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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 18 ECCC downs Delta, off to i2-0 start

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Sophomore running back Roo– sevelt Ross scored three touch– downs and freshman defensive end Josh Lewis returned a fumble 82 yards for a score to lead East Central Community College to a 35-7 thrashing of Mississippi Delta Community College Thurs– day night at Jim Randall Stadium ~ in Moorhead. ~ The Warriors improved to 2-0 t- following -the non-division battle while Delta dropped to 0-2. The ~ Trojans had seven turnovers,

whose Warriors are 2-0 ... for the first time since 2000, said he was proud of his team for overcoming a sluggish start and capitalizing on the Delta misfortunes. "We were very opportunistic is the best way to describe our play against Delta," Underwood said. "We weren't mentally ready as we were the first week, for whatever reason ...we were flat, sluggish . Delta could have easily been up See ECCC, Page 3B

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Warrior 18-yard-line when he lost possession of the ball as he headed out of bounds. Lewis, a 6-4, 240-

Lewis· long gallop to the end zone represented I Delta's most costly mis- . cue and came when the Trojans were in position for a possible game-tying score in the final moments of first-half

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action. yards for the score, Trojan quarterback Jonathan escorted by several Warrior team– Taylor, a 6-3, 253-potmd freshman mates. from Cleveland, had just complet- ECCC coach Terry Underwood, ...

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