2006

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Southwest 33, ECCC 15

Warriors hurt playoff chances with loss By Marty Stamper staff writer

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~ It u·as a very poor game on our behalf

DECATUR - The East Central Community College Warriors played themselves out of the playoff picture with a 33-15 MACJC South Division loss to Southwest Missis- sippi Thursday night. ECCC fell to 0-2 in the division and 1-3 overall. Southwest improved to 1-1 and 2-2. "It was a very poor game on our behalf," ECCC head coach Terry Underwood said. "The kids really didn't play very well at all. They get a touchdown and then we throw an interception and we get down 14-0. MSouthwest has got a really good fo tball team and I knew we were going to have to come to play. The bottom line is we got a good old– fa:.hioned butt kicking. I've been around thi" bu~iness a long time. I take full responsibility. The kids didn't play well and Southwest did. '"We've got to regroup ·omehow or another and get read~ to play because the :>chedule in tht South Di'w'l... ion j, 'ery, very toug~ ECCC got::. to Pearl River next Thur day. The Wildcat' were ranked 1'\o. 1 in the nation ri Thursday'-..'3k1 Io" to Copiah-Lm– coln. Southwest took a 7-0 lead with 5:45 left in the first quarter as Chri:' Abron capped a ~hort 27-vard scoring drive with a 2-vard run up the middle. The score- was set up when Dewayne Pillman recO\·ered a bad pitchout from Warrior quarter– back Mike Dunn at the ECCC 27. The Bear":> lost 13 yard" on the next play when quarterback Fredrick Jone~ wa-. hit and fumbled. Jones came back to find Ed\\ard Gant behind the Warrior ...econdarv for a 38-yard gain to the _ on the next play. Tucker Hoge added the e>.'tra point follo\\ing Abron\.. -..core. The Bears took a 14-0 lead \\hen Sarnud Pope read Warrior quarter– bark josh Lower~ .... pa-.. into hb arC".......ar the ECCC ideline and

ECCC coach Terry Underwood

set sail on an 85-yard return with 3:10 to go in the opening period. "That was a big play in the ball game," Southwest head coach Charles Anthony said. "It's the firsl game he's really played very much corner because he had been playing receiver. We felt like we needed a boost at corner and he gave it to us." Southwest extended its lead to 20-0 on the first play of the second quarter as Jones hit a wide-open Edgar Givens on a 42-yard scoring strike. Hoge's kick was blocked. ECCC threatened late in the half, but a low snap resulted in Grey LaPrade missing a 35-yard field goal. Southwest drove to the t:. ~ in the fina! 3 minutes of the half, bu the War-riors' Ra\• Frierson ended the threat v.;th an interception. .~a~rre!es.s>m:rd. mcre-=ed thar ad to _6-() on a 5(). ~ ard touchdown pa ':irom Jone, to Damien Ht'nderson on the fir-..t play of the fourth quarter. A t\\()·point try wa-. picked off b~ ECCC' George L ·e in the end zone A iumblt' reco\ef\ at the west33 set the Warriors up :fi r th fir!>t touchdownofthe ni~hL Th rd– -..trinJ! quarterback DeAng Carter broke up the :-hutout v.'Jth ~yard keeper around right end v.;th 9:54 remainin~. LaPrade added the PAT. :;:outhwe;;;t an... -wered quickJ\· a-.. Hender-..on rurned a -..hort to ...... from Jone-.. into a 7(\.yard touchdown with ~:29 to ~o. The Warrior-.. got their llnal touchdown wit!. • ,... 'lds left al> See ECCC Page 82

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'1bat was a great win for us," Anthony aid. MWe came back strong from last week (a 30-13 Io~s to Copiah-Lin– coln). We had a great week of practice and the kids came to play. Anytime you can win in this league against anybody you 'v'e accomplished some: thing." •

Allen Stewart caught a 13- yard pass from Carter on fourth-and-1, then lateraled to David McCants on the way down and McCants covered the final 25 yards. ECCC added a two-point pass from Carter to Colby Amis. CLARION-LEDGER

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