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Wednesday. October 29,2008

ECCC PHOTO Warrior football players are congratulated by fans following the squad's 44-38 double-overtime thriller over national· y-ranked and thendivision co-leader Pear1 River Commun ty College Thursday mght 1n Poplarville.

46 with 3.09 remaining appeared to seal the vic– tory for the Wildcats, but the EC defense once again stiffened and gave the offense a fmal oppor– tunity to score. The Warriors, who began possession on AP their 20-yard-line with just 47 seconds remain– CA ing, advanced to their own 43 following a 23- SC yard strike from Taylor to May. Then on third and UN four from the EC 48 with 22 seconds left, Taylor WI and Langston hooked up 5 p on their 48-yard pass play to the four. The Warriors went for the win on flrst down with 10 seconds

remaining. buc Taylor' pass to wide receiver Dustin Alle~: a product of Union Grove High School m McDonough. Ga., fell incomplete in the end zone. Crenshaw split the uprights on h is 21-yard fleld goal with one sec– ond left and sent the game into overtime tied 31-31. East Central took flrst possession on the 25- yard-line in the extra period and scored three plays later on Taylor's 13 yard pass to Langston. Pearl River responded by scoring on its fotuth play in the extr a period on a one-yard run by

:,Iar..:us Ball. sending the contest into double OT tied at 38. The Wildcats had flrst possession in the second overtime, but the War– rior defense forced Carl– son to attempt a 32-yard fleld goal, but C.J. Estelle -who hails from Childer– sburg High School in Sylacauga, Ala. -blocked the kick and EC was set up for the win. After runs by Cade and Taylor moved possession to the 10-yard line, Langston ended the t}lree-and-a-half hour contest with his 10-yard burst to pay dirt. EC had 22 flrst downs

compared to 20 for Pearl River. The Warriors were penalized six times for 60 yards, while the Wildcats were assessed 17 times for 163 yards. Taylor completed 15 of 20 passes for 276 yards and two scores. He had one mterception. Langston was the top– receiver with 10 catches for 135 yards and one– score. He also had six rushes for 47 yards and– three touchdowns. Tate had four catches for 96-– yards al'ld a score; and__ May caught four passe~ for 67 yards. Cade rushee 14 times for 65 yards.