2008

Interception spoils ECCC's upset bid of No. 3 Jones

Mark Gray's controversial interception on the two-yard line ·with 2:47 remaining nixed a possible game-tying score by the East Central Community College Warriors and national– ~y-ranked Jones County Junior ,College survived a 42-35 cliff– h~nger Thursday night in 'Elfisville. East Central dropped to 0-4 overall and 0-2 following the MACJC South Division battle, while the Bobcats, ranked fifth lin the latest NJCAA poll, improved to it-O and 2-0. The Warriors host division foe Southwest ·Mississippi

Community College for home– coming Saturday, Sept. 27. Kickoff is set for 2~30 p.m. at Bailey Stadium. The Bears fell to 0-3 and 0-2 following their 20- 0 loss to Copiah-Lincoln Com– munity College Thursday night. East Central's miscue came on a first-and-goal situation from the Bobcat six yard-line. Quarterback Emmanual Tay– lor, a product of Early County High School in Blakley, Ga., lofted a pass which appeared to have been caught by wide See ECCC, Page 3 B

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE PHOTO EC head coach Steve Cheatham questions an official's decision durin the Warriors' 42-35 loss to nationally ranked Jones Thursday in Ellisville. The division matchup featureq several controversial rulings, including one near the game's end, which awarded shared possession of a War– rior pass to Jones, nixing a po~sible game-tying score for East Central. • . .