2007

MCC. which fell to K-5 over– all and I I in league play, was led by NaDosha Stnckland's 17 points Anesta McBride had 14 and Holly Dial 13 wtth Wair and Hila! Yildinm both getting II. Meridian tOO EC men 85 The Warriors fell to 1-1 in the division and 5-7 overall in losmg Thursday's men's contest at Mendian. Sophomore shooting guard Earnesto Green of Jackson Provine led the Warriors wtth 20 points. Marquis Wtlson scored 16, Brandon Shelton tossed in II. Darron Maxtion had nine, Mtke Prcsendieu added ctght, Justm BrO\\n seven, and Bryan Johnson six MC'C carried a 45-40 lead into halftime. The Eagles were led by Regis Huddleston's 19 points as they improved to 4-9 overall and 1-1 m the divi::.ion. Keith James scored 16, Chris Leggett had 15, Maurice Naylor 14, Dexter Lenore 12, and Mike Strickland II. After going to Wesson to take on Coptah-Lincoln Community College on Monday, the EC teams are slated to return home to host Southwest Mississippi Comm– unity College on Thursday and Hinds Community College on Jan. 22.

Jones 6~ Sophomore Earnesto Green scored 17 pomts to lead EC as the Wamors improved to 5-6 overall and 1-0 in the division wtth the Jan. 8 victory at Decatur. The Warriors, who took a 40- 35 lead into halftime and hold: ing as much as ~ 13-point ad'vantage in the first half, also got I 5 points from Darron Maxt10n. II from Brandon Shelton, nine from Eddie Patrick. eight from Bryan Johnson, and six each from Craig Pruitt and Caleb Pearson. ''It's always good to start di\ ision play 1-o:· satd EC first– year head coach Maurice Bowie. "You never know when your wins an: going to come. ··We've only got lO players now. We lost three at Christmas to grades, so. we'vc got to get something out of everybody." .Iones (1-10, 0-1) got 14 points each from James Bender and Frederick Clyde as the Bobcats saw their losing streak extend to 10 games. EC women 95 Meridian 86 EC got new life when MCC's Jennifer Wair blew a wide open layup with two seconds left in regulation that would have won the South Division contest and the Lady Warriors took advan– tage. outscoring the Lady

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