2009

Warriors looking for division win from school repots Two teams with identical records will battle for their first division victory when the East Central Community College War– riors visit Southwest Mississippi Community College Thursday night Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. on the Summit campus. Each squad 1 Warrior interim head coach Brian Anderson said his team is I focused on getting back into the win column and snapping a four– game losing streak to the Bears. "We've had a good week of practice, despite the bad weather," said Anderson. "Our guys are determined to play hard and beat Southwest. We know that the loser of this game will be is 1-3 overall and 0-2 in the MACJC South Division.

The Warriors defeated Holmes 27-24 for their only win and sustained losses to Coahoma (32-31), Hinds (30-7) and Jones (32-10). EC has scored 75 points and allowed 118 points. The Bears clipped Mississippi Delta 13-12 in the season opener for their lone victory, followed by losses to Coahoma (34-21) , Gulf Coast (33-16) and Copiah-Lincoln (15-3). Southwest has scored 53 points and allowed 81. East Central is ranked fourth in rushing offense in the s tate and 11th nationally by compiling I 831 yards on 122 carries, a 207.7- yard average. Warriors rushers have scored two touchdowns. Sophomore running back Der- rick Carle is ranked fourth in individual rushing with 377 yards on 60 carries, a 6.3-yard average. Carle, who has one touchdown to his credit, is ranked 15th nationally. He is a product ofTuscaloosa Central High School. Quarterback Emmanuel Taylor is rated sixth among the state's rushers by compiling 285 I yards on 41 carries, a 6.9-yard average. Taylor, who hails from Early County High School in Blakely, Ga., is ranked 27th nationally. He has also scored one touchdown. Southwest is last in rushing offense with a 30.5-yard average. East Central's passing offense

in last place in the division - that's enough motivation in itself1"

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