2011

WEEK OF J?tctrvt be_r 1(

1 1Jj \ l _

ECCC Warriors, Lady Warriors fall Quicin Lee',) dri\ing layup in the ga.me ·~ final econds provided ltaw:unb.l Commun.il) College with a tunning 6S-66 come-from-behind Vh.· If) o..-er East Central

Other scores were Jimmie Broomfield of Scott Central, 18; Hakeem Wesley of Newton County, nine; Steven Fuller of Kemper County, seven; Thomas Straughter of Jackson Callaway, four; LaVadius Lyles of Forest and Bobby Wrench of Columbus, three each; and Glenn Thomas of Loyd Star, two. Deontaye Ewing poured in 17 points to lead ltawamba. EC, whichjumped out to an early 31-22 lead, held a 38-35 advantage at halftime. In the women's contest, the Lady Indians led throughout the non-divi– sion matcbup and posted a 76-66 decision. JaianahMatthew tallied 16 points to lead EC, which fell to 0-10 under head coach Bill Smith. Matthew, a freshman guard, is a product of Arkansas High School in Texarkana.

Other point makers incJuded Inessa Adams of Hom Lake and Ja'Monica Orton. a product of Walter E. Stebbins High School in Dayton, Ohio, 13 each; Kelcia Bufkin of Scott Central, eight; Kurlysba Bell of Kosciusko and Jakela Johnson of West Jones, six each; and Asblee Hardy of Newton, four. Jameilka Hoskins had 20 points to lead the Lady Indians, who improved to 8-2. EC trailed 37-32 at halftime. ICC posted a 99-63 victory over • the Lady Warriors in early season 1 action on the Fulton campus. ECCC squads return to action Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2012, against East Mississippi Community College in non-division matchups. Game times are 6 and 8 p.m. in Brackeen-Wood.

Cu~l) Thursda) rught in the Br-c~~.:keen-Wood Ph}sical Education Building 00 the Decatur l.anlpUS. Lee's heroic> follov. ed £Wo clutch free tllrO\\' b~ Warn •r Cordarion Nichols, v.ho tied the non-diviston contest at 66-66 v.ith 6.2 seconds remaining. With the los , EC dropped to 0- 10 under head coach Maurice Bowte. \\bile Man) Cooper's lndiaib imprm-ed to -t-6. Cooper previou,J~ led the Warrior program. The lndiaib earlier defeated EC by a 90-76 m.trgin on the Fulton campus. Nichol-., a fre!!hman guard from Ne\\ton. led the Wamors v.ith 20 points.

APPEARED IN:

__ ___; ___

CARTHAGINIAN --------------- NEWTON COUNTY APPEAL ----- SPIRIT OF .-ORTON ----------------- MERIDIAN STAR ----------------

NESHOBA DEMOCRAT

SCOTT COUNTY TIMES ------ WINSTON COUNTY JOURNAL ------ CLARION-LEDGER ----------