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ttcd with two other team" for fifth place - one game back of fourth– place Gulf Coast (6-6). East Central. which was to host Jones County \londa), wtll wrap up the regular season Thursday at home against Gulf Coast. The state tourney begins Y!onday (Feb. 23). • East Central \\Omen: The L1dy Warriors got a pair of \ tctories over solid opponents- and both with reia tivc case. Last f\londay at Meridian. the Lad) \\arrior~ butll a 13-potnt lead in the lirst balf, then held off the host Lad} Eagles' rally in the second half. ~teridian got within 52-48 four nunute!> mto th~.: second half and wa~ :-.ttl! down JUSt four pomt~ at 55-51 a couple ol minutes later. But in the next I0 minutes. ECCC had blitzed the Lady Eagle!> for 29 pomt' and led X-t- 62. ''Any tunc you get a wtn over here in Meridian, it's really nice," ECCC coach Brad Hodge satd "We were

way tic lm lifth. At Mcrttltan, the ECCC men won a sec...aw battle when Dewaync Hughc' kmx.kcd down a 3-pointcr with JU~I 26 seconds remaining to go ahead 80 79. AI Wi llis then hit two free throw!> to seal it for the Wan·ion•. Hughes wound up with a team best 20 potnt~ for the Warrion;, \\hOwere up 36-3-t at halftime. Jamaal Martin scored 15 points. ex-Neshoba Central standout Desmond Jones and Ryan Hudson had I I apiece and Stephen Dyc!-.s chtpped in eight. Mccose Todd poured m a game– high ~I points and Willie Power<, scored 26 for Meridtan At Co-Lm. the Warnor... u'ed a solid dcfcn!>ive cflort to butld a dnu blc-digit ll'ad in the lust hall, thl'tt held oil the Wolves. June~ and lawun \\':tiJ..~·r ~ ,.... -,th cr former l'cshoh.t ~lat . l .t< It titll11.'d 12 pui nts and I lwhnn s(wctl 17 t(l lead r:ccc. Mattin dupJ'I'cl in 11 pmnts

able to rotate some people and get some fresh leg!> in there:· Kotrcccc Bender pumped tn 21 point:. and Lenore Gray scored 16 in the balanced attad. for the Lad} \\;tr riors. Rita Btruen. Kn!>lcn Chancy and J)19niquc Overstreet all scored nine points. Former I\csboba Ccmral standouts Jndta Bad.strom (ctght pomts) and Miranda Rosar (four pmnts) combined to contnbutc 12 point-.. At Co· Ltn Thursday. the Lad) Warrwrs were up jU\t ~6-32 at hall tunc but pulled away over a Lady Wolves· squad which had been red hot. Four l.:.asl Central players scored tn double hgures. led b} Ktm)illla Viverel!c\ 16 point\ Chaney scored 15. Bentler 13 and Btrdcn 12. Co-Lin fell to 1-t 7 overall and 9-J in the league. • Ea't Central men: The Warriors got a mu~t wtn at Mcrithan on Mon– day. Utcn came through against Co– Lin on Titu~day to force the hree

By ROCKY HIGGINBOTHAM .\fl(l/'/1 l:tlitor One team from Eru.t Central Com– rnuntt) College wrapped up a South Division title last week with a pair of key league victories. The other. with it:. back to the waH, kept it:. pol>ts.ea~on hope!> ahve with a pair of wins, as we11. ECcc·s nationally-ranked women picked up a pair of double-digit win:-. by downing Meridian 91-7-t on ~1on­ day and knod,mg off tradllton-rich Copiah-Lincoln 72-59 on the road Thursday. The Lady Warrio~. who climbed 111 No. 15 111 the f\:JC At\ poll la"t wed:. tmprmed to 21 2 overall and Il - l tn the \outh The 'Wantor.., toppcu Meridian 82- 79, then won li-t-55 at Cn Lin to move 111 I 0 ·12 overall anti 5 7 tn the dt\ 1 ston. fhe tor lour team~o. advance to next week\ ~1ACJC Stme Touma– ment. and ECCC entered tlus week