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'responding v.cll to wh t v.e're :trying to do to unprO\ c anJ mature ·a' a team." lie added. "Thi-, is ;really a good group of men and a ,fun group to \\Ork '' ith ..

top returnee~ je tackle Corey f Forest. end J. of Noxapater. Cl \eland (6.

on dcfen'e m... l Ha)cs (5-11. 32 E. Ha) nc... (6. , linebacker M 230) of Morton Leron. Yarbor Louio;\ ille. Ano tramfer\\ illic J

ECC 's ophomorc :returning from la't M:ason. one ~\·ould expect Ea t Central Communit) Colle2e he d ~ llie ca,e. ' "We ha\c ,, \CI) )\lUng team this year,'' Underwood ~aid. "bur 'that does not mean we cannot win. We have a lot nf maturing to do as a team and nght now it\ a -.low process because it takt:!> a while for 36 frc,hmcn to h:arn a llC\\ ')<.tern." Cnderwood. no\\ 111 hi' ~•xlh )Car as Warrior head coach, 'aid he is confident this year' group "will compete and o..:hallenge for n succe!>sfu1 'ea,on like v.e uh\ a)" Uo:· He added. "\\ h,tt we lack in nexpericnce. \\ e hope to make up M ith talent." The ECCC hl·ad nwntor ~•ud the :Warriors ha\'e been \\Orkmg \Cf) hard since begullllll£ pr<.' ea~on tlrilh on Aug. 12. and ·arc , With ju~t 19

Underv. ood 'porh a 26-2-+ Oung overall mark at East Central. includ111g Ia t y car·, 3-6 record. The W,trrior' finished third in the

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,on. a 6-2, 290- pound defen..t\e lineman from Athens. Georgt Johnson was a member of the 200 I nat10nal champion ...htp te m at Georgia Southern Uni\e ty. Lnderv. ood noted that the Warrior kickim. 2illne should be much impro\'eu u' -.cason. Fre:>hmcn C m Huff (5-11, 200) of forest • d Mitch Myers (5- 8. 160) of t\.k .aurin will handle puntmg dutle'>. and ~yers and frc~hman Jay ~1d\1lllin (5-11, 185) of Win ...ton Academy are re~pon,ible for kickoffs. field goals and extra points. Members of Undern·ood's staft a( T•w

ah\ ay '·t~JLtgh South Dl\ i'ion v. ith a ,3-3 mark. and nmscd qualifying fiJr the \tate playolfs on the l,t,t £:Une of the -.t'.t,on • a .20-1.' los~ to ~euthwc't Mt,,l~,•rpi Community College! on the .Sumrnn c.unpm. Htghltght~ ol the 2002 s~:ason included a 6-3 t11plc merume win o~er the nauon.lll) ranked anJ tht:n unbeaten Jonc Count) Junior College Bobcat und a 23-20 h me

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c.xpe~.:h.:d to make an impact n oflcn...c j, quanerback Terrell Robinson (6-2. 190) of Palatka. Ha. Undcr\\ ood bring!> <1 "nc\\ quarterback po 1 "Terrell run• \\ell. \\e h Robm on

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t;1ckle Da' '' Carter 6-3. ~ l:.oui"·ille: guard Dcnms Harr1., ·- 1). 270) of Morton, center Rh)nc Thompson (6-l. 300) of 1orton,

an featuring "eteran port announcer Mike Good\\m and game anal}st Gilbert Barham.