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THE SCOTI COUNTYTIMES . 19A ECCC' s Yarborough ResignS REP:..._ \.E?x"T To BE fr Ju _;r: ETIMES underway and that Yarborough's successor will be named at the June Board meeting. Yarborough served six years as head coach and .------. Clark who led the Diamond Warriors to their first state title in 1998. Clark had served 14 years as ECCC head coach when cancer took his life in JU}y 200L

led the Diamond Warriors to their first Region 23, Division I title in 2005 and a ~23 record Following the

Yarborough served the previ– ous two years as head baseball coach at Taylorsville High School, where his teams advanced to the state playoffs both seasons. He is also former graduate assistant at Delta State University and previously served as a volunteer assistant at ECCC. Yarborough was a member of the 1991 and 1992 Diamond Warrior squads and played at Delta State during the 1993 and 1994 seasons. He was selected to the Division II College World Series Team in 1994. He is a graduate of Union High School, ECCC and DSU, where he received a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in education.

successful season, Yarborough was named NJCAA .____ ___J Region 23, Y.-borou• Division I ... Baseball Coach of the ·year and received the same honor by American Baseball Coaches Association/Diamond Sports Company. He received the award at the ABCA National Convention held earlier this year in Chicago. Prior to taking over the ECCC program, Yarborough served as an assistant to the late Jamie

moro~i"s restgnanon was dunng a meet– scl-.ool's Board of roSter for the Diammld ·a.rn_ rs Ulcluded nine p.l.a~~ from Scott County. Among them Sl.X players are from Monon and three from f orest. The team rea:ntly had signed another player, Heath Street of I...a.ke. for •ts 01 roster Dr Su un the search for a nev. head coach lS

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e ::n-esented to the above member• of the East Central Community College Urlor ~uad at the Spring Sports Banquet held on the Decatur campus. Seated from are Ross a product of Uve Oak High School In Watson, La., most outstanding offensive Na<-· lylor Petty of eshoba CentraJ, moat valuable player, first team All-State; and Keith Ectwanis l most outstanding pitcher. Standing from left are Luke Baugh of Morton, lmpowc anc second team All-State; and Ken Gordon, also of Morton, most out- --~ er. The awards were presented by head coach Jake Yarborough. c

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ECCC opens season on Feb. 13 Ea:."'t Central Community Co. eg~ Wamors begin the d ~"ezc,. o: the Region 23 Base– ball Cna.mpionship on Monday when they host Mississippi Delta Community College in a doubleheader at 1 p.m. at Jamie Clark Memorial Stadium on the ECCC campus. East Central is led by fifth-year head coach Jake Yarborough who led the Warriors to a 29-23 record last season. Yarborough said goals for the 2006 campaign include a state championship and a trip to the JUCO World Series. kWe have a strong returning nucleus and some quality incom– Ul,!! freshmen that I feel could d~ e!op into another cham pi– p squad." Yarborough said. are a 50lid hitting team with speed and a sound .. wnnio!"S host Mississippi

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Members of the 2006 East Central Community College base· ball team from Winston County are (from left) right-handed pitcher Keith Edwards of Louisville and third baseman/first basem..a.. Oa d Frey of Nanlh Waiya The Diamond Warriors are oe'end rag Region 23. Division I champtons. Jake a.roocoug oeg•ns his ft1th year as head coach and Dusty Hill· ~ :scco: o-)ear asslstan:..

