2004

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East Central's home opener moved to Saturday at 2 p.m.

I The Warriors rank third in the state against the run, allowing 73 yards while giving up 161 through t:pe air. Southwest allows a league-worst 218 yards 6n the ground and 97.5 through the air.

from staff reports After getting their first v.in of the season lastweek at ltaWamba. the East Central Community College War· rior.... launch MACJC South Division play Saturday with the ~ uthwest Mississippi Bears coming to Decatur. The contest, originally slated for Thursday night, ha · been pushed back to 2 p.m. Saturday due to Hurri– cane Ivan. ECCC knocked off Itawamba 10-7 last week with freshman Ryan Gale's 52-yard field goal being the dif– ference. "We're excited to get our first win, 11 ECCC head coach Terry Underwood said. "We felt like ltawamba was a quality team. "Offensively, we improved a lot. We had about 330 total yards with 270 on the ground. We.moved the ball well, but didn't get it in the end zone as much as we wanted to. We've got to get better in the red zone area. "Defensively, we played an outstanding game. They had 21 rushing attempts for 32 yards and 130 yards passing. Any time you hold anybody under 200 yards total offense, that's pretty doggone smokey. "Our kicking game was good. Ryan Gale had seven punts for a 39-yard average and pinned them inside the 10 twice in addition to the 52-yard field goal. "It was a good win and hopefully we can continue to improve." The Bears come in 0-2 with a 9-0 loss to Northeast Mississippi and a 27-20 setback to Northwest Missis– sippi. ''That's very misleading," Underwood said of the Bears' record. "They're a lot better team than their record shows. They squandered all kinds of opportuni– ties against Northeast. "What they've been having, more or less, is growing pains. They've only got 13 sophomores on the roster. ''They're very talented. Defensively, they run to the ball well. Offensively, they come at you in a lot ofways. We've got our hands full. "For us, it's our first home game which I hope will motivate us even more. "We expect a very tough contest." Southwest averages 128 yards rushing and 137 yards passing. ECCC is rushing for a league-best 228.5 yards while passing for 69. ECCC's Terrance McFadden is second in the state, rushing for 116 yards per game.

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