2009

Warriors knoc fiHolmes Derrick Cade rambled for

when the pres~ure is on and we need to mamtam ball control and that' \\hat \\ e dJd." Quanerback Emmanuel Taylor abo had a producm e eveTling, as he thre\\ touch– dov, n pass~ of - and rune ) ards to '' 1de recel\ er o\ntonio Ric and scored on a !-yard plunge Taylor finished the night by comt>leung 9-of-J;! pas - es for I yards Chn::. Mangum completed the conng by connectmg on field goals of 42 and 30 yards and made all three PATs. His :!1-yarder ga\e EC a 3-0 lead ru halfume Bulldog quarterb:lck \\). McAllb1er connected on t\\o touchdo\\n passes for Holme:.. a 53-yard strike to Harry Peoples fo O\\ed b} a 23-)arder to Da'1d Hampton McAllister al'o found pay dirt on a 3-yard plunge Jonathan Sm1th added a 21-yard field goal and rno PAT! to com– plete the Bulldogs· soonng. EC got on the scoreboard on 1ts first po~se ton \\hen Mangum split the upnghh on his 42-yard field goal with 10·32 left 10 the first penod. The sconng dn\e was set up \'>hen Warrior

defenshe back C.J. Estelle intercepted a pass on the EC .3 and rerurned the pigskin 32 yards to the Holmes 30. EC had an opportunity to pad Its 3-0 lead, but 1angum\ 47-yard field goal attempt missed the upnghts on the tina! play of the first half Tl.e Warriors did find scoring success early in the third period when Taylor and Ricks connected on a 28- yard pass, capping a six play, .tO-yard march. extending their lead to 10-0. After forcing a Bulldog punt on the ensuing posses– sion, EC drove for another score as Mangum connected on hts 30-yard field goal with 2: II left in the thtrd quarter. I folmes wasted little time in responding as McAllister fired a 52-yard TD strike to Peoples on the last play of the third penod, cutting the EC lead to 13-10. The Wamors marched 57 yards in just four plays with Taylor finding the end zone on a !-yard run which gave EC a 20-10 advantage. The key play during the success– ful drive was Cade's S2-yard camper to the Holm 4. McAllis1er's 3-yard plunge cut EC's lead to 20-17 with

172 yards on 22 carries to help lead East Central Community College to a 27-24 from win over Holmes school C o m m u n i t y reports College Thursday night in Goodman for the Waniors' first victory of2009. Cade, a 5-foot-9, 220- pound running back from Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Central, also had several long gains on the game's final drive, including a 16-yard scamper to the Holmes' 18-yard-line in the closing moments to preserve the victory. Interim head coach Brian Anderson complimented his squad's efforts, which fol– lows a 32-31 disappointing loss to visiting Coahoma in the season opener. "It was a hard-fought, old fashion football game," said Anderson, who also serves as offensive coordinator. "I think it was a great team win. The defense carried the offense in the first half and into the second half until the offense got rolling. The offensive line and running backs really toted the mail and carried us down the field several times. It is great to have situations like that

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