2000

I 1~ _1_ I_ J ast Central Warriors blank Miss~sippi Delta 14 ·0 in Dec

t!\ IY •ll1;ht y.1rd touchdown '' thr•il' Sl'cund play from _11;1W~ proved to be all the h!!·l < •·ntr,ll Community Col– \\',., r'"', would need Thurs– lot ol'• llwy postC'd a 14-0 shut 1· tl11· ',.,,trng Trojans from '1'1'' n.. lt.l Community Col- Cl'ulral, wh1ch tmprovcd to J,,-, Y'" '"'; "l'•lo.,on, fou nd pay– •••n 11nphomon.: quarterback II M< """Hl" of Pala taka, liH•d ,, "'""l' '" the flats to 111 ""''' rt'tl'lvcr Dontay 111 "' lnulo.,V IIIl', Kentucky ''·'" ''"' rro,.m defense to the '' 1th I }:41 rt•m.1ining in the u I" 1111d 1-n•shman place ·•·" ll111ms of N1•wton added .wn • 1111's ...l'lond tally came unl l"'''"c.l .11:tum on McKin- ' .n.J ~• .lll1JX'r Thoms again lw I'A I .1nd rl•mained per– Ill II\,. oltlt'lllpts for the sca– ;,•,1-v.u.t. ltvt• pl.1y drive was

set up by McKinnon's 31-yard pass to Spillman, which gave EC posses– sion on the Delta 38. Following the victory, ECCC head coach Terry underwood said he was obviously happy to be 2-0 and praised the Warriors for their effort. "I thought we played hard most of the game but seemed to lose intensity when we scored early. The offense has too many penalties but did what it had to do to win. The kicking game was solid and i was proud of the d,efense for causing five turnovers and recording a shut out." Delta, which dropped to 0-2, drove into Warrior territory on sev– eral occasions, only to have those scoring attempts nixed by standout ECCC defensive plays. Linebacker Anthony Thompson of Blakely, Georgia, stopped a possible scoring drive when he intercepted a trojan pass ncar midfield in first quarter action. Lineba cker John Bibb of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, recovered a Delta fumble on the East Central 25-

yard line in the second penod to end a scoring threat. Defenstvc ba ck D'Angelo Lewis of Fay(.•tteville, North Carolina, recorded an inter– ception on the Warrior 31 late in the third stanza to s top the Trojan attack. Defensive lineman jermaine Crosby of South Leake rcg•stered two quarterback sacks for six yard each to stop Delta drives, a nd an interception by linebacker Kendrick Love of Loiusville at the delta 40 with 1:48 remaining sealed lhe win for the undefeated Warriors. East Central had 356 yards in total offense. McKinnon was the leading ground gainer with 94-yards on 10 carries and one touchdown. he also completed seven of 13 passes for 128 yards and one score. Dontay Spillman led alJ receivers with four catches for 107 yards and one touch– down. newton county High School product Terrance Wansley had 73 yards on 12 carries, followed by Der– rick Spellers' 62 yards on six carries. Spellers is a freshman from Fayet– teville, North Carolina. Freshman punter Matt Smith of forest punted eight times for a 37.8 yard average. His longest effort was 51 yards. Delta had 187 yards in total offense. Defensively for east central, john Bibb was the leading tackler with 14 stops, two assists and one fumble recovery.Other top defenders were Quentin Bowens of Killen, Ala., eight tackles and three assists; Jer– maine Crosby, eight tackles, three assists and two quarterback sacks; Anthony Thomp!'

--~ tennis match dates set 1111 .md •urrl•nt students of East Central Community College in m · l'lltour.tgl•d to participate in the college's Homecoming Tennis 11~111 ~. lwduh:d October 2-6, 2000. ..,.,,, ,,111 dlatrman Mike Anderson said the annual competitin 1111:11'•, .md women 's divisions. There is no entry fee to compete in '''"f. I'H'nt, but each participant is required to furnish a can of ten-

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East Central will entertain Coa– homa this Thursday night in another non-division matchup. Kickoff is set fM 6:30 p.m. in Warrior Stadium. The ttgers dropped to 0-2 last week followmg their 38-6 loss to undefeat– ed Pearl River Community College. II • I f l .~ l l II I : (/) .;;

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•'•>illuu• lo enter this year's tournamnet is Wednesday, September

•fi' tllhlrm.ltton contact Mike Anderson at east Central Community I'() 1111, 129, Decatur, MS 39327, Ph 635-2111, ext. 301 or 310, or ri'•' I·1177 -462-3222, exts. 301 or 310.