2008

WEEKOF~; ~~

Lady Warriors Defeat MCCC In Competitive Contest MEN'sWARRIORS TAKE a 77-71 advantage with 39 sec- west Rankin, two each.

onds remaining.

Jennifer Wair of Velma Jack- son led MCC with 16 points. In the men's contest, the War- r iors were outscored 87-66 by the visiting Eagles under sec- ond year head coach Maurice Josh Luckett of Carthage was top scorer for EC with 17 points. Also scoring were Mar- quis Wilson of Delhi, La., 16; Darron Maxtion, a product of Sparkman High School in Har- vest, Ala., 10; Devarus ''Scoot- Bowie of Morton.

TuMBLE IN Loss SPECIAL TOTHE TIMES

However, the Lady Warriors made just two of six free throws in the game's fmal moments and MCC closed the gap to 79- 6with 10 seconds MCC was unable to conver t a three-point play as t ime remaining.

DECATUR- Mystee Dale pumped in 25 points and Rashima Jenkins added 20 as the 13th ranked East Central

Community College Lady War- expired and EC held on for the

riors held on for a 79-76 nail-

hard-fought victory.

biter over division rival Merid- · "We came out and played ian Community College earlier really good the first five or six

minutes and got the 14-point lead," said Bill Smith, now is

this month before a packed crowd in the Brackeen-Wood

er" Walker of Newton County, Physical Education Building in his third year as Lady Warrior nine; Justin Brown of South Decatur. head coach. "The girls did a Leake, six; Rod Lofton ofFor- East Central led by as many good job of coming out ready to est , three; Tony Parker of 14 points during n.r~i-half play tonight." Meridian and Karl Robinson of action and held a 37-28 advan- Other EC point makers were Jackson Jim Hill, two each; tage at the break. Alisa Matlock of Carthage, 10; and Joe Thompson of But MCC battled back in the Tawayatha Evans of Newton, Morto11, one. second half and alternated nine; !Jenderson, also of New- Regis Huddleston of Bay le_acls....willl..EC..CC Wltil Chot- ton, SlX; Tanesha Brown of Springs led MCC with 33 sani Henderson's two free ----'--~bv1ne, ftve; ann A.1J.1:- ---pomr~.-~-----...__ __--.) throws gave the Lady War riors son Phillips of Leake Academy EC trailed 42-29 at the break. and Alisha McAfee of North-

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