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:umin~ the pro– first Region 23, Divi- 1 champiOnship, the Central Communitv VO.Ulc-15" baseball team has 1 Jghts on captur· - a state utle and arlvanc· m t the JUCO Wol"ld Seri ~ Jak Yarborough, v. ho begms hiS flfth sea on n~ the ECCC head sk1ppc1~ is hopmg that u breeds ruccess, and that U1c 2006 squad '" 111 be able to hang anotherchamp1 nship ban· ner m th Bl'ackeen-\\bod Pm ·cal Edu uon Build· ing East Central " n its first stat t1 tl U1 1998 "\\ehm a b ing nude and icy inconnng fi I feel could d ' another cham~•---,_ squad,.. satd ~r.,-.+on ......... who recel\ed coaching honors ing the Diamond \\<>......,,n>"'<... 1 Super Hegional en rout t a 29·23 record. Yarborough further stated that thi year's Diamond Warriors "are a solid hitting team with team speed and a solid defense." Thi year' squad includes 17 players from the champion"hip 2005 sea– son, including catcher· Th)lor Petty of 1 ~eshoba Central and Ken Gordon of ionon: third baseman James Hanis of Morton; nd ba:,eman Sam Tham of Newton County Acaden1y; f~st basemen Ross Pme of Ll\e Oak High School m \\ 1 atson, La.• and \'\ es Cox of Forest; third baseman frr t baseman DaVld Frey of Nanih Wat~a: outfielders Will Pearson of Newton County and Josh Hawkins of Por· est: and right-handed pitch· to the region CI'O\\n trip to the NJCAA Dt\

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Dusty Hillman begins :;erond season as asru: coach and Marlo G new addition to the ing staff. Josh Yeager Newton Countv sen-es as student assista....t. Managers are Kevin Gregf'lry of Nanih Waiya and Brian Deel of East Rankin Academ}:

bat· ters m 2006 and posted a 2-4 mark. Yarborough said top freslm1an hw ier~ include rigl1t·hancters Maurice Bankston of Crossett (Ark.) High School. Joe Patterson

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JCJC sweeps ECCC on diamond from staff reports Jonc~ County Junior Col– lege put together back-to– hack errorlcs. games ECCC.

AREA ROUNDUP James Harris and Ross Pines each hit two singles for ECCC, while Jordan Robinson had one hit ln the second game, the Warriors out-hit the Bobcat again 7-4, but JCJC came away with a 4-3 win. Kyle Edwards, 1·0, took the win with eight strikeouts. Joe Patterson struck out !

Tue-;day a... the Bobcats took two gaml'~ irom Ea t Central. The Warrior... o•ll·hit the Bobcat-- 9-6 in the first game, but ECCC left eight runners on ba... e in a~~ "in for JC]C. Jo...h telton improved to 2.0 a.. he "truck out six War– rior, \\ hile pitching a com– plete game. Ea t Central's Luca... Poole abo pitched a compl te game in lht: loss. Will Pear on. Ta~·lor Petty.

Warriors fall t 1-17 on diamond F.ast Centrnl Commun11y Colleg.: 's ba.-;eball tc<1m h:ll to 1-17 m losmg n doublch~adca at Pearl Ri.. er Community College Saturday. The \\ tldcah took the opener 11-3. then po ted an -J \ ICIOI)' 1D the mghtcap Pearl Rh er h. d 15 hu an the first gam.:. then got a I\\ Jut I J -strrkcout pcrf{,r– nt.'lllcc ftom P.J . 1 re:a.l.tw.t) m the nightcap. In lh~ opener, Pl·arl R1v~~ \\ ..:ut up 5-0 irt I he b1>tllllll uf the first innmg; sconng tow run oft \\amor 1urtcr Sam lh me The \\ tldc:atS 1mpro1. t:d to -4 '' tlh the :.\1.eep EC cored a run m the top o the econd ''hen Ronntc M Cullum and Alfredo U rna dez htt b;~ck-to-back

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BASEB.~LL MANAGER Providingasslstanc:e f01 the • Central ComMunity ~ team are (from lett) matt...~ ofMorton, statlstfclan of Belzoni. student~~.-= of Little Rod< and rn.w;~ Gregory of louisvi!Je. The EOCC ~ Warriors are the ~ Division I champions_ beglns his filth season as and Dusty Hillman b e aa.nl1!1=a tant For more lr.tormatiots UJICOmlng season, Baseball '06 !pe<:Q! this week's edltlon.

