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Lady Warriors continue to roll After losing their first 11 games, the East Central Community C o 1 1 e g e from in the second half.

Jontrac Conley pump– ed in 17 points to lead the Warriors. Hakeern Wes– ley . of Newton County scored 13 and La\'adius Lyles had nine. Yondarius Johnson scored 17 points to lead Pearl River, 8-8 and 4-2. ECwomen 66 Gulf Coast 65 Four Lady Warriors scored in double· figures and led EC to Thursday night's win in Perkinston. Jaiannah Matthew, Xzandra Dowd. and Kelcia Bufkin each had 12 points and Ja 'Monica Orton added 10 as the EC women captured their fourth win in five contests to improve to 4-12 overall and 4-3 in the division. The Lady Warriors ar·e now in fourth place in the division with the top four teams advancing to the state tournament. Orton led EC in rebounds with 10. Dowd bad nine. Kurlysha Bell bad eight points. EC led 30-29 at hall– time. Ricille Davis led Gulf CoaRt with 17 points while Tatyana Haywood and Yasmine Nelson both had 11. Gulf Coast 66 EC men 52 Newton County's Hakcem \Vesley poured in 13 points to lead the Warriors. who fell to 1-15 and 1-6 with Thursday's loss at Perkinston. EC also got 11 points each from LaVadius Lyles and Akeen Toppin, and seven h·om Jackson Therrien of Xewton County Academy. The Bulldogs (16-2. 7- 0) got 16 points from Angel Matias and 13 from ke Asortse.

L a d Ycombined War r i or s reports have won four of their last five games to improve to 4-12 overall and 4-3 in the MACJC South Division. The Lady Warriors defeated Pearl River (75- 64) and Gulf Coast (66- 65) last week. Meanwhile, the War– riors continue to struggle a s losses to Pearl River (70-56) and Gulf Coast (66-52) dropped them to 1-15 and 1-6. This week, EC hosted Jones on Monday and Korthwest Mississippi comes to Decatur on Thursday. ECwomen 75 Pearl River 64 The Lady Warriors jumped out to a 37-19lead and were up 42-34 by half– time of the January 30 win at Decatur. EC improved to 3-3 in the South Division and 3- 12 overall. EC got 12 points each from Xzandra Dowd and Jakela Johnson, 11 from Ja'Monica Orton, nine from Kurlysha Bell, eight each from Kelcia Bufkin and Inessa Adams, and even from Jaianah Matthew. 01·ton also had 11 rebounds. Shanta Echols had 12 points to lead Pearl

Kentucky Bound East Central Community College defensive standout Kory Brown (seated left) is shown signing a national letter of intent with the University of Kentucky as Warrior head foot– ball coach Brian Anderson looks on. Brown, is a 6-foot-1, 215-pound defensive back who redshirted the 2011 season at ECCC. ECCCphoto

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NEVI Despite jumping out lo SPIF a 23-7 lead, the Warriors fell to 1-14 and 1-5 with MEF the January 30 league loss. at Decatur. Pearl River closed to

within 32-2 at halftime, then outscored EC 42-24