2004

By Steve Swogetinsky 1,, \'t"\< ltlll Rt >rc"

Numbers tell a lot about how well a football team is playing, and the East Central Community College Warnors are certainly putting up some favorable ones. The Warriors stand at 2-1 follow– ing a 17-6 victory over Southwest on Saturday. But in that game, the numbers went the Warriors. way. For example: • ECCC had a plus-five edge in turnovers. East Central had no turnovers while Southwest gave the ball away five times:

• ECCC's defense stopped South– west 11 of 13 times in third down sit– uations; • ECCC's offense made a flrst •;~j-.... . ..._ down on nearly half of its third down situations: ECCC and, • ECCC had a 295- 175 yard edge in total offense. "The biggest SoUTHWEST in our first game against North– west, and one in the second game against Itawamba. We are holding on to the ball and that,s a big part of our success." East Central scored twice in the second quarter. First, Terrance 1 ~,~~~ McFadden scored on a one-yard nm. Jay McMillan booted the extra point and later added a 29-yard fleld goal to give the Warriors a 10-0 lead. Chris Smith scored in the third quarter on a 10-yard reverse. The· Bears got on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter on a three-yard run thing was that we did not have any turnovers," said ECCC coach Terry Underwood. ''We had three turnovers

PHOTOS BY ROBBIE ROBERTSON/THE NEWTON RECORD East Central's Derrick Harris leaps in the air moments before a catch against Southwest Saturday in the Warrior~ 17-6 victory. At top, lineman Henry Smith rushes the Southwest quarterback.

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