2012

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EC Lady Warriors defeat PR, Warriors drop decision WlllJl.ing ways have returned

out at Walter E. Stebbins High School in Dayton, Ohio. Also scoring for EC were Kurlysha Bell of Kosciusko, nine; Kelcia Bufkin of Scott Central and Inessa Adams of Hom Lake, eight each; Jaianah Matthew of Arkansas High School in Texarkana, Ark, seven; Renisha Evans of Newton County, five; and Ashlee Hardy of Newton, three. Shanta Echols tallied 12 points for the Lady Wlldcats, who dropped to 10-5 and 4-2. The squad is coached by former ECCC assistant Toby Bush. The Lady Warriors held a 42- 34 advantage at halftime. Their largest lead was 37-19 during first-half a<,'lion. In the men's game, East Central started strong and built a 23-7 lead but the Wildcats closed the scoring gap to 32-28 at half– time and eventually pulled away late for a 70-56 victory. Sophomore guard Jontrae Conley pumped in 17 points to lead theWarriors, who fell to 1-14 and 1-5 under sixth-year head

coach Maurice Bowie. Conley is a product of Meridian High School. Also scoring were Hakeem Wesley of Newton County, 13; La Vadius Lyles of Forest, nine; Thomas Straugter of Jackson Callaway, five; Bobby Wrench of Columbus, three; TJ Leatherwood of Northridge (Ala.) High School, Akeem Toppin of Columbus, Steven Fuller of Kemper County and Glenn Thomas of Loyd Star, two each; and Keivondre Watford ofThscaloosa Central, one. Yondarius Johnson scored 17 points to lead the Wildcats, who improved to 8-8 and 4-2. ECCC squads continue divi– sion play Thursday by taking on Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Game times are 6 and 8 p.m. on the Perkinston campus. The Lady Warriors and Warriors host Jones County Monday, Feb. 6. Women's action starts at 6 p.m. followed by the men's contest at 8 p.m. in the Brackeen-Wood Physical Education Building.

to the East Central Conunun.ity College women's basketball team, who after a dismal start now find themselves in contention for post-season play. The Lady Warriors cruised past Pearl River Community College 75-64 Monday night in Decatur to improve to 3-3 in the MACJC South Division. After starting 0-11, Billy Smith has rallied his troops to win three of the last four division matchups, and the LadyWaniors' only loss during that period was a three-point setback (61-58) to undefeated Copiah-Lincoln last week. Freshmen Xzandra Dowd and Jakela Johnson poured in 12 points each in leading EC to the key division victory. Dowd is a product of Neville High School in Monroe, La., and Johnson bails from West Jones High School. Ja'Mon.ica Orton had another productive night as the sopho– more guard pumped in 11 points and grabbed a team-leading 11 rebounds.Orton is a former stand-

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