2002

East Central shocks na ......... · .'--1 na y ranked Jone • triple overtime, loo to ·ard hotnecomin2: v

\),fey's 23-yard field goal ..,e proved to be the game– •t as East Central ollege upset nationally p•e,iously unbeaten Jones College in triple overtime ~ht on a soggy Warrior field place kicker Nicholas of Barbe, La., bad a chance to South Division match-up to a enune but his 39-yard field ed the mark, sending the coaches. players and fans onto m wild celebration. roach Terry Underwood was I) elated following the win, puh EC's record at 2-4 overall ~-: m league competition. was a tremendous victory for our To take the number-two team nauon to overtime and come away wm 1:. further proof of what an ng coacbang staff and group of s "e have at East "Underwood said. only as Jones undefeated and

Defensively, Osley led the \\ his linebacker spot \\ tlh B --e assists and a fumble rCCO\"C} uon to kicking two field l!Oals lther top defenders \\ere hneb3d:l:! c:y Lewis of Neshoba Centnl, - es and five assists; llnebad.:er J ~et1e of Lake, 13 tackles and t'a ts, strong safety John Hope !:;:scaloosa (Ala.) Count}. five tac rumble rccovenes and one mterccp– and cornerback Pete ~1cBnde L seven tackles and one ass1 L lie upset victory was bitters\\eet • Central, as two key player~ from svtlle were sidelined due to injunes safety Adrian Eiland suffered a bro– eg early in the thtrd period and run- - back Horace Glenn left the game ambulance in the first ovenime pen– The extent of h1s injuries was not ~'D at press time. East Central observes HomecollWlg week. with the Warriors takmg on Community College in a 2.30 lackoff The Eagles are 3-2 overall and 1-2 in dt\.ISton pnor to their Saturday h-up w1th Copiah-Lmcoln ...a:liDUnity College in Raymond. East .:e:tral defeated Hinds 25-16 last year Ra)mond.

• ll3Jied a 45-yard field V.amors last-minute loss to ~;:..J:;;:>-L~"'-'1 on October 5, missed a me first ovenime period 5-1 O\ erall and 2-l in the

Forest native Pete '.jc3rme

Hueytown, Ala., who ::.han-s duties with defensive end KmT Louisville. Although O~le) h:ad the mark on a 32-yard tield "' would have won the g~ "'' me secaJd overtime, Underwood sa:u he did oat hes1tate to call on htm :o: another ,.

Prier to the d1vision clash, Jones was !he state's top offens1ve unit, aver- ,.. ~ 33 :! yards East Central was rcled second wtth 299.8 yards per con– But due to the wet field, turnovers,

attempt.

"Osley feeds off this type of p:es- a b::urage of penalue:. and a lot of hard– sure. He always has a po,tu' e atutudc nosed defense played by both squads, and is very confident of hi s.bthues ne lhe Boocats could manage just 202 yards told me he could make the kid: and I · offense and e Warriors had 118 knew he could do it. too," Underwood 'Wd.s totaL ~~----~·~~~----

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