2009

Warriors fall to Hinds in district SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

the grab. The half ended with Hinds clinging to a two-point lead. Hinds wasted little time scoring in the third period as Lemons connected with wide receiver Wesley Mounger of Clinton on a 59-yard touchdown pass with 11 :48 left in the stan– za. Thames added the PAT. The Warrior offense was stymied most of the third quarter but began clicking again early in the fmal period, thanks to a fumble recovery at mid– field. During the drive,-Taylor had a 10-yard completion to Hughes followed by a six-yard toss to the Morton receiver on a fourth and two situation, which gave EC possession on the Hinds 36. However, the drive would later stall, forcing a Warrior punt. The Warriors were penalized eight times for 65 yards. The Warriors return to Bailey Stadium this Thurs– day to host division rival Jones County Junior Col– lege. Kickoff is set for 6:30p.m.

improved to 2-1 overall, were not to be denied on their next possession as Lemons found pay dirt on a seven-yard run with 9:43 left before halftime. Hinds botched the PAT attempt and EC still led at 7-6. After an exchange of possession, Hinds took the lead for good on a 30-yard field goal from Jared Thames with 2:18 left before intermission. The drive began at the EC 29 and was aided by a third sideline violation charged against the Warriors - a 15-ya.rd penalty that gave Hinds a first down on the Warrior 26. EC responded to the Hinds score by quickly driving from its 23 to the Eagle 24. On first down. Taylor lofted a strike to wide receiver Radarius Owens of Quitman, who stretched his 5-10 frame to make the catch over a Hinds defender in' the end zone. However, the play was nullified due to a War– rior penalty. On the next play, Taylor fired a strike to Hughes in the end zone, but he was unable to make

line on his 17-yard scam– per. East Central drove deep into Hinds territory on its next possession, but the march stalled when sopho– more running back Derrick Cade was stopped short on fourth and one at the Eagle 25. Cade, a product of Tuscaloosa Central, entered the division battle as the fourth-leading rush– er in the state with a 126- yard average. The Warrior defense stopped a possible Hinds score on the ensuing pos– session. when sophomore defensive back Elijah Tanksley of Meridian intercepted a pass from Hinds quarterback Les Lemons of Vicksburg at the EC 16-yard-line and returned the pigskin to the EC32. Prior to the intercep– tion, Warrior defensive linemen Jeremy Dillion of Hattiesburg and Randy Hornesburger of Louisville combined tal– ents to sack Lemons for a seven-yard loss at the EC 46. The Eagles, who

RAYMOND - Unable to maintain their early lead, East Central Com– munity College's Warriors went scoreless the fmal three periods and fell 30-7 to Hinds Community Col– lege Thursday night in Raymond in the MACJC South Division opener for both teams. East Central, which fell to 1-2 overall, managed its only points when sopho– more quarterback Enunan– ual Taylor fired a 16-yard strike to freshman running back Jeremy Harvey of Gulfport with 7:11 left in the initial period . Chad Mangum, a freshman from Oak Hill Academy, added the PAT. Taylor, a product of Early County High School in Blakley, Ga., also con– nected with sophomore wide receiver Antonio Hughes ofMorton on a 28- yard completion during the seven-play, 53-yard scor– ing drive, which gave EC possession on the Hinds 28. Taylor later moved the Warriors to the 11-yard-

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