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t~ly w1th quarterback Marvin Pittman possession in the second period with ofCfarksdale connecting on a 15-yartl Langston crossing the goal line from t~cbdown strike to wide receiver \ one-yard out. capping an impressive

points on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Encalade of New Orll!ans to wide receiver Michael Mouton of Pensacola with 13 seconds remaining in the contest. East Central had 13 first downs and Coahoma posted 15. Backup quarterback Jacob Massey of Union completed his only pass attempt for two yards and had II yards rushing on five carries. Other rushers not previously mentioned included fullback Courtney Shelton of Tuscaloosa Academy. two rushes for I 0 yards; and fullback Marcus Travis of Perry Central, one yard on one carry. Additional receptions were made by Spane, two catches for 30 yards; Katlan French of Starkville Academy, one for 30 yards; Freddie Parham, a product of St. Clau County HS in Margaret, Ala., one for 21 yards; and Michael Townsend of Forest, one reception for minus three yards. Derek Crenshaw of Neshoba Cen– tral had five punts for a 36-yard aver– age. Coahoma had 130 yards rushing and 91 yards passing for a 221 total.

91-yard drive that took just nine plays. The two-point conversion again was not successful. Key plays during the long drive mcluded Williams' 24-yard scramble to the EC 31 and Langston's 46-yard scamper to the Coahoma one-yard line. Coahoma narrowed the Warriors' 25-7 advantage on its next possession as running back Marlin Meeks of Charleston tallied on a three-yard dash. Meeks would finish the night with 76 yards on 22 carries. The short Tiger scoring drive was ~et up when Xavier Jones of Memphis returned Hannah's kickoff 49 yards to the EC 31-yard line. EC, which held a 25-14 advantage at halfttme, put its final points on the scoreboard late in the third quarter on Langston's five-yard run. capping a 10-play 49-yard dnve set up on an interception by Warrior free safety Ray Frierson, a product of Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa. The Tigers scored the game's fmal

Leroy Banks of Memphis with 7:30 remaining in the initial period. Jared Corder of Memphis booted the first of his three PATs to tie the contest at 7-7. The short sconng dnve. covered just 38 yards in seven plays and was set up on Johnathan Brown\ 41-yard kickoff return. Brown is a Cleveland native. East Central resumed it~> lead on the ensuing possec;sion. wtth Williams fui.ng a 26-yard touchdown strike to Langston with 6:03 left in the first period. Hannah was unsuccessful on the PAT attempt. It took just four plays for the War– nors to find the end zone on their 45- yard scoring drive, set up by a 33-yard kickoff return by Tremayne Bowie of Fore!'>t East Central extended its lead to 19-7 a short time later on a 54-yard fumble return by defensive hneman Josh Lewis ofTuscaloosa County. The two-point conversion attempt was not successful. The Warriors scored on their first

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