2006

WEEK OF ~ --+ - EC's Hodge scores 28 in all-star game

North men and women posted Yictories oYer the South squads in the annu– al l\1ACJC All-Star Basket· ball Games held Friday at Choctaw Central High School Adrian Banks of ~orth· west ~lississippi Commu– nity College pumped in 21 points in leading the North men to a 96-89 win over the South All-Stars. led by Johnny Hodge of East Cenrral Community College, who tallied 28 points. Other :\onh point mak· ers were Richard Griffin of Holmes. 1-: Ladrin Da\is of Coahoma. 15: Tarrell Wilson of _-orthwest, 11; Richard Ford of Holmes, nine; Jason Elzie of Itawamba. six: Cal\in Cook of :\onheast, five; Brandon ~lore\' of Delta, four; and ~ar\·ell Jackson of East Mississippi, three. Ford also recei\'ed most valuable player honors and Banks won the slam· dunk contesL Itawamba head mentor Marty Cooper and assis· tant l\1aurice Bo\\ie sen·ed as North coaches. Also scoring for the South were :.\!arcus Mil·

lender of Gulf Coast and Jordan Payne of Meridi· an, 13 each; Jasper Hall of Meridian, eight; Alton Robinson of Pearl River, six; Kendrick Grayson of Southwest, five; Duran Ecl\ford of Jones and Jere– my Holder of Pearl River, three each; and Jenario Bunton of Hinds, Joe Holi· day of Co-Lin and A.J. McGee of Gulf Coast, two each. George Brooks of Merid– ian Community College served as head coach. The South led 38·35 at halftime. In the women's contest, Brittany Boone of North· east tallied 15 points in ral– l~ing the North to an 81·71 decision over the South squad, which was led by LaShaunda Harrison of East Central and Danielle Cooper of Meridian with 16 points each. Boone also received the MVP award. Other North scorers were LaTonya Williams of Itawamba, 10; Krystal Austin of Coahoma and Candy Hall of Northwest, eight each; Jessica Hooker of Northeast and Victoria Sigle of Coahoma, seven each; Amanda Cieskiewict

EAST CENTRALCOMMUNITY COLLEGE ECCC Basketball All-Stars: These East Central Communi– ty College basketball players participated in the 2006 MACJC All-Star Basketball Games held Friday, April 14 at Choctaw Central High School. From left ars LaSaundra Harrison of Union, Johnny Hodge, a product of Ouachita High School in Monroe, La., ~nn ~h~nnl'\n 1 1,.,.,.-1 ,.,J lA.~•

Lauderdale. Harrison and Lh respectively, for the South te North All-Stars. Hodge led S the North was victorious 96-: of Northeast and Ti.ffan) Hubbard of Holmes, si> each; Angela Bounds o: Holmes, five; and Kirr Stanfield of Itawamba anc Jessica Boyd and Jameic<: Gross, both of Delta, three each. Itawamba head coach Carrie Ball Williamson

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