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Both EC squads sweep division foe Southwest Curtis Loving's tip-in with 24

with 15 rebounds. The Warriors made 23 of 49 field goals (46.9 percent), five of 17 three-pointers (29.4 percent) and 12 of 21 free throws (57.1 percent). Sophomore guard Cory Lacy of West Monroe, La., pumped in 23 points to lead the Bears, who dropped to 1-9 and 0-3. George Thomas of Jackson added 14. EC held a 32-28 advantage at halftime. 1n the women's battle, frc!'th man guard Deidra llawktns of Dermott, Ark... ooureu in 29 points to lead East Central, wluch improved to 5-7 and I 2. Also scoring in double ligures were frcshmml guard~ Ja'Monica Ortun. 20: and Sh;ula Ward, I I. Ortun hail'> frnm Waltct I· Stcb– bms lligh School 111 Dayton. Oluo, and Ward 1s a pnxluct of Carthage HJgh School Other point makers were Shanequa Bufkin ol Scutt Cen– tral, nine; lnessa Admns ot Hom Lake. four; Bianca 11wmns of Sebastopol and Qucntincttc Odom of Scott Central, tllrec each; andAnnie Brewer of Madi– son Ridgeland Academy. two.

Xenobia Lavender of Noxap– ater led in rebounds with seven. The Lady Warriors connected on 25 of 49 field goals (51 per– cent), two of seven three-pointers (28.6 percent) and 29 of 39 free throws (74.4 percent). Aunjanique Miller of McComb tallied 18 points to lead Southwest, which fell to 6-4 and 1-2. Also scoring in double fig– ures were Kierra Addison of South Pike, 15; and Shanekqua Bibbs of McComb, 14. The Lady Bears led 41-35 at halftime. cCCC squads travel to Hinds Community College Tuesday, Jan. 18, fm division bullies scheduled at 6 Md K p.m. on tllc Utica campus. The Lady Warriors and War– riors host diVISion foe Coplah– Lincoln Community College Thursday, Jan. 20, with f

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seconds remaining provided East Central Community College's Warriors with a stunning 63-61 victory over Southwest Missis– sippi Community College Thurs– day night in the Brackeen-Wood Physical Education Building in Decatur. EC's Lady Warriors were also victorious in their matchup, as they overcame a six-point half– time deficit for a convincing 81- 71 win. The Warriors, who improved to 7-5 overall and 2-l in league play, were led by sophomore guard Kegan Houston's 24 points. Loving, also a sophomore guard, poured in 20 points. He i!i a product of Wadleigh High School in Harlem, New York Also scoring were Kenneth Barlow of Scott Central, SIX, Bilal Kelley, a product of Straw berry Mansion High School in Philadelphia, Penn., and Shelton Banks of Morton, four each; Sharavarus Wilson of 'ferry and Glenn Thomas of Loyd Star, two each; and Keondre Hodges of Newton, one. Barlow was a dom– inating presence on the boards

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EC photo East Central's Curtis Loving (14) and George Thomas (5) of Southwest battle for a rebound during the Warriors' 63- 61 victory over the visiting Bears Thursday night. Loving poured in 20 points and made the game-winning basket for the Warriors, who improved to 7-5 overall and 2-1 in the MACJC South Division. Southwest fell to 1-9 and 0-3. a.