bowie of Morton w:u a first-team choice on the South's all-state team. Sophomore Darvis Ras– berry was honorable mention. Bowie averaged 19.3 ppg. • Dueling Tigers: Winona's Trey Woods (3-1) and Brian Rigby (3..()) to~ bad.:-t

along with Philadelphia and Choctaw Centr,ll. • Bond, Chris Bond: Fonner ECCC catcher Chri-, Bond of H•ckory bad a tw