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Warriors host Bobcats in matchup o By Brandon Walker Assistant sports editor teams at Bill and Louise Bailey Sta– dium.

unbeatens has rushed for 162 yards and five touchdowns on the season. I11ursday night's tilt will be tl1e MACJC South Division opener for both teams, <'ach fighting to keep pace in a division with live unbeaten teams. P<•arl River. Gulf Coast, Hinds, East Central. and Jones have all jumped out to 2-0 starts on the season. Prior to kickoff, ECCC will hold a ribbon-cutting to showcase the new t:ntrance to the stadium and will honor the ECCC baseball team, .\vhich won the 2007 state champi– onship. Ft~stivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. •: Kickoff in Decatur is set for. 6:30 'hursday night. Lions look to break through I at Miss. Delt a ... 'llw EMCC Lions have been here bdore. See JUCO Page 83

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sophomore running backs Roo– sevelt Ross and Maurice Langston, the Warriors lead the MAC]( in total offense and rushing offens<'. Averaging 5.9 yards per carry in the early going, East Central has tallied 272 rushing yards per gamt>, while quarterback Deon Williams has given the Warriors balance under center, helping ECCC average just under 400 tolal yards per game to lead the state. Ross and Langston, a product of Northeast Lauderdale, have each found the endzone three times so far, tied for second in the state among running backs. Defensively. East Central enter::< Thursday's contest on the stn.•ngth of a remarkable performance last week. The Warrior defense forced seven Delta turnovers, three of which led directly to ECCC touch– downs. This week, East Central will be challenged to slow down JCJC run ning back Jasper Ducksworth, who

On the heels of a 35-7 pasting of Miss. Delta, East Central will look to continue its hot sta1:l. Standing in the way will be a Jones team that moved 12 spots in this week,s

Just two games into the junior college football season, it is clear that the East Cetltral Warriors are off to a running start -literally.

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Following a renewed dedication to a rush-ori– entl•d offensive attack in the offseason, the Warriors have hit the ground run– ning in 2007, blazing off to a 2-0 start. Ht•ad coach Terry tlndt•rwood,s Warnors havt· dashed past East Mis– sissippi and Miss. Delta in the opening two weeks behind an opportunistic

NJCM poll. The Bobcats, fresh off a shutout victory of Northeast, enter this week's contest ranked 11th nationally. Jones County's lofty ranking comes on the strength of a suffocating defense, which ranks second in the state and has allowed just 179 yards per game and one touchdown on the season

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defense and a punishing offense. '01is 111Ursday, both units will be tested as the Warriors run up against their toughest test to date. East Central will return to Decatur l.>r its first home game of the year, as the Warriors welcome Jom•s C1 urfy i11 a battle of unbeaten v 1 3 ~ b ~ t ~

The stingy Bobcat deft>nse will be charged with the responsibility of slowing down an East Central attack which has topped the 30-point plateau in each of the first two weeks. Behind the dynamic duo of

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