2003

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~ arrior Toppl Bulldogs, 21-14

ECC Holme

later th more recei\ er Titu~ Ryan Tu:.caloo:-a (Ala. Co who made a leapin~ for a 12-yard recepti third and nine near muHi d with two-and-a-halfmmute~ left in the conte t And wtth 1:40 remaining, Smith ZS\ e the Warriors a first dow~ on the Holmes 23 following his 13-yard scamper on third and fou r. Holmes finally took possession with only seconds remaining, and thanks to a roughing-the– passer penalty, the Bulldogs tried a Hail-Mary pass but to no avail. East Central took a 7-0 lead mtdway in the first quarter when Hunter a freshman tailback from Philadelphia, tallied on a three-yard run. Freshman Mitch Myers of McLaurin made the first of his three PATs on the evening. The short scoring drive was set up when freshman Warrior linebacker Kelvin Horne of Northeast Lauderdale recovered a Bulldog fumble on the three-yard-line. Holmes knotted the score at 7-7 early in the second period on running back Sedric Clay's one-yard burst, capping a five-play 32-yard drive set up by ~ Warrior fumble. Matt Garren ofMadison made the 'irst of his two PATs to tie ected

FTEh.man flm:batka– Etche'be~er of oxapater led the"arnor defen:.e \\ ith ~~ tackles and two assists. ~phomore strong safety ~...hunkgil Page of Tuscaloosa (Ala.) County freshmen defensive tackl~ Henry Smith of Aliceville Ala., and sophomore dcfen~ sive tackle Corey Hayes of Forest each had six tackles and two assists. Other top defenders were sophomore lineman Willie Johnson, a product of Oconee County High School in Athens, Ga.. who had five tackles, two caused fumbles and a quarterback sack, and sophomore corner– back Leron Yarbrough of Louisville. who had four tackles. a blocked field goal and one mterceprion. East Central will again be on the road tlus week as the Warriors travel Thursday to ~ortheast Mississippi Community College (0-1) for another non-division matchup. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on the Booneville cam– pus. The Tigers fell 43-3 to vis– iting Pearl River Community College last week. Warrior football games are broadcast on WZKR-FM (103 .3) in Meridian fea tur– ing veteran broadcast Mike Goodwin of Carthage.

the contest. The Bulldogs took the lead midway in the second stanza on a nine-yard pass play from quarterback Brett Borden of Phil Campbell, Ala., to wide receiver Byron Johnson of Canton. The 12- yard drive was set up by a 27-yard punt return from Eric Marshall of Eupora. East Central tied the con– test at 14-14 when Ryan found the end zone on a six– yard reverse with just 22 :>econds left before halftime. The four-play, 20-yard drive was set up by freshman Warrior defensive end }.lantrell Ashford of Louisville, who scooped up a Bulldog fumble and rambled 30 yards to th.e Holmes 20. The Warriors had 360 total yards of offense, with 239 yards coming on the ground. Smith was the leading rusher with 98 yards on 18 carries. Hunter had 85 yards on 19 carries and scored two touchdowns. Ryan had 26 yards on six carries and one score. Robinson completed 10 of 15 passes for 120 yards. Ryan was the leading receiver with six catches for 101 yards. Ryan also had three kickoff returns for 98 yards.

from p~es:. repom Kemha Hunter':. 19-yard run earl) m third quarter acuon provtded the winning marem for East Central Oommumty College's \Yarn rs who defeated the defending , tate champion Ho Communit~ College Bulld _, 21-14 in the season opener for both squads Th~da) night in Goodman. ~g the 2003 cam– pal~ an a ~itive note "a!; ob-.1ou, l) pleasing to Wamor head coach Terry Underwood. "l'm \ el') proud ofour play– er;,.. The\ overcame adver~i­ ~ :.__found a way to win. I v a~ ~;~pecially proud of the ~f!"'!l JY our offen:-e. which maintained ~-.e::.:.ion late in the game and kept the Holme=> offense ofT the field," Underwood said. The Warrior offense, led by freshman quarterback Terrell Robinson of Palatka, Fla.. kept pos~;ession thanks to several key plays, most of which came on third-down situations. With about five minutes remaining, sopho– more fullback Get maine Smith of Newton Countv burst ~~~ough t,!!~ ~.~_ldog

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