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Derek Crenshaw of Nesho– ba Central added the PAT. Highlights of the game– tying score included quar– terback Deon Williams' 18- yard scramble, which gave EC possession on the Delta 33. Williams is a transfer from Valdosta (Ga.) State and a former standout at Tuscaloosa County. Ross scored again on a two-yard plunge with just 20 seconds remaining before halftime, capping a 33-yard, six-play drive set up when defensive line– man Ken Whitfield of Louisville recovered a Tro– jan fumble. The PAT was added by Beau Hannah of Morton. Lewis' fumble recovery and runas the half endedput the Warriors comfortably ahead by a 21-7 margin fol– lowing Hannah's PAT, which was made from 35 yards out– the result of an "excessive celebration" penalty. EC scored twice in the third stanza, the first com– ing on Maurice Langston's two-yard leap into the end zone with 11:09 remaining. Hannah added the PAT.

The final tally resulted from Ross' 13-yard jaunt near the end of the period. Crenshaw booted the PAT. Langston's score capped a 79-yard, six-play drive highlighted by the North– east Lauderdale product's 34-yard reception from Williams to the Delta 46, and Ross' 36-yard scamper, giving EC possession at the Delta five-yard line. Ross' third scored capped a 21-yard, four-play drive set up when linebacker Jamar Lawrence of Tuscaloosa County recov– ered a Trojan fumble dur– ing a punt return. East Central could have possibly added a fmal score late in the game but basi– cally ran out the clock with backup quarterback Jacob Massey of Union running the offense in his second appearance of the 2007 campaign. Massey drove the War– riors from their own 21 to the Delta 10 and instead of attemptinga field goalwith 28 seconds left, EC kept the ball on the ground in an effort to run out the clock.

two or three touch(lowns in the first half but their turnovers and our defense kept us in the game. Then our offense got clicking about eight minutes before the half and we played much better." Underwood called Lewis' score '·the biggest play of the game." "It deflated their spirits and lifted ours,'' Under– wood remarked of the bizarre play, '·and possibly represented a 14-point swing." ' The Trojans jumped out to a 7-0 lead when running back Justus Anderson of Greenwood found pay dirt on a four-yard scamper, capping an 88-yard, seven play drive as the first quar– ter ended. Chris Reifers added the PAT. Ross registered his first tally with 3:19 remaining in the first half, following the Warriors' 70-yard march in just five plays.

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