2004

WEEK OF_~--------

p close & personal with ECCC women's basketball

ran make every post player we line up against have to wor k when they score.~ ln high school, she was chosen all-district and an Army Scholar Athlek. Britney Burks Burks is a 5-foot-7 sopho– more guard from Scott Central. She averages :to points and 1.1 re bounds. She has played in all 31 games and has 21 steals and 18 assists. "Anybody

ot-7 fn shman e. She awrages L9 rebounds and of ECCC's 31

CoxJnade it back to the Big House as a senior as Lake reached the semifinals before falling 70-54 to l\1yrtle to finish 24-6. She was chosen all-district three years. all-state once, and was the MVP of the Scott County Tournament. Ebone'e Leverette Levcrl'lte is a 5-foot-11 soph– omore forward from Forest. She avem~cs 3.9 points and 2.3 rebounds and has appeared m 30 gan1es. She has made 50.6 percent (t1:~·of-85) of her field goal attempts and 6~1.6 percent (32-of-46) of her free throws. ~Ebom•'c

"Kim is proh~tbly the second most improwd player from th • bt'gin– ning of the y..:ar until nov;," FCCC bead l·oach Brad hodge said. ··she's taken advan–

Roxa"a Rogers

Rogers is a 5-foot-7 freshman guard from Lake. She averages 2.9 points and 1.1 r e bou nd:.. She has played in 30 games and has 26 steals and 17 assists. "Roxana

is the b est with the ball in her hauds in fuUcourt transition," ECCC head coach Brad Hodge said. "She can be a highlight show. • "You'd

that scores 2.300 points in high school. you know is a lethal weapon on the floor," ECCC head coach Brad "Hodge sai~. She's pa1d

CoX"

tage o[ h r p ~in2 time more than anybolv for our opponent« We can ptit her on anybody and she,is going to be like a little gnat hangin~ around their offensive weapon." Cox has 37 steals to go with 13 assbb and eight blocked shots. '"Spmewher e around the middle of Janua ry sh e started breaking through and getting a little more comfortable on the offensive end and now she's an offensive threat,'' Hodge said. "She has a tremendous shooting ability and slu:'s been able to take advantage of it more since January." Cox played on Lakt'"s 2001 Class lA stale c hampionship team. ln fact. .;;he scored the winning ba~ket with five sec– onds left as a ophomore,as the Lady Hornets defeated Myrtle and current SEC Freshman of the Year Armintie Price S8-57 in the finals . Lake fini,.hcd with a :H-3 record

Rogers better not let her get her feet set. If people line ltp in a zone and _s he gets her feet set, you can JUSt about count it up." Rogers played on Lake's 2001 Class lA state champi– onship team. 'I11e Lady Hornets defeated Myrtle and current Ole Miss treshman standout Armintie Price 58-57 in the finals. Lake finished with a 34-3 record. Rogers made it back to the B1g House as a senior as Lake reached the semifinals before falling 70-54 to Myrtle to fmish 24·6.

Burks

is a tn.:men– rlous athlete who gets down the illoor qukkly and gets to a spot where she needs to be,'' ECCC head coach '~rad Hodge

her dues at East Central. She had to play point guard a lot last year. We're fortunate this year to take her off that role and let he1 get :a little more relaxed and more comfortable in our lineup. "Especially with the way s he's played in the tourna– ments, she's another person that can give us a spark when we need something off the bench." Case is point, in the .:>2-45 Region 23 c hampionship win over Copiah-Lincoln, Burks hit a pair of baseline jumpers that tur ned a 9-8 deficit into a 15-10 ECCC lead. Burks played on Scott Cen– tral's 2000 state championship team. The Lady Rebels defeated Durant 57-51 in the finals.

Leverette

said. "She posts and seals better than any– body that I've ever had. "She's another athlete that we can rotate in our prl'SS and create a lot of problems. She

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