2004

- Continued from 6A... after being shaken up at the end of his second carry. His final rushing attempt, a 7-yard run, set up McMillin's miss. Both teams had plenty of first-game mistakes in the opening half with a combined total of three pass intercep– tions, two fumbles and 11 penalties. All three first-half :scores were set up by turnovers. The Rangers' first touchdown, a 23-yard pass from Kuffuor to Terrance Jackson with 8:25 left in the first quar– ter, came four plays after a pass inteception by Rangers defensive back Timothy Jones. A fumble recovery at the EC 40 by Arsenio Moss set up Northwest's second touchdown. Jackson carried the final yard of the six-play drive, rac– ing around right end on a toss sweep to score with 10:36 remaining in the second quarter. Kuffuor's two-point con– version pass to Jackson gave the Rangers a 14-0 lead. The Rangers' drive was aided by two personal foul penalties against theWarriors. EC cut the Rangers' lead to 14-3 with less than two min– utes remaining in the first half on a 29-yard field goal by McMillin. The Warriors travel to Fulton Thursday to take on Itawamba at 7 p.m. The Indians lost 46-23 to defending state champion Pearl River in their season opener, allowing •Pearl River quarterback Jimmy Oliver a school-record 478 passing yards in only three quarters of action. Oliver was 24-of-37 as PRCC had 546 total yards. EC's games can be heard on Kicks 98 (98.3 FM).