1998

Delta blanks ECCC Warriors, 25-0 By MARTY STAMPER Democrat Sports Editor last year in Decatur although ing 41-16-3 lead in the Sout l the Wildcats hold a command- Division rivalry.

their best offensive performance of the night as they marched 61 yar ds before turning the ball over on downs at the Delta 1. On four th-and-goal at the 5, Jamarcus Murray was stopped at the 1. Eugen Liger ma de ·it 18-0 when he r ecovered a Warrior fumble and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown with nine min– utes remaining. The PAT was blocked. Delta closed out the scoring with 3:35 remaining when wide receiver Hoise Baymon fell on a Trojan fumble in the end zone for a touchdown. The PAT was good, extending Delta's lead to 25-0. EC defeated Pearl River 26-6

The East Central Community College Warriors suffered their fir st shutout ince the 1995 sea– son opener as they fell 25-0 to

Mississippi Delta in Moorhead Thursday night. The loss dropped the War– riors to 2-6 going

into the 1998 home finale against Pearl River Thursday night in Decatur. Kickoff is slat– ed for 6;30 p.m. Danny Smith got the scoring under way w1th a 2-yard run in the first quarter. The PAT was no good. The Trojans took that 6-0 lead into halftime as neither team reached the end zone dur– mg the second quarter . Delta \\ ent up 12-0 with 5:45 remammg m the third period when m1th capped an -yard drive w1th a 1-yard run. A two– point at~-~ was no good. The ~.ior ~ toget lier

EC quarterback Reggie Flugenc'e (13) pitches on the option.

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