2003

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ECCC opens with win over '02 state champs Former Philadelphia standout rushes for two touchdowns

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EAST CENTRAL

By ROCKY HIGGINBOTHAM Sports Editor

HOLMES

Ea!>t Central Community College got its 2003 football season off to a rousing start with a 21-14 victory over defending state champion Holmes last Thursday night at Goodman. Former Philadelphia High School stand- out Kenshay Hu~ter ran for 85 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. helpmg the Warrior!> roll up 359 yards of total offense and get the win ECCC IS on the road again ThuThda). as the Wamors travel ro Booneville to take on 1\lortheast ~ississippi Commumty College. ;-.!ortheast is 0-1 on the season. as the Tiger!> lo~t 43-3 to nationally-ranked Pearl River last week. : Last year. East Central dropped a 14-7 decisiOn to eventual North Division champi– on Northeast at Decatur. At Holmes. Hunter scored on a 2-yard run in the ftrst quarter. and Mitch Myers hit th~.: first of his three successful point-after kich to put East Central ahead 7-0. Holmes got both of its touchdowns in the second quarter. The Bulldogs tied it on a ]– yard run from Scdrick Clay. then went ahead 14-7 on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Brett Borden to Byron Johnson.

East Central answered back just before the half. as Titus Ryan got loose on a 6-yard scoring run. The teams were tied 14-14 at halftime. The onl) scoring of the second half came in the third quarter. when Hunter broke a 19- ) ard run and Mycr.. added the PAT kick for a 21-14 a1.hantagc. Hunter tinio;hed \\ith the 85 yards and two TO~. \\bile Gcm1aine Smith ran for 98 yard.., on 18 carries for East Central. Ryan hauled in five pas!.es for 101 >ards, and EC quarterback Tcrrc\1 Robmson was 10-of-15 pa!'>sing for 120 yards Fre~hman cd Eichelberger of Noxapater led the Warnors' defense. as he recorded 12 tackles I0 of them solo stops. The Wamor.. held Holmes to 195 yards of total offense, and EC overcame three turnovers. Thursday's game at Northeast is sched-- ulctl to kick off at 7 p.m. The Tigers are under the dirccllon ol fll'St-year head coach Andy Greemng. who took over after Bobby Hall stepped down following last season. Quartcrba(;k Matthew Stevenson and cor– nerback mano Stevenson lead Northeast.

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