1999

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ECCC Warriors Roar Past ns, 33-13

action • dm."ln$ deep an 1..ioo temotr} be! the ea ~ ...,.,......... eld g~a....,... __ the upncllts.. The Wamors a nied pomtS m their ne:xt session as Mu.-ra) cros:sed e goal line form two yards OU! with 7:25 left to play. Ha:-dy added the PAT and EC stretched its lead to 23-13 EC's final points came en Hardy's 40-yard field goal with 1:31 remaining. The Warriors had taken possession at the Lion 23, thanks to a fumble recovery by Nichols. The Warriors begin South Division competition by host– ing Copiah-Lincoln this Thursday. Kickoff is set for 6:30p.m. in Warrior Stadium. The division battle is also designated as "Be Our Guest'' night for area high school sen– iors who will be admitted free of charge. The special guests will also have the opportu– nity to win door prizes and will be recognized throughout the contest.

Whate\ er Coach Terl) Un– den., ood told his ECCC f - ball team at halftime ousl) had a prof und as a different" group of \-\ arn– ors O\ ercame a 13-7 defiot and completely dominated nval ~t Mississippi to claim a 33- 13 win Thursday night in Scooba, ECCC continues to lead the series, which now stand a t 30-25-4. EC, improved to 2-1 overall, turned the game around with blocked punts, resulting in one third-quarter score-and put– ting the contest out of reach with 17 points inteh final stanza. The Warrior defense also played a key roll, and did not allow a first down in the second-half action until just over a minute remained in the nondvision matchup. The Warrior defense was aided by another successful night of punting by sophomore Chris Weems of Newton, who aver– aged 42 yards m eight kicks. His longest effort was 61 ·yards. "' The Warrios were the first to find paydirt, when sopho– more quarterback Ti Graner of •Brandon fired a 26-yard strike to freshman tight end Quentin Bowens of Killen, AL., with 2:18 left in the first period ac– tion. Sophomore Josh Hardy of · Philadelphia booted the PAT.

before halftime. EC fmmd paydut in the third quarter, with one score resulting from a locked punt and the other points coming as a result of field position caused by the second blocked kick. : The first tally came en a 35- :yard jaunt by sophomore tail- back Jarmarcus Murray of Tus– caloosa who broke several tackles en his way to the "'endzone. Following Hardy's ~PAT, EC took the lead for gocxi •at 14-13 \Vith just over 11 min- utes left in the period. . After an exchange of posses– SiOn, East Central padded its lead to 16-13 when a Lions' • fumble was recovered inthe ·end zone by Brooks, resulting in afety and two points for the Warnors. ~C began the fourth quarter

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