2009

Lady Warriors earn win

had se\ en points each to lead the Lady Bulldogs, who fell to 0-4. In the men's contest, the War– riors trimmed a 19-point deficit to three points but could get no closer and their two-game win streak ended. EC. which fell to 2-3, also dropped the season open– er to the Bull– dogs by a 78-69 margin in Good– man. Keondre Hodges of New-

FROM STAFF REPORTS

DECAn.;R- Bb-r Central Communi– ty College's Lad; Warrior.; impro\ ed to 4-1 follO\\ ing an easy 7041 win over the Holmes Community College \'-Omen Tbursda} night in the Brackeen-Wood Physical Education Building. The Warriors \\ere not as fortwmte. as their come-back effort fell short in an 86- 78 defeat to the visiting Bulldogs. Danielle Cole of Philadelphia and Shantel J>,~eely of Searcy, Ark., had 12 points each to lead the East Central women who swept their season series with Lad~ Bulldogs. EC posted an 82-74 decision in Goodman to begin the 2009- l 0 campaig;1. Other Lady Warrior point makers were Sierra Croff. a product ofNewton County High School, 11; Demetria Slocum of Starke, Fla.. 10; Bianca Thomas of Sebastopol. six; Yolanda Jones of Lake and Alise Bryant of Northwest Rankin, four each; Hannah Lee of LeakeAcademy and Quentinette Odom of Scott Central, three each; Xeneobia Lavender ofNoxap– ater and Shaneqyua Bufkin of Scott Cen– tral, two each; and Jakiala McWilliams of Neshoba Central, one. Odom was the top rebounder with 11. Justinne McClain and Brittany Henry

ecce PHOTO Lady Warrior Quen– tinette Odom (34} gets past a Holmes defend– er. She is a product of Scott Central High School.

ton had 13 points and five rebounds to lead East Central. Also scoring were Steve Edwards, also of Newton, 12; Aquill Baynard of Houston, Texas, I0; Antonio Grace of Newton and Kendall Jackson of Columbus, nine each; Joshua Carothers of Columbus, eight; Kenneth Thomas of Jackson Provine, four; Shelton Banks ofMorton and Jonathan McLenden ofHouston, Texas, two each.

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CARTHAGINIAN ------- NEWTON COUNTY APPEAL SPIRIT OF MORTON --- MERIDIAN STAR

NESHOBA DEMOCRAT ---=--- SCOTT COUNTY Tl MES ~~ WINSTON COUNTY JOURNAL ---- CLARION-LEDGER

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