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Griffin picked for .all-star football game; Philadelphia's David Griffin has been chosen to play in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football Game this summ~r at Madison Central High School. eliminated in the first round of the state playoffs Saturday. Neshoba lost 8 -0 at Florence to finish with a 5-5 record in its first season of competition.

Sports with ~~ Outgoing EC pre~ident Dr. Eddie M. Smith has banned the EC coaches from playing MCC in anything other than postseason games since MCC left the MACJC. MCC is expected to rejoin the association is the near future. • Soccer teams fall in first round: Both the. Neshoba Central and Philadelphia soccer teams were

Philadelphia lost 2-1 in .Columbus to the Mississippi School for Math and Science to close out a 14-3 sea- son. • Super Tornado Saturday: Philadelphia High School's second– annual Super Tornado Saturday is set for this Saturday with a team hit– a-thon slated for 9 a.m. and the alumni game for 10. If you wish to play in the alumni game, contact Torna,does baseball coach Scott Hill at 656-2099 (athletic office) or 656-3266 (home) or Dan

In his four years with the Torna– does, Griffin had 472 carries for 3,885 yards. · Griffin inked with East Central Community College last week. Tornadoes head coach Steve Cheatham will also be coaching in the game. - • EC to play Meridian: Word out of Decatur is that the East Cen– tral Community College athletic teams will be allowed to play Meridi– an Community College in all sports next school year. soccer teams Mars at 656-2152 (office) or 656-8574 (home). • The llell tolls: Former Choctaw Central and East Central Communi– ty College center Keith Bell scored 17 pointp to lead Mississippi College to an 82-67 win over Texas-Dallas Thursday night at Clinton. • Say it ain't so: WWF promoter Vince McMahon has announced plans to launcn a new pro football league - the XFL. You can expect the rules to be few and far between. The season will be played in the AI spring as McMahon apparently ien't too keen on the figure skating that LJ ~enerally airs at this time of year. Sl And, by the way, is it true that

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