2009

Juco Football East Central, Hinds tangle in MACJC South Division opener from school reports East Central Community Col– lege will be looking for a second– straight victory when the Warriors visit Hinds Community College tonight in the MACJC South Divi- sion opener for both teams. KickoCf is set for 6:30 p.m. at Joe Renfroe Stadium. The War– riors will also be gunning for their second– ECCC at Hinds 6:30p.m. Joe Renfroe Stadium an ineligible player on the Eagle squad. East Central is corning off its 27-24 win against Holmes Commu- nity College last week after falling 32-31 to Coahoma Community Col- lege in the season opener. The Eagles are hoping to snap back from its 23-0 Joss to North– westMississippi Community Col– lege. The Eagles began the 2009 campaign by downing Northeast Mississippi Community College 16-7. The Warriors boast the No. 2 rated rushing offense in the league, averaging 263 }'Grds in the two contests. Running back Derrick Cade ranks fourth in individual rushing with 252 yards on 40 carrie~. a 6.3- yard average. He has one touch– down to his credit Cade is a 5-foot- 9, 220-pound product from Tuscaloosa (Ala.J Central High School. The EC passin~ attack is rated eighth and is led by quarterback Emmanuel Taylor. who has com– pleted 33 of 50 pa5ses for 363 yards and five touchdown~. straight win against the Eagles. Hinds actually defeated EC 35- 21 in 2008, but the game was forfeited due to

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WARRIORS from page Bl fourth in the state with a 434.5-yard average.

Hinds' offense is rated near the bottomwith a 114- yard average, however, the team's rushing defense is among the b~st. The Eagles allow just 74.5 yards rushing per contest and no touchdowns. The Hinds passing defense is not as effective, allowing 233.5 yards per game and four touchdowns.

The East Central defense has allowed 413 yards per contest and six touchdowns. Freshman defensive line.man Khalid Wilson leads EC in tackles with 12 solo stops and four assists. Wilson is a 6-1, 280-pound product ofWilson Academy in New Orleans. East Central kicker Chad Mangum second in indi– vidual scoring among kickers with 16 points. The 5-9, 175-pounder has connected on all seven PATs and made three of six field goals.

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