2006

ECCC's frrst game holds lots of history

By STEVE SWOGET NSKY Sta TR pont r

Loo!Jng to impro' e Ea-t Central j, trying to imprm~ on last )car', ~-:! ea,on that v. a' shortened ~ Hum~ane Katrina. The tonn also damaged the ECCC foot– ball tadium anrlat "~ n't u ed la~t year ""\\e are tookin_ forwurd to pia) · m~ a home~ = -t:nderwood said. ·we feel like \\"e reauned 'orne talen ed 1 I helpu mpr · e

Tradition and location pia) a big part in the longtime flX)tball mall') between Ea'>t Central Communit\ College and Ea..,t Mj,,j,.,ippt Com'– munit} College. The two teams renew their rhalf\ tonight \>vhen the} open their 2006 season at Warrior~ Stadium '' ith a 6:30p.m. " lt may not be as btg a rivalr~ game a.., it once was to the pla)ers:· ECCC coach Terr} Undcrl'ood ~d. '"But it mean' a lot to our alumm and fans. We ha\ e talked to our pia) er' and educated them on what thi' game mean.... "One. it ha a lot of hi tor),'' Undef\\ood '3id 'AI . a Jot of our kid.., arc familiar wuh thetr kid' becau'c the) pla}ed agam.,t each other in high hool It should be a good game."

" I felt better v. hen the referee~ ho\\ed up" Pc "ll.l.) <>aid. "Then abou ,nutc.:~ betore ktckoff. a bu' drove up. It pulled to the back of the ~tadium and East Mississippi got off the bus in full pads. "The} ran to their sidelines and the game started. They didn't warm up or anything." Pouncey said: The Lion~· ftr5t play from scrim– mage wa' a trick play which resulted ma touchdov.n for~~ Mississippi. "The quarterback turned and threw behind htm to the wide receiv– er. It bounced on the ground once and the rccei ver caught it. We thought it wa~ an incomplete pass but it was a lateral. Then he threw a touchdown pass to the split end and we were wondering what was going on:· Pouncey said. East Central came back and won the game. Afterward. Pouncey asked Sulli.,an why they didn't come for the pre-game supper and he said Sul– livan laughed. "He 'aid, 'I was just messmg with you." Pouncey said. "He was always vel) nice to me and a great friend. But v.hen we kicked off. it was all business" Pounce} added that Sullivan was outstandmg offensive coach and was loved b} hi~ players. "He thought the world of his players," Pounce) said. ·'He was tough and worked them hard. But he took care of them.''

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