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ROBBIE ROBERTSONffHE NEWTON RECORD East Central Community College'sMaurice Langston gets by a Copiah-Lincoln defender in this file photo. Langstrong recently signed a football scholarship with Mississippi State. Langstonsigns with MSU

er and was named most valuable offensive back and most valuable special teams member. The new Bulldog led the league in scoringwith 102 points and was the top punt returner with 14 attempts for 434 yards- a 31-yard average- and two touchdowns. He was also among the top kickoff rehrrn specialists. averaging 22 yards per return for 243 yards and a score. In addition, he placed second in receiving yardage with 44 recep– tions for 658 yards- a73-yard aver– age per contest - and seven touch– downs. He also had 54 rushes for 267 yards -a 4.9-yard per average -

Citing a desire to play in the Southeastern Conference and close to home, East Central Com– munity College football standout Maurice Langston of Meridian cast his lot with Mississippi State University during a scholarship signing ceremony held Wednes– day, Dec. 17 on the Decatur cam– pus. Langston, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound aU-purpose performer for the War– riors the past two seasons, verbal– ly committed to new Bulldog head coach Dan Mullen after the two met Friday in Meridian. He had received numerous offers but nar– rowed his choices to MSU and the University of Memphis.

mentor, Langston said Mullen "seemed like a very intense guy and seems like he has some great goals for the program." Langston said he looks forward to being a member of the Bulldog team and added, "I really appreci– ate the opportunity to playfootball on the Division I level." Langston, a product of North– east Lauderdale High School. was named to ijle All-Region 23 and Mississippi Association of Com– munity and Junior Colleges (MACJC) first teams as a wide receiver and return specialist. He was also chosen most valuable back in the MACJC South Divi– sion. In addition, he was selected

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