2012

ECCC from page Cl With 13:26 left in the game, freshman running back Martin Johnson took a hand off and broke to the edge, getting behind the Hinds defense and busting up the sidelines for a 66-yard touchdown run to put the War– riors on top 26-21. "I was thinkingwe needed to score again,"Anderson said. "You can never be to cautious, that is what was going through my mind." . What turned out as a dream for East Central could have easily been a nightmare, as Hinds had ~e ball at the Warrior 15 yard line with 1:27left to go. However, a incomplete pass on second down and a three-yard loss on third down set up a fourth and nine for Hinds with the game on the line. After not finding an open receiver, Nelson was sacked in the backfield by a bevy ofWarrior defenders to complete the miracle comeback for East Central. '1 never thought about losing the game,"Anderson said. "Not ever did it cross my mind. When the-sack h~ pened, itwas total jubilation, total relief. it was unreaL After the game, Anderson spoke with his team and congratulated them for never giving up. The bead coach has preached all season, anything is possible. Saturday his players proved him to be true. ~- ' '1f you have a little bit offaith, you can do anything," Anderson told his team. "You can move a mountain, and believe me guys, you just moved a mountain."

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Paula Merritt .J The..Meridlan Star East Central Community College's Brock Ban gets off a pass as Hinds Community College's Jadarius Hicks applies pressure Saturday In Decatur. ··

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