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rson promoted at ECCC years -=but at the same nme it's something that I am ready for. somethtng that I am eager for as well as m~ family. I'm just \.Cry C:(cited and ready to get started ·· Anderson 1s a former high 1 11-St:>r Classic. the East– West Shrine Game, Senior :Bo.• . ..nd the NFL Combine ml9% A former football stand– players back thts season, so they knov. in the back of their minds they are capable of playing with anybody in the state ''We've gone out and

o-.; at Pranv!Ue (Ala), High s..._~l. Anderson is married t~ the 1ormer LeaAnn Allen of Philadelphia. They have rv.o :.ons. Brady and Eli. Jn :m.l) zmg this year's East Central squad. Anderson sa1d he b ""\.ery optimistic" thal ilie Warriors can achieve their fliSt ''" mning season :-.mce 2001 He noted last sea- on· strC''lg finish and an impressh e recruiting class as reason: .tor his optimism. ..\\ e'\ e got to have a car– f) o" er from last season,·· Anderson said. referring to the \\arnors' impressive fin– i.;h by ~ innmg t\\O of their last three games against very form1dable opponents. ..The a5t three games of the season. I thought we were as good as anybody. we·,e got se\eraJ of those

recnuted some players that have great motors . . they play extremely hard and they play extremely fast," he noted. "We· ve recruited some guys v. ith state cham– pionshtp expen ence and some who were members of teams that were ranked among the top in the nat1on. So we have recrwted some guys that understand what 1t takes to be a winner . . . the price you have to pay 10 order to win. "We've set the bar high . . . I expect us to win more games .. have a w1nning season . .. make the playoffs . v. in a playoffgame and compete for a state championship." The Warriors begin their 2009 season at home against Coahoma on August 27.

school head football coach. leading Grenada to a 'i-6 record in 2007 after succes~­ fully gwding Philadelptua to a 27-8 mark from 2004 through the 2006 seasons. He i!> also a former assistant at Mcndtan. Philadelphia. and Neshoba Central high schools. Anderson was the startmg center at Mississippi State University on the 1992-95 squads, which participated tn three bowl games. He earned All-SEC honors his juniOr and senior seasons and made the AU-SEC Academic Team for three seasons. Jn addi– tion, he was presented the CommumGroup Offenshe Lineman of the Year award a record three times He was selected for the Blue-Gray

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