2003

Eas c Both ECCC teams are no : 9-5 overall and 3-1 in South Division race From c:ombmed report:. La.'t week didn't C.\actly start Y.ilh a bang for the basketbaU teams at East Central Community College. But thmgs certainly took an upward swing last Thursday. That's when the ECCC squad., traveled to Meridian Community Col– h:ge anti came awa) wtth a pair of big victoriec, in South Division play: as the Warriors won 90-83 and the EC

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\\omen took a 76-66 "ictOf). The sweep came ju~t three days after East Central dropped a pmr of games at home to Vl'·lling Southwest Mt!»stsslppi C.C., the ftrst division losses of the year for both ECCC teams. Both East Ccntrul teams entered Monday';; road matchupl> at Coplah– Lincoln with 9-5 O\'Crall records and 3-1 marks in the outh DivJ~ron After the Co-Lin games. East Cen– tral will be back at home Thursday to entcrtam Jones County m a pal! of di\lsion matchupll, and the \\arriors and Lady Warriors also host Gulf

Coast next Monday (Jan. 27) at EC\ Brackeen-Wood Physical EducatiOn Building. Here's a recap of EC's action from h~t \\eek: • East Central men: The WruTtor' had a six game wunung streak snapped last Monda} mght at home in a 71-67 loss to Southwc:.t. Core) Hornsb) scored 14 poml:. 10 lead a trio of Warriors in double lig– ures in the loss. Jamaal Martin tallted 12 points and DLmario Qualls had I I Brandon Ma~on and Kevin Bobbitt had si\ aptece. Marcus Elliot and B.J. Griffin

iv:o sion pair from Meridian scored I H point~ apiece for the visiting Bears. who improved to 5-9 by over· oming a 33-32 halftunc dcficll. we're in pretty good shape." Mendian dropped to 5-8 overall and 1-3 in the division.

well, while Tamekia Foley scored 11. Former Neshoba Central standout Elyse Willis scored 10 points for the Lady Warriors, with Lenore Gray and Rita Birden chipping in eight each. Against Southwest last week, East Central got 18 points from Foley but stiUfell 71-64 to a solid bunch of Lady Bears. Nakeya Dowling scored a game– high 24 points for Southwest's women. who improved to 10-3 on the season. Viverette scored 13 points, Willis had another big game with 12 points, Btrden scored 10 and Burks seven.

• East Central women: The Lady Warriors knocked off a highly-touted Meridian squad which was natiOnally– ranked earlier tlus season. MCC fell to 11-3 overall and 3-3 in the league despite 27 points from Monique Homer. Freshman Kimyatta Viverette had 13 points for the Lady 'Warriors, and she also hit a key 3-pointer with 1:20 remaining for the fmal nail in the cof– fin. Britncy Burks and Ebonee Lev– t•rette c ·~h had 13 pomts for EC, as

Agamst Meridtan, the Warnqrs \\'eTC down 41-39 at halftime but raJ. !.ted for a 90 83 victof) -overcoming game-high :23 point~ from MCC's J:unal EJmondsun. Hornsby led the Warriors ' ' ith 20 , Y.hile Donze! CrcnshaY. scored and Quail' 12. Bobbitt chipped in -we shot u better than we did aiDS! South\\Cst," EC men\ coach • Smith said. 'That's t\\O (wvi– " tns on the road ... I feel like

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