2008

East Central wom~n look for more hardware, Warriors\hoping for improvement from school reports DECATUH- East Cen– because• W<'

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sophomon·s are Katherine ., i1ylor and Sha Coleman, a :l\fi guard from Newton County. When asked what lw liked bl•st about his sopho– nlon·s. Smith replied. "n1ey hhe a (championship) ring!'' lie said the o.;opho– mon·s alo.;o understand "what it fl·cls like to win a

East Mi~sissippi tonight. Game linws are 6 and 8 p.m. in the Brackccn-Wood Phy~­ ical Education Building. Lady Warrior head coach Bill Smith, whose 2007-08 squad c a challenge. "W<· will be the target of most t•vcryont> we play

art• tlw dt'fending region champs," said Smith, who begins his fourth sc~tson at the Lady Warrior helm. "But I hope wt• will not feel any added pressure in trying to defend the title. Our o.;ophomores are rt•ally focused on a n•pt•at.'' The top returnees art:' Rashima jt'nkins and \1ystt•<· Dale, the only returning starter-;.

n•gion t:th•... and hopefully tlwy can help the freshnwn understand what it will take I o rcpt•al." SI'V('Jl fre!>hmcn are on this year's h~am. including guards I>eshouri Spates. Yolanda Jones of Lake. Lanie Triplett (54) of Scott See East Central ---r8ge 85

tral Community College's Lady Warriors are hoping for another championship campaign and the Warriors are also preparing for s uc– cess as the 2008-09 basket– ball season is underway. The two teams earned sweeps over Delgado Com– munity College in New Orleans and Holms Com– munity College to start 2-0. ECCC will e ntertain rival

• ECCC PHOTO EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE LADY WARRIORS First row, from left, are student assistants Kan1sha Wamsley, Newton County; Courtney James, Magee; Precious Triplett, Louisville; and Michaela Lee, Nanih Waiya. Second row, from left, are Deshourl Spates, Lafayette, La.; Yolanda Jones, Lake; Sha Coleman, Newton County; Rash.ima Jenk1ns, Bossier City, La; Allison Phillips, Leake Academy; Lanie Triplett, Scott Central; and Mystee Dale, Choctaw Central. Standing from left are Kristm Chaney, assistant coach; S1erra Croft , Newton County; Alisha McAfee, Northwest Rankin; Danielle Cole, Philadelptua; Hannah Lee, Leake Academy; Alisha Griffin, Kempe! County: Kathenne Taylor, Carthuge: and Bill Smith, head coach. Not pictured are stu– dent assistant William Flowers of Newton and statistician Candy Wade of Raleigh~

ECCCPHOTO EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE WARRIORS Seated from left are Devarus "Scooter" Walker, Newton County; Asmar Capers, Bridge– water-Raritan, N.J.; Rico Jones, Forest; Antonio Grace, Newton; James Starks, Meridian ; Jacob Jordan, Opelousas, La.; Rod Lofton, Forest; and Josh Luckett, Carthage. Standing from left are Cornelius Gilleylen, assistant coach; Darius Walker, stu– dent assistant, Newton County; Andre Pitchford , Provine; Kenny Thomas, Provine; Joseph Thompson, Morton; Steve Edwards, Newton; Chucky Curry, Newton; and Mau– rice Bowie, head coach. Not pictured are Jacob Martin, Lafayette, La., and student assistant William Flowers of Newton ··