2005

ECCC won't be· 'road Warriors' in '05 This Is 1 he second in a series oflooks ar 1he area football teams for rile 2005 season. Northwest on Sept. 1 and

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They're going to win and be• successful. "I think we're going to be much improved. I feel good about this football team. I think the South (Dh ision) is going to be very tough again, hut I think il\ going to be closrr than il has been in recent years In an effort to keep up with the ottll'r league members. the Waniors have spent much of' June on campus prcpar ing for the 2005 season. "It 's something that we've ht'l'll want ing to do," Underwood said. "Our coarh ing staff has made a rommitm~ml to tw here in the month of June and ' our kids have too. With the kids that at£' staying on campus and going to school and tlw kids that are commuting. we'n:

Itawamba on Sept. 8 in a pair of home games. After a road trip to South– w e s t Mississippi on Sept. 15, ECCC returns home to take on Pearl River on Sept. 22. ECCC clos–

For the first time since 2002. the East Central Community College Warriors will have their football by schedule as much in their Marty favor as it's going to get. Stam For both of the last two per seasons. the Warriors have played five road games and only four home games In the MACJC's unique nine game st•a– son. "For the fl!'St time in three years. we've got five home games," ECCC head coach Terry Underwood said. "''m tickled to have that. It's always tough on the road whatever level you're at, so we're excited to have five home games." The Warriors hope to put that to their advantage early as three of their first four games are slated for Warrior Stadium. "Our first two ganies are at home and three of the first four," Underwood said. "They're all against quality opponents and you just feel better playing them at home. "Last year, we opened up with a three-hour ride to Northwest and then

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at East Mississippi at Copiah-Lincoln Gulf Coast Hinds at Jones

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we turned around and go three hours to ltawamba. "Our road trips this year aren' t bad. The longest trip will be down to Southwest. We have East Mississippi and Jones, which aren't over an hour and a half, and Copiah-Lincoln. which is about two hours and 15 minutes. "Every game is important. but we've got a lot of big games at home. We've got the defending national champion in Pearl River, we've got Gulf Coast, who I think wiU be as good as anybody in the league; we've got Hinds. and two of the best out of the North Division in Northwest and Itawamba. "The schedule is better for us than it has been in several years." The Warriors open up with

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es out September at La't Mississippi on the 29th and opens October on the 8th at Copiah-Lincoln. Home games with Gulf Coast (Oct. 15) and Hinds (Oct. 20) precede the reg ular-season finale at j oiii.'S on Oct. 27. · 'Tm hoping that Pearl River and Hinds aren' t as good (as last year). but you know they ' II lw very good." Underwood said. ··1 think Gulf Coast is the sleeper of the wholl South Division. It would not surprisl' me to see them have a banner year. They came on su·ong last year. "Co-Lin and Southwest al<' going to be a lot belter and Jones is Jones

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