2007

Warri s split with Hinds C.C. DECATUR - The Ea~t Central Community College Lady Warriors broke out of a recent slump with a 71-57 win over Hinds Community College Monday night. The War riors were unable to complete the sweep, falling 82-67 to the Bulldogs. ECCC returns to action Thursday at Gulf Coast Community College. ECCC women Hinds 71 57. Everybody played and almost everybody scored for the' Lady War– riors as they snapped a two-game losing streak. ECCC improved to 10- 5 overall and 2-3 in the MACJC South Division with the win. "We had to have a couple reality checks in practice the la::.t day or two a nd I think we came out and played with a little more intensity tonight than we did the last couple ballgames." said ECCC women s coach Billy Smith. "W'e wt•re going to give everybody a chance to get in there and try to wear them down and press the whole 40 minutes. I think it worked a little bit. "They didn't make a lot of shots the second half they probably would have if they'd been fresh. We've got to be able to play 40 minute" every night, not just when we want to." ECCC grabbed an early 24-11 lead and took a 38-22 lead into half– time behind four 3-point baskets by Andrea Dubose. The Lady Warriors extended their lead to 44-22 in the first three minutes of the second half. Dubose led ECCC with 16 points. Tanesha Brown and Valeri!:' Harri~ both scored 15 with Katherine Taylor getting six. Twelve of the 14 Lady War riors scor ed. See ECCC Page 83 By Marty Stamper special to the Star

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closer than six points the remainder of the contest. Hinds scored 13 of the final 18 points to pull away. Johnson led ECCC (5-10 overall, 1-4 South Division) with a game-high_ 26 . points Marquts Wtlson scored l'ight and Shelton, Chris Brown and Darron Maxtion each had seven. Hinds (8-7, 4-l) got 21 points from Flawaan Flaggs, 16 from William Howard and 1 4 each from Jeremy Williams and James Burkes. Flaggs and Williams both made three 3-pointer.:;.

14-lllead with 14:22 to go in the first half. ECCC led by as many as five points in the first half before taking a 35-33 lead into halftime. The Warriors got a 3- pointer from Brandon Shelton. a putback baske_t by Bryan Johnson and a patr of free th rows by Earnesto Green to take a 45-37 ~ead with 15:51 to play. The etght– point margin would be ECCC's biggest lead of the game. Hinds, however, put together an 11-0 run. t? go up 61-51 with 8:43 remammg and tlw Warriors could get no

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Hinds (4-11, 0-5) got 13 Candance Johnson, nine fro~ DeAun– dria Singleton and etght from Sheba Smith. Hinds 82 ECCC men 67 Despite the fin~ 1~point margin ECCC mamtatned a lead m~ch of the nigh t before Hinds pulled away over the fin al 11:30. d The Warriors spotte I Hinds the first two baskets, but used a 9-0 run to take a points . from

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