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separates a contender from a cham– pion." Top returnees include guards Ken– neth Barlow (6-4, 195), a product of Scott Central High School, and Keon– dre Hodges (5-11, 170) of Newton High School. Barlow received All-State and All– Star honors and was a Clarion– Ledger. Dandy Dozen selection at Scott Central prior to joining the Warrior program. Hodges helped lead the Tigers to the 2008 state title and received most valuable player honors in the championship game. He was named division most valuable player in 2009 and received defensive player of the year honors at Scott Central. Barlow averaged 13 points, six rebounds and two assists , and Hodges averaged nine points and two assists during last season's 5-18 cam– paign. Hodges was also selected the Warriors' top defensive player. "While those two guys will anchor us, I'm really leaning on other sopho– mores and JUCO transfers Anthony

Nieves, Curtis Loving, Kegan Hous– ton and Sharavarus Wilson to play big roles," said Bowie. Nieves, a 6-4, 165-pound point guard, has reportedly committed to continue his career at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hatties– burg. Loving, a 6-4, 200-pound guard, is a transfer from Gulf Coast Communi– ty College in Florida. He is a product of Wadleigh High School in Harlem, New York, and helped lead the team to a Public School League champi– onship. Houston, a 5-11, 170-pound guard, previously played at Pearl River Community College in Poplarville. A native of Chicago, Houston is a prod– uct of Quitman High School and was selected for the annual Mississippi High School All-Star Basketball Game. Wilson, a 5-11, 165-pound guard, is a product Ter ry High School. He transferred to ECCC from Hinds Community College.

Additional returnees from ECCC's 200!) ·1(} squad include forward Kt•rHin ll ,Jackson (6-1, 215), a product of Culumhus High School and point gunrcl Sh(•lton Banks (5-9, 145) of Murlc1n lligh School. J•' r.os hnH•n include point guard Thcuuna Sluughter (6', 200 ) of Jack– son 11 product of Callaway High Sehoul: ..:unrds Gregory Hodo (6-3, lfl lil of

"We have a lot of sophomores who have been involved in a junior college game to some degree and that makes a difference when you have experi– enced players," said Maurice Bowie, who begins his fifth campaign as the Warrior head mentor. "I also like the fact that we are tough physically this year...the last couple of years we did not defend well and were not aggres– sive enough." Bowie further described his team as "an athletic, hard-nosed group that does not mind leaving all they have on the court night in and out. "I think our fans will be pleased to see a group that's very charismatic and really enjoys getting the crowd involved in games to help guide us to victory," said Bowie, who added he has "high expectations" for a success– ful season: "I'm very pleased with this team because they all work bard every day not just when I am watching but on their own time as well. That's what