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second in rushing defense (85.8 yards pe r game) and eighth in passing (194.7 yards). Sophomore linebacke r Chris Ficklin (5-11, 185) continues as the War– riors' defensive leader. The Scott Central High School product is ranked fifth in tackles with 30 solo stops and 18 assists. So;>homore linebacker Ricky Cavanaugh (6-2, 215) is among the top JUCO defenders with 17 tackles and five assists. Cavenaugh is a product of LBJ High School in Austin, Texas. Although the Warrior offense has been plagued with turnovers, fres hman quarterback Mitch Manley (6-5, 215) con– tinues to be one of the league's top passers. Manley, a product of Pittsburgh (Texas) High School, is rated s ixth in the league, completing 41 of 95 passes for 652 yards

and four touchdowns. He is averaging 163 passing yards per contest. His top receiver con– tinues to be sophomore Reggie Hall (5-9, 170) who has 17 grabs for 217 yards and one score. He averages 12.8 yards per catch. He is also the league's top return spe– cialist with one attempt for 90 yards and a touch– down. In addition, he is one of the league's top kickoff return specialists with four returns for 119 ' yards, a 29.8-yard average. His longes~ return is 44 yards. &ill is a product of Neville iligh School in Monroe, ~- Sophomore JimJtie Broomfield (5-11, 2Cs) is also one of the states top return specialists.

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foo tball player," said Ande rson, "and is one of the top passers in the league. Our defense will have to play its best to stop him and the Eagles' offensive attack." Anthony is rated fifth amongJUCO passers, completing 42 of 89 passes for 708 yards and seven touchdowns. He is averaging 177 yards passing per contest. The Hinds offense is rated fourth overall, amassing 369 yards per game. 'They have a very good offense but we also have a talented defense," said Anderson, "and if we play like I know we can, it should be a great game." EC's defense is ranked fifth in the league, allowing 280.5 yards per contest. The Warriors are

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yards). He is a product of Scott Central High School. Hinds has wins over Itawamba (44-24), Copiah-Lincoln (38-0) and Mississippi Delta ( 48-17) and a loss to East Missis-· sippi (20-17) . East Central defeated Itawamba (24-17) and fell to Northeast (40-27), Northwest (42-19) and Pearl River (31-13) . All Warrior football games can be heard on thP F('('(' Wf'b s ite

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