2002

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Southwest Humps ECCC Warriors From Pia ffs A 13-point lead v.as not e:1ough to send East Centnl Commumty College to a the & lldop m EJI.n tlle and no"' hau .., opportunlt) to defend thear state title East Central, playma v.tth· PAT was wide left.

Foley. Ala , found the end zone from seven yards out on a fake field goal to cap an 11 -play, 45-yard march. The PAT was blocked, but the Warriors held a 13-0 advantage after the first penod of play. Southwest cut into EC's lead madway an the second stanza when Bear quarterback Brandon Wagner of Amite, La., heaved a 73-yard TD strike to wide receiver Sane Reddix of Ocean Springs. Tim Wright, also of Ocean Springs, added the PAT. A Warrior fumble on the EC 42-yard line set up the Bears' next score, a 29-yar,d toss from Wagner to wide receiver Reggie Lindsey of Pensacola with 3 :49 left b efore h alf– time. Wright's PAT gave Southwest the lead for good at 14-13. Another Warrior fumble resulted in the game's fi nal points, as Bear defensive end Troy Brumfield of Amtte, La., scooped up the loose pigskin at the EC 28-yard line and took 11 in for the score with 7:05 remaining m the third stanza. Wright's

East Central threatened tc score early in the fourth quarter but ~ fumble on an optton pitch from Warner to Ryan at the Bear 16-yard line nixed the opportunaty. Southwest would later drive mto scormg territory and had a chance to extend its seven-point advantage, but a 43-yard field goal by Nac Patrick of Mendenhall hit the crossbar with 2:58 remaining. East Central took over on lts 26, but lost possession on the first play when Warner was mtercepted by Southwest linebacker Damien Huren of Amtte, La., and the B ears r an out the clock t o preserve t heir first davi– sion win. Sophomore running back Ramon Williams of Daphne, Ala, was again the Warrior workhorse, as he rushed 2 1 times for 112 yards.

second-straaght appearance an the s~te JUCO playoffs as Southwest Communaty College rallied for 20 t:..lanS\\ ered points Thursday night to c ;urn a 20-13 South Division decision ., Summit The Warriors, who needed a m over the Bears to claim sole pos– sessaon of the division runner-up spoc oehmd league - leading Pearl River Community College and cam a rematch against North division champ :'\ortheast Mississippi Community College Saturday in Booneville, end season action with a 3·6 overall mart and 3-3 slate in league play. The Bears also finished 3-6 overall with a 1-5 mark in the South. The Warrior Joss meant the Jones County-Gulf Coast winner "'·ould eam the number-two spot in the outh. The Bobcats, a team EC upset 6-3 m triple overtime on October 10, responded with a 29- 14 vactory over

out the ICTVicet of stanins quarter– back Kevin Stephens, a sophomore signal caller from Troy, Ala., who sep– arated a shoulder prior to halftime of the Warriors' 34-33 overtime loss to Northwest, seemed on its way to easy victory over Southwest when running back Titus Ryan of Tuscaloosa (Ala.) County tc:ampcred 3S yards to pay din on the game's first possession. Jacob Swayze of Olive Branch kicked the PAT. Backup quarterback Kevin Warner of Louisville, Kentucky, engi· neered the 63-yard, eight-play drive and completed a 14-yard pass to Pete McBride of Forest, an eight-yard strike to Ronald Smith of Daphne, Ala., and a six-yard toss to Ryan in sening·up Ryan's to run. East Central used a little trickery for its leCOnd ICore on thts Halloween night, as larvas Lymon of

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