2006

WEEK OF __QI

~ Pearl River takes 1st fromECCC The top spot in the MAOC South

Lafayette, La., and Amanda Schmidt of Carthage, five each; and Elyse Clay of Scott Central. four. 1 Angela Miller of Penbroke, Ga., had 17 points for Pearl River, which fell to 2-16 and 1-6. The Lady Warriors led 32-20 at the break. ECCC squads host Copiah-Lincoln Community College teams Thursday night in the Brackeen-Wood Physical Education Building, and travel to Mississippi Gulf Coast on Monday, February 6. The ECCC/Gul f Coast match-ups and the remaining Monday night contests can be heard on KfCKS 98 (98.3 FM) and on the ECCC web– site, www.eccc.edu, featuring veteran broadcaster Melvin Wooten. •

In women's action, the Lady War– riors easily won their sixth-straight contest by trouncing the Pearl River women 76-61. With the win , the East Central women improved to 13-5 overall and 6-1 in league play and a game behind division leader Copiah-Lincoln, whose record stands at 7-0 following Monday night's 75-56 victory over Jones County. LaSaundra Harrison of Union had J 9 points to lead the EC offense. Other point makers were Andrea Dubose of Newton County, 15 ; Valerie Harris of Lake and Shannon Lloyd of West Lauderdale, II each; Jessica Anderson of Newton, six; Sara Judice of Teurlings Catholic HS in

s Division was on the line Monday s night for the East Central Community College Warriors and the Pearl River - Communicy College Wildcats, and the n Wildcats responded ro the challenge by claiming a 71-53 victory on the Poplan ille campus. With the win. Pearl River improved to 12-6 overall but more importantly moved to 6-1 in division play while East Central slipped to 14- 4 and 5-2. Paul Milligan, a product of Chilli– cothe High School in Vernon, TX', was the top scorer for East Central with 13 points. Also scoring were Andre Coleman of Louisville and Earnesto Green of Jackson Provine, seven each; Ricardo Alcantar of Newton County and John– ny Hodge of Quachita Parish HS in Monroe, La., six each; Pierre Barlow of Scott Central, five; Coshune Bing– ham of Newton and Sam Walton of Jackson Lanier, four each; and Bryan Johnson of Jackson Provine, one. Wesley Jones, a freshman from Beatrice, Ala., pumped in 30 points to lead the Wildcats. East Central trailed 35-25 at half– time.

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