2010

ECCC's Ficklin Receives A/1-Americall Honors Chris Ficklin's st.mdout !'eason ac; a member of the 2010 Enst Central Commuruty College football team has once again recei\ ed nat1onal attention ~s the freshman line– backer from Forest has receiYed NJCAA All-American llonorablc Menlton honors. Ficklin (5-11. 195) led the nation tn total tackles with 126- 78 solo stops and 48 assists. lie i!> also cred1ted \\ith s1x quarterback :-;ack~. two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Warrior head coach Brian Anderson said Ficklin IS not only an outstanding football player but also an out– standing ind1\ idual.

"All of us enjoy coaching great player~. but ''hen great players are great people, 1t makes our job even more enjoyable," said Anderson. "Chnc; has set a high standard for hts le\el of' pia) and for our entire defense. He i-; as good a person off the field \\hich al~o ~ets a standard for the rest of our team. Needless to say. w·e are very proud to have Chns Fickhn at East Central... F1cklin was earlier c;elected Ali-Re– gton 23 and MACJC Ftrst Team All– State. He \\1b chosen the Wamors' 1o t Outstandmg Defen.,1ve Skill Pla:>er at the annu:ll Fall Sports Banquet. He recel\ ed JCAA Defensive Pb)CT of the Week honors follo\\– mg h1sperlormanee m the Wamors· battle \\tlh North\H:st Miss1Ss1ppi Commumty College on Sept. 9 in Senatobia. f1cklin registered I7 tackles - in– cluding four stops for minus yard– age in the 41-26 loss. He was also credited with I.S sacks, a forced fumbk und u fumble recovery. The dcfcnsivc standout also re– ceived MACJC rccognttion tollow–

Chris Ficklin

ing the Northwest game and for his performance in the Warnor~· 24-14 v.m over Jones County and the 42-35 Joss to Copiah-Lincoln Ficklin had 19 tackles in each contest. Ile is a product of Scott Central Hum School. where hc \\as chosen best line- backer.

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