2011

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Warriors stun SWCC with last-minute tip-in Cur tis Loving's tip-in

guard Kegan Houston's 24 points . Loving, also a sophomore guard, poured in 20 points. Also scoring was Ken– neth Barlow of Scott Cen– tral who finished with six points and was a domi– nating presence on the boards with 15 rebounds. EC held a 32-28 advantage at halftime. In the women's battle, freshman guard Deidra Hawkins of Dermott, Ark., poured in 29 points to lead East Central , which improved to 5-7 and 1-2. Also scoring in double figur es were freshman

guards Ja'Monica Orton, 20; and Shana Ward, 11, t h e latter a product of Carthage H1gh School. Other point makers were Shanequa Bufkin of Scott Central, nine, as well as Bianca Thomas of Sebastopol and Quen– tinette Odom of Scott Central, three each T he Lady Warrior s connected on 25 of 49 field goals (51 percent), two of seven three-pointers (28.6 percent) and 29 of 39 free throws (74.4 percent). The Lady Bears led 41-35 at halftime. ECCC squads were set to visit Hinds on Monday.

with 24 seconds remain– ing provided East Centra] Community College's Warriors with a stunning 63-61 victory over South– west Mississippi Commu– nity College Thursday nigh t 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 convinc– ing 81-71 win. The Warriors, who improved to 7-5 overall and 2-1 in league play, were led by sophomore

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