2002

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ast Central sweeps Holmes in tourney

East Central rodeo team ranked among region's best ~ East Central Community College's rodeo teams are ranked among the best in the Ozark Region at the mid– way mark of the 2002-03 season according to results provided by the NatiOnal Intercollegiate Rodeo Asso– ciation. The Warriors are currently in fourth place in the region, while the EC women's team is ranked eighth. The Ozark Region includes 14 col– leges and universities throughout the Southeastern United States. Several members of the ECCC team are also ranked in their respec– tive categories. Daruel Moore is ranked first in the team roping heeler event and is in ninth place in the saddle bronc riding. Billy Mack Kinard has the top spot in the team roping header competi– tion. In bull riding, Chance Smart is in third place, while Drew Walters is ranked eighth. On the girls' side, Lacey Sanborn is ranked fourth ip breakaway roping, while JamieAndrews ofFlorence is in lOth place. Kasidi Griffin ranked 15th in barrel racing. Coach Larry Dial's rodeo squad resumes it!, 2002-03 competition on Feb. 20-22, when ECCC competes at Mi'>Sl\Sippi State University. -from combined repons

points from Donzell Crenshaw and 12 from Jones. while Brandon Mason scored nine and Jamaal .Martin sLx. In the women's game. the Lady Warriors got 19 points from sopho– more forward Tamekia Foley and knocked off Holmes for the second time this season. A late 15-0 run for the Lady War– riors in the first half sent East Central into the locker room with a 38-26 lead. "We were struggling trying to get the ball down the floor," ECCC head coach Brad Hodge said. ''We changed our defense just before halftime and really got after them." ln addition to Foley, East Central got 17 points from Rita Birden and 14 from Kimyatta Viverette, as well ~ eight from'Britney Burks. Teams from Jones County and llawamba also participated in the two– day tourney Both of East Centrars teams will wrap up the first half of their schedule Thursday at home, when EC hosts Pearl River in a South Div1sion con- test.

Ea't Central Commurut) College's ba-;ketb.UJ teams !->Wept a pair of non– dtvi..,ion opponents in Ia t week's ECCC Tournament on the ·chool'~ main campu~ tn Decatur. After talang care of Itawamba last Monda). ECCC's teams knocked off Holmes Tuesday to complete the sweep. The Warrior got 20 points from Corey Hornsby in a 76-73 win over the Bulldogs. while the EC women took a 68-60 victory. The win lifted East Central's men to 5-4 overall. "We·re startmg to play pretty good together," second-year East Central men's coach Bill Smith said. "Holmes is supposed to be the No. I team in the ortb and we were able to hold them in the fiN half." Holmes fell to 6-3. The Bulldogs fell behind EC 17-5 right out of the gate, although Holmes had rallied for a 32-30 lead at half– time. Freshman Desmond Jones of 1 e~hoba Central sparked a second– half run that put Ea.'t Central up by double digtts. and the Warrior held on down the stretch. In addition to IJornshy, EC got 15 An East Central Community Col– lege soccer player has been named as an honorable mention selection on the All-American squad. Scltue Karweaye. a sophomore for\\ ard. wa.' cho~en a' an honorable mention ~clecuon on the National Junior College Athletic Association's ~len\ Dt\ •~ion 1 Soccer All-Ameri– can team. Karweaye was one or two Missis-

The women's game is scheduled to tip off at 6 p.m., followed by the men at 8 p.m. After Thursday, ECCC won't play again until the second semester. ECCC soccer player named All-American

sippi players to be honored, as ortb– west forward Tommy Robison was a second-team selection. Karweaye was also the lone East Central representative on the Missis– sippi Association of Commuruty and Junior College's All-State Team. He was one of 11 players selected to the South ~quad on the team. The l'\orth also had 11 players rep– resented.

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