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Young scores 23 in ECCC victory

0 Ellis, Nichols pick up points in Warriors' win East Central Community College's basketball teams closed out 2004 competition on a successful note as the Lady Waniors and Warriors posted wins over Northeast .Mil'sissippi Community College squads Thursday night in the Brackeen-Wood Physical Education Building. Tierra Young ofSouth Leake poured in 23 points to lead the EC women to a 76-59 victory over the Lady Tigers, and Andrew Lewis of Morton pumped in 19 points to rally the \\'arrior, past the Tigers by an 86-76 margin. Also scoring for the 17th ranked Ladv Warriors, who improYed to ·7-3. were Kristin Chaney of Xewton County. 22; Shannon Lloyd of West Lauderdale. 12· Kotreece Bender of ·~wton. eight; LaSaundra Harrison of Uninn. five; ana Heather ... teele of

Nanih Waiya, India Backstrom of Neshoba Central and Erica Hardin of Louisville, two each. Krystal Robinson of Covington, Tenn., had 17 points to lead the seventh-ranked Lady Tigers, who fell to 9-2. EC led 34-31 at the break, thanks to Chaney's three-point– er at the buzzer. Warrior scorers in addition to Lewis were Tawon Walker of Neshoba Central, 18; Chavlon Ellis of South Leake and Ryan Hudson of Louisville, 12 each; Terrance McNichols of Gautier, nine; Garrick Nichols of Thomastown, five; and Ricardo Alcantor ofNewton County and Coshune Bignham of Newton, two each. Stephen Cooper of Southaven had 18 points to lead the Tiger:., who fell to 3-7. EC, which improved to 3-7, trailed 42-35 at the break. The Ladv Warriors and Warrior;; ret~m to action fol– lO\\ing the Chri::.tmas holidays bv takin~ on Itawamba ~mmunity College Thursday, January 6 on the Fulton cam– pw

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