2000

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East Centra h mps Coahoma visits Gulf Coast on Thursday From Special Reports Sophomore quarterback Mitchell up quarterback Brian Zb}' enieski ol Ft. · Walton BPnch, Fla., to w1dc 1 cceh·er Doutay Sp1llman of Loui~n ille. Ky.

McKinnon led m.,hers \\ ith 13 catn 71 yards. Other top ground gainer Derrick Spellers of Fayettvil1e, Carolina, 15 rushes for 70 yards; Tt: \\'ansley of' Newton County High Sch <..a rnes for 56 yards; Patrick Prin Tuscaloosa, two carries for 33 yard, H'lzelwood, two carries for 25 yards. The Warriors had 19 first downs Top defenders for EC were Ant Thompson. nine tackles; John Bibb of Tuscaloosa, eight tackles; LaKen Houston of Louisville, six tackles; Rashad Blalock of Union, five tack)£-, one assist; Courtney Steele of 'fusca five tackles, two assists and one quart sack; Josh Chaney of Newton Count~ tackles, one assist and one intercep .Jermainc Crosby of South Leake, four tackl£>.. aRsists and two quarterback sacks; and Duncan of Eustis, Florida. five tackles East C('ntral be{rins South Division d this Thursday when the Warriors take Mtssissippt Gulf Coast Community Coli _ lGck-off is set for 7 p.m. on the Perkm.. campus.

McKinnon of Palatka, Fla, ran for two touch– downs and threw for another score in leading East Central Community College to a 35-8 thumping over visiting Coahoma Community College Thursday night . With the win, East Central improved to 3- 0 while the Tigers dropped lo 0-3. McKinnon put the Warriors ahead early in the non-division matchup when he found pay dirt on a five-yard scamper with 11:59 left in the first period. Freshman kicker Josh Thoms booted the first of five PATs on the night to remain per– fect for the 2000 campaign. McKinnon's tally capped a three-play, 22- yard drive, which was set up when line– backer Anthony Thompson of Blakely, Georgia, recovered a Tiger fumble. The Warriors padded their lead early in the second stanza, with McKinnon finding the end zone on an 11-yard run, capping an eJ::ht-pla:y. 67-yard march with 14:16 left before halftime. Ea,t Central's final score before the break on a 15-yard scoring strike from back-

The short scoring drive was set up when Coahoma punter Kacy Williams could not handle the snap from cente1 and was forced to try a desperation pa::;s. which fell incom– plete. EC took possPssion at lhe Coahoma 15 East Central at Gulf Coast 7 p.m. yard-line. East Cenlra l led 21-0 ul the break. The \Varriors put the game out of reach in t he third period, with freshman run– ning hack Brett Hazelwood of Ghnton crossmtt the goal line from 13 yards ou t. McKinnon later ronnect– rd wit h Spillman on r 45-yard scoring, pass play. Coahoma got its only point~ of the night on an 85-yard in terception of a Warrior pa:;;s with 7·26 remaining in the contest. Terry Brown ran for the two-point conversion . East Central had :301 yardl" rushing and 69 yards passing liH· n 370 tulnl.

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