2001

Warriors, Lady Warriors Prepare for Season Opener

(Ala.); Reggie Carter, a 6'5" forward/ center from University Christian; Donze! Crenshaw, a 6'4" guard/for– ward from Ridgeway High School in Memphis; Carlton Dodd, a 6'1" guard from Thomastown; Will Florence, a 6' guard from North Delta Htgh School in Courtland, Miss.; Corey Hornsby, a 6' 5" forward from Istrouma/Wallace State; Dan iel Price, a 6' guard from Wmgfielci/Coahoma; Demario Qualls, a 6' guard from Newton; and Jason Richardson, a 6'7" center from Wilcox Central (Ala.). Succeed ing someone as successful as Sammy Pace wlll not be an easy task, but Brad Hodge satd fol– lowing his former boss has been made somewhat easter because of the play- ers he has brought to the program. "I've been very fortunate to walk mto my first head coaching job .. and have the leadershtp that we've got from the sophomores. So from that stan,lpomt. the transition has been so much easter. I can't ask for any more leadership than has been pronded from thts group of sophomores," Hodge satd. Returnees from last year's 22-7 team that captured the Region 23 Toumamemutle mclude '\tkkt La1 our, a 5'9" guard from ~atchuoches Cen– tral (La.}. Lon Cumberland, a 5'9' guard from Leake Academ} ard Treltsa Etchelberger. a 5'9'" fon\ard i:"om ~oxapater Lacour ts the retummg lead– mg 5corer. a\eragmg 9 9 pomts and ~ : rebounds c........ be· a/ld 3\ eraged d : - reb unds, an d cl cr sop"-.~· -..,~ ".;"t uGe former Lad) \\ amor Bed.) Ktllen, a 5'5" guard from Sebastopol, and trans– fers Chnstma Ford, a 5'8" guard/for– ward from Enterprise and She lley Gtddmgs, a 5'6" guard from Univer– slly City Htgh School n Phtladelphta,

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A ne\\ era in East Central orm. ~,;~ College basketball gets --~~"'3) Fnday, November 2, when ·e \\ s."'ors and Lady Warriors travel ~.:> Ho :nes Community College in non– 'ISla.- ~cr'on on the Goodman cam- 3oth EC squads are Jed by ~- coaches- Billy Smtth, who -m=c ~e men's JOb followmg Jay 8o e-'s ce:>a•ture tn August, and B·a:! hoq;e .~oho ''as selected to __e t·e ..,o...,er. 's program follow- - ~ "!'tln.·-.e::~ of Sammy Pace. 5:ruth, s ~-u--ner htgh school ~ -= a· Nes"oba Central '"here --::lS . :ms:.ed " 3SS-151 record -

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Freshmen are Crystal Lc\\ ts, a 5'4"guard and Mehnda Ben, a 5"9" forward/guard, both from Chocta\\ Central; Tamekia Foley, a 5 ' I0" gu.ud and Lakeha Bogan, a 6'3" center, both from Newton County; Patsy McKee, a 5'5" guard from Forest; Shaneka Cistrunk, a 5'7" guard from Louisv11le; Ashley Brown, a 6' center from Scott Central; and Behnda Poner, a 6 '3" cen– ter from Nevtllc Htgh Schoolm Mon– roe, LA. Serving as first-year assts– tant coaches are Shane Eck (men), a former asststant at Clanon Umverslly of Pen~syl van i a, and Toby Bush

stt~ o: MemphiS Joey M Sports Medtcme t-amer Student men's team are K Phtladclphta and T Lake tudent Lady \\ arnor sq Hudson of i'\oxap of :o-:e,qon and 1\ Phtlade p ta Meg ton ts t e stat suet

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•est returnees are \launce English, a 6.3.. guard from Umon, and Chnt Hatch, a 6'6" forward/center from Carthage, Freshmen are Kevin Bobbitt, a 6' g uard from Lake; Maweesha Carter, a 6 '7'' center from Ft. Payne

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