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t.W~'t'S ofthe East Cenrral Community College Diamond Girls for the 2005-06 baseball season and thear rC!>pective high schools mclude (front ro'"· left r Kntae parkman: Moth Talbott. Neshoba Central: C-assie Neal, Morton. Paige Randolph. Ne\Hon County: Lauren Estes, Forest: Aly Burto t). nd Ked e) Morgan. outh Leake: and (bade ro'"· left to right) Bnttan} Mixon, Lake: Rebecca Myers. Forest: April Barnett and Kri.,t ·~qp:s.on. both of Unaon: Bnana Stan!>on ~e,hoba Central; Reagan Melton, LeakeAcademy: and Carol Creel. Springville. Ala. (EC Photo) ECCC Diamond Girls - ::J.\X!::. ~ I :

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'f1tis is lhf' timr vou It tl play wt'/1 'rnlt' r.onji , 11 game' are wlrflllt 1 I gern ed uj' }01. 11m is tcltat j ou wm/,· hard a1ul Pmr.liccfor. ECCC cc ,. Jake Yarboro "We "tart<: oft r«.>al slow. \H•'n· hitling on all cylinders pre good right nof,·. Our guys camt' ancl gavC' a l{re-at effort today on away ~arne. It'· hard to beat Scot owr herl' an we came over ~ ~wept them. e just need lo kt playing welL" . 'llw Warri rs struck qutckly thl' opt•nt·r. putting ~P ~ix n!n.. 1 hl• tup uf the first mnmg. 1 y Petty and Ken Gordon bad RBI .cl hie• with Richie McAllister addtn l\w tltrl -.inglt- and Luke Baugh ! gling home --.noth er run. Jon

wins in th u· first20 ba... t·b<~ll gaJJlt·s, th is :spriu didn't look good lm tlw East Ct•ntral Communitr l nl· lc.·~t· War rior.... But aftt•r a ...pli t

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Commun ty Collt'ge ~aturday at Gerald Pvule Fidd, the ddt•nding Region 2 Division I champ ... an· right back in the thick of the hunt for postst .t... on be rths. ' I hl· tact that aU four ot t hose games wt•n• on tlw road d()t ..,n't hurl tlw Wa1 riors' chances. ECC( impr ovl•cl to :i I in llw MACJC (t!ntral Division and r,..Jx overall. LMCC tell to 7-l~J and 1-:l. 'This ts tlw tim<.' that yuu Jlt•t•cltu play Wf>ll." ECC( hc:.tcl l'CI:tt'h J:tkt• Yarborough said I he• l'Clllft·n·m·l· games art• what wr• gl'l J.wan•tl up for. This h. what ynu \WI k hard and pr actice hard for.

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of tht: afternoon in the bottom of the sixth as the Lions put up thrct' runs to go up 4-3. ~lt'vcn Cruey had an RBI single and scored on an error in left field on a double by Thomp'lon Thompson scored on a ~uicide squeeze by Dn•w Harper The Warriors struck fo r thn•e run" in the top of the -:.eventh to complete the ::-weep. ( CCC had seven hits with James Harris getting l\\0 Petty star ted the winning rally with a one-out walk. Gordon reached on a fielder's choice when an attempt to get Petty at second was dropped by the EMCC short· $lOp. "All it was \\a-.. a simple force play at second and our shorbtop tries to turn a double play on what was nothing but a force play and drops it," Baldner said. "Now, we're t-:t" Jame~ Harris delivered the lying single and Pine came off the bench to deliver a seventh-inning single for the -..econd time on the after– noon. EMCC had six hits with Cruey. Thompson and freeman each getting two Chancc CO-l) took the loss in relief in his first mound appearance thb spring.

couldn t catch up - E;M C head coat h Bill Baldo r ~ud. ~·we bauled back. but dtdn t pitch wdl earl)•. We thrrw ,1 lot of tat pitche....." Baugh Wt'nt 3·for·5 lor ECCC. whil Pett), ~leAl· lister. Robin:-on and Jnhn Harris each had t\\O hil-.. In the -.econd R:ame. James Harri-.. tied the ~allll' for the Warrior... at 4-4 with an RBI single in the top of the seventh. Pinch hitter Ross Pine lashed a t\\o·out. 0-2 fa:;t– ball into ri~ht tield to drive in a pair ol run~ for a 6-.J ECCC lead. Keith Edwards then retired thret' -..traight Lion<> in the bottom of the ~eventh to earn his "cc.ond l:>ave as Maurice Banbton improved to 2-2. Bankston stnu.·k out three and walhd one in six innings. He allowrd six hits. ECCC look a 1·0 lead in the first inning a<; Raugh drew a leadoff walk and scored on a fielder's choice by Gordon. The Lions drew even in the second inning as Thompson reaclwd on an error and scored when Freeman's in1ield hit was thrown away at fir-..t bast!. Gordon staked the War– riors to a 3-1 lead with a two– run homer to left-center in tht: filth. EMCC took it:> onh lead

