2003

Warriors lose 35-6 to Pearl River Pearl River Communtty College has got a pretty good ·ootball team this fall, and the Wildcats wasted little time in showmg that to East Central Community College Thursday . (light in Dec tur. by Pearl River, 3-0, scored a pair Marty 9£ touchdo"' n~ in the f rst 13 Stamper minutes en route to a 35-6 Johnson found Brackins for a 14-yard touch– down pass after the Warriors went three-and– out on their next series. Bryant's kick made it 14-0 with 2:12 to go in the first period. Of EC's five first-half possessions, three fai led to pick up a single first down.

"Everybody knows how good their offense is, but their defense stymied us," Underwood said. "We didn't play very well on offense, but you've got to give them cred– it. Their defense is stout. It started with the interception and went downhill from there." EC put together a 12-play, 58-yard scoring drive to close to within 14-6, with 10:17 remain– ing in the first half. Facing fourth-and-3 at the 15, Robinson kept around right end and beat the Wildcats to the corner of the end zone. Pearl River went up 21-6 with 1:11 left in the first half on a 7-yard toss from Johnson. to Larry Kendrick. Johnson, who passed for nearly 300 yards, also had a 34-yard toss to Brackins on the drive. EC held the Wildcats to start the second half only to receive a 15-yard penalty for hit– ting the snapper while his head was down on a punt. Pearl River then covered the remain– ing 57 yards to go up 28-6. Johnson hit Kendrick on a short pattern and the speedy receiver outran the Warriors to complete a 53- yard scoring play with 12:25 left m the third ql~arter.

\1AqC South Division victorv over EC, 2-1. "Pearl River has got a really good football team," EC head coach Terry Underwood said. "I wouldn't be surprisc·d to sec them win the South (DivJsion) again. ''They're just a real good football team. Bv far the best team \\·e've played to this pomt. I hope we don't play a lot more as good as them." The Wtldcat defense 'it't up the tirst score with an interception of a Terrell Robinson pass and a 20-yard return to th'e EC 29. After converting a fourth-and -3 at the 22 with a 13-yard pa~s from Anthony Johnson to Phoenix Thompson, the Wildcats got :'19-yard scoring toss from Johnson to Larry Brackins with 11:45 showing in the first quarter. Greg Bryant booted the first of ~s five extra poinb for a 7-0 lead. ' On their second series, the WamoTh gam– bled with a fake punt from their 42 only to have Clinton Thomas stuffed short of a first down Two sacks and an offensive pass interfer– ence penalty halted that opportunity, but

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