2000

No. 8Hinds dodges East Central . . From Spacial Reports JUCO FOOTBALL

Other Delta scores came on Meret McKinnie III's 7-yard run and HiawathaBrown's 1-yard run. Northeast, 2-5 and 1-2, scored touchdowns on Keith Belton's 40-yard run and O.J. Moore's 50- yard reception from Dennis Sampson. Co-Lin 9, Pearl River 3 Odell Bradley ran 24 yards for a touchdown in overtime to propel Copiah-Lincoln to a victory over PearlRiver atWesson. Co-Lin, which also scored on Matt Powers' 40-yard fourth-quar– ter field goal, improved to 2-5 and 1-2 in the SouthDivision. Pearl River, which scored on Jack Byrd's 20-yard second-quar– ter field goal, dropped to 3-4 and 1-3. This week's schedule Four games will be played Thursday. Coahoma is at South– west, EastMississippi isatHolmes and Itawamba is at Northeast, all at 7 p.m., andCo-Lin is at Hinds at 7:30. Saturday's three games include East Central at Jones at 2 p.m., Pearl River at Gulf Coast at 3 p.m. and Northwest at Delta at 7p.m.

East Central gave an inspired effort Saturday but fell short 14-7 in its bid to upset No. 8 Hinds in a downs to lead the Rangers, 7-0, at junior college game at Decatur. Senatobia. East Central, 4-3 and 1-2 in the The sophomore from Amory SouthDivision, opened the scoring now has a school-record 30 touch– in the first quarter on quarterback down passes for the season. He Mitchell McKinnon's 46-yard 11liL completed 27 of 32 passes Satur– Josh Thomskicked the extra point. daywith two interceptions. Hinds, 6-1 and 3-0, unleashed its Hall threw TD passes of 70 and potentpassingattack in the second 20 toAnton Paige plus a 64-yarder quarter with quarterback Brad toMarcus Christon and a 3-yarder Banks throwing a 69-yard touch- to Ty Freeman. Paige caught five down pass to Rodrecus Rand and a passesfor 128yards andran hisTD 27-yard touchdown pass to reception total to 10. Chauncy Stovall. Trey Crum The Rangers also scored on kicked the extra points. Johnathan Shaw's blocked. punt East Central's defense hung recovery in the end zone and tough all day, including a blocked AndrewOetzel's 1-yardrun. field goal and interception to snuff Northwestrolled up 598yardsof out a Hinds drive. total offense toHolmes' 198. The Eagles totaled 387 yards of The Bulldogs, 3-4, scored in the total offense with 269 yards of it first quarter when defensive line– through the air. Rand caught seven, man Thomas Payne sacked Hall in passes for 148 yards and Stovall: theendzone. eight for 101 yards. ' East Central had 275 yards of Delta 34, Northeast 17 total offense with McKinnon rush- Michael Gammel scored on a 12- ing for 97 yards and completing 11 yard run and later threw a 10-yard of28 passes for 104 yards. touchdown pass toTavares Gideon to lead the Trojans, 4-3 and 3-0 in Will Hall threw for a school- Gideon also caught a 35-yard record 514 yards and four touch- touchdown pass from Ken PowelL Northwest 42, Holmes 2 the North Division, at Booneville.

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