2002

WEEK OF [)S feb BL Lady Warriors reach SJate 0 E C I Cc to lead Hinds, which improved ast entra to 13 . 9 . t recognizeS sophs Ea!'t Central held a 36-27 advantage at halftime. during intermission . The Lady Warriors had lit– tle trouble disposing of the Ea~t Central Commumty Hmd,. women and cruised to an College ... Warrior::: led through- 1-65 victory behind the 26- out mo::-t o. Tbursda) " p:nm effon of Nikki LaCour. makhup with Hm&~ but the Ea...'i Central completed the vi.s.t..ng Bulldoo:-~ took control rerolar season with a 13-9 rn the waning uunute... and :erail mark and a 7-5 division came away w1th a -1-66 - record under first-year head b1ter o end E ... t Central Brad Hodge. son. L2dy Wamors began DENSON d action in the .i\ win O\ er Hmd uld have gn: en the Wamors 500 11 urnament on

accident on May 11, 2001. "Smurf' was a freshman on last year s squad, wh ich won the Region 23 Tournament and ad,·anced to t he NJCAA 1burnament in Salina, Kansas. Her mother, Carolyn Ford Nettles. was presented a rose by Coach Hodge and assistant Toby Bush. and was later embraced by coaches and team member, at mid-court. Warrior sophomores are iaunce English, Winfi·ed Crrug .1arkeith Brown, James Denson of Choctaw Central, and Chnt Hatch of Carthage. Lad) \\ nrrior sophomores are Shelly Gidding:., Lori Cumberland ofLeake Academy Nikki LaCour, Chn'tina Ford and Treli!;a Eichelbe.reer.

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season and a tnp to the :\IACJC Tournament sched– uled for Feb. 25-2~ at Itawamba Community Colle!!e in Fulton. Instead, the Bulldog~ advanced to the post-season and EC will h ave to settle for a 10-12 mark under first-year head coach Billy Smith. The Warriors finished 5-7 in divi– sion play. James Denson, a former standout at Choctaw Central, led the Warriors with 18 points. Also scoring wer e Winfred Craig. 14: Corey Hornsby, 13; and Clint Hatch of Carthage, four. Edward Mack had 21 points

In t LaCour, other ~ !'ei'S were Lori Cumberland of Leake_ ' 11· Tamekia Folev and Ford. 10 each- A3hl _ of Scott Centrnl, e1!!h· d • lelmda Bt:':: · Chocta Central. four Sb..,.Ronda We ch bad 23 p mts to lead the Lad) Bulldogs. who fell to 1-21 East Central had a 3S-22 advantage at the break Sophomore· on the Wamor and Lady Warrior teams were honored between ~me!: Thursday night. with ,pecial recognition given to former Lady Warrior La Shondn "Smurf ' Ford of Forest. who was killed in an automobile

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