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"The foundat1on was laid last year ana now it is tune to build upon that founda–

dent that we did a great job recruiting. not only in the ~istric_t bur out of distnct, 1 usca loosa County (considered p;lr of the ECCC district), and out of state. We feel that we have recnuted thl! best players poss1 e to e p us wm football games. Many of the players come from championship teams and m "bl h 1 .. .

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Interim hea~ football coach Bnan Anderson is hoping momentum is on the side of hi~ East Central Community College Warnors, who Jinished the 2008 campaign b) v tnnmg three of thesr last four contests. including a stunning 44-38 double-overtsme shocker over the then No. 5-rankcd and playoff-bound Pearl River Community College Wildcats in the season f finale in Poplarv11le. rom East Central also posted wms school ove1 Northeast (38-7) and Co- .reports Lin (35-28 in OT) during the season-ending stretch, and came wsthin three points (38-35) of upending eventual state champion Gulf Coast. Anderson, who begins his second year at East Central and will continue to serve as offensive coordinator, is counting on the Warriors to improve on last year's 4-5 over– all mark and 3-3 slate in the MACJC South DIVISIOn East Central will gct 1ts first test of 2009 by hosting Coahoma Community College on Thursday, Aug. 27. K1ckoll 1s o;ct for 6:30 p.m. on the Decatur campus.

And if early preseason practices arc ~n mdicatJon of what's to come, Anderson said Warrior fans will be pleased w1th this "So far, so good' ts how erson .cscn es t e first week ofAugust drills, which includes a 22-prac- tice schedule prior to the And d .b 1 year's results. .

tiOn," said Anderson, who succeeds former head coach Steve Cheatham who resigned in July. citing health and family rea– sons. " 1 felt like we were one of the top two or three teams in the state toward the end of the season. and hope– full y the momentum from the end of the sea– son will carry into this year."

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To be successful in 2009, Anderson said the Warriors must begin the season on a pos– itive note. "Last year we did not get off to a good start and I think our conditioning was a big factor in our loss (47-31) to Coahoma," he said. "That's why we have put so much emphasis on our summer workout program, which I think will pay big dividends during