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ECCC from page Bl back Blake Matherne, finished 12 of 23 passing for 95 yards in his first action on offense since the sN:ond game. "Dustin Land came in and did a tremendous job ofjust managing the game and giving us an opportunity to win," Anderson said. "We had two or three times where we were backed up deep and he moved the ball out and gave us room to punt the football and give us :field position again." An interception and 25-yard return by Georgio Grace to the JCJC 15 set the Warriors up for their second touch– down. A16-yard run by Land around left end gave the Warriors a 14-7lead after Loris' kick with 5:04 le:ft in the half. Jones then used a 55-yard kickoff return by Lofton to the ECCC 21 to pull even. Lavoris Powell scored on a tO– yard burst off right tackle three plays later with the PATby Dylan Sobiesk knotting the battle at 14-14 with 1:45 to go before halftime. Other than Lofton's two long kickoff returns, the Warriors pretty much kept the Bobcats hemmed up. For the night, Jones had 211total yards with 68 coming on 38 rushes and 143 on an 11- of-20 passing effort byToney. who also threw two interception.... "Our defense played light-. out." Anderson said. ''We played hard and \\e played fast. We clidn't give up much besides the kickoff returns. We didn't kill ourselfwith turnovers. "Our kids are still lighting and they're still believing. They played a good football game." ECCC took a 17-14 lead into halftime on a 31-yard field goal by Loris with 29 seconds left in the half. TheWarriors covered 49 yards in eight plays to set up the score. Land completed tosses of 17 yards to Radarius Owens and 12 yards to Johnson on the drive.

Paula Merritt/The Meridian Star Jones County Junior College's Kewon Hunter swats down the ball as East Central Community College's Duane Bilbo tries to make the reception Thursday night in Decatur. Jones attempted a tying kick on the final play of the half, but Sobiesk's 50- yard trywas blocked. The Bobcats reached the ECCC 11 on a 45-yard pass from Toney to Kylan Pollard and continued to the 3 whf're a fourth-and-2 toss sweep by DeAnthony Pickens was stuffed for a 7-yard loss late in the third quarter. With Land injured with 11 minutes to go in the game, Matherne came in and led the Warriors on a 60-yard scoring drive capped by a 1-yard touch– down run around right end by Brandon Willis with 3:4:? to go for a 24-Uiead. .Matherne \V3S 2-<>f-3 on the drive for 16 yards and picked up a key first down with a 9-vard run. Two Sacks ofToney gave ECCC the ball back at the JCJC 20 with 1:48left and theWarriors ran out the clock for the win. Jones fell to 2-5 and 0-4 in the divi– sion. "At this point, when you face adver· sity, you've got to just bow your neck and come out swinging and that's what we're doing,"Anderson said. "I'm so proud of them."

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