2012
EC stumbles in division Opener Turn('' c!1' and penalties pro' oo t•ostly for the l Co-Lin took advantage of Kane's third interception early in the fourth sttln7A which gave the Wolves pos– session on the EC 23-yard line. The home team scored seven plays later on another TD strike from Rogers to Scott, this time from m-o yards oul On EC's next possession, Kane's pass was deJlected and pieked off and returned by Co-Lin defender Milton Griffin to tbe Warrior 3&-yard line. The Wolves soored six plays later on freshman run- , Ding back Van Lee's 10-yard scamper with 6:50 left in the game. The Wolves put the final points on the scoreboard on b-esbman Casey Gladney's 41- yardpunt retmn Next up for the Waniors Is a division battle with Southwest Mississippi Community Coli~ scheduled Thursday. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. at Bai.ley ta– dium on the Decatur campus. Ea"t Ccntl·w r·cmuln.s win– la"s in lhrre startq follm"ing the sctba<·k while tho Wolve imprmcd to2-1 ovcrtlll and I ~ in I ~'lW pluy The Warrior oflcn~ strug– ~ :d thmughoul most of tho eli– 'i ...ion battlt! and wa-.. often t~mil-d due to penallic.JS. 'f'bc lone touchdo\\11 came in the third sUullJi when freshman quarh.•rback Colton Kane con– ne<·wd ''ith n:'<.>ci\er Rich.·y Hunt on un 8.C)..yurd ~'-""' play that l'Ut the Wol.. ~' leud to 20- 10. Hov.c,cr, EC l'Ould {,'l!t no clober a.<.; Uo-l.J.n J'eSpondlld v.ilb (!JUl' ')COJ't.~ lo SCW the vic– lory. 1\nnc finished tho nig'ht by completing W of 22 passes for 19:> ym·ds. He was also victim to five intcrt>cpUons - lh final pick <.'Omin!! on thc ltt..~l play of the b'nmc ,,;lh tht' Wnrriors on the Co-Lin:! l-~ltrd line. Hunt. whr1 hud unothl'r 1'<.'– t-cption fo1· minus one ~·ru'd, wus the leadingEO nx-ciwr. EC's rushinl! attack wus It'd by sophomore Ke..~hun Shipp who rompik>d 88 yards on W carri~. The Wolves stretched their lead 1.0 20-0 early in second pe– riod ~lion on Guy's second lally- a five-yard burst set up by quarterback Chandler RA.~t.~rs· 42-yard trike to soph– omo~ \\ide receiver Darren And~Nm to the EC five. After l"ranklin's field goal mad~ the S<'Ore 20-3, theWar– rior defl·n~ tlflcned and a fumbl~ n:x·owry by defensive tincmun Lakcnncth Weidman of South Leake with 5:34 left lx>forc halftime provided EC with cxc•ellcnt field position ncar midfield. However·. the dr·lvc st.allt.'Cl when Kane's pass wu.q again picked ofl by Sims em the Wolves' HJ-yru'd line. EC's defense held the Wolves on the first possession of the se<"t>nd hulfand the Warrior of– fcn."C rc,.,pondcd with Kane's short pa..~s to Hunt which re- .· East Central Communit\' College wide receiYer K) I Koch (9) looks for daylight 'Thursday in Wesson. F.:C photo ustin Fl'a.II.klin of Petal wu. ... respon~ible for Ec ·s other points. He <:onnected on a~;-,... Yl!J'd field goal that narrowed lhe Co-Lin a.dvant.ugc to 2()..3 wiU1 7:09 left before halftime. The scoring drive was h.igh– lighled by Shipp's 45-ya.rd scamper. Franklin also kicked the PAT following the War 1·iors' third quarter tally. Franklin punted six times for a 3.~~1U'd averngaHis longest ef– fort wa.-. 44 yards. In addition to the fl\e intcr– t't'pllons. theWaniors''"'"'reIX'- -,•.:..:t' ---··1 I I f\. "hmWJ punter/kicker "At< I HAGINIAN - - -----r-- NEWTON COUNTY APPEAL - --- SPIRIT OF MORTON-------– MERIDIAN STAR----- - NESHOBADEMOCRAT _____________ SCOTI COUNTY TIMES-----– WINSTON COUNTY JOURNAL__ CLARION·LEDGER --------- .· ..
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