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ECCC Lady Warriors Trounce Hinds; Warriors Fall

will be hosted by the North Division men's winner. Northwest leads the division with a 9-0 mark, followed by Northeast at 7-3 . Valerie Harris of Lake was the top scorer for East Central as she pumped in 15 points. Also scoring in the easy victory were Jessica Anderson of Newton, 14; LaSaundra Harrison of Union, 11 ; Emily Massey of East Rankin Academy and Dominetrix Hunter of Philadelphia, I 0 each; Sara Judice of Teurlings Catholic High School in Lafayette, nine; Shannon Lloyd of West Lauderdale, seven; Rosalind Jones of Newton, six; Tamika Triplett ofSebastopol; two; and Amanda Schmidt of Carthage, one. Donmoniquc Thomas of Hollywood, Fla., and Debra Brown of Sallis each had 18 points to lead Hinds. EC held a commanding 40- "4 lead at halftime. Although the EC men fell to Hinds, the Warriors did receive some good news earlier in the day when the MACJC presidents ruled that East Central did not have to forfeit four wins in a matter involving the eligibility of forward Rodney Turner. a 1999 graduate of Forest Hill. "Basically, they (the presidents) voted to abolish the old rule (which required out-of-district players to receive a release before transferring to another community/ grandfathered in without having to get a release ," ECCC men's basketball coach Steve Hampton told reporters prior to the Hinds - game. (Since 200 I, community and junior colleges use ·~protection

East Central Community :allege's Lady Warriors cruised to m 85-59 victory over the Hinds .vomen but the Warriors were not lS fortunate as they fell to theHinds men 86-79 in games played Monday night in the Brackeen– Wood Physical EducationBuilding. With the wi n, the EC women improved to 15-7 overall and 8-3 in the MACJC South Division while the Lady Eagles dropped to 3-19 and 0-11. The Lady Warriors, led by first-year head coach Billy Smith: are currently in second place in the division race. Co-Lin leads the South with a I0-1 record. Meridian is third at 7-4, and Gulf Coast and Jones are tied for fourth at 6-5. The top four women and men's teams in each division advance to the state tournament, scheduled February 27 through March 2. Thts year's competition

in Orlando, Fla., three; Andre Coleman of Louisville and Cosbune Bingham ofNe...,ton, two each; and Paul Milligan ofJackson Lanier, one. Flawaan Flaggs of Jackson tallied 19 points to lead Hinds, which improved to 9- 13 and 6-5. East Central led 36-34 at the break. The Warriors are currently in third place in the division standings. Pearl River is the leader at 9-2, followed by Copiah-Lincoln's 8-3 mark. Gulf Coast and Hinds are tied for fourth with 6-5 records. ECCC squads host Southwest Mississippi Coinmunity College Thursday night. Game times are 6 p.m. fo r the women's contest and 8 p.m. for men's action. ·-

Jn the loss to Hind s, Johnny Hodge, a product of Quachita Parish HS in Monroe, La., was the top scorer for EC with 18 points. Other point makers were Sam Walton of Jackson Lanier, 17; Bryan Johnson of Jackson Provine, 13; Earnesto Green of Jackson Provine, 11; Ricardo Alcantar of ewton County, six; Pierre Barlow of Scott Central, four; Mike Presendieu of l'.ew Dimension HS

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