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Marovich, upset 2nd seed in South After trailing throughout most of the contest. East Cen– tr al's Lady Warriors rallied for a slim lead and appeared de~­ tined to win the South Divi– sion Tournament nt~e Thurs– day night. But Gulf Coast standout Felicia Hayes' short i umper tied the game at 85 as time expired and sent the game into overtime where the Lady Bulldogs pulled away for a 101-91 victory. The Lady Warriors (18-8) traveled to Booneville Monday fo r the state tournament at Northeast Community Col– lege. East Central has also qual– ified for the Region 23 Tourna– ment scheduled for next week at Mississippi College. Sasha Lilly led the Lady Warriors Thurs day with 26 points, while Nicole Cox added 24 and Becky Killen of Sebastopol finished with 13. Hayes finished with 30. East Central entered the tournament as t he number- one seed and advanced to the

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The East Cent ra l men were elimina t ed from post-season act ion with a 94-90 loss to Pe arl Rh·e r in a semifinal !!'arne, Feb. 16. - Shawn Moss led the 11-16 Warrior~ with 22 points. while Chrb Webb added 17 and Mile Batalo finished with 10. Lamayn Wilson led Pearl River \•.rith 29 points. The Warrir os reached the semifinal contest by upsetting Gulf Coast and heralded scor– er Jaeson Maravich, Feb. 14, 87-68. Moss led East Central with 30 points, while Webb added 12 and Batalo finished with ' . 10. Kent Chamblee of Leake Academy added three points. Maravich finished with 19 points to lead Gulf Coast. Monday, the East Central Lady Warriors won their first– round contes t against host Northeast, 87-68. Cox led all scorers with 20 points, while Lilly and Mon– crief each added 18 and Killen finished with 10 points. East Central again played Gulf Coast in the State finals

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LAKE MESSENGER_ final with a 78-76 win over SCOTT COUNTY TIM Jones. Cox hit a layup with .9 UNION APPEAL seconds remaining. -- Margo Porter led the Lady WINSTON COUNTY .. Warriors with 23 points, while SPIRIT OF MORTON_ Cox added 17; Lilly, 14; and NEWTON MESSENG Tonya Moncrief finished with 10.