2001

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CC Warriors re a·n nbeaten in South after upsetting Co-Lin 28-14

JoshOlaney's 65-yard inter- non rerum for a touc.hdown with under st.x nunut~s remamrng gave East Central Corrunumty College a 14-point cushton and led to a sturming 28-14 up et O\ er pre' 10usly unbeaten and auonally ranked Cop1ah-Lmcoln G mmumry College Saturday after– n n m \\ esson. \\ nh the '' m, East Central unpro\ es to 4-1 O\'erall and 2-0 m SomhD1vmon compennon, whtle Co– l n dropped to 4-1 and 1-1. The o \~S \\-ere ranked 13 111 in the nanon pnor to theu Homecommg matchup th the' 1s1tmg Wamors. East Central wasted linle time takmg control ofthe d1nsion banle, s quarterback Bnan Zbydniewski orme.7ted on a 42-yard touchdown tnke '' llh '' 1de rece1' er Dontay p1 man earl) m first quarter action. Dann) Haynes ofK1llen. Ala., booted he first of h1s four P :\ Ts. The score 'as set up ''hen \\'amor defensive ack Bud, Thames of Phtladelphia m- t rcepted a pass from Co-l m quarter– ..k \\ 1lhe John on. gl\'lng EC pas– on n the \\ohe~· 40-)ard-hne L.b)dmew:.h a product ot tawhat hee I hgh School in Ft \t.: _,.___ 'Q,..,.,._ 1:'1... ..,...,,., ~;,. J... ....... t ..1 ..."

as a Warnor, completmg II of 11 passes for 191 yards and one core Spillman, V.. ho hails from Valley II tgh School in Louisville, Kentucky. also posted a standout performance as he hauled in four passes for 131 yards and one touchdown. The Warriors padded thm lead late m the first stanza when run– rung back Patnck Pnnce ofTuscaloosa County, Ala., scored on a two )nrd plunge. cappmg a 55-yard march that took just fi\'e plays. The ke> pia' dur mg the drive \\as Z) bdnte\\Skt's 48- yard strike to \\ 1de recet\ er . !arcus Lee of Forest. \\ htch ga' e the \\ ar– nors posse:.l>IOn on the Co-Lm se\ en– yard line. After a scoreless jiecond penod, the Wohes found pay dm early in the third quarter \\hen de– fender Daniel Gav.ronskl mterceptcd a Zybdntewskt pass and ren1med the pigskin II yards for a score. .Jrmbo Thornton ktcked the PA f. East Central answered the Co-Lmtally m tmptessn l fash10n by march rug 85 yards m JUSt erght pl.1ys, '' ith Pnncc ern~'-Ill~ the oallrnc lrom tlll\:1! )ilrJ~ ou[. rr '-" , ,u,llmr theday\\llh'i5yard<; nit) ut F'->'

1ts own IS after defenstve backMarco Cole of Keshoba Central blocked I homton's short field goal attempt with the Wolves facing fourth anq goal at the EC four-yard line. Co-Lin did get on the scoreboard early m the fourth stanza on a mne-yard pass from quarterback Johnson to wide receiver Mtchael LO\ mg, capping a 52-yard, 14-play march Thornton added the PAT, cut– ung the EC lead to 21-14 with 9:42 re– mammg East Central clinched the VIC– lory on Chaney's 65-yard interceptiOn and score, \\ hich came With 5:50 re– mammg. Chaney, a product of New– ton County Hrgh School, also had two tackles and four assists. Linebacker John Btbb of Tuscaloosa Central led Wamor defenders with I 0 tackles and four assists. In addition to Chaney, others Warriors credtted with inter– ceptions were Thames (2) and defen– sive back Cedric Cotton of Newton County. \ East Central travels to Hinds Conmmmty College Thursday night for another key div1sion battle. Kick· off 1-. ~ct for 7 p.m. on the Raymond ~c~mpHl>. Th F gks, --3 overall and 0 2 111 dr\: twmplav. fell to Northwest n 1 •

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