2008

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Late score lifts Hinds past ECCCWarriors; 35-21

Mounger crossing the goal line on 25-yard touchdown scamper with 4:44 remaining in the con– test. The Warriors will be on the road this week as they travel to Jones Cotrnty Junior College Thursday night for another MACJC South Division battle. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on the Ellisville campu<..

score on Mounger's IS-yard TD 11.10 with I0:29 left in the game. •The scoring drive cov– ered 69 yards and took nine plays and was highlighted by Woolfolks's 22-yard mn to the EC44. The Warriors were unable to move the pig!.kin on me ensu– ing possession but me Eagles later found success by marching 80 )'ard'> in seven plays, with

anomer score later in the second half but an incomplete pass on fourth and two at me Eagle 17- yard-line nixed the scoring rnreat. After an exchange of posses– sion, Hinds extended its lead to 21-7 on Aaron Woolfolk's 89- yard jaunt to me end zone wirn 3:08 ren:utining until halftime. The Warrior!> took the ensu– ing kickoff and drove from me 39 to me Hinds 25. but mis..,ed again on a field goal attempt as Crenshaw's .t2-yard effort \\a" w1de right as me half ended. East Central cut rnto the Hinill. lead at 21-14 early in the third period on mnning back Derrick Cade's two-yard burst, capping a 12-yard. 77-yard drive. which was set up by War– rior defensive end Vonzell Jack– son's interception at the EC 23. Ea<>t Central tied me contest early in the fourth stanta on Taylor's 16-yard run, capping a four-play, 46-yard drive. The key play during the short d1ive \Va'> a 20-yard completion from Taylor to wide receiver Kendric.:k May of Tu-;caloosa (Ala.) Counry. who made me catch at the Hinds 16. Hinds responded to the EC

East Central Community College rallied from a 2 1-7 halftime delicit to tie Hinds Community College at 21-21 but two foUith-quarter touch– down runs by Hinds quarter– back Wesley Mounger pro– pelled me Eagles to a 35-21de– cision at Bailey Stadium in De– catur. The Warriors. led by first– )ear head coach Steve Cheatham, dropped to 0-3 fol– lowing the MACJC Sourn Divi– sion opener for born team~. Hinde, took an early 7-0 lead when running back Steven Knight, a Nonhwe!.t Rankin product, tallied on a nine-yard run, capping a five-play, 90- yard drive on the game's fir~t possession. Parker Ware, also of Northwest Rankin, added me ftrst of five PATs. The Warriors tied the contest late in fu·st-quarter action on a five-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Emmanuel Taylor to mnning back Court– ney Shelton of Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Central. Ne hoba Central product Derek Crenshaw added me first of his rnrec PAT!>. The Warriors were set up for

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