2004

ECCC Names Boone Defensi Coordinator

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The ur!· fensne unit went f r o m 84th to 17th na– tionally and fin– ished first in t h e Southland Confer– ence tn scoring defense. T h e

Count~ deteT... n :!.S ranked m the top I0 tn scoring defense in Class 5-A. and the War Eagles qualified for the State Class 5-A playoffs for the second time in school his– tory. Boone was also line– backers and special teams coach at Pe.. rl Rner. where he ·t ~, eu from June 199- to 1 ... ~ J 99.... He began hts coaching career a~ a student assiS– tant at CSM. enm= fr June IQ96 to Ma) 199- His dutte~ mcluded as51S!– mg defen~l\ e... lr'"'............. John Thompsor m co:~~· ing linebad..er:- ,e Golden Eagle' "ere a. ference co -champ that season ani.! fmi:~c with an 8-3 rec rd Boooe is a 1996 grad.-... :~: Uni\'ersity o f S Mississipp1. \\ .•en. ceived a bache'or· gree in coach ·~ = a sports admim')t ra·um. fk was also a member o'" USM footballtea:n fr Ja nuary 1995 '" ta 1996. He recet\ ed .., as– sociate of arts degree

DECATU R --Ch ris Boone has been named defensive coordinator at East Central Community College in Decatur, an– nounced Terry Underwood, athletic direc– tor/head foot·ball coach . Underwood said Boone is a "great addition'' to his s taff. "Coach Boone brings a lot of coaching experience to East Central, and -he _has worked with many ·outstanding coaches. He is also a qual– tty person and we look for– ward to working with him," Underwood said. Boone, who will also coach defensive backs and special teams for the War– riors, comes to East Cen– tral from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La., where he served as linebacker coach for the past two ~ears Boone ---···s ppeara ce r. :. t: Southland Conterence wle game in 2003, and the 2002 squad had its first winning season since 1996 with a 7-4 mark. The 2002 Colonels finished third m the Southland Conference and were ranked 21st na-

Colonels also impro\ ed from 76th to 24th in pass defense. and from 81 st to 36th in tota l defen se. Boone is also former as– sistant at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, where he served from 2000-02. He served as de– fensive line coach. recruit– ing -coordinator and sec– ondary coach. He was also special teams coordinator and academic coordinator. The 2000 Boll Weevils fin– ished with an 8-3 mark and were ranked as high as 18th nationally. UAM fin– ished third in total defense in the Gulf South Confer– ence. Boone's coaching experience also includes stints at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, Wayne County Hi gh School in Waynesboro, Pearl Ri ver Community College in Poplarville and \l :o:ol,~ipp Boone was a graduate as– sistant for defensive coor– dinator Bi ll Clay from June 1999 to May 2000, working mostly with line– backers. He served as line– backer coach spectal teams coordinator/power

1993 from Jones C unt~ JuniorCollege m Elh:i'ille. where he was a t\\ "->ear starter at Iinebacker on the Bobcat football squad He was also voted team captain his sophomore· sea--on. Boone also had a • C C ~ T ------ 0~0 -------– where the three-year ~.'~ starter \\'as named to the ------- - - - All-District. All-Confer- G ::.R -------–

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ence and All -County squads. He is married to the fonner Coco Walker of Waynesboro and they have an tnfant daughter,