2002

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ECCC picks up first victory

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None were h1gger :han a blocked 22- Y:ard field goal attempt on the Bulldog..,' first possesston. The ball caromed into Adrian Eiland's hand::: and he raced 52 yards to put the '\.\'arriors in busine~s at Gulf Coa~t 47. Six pla)., later, Stephens teamed wtth Cole for a 4-yard scoring toss. Stacey Lewis had a fumble recoverv and Pete McBride picked off a Bulldog pac;s m the first half. Gulf Coast owned the second half out– gaining the Warriors 182-66 over the 'third and fourth quarters. The Bulldogs dre" even at 14-14 with 3:37 left m the third quarter on a 50-yard sconng run bv Andrew Moffett following a 16-yard touch– down toss from DeShun Carmichael to Andrew Moffett. McBride helped the Warriors reclaim the lead when he picked off his second pass of the day and returned it 38 yards to the 4. Kentay Eila~d scored on the next play to put the Warnors up 21-14 heading into the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs pulled back even at 21-21 on a 2-yard sneak by Carmichael with 11:19 to go in regulation. The Warriors had a chance to win in the final minute when Carmichael lost a fumble at his 13 with 32 seconds left. Tha~ares Osley's 27-yar~ tiel? goal attempt as time ran out was wtde nght following three straight Bulldog timeouts.

DECATL"R -It ,,·asn t until Ken Triplett slammed Gulf Coast quarterback Kalvin Woods to the turf for a 13-yard loss on fourth-and-9 from the 13 that the East Cen– tra l Commumty College Warriors could celebrate theu 28-21 overtime win over the Bulldogs Saturday afternoon . But after losing their first three games, the last two by seven and four-point mar– gins, the Warriors were just glad to be the ones celebrating. "When you've lost three times in a row, things start snowballing on you," ECCC head Terry Underwood said. "Being 0-3, it's easier when you haven't won before t? la~ down and our kids didn't. They kept f1ghtmg and found a way to win. · "It's.something we've been looking for and sqmething we needed. It's a big win for us: and hopefully something we can build on." It looked like the Warriors would have an easy time in the early going as they led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter on a 4- yard touchdown toss from Kevin Stephens to John Cole and a 3-yard run by Titus Ryan in the first 15 minutes. ECCC outgained the Bulldogs 168-111 in the first half, but was unable to expand its lead after losing two fumbles and throwing an interception.

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