Robinson added a -.acrlfice fly. McAIIbtcl had a two-out ·olo homer in lht top of the second. Ronnie McCullum reached on an error and scored on a double b\' Robin~on to put the Warrior; up 8-0. The Lions got one run b,tck in the second on singles by Pat Thonw'\on and Cory Chance. John Harris doubled and "'cored on a ·inglc by Petty 111 the top of the third for ECCC. WaJI Love cut the gap to 9-2 in tlw third a.... he walked td scored on a sacrifice fly b', Chris Owe~. \ J. Fret'man pulled EMCC to within 9·3 with an HBI singll' in tlw sixth The Lions ralli<'cl to within 9-6 on a three-run homer by Joe Nickels in tht• st'venlh. John Fortenberry (2-2) got the win with Lucas Poole ~ettin~ the final out for his second save. Fortenberry allowed five hits and five walks while striking out two. E:\ICC -.tarter Lance lrby (0-2 t:>ok the loss. allowing 11 of thc Warrior-.,' 13 hits. lie "'truck out ix and walked four. MWc got bl'ltind and

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field to drive in a pair of runs for a 64 EC lead. Keith Edwards retired thrPe straight Lions in the bottom of thl' seventh to earn his second save as Maurice Bankston improved to 2-2. Bankston struck out three and walked one in six innings. He allowed six hits. EC took a 1-0 lead in the first inning as Baugh drew a leadoff walk and scored on a fielder's choice by Gordon. The Lions drew even In the second inning as Thompson reached on an error and scored when Freeman's Infield hit wa~ thrown away at flrst bal>r Gordon staked the Vvarriors to a 3-l lead with a two-run homer to left-center in the fifth. EMCC took ils only lead of the afternoon in the bouom of the sixth as the Lions put up three runs to go up 4-3. Steven Cruey had an RBI single and scored on an error in l£>ft field on a double by Thompson. Thompson scorl'd on a ~uicide squeeze by Drew llarper. The Warriors struck for three runs in the top of the sevemh to compll'te the sweep. EC had seven hits with Jame~ Harri~ getting two. Petty started thl' winning rally with a one-out walk. Gordon reached on a fielder ·~ choice when an auempt to get Petty at second was dropped by the EMCC shortstop. James Harris delivered thP. tying single and Pine came off the bench to rip a seventh– inning single for the second time on the afternoon. EMCC had six hits with Cruey. Thompson and Freeman each getting two. Chance (0-l) look thl' loss in tAT relief in his first mound appear

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McAllister had a two-out olo hQmer in the top of the sec– ond Ronnil' McCullum reached on atl etTor and scored on a dou– ble by Robinson to put the \V;urlors up 8 0. I he Lions got one run back in th1 <;econd on singles by Pat Thon pson and Cory Chance. jo m Harris doubled and ')COrt> 13 hits Hl' truck out ')ix and walked four. Baugh \\em 3 for-5 for EC. while Petty. McAllister, Robin'>on and John Harris each had t\\ o hits In the second game, James Harris LiPci the game for the \\arriors at 1 4 with an RBI sin– gle in the top of the seventh. Pinch hiller Ross Pine lashed a l\\()-out. 0-2 fastball into right

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ECCC sweeps EMCC East Central Commu– nity College's baseball team took a pair of con– tests from East Mississip– pi Community College in doubleheader action played Saturday on the Scooba campus. The Diamond Warriors won the f"ll'St contest 9-6 and completed the sweep with a 6-4 decision. East Central. the defending Region 23, Division I champions, improved to 3·1 in the MACJC Central Division and 6·18 overall, while EMCC fell to 1·3 and 7-13. Diamond Warrior head coach Jake Yarborough said his team, which cur– rently leads the division, seems to be peaking at the right tlme.

