2008

I 'Warrior Woes continue in 20-9 losslto Southwest By Marty Stamper Appeal SpOrts Editor the PAr. lea\ tng FC holding a 9-6 kad going 11110 hal nunc

immune ctther as the Warriors mtsscd an extra point and had it long field goal blocked. "1\t East Central. 1t'S got to he cvcrythrng and e\erybody nnd if we're not everything and e\ery– body, we can't win," Cheatham said. "\Ve'vc got to come together as a team and until we dll, we're going to l.:ecp doingJust what we're doing right now:· Thl· loss was 1-:Cs 16th .straight against :\.1ACJC South Division team~. c:-.tendmg a streak that dates hack to 200'i The Jay got off to bad ~tart c..uly lor the Warriors as they were penal– ized for ha\ ing 12 offensi\c men on the field on the lin;t play of the game. Southwest went up 3-0 w1th 9:36 to go .in the tirst quarter on a Jo-yard field goal b; I cs Mulkey Taking over at their 'i following n Bear punt. the Warnors moved to the Southwest 5 whcr~.: they got a 2?-yard field goal by Derek' CrL'nshaw with 12:43 remaining in the fir!>l half. Mulkey missed on a 47-yard allcrnpt for SouthwL·st with 9:0!\ left in the second quarter. but the Sl)phomorc from Pari·Janc \cademy connected from 36 yards out w1th 5:55to go in the half to put the Bears up 6-3. J:C' took it:-. only lead of the a tiernoon when ~ taunce Langston sc(m:d on a 4-yard run \\ ith I :34 lcH in the half. Crenshaw mis;;l.~d

The W:IITiors threatened on their lirst pos1-.es._ion of the second half as tlu:y reached the Southwest 12. Following a holding penalty, Crensh<1w's 42-yard kick was hhll'ked at the line or scrimmage Soutlmest put together a 75-yard tum:hdown dmc Th~.. touchdo,.,.n c:.me when Ryan McCall hit Brinson Johnson on •' ..,hort pass and the sophomore fmm South Pike tumed the completion mto a 15-yard catch nnd run. Mulkey's kick gmc the lkars a IJ-lJ lead with X:22 to play in the third qu:u1cr. Tht: Wurnors reached the Southwest 25 rn1dway through the lhtrd qwu1~.:r only to lose the ball on a f'umbk· on first dO\\n. The lkars marclwd to the EC IO. hut hunhlcd on fou rth-and-! w1th the Warriors taking over. Wllh just over eighr minutes to play. Crensha\\ punted to the Southwest 12. hut Wanzcll Carter got tht: Bear.., out of' the hole with a W-yard run to rniJiield. Southwest punted to the EC 8 .md three plays netted on!} a yard for thl! Warriors, setting up the Bears· lin a I score 1\ 2-t-yard punt return by Roteddrick Cotton to the EC 26 led to a touchdm\n run up the rmddlc by Rickv \k(ice lm the next play. r-.tulkcy's PSI' put the Hears up 20- l) with I:47 h.•ti.

Right now, the Ea">t Centrul Commumty College f'l)othall team could very \Veil pass f()J' ~~crowded ro\\ boat 111 which everyone was paudlmg in a ditlcrent di~edion. '\lot cn!n a homecomin~ contest with a previously·\\ tnles... ~pponcnt \\a.., enough to get the \V,tn iors inw the ''in column lor the first tunc in 200R as they lost 20-lJ to the Southwest l\1tsstsstppi Community College Bear-, "'aturday nftcmoon in Decatur EC fell to ()." O\erall .md 0 3 in the MAC.IC South Ot\ tsion. Southwest tmproved to 1-3 .md 1-2. EC only trailed 11 9 until the Bears scored \\ llh Just under two mmutes to play to dosc out the v.·m. "The defense played damn 1 gomL" satd Warnors' first-year cad coach 'lteve Chl:n 't

East Central Community College's defense gave the Wa•·riors a chance to win Satu•·day'-. homecoming game with Southwest Mississippi, but the Warrior offense managed only nine points in the 20-9 lo~ll to the Bears.

Photo by Marty Stamper Kendnck t>.la} had three catches for 41 yards tor the Warriors wtth Tavlor rushmg 23 times for 79 yards. Langston gained ~2 yards on nine carries CC tra\cls to Booneville Thursday to take on winles~ Northeast M\5sis~lppi. 0-5. The Ttgcrs lost 30-7 to Holmes last week

Cmmanual Tay,lor completed four passes for 4~ yards as the Warriors reached tlic Bear 19, but Taylor \\as held to outhwcst had 339 total yards w1th 25o com– ing through the air.

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