2003

ECCC Lady Warriors, Warriors fall in first-round Region 23 tourney action

East Central Commumty College's Lady \Varnors and Warriors have completed season action followmg first-round defeats m the 2003 Regton 23 Community/Junior College Basketball Tournament held ~farcb 3-6 at Misstsstppi Col'ege in Clinton. The Lady \\'arnors dropped a "'0-66 deciston to Southwest Mtssisstppt Communtty College m women's action on Tuesday, March J. a da) after the Warnors· 78-59 loss to Holmes Community College. Freshman ~lomque Overstreet, a product of South Leake Htgb School, led the EC women with 12 pomts. Also sconng

\\ere Tamekia Foley of Newton County, 10; Ebone'e Leverette of Forest and Lenore Gray of ~ewton, eight each; Miranda Rosar of Neshoba Central and Kimyatta Viverette of Lake, seven each; Bntoey Burks of Scott Central, six; Patsy McKee of Forest, five; and Elyse Wilhs of Neshoba Central, three. Nakeya Downing of Amite, La., had 23 points to lead Southwest. EC held a 29-27 advantage at halftime. · The Lady Warriors, led by second-year head coach Brad Hodge, ftnished the season with a 15-1 1 record. Sophomore Corey

Hornsby, a former standout at Istrourna Htgh School in Baton Rouge, La., had 22 points to lead the Warriors. 0 ther point makers were Dewayne Hughes of Sebastopol, 12; Demario Qualls of Newton, etght; Brandon Mason of North Dale High School m Baton Rouge, seven; Donzell Crenshaw of Ridgeway High School in Memphis, six; Desmond Jones -of Neshoba Central, three; and Jamaal Martm of Northeast Lauderdale, two. Marcus Hines had 13 points to lead Holmes. The Warriors, led by sec– ond-year head coach Billy Smith, completed season action with a 15- 12 mark.

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