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Warriers happy with newcomers By Marty Stamper EMG sports assistant DECATUR- East Central Community College head foot– ball coach Terry Underwood and his staff signed 21 incoming freshmen for the 2004 seasonWednesday. "''m prettY happy with the group we got on paper today," Underwood said. "I feel like we had a pretty good day. Of course, it's never over in junior college." While nine of the new–

Defensive back Anthony Carouthers of Lafayette County inked with the Warriors after attracting Underwood's atten– tion during a game at Newton County High School last fall. A pair of two-time state champion War Eagles from Wayne County inked with ECCC. They are strong safety Marzell McGill and wide receiver Mario Davis. Maurice McDonald, a defen– sive end from West Lauderdale, also inked with the Warriors. He will be converted to a line– backer for the Warriors. "I think McDonald can be a heck-of-a linebacker," Under– wood said. Out-of-state signees include:

defensive back Joe Mingo from Clinch County, Ga.; two-way linemen Kendrick Perry and -, Jimmy Spenser both from Hill- -1 CC c ----.,.--..,....-----,~-------..: crest, Ala.; defensive back/wide ~

comers are fromECCC's five-country clistrict. the Warriors also had success in recruiting Tuscaloosa

receiver Rayshawn Smith from Paul W. Bryant High School in

all signed with the University a Arkansas-Monticello. Gorey Hayes of Fore signed with Northweste Oklahoma State University. Willie Johnson of Oconet C(]Unty, Ga., inked with YaJ dosta (Ga.) State Univer~i. Rudy Su'e of Pensacola. fl~ signed with Washburn T• nive sity in Topeka, Kan.

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Tuscaloosa, wide receiver Chris Lark fi:om fickens County, Ala., :hers."

o~fenstve lineman Javar~s Doh- The Warriors also had seven bms and defenstve lmeman 1 embers of last year's team George Maddox both fr?m gn with four-year schools on Tuscaloosa County Htgh q"ednesday. Scho?l; and quarterback Chris Allen of Tuscaloosa Robbte Morse from Walton :ounty, Davis Carter from Co~nty, Fla. . ouisville, ].E. Haynes and .Morse was probably as btg Iichael Wright from Newton a stgn as we had," Underwood '

County, Ala., after last year's 2- 7 showing. Five of the signees are from Tuscaloosa County schools. "Getting those signees out ofTuscaloosa County was prob– ably the biggest thing we had,'' Underwood said. Players inked from the ECCC district include line– backer/fullback Derrick Qualls from Forest; defensive end Greg Hathorn, cornerback wide receiver Chris Perry, and wide receiver I defensive back Barry Doss, all from Louisville; wide receiver Eric Lyons from Philadelphia; two-way lineman Joshua Moore from Neshoba Central; and two-way lineman Kenielle Washington, running back/linebacker Nathaniel McKee, and two-way lineman AI Nicholas Brown, all from Class lA state runner-up Scott Cen- tral. U "We feel like we signed, in our opinion, the best in our · S< area," Underwood said. "Hathorn is a great player. He U! double signed with us and Delta State. Perry is a good W player. The three from Scott \L Central are all good players.

said~ "He can really throw the football and run. He's got 4.6 speed. We feel very fortunate to get him. Coach (Tim) Coats recruited him. We beat some of the Kansas junior colleges on him. "Lar.k is a real good player," Underwood added. "I believe he'll make an immediate impact," Underwood said of Lark, who had previously com– mitted to Mississippi State. We beat out a lot of people on Mingo. He signed with us and Valdosta State. We'll have a tryout on the 26th of this month and may end up signing several

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Qualls was probably Forest's best senior."

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