2007

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. LINE OF SIGHT East Central Community College's Deon Williams finds a receiver as he gets ready to make his release against Jones County Junior College Thursday night in Decatur. East Central falls just short in uPset attempt

away from ECCC. In the second bali, East Central amassed 291 total yards and allowed just 120 to Jones. On the night, ECCC outgained the visiting Bobcats with a total of 429 total yards to) ones County's 349. "Our defense was just outstanding," Under– wood added. "We struggled early, but the effor t tonight was everything a coach could ask for. It just wasn't meant to be for us tonight." Jones struck first, as James completed his first five passes of the night for 142 yards an

By Brandon Walker assistant sports editor

~ Give jones credit. They made plays when they had to make them.

DECATUR- On a night when East Central Community College held ceremonies to dedi– cate the new entrance to Bill and Louise Bailey Stadium, the Warriors nearly delivered a land– mark victory.

Though East Central made big play after big play in pur– suit of a win against 11th– ranked Jones County, it turned out to be a play that the Warriors failed to make that proved to be a difference maker.

Terry Underwood, ECCC coach

Just 17 seconds later, East Central's final pass fell to the ground, giving the 11th-ranked Bobcats an unlikely win. "We made a lot of mistakes there early on, but we really played pretty well after that," remarked ECCC head coach Terry Underwood, who watched his team fall to 2-1 with the heart– breaking loss. "Give Jones credit, they made plays when they had to make them." Trailing 18-9 at halftime, East Central thor– oughly controlled the second half, limiting Jones to just 57 second half yards before James engi– neered a 63-yard scoring drive for the victory. James completed a pair of passes on the drive, both to Gill, to help the Bobcats snatch victory

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With tile visiting Bobcats trailing 'East Central 29-25 in the fading moments ofThursday night's game, Jonl's County quarterback Early James lofted a desperation pass toward the Warrior 'endzone. While two E:CCC defenders converged on the pass, neither could get a hand on it as Bobcat receiverTebiarus Gill leapt up and snared the 26- yard touchdown, sending the JCJC sideline into a frenzy. Despite being outplayed for the majority of the second half, Gill's third touchdown grab of the night gave the Bobcats an improbable 32-29 lead.

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