2009

Late Ju.co Basketball Southwest sweeps aside ECCC squads

from school reports Heavily _guarded and w1able to make a game-win– ning shot from beneath the goal in the final moments of play, Mystee Dale and her East Central Community Col– legt teammates dropped a rare second-straight decision 11mrsday night, falling 67-66 to the Southwest Mississippi Community College Lady Bears on the Summit campus. The Warriors were also unsuccessful and fell 75-65 to the Bears. Dale, a former Choctaw Central High School standout, and fellow sopho– more Rashima Jenkins had 17 points each to lead East Central, which dropped to 15- 6 overall and 5-3 in the MACJC South Division. Octavia Bearden had 17 points to lead the Lady Bears, who inlproved to 1(}.8 and 3-5.

EC trailed 33-29 at the

break.

The LadyWarriors fell66- 54 to division leader Copiah– Uocoln Community Co1Iege on Jan. 29, snapping an eight– game winning streak. In the men's contest, Devarus "Scooter" Walker, a Newton County High School product, had 14 points to the lead the Warriors, whose record stands at 8-13 and 2-6. Josh Luckett added 13, while Rico Jones had 12 and former Newton High School standout Antonio Grace fin– ished with 11,,. Paul Hilliafd had 27 points to lead Southwest, which improved to 3-16 and 1-7. The Bears held a 33-29 advantage at the break. ECCC. hosts Hinds Com– munity College on Monday night, with the women's game at 6 p.m. followed by the men's contestat8 p.m.

APPEARED IN:

..NESHOBA DEMOCRAT ____ NEWTON RECORD------ MERIDIAN STAR _ ___::,_____ CLARION-LEDGER - -----

CARTHAGINIAN------– SCOTT COUNTY TIMES------– UNION APPEAL------- -- WINSTON COUNTY JOURNAL _ _ _ _ SPIRIT OF MORTON--------