2001

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adyWarriors start season withwin Brad I lodge did not have to wait. long to get his first win as East Ccr11r.1l Community College

East Central witb 14 points. Belinda Potter, a freshman center from Neville High School in Monroe, La., added 10 points. Also scoring were Tamekia Foley of Newton County, eight; Becky Killen of Sebastopol, Shaneka Cistrunk of Lou1sville, Nikki Lacour of Natchitoches (La.) Central and Ashley Brown of Scott Central, six each; and Chri~tina Ford of Enterprise, four. The Lady Warriors led 26-21 at halftime. In men's action. first-year head coach Bill Smith \\-ill have to wait at least until Thursday to notch his ini– tial victory m leading the Warnors, who fell81-57 to the host Bulldogs. Sophomore forward Winfred Craig of Louisville \\a\ the top scorer

for East Central with 16 pomb. Other point makers were Markeith Brown of Jackson Provine, 12: James Denson of Choctaw Central. 11: Corey Hornsby of lstrouma Htgh School in Baton Rouge, La.• eight: Maurice English of Uruon. four: Kevin Bobbitt of Lake and Otnt Hatch of Cartttage, two each: and Carlton Dodd of Thomastown. one. The Warriors trailed 32-31 at tlle break. East Central hosts Northeast Mississippi Community College on Thursday, November 8 and travels to Mississippi Delta Communit) College in Moorhead on Monday, November 12. Game times are 6 p.m. (women) and 7:45p.m. (men).

v. omen':; head basketball coach as the Lady Warriors cruised past Holmes Community College 60-42 l riday n1ght in Goodman in tl1e sea– son opener for both squads. I fouge. who served the past two ason~ a~ an assistant for East Central\ men and women's pro– gram". saw his Lady Warriors take control carl} in the non-division m.,tchup. East Central never relin– qui,hcd the lead after going on top 13-12 and th-.: Lady Bulldogs got no clo cr than -;ix points throughout the COntC\1. Sophomore guard Lori Cumberland of Leake Academy led

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