2008

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Junior College Football Still searching for home-field advantage

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BEATING THE LAST GUY Warrior speedster Maurice Langston (1) escapes the grasps of a Gulf Coast tackler as he nears the goal line during his 99-yard kickoff return, one of three scores credited to the Northeast Lauderdale High School product Saturday. Langston also scored on a 52-yard pass from quarterback Emmanuel Taylor and threw a 63-yard touchdown strike to Antonio Hicks. ECCC seeking first win in Decatur as the Warriors host 'Black-out game' against Co-Lin

touchdowns for EC as he caught a 52-yard score, threw a 63-yard half back pass (or six points and returned a Bulldog kickoff 99 yards to the promised land. Langston is tied for first in the state in individual scoring. He has scored 11 touchdowns in seven games. The (ormer Trojan is also the only player in Mississippi that ranks in the top-10 for both rushing yards and receiving yards.

38-28, former Quitman Panther

By Chris Brennaman assistant sports editor

Randy Carter recovered a fumble A week after notching its first on a mi~handled snap as MGCCC win - and second thanks to a was trymg to run out the clock. forfeit - East C~ntral The turnover gave the Community College ~ Warriors the ball only 35 bounced back to earth ..... ~ yards away from a touch- Saturday with a loss to * lt:r , ~ ,. • down. They would ~cor~ Mississippi Gulf Coast fo~r plays later, maJ.nng 1t Community College. a three-pomt .game. The Bulldogs, who moved up The Warnor~ wer~ una?le to three spots to No. 12 in the NJCAA recover the o~s~de ~1ck wtth 27 football poll following the win, secon?s r~mau~tn~ m the .game gave ECCC a chance to get back and fatled m their ~1d to sp01l Gulf in the game, but it was too little, Coast's ~omecommg. too late for the Warriors. Maunce Langf;ton - the ex· f With East Central (2-5, 1-3 Northeast La~derdale standout- MACJC South Division) trailing had a hand m three of the four \ .... ~ ........ . ""'' .. ......, ~ ._...... .... . .. -- ·-' ~~ -~ ..... ------ SPIRIT OF MORTON -----------------

East Central takes on Copiah– Lincoln Community College tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Bailey Sta- ~ clium. See ECCC Page Bx CLARION-LEDGER -------- THE PHILADELPHIAN ·- ------