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Clfeatham inks first class at ECCC New East ~~ra Commu– nity College head footbaU coach Steve C ea!ham Stgned 23 players m "IS 'lrst signing class at the school. Cheatham sa·d the class was very diverse w tl! a good num– ber of neme:1 Stgrung on the dotted line. - Page 18

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course. you never really know what you've got until they get here in August.'' One thing the Warriors didn't get was a quarter– back. Starter Deon Williams was a sopho– more and backup Jacob Massey is no longer with the program, leaving the cupboard bear. The War– riors did bring in a mid· year signee. Emmanuel Taylor from Blakely; Ga. , who was the 2A player of the year there and orginally signed with Middle Tennessee State. ··we brought Taylor in and we will see what he can do in the spring but we are still looking to bring in another quarter– back or two to compete," Cheatham said. "We pro– tected two quarterbacks in the district, one from Morton who signed with Jackson State, and one from Tuscaloosa who signed with Tuskegee. Those were two guys we would have loved to had on campus that we pro– tected but signed else– where.'' From here on out, the

ROBBIE ROBERTSON/THE NE';I/TON RECORD Newton's Chucky Curry signs a letter of intent to play football at East Central Community College last Thursday. Curry is ftanked by his parents, Jerry Curry, left and Ann Curry, right. In back, Newton coach Tim Moore looks on. Warriors will be holding holding a couple of schol– an open tryout on Frida}: arships open trying to fill Feb. 15 for any player in in a few more holes. I the state. After that, would like to bring in Cheatham said they will another running back, continue to be in contact and perhaps another with other college coach- offensive and defensive es, hoping to find a few lineman." h idden gems. The Warriors will "We·re still working begin spring football the phones, talking with practice on Wednesday; college coaches and see- Feb. 20 and practices are ing if there are some open to the public. guys who fell through the "We've been working on . cracks." Cheatham said. implementing our offense "Then we'll wait until with the guys we've got June after the last ACT here." Cheatham said. test and there will be a "We've been doing some group of guys there who blackboard work and signed division one that some passing drills, don't make it. So we are things like that." NESHOBADEMOCRAr -------- NEWTON RECORD-~/ ___ MERIDIAN STAR--- --– CLARION-LEDGER------ IMPACT _________________

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