2002

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DECATUR--A fourth-Gu~r.~r rally fell short for East Ce.Ptral Community Colleges '~. amors who lost 14-7 to Non~ea it bs– sissippi Community Colle.:e Thursday night on the Decanrr campus. East Central, now 0-2 on lhe young season, had cut mto the Tigers' 14-0 lead mid'' a~ m the final stanza on quanerbac• Kevin Stephens' 23- yard touch– down strike to freshman running back Kentay Eiland of Louis– ville. Travares Osley, a sopho– more from Hueytown, Ala ., added the PAT. Stephens, a sophomore signal caller from Charles Henderson High School in Troy, Ala., en– gineered the five-play, 46-yard drive, which was aided by pass interference and holding calls on the Tiger defense. The East Central scoring march was set up by sophomore Pete McBride's 45-yard kickoff re– turn following the Tigers' fmal touchdown. McBride is a sopho– more cornerback from Forest. The Warriors later took posses– sion on the Northeast 44 with j ust over three minutes remain-

openmg in the Tiger defense - lost possession and the ball was batted out of the end zone. The Ttgers' final points were set up \\hen defensive back Lee Hayes ofHopkinsville, KY, intercepted a Kevm Stephens pass on the E...st Central 28-yard-line. T e \\ amors had 90 yards rush– .ne and 85 yards passing, for a • -: total E!land, who subbed for the mjured Ramon Williams ofDaphne, Ala., led EC rushers with 68 }ards on 19 carries. Stephens completed five of 16 passes and had two intercep– tions. Eiland was the top re– ceiver with two grabs for 54 yards and one touchdown. Freshman punter J eremiah Gillette of Winston Academy averaged 38 yards on e ight kicks. His longest punt went 49 yards. Northeast had 23 1 yards total and 12 ftrst downs. East Centra l travels to Pearl River Community College this Thursday to begin South Divi– sion competition. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

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Lyman ~ ~ T\\~P ays •er a pass fr m Stephens was defle-.. ed and fe m•o e waJt– m~ annsofTigerdefenstve hoe– man Eri... H 1lcombe ofMobtle. :\ '1rth~a'it ran out the clock and improved to 2-0. The T1gers got their points on a six-yard end-around by wide re– ceiver Chris Kelly of Kossuth midway in the second quarter, a safety in the third period, and a three-yard run by fullback John Hicks of Vicksburg early in the final stanza. Both PATs were unsuccessful. Northeast's fi rst score came fol– lowinga 92-yard, 15-playdrive, which included a gutsy fourth and one call by head coach Bobby Hall at the Tiger 37. The safety was setup by the Tigers' Brandon Roberson of Ripley whose 49-yard punt went out of bounds mstde the EC one-yard– line. On second and eight, Eiland- who appeared to have an

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