1999

ECCC tourney continues I

By Jamey Lanier The Meridian Star

Wallace Alexander led Carthage with 12. • Newton 78, Edinburg 43: Demano Quais led Newton with 17 points, while 12 of Newton's 13 players scored in the game. Edinburg was led by Shane Estes with 21. Girls • Newton County 53, Forest 50: Tamekia Foley hit for 18 points, while Forest was paced by Pandasala McClendon's 16 points and Sophia Gray had 11. Newton County will face Neshoba Central in the cham- . pionship game at 7 tonight. · • Neshoba Central 63, Scott Central 41 : Tausha Evans scored 24 and Erica Tullos pitched in 21 for Neshoba Central. Clarissa Murrell had 19 for the Lady Rebels. • South Leake 55, Lake 42: South Leake was led by Miloshea White with 24 points. Lake was led by Kimyatta Viverette with 21. • Newton 66, Edinburg 29: Newton 'was led by Creosha Williams' 25 points wh1le Janette Robinson scored 12 for Edinburg.

DECATUR- The men's side of the Central Missi,.,.ippi Classic had four top-seeded teams in action Friday night battling for two spot in tonight's championship game. • South Leake 68, Forest 55: South Leake was led by Kalus Johnson with 19 points and Gibson added 18. Forest was led by Corey Hughes with 14 points and John Burns with 13 • Neshoba Central 36, Newton County 29: With a score that sounds more like a good football game, Neshoba Central used ball contro1 and defense to hold the Cougar:: to just 10 first-half points. Javarnes Walker led Neshoba Central with 13. Newton County was led by Victor Temple's 15. • Lake 56, Carthage 47: Lake jumped out to a nine– point, first-quarter lead and made nine points stand up in the end. Lake was led by Mnreo Rogers with 22 Marlon Williams threw m 15.

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