ROBBIEROOERTSONITHE NEWTON RECORD East Central Community College coach Jake Yarbrough talks with pitcher John Fortenberry and his catcher earlier this season. "This is the time that hard for." you need to play well," Richie McAllister of

singles; John Harris of Morton, two doubles; Taylor Petty of Neshoba Central and Jordan Robinson of Union, dou– ble and single each; Jor- See ECCC, Page 2B

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furt<·n bcrr y t\aid the impact c rushed his f'~ <'hall ami ~hnllt~rld "t'Vl'raltacial bones. He crumpled to the ground in what the coach l'allcci u bloody nwss, but remained con cious a... he was takt.·n to u hol'pital. ''I rcmt•mlwl' all of it," Ill' said. "l just fell do" n, gruhbt·cl lilY fat·c. I hat was all I could think ul." l>clt'IUt s n·built Fut ll'nbt·n y\, face with lhrt'l Jllalt s .mel:!!) ::.n t'W"' 111l\V hold it together, buttlwy cou ldn'l aYt' tht· 1·yt A ball rnade of coral wa~ plaretl in tlw snt l, t·l. WI•WP •d in the rwtwurk uf rt·nwinin{! bloc1tl Vt'..,sl'ls .uui mus– dl'" and tur kt.•d lwhintl .1 hlat'k JM!dl which he'll wt.•ar untillw rn·t•iws Iti s pt ustltdk eye... '"llw lirstruuplt· ol tl.tys (,tftt•f Uw inJury) , I wokc• up and thoul{hl , ' l'tn Jlluhahly dnnt'. J'm not l{oing In play a~.1i n ,"' hllll•nhu ry "aid. "1\nd tlwn sonll'bncl) l'•""' 111 .uul wid me 1 t•oulcln't c•wt plit\ .tijilin, uull tlun't ~t•ally like wlwn pc·nplt• s,ty th at ~~~I h.1J to ~:t'l back out l~t•n• anti show Ih .tl I n 11tlcl · l it• 11 lllltll'tll o I ho• lwlcl ht ln11 · lttsl ...t"ason. pill Inn~ in ,, .mcllot •• ~.tin··l .1 st'llllflr

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The Warriors took a 2 1 lcad in 1he bouom of the thud as Harris walked and scored on il 1wo-our single by Pine EC upped its lead to 3-1 in the f.:>unh as Thames doulJled do" n the riglu-field line and ~cored on a £\m-out double to center field b\ Ronnie t\ fcCullum. The Warriors went up 6-1 in the fifth. Pine doubled off the wall in right center to score Blackburn , then carne home on a rwo-run homer lo left field bv James Harris. ' H ICC struck for three runs in the seventh. Edwards got the win. all'>''– mg three runs on four hils and two walks in 4 213 innings He srruck out five. -Edwards came in \\ith lht> bases loaded and did an oul– standingjob and didn't giw: up <1 run.· Yarborough said. EC had 10 hits \\ uh PinP. a gomg 3-for-3 with three RBls Thames wem 3-fo•-3 \\ i1h a pair of dcJbles. £. ICC had six hits \\ ilh Freeman getting t\\'O. Chase Go~.sb\. rooh. the loss. \.1erldlan 15-8 East Central 0 7 The Warriors werf' eliminated ,rom the postseason with Saturday's two losses at!Vleritlian. EC dropped to 12-28 overall and 6-8 in the t-.IACJC Central 01\ ision \.leridian 1mproHd ro 29-15 and ll -1. in the opene1. ICC s t-.flchael Robbins t lrf'\\ a the mning no-hitter and the Eagle~ pur up a dozen runs in the founh

