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ECCC Warriors Rally For 25-15 Homecoming Win

ditional second-quarter scores– a one-yard ta lly by running back Michael Loving with 4:59 left before halftime and a 27-yard scoring pass play from quarter– back Odell Bradley to nmning back Lorenzo Townsend with just over two minutes remaining before the break. The Warriors blocked Matt Powers· PAT at– tempt after Loving's touchdown but Powers was successful on his second attempt which gave Co-Lin a 15-7 advantage. TheWarriors quickly responded by driving 59 yards in six plays to close the gap, with running back Darrius Thames of Phila– delphia finding pay dirt on an 11-yard scamper with just over a minute left before halftime. Quarterback Mitchell McKinnon's pa ss for the two-point conversion was un– successful , and Co-Lin main– tained its slin1 15-13 lead at the break. East Central took control of the division matchup in the second half by registering key plays on offense and defense. The EC defense stopped two Co-Lin scoring threats in the third stanza, thanks to quarter– back sacks by linebackers John Bibb of Tusca loosa and Levi Duncan ofEustis, Florida, which See "ECCC" page 7

DECATUR--East Central Com– munity College oYercame fi, e turnovers - four in the first half– and an earl~ eight-point deficit to post a 25-15 homecommg win over Copiah-Lmcoln Commu– nity College Saturday a ftemoon on the Decarur campus. With the ,·ictory. tht \\ arriors snapped a two-game losmg :>ktd and improved to 4- ~ O\ eraII and 1- l in South DiYisiOn ac t1on. The visitingWohes dropped to 1-5 and 0-2. It was a fumble by Co-L in - which registered four tumO\ ers that set up East Central·s tlrst score and a 7-0 lead. \\.arrior defensive back D'Angelo Le\\'IS of Tuscaloosa made the reco\– ery at the Co-Lin 29. and on EC's fifth play from scrmunage. running back Terrance Wansley ofNe\\10n County found the end zone on a one-yard plunge wnh 10:12 remaining in the tirst pe– riod. Josh Thorns of :\e" ton booted the PAT. The Wolves got their first points midway in the second stanza. when Thoms, who also handled punting duties for the inJured Matt Smith of Forest, took a safety to avoid a strong Co-Lin rush when EC faced a fourth and seven situation from its own five-yard line. The visitors tacked on two ad-

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