2010

The Ea!-it Central Commu– nity College Warriors had an extra accessory with them around campus this week. Following a 41·26loss to Northwest Mississippi

that dropped the Warriors to 0-2. thanks mainly to a pair of costly ECCC turnovers deep in Ranger terri– tory, coach Brian

ltawamba atECCC 6:30p.m. Bailey Stadium

ECCC from page BI football. 11 Those turnovers, which helped Northwest overcome a 20-19 halftime deficit, overshad– owed the potent ECCC offense. 1l1e Warriors are fourth in the MACJC in total offense, aver– aging 426 yards, while the 283- y;kd average puts the ECCC pa.;;sing attack third in the league. Blake Matherne, a freshman from Boothville. La.. and Dustin Land, a freshman from Milton, Fla., have guided that high-flying attack. Last week, \Jfatl ( ne completed 14 of 23 passes for 227 yards, while l..Md threw for }lil vards and a score, com– pleting- 6 of 12 attl·mpts. Quitman product Radarious Owens was the Warriors' top receiving threat with six grabs for 130 yards and a 9-yard touchdown

reception. "We took a lot of positives out of the game, 11 Anderson added. "We're ju t looking tc•make as much improvement this week as we did last week. "Turnovers killed us. We moved up and down the field against them." Itawamba, meanwhile. enters at 0-2 following a 52-3lloss to Hinds to open the season, before falling 34-14 last week at Pearl River. The Indians, though, present problems, as wrll. "TI1cy're moving the football extremely well and they score points," Ander,.on said. ''They're very multiple. '11tey do a lot of different things on both sides of tl1e football, and I think that's what make-. them as good as they arc. 11 Ea t Central' defense is ninth in the state, allowing 31 3 5 yards per game.

Anderson wanted to drive home the impor lance of hanging on to the football. Hence the Warriors toted football along to class, to lunch and to dinner. Hanging on to the ball at all times. Anderson and the Warriors hope the over– time work pays off when Itawamba Community College visits Bailey Stadium at 6:30 p.m. today. 11 You've got to hold onto the footba11, 11 Anderson said. uwe•ve got to hold onto the ball, if we've got to take over to the sidelines with us, then that's what we've got to do. We've got to hold onto the foot– ball this week. ~~'There are certain drills you can do, but mainly it's ~ mindset that you're gomg to hold onto the ball. We had our skill guys carry footballs

around on campus during the day. Just as a reminder for how important it is to hold onto the See ECCC on page B4 ---

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