2001

ECCC Warriors Spank Coahoma 38-8 ~/JriJ...l...- / _ _ nond1vision matchup played at J ohn Miller Stadium in Clarksdale.

to begin~naction, while the 'warriors dropped a 14-7 deci– sion to hos;. ~11SSJSS!ppl Delta, which scored tth less than tw·o minutes remaimng to cla1m the win after trailing ., -6 throughout most of the contest. Any hopes Coahoma had for a

at :.!"uttered for just seven m · m the -eason opener fi– ll} :m cl.ckmg Saturday af– emoon as East Central Cornmu– Dll\ Colle!re ·s \\'arriors posted . - a 3 - thumping o f Coahoma Conununit) College in a rally v. a:. ::.nuffed out in the sec– ond half. as East Central rolled to a 24-0 lead before the Tigers got their only score early in the final stanza. The Warriors an– swered with two quick tallies to seal the win, which obviously pleased head coach Terry Underwood. "Overall, it was a good team win· we did some positive things off~nsh ely and defensively and in the kicking game. We should have had a larger lead at half– time, but penalties nullified a long touchdown pass. anoth long pass play, and a b1g gamer on a reverse. Howe\·er. I " as pleased that we scored 3 points and that the defense pla) ed as wei as it did. The first ''in 1 a l\\ ays the toughest. and rm vel) pleased that we came awa) from Coahoma with a ,·ictOI) We still have to impro \·e and get better, especially no" ;h.. t \\ e u:e beginning di' 1sion compet - ion," Underwood satd It was the \\'amor defen::.e • 131 gave East Central its first ta I). ;s freshman linebacker Jc h VI verett e of Lake bl ocked UaRe laro Sm1th ·s punt and freshman defensive back Jonathan Hope of Tuscaloosa AP(Aia.) County scooped up the pigskin and scored from eight LAyards out with 12:22 left in the SC first quarter. Sophomore kicker U ~Danny Haynes ofBrooks (Ala.) W1 H1gh School made the first ofh1s fh·e PATs. SF East Central extended its lead NE withjust under five minutes left

East Central, which improved to 1-1, crossed the goal line in all four quarters against the Tigers, now winless in two starts. The Tigers lost to Pearl River 48-0

of Brookwood (Ala.) High School crossed the goal line on his four-yard burst. It took just five plays for the Warriors to complete the 46- yard drive, 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, wh o led the Warriors in rushing with I 02 \ards on II carries, got into the ~co nne act when he took a pitch from Zbydniewksi on a 37-yard ~conng play \\'ith 7:36 remam– mg. A J2-yard field goal by l laynes. a transferfromtheUniversit~ o Alabama, late m the th1rd Jk: ... Jd e:x1ended the \\"arrior ad\ ar ta Coahoma got its onl) pom t:arly in the fourth stanz.. quarterback Anthony F1zer's : ~- yard scamper. Fizer also scorcJ East Central responded to the T iger touchdown by taking the ensuing kickoff and marching 60 yards to pay dirt. Fresh~an "' to 2~-0 the two-point conversion .

from \\ •lhams. \\bose sc-.ond tall> of the attemoon was a 12- )'aro run wtth JU~t u .der a minute rcmammg. The 73-yard drh e took ju~t seven plays and was htghhghted by McBn de's 36-yard gainer to the Tiger 31. Also providing a key play was Tyrone Barrett. a 6-1. 288-pound offensive lineman from Glades (Fla.) Central who made his de– but at running back by draggmg se\'eral Tiger defenders on a 14- yard burst to the 17-yard-line. Overall. East Central had 279 yards rushmg and 82 yards pass– mg for a 36 1total. Zbydmewski completed six of 12 passes Coahoma had 67 yards rushing and 163 }ards passing for a 230 total. S phomore linebacker Melvin

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· Communit) ollege. Kickoff is running back Ananias McBnde _,ART set for 6:3C p rn at Warrior Sta------ of Forest capped the 11-play \J ESHI dium. The Bulldogs. l-1. de-____ _ - march with his one-yard.plunge. \J EWT feated Northeast 29-7 in the sea-_____ - McBride gained 34ofhiS 74.to- ~ER I C son opener and lost to Northwest_____ R N tal yards during the sco~mg , 21 -13 last week. drive, which was a lso h1gh- ,LARI 1 - I ighted by a 21 -yard pass play -

from Zbydniewski to Lee , giv- ing EC posses sion on the Coahoma 19. J.ee had three

before halftime, when freshman running back Ramon Williams