2009

Warriors hoping fo repeat of 2008 fina

from school reports

they will be thinking abot year and are also disappo1 about not making the pla) this year. They will no dot want to finish the season beating us....it should be great game." In addition to ending tJ season with a victor y, the riors are seeking their tir· sion win in 2009. Division losses are to Copiah-Linc• (27-13), Gulf Coast (49-19 Southwest (21-20), Jones County (32-10) and Hind~ 7). "We are very disappoi1 with our division record," Anderson added, "and ho fully we will get our first c sion win against Pearl Riv We've had a good week oJ tice and I'm confident our will play well." The Wildcats, who we1 ranked as high as third ni ally and continne to recei· votes as one of the nation squads, improved to 5-3 o and 2-3 in the division aft< their 43-7 thrashing of ho coming victim Southwest sissippi Community Colle Saturday afternoon. Pearl River has also recorded victories agains Holmes (45-7), Northeasl 23), Northwest (38-35), a: Hinds (45-3). Losses are 1 Coast (38-28), Jones Cour (27-10) and Copiah-Linco 25). The Wildcats are led b· See WARRIORS On page 83

With the 2009 season about to end for the East Central Community College football squad, interim coach Brian Anderson is hoping for a sim– ilar finish to 2008. Last year East Central shocked the state's commu– nity/junior college world by upsetting nationally-ranked and playoff-bound Pearl River Com– munity College 44-38 in double overtime. The Wildcats later fell to Gulf Coast for the 2008 state title and finished 8-3. The Warriors won three of their four remaining games in 2008 to finish 4-5 under former coach Steve Cheatham. East Central came close to pulling off another shocker earlier against Gulf Coast, but the Bull– dogs held on for a 38-35 deci– s ion on the Perkinston campus. Anderson, who completed his first season as offensive coordinator in 2008 and has dual responsibilities this year, said upsetting the Wildcats Thursday night will be a "tremendous challenge," but he is confident the Warriors will be ready to play when the MACJC South Division battle gets under way at 6:30 p.m. in Decatur. "We obviously want to finish the season on a positive note and by beating Pearl River we will accomplish that goal," said Anderson, whose Warriors bring a 2-6 overall record into the season finale. "We know 1-\r r t;I-\"C:U 11'1.

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MAKING THE CATCH East C.entral Co":lmunity College's Antonio Hughes hauls in a receptron as he frghts off a Northeast Mississippi defender Oc

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