2003

Ni11ston 'igns with t {ECCC One of the top scoring guards in l..:tuderclale County is headed west to l~asl Cent ral Community College. I Dckino \\' inston of Northeast Laud rrd:tlt: lligh !:idwol signed a National J.etter of Intent on Wednesday with ht Ch nshan !'iH·!i7 111 1 ht: l~onsnl

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::; ,.... Ill ·- Il l ll{i'tl ti ~:uy who led h is team to the State I our name fli'llt time i11 ao yt•ars," said Smith. "We've been keeping hl111 for tltc p11st couple of years. We actually signed a 1- lrfltWHitles nff last year's team so he will have som< rtwt•ri t(t play with at East Central. "I .-,~filly fpt•l he fits the bill for what we need." Enst Central lost all five starters from a team that qu: llw ~l ississippi Community and Junior College's Statt:· 11 11~11 1 lu-.tmonth. tu Winston, the Warriors get a combination-type guard ,,.,., • llt·nt outside range on his jump shot. Winston aven tluinJ•, per game for the Trojans. He :tlso dished off 5 a~ l!f11 11t:st •1 )(·kino is a player who can create his own shot. I J;uual Martin and Stephen Dyess on the East Ct•utral t hut h of those guys played with him ht n:," Lightsey said Winston ts glad to be continuing his basketball carec "Ellst Cl:ntral has a good coacl ir1g staff and J saw h playt~cl m:ainst MCC (Meridian<.. m1llllllllity Collegt'). T tlui l'lilllll' way we did h<·re at Northeast 1 hope to he 11111," Winston said. Wiuslml was joined by his mother Bertha Wintson. H lu nwjur in Computt:r l't-t·hnology and Computer Repair. Sn1ilh says Winston btl!llllll'S his fourth in·slate sign lt!lll;tindt·r of Ius recruiting dn-;~ ...,ill !'IIIII£' from out of st "We're lookiul! fM ll(tSI J•I•Vt : t l w c:; I'IIUIU IIV"tl:IT 8\'ltO/lHf M£RIOIAN STAR :

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OFF TO EAST Northeast Lauderdale senior bnskolt1Clll ptuyer Dekino Winston East Central Community College. Picturo

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ned a Natlonol Lotter of Intent on Wednesday with Bertha Wmc.ton, Northeast hoad coach Lewis

I in tlw semifinals of the Division 5-4A 1 l'nurnament at Northeast. 1 See Winston Page C3

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"Our biggest win. though, wn hcatlllg I\1Ctlllellhal\ to Jriake the ploy ofr!, adckd Winston ofithe Trojnn~;' upsl'lotthc State's Nn. 2 rcmlt<.•tllt~alll

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