2002

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Lady Warriors wrap up berth in state tourname

Nikki LaCour le.. - 2- 8, 6-4) with 24 points Lori Cumberland anQ.,_ shle,_ Brown both had lLl points with Tamckia folev ,md Trclisa Eichelberger both scoring six .md Chrishna Ford adding five. Jones (8-13, 3-8) got n points from Andrea Austin and nine each from 1 h lma Cooper and Colette Bartee • EC men 81, Jones i4: The Warriors stayed in the hunt for a playoff b~·r• h vith Thursdav's v. in at Dl ~ 1 _ r. EC took a 40-31 t:a(. mto halftime. EC (9-11, 4-o) got 24 points from james Denson 23 from Corey Homsb), It; from Winfred Craig, six each from Donze) Crensha\\ and Demario Qualls, and th c from Kevin Bobb1 lt. Denson had 17 of luf> points in the second halt. The Bobcat<; (12-9, 6-5) go 13 points from ;\;ick Pru and 11 each from \1 johnson, McKinlc\ B t and Lee J. Kirkpatrtc

13 points. Lori Cumberland and Trelisa Eichelberger scored eight apiece, Melindn Ben and Shaneka Cistrunk both had six, with Ashley Brown, Tamekia Foley, and Shelly Giddings each sconng five. Southwest improved to 15-4 overall and 7-2 in divi– sion play. • Southwest men 82, EC 73: The Bears carried a J 1-30 lead into halftime in beating the Warriors on Feb. 11 at Summit. EC (8-11, 3-6) got 27 points from Corey Hornsby, 11 from Jameo; Denson, 10 from Winfred Craig, and ::.even each from Maurice English, Demario Qualls, and Donze! Crenshaw. Southwest upped its overall record to 16-3 and its league mark to 7-2. • EC women 71, Jones 57: The Lady Warriors clinched a berth in the state tournament with Thursday's win over Jones at Decatur. EC led 30-18 at halftime.

The East Central Comm– unity College Lady Warriors joined women's by teams from Marty Copiah-Lincoln, Stamper So u thwest Mississippi, Pearl River, Northeast Mississippi, and ltawamba in having berths in the MACJC state tournament at Fulton, Feb. 25-28, with their 71-57 win over jones Thursday night at Decatur. The Warriors also beat Jones to remain in the chase for a berth in the state tour– nament. 1 he EC teams close out the regular season Thursday when they host Hinds. The women' 'game is set for 6 p.m. '" ith the men follow~ng at p.m. • Southwest women 76, EC 58: The Lady Warriors dropped t t> 11-8 overall and 5-4 m th Sou th Division '" ith the ,.,.., at Summit on Feb 11 "est led 34-23 at

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