1999

WEEK OF

ECCC Football Players Various Honors Receive

a=.e mennon team were offen– S!\ e tackle Jeremy Smith of . •ewton Count} Academy, of– fen.m e guard Kyle Watson of • "e£hoba Central, tight end Quentm Bowens of Killen, Ala., \\ .ae receh:er Omar Rhein– ~..ardt ..,f \'Vinston-Salem, North Carolina; tailback Jar– marcus Murray of Tuscaloosa (Ala. County, defensive !me– man Jarme Nichols of Phila– delphta, defensive lineman Jam1e Keyes of Collins, line– backer Brian Jones of Victoria, Texas; linebacker Shondren Lewis of Quitman, kicker/strong safety Josh Hardy of Philadelphia, strong safety Michael Seal of South : Leake, linebacker Lacey McBeath of Neshoba Central and offensive guard Randy Brunson of Sebastopol. In addition to individual players being honored, East Central was recognized for various team honors. The Warriors had the state's top 'rushing offense, av– eraging 298.6 yards per game. Henley placed fourth in rush– ing with 1073 yards en 143 car– ries, or 7.5 yards per carry. He scored nine touchdowns. Ray placed sixth in the pass receiv– ing category, with 31 catches for 550 yards and six touch– downs. Weems was rated the state's second-best punter, as he averaged 40.8 yards en 54 at– •t!II"P.s . Hb lc,..,gest effort was o9 ;. ards t>e:-t ;.n the state. Overall, East Central s offen– sive unit was rated third in the state

Honors conttm:e ;o :oil _, rv: members m the E3..5t Central Commwutv Colle-i:e football team foll~wm~ th; \\ a::.or~· 8-3 seaso~ - Ea5~ Ce.·ural '" hkh ':'C.:.:o?d a 5-l Soudl Divh.. O.'"l ~ anc harea eag>~e hcmo~ w 1 t:,. Hinds Co:t'.m--.1') Colle~e. encied r ;ular .;c~a com;:e~­ on Wlili a.,, "-2 :ecord. The \ arnor~ later tell to eventual state champion Northwest l>ti.issis~1ppi C~mmuruty College m first-round action of the state p layoffs . At the top of the list are !Pla} ers sele-cted first team A11- :- .gum :3, who include H-back S·.:· e :i~'lley of Louisville, of– :e:-~ e tackle Josh Jones of Tus– caloo:,.a (.-\la. Central, free .safet} Freeman Jinuson of Me– :Jdian ani cie~tmstve lineman Da,; t1 Da.- .e! of Tuscaloosa A Cou.,ty. The £ame fot.:r athletes were also ~lec:ec. fi:s: team All– Sta•e alo:-g wtth punter Chris l\eems oi :"\e\\ion. In addition, Wa5 chosen the South Di– :'lSlOn's most \'aluable offen– snre lineman and Daniel was destgnated the division's most ,. aluable defenstve lineman. Warriors chosen en the sec– ad team All-State squad in– Clude center Samuel Agee of Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Central, quarterback Ti Garner of Bran– den and wide receiVer Chris R-r .. f n --

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