2003

Ul < r- ,,.. r- 'h. Underwood rates cruiting at 95%

and Neshobi1 Ccntnti1Ht' •II schools th:1t .u~· highly ..,111 cessful n hat sho4ld It II you something." Tht~ W:m ilii'S signe~ I our pl.t\'crs from 'J'uschhloo;a Ct•lltral and three 111oJ fn1m Louisvillt~ to rnak•? th~ chtim of i1 strong cl<~ss tor L!Jnder wood that nllldl bdle~ 1 • Although ECCC may h<~ve sigrwd tlu: majo ·it y uf players tlwy sl'l out o gd, there arl. ·till a cuu It~ of players that Unde~wood expects to haw 11 ll'gilirnatt~ shot at. Hobert McNair (64, IR5), <1 free safdy froin rlo– rL'Ilt'P, hllli<:S ·nu:odore (6-2, 280), ~n t11'il'nsJvc li~cman from Hallil~shmg, Sed Ekhelbugf:r (6·0, 215), a full– bad; from irum Nox~pater, Cedric Gmy (6-1, 200), a

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running back from Scott Central and Lenny Boatner (6-0, 165), a wid e receiver from Winston Academy who had comm itted to llawau, have all yet to sign with a school. Umll•rwood said that he ft•cls lh.tl ECCC still has a shot .tl gelling tl"wse kids into,, W.urior umform come filii "llwrc an.~ thrt'l' or tour 111i11f~ kids ~-,ut then• th,tl Wl~ telllly want;" lJnderw

By Carver Rayburn EMG Sports Writer

we have a wide vanety of students from across the state." ECCC. also managed to pick up a few signees in their own backyard. Newton County High School will be sending eight players down the road to play for the Warriors. New– Lon High School will con– tribu te two players to the team. Neshoba Central has two seniors ready to play and Philadelphia High School has committed four. Underwood said that a key to success for his football team is signing area players. "We signed a good many of players from our own area," Underwood said. "Newton County, Philadelphia, Newton High

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DECATUR -Nanety five percent. According to head coach Tcrrv Underwood, that is the grade of accom– plishment put on this year's recruiting class 1t East Cen– tral Community C. ollege. ECCC signed 11 players on Wcdm·sday that had pre– viously <.wnmittcd to play footP II lllf the Warriors ear– lier this Yl!

Avery Ford 6-0

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Clinton Tommy Seawri~t 6-0 180 DB D'Iberville ]b7Qn Morris r;u 174 on

h•~) Litl;e AulhunyJi1aufQfil lt•ll l~hl Qll/ J.(l I.IIUISVille S 1 ·c lJNI>IJRWOOn (;j,;i~ Smith., 5-11 165 . FS Ridgeland

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l..fWnce l'atrick '5-9 200 LB Newton County Reed Meyers 6-3 320 OL Newton County Michael Johnson 5-10 230 DL Newton County Derek Cleveland Newton Cow1ty Justin Payton 6-3 238 DE Philadelplua C11meron Tawater 6-:'\ Phil.tdclphia .K.~~' PY ~l11rld~d S·IO 'IH5 LB Philndelphia ~tt Corrh~an 6-1 210 LB Phil.1dclphi.1 6-4

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Lyndain Williams 6 1 190 WR Tuscaloosa Central Joshua Cuny 6-3 310 Ot; - Tuscaloosa Central Le Ron McClain 61 238 FB Tuscaloo~;a Central Terrence Iones.. 205 LB Tuscaloosa Central Derrick Harris 6-2 Union Darnell fempk 6-3 2R4 OJ. Union Jay Me~ 6 · 1 n ·f) l)B /I:C 6-1

LaDarrion Blay lock 6-1 170 QB / DB Newton Torrance Blaylock 5-10 220 LB Newton Kendrick Windam 5-10 185 RB / WR New ton Coun ty Darryl Mapp 5-7 190 RB Newton Coun ty Derek Ma:pp - , n ' ~ .. ~ t r

MantrcU Asbfom 6~3 230 TE/ LO Louisville Deren AshCont 5 lO 180 TB/ LB Louisville J..u.s tjo Ficklin. . 6-0 225 LB / FB Morton Eric Home 6-4 220 TE/LB Ncshoba Central Andrew Robjn son 6 0 160 QB / FS Nt·~huh.t Central I I j

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230 TE/ DE