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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 with a three– yard dash.. The short Tiger scoring drive was set 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 halftime, put its fmal points on the scoreboard late in the third quarter on Langston's five-yard run, cap– ping a 10-play, 49-yard drive set The Tigers scored t he game's final points on a 20-yard touch– down pass with 13 seconds remaining in the contest. East Central had 13 first downs and Coahoma posted 15. Backup quarterback Jacob Massey completed his only pass attempt for two yards and had 11 yards rushing on five carries. Michael Townsend of Forest made one reception for minus three yards. up on an interception by Warrior free safety Ray Frierson.

ECCCPHOTO Warrior quarterback Deon Williams (70) breaks a tackle from Coahoma defender Jeremy Atkins (36) during East Central's 32-21 stason-ending victory over the visiting ngersThursday night. OtherWarriors plctwed Include offensive linemen Robert Gaston (66) of West PointandQuintinScott (52) of DesotoCentral,andwide receiver ,.,.,..,.. lklwlt (80) (J/ F«

It took just four plays for the Wat riors to fmd the end zone on their 45-yard scoring drive, set up by a 33~yard kickoff return by Tremayne Bowie of Forest. East Central extended its lead to 19-7 a short time later on a 54-yard fumble return by defensive lineman Josh Lewis.

The Warriors scored on their first possession in the second period with Langston crossing the goal line from one-yard out, capping an impressive 91-yard drive that took just nine plays. The two-point conversion failed again. Key plays during the long drive included Williams' 24-