2009

TAKING OFF East Central Community College's Emmanuel Taylor finds running room as he sprints past Northeast Mississippi's Patrick Grant for a Warrior touchdown Saturday at Bailey Stadium. Warriors use late score to shock Tigers By Jamie Wachter executive sports editor

DECATUR- Lightning can strike twice. Mer tying the score on the last play before halftime Sat– urday, East Central Commu– nity College's big-play offense struck again on the final play in regulation to force overtime at Bailey Stadium, where the Warriors emerged with a 34-28 • homecoming win against Northeast Mississippi. The Warriors improved to 2-4; while Nor theast fell to 2-4. "We knew they were suscep– tible to the big play, 11 East Cen– tral coach Brian Anderson said. 11 1t 1 S amazing to me with all the adversity- the two 1-point losses that we've had - that we were able to battle back when it just seems that it's over. But that is the great thing about football, it's never over See W~ORS on ~age C3 --

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GOING AIRBORNE · East Central's Radarius Owens is upended by Northeast Missis– sippi'~ Darius Carothers after a nice gain Saturday.