2004

The East Central Community College Warrior basketball team w1ll begin season action, OI'KGy, ~ ov 1 as they host Bevill State Community College at 7:45p.m. in the Brackeen– Nood Physical Education Building on the Decatur campus. Women's action begins at 6 p.m. e;nbers of the 2004-05 men's team and their respective high schools include (front row, from teft) student assistant Handel Hughes of Forest, freshman guard Jerry Luckett of South Leake, sophomore guards Andre•.. Lewis of Morton and Garrick Nichols of Thomastown, freshman guards Pierre Barlow of Scott Central and Ricardo Atcantar of Newton County, scphomore guard Tawon Walker of Neshoba Central, freshman guard Terrance McNichols of Gautier and student assistant Chase Slaughter of Newton County; and (back row. from left) assistant coach Kev1n MeG ee, freshman guard Andre Coleman of Louisville, freshman for– ward Jacquas Jones of Forest, freshman forwards Chavlon Ellis of South Leake and Justin ams of Southside (Atlanta, Ga.), sophomore center Ryan Hudson of Louisville, freshman center Derrick Harris of Los Angeles, California; freshman forward Coshune Bingham of ewton, sophomore forward Ryan Rodgers of Tri Cities (Atlanta, Ga.), freshman guard Anthony Simonds of Noxubee County and head coach Billy Smith. ECCC men sport young team • Warriors kick off season Nov. 1 versus Bevil State. don't neces- and Andrew Lewis (6-0) of sarily go Morton. Another sopho- our way," more on the squad is first- Smith stat- year player Ryan Rodgers, ed. a 6-4 forward and product To be sue- of Tri Cities High School cessful this in Atlanta, Ga ~cia/ to the Recm·d

The warri~~:~ begin s.ea· son ac: ITI b: hostmg Bevill State (Ala.) Commu– nity College at 7:45. p.m. Monday, November 1 m _the Brackeen·Wood p~ys~cal Education Btnldmg. women's action gets under· wayat6p.m. Both EO squads enter- tain Holmes Comm~mt"· College on Thursda)~ O\: ':l and Itawamba Commm: - College on Thursday. • 11.

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s e a s o n , Freshmen are guards Smith :;aid Ricardo Alcantar (5-10) of his War- Newton County, PierreBar- riors "will low (6-1) of Scott Central,

~quad will be called on to lead the East Central Com– munity College men's bas– ketball team to success in 2004-05. Although the Warriors will be ymmg this year - on}} four players return - fourth-} ear head coach Bill\ Smith said he has been pleased with his squad'::. progress. "So far our teamhas real– ly worked hard, and their closeness on the court has been great. This team has realh jelled as far as get– ting along and v~orking together. We hooatha this

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have to be aggressive on Andre Coleman (6-2) of offense ana aefense,'' aue Louisville, Jen 'Luckett (6- I IAN to the team's lack of size. l)of South-Leake, Te~Tance

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aged 12 points and 3.5 Newton and Justin Harris rebounds in leading the {6-5) of Southside High Warriors to a 10-14 record. School in Atlanta, Ga. OUter returnees are guards Kevin McGhee returns Garrick Nichols (6-1) of for his seconrl sPP~~on ~c: