2010

ll 1 ECCC Warriors to be 'more aggressive' in 2010 i From press reports The 2009 campaign was "Our player~ did a great

Anderson said the kickmg job learning our new defen- and punting responsibilities sive philosophy and work- wilJ probably be handled by ing with Coach FraZter; he freshman jason Loris (5-11, .,aid I m really excited 165) of Mo~s Point. about our defense " "Jason had a tremendous Top ddensive returnees tryout earlier this year due– include cornerback Gabe ing inclement weather con– Loper ((~3. 195), a product ditions,· Ander~on comment– of Newton County High ed. "He connected on two of School defensive lineman three field goals from 50 Khalid \\ ibon (6-1 315) of · yards out in 30-degree Wilson Academy in New weather against a stiffwind. Orleans and linebacker He is also a very consistent DeMarcus Lewis (5·11, 185) kicker. ofQuitman Anderson said returnee Ander~n said Loper and Fabian johnson (~10. 180) Wilson are recetving a lot of of Coahoma CountJ Htgh attention on the Division I School may also be called on level. to punt along with freshman "Gabe will be one of our Zach Pendelton (6-3. 185) of defensive leaders this fall Forest Hill. Johnson can abo and we expect great things play several skill positions from him. lie will probably and Pendelton is expected sign with a Southeastern to see action at wide receiv– Conference team,· Anderson er. said. "Wilson will be one of In addition to Blake Fra– the better interior linemen zier, other members of this year and was a top 12 Anderson 's staff include tackler in the league last Kyle Watson, Fredrick Lyons. year as a freshman (42 tack- Derek Pouncey, Keith Hous– les and 12 assists). Demarcus ton and Randy Brunson. is a third-year player... and is Kickoff for East Central's referred to as the 'old man' season opener with North– on the team. He is also a east Mississippi is set for quality player." 6:30 p.m.at Bailey Stadium. (t ~~~a:: 0.

both have tremendous speed and posses~ ~real skill~. whtch is what you have to have in the quarterback po'>i· tion We are ncited ahobt both those guys, said Ander. son. Anderson satd he t., al~o impressed with several fre~h­ man linemen expected to battle for starting roles, including Cottrell Miller. a 6- .,, 295-pound right tackle and Tate Rogers, a 6-I, 280- pound offensive lineman, both from Louisville: McKen– zie Lee. a 64. 325-pound left tackle from Nanih Waiya,and Andre Lucious, a 6', 310- pound offensive guard from Tuscaloosa (Ala ) County. Defensively,Anderson said the Warr10rs will be " faster .. m o r e aggre~'>ive ...and will apply more pressure during each play this fall. "We're going to fly around, move around and swarm the football." said Anderson, who has turned the defense over to Blake Fr.tzier, a former defensive coordinator at Northwest Mississippi Community Col– lege in Senatobia.

somewhat of a '"whirlwind" for then "interim" East Cen– tral Community College head coach Brian Anderson. who w~ tapped to guide the Warrior football program just a few weeks prior to the ~eason opener. Anderson, who had jomed the ECCC staff in 2008 as offensive coordinator, said being named head coach was Ma blessing." despite the unll!lual circumstances. "When things happen like they did laM year, you just do the best you can," said the former Missi'>~ippi State Uni– versity football standout and Prattville, Ala , native. "Last year we really did not have time to put things in place and do the things we wanted to do. We felt we were behind in recruiting and were always trying to catch up " Anderson, whose Warriors went 2-7 in 2009 with three of the losses by a total five points, said he feels "much better" about the upcoming season, even though the

ECCC Warrior makes the play. Some of the top offensive returnees include wide receivers Radarius Owens (5- 10, 180) ofQuitman andWal– ter Grayson (6-6, 200) of Tuscaloosa (AJa.) County High School; center Lester jackson (5-10, 260) of Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Central, left guard Fred Smith (6-1, 280), a product of Newton County High School; and right guard Alaric Keams (6-3, 280) of Choctaw Central

tion and former standout at Early County High School in Blakely, Ga., was ranked third nationally in total yard~ per game.completing 154 of 277 pass attempts for 2,241 yards and 15 touchdowns. and rushing foe 627 yards on 98 carries, a 6.4-yard average per carry. Taylor and the EC offense was ranked third overall in the state and ninth m the nation by amassing 3,813 yards, a 423-yard avei.tge per comest. Anderson knows replac– ing Taylor will not be easy,

Owens, whom Anderson refers to as "Mr. Consistent:' was among the league's top receivers in 2009 with 37