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Rkk:s nnd Newton Coun– ty's Eddie Wilson. Under– wood said there are other players outside of the pro– tected 25 thal will get scholarship offers. Underwood said this year's group of seniors is a good group. Besides their seven-county area East Central can also sign up to 10 players from Tuscaloosa County in Alabama thnt don't count as out-of-state scholar– ships. They can also sign unprotected players in parts of the state as well as a select number of out-of– state players. "We have our protected list in the area and we feel like it is n good group of seniors m our area.., Underwood said. "There are also some really good prospects in Tuscaloosa County. We have also start– eel to work on outo()f-dis· trict player in the state ancllookin~ at some out-of– state players... In particular. Under– " ood has his Sights n Tu caloosa unn plm'E!' Deon \\ill :s Un - - ;ood ~ _ .............. the

undefeated HooYer. ··If h,e makes the grade. he'll probably go to Alaha ma but that's a player I think we have a shot at get· ting," Underwood said. "He's the type of playr•t that could come in at quar– terback and throw the hall and run the option. He could be a difference maker." Underwood said he also has a good group of mid· season transfers sched· uled w report January 9. In thac group is Mil\e Dunn · coming from Bethune-Cookeman. a 6- foot-200 potmder who will be a sop'10more. There there I::. 6-foot-3 wide receh·er n~ rion Thomas from \ "aldo::.ta, Ga. In U1e secondar}: Jorrick Calvin should prm ide some help after interceptine 13 pass– es a.:l a senior and ran a 10.6 in thP 100. In the back· fidd. l'mon·~ Anthony John.:;on will enroll in Jan· uan· alonE \,,th East Mis· :::15S-:ppt and former .Merid· tan ,:,ffilldout Corday Campbell -~":- na·1onal si~in~ d3 n Feb. l. Underwood ana hE ~taff will tum therr attention to spri.n~ drii!s. which will 5tart the firS! week of larch and run fi r 20 days.

tern." Underwood said one of the things he wants to do this year is run the zone option out of the shotgun set. "We really weren't able to do that last year: " Underwood said. "We were kind of limited in what we could do. So we are looking at some ath· letes that could possibly fit into that kind of offense.·· National signing day for high school players is Feb. 1. In East Central's seven· county area, Underwood can protect 25 players. By protecting the player, it "protects" the athlete from being recruited by another junior college in the state. It also assures the athlete a scholarship. ··we 'On·r get everybody O!l our ;!"vteo..ted list."' liruienrncd s :_ =rake a kid like s:~c- H ~2e from Marum.. He·s probably _ m= m .:: m mth Ole • fiss lxr If that doem i out- him. tainly wan him m hEre... In •• ewum CoulL.~ East Cen tra.1 nnnected three play,ers m Union Kyle Townsend. Late·.:: 'PaTell

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