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ECCC tea East Central Commum~ College s nationally ranked Lady Wamors chnched the Soutl> Division title and a top seed in the upcommg state tournament follow– ing the1r 72-59 VICtOI) over Coplah– Lincoln Conununity College Thursday night on the Wesson cam- pus. The ECCC women, who are t1ed for fifteenth in the latest NJCAA poll, 1mproved to 21-2 overall and I 1-1 in the South Division under tlurd-year head coach Brad !lodge. The Lady Warriors have two games remaining in regular season action (home con– tests against Jones Cow1ty on February 16 and Gulf Coast on February 19) pnor to beginning their quest for a state title on February 23 at 'ortheast Miss1ss1ppi Community College in Boonville. The four-day tourney concludes on f-ebru81)' 26. Kirnyatta Viverette of Lake had 16 points to lead the Lady Warriors over Co-Lin, \\h1ch fell to 14-7 and 9-3. Also scoring were Kristm Chaney of Newton Cmmty, I 5; Kotrecce Bender ofNewton, 13; Rita Bu·den of St. Fredrick High School m Monroe. La . 12: Lenore Gray of Ne\.\'IOn and lndJa Backstrom of Neshoba Central, four each; Kim Cox of Lake and Monique Overstreet of South Leake, three each; and Roxana Rogers of Lake and M1randa Rosar of Neshoba Central, one each.

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In men·., action. the visn– lx-ats avenged an earlu.:r 75- to the Waniors by pounding entral 95-64. Jones County, the top cam Ill the ~outh, Improved -4 and 10-3. \\hll..: the\\ arriors t 10-1 ~ .md 5-8. The loss also ted East Central from post– n pla). Oc\\,t)'ne llughes had 27 po n " to lead the \\ amors. Also onng \'ere Neil I adlock of Lake, e1ght. Ta\\Oll Walker of Neshoba Central, stx: R) ctn Hudson of LouiSVIlk', five; Jamaal Martm ol Northeast Lauderd'lle AJ \\ tllis of :--.lC\\ton Cow1ty and Desmond Jonc– of Ncshoba Central, four each: (Jemck Ntchols ofThomastO\\n and Andre\\ Lc\\ i~ ofMorton, ""o each and Tellas Burnside of Philadelplua and Stephen Dye" of '\c:.rthea.'> Llllderdalc, one each. 7\.1tlton Collins of Raleigh h.td 19 pomts to lead the Bobcats. East Central teams con– clude regular s.,;ason action by ho:.t– mg !\hs:.1s~ipp1 Gulf Coast Conunumty College on Thursday, February 19 name limes arc 6 p.m. (\\omen) .llld & p m. ( ncn). 'I he Ladv Waniors begm ~IAC'JC Tour !'lent action Tuesda), h"imt81)' 24 at :-.:orthcast \h:;sissippt < onmmnity College in Boomtile, hust of tlus year·-. event. ~em1-fint~h arc scheduled \\ ednesda) with linals set for Thutsday. 1l1c ECC" wom.:n also qu.1ltficd lor the Region 23 Toumam

The \\ amors \\ ular sea,.on acuon b) h t County (Februat) 16) Coas1 (February I'>).

ECCC Lady\\ arriors crui e past Jones women: \\ arriors fall

fhe natltmall~ ranked Central Co1ru11U111ty Coli~ e Lad" Warriors shook otT a slu 1 h fi half and rolled to an ea~ 80-54 decision over the Jonc l ounty women \tonday mght m th Brackeen-Wood Phys1cal Educatton Building on the Decatur can1pus \\ 1th th..: \\ m. E.t!a Centrctl improved to 22-2 llverall and 12-1 m the outh D1vis1on, whtle the Lady Bobcats fell to 12-1 I and 7-6 The Lady Wamors, v. ho clm~h..:d the regular season Jh J'ilOil utlc last week, are tied tor fiftc.."enth 111 the lat– est NJCAA poll. Rita Bmlen. a produtt of St. Frcdnck High Schoolm Moruo..:. La., led the Lady Warriors with I ~ pomts. \lso scuting \\ere Lenore Gray of Newton, 10. Knstm Chaney of Ne\.\ton County, nme. Ebonc'" Leverett~ of Forelit. Bntney Burks of Scott Central and Kun Cox ol Lake. ight C\lch; \fomquc.: Overstreet of South L~ake and Kotreecc Bender of Ne\\ton. fiH"

EC led 36-32 at halftime. In men s action, the

Warriors posted a 64-55 win and improved to I0- I2 and 5-7 under third-year bead coach Btlly Smtth, while the Wolves fell to 10-11 and

5-., ea~h; Kmwatta Vt\ erettc Jf I ak Ryan Hudson of Louisvtlle and Miranda Rosar of Nc"hl1ba led EC with 17 points. Other point Central, four C:-tl•h· and Roxana makers were Tawon Walker of Rogers of Lake, lncha Backstrom of ---- IMPACT -------------------------- WINSTON COUNTY JOURNAL SPIRIT OF MORTON V

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