2009

ECCC offense falters in 32-10 loss to Jones CC East Central Community

the nation·~ top passers. com– pleted 14 of 29 attempts for 159 yard~ in lbe loss.Taylor, a prod– ut:t of Early County High School in Blakely, Ga.. was rated 17th in the nation and sixth in the state pnor to the division matchup. His top receiver again!>t Jone:. County was soph– omore Antonio Hughes of Monon, who bad six catches for 63 yards. Warrior workhorse Derrick Cade, who was r.mked fourth in the state and nation with a 115- yard average per game, man– aged just 16 yards on six carries. Return l>pecialist CJ Estelle provided the only scoring high– light for East Central. when his 69-yard punt return midway in the third period cut the Jones lead to 27-10 following Chad Mangum's PAT Estelle is a sophomore from Childersburg, Ala. Mangum, a freshman from Aberdeen and product of Oal. Hill Academy. also connected on a 23-yard field goal early rn first-period action to give EC a 3-0 advantage. For Jones County, which improved to 2-2 overall and 2-0 in division competition, the run– ning game was most effective as freshman Bubba Brown ram-

bled for 152 yards on 36 carries and scored two touchdowns - a 15-yard scamperin the frrsl peri– od and a 23-yard run in the third stanza. Freshman Bobcat quarter– back Brian Robinson completed seven of 18 passes for 87 yards and one touchdown - a 30-yard strike to sophomore receiver Jamieon Keys of Taylorsville in the final seconds of first half action. Jones' other scores came on a 59-yard punt return by Jared Quinn of Oak Grove High School early in the second peri– od, and a 40-yard field goal by Jacob Chancellor of Quitman early in the fourth quarter. The Bobcats put the final points on the scoreboard when Warrior running back Dontice Sanders of Wetumpka, Ala., was tackled in the end zone for a safety late in the game. East Central continues divi– sion competition Thursday by traveling to Southwest Mississippi Community College. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. on the Summit campus. The Bears are also 1-3 overall and 0-2 m the division following their 15-3 loss to Copiah– Lincoln Community College.

College's highly-rated rushing offense never got on track on a rain-soaked Warnor t1eld Thursday night but conditions did not seem to bother the visit– rng Jone!t County Junior College Bulldogs who cruised to a 32-10 MACJC South Division victory at Bailey Stadium. The Warriors. who dropped to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in divhion play under interim head coach Brian Anderson, had just 169 yards in total offense, mo~t of which carne via the pa!tsing game. Sophomore quarterback Emmanual Taylor, who is one of

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