2001

WEEK OF ~ r/ ZfJ ECCC Takes Pair

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From ltawamba After sweeping Holmes Commtmity College in first– IOl.Uld action of East Central Community Collegeis tn\ i– tational tournament en No– vember 19, the Lady Warri– ors and Warriors provided the same fate for Itawamba C

Nikki LaCour of Natchito– ches (La.) Central who had ~7 points. Other scorers were Ford, 15; Belinda Potter of Monroe, La., 13; Shaneka Cistrunk of Louisville, seven; Melinda Ben of Choc– taw Central, three; and Lori Cumberland of Leake Acad– emy and Lakelia Bogan of Newton County, two each. The Lady Warriors trailed 29-24 at the break. Hornsby paced the Warri– ors with 16 points. Other point makers were Winfred Craig of Louisville and Markeith Brown of Jackson Provine, 13 each; James Den– son of Choctaw Central, nine; Maurice English of Un– ion, four; Donzel Crenshaw of Memphis, three; and Clint Hatch of Carthage and Reggie Carter of Univer– sity Christian, two each. EC had a 40-38 advantage at halftime. East Central teams resume play following the Thanks– giving holidays by hosting division foe Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Thursday night. The Lady Warriors and Warriors en– tertain Mississippi Delta Community College en Mon– day, December

The East Central women - thanks to two late free throws by sophomore Chris– tina Ford of Enterprise - held en for a 59-58 decision, while a three-point shot by freshman CoreY. Hornsby of Baton Rouge proved to be the difference in the Warriorsi 68-67 nail-bitter over the Itawamba men, led by for– mer ECCC coach Marty Coo– per With the victories, the Lady Warriors improved to 5-l under first-year head coach Brad Hodge, and the Wau10rs evened their rec– ord to 3-3 for Bllly Smith, who is also in his first year at East Central. The Lady Warriors were led in scoring by sophomore

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