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By Tony Krausz sports ed tor

The East Afississippi and East Central ritalr) is imporram. and it would have been a11 lzo11or for the game to be played at 1-.feridian High School.

The. n~m?e~s just wouldn't work out for East MISSJssrppi <;ommunity College and East Cent:~ CoJD?lumty College to play football at Mendtan High School'c:. Ray Stadium this year. Discussions between EMCC - which is sc?eduled to host the regional-rivalry game this year - and Meridian High were unable to come up v.ith a viable playing date for the two school's football programs. EMCC is scheduled ~o host ECCC on ~pt 29 - a Thursday, whlle Meridian High is scheduled to play district-rival Hattie:-burg

Mendian High athletic director Jermalne Brown

on Sept. .1)- a Friday. Because of the Wildcats' home game on the 30th, the option for EMCC and ECCC Foot ball:---------'---'---'-----

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likely opponent:- hi~ team \\Ottlcl play in Meridian_ Ei\lCC will ho:-t Hind in the lir~t game of the 2006 re(!"– ular sea~on and '~ould have control of when and when• lhat game b plaved. The Lion:- travel to play ECCC nt:xt -.eason, and the War– r iors v.ould decide when and whert> that game b played.

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kid from ridiaD High School p aymg r u' . and I \\ould - in neA-t two J cars re lhls cla:.s goes through for · group to play in eridian again." Carr said. "1 uld like to gwe the iolks in Meridian a chance to see them in Scooba and their own backyard."

will take on Itawamba Com– munity College in Columbus High Schoo l's football sta– dium at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 15. Carr said a game at Ray Stadium will be revisited next year. The Lions coach ~aid ECCC or Hinds Community College would be the most

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