2002

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a quick screen and me speedster from Daphne, Ala., motored 77 ~;;...;:;~=-:~~~::.__--------------- yards to the end zone with 8 56 left in the opening period . Travares Warriors take down ~inc".: Osley's PAT was no good For the day, Smith had three catches for .w 108 yards FULL SPEED AHEAD - ~as Central's Ramon W a-s r.-cs Hinds too a 9-6 eac on a 28-yard field goal by Zingery with 6 :10 e a gaping hole openec -::l "JY -e ... in the first c-.~a ..e•

offensive line against r -.cs Photo by Paula Men"~ The Meridian Star By Marty Stamper E' G s:>e-.s assistant Oct. 20, 2002

The Warr ors ca~.~ght me Eagles napping to take their first lead of th afternoon Fao"'g •ourm-and-3 at the ECCC 42, Josh Viverette too• a shon snao ,.. ::~um 'ormation, juked past one defender at the H I'd 40, and cornp e

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DEC~ TUR - The Eas; Ce"'::-a eo~~_- • Co e£e ', a""llrs go: an unbelievable eaten 701"!" o o-a C S- ::' ::X a 26- C!"C ~OUC."OO','•n :. th 8:15 left in Saturday s \ 1AC...C So~::- :J • SK>n CO'l:est •'• :n n r'ldS to take a 23-20 vicrory

It's the second year 'l a row 'or tre \Aarrors to beat Hinds a~er losing 19 straight to the once-m1ghty Eagles.

A 19-yard field goal by Zingery with 20.9 seconds to go before '"'e

ECCC improved to 3-4 overall and 3-2 in the league. Hinds fell to 4 _3 break gave Hmds a 20-17 advantage. and 2-3. "In the first half, neither defense could stop the offense," ECCC '"I.€ Smith and an Eagle defender battled for the pass w ith Smith making coach Terry Underwood said. "They never stopped us and we "'!:• the catch fully extended in the end zone. stopped them.

"At halftime, we challenged our team by asking them which ce' e was going to step up and win the ballgame. Our defense steppec and our offense did what it had to do to win." The second half saw Hinds outgain the Warriors 141-113. b..; ·- a Eagles only managed 31 yards in the fourth quarter and d c "'C' score in the second half. "Our guys just stepped up and wanted to win the ballgame • Underwood said. "It was just a gut check. To be 1-4 and no.•. ;}e • we're not out of this thing. That group of kids has got as rr ...c character as any I've ever been around ." Zingery missed a 32-yard field goal with 6:08 to go m the -;:- •c quarter and John Hope ended another Hinds dnve Wlth a– interception at the ECCC 32. The Warriors covered 75 yards on their game-wmn ng c : offsides penalty on Hinds on fourth-and-1 at the ECCC .!.3 - the drive alive.

"They made a great.Piay on the touchdown pass," Hinds head coach Gen~ Murphy sa1d. You've got to take your hat off to the receiver for k~ep1ng focused on the ball and making the catch : They did the th1ngs necessary to put themselves in position to have that one more play than we did. That's how you win the game."

The win keeps ECCC in the playoff chase and knocks Hinds out for the second straight year.

The contest was one of big play after big play as Hinds had 16 gains of 10 yards or better and ECCC having 10.

The .first half was a track meet with Hinds taking a 20-17 lead into halft1me. The Eagles outgained ECCC 299-228 in the first half.

Hind.s drove 66 yards on the game's first series with Mason Denham sconng on a 2-yard run. Scott Zingery's extra point was no good.

It took ECCC two plays to pull even as Kevin Stephens hit Smith on

Hinds had one c;,..a sro· a· 'ore !'lg o.e.- :""'e =>'~ field goa p d anoec "a- ess • nea· ~ie a; - ; zone. NESHOBA DE ,1QCRAT NEVVTON RECORD

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