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.._ ECCC- · ---=---- fro_m19 Hudson, a 6-1, 275-pound guard from Philadelphia; Mentrell Ledbetter, a 6-1, 280-pound tackle from Louisville; Ross Tew, a 6-5, 300- pound tackle from Stringer; Johnathan Pickens, a 6-3, 305-pound tackle from Philadelphia; and Grey LaPrade, a 6-3, 180-pound punter/kicker from Forest. ful addition" to the offensive back– field. Also new to the Warrior squad is quarterback Mike Dunn of Edgewa– ter High School in Orlando, Fla. Underwood said Dunn and Lowery will share signal-calling duties.

Another top recruit is wide receiv– er Ike Knighten, a 6-1, 185-pound transfer from Snow Community Col– lege in Utah. Knighten, a product of Frostproof High School in Lake Wales, Fla., had earlier signed with Iowa State University. Other top receivers joining the ECCC program incluae University of Southern Mississippi signee Freddie Parham, a 6-1, 180-pound product of

LaPrade takes over the kicking and punting duties after serving mostly in a back-up role last year. One of the top recruits is Roo– sevelt Ross, a 5-10, 205-pound run– ning back from Ocala High School in Florida, who was touted by several Southeastern Conference schools. East Central also signed fullback Courtney Shelton of Tuscaloosa Acad– emy, who at 5-11 , 215 pounds is described by Underwood as a "power-

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