2002

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ECCC splits with Holmes after sweeping East Miss.

the Warriors past the Bulldogs. Holmes led by just one. 41-40, at halftime before rolling up 51 points in the second half. Demario Qualls abo scorched the neL'l for 24 points for East Central, while Donze! Crenshaw scored 10 points. Freshman Desmond Jones. a for– mer Neshoba Central standout, chipped in five points. Both the Warriors and Lady War– riors took convincing victories at home last Saturday against visiting East Mississippi Community College; and ECCC split a pair last Thursday night with Shelton State. Against Shelton State, the Lady Warriors got a pair of free throwc; with 7.8 -;econds remaining in overtime to lift East Central to their frrst victory of the season - an 82-80 win in a nail– biter at EC's Brackeen-Wood P.E. Building on the Decatur campus. Ora} led the Lady Warrion. in l>COr- See ECCC, page 3B winning the women's conte~t 63-54 while the men took a 70-58 victol). The Warriors led 36-29 at halftime and wound up getting the win despite just four points from Hornsby. It was a season-low for the high· scoring sophomore. who spcnr most of the night on the bench in foul trouble. Cr~nshaw led ECCC \\.ith 13 points. while Jones scored nine. Reg– gie Carter had eight. Martm ,c,en and both Qualls and AI Willis chtpped in six apiece. The visiting Lions "ere IL·d b) Marcus Houston. who 'cored II points in the loss. In the women's contest. the I ad~ Warriors got 16 points from Ora) and eight apiece from Viverette, Burks and Foley. Freshman Miranda Rosar of Ncshoba Central scored SIX, a' d1d Birden T1.mara Gibbs led Et Missis'>ippi with 15 points. "

From comlmu d reports The ba.,kctball terum from East Lentral Community College split a pair of non-dl\ i~ion games with Holme~ Monday night at Goodman. The East Central women knocked off Holme:. 69-67 to improve to 3-2 on the sea!.on. while the EC men dropped a 92-84 decision to fall to 2-3. Both teams are off for the remain– der of this week. and both will hit the noor again Monday (Nov. 18) when they travel to Tuscaloosa. Ala.. to take on Shelton State. In Monday night's action, the Lady Warriors trailed by one at halftime before rallying to down the Lady Bull– dogs m a 'eesa\\. baule. Lenore Om) '>COred a game-high 23 point-. to lead E.N Central, while Ebonc·e Leverette chipped in 13 pomt.... In the men\ game. Ea\t Central ~ot 31 point from red-hot Corey Hom,b\ . but it wa.,n"t enouuh to lift . ~ ECCC Continued from page 2B ing with 18 points, while Kimyatta Viverette chipped in 15 points. Leverette also scored 15. whi le Birden tallied 13 and freshman Brit– ney Burk~ nine. Tamekia Foley also just missed double digits with eight points. Laura Rombokas led Shelton State '' ith 16 point~. East Central led 35-31 at halftime. In the men's game. East Central lo~t 89-8-l despite a game-high 38 points from Hom'b). Abo .,conng on the night for East Central wa.~ Qualb with 18. Jamaal ~lartin w1th 10. Jones \\. ith .,e,·en and Crensha\\ with stx. Tim Lew is led all Shelton State -;corers \\ith 24 poinb. The \\arrior-. rallied from a IS– point delicit at halttime to make a !!arne of 1t before lOtning up -;hon. - La-t Saturda) n1 Decntur. th E~t Ce te d a rel " 1. ~ .

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