2004

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onship game, the Lady Warriors buill leads as big a'> 16 points in both halves before holding off the Lad) Bobcats. ··our press got us going after a ~low start." Hodge said of his team, which Jed 35-~0 at halftime. "ft's just a great feeling after thework that these girl!. have put in." After opening things up m the sec– ond half. ECCC saw its lead sliced to 69 -64 with a lillie more than a minute left BUI a three-point play from Knsren Chancy with 49 seconds left pushed the bulge back to eight, and EC never allowed Jones another point. Chaney finished with 13 points. ""hile Lenore Gray hit 1 0-of-14 shots from the field and tallied 22 points.

Kotrccce Bender scored 14 poinL'> for the Lady Warriors. Kimyatta Viverette !>Cored nine and former 'eshoba Central standout India Back– ~trom contributed five. Natalie Jordan and Brittany Baham each had 23 points to lead Jones. • East Central 72, Gulf Coast 63: In last Wednesday's semifinal. the Lady Warriors won another dogfight with Gulf Coast - their second in as many weel0.- after being tied 29-29 at halftime. "I think we had a little case of the nerves early," Hodge said. It didn't last too long, however. East Central scored the fm.t six poinL'> of the second half and eventual!) pushed their lead to double digits.

never allowing the Lady Bulldogs to catch up again. Rita Birden led the Lady Wamon; w1th 18 points, while Chaney scored 15. Viverelle 14 and Bender nine. JoAnna Williams led Gulf Coast with a game-high 25 points. • East Central 72, lta'' amba 58: The Lady Warriors once again over– came a sluggish start, and they also overcame a game-high 27 points by ICC's Tiffan) Garth to down the Lady Indians in a state quarterfinal matcbup last Tuesday. East Cenrral cased its way to a 28- 26 lead at halftime. then found iLc;elt' engaged in a seesaw battle for most of the second half. ltawamba actually led 49-48 with less than 7 minutes

remaining, but ECCC out,cored Lady Indians 23- J 0 the ~t o way. 1 '"We finally settled do\\ n:· H said. Chancy pumped in I8 pol lead the Lady Warrior,. \\ htle Bend and B1rdcn scored II apiece. B strom also had a big night \\1lh points.

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