2006

ECCC e11ds year i ~ 1 "Ti tl1 , ,j_ tory l I penod ._. ..... e.; 3 }ard' to the Coahom.. .5-) ard-hne.

Cal\ tn. a produ ct of Sco t– }a:1d . ille Htgh School in Baton R1 .1ge . made the interception just "hen it appeared the Tigers were about to extend their 13-lO lead, \\ hich they earned on a 49-yard scamper by running back Marlon Meek s of Charleston an d Corder's PAT early in third quar– ter action. Coahoma had driven from its 20 yard-line to the EC J3 when Calvin made the pick on a first down play. EC was unable to penetrate the end zone following the intercep– tion , although the Warriors reached the one-yard-line on Dunn' s 16-yard s trike to wide receiver Allen Stewart, a product of Holt High School in Tuscaloosa. An off-sides penalty followed by two incomplete pass– es and a quarterback sack forced EC to s~ttle for a 36-yard fie ld goal from Gray LaPrade of For– est. which tied the contest at 13- 13. LaPrade had given the War– riors a 3-0 lead early in the first period with his 25-yard field goal on East Central 's first possession. Sophomore Colby Amis, a for– mer standout at Newton County See ECCC, page 1 OA

Ea t Cc: tral· game-\' tnmng drne O\er.d JU t 13 }ards and \\.. et up \\hen Warnor defen– '-1 c b Darnell L~ tie of Collins b... ked Jared Corder·~ punt on fourth and three trom the Coa– homa 13 \\tth 9: 22 left in the conte t. 1t toot ju-.t three plays for ['I a product of Edgewater Hi; .. 101 in Orlando. to hook up · French. a fo rmer standout at St.. r"' a lie Academy, for the go– aht:aJ , ..ore. Although the Dunn to French connec tton pro\tded the winning margtn. the turning point of the sea,on finale came when Warrior cornerback Jorric.: k Calvin inter– cepted Tiger quarterback Octavi– om Smtth of Pensacola on the EC goal-line mtdway in the third

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Coo::nued from page SA CARTHAG Hag" S..hoot. made his first start at qu.merback and drove the War– SCOTT CC nor 60 ~ ards in eight plays on the r next poss ess ion fo r the UNION AF game' fir, t touchdown - a one– yard plunge by running back WINSTON Da-. id McCa nts of Tuscaloosa County. LaPrade added the PAT SPIRIT OF and .EC held a 10-0 advantage fol- 0 THER __ Io_w_ 'n_g_r._,r_s_t _q_ua_r_te_r_a_c_ti_o_n_.___

The scoring march was set up by Warrior cornerback Gary Lind– sey of Laurel , who picked off st?r~ing , quarterback Semaj W1lbams pass at the Warrior 30- yard line and following a tO-yard return EC was in possession at its 40-yard-line. Williams hails from Mound Bayou. 1 Coahoma got o n the score-

board with eight seconds remain– ing in the first half on a 20-yard touchdown strike from Smith 10 wide receiver Leroy Banks of Memphis. The two-point conver– sion attempt was not successful. The 11-play, 64-yard drive was set up by a Warrior fumble.