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"We allowed too many big plays on defense, especially the long punt return for a score and the two long touchdown passes. The roughing– the-punter call early in the third quarter deep in their territory was also a big mistake. We also failed to convert several scoring opportunities, including the pass inter– ception in the end zone early in the fourth period when we were down 34- 23." "We did have some pos– itive things to happen on offense and in the kick– ing game," he noted, "but we have got to eliminate our mistakes and even more important we've got to play with more enthusiasm and get our swagger back." Coahoma quarterback Marvin Pittman of Clarksdale found success through the air and on the ground against the Warrior defense, as he completed 14 of 19 passes for 213 yards and two scores - a 20-yard strike to wide receiver LaDar- . ius Dawson of Rosedale late in first-half action and a 40-yard strike to wide receiver Deangelo Anderson of Memphis early in the fmal stanza. Pittman was also Coa– homa's top rusher, with 15 carries for 106 yards. The other 'T'ie:er ooints

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Coahoma offense sinks East Central East Central Commu– nity College's new spread offense proved it could score points Thurs– day night, but the War– rior defense was unable to stop Coahoma's high– powered attack as the Tigers rolled to a 47-31 season-opening victory at James E. Miller Field in Clarksdale. T h e

- - - - came on three- and 11· yard runs by Timothy Graham of Benoit, a 72- yard punt return by Mar– cus Allen of Clarksdale and a three-yard blast by Katral James pf Atmore Ala. David Gallagher of Pensacola was successful on five PATs. Freshman Emmanuel Taylor had a successful debut as the Warriors' signal caller, connecting on 15 of 26 passes for 205 yards. He had one inter– ception. Taylor, a prod– uct of Early CountyHigh School in Blakely, Ga., also had 78 yards rushing on 10 carries and scored on a 19-yard run late in the game. Sophomore running back and return special– ist Maurice Langston of Meridian had 156 all-pur– pose yards and led EC rushers ~'i~ 90 yards on - -c;J- •

W a r - riors, who took the i r only lead in the non-divi– sion con– test at 7-6 following Kendrick May's 87- Y a r d kickoff return in early first– quarter action, w e r e simply

ECCC. Holmes moved tral's foot– ball game with Holmes scheduled Thursday night in Decatur has been moved to Saturday at 3:30p.m. East Cen–

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period and barely missed a 42-yard attempt early in the second stanza. He also connected on three PATs and had one kickoff sail through the end zone. East Central hosts Holmes Community Col· lege Thursday in another non-division matchup. - Kickoff is set for 6:30p.m. at Bailey Stadium'. - The Bulldogs began _ season action by drop– ping a 23-16 decision to - Pearl River Community College Thursday night - in Poplarville.

High School, who had 48 yards on 11 carr ies, and freshman running back Derrick Cade of Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Cen– tral, 25 yards on five car– ries. In all, the Warriors had 244 yards rushing on 35 carries. East Central registered 20 first dO\\IJlS. Sophomore kicker Derek Crenshaw of Neshoba Central High School was successful on one of two field goals. He nailed a 40-yar.der for the only points in the third

out-gunned by the Tiger squad, which compiled 494 yards of total offense and had 21 first downs. "We were obviously disappointed in the loss," said first-year head coach Steve Cheatham. ·•we were flat and played

six carries and two scores. Langs~on, a prod– uct of Northeast Laud– erdale High School, tal– lied on a five-yard run late in fi rst-quarter action and added a 29- yard touchdown scamper with 1:40 left before half– time. Other top EC rushers were Duke Hudnalt, a sophomore running back from Newton County

with no emotion and -– intensity, and that's not .:s _ Warrior football." Cheatham said the _ _ Warriors also need to correct mistakes made DURI on both sides of the ball. i:lrl"-1 I vr IVIV~ I UN __