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Centrai ·Athletic.Hall of Fame

East Central completed the season with a 7-2-2 mark, and cap– tured Pouncey's third division championship. His Warriors again enjoyed success in the mid to late 70's, reeling off winning campaigns in 1975 (7-2-2); 1976 (6-4-1); and 1978 (6-3-1). It was during this peri– od when East Central left the North Division and began competing in the South Division of the MACJC. East Central dipped below .500 during Pouncey's remaining three seasons, with his final squad posting a 4-7 mark in I 981. The same year marked the end of Pouncey's coaching career. In addition to the three divi– sion championships pre,iou~ly mentioned, Pouncey led the Warriors to three division runner-up titles (197 1, 1978, 1981) dunng hts 15 years as head coach. Pouncey was honored for his success on the gridiron by being selected to coach \1ACJC All-Star quads in 1971, · 9-5 nnd 1978. In addition to his duties as bead coach, Pouncey taught several Beademic classes along with physi– ~ education cour es. But he admit- ··1 thoroughly enjoyed ~oa hmg. and especially the associ– ~non with my players. What I '1ltssed more than anything when I =-ot out of coaching was the cama– radene I had with the players. Sometimes I would be like a father to them; other times I would have to be a mean you-know-what. My role would obnously change depending on the ,::1.- ': ~ t ofthe bo)., I coached

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three grown children: Alicia, Amy and Nick. When he is not "spoiling" his grandchildren, Pouncey tends to his duties as president of the Newton County Retired Teachers Association and as a trustee at Decatur United Methodist Church. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Mid-Mississippi Development District and is a mem– ber of the Decatur American Leeton p - 9

regret during his tenure at East Central. and it involves the College's non-participation in the National Junior College Athletic Association. "When l coached at East Central, we were not allowed to join the NJCAA, whtch meant that none of our athletes could qualify as All– Americans. I can think of numerous players that could have made All– ~nerican had we pa1d our dues to the A-, ociatic r s sham..: !llat so

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He aJJed.. ··r ... me. un·u; ..., l– Iege ball ''as vel)' excmng; and we were fortunate to have many great players on our teams throughout the years. A lot of them were over– looked in high school by the univer– sities and four-year colleges and were trying to make their mark on the junior college level so the bigger rn11.or.o~ ........ "I~ ....; . .... •• --- -

H... ,, ~ ...., 'Ln (m..nt) Supenntendem of Education rrom I988-92, followed by two years' service as assistant principal at Bay Springs Iligh School. He served as Superintendent of Education for the Enterprise School District from 1994 to 200 I, and has since retired, devoting much of his time to family

A graduate of Enterprise High School, Pouncey holds a Master of Education degree in School Administration from Livingston University; a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education from the Universitv of