2003

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JUMP FOR JOY East Central quarterback Terrell Robinson (7) jump-s for joy after sconng the Warnors' only touchdown of the game in the second quarter. Robinson is congratulated by freshman Cameron Tawater (83) and tight end Demetrius Little (84). Wildcats stymie Warriors

By Marty Stamper EMG sports assistant

interception of a Terrell Robinson pass and a 20-yard return to the ECCC 29. After converting a fourth-and-3 at the 22. with a 13-yard pass from Anthony Johnson to Phoenix Thompson, the Wildcats got a nine-yard scoring toss from Johnson to Larry Brackins with 11:45 showing in the first quarter. Greg Bryant booted the first of his five extra points for a 7-0 lead. On their second series, the Warriors gambled with a fake punt from their 42 only to have Clinton Thomas stuffed short of a first down.

DECATUR - Pearl River Community College has got a pretty good football team this fall, and the Wildcats wasted little time in showing that to East Central Com– munity College Thursday night. Pearl River (3-0) scored a pair of touchdowns in the first 13 minutes en route to a 35-6 ------– MACJC South Division victory over ECCC {1-2). PEARL RIVER 35 "Pearl River has got a really • • good football team," ECCC head ---- --– coach Terry Underwood said. "I wouldn't be surprised to see them win the South (Division) again. "Coach (fim) Hatten and his staff have done a great job. They've got good coaches and good players, and they've got a good scheme for the people they've got. "'They're just a real good football team. By far the best team we've played to this point I hope we don't play a lot more as good as them." The Wildcats defense set up the first score with an

Two sacks and an offensive pass interference penalty halted that opportunity, but Johnson found Brackins for a 14-yard touchdown pass after the Warriors went three-and-out on their next'series. Bryant's kick made it T - ----- 14-0 with 2:12 tQ go in the first period. Of ECCC's five first-half possessions, three failed to pick up a single first down.

"Everybody knows how good their offense is. but their defense stymied us," Underwood said. "We didn't See ECCC Page C2