2002

Northeast dispatches Delta; East Central overtakes Hinds From S~lal R..x>

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ROUNDUP Nmtlu:asl, 11· I r11ul •1·11, lan·a llulnu!R, (i·l 111111 ~I , I, 1111 'l'hurstlny niHitt 111 Bomwvillewith lite;l plitU~iu I ht•Nmt It 1111 t Iii• lith~. Dl'lta fdltoZ·!iruul HI Eaat Cenir•l23, tlndl20 Honald Smil h'11 mirru•u lous catch uf a t ifltletl Kevin Stl'pht~ns pass in tlu~ t:tt1l zone with 8 minult•s, I !'i GC\ onds left liCtc•d the Warriors to a South Division victory on homecoming in Decatur. East Central, 3-1 and 3·2 in the South, trailed 20-17 before Smith caught Stephens' 26-yard passwhile lying on his back in the end zone. Smith had a 78-yard scoring catch in the first quarter.

"You'w~ W•l lu IUIH~ your h.tl oil I I) (Sntil h)· llll' kr-t~p­ ing lcu'mwd ''" the h;tll and ut.tk 111~: 1he •:rd dt," I lintiR roat h Gt'tll; Mut phy said. ·· llwy nt.uln tlu~ pl.•vs wht•n tlu;y lll' t1kd to.'' I Jluds, .J.;I;u,,J ~1, ~:nt a 2· Vlu cl "'" ftl)tllJ\JllSOrt Dt~nh.un wd tt :l7·ylu d tnudulown ~~•lch hy D;11ius Wil50n lmm lh •:uwe 1\ t;.tt hcw11. &ott Zin J~UY hwl ilrhl gH:tl!lo( :l8uud I !I ynnls, but his 40·yurd !II f'lll(ll wil.h II 111j11UIC n"'l~till· ing th11t l'lmlrl hrwc lorn·d O\Trlimcmisset I its rn:uk Mit Wlt9 n ht~(~ win: l~st Central coach ' lbrry Unclrr· wood said. "When we wt·r~ 1 4, things weten'l .:oing well Thrn w1 lwat June 5 and now HindR, twu tltlitlily teams. Wc'rt.• not·out of the division race yt·l."

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ofMissis..;ippi Ddtamistakt's Saturday to post an lR-0 vk· lory at Moorhead. By hamnwring out a win in a continu:1l ntin, tht1 Tigl'r& ma.intaitwd a finn grip on first plat~e in Ult~ North Division. In the first quarter, North· eastre~ovcredafumbleon tht: Trojans' 15-yard line and marched quickly to a touch· dov.n. QuarterbackBrett Bor– den scoi"C'd on a 4-yant run. In the second quarttr. the Tigers converted an inter– ception in Trojans' territory lnt'> Ronien's 7·yard touch– down pass to T.J. Seago. In the fourth quarter, the Thtr jr111s botched a punt from their 4·)'8rd line. The TigerS took nV('r at the 15, and Bor– t!rn fourul ChrisKellyfor a9- )11r11 TO 11:1 ss.

Wealey Ellie . Specie~ Ton... Clarion-ledger East Central receiver Titus Ryan (left) fends point conversion pass following Josh off Hinds' Narada Taylor as he scores on a 2- Viverett's 58-yard touchdown Saturday.

Northwest 53, EaatM'ISS.17 Quarterback Bobby Robi– son threw six touchdown passes to lead the Rangers,

Rast Central got a 58-yard touchdown run from Josh Viverett, and Jacob Swayze 1;1ailed a 29-yard field goal for the Warriors.

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