2001

WEEK OF Jep !7 JM/ EfCCC Warriors Spank Coahoma 38-8

An offense that sputtered for JUSt seven points in the season opener finally got clickmg Saturday afternoon as East Central Comrnuntty College's Warnors posted a 38-8 thumpmg of Coahoma Communny College m a nondt viston matchup played at John Mill er Stad1um 1n Clarksdale East Central. v. h1ch Im– proved to 1-1, crossed the goal line m all fou r quarters agamst the T1gers, nn competition," Underwood said. It was the Warrior defense that ga' e East Central ns first tally, as A I freshman linebacker Josh Vtverette of 'Lake blocked UaRelaro Smith's punt LJ .and freshman defensi ve back St Jonathan Hope of Tuscaloosa (Ala.) County scooped up the pigskin and UI scored from eight yards out with 12:22 W left in the first quarter. Sophomore SI ·kicker Danny Haynes of Brooks (Ala.) Nlvv 1 V1'4 IY IL..vvL- 1.. \..:JL..n.

High School made the first of his five PATs. East Central extended 1ts lead WJth just under five minutes left before halfume, when freshman run– mng back Ramon Wil11ams of Brookwood (Ala. ) High School crossed the goal line on his four-yard burst. It tOOk JUSI five plays for the Warnors to complete the 46-yard dnve, highlighted by a 29-yard strike from sophomore quarterback Brian Zbydniewski of Ft. Walton (Fla .) Beach to sophomore wide receiver Marcus Lee of Forest, which gave EC first and goal at the four-yard-line. Sophomore running back Patrick Prince of Tuscaloosa (Ala.) County, who Jed the Warriors in rush– ing with i 02 yards on I 1 cames, got into the scoring act when. he took a pitch from Zbydniewksi on a 37-yard scoring play with 7:36 remaining. A 42-yard field goal by Haynes, a transfer from the L:mver– sny of Alabama, late in the third pe– nod extended the Warrior advantage to 24-0. Coahoma got ItS only pomts early m the fourth stanza on quarter– back Anthony Ftzer's 23-yard scam– per. F1zer also scored the two-point conversion . East Central responded to the T1ger touchdown by taking the ensumg k1ckoff and marchmg 60 yards to pay dm I 2 mmutes remam– mg. The 73 -yard dnve took just seven plays and was highlighted by McBnde's 36-yard gainer to the TI– ger 3 I. A I so pro' 1dmg a key play was Tyrone Barren, a 6- I, 288-pound of– fensive lineman from Glades (Fla.) Central who made h1s debut as run– ning back by dragging several Tiger defenders on a 14-yard burst to the 17-yard-line. Overall, EastCentral had 279 yards rushing and 82 yards passing for a 361 total. Zbydniewski com– pleted six of 12 passes. Thursday against South Di– vision rival Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Kickoffis set for

6:30p.m. at Warrior Stadium. The Bull– dogs, 1- I, defeated Northeast 29-7 in the season opener and lost to North– west 21-13 last week.

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