2002

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ECCC Warriors Receiving Scholarships

Lady Diamond Warriors Improve

To 1.1 -l Following. Sweep Of Delta East Cen1ral Communitv College·s [ast-pitch softball tea;l cruised to a double-header ~weep of visiting Mississippi Delta Thursdav afternoon and imprnved to 11-1 fo.r the 2002 campaign. The Lady Diamond Warriors exploded for 12 runs - including back-to-back homers by Anna Moore of Pearl and April Bufkin of Newton County- in the first inning of game one en route to a 20-2 thrashing over the Lady Trojans. Moore and Bufkin also had sin– gles each and scored twice in the non-division matchup. wbich was ca lled after five innings. Other top s luggers were Rhonda M unn of Philadelph ia and Sommer Averett of Union, with two singles each and two runs scored. Emilv Casey of Union picked up her sixth win on the mound. fn the second game- r. 14-5 deci– sion - Munn and Averett lo::d the offensive attack as they went three-for-four a nd scored three runs each. Paige Posey of Philadelphia went three– for-three with two RBTs and two runs scored. Casey went one-for– three with one run scored and four RBls. Bufkin earned the win for East Central. as she improved to 5-1. East Centra l returns to action March 19 against Southwest Mississippi Community College at 1:30 p.m. o n the Decatur campus.

rhese members of the 2001 East Central Community College football team signed national letters of intent 'to con· J e their athletic careers at various four year colleges and universities. The standout athletes were recognized at a ~ption held on Notional Signing Day (February 6) in the. Brackeen·Wood Physical Education Building. Signees I their respective colleges include (seated from left) defensi~e bock Cedric Cotton of Newton County High Schoot thwest Missouri State University; defensive end Keith Curry of NCHS, Nicholls State; fullback Terrance 3raffenried of Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Central, Tuskegee University; kicker Danny Haynes of Killen, Ala., University of 11phis; and offensive lineman Kenneth Hurt of Tuscaloosa (Ala.) County, Florida A&M University. Standing from ore linebacker Howard Jackson of Scott Central, Belhaven College; running back/wide receiver Marcus lee of est, Belhaven College; defensive lineman Johnny Jackson of Aliceville, Ala., Troy State University; wide receiver llay Spillman of Louisville, Kentucky, University of louisville; running back Patrick Prince of Tus~aloosa . (Ala.) mty, University of West Georgia; and fullback Chad Warren of Quitman, Alcorn State University. Not pictured linebacker Dwight Agee of Collins, Belhaven College; offensive lineman Chad Cr9we of Leake Academy and msive bock Josh Chaney of Newton County High School, who both signed with Mississippi College; and offen, j l lineman Cedric McAffee of Philadelphia, Tuskegee University. j

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