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two downs, but was stopped for :. loss of two yards on third down wi~h Raynes booting a 25-yard field goal to give the Warriors a 10-0 lead with 2:32 left in the first half. Haynes missed on a 43-yard field goal as the first half ended. The Warriors bad 137 total yards in the second quarter, 73 coming on 17 rushes and 64 coming t hrough the air. "We struggled offensively," Under– wood said. "We fussed at our offenstl at halftime. We just didn't th ink wt• were blocking and executing, but obviously you've got to givt' ll ulnu;s credit. They did R gtmd job" Holmes r a n only H<>vcn playl4 in the second period. The Bulldogs wt~nt to work on Iho ground in th<.~third qunrl:t!r na Alox God frey h;td 1 ~ cu•Til's fi1r (i I yrml Richnr

us Hh:h nrddtlll lobbed an 8-yard toudtclowu puss t o Reginald_Har– ulson . M ntl, Innes added the PAT. Thtl Hullol 'I(N pulled even at 10-10 on 1111 J 8,yr~J•I field goal by Jones wit~~ IV, flfli.l 111ds left in t~e third p1:n1111. I ho Julldogs had third-and– gou l nt: I ht1 I c'( 'C 2, but Richardson wus s t "fl\.•, li1r no gain on third down 11 11tl lll•hncs head coach Hugh Shunltill w• ul for the tying field goal. } Tho Wu••· ilrs reclaimed the lead with 11 HI

"That was big bees the margin where the) twice," Underwood sai was just with a four– compliment our defens on getting that done." Buck Thames and • picked off two Richard: the final three minut improved to 3-1. Prince had 23 carrie: for the Warriors. Brian completed 8-of-17 pa yards with Don tay Spil four receptions for 55 ) Holmes, 1-3, got 78 carries from Godfrey. completed 11-of-27 p yards while throwing ceptions. The Warriors r etu Division action next Copiah-Lincoln. Marty Stamper is a sport: Meridian Star. E-mail him at mstamper@themeridianstar at693·1551 , ext. 3234.

thing. "We rose to the occasion. It wasn't the prettiest thing, but we're glad to have it." The Warrior offense was nonex– i<;tent in the first quarter, finishing with minus five yards on 12 plays. Holmes had only 51 yards in the opening period as neither team found the end zone. The Warriors opened the second quarter with a vengeance, driving 52 yards in 10 plays to take a 7-0 lead. Patrick Prince carried the bal1 seven times on the drive, including tho ·final six plays. Prince, a sopho– more from Tuscaloosa (Ala.) County High School, scored on a 2-yard run with 10:16 to go before halftime. Danny Haynes kicked the extra point. The Warriors were back in busi ness late in the first half as Jonathan Hope picked off a Shelton Richardson pass and returned it five yards to the Holmes 15. Prince picked up nine yards on the fir:'lt

DECATUR- When the game is absolutely, positively on the line, you can count on the East Central Com– munity College Warriors to step up and make a big play. The Warriors jumped out to a 10- 0 first half lead, saw Holmes draw even at 10-10 with 10 seconds left in the third quarter, then scored the fma] nine points in a 19-10 victory over the Bulldogs Thursday night. ECCC saw a 14-0 lead over Gulf Coast evaporate l ast week before rallying for a 29-17 win. "The bottom line is, whether we were happy about the way we played overall, our offense did what we had to do to win the ballgame," ECCC head coach Terry Underwood said. "They came back and tied it up and our offense sticks the ball in the end zone. As much as we may want to whine or cry about how we play sometimes, we got done what we had lo get done. That's the main

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