2003

East Central squads split: South Division matchups

Monique Overstreet taJiied 14 points and Ebonee Leverette I0. Kimyart() Viverette chipped in seven points. while Lenore Gray and Britney Burks had six apiece. Kristy Sanders cored 14 points to lead Hinds, which fell to 3-17 on the season by falling behind 44-25 at half– time. Last Thursday at Southwest, how– ever, ECCC could not pull out a victo– ry and fell8 1-75 to the Lady Bears– who are now 15-5. Foley had 21 points. Patsy Mc.Kee 14, Overstreet 12 and Gray 10 for East Central, with Viverette scoring nine points. ' The Lady Warriors rallied from a 16-point deficit at halftime before coming up short. _ • ECCC men: The Warriors won a thriller with Hinds last Monday, then lost a thriJJer three days later at Sum– mit. Against Hinds, ECCC led 44-41 at halftime on its way to a 92-88 victory. Corey Hornsby pumped in a game– high 26 points, while former Neshoba Central standout Desmond Jones scored 14. JamaaJ Martin tallied 13 for the Warriors, Demario Qualls scored 12, Brandon Mason nine, Donze) Cren– shaw eight and Kevin Bobbitt six. The Warriors also got off to a fast start at Southwest, building a 43-36 lead before falling in a 73-72 heart– breaker. Hornsby had 20 points in the loss, while Dewayne Hughes scored 19. Mason tallied nine points, Crenshaw and Qualls scored seven apiece and Bobbitt had six.

ECCC was to host Meridian Com– munity College Monday, then tum around and entertain Copiah-Lincoln Thursday. Co-Lin's women are unde– feated and nationally-ranked. Next week, East Central wraps up the regular season with a trip to Jones County Junior College on Monday (Feb. 17) and a road date at Gulf Coast Thursday (Feb. 20). • ECCC women: The Lady War– riors had little trouble with Hinds last Monday, taking a 25-point win in a 72-47 decision. Tamekia Foley scored a game-high 24 points to lead East Central, while

From ~~Cent.""!. C

_ ~

split a pau on the h:!.:"'~

'COO:~

After~: :z:a!S from \1Sll- ing Hmds COEC...- :;:;ry Coil~ last Monda} rugl:>I m ~ L':le Wamors and Lad) \\'arnors .. ·• <00 • u on the chin at lu~ -IDln.eC SG.m\\e~t :-..tis– sissippi on D ~- zghL East Central'. t::1en entered this week \\lth an eral.! record of 11-9 and a 5-5 nurk Ul Sooth Di\-ision play, while the East Central women are 12- 8 and CH.

APPEARED •·

CARTHAGINIAN______ _ NESHOBADEMOCRAT_________ NEWTON RECORD___________ MERIDIAN STAR________ CLARION-LEDGER__________

LAKE , ESS =\ G = ~--------­ SCOTI COU -v I ',' =s ------------------ WINSTO COU TY JOUR AL____ UN ION AP?EA

SPIRIT OF ORTO'