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Jllntng of the five -inning blowout. He struck out seven and walked two joe Paucrson took the loss. Tre\ Jones went 2-for-3 with three r"uns and three RBis. Tyler :--loore hon crcd and drove in t:hree runs. and Wes Council and Nathan Wright both drove in L,, o runs w lead the Eagles. MCC jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the th ird inning of the second game .., ith Da\ id \\'oods hilling a l\\ u-run homer. EC fouglu back. however, pickiug up four runs in the top of the fourth inning. 1hr \\ar riors pulled e\ en at 6-6 in the fifth. Luke Baugh had a solo homer for EC. then james llarri~ added a t\.\O·Out. RBI sin– gle to drivP in the tying run. The Eagles reclaimed the lrnd wltll lwo runs in the bottom of 1hr fifrh. Wade Weathers picked up the win in relief ~lie hael Guerrero and Drew :'.1oflen b01h had two hits for MCC. while Baugh ....as 4-for--l with a p(lir of runs to lead EC. Harri-; and Ta\ lor Pet I) both had two hits for the Warriors. Bud Loper took the loss.

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baseball diamond Ia 1 week as 1 East \1ississippl 3·1 and 6 4 lx>~ twic'e to ~1eridian 15-0 and 8 7 The Warrior!) are 12 23 O\ into the fmal \\eek of their 2006 East Central EC ~wept last 'v'.t dnesda s d at Decatur 10 Improve to 6 6 m t and 12 26 OH'rall. EMCC fe I "It was a good mo \\ 1 E Jake Yarhotough satd "Th Ease Mississippi

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The 32-vear-old native of Aliceville. Ala., went on w· earn a Ma...tt:"r's Degree in Sports Admim..;tr 11ion from the University of Southern \fj,..,js,ippi. lie j.; marr icd to the former Tracv Black· burn of Deratur. · Yarboronghfavuritt• at Grenada Fonner ECt C head ha..;eball coach Jake Yarborough was expel'ted to be appr ~ a.... ht•ad baseball coac.:h at Grenada Hi~h Sch ol at Tlw~day's board llll'l'ting in Grenada. ··we ar(• t•xl'itt•d about gettinz :;,J~meoll€ tlw calib(•r of a Jake 'larborough: in:colrr.iJ:t.l Grenada atltll'lit·s drrcctor Dr. Rand} P , told the [)ail\ star ofGro.:nada. "He l·umt·, not only v.ith intere·t) 1 r - game. but also knov.ledge of the ~arne He

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EC hires baseball coach, loses Holliman hired for baseball; Hampton resigns F.:n L C't•nltnl CnnHnuntLy lhe skipper ofthe Wan;or baqe– ball team But, the Board's work i8 not yet done, as the resignation of Warriors basketball coach Steve Hampton, who spent just one year at the h elm of the team, was announced on 'fuesday. Applications for the vacated June 13, has Rervcd t he past H'ix y<.'ars us a n assistant bas<'ba ll couch/recruiter at the Umver·Hity of West Alabama. He began h ts conch- ing career m 1997 as a graduate assistant coach at ECCC , where

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Holliman adding late Signees : ,. Holliman to East Central baseball team~~ Fmm Page 18 From Staff Reports Daven WilJis of Choctaw man is also a fqrmcr pounds, is a 2005 graduate Central, pitcher/utility ECCC assistant. where h .:o ,of Morton High School. He player Terrell Hendrix t1f served three year~ under,,batted .409 his junior _vaar East Oktibbeha High the late Jamie Clark and iJ.nd had . 27 stolen bases. School in Starkville, and helped lead the Diamond p uring his senior c1m– outfielder Katlan French Warriors to the '1998 state Pait,'Tl, .he posted a .388 of Starkville Academy. title. ~vet~age and recorded 22 Also on the Diamond Bryan, a 6:. 150-pound -'>tolen bases. B~own was a

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Basketball competition resumed on a positive note for the East Central Com· munity College Lady War– riors and Warriors who began the New Year by recording victories over Itawamba Conununity Col– lege Thursday night in the Brackeen-Wood Physical Education Building on the • Decatur campus. The Lady Warriors claimed a 58-50 decision and the Warriors won 85- 77. Both squads also swept the season serieswith their non-division opponents. Sophomore forward Shannon Lloyd pumped in 14 points to lead the Lady Warriors, who improved to 7-4 under first-year head coach Billy Smith. Lloyd, a West Lauderdale High ,iip<>l oroduct, also led in 'PWO ·UDI 'BIABPO tuOJj SlU~Od 61 t.I~!t[-awe~ e +0~ pue Jal..renb tiPTIOJ al{l u~ 01 . L 1 a'}{'C'} pt>JOOSlTIO lS8l0d J [Bl{ puo::>as am U! ABh\B parrnd i\ytMys SleoJeas i\pe'J al{l aJOJaq awn ·.rreti re 9Z·LZ lSnf pane.'Q Sl9UJOH i\pe'J aqj. lt SIJ~ 3)je'l 'lS ~S3JOJ 9JOOW 'Bt[S9){Bf

