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Corey Hornsby led the Warriors with 19 points. Maurice English of Union scored 11, Winfred Craig and Donze! Crenshaw had 10 apiece, Demario Qualls added nine, with James Denson tossing in eight. The Warriors held a 30-28 advantage at halftime. • Southwest women 64, EC 55: The Lady Warriors got off to a good start as they carried a 29-20 lead in to half– time Thursday at Decatur but were outscored 44-26 in the second half as they lost their fourth game in a row. EC, 7-5, got 17 points from Nikki LaCour, 11 from Christina Ford, and seven from Tarnekia Foley. Makeya Downing led Southwest, 9-3, with 22 point'S. • Southwest men 82, EC 80: Corey Hornsby's game– winning 3-pointer at the hom in overtime rimmed out as the Warriors fell to 4-8. EC got off to a horrible start as the Warriors Lrailed 22-5 with just under seven minutes elapsed. Southwest took a 44-29 lead into halftime. Hornsby led the Warriors with a career-high 36 point~. EC also got 12 points from

Both the Warriors and Ladv Warriors of East Central Community College

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action. Marty Heading into Stamper Tuesday's games at Jones, the Warriors were 4- 8, while the Lady Warriors held a 7-5 mark. Both had four-game losing streaks. • Co-Lin women 72, EC 63: For the second game in a row, the Lady Warriors dug themselves too deep a hole in the first half to get out of in the Jan. 14 contest at Wesson. The unbeaten and No. 11 nationally-ranked Lady Wolves improved to 12-0 after taking a 43-21 lead into halftime. EC fell to 7-4 overall and 1-1 in league play. The Lady Warriors got 20 points from Nikki LaCour, 12 from Christina Ford, seven from Ashley Brown, and six each from Lori Cumberland, Melinda Ben, and Tamekia Foley. • Co-Lin men 80, EC 74: The Wolves snapped a four– game losing streak with the Jan. 14 win at Wesson. EC fell to 4-7 overall and 0-2 in league competition.

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ECCC's James Denson shoots for the Warriors.

James Denson, 10 from Winfred Craig, and six from Demario Qualls. Southwest, 11-2, got 20 points from Brandon Griffin, 14 from Sam Johnson, and 11 each from Willie Depron and Wesley Haynes.

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