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R01mie McNulty's 37-yard burst to the EC 29-yard line. The Wolves grabbed a 28-21 lead on their next possession when Davis and wide receiver Price Sessums combined talents on a 65- yard scoring pa~s play with 4:07 remaining. Sessums, a fonner Brookhaven Academy standout and grandson of ECCC Athletic Hall of Fame member, the late Howard Sessums, returned the opening kickoff 9 5 yards for a touchdown but the play was nullified to penalties on the return team. Co-Lin seemed destined to win the hard-fought battle when defensive back Dequan Menzie made a div– ing interception of a Taylor pass near midfield with 2:44 left. But the Warrior defense held and forced the Wolves to give up possession on fourth and 20. Langston's 33-yard punt return set the stage for the Warriors' game-tying drive from the EC 48-yard tine. A key play during the drive was Taylor's 26-yard strike to wide receiver Kendrick May ofTuscaloosa County (Ala.) High School, which set up Taylor's five-yard burst to tie the game. Taylor was EC's top rush–

had 83 yards on I0 attempts.

Taylor completed eight of 12 passes for 90 yards and one interception. Receptions were made by Northeast Lauderdale product Lamar Truman, three catches for 36 yards; May, two for 36 yards; and Langston. three for 18 yards. Crenshaw, the state's top punter. averaged 42 yards on six kicks. He entered the contest with a 51.1-yard average on 25 punts. Davis completed 23 of 36 interception, made by Warrior safety Clint Coleman of Louisville. Davis also rushed for one score. Sessums was Co-Lin's top receiver with seven catches for 121 yards and a touchdown. McNulty led Wolf rushers with 23 carries for 110 yards. East Central closes out the 2008 campaign by trav– passes for 323 yards and three scores. He had one eling to Pearl River Community College Thursday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on the Poplarville campus. l he Wildcats improved to·~-1 and 4-1 following their 49- 20 win over Southwest Mississippi Community College Thursday night in Summit.

er with 220 yards on 18 car– ries and three scores. Cade