1996

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East Central alumni clean house at A trio of East Central Community College graduates held quite a reunion this past week at the Mississippi Coli– seum in Jackson. The event lasted three days. f.T'\SPORTS ~ '(LJ OS with Marty Stamper in an 83-76 semifinal win over Southern University. During the regular season, Mann aver– aged 21.4 points and 13.2 rebounds.

Former . Kemper County standout Kevin Granger averaged 27 points. ~ven rebound , and five assists to ~ first– team honors at Texas Southern. • Upon further r eview: Bay Springs girls coach R.E. Lopez t go nuts when his team received a t.eehnic:!l foul with six seconds left in a 64-59 first– round loss to Hatley in the 2A sta!t nament. Seems be may have had a reaso"' .. The technical was for calling tilT.' ts when the Lady Bulldo~s bad alread; ;cd their allotment. After reviewing his ~ ne tape, Lopez said be still had one left For the Lady Bulldogs, it's the sa. :ld time they've been robbed in the • tournament In 1991, Loyd Star was cn::dited a last-second game--winning 3-poi· when the player was clearly inside the • How•d he do that? : Flor.lb pitcher Tommy Brewer (4-0) tossed 2. five-hit shutout in the Gato~ 10-0 ~m over Missis!:ippi State Saturday. This is. the same Tommy Brewer that East Central whipped like a rented mule last spring. At Perldnson, EC bombed Brewer in a 10-0 thrashing with Brooks Bryan of Philadelphia going 3-for-4 ard South Leake's Kenyoon Gardner hitting a

The three Warriors - Choctaw Central girls coach Willis Tullos, Coldwater girls coach Wen SpJVa Jr., and Lanier boys coach Thomas Billups - led their respec– tive teams to state championships in the 1996 state high school basketball tour– nament Tullos (EC Class of 1964) led the Lady Warriors to the 2A state title with a 56-45 win over previously-unbeaten am top-ranked West Tallahatchle Saturday night. Spiva, who was a manager on the 1988 and 1989 ECCC football teams, led the Coldwater Lady Cougars to a 31-3 re– cord and the 3A state title with a 65-55 win over Bassfield Thursday night. With only two seniors on his nine– player roster, Spiva could be looking at another big gold ball next year. Billups led Lanier to the boys SA state championship with a 64-59 win over· Clinton Friday night The Bulldogs fm– ished Wtth a 31-3 mark. Billups, who is from Louisville, >layed football at EC. In five seasons, Billups bas led Lanier o three state finals, also winning in 1993. • Wilson named to GSC team:

Francisco Wil\On of Philadelphia has been named. to the A:-Guli S ..Jth Con– ference ream after beUig named r.he 1994- 95 Freshman of r.he Y e..:r. Wilson, a 6-foot- sophomore. aver– aged I4.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.5 blocked shots for the Choctaw of Mis– sissippi College. He is also a 1996 CoSIDA All– American candidate. • Still Mann-ly: Former ECCC All-American Marcus Mann v.as chosen Player of the Year in the SWAC last week. Then be showed v.h~ Mann scored 27 points and hauled down an incredible 28 rebounds to lead Mississppi Valley co a 111-94 win over Jackson State for the SWAC champion– ship Saturday night at Montgomery, Ala. He was named the toumamem's MVP. The 22-6 Delta Devils will fare Georgetown i t the fust round of the NCAA Tournament. He also had 21 points and IS rebounds

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