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at 14-13. Another Warrior fumble resulted in the game's fmal points, as Bear defen– sive end Troy Brumfield ofArrute, La scooped up the loose pigskin at the EC 28-yard line and took it in for the score with 7:05 remaintng in the third stanza. Wright's PAT was wide left. East Central threatened to score early in the fourth quarter but a fumble on an option p1tch from Warner to Ryan at the Bear 16-yard line nixed the opportunity. Southwest would later drive into scoring territory and had a chance to extend its seven-point advantage, but a 43-yard field goal by Nic Patrick of Mendenhall hit the crossbar with 2:58 remaining East Central took over on its 26, but lost possession on the first play when Warner was intercepted by Southwest linebacker Damien Huren of Amite, La.. and the Bear~ ran out the clock to preserve thetr first divbion win. Sophomore running back Ramon Williams of Daphne, Ala, was again the Warrior workhorse, as he rushed 21 umes for 112 yards.

for Jts second score on th1s Halloween rught, lb Jar\ I~ L}mon of Foley, Ala., found the end tone from seven yard~ out on a fake field goal to cap an 11 - plny, 45-yard march. The PAT was blocked, but the Warriors held a 13-0 advantage after the fir:.t penod of play.

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Step.1ens, a •tgnal caller from T~.Ab.... ~L--a:ed a boul- der pno: to balftime of ilie Warriors' 34-33 ovr.ttme lo s to :\orthwe~t. seerr.ed on • ;a~ to c~~ .,.·ictory O\ er Sv.. v.e t en runntng back T t-· Ryan of Tu caloou Ala) Count) eam- pered 3S

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b a c k Brandon Wagner of Amite, La., heaved a 73- yard TD strike to w1de rece1ver Sane Reddix ofOcean 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-yard toss from Wagner to wide receiver Reggte Lindsey of Pensacola with 3:49 left before halflime Wnght's PAT gave Southv.est the: lead for good

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Backup quarterback Ke\'lD Warner of Louisville, Kentucky, engineered the 63-yard, eight-play dri"e and completed a 14-yard pass to Pete ~lc:Bnde of Forest, an eight-yard :.tnke to Ronald Smith ofDaphne, Ala., and a stx-yardtoss to Ryan in setting-up Ryan's TD run East Central used a little trickery

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