2005

~~os- ~= ;;;OOEFITSONITl-IE NEWTON RECORD Above, East Centrars lim Stamper (53) and George Maddox 99 close mon Pearl Rwer running back Mike McClendon Be O\., East Ce tra s lvon H ckmon defends aga st a pass the Wamors 35-10 loss to Pearl River.

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East Central Commrn1ity Col– lege's Warriors \\·ere simply no match for the defending national champion Pearl River Communi– ty College Wildcats who claimed a 35-10 victory Saturday afternoon in the season opener for both teams. The South Divi- sion match-up · a PRCC

"home" game for East Central· was played at Newton County High School due to damages sus– tained at Warrior Stadium by Hur– ricane Katrina.

After a scoreless first quarter, Pearl River- the pre-season pick to repeat as national champions · took the lead for good midway in the second period when quru1er– back Jimmy Oliver of Cohunbia fired a nine-yard strike to wide receiver Jeffery Smith of Hatties– burg. Scott Hillery of Picayune added the first of his four PATs. Oliver and Smith teamed up for the Wildcats' second tally, a 48- yard scormg pass play with just 33 seconds left before halftime. The Warriors got on the score– board with 6:34 remaining in the third stanza on Ryan Gale's 50- yard field goal. Gale, a sophomore, See ECCC, Page 48