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ECCC sweeps Jones JC By Marty Stamper staff writer DECATUR - East Central Community College took a pair of MACJC South Division contests from Jones Junior College Monday night at the Brackeen-Wood Phys– ical Education Building. Neither contest was decided until the final seconds as the ECCC women won 66-62 and the Warriors won 71-68. With the sweep, the Lady War– riors improved to 9-5 overall and 2- 1 in the South Division. The War– riors upped their overall mark to 11-3 and their division record to 2-1. 11le Jones women fell to 6-6 and 2-1. while the Bobcats dropped to 3-8 and 1-2. ECCC women 66 Jones 62 The Lady Warriors .held a 10- point lead midway throukh the first half and were up by 16 at 33-17 with just over seven minutes remaining in the half. Jones dosed the half by scoring 12 of the next 14 points to trail 35-29 at the break. The rest of the night was a struggle as ECCC led by five when Shannon Lloyd scored in the lane for a 42-37 lead with 15:31 to go, only to have Jones tak~ a 51-49lead on a 3-pointer by Leondra Phillips with 8:37 to go. A three-point play by Lloyd gave the Lady Warriors a 57-5llead with 6:48 left, but two free throws by Chinita Steele trimmed the lead to 57-56 with 5:53 still to play. The Lady Warriors went back up by six on a putback basket by Lloyd with 3:01 to go and Jones got no closer than three when Chelsey umrall hit a 3-pointer with 42 sec– onds remaining. LaSaundra Harrison upped the ECCC lead to four with a free throw with 24 seconds left. The inability to keep the early double-digit lead didn't sit well with ECCC head coach Bill Smith. "We didn't play very well the second haU,~ Smith said. "We let up a lot m the first half when we got them down 16: We just ?idn't have a

- ---· -·.J" ''We subbed in a lot of people and played everybody in the first half. We just didn't maintain the momentum we had when we got them down 16. We did just good enough in the second half to pull out a win." Famng to maintain the momentum from the comeback surge was a sore spot for Jones head coach Sandra Sumrall. "When we did (come back), we Jet them outhustle us," Sumrall said. "That's what I'm so disap– pointed in. We didn't hustle. They're scared to death and just standing and watching the game in tead of getting out there and making sure things happen. We can't play that way. That's not what a Lady Bobcat does." ECCC made 11-of-15 free throws over the final 7:33 to get the win. ''That was probably the differ– ence because we shot them and they didn't," Smith said. "We were just fortunate to get this one." Lloyd led ECCC with 18 points. Harrison and Andrea Dubose both had 11 and Sara Judice added nine. Jones got 20 points from Steele, 13 from Kelsey Hopkins and 11 from Rosemary Green. ECCC men 71 Jones 68 The Warriors played just well enough over the fmal eight minutes to get the comeback win. J ones took a 39-36 lead into halftime after being up by as many as 12 points in the first half. After six lead changes, the Bobcats were up 59-56 with 8:18 to play. After going down 61-57 on a tip in by Clinton Thomas Jr., the War– riors ran off eight straight points with Sam Walton and Johnny Hodge both getting four. Duran Eckford drained a 3- pointer to pull Jones to within 65-64 with 2:50 left, but Hodge made all four of his free shots over a 40- second span to extend ECCC's lead . to 69-64 with 1:35 to go. Trailing 69-66, the Bobcats lost a potential basket on a charging foul with 40 seconds left and Walton and Hodge each hit a free throw over the final 23 seconds to seal the win. "It was an ugly win," ECCC head coach Steve Hampton said. ECCC got 19 points from Hodge, 18 from Walton, 10 from Bryan Johnson and eight from Andre Coleman.

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