2007

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WEEK OF

1 Loss at Hinds leaves E in South cellar

tober 24, 2007 EC...

By Marty Stamper Appeal Sports Editor No maucr n<'l\\ hard they try. tht East Central Community College Warriors just can t ~~em to gain any gpupf in the MACJC South Ot\ ision standmgs. The \\'nrriors lost a 20-17 league CO'ltest to Hinds Communit} College in over– time at Raymond last Thurstl.,~ to fall to 0-6 in the divtsion and 2-6 overall. T~e !o~~ leaves the Warrior~ 111 th-: Somh Division cdiar fof the ,econd straight year and extends their losing streak in the division to 13. EC s last di\ ision win was a 28-l-+ 'i..:tory at Jones on Oct. 27. 2005. AHcr th.: teams bartled to a I 7- i 7 :-rakmate through three qunrters. Hinds Parker \Vare booted a 31-yard field goal on the fourth piay of O\'ertime to put the Eagles up 20-17. The \Varrior::. then went for the \\in early on their overtime

possession, but Deon Williams was intercepted by Anrwon Dixon in the end zone to send the Warriors to their sixth– straight loss of200J. Hinds improved to 2-3 in the division and 5-3 overall. ECCC led 17-10 going into halftime and had a chance to win in regulation, but Beau Hannahs 52-yard field goal attempt failed as time ran out. The Warriors threatened early as Maurice Langston returned the opening kickoff 64 yards to the Eagle 27, but a fum– ble halted .be drive at the 17. Hinds went up 7-0 on a !– yard keeper by Jarrod Fleming to cap a six-play, 64-yard dtive. The Warriors closed to within 7-3 on a 26-yard field goal by Hannah with 1:33 to go in the opening period. EC covered 72 yards in eight plays to get the three points. Williams had a 60-yard run on the drive. Continued on 6B... See EC...

Continued from SB... l-~eddie Parham put the Wamors up I 0-7 with a 20 _ yard flanker reverse with 11·41 remaining in the first haJf. The . sco~e \\as set up by Ken \\ hllfield s interception and 19 -yard return to the Hinds 21. The Eagles tied the game at 10-10 o~ a 25-yard field goal by Ware With I:34 left in the haJf. , ~t took EC only six plays to ~.:o\e~65 yards and go up 17-10 entenng the break. Langston got the touchdown on a 2 2 - yard run. He also had runs of 18 and 10 yards on the drive J-~mds puJied even at 17-17 late m the third quarter on a I4- yard run by Anton Taylor. For the game, Williams completed 7-of-16 passes for 62 yards. Jacob Massey was 2- of-6 for 35 yards. Parham caught three passes for 34 yards. Lamano Hopson led the EC gr~und game with 74 yards on mne carries. Langston added 72 yards on 13 rushes. The EC defense was led by defenstve lineman Mark

Hosktns with eight tackles and haJf a quarterback ::.ack. Nose guard Henry Scott had seven tackles and one-and-a-half sacks Linebacker Jamar Lawrence had six tackles. The \\amors wrap up their sea!>on on Thursday when they l host Coahoma Communitv 1 Coll~ge at 6:30 p.m. at Batie~ 1 Stadtum The Tigers are 2-6 overall and 2-4 in the l\orth Di\ision aft_er _falling 36-6 to Northeast 'vftsstsstppt Community College Saturday afternoon. Freeman Horton, a former EC assistant and Lake native. serves as Coahoma head coach

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