2001

£CCC ,,-arriors PlaYoff Bound ... Follo,ving 26-16 \\'in Over Pearl River

It's on to the state playoffs for the East Central Community Col– lege Warriors who rallied for two fourth-quarter scores and kept the state' s top offensive unit in check in registering a 26-16 decision over vis– iting Pearl River Community College Thursday night. East Central completed regu– lar season action at 6-3 overall and 4- 2 in the SouthDivision, while the Wild– cats fell to 7-2 and were also 4-2 in league play. The Warriors travel to North Division winner Mississippi Delta Community College on Saturday, No– vember I 0 in first-round playoff ac– tion, with kickoffset for I :30 p.m. on the Moorhead campus. East Central began the 2001 campaign by falling 14-7 to the host Trojans who scored late to claim the non-division victory. A 55-yard touchdown run by freshman wide receiver-turned - quarterback Jarvis Lyrnon early in the fourth period followed by a 14-yard scoring strike from backup quarter– back Kevin Stephens ofTroy, Ala., to w1de receiver Domay Sp1llman of

was led by sophomore Patrick Prince who had 112 yards on 29 carries: Prince, a former standout at ·Tuscaloosa {Ala.) County, is one of the state's top rushers, averaging 106.9 yards per contest. He'll begin the playoffs with 967 yards on 180 carries. Lymori was the second-lead– ing ground-gainer against Pearl River with 72 yards on 13 carries. Ramon Williams of Brookwood (Ala.) High School added 62 yards on six at– tempts. Pearl River's top-rated of– fense sputtered most ofthe night and coulg only manage three yards in the first quarter, Wildcat quarterback Charlie Reeve, a sophomore from Frisco, Texas , did find· success through the air in the second and third periods en route to a 32 of53 perfor– mance for 244 yards and two scores. The Wildcats had 107 yards rushing. Pearl River had averaged 473.3 yards - including 324.1yards passing - prior to facing East Central. East Central jumped out to 3-0 lead early m the first penod \\hen placehc ·e;Danny Ha~nesor:- n, -\h S?fu ~ from.!.~ .... -us

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Hoda gave the Wildcats their first lead at 1.0-9 after connect– ing on a 23-yard fieid goal with 19 sec– onds left before halftime. East Central regained the lead·at 12-10 Iate in the third period on Haynes' 24-yard field goal. Pearl Riverresponded in the same stanza with a 20-yard scoring pass play from Reeve to wide receiver Ike Chekwa ofHarvey, La. The PAT failed but the visitors held a 16-12 advantage after three periods. TL~ 1.11:1..J--• 1,....,,..1 ,..,~,.~...,t •. 1~-

turns successfully guiding the War– rior offense, which finished with 325 total yards, including 264 yards on the ground. The duo completed eight of 13 attempts for 61 yards with one in- terception, but passing the ball was obviously not the planned attack for head coach Terry Underwood. "We just knew we couldn't throw it as much, but we challenged _, · '-- ~