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from school reports F..a<.~ Central Community Collcgt· head bas– ketball coache.~ Crm!dal Porter ~nu Maurice Bowie are Cl'nlident they have the pla)Crs in place i'or a succes~ful .?.012-13 campatgn Pllrter. who begins his first year as Lad) Warnor head coach. comes 11 ' .,Jowrng :t succcssful career at ~ewton ~hg: 'Sl .ol. whac his girl-.' ~quads captured t\\0 ~tate titles und the hoy~' !i>lJUUd abo datmed a slat.: champton~lup. Porter inherit:-. a Lndv Warrior team that found .succe~:. late in the 2011-12·campaign. a' the Bill Smith-led squad o\'ertame 11 0-11 :-.tart tn place fourth in the MACJC South Dt\ision a1 7-5 and qualify tor the 'tate playofl\ . EC wa~ eliminated in first-mund action and lini,hcd 8- ,15 under Smith. who retired and was later named head coach at Choctaw Cenlml Iligh School The new Lady Warrior head mcmor said h~ has lct thing for me ha-; been geuing acclimated to the ditlerenc:e tx!twcen collegl' and high school:· he said... Mo~t of ll ha' heen off the court stutf. with the papt"mnrk ftn•• ncnl aid and curlew matters. Bui there nre '-(lllll' on· the-court things to kam a... well. .. ,uch a' till' ume clnck, kn:;th oll;.ltlll'~ .... \\hell toll'>l~ )(lllr umeouls anJ 1\ hen tu suhstitute. It's all .1 ltllll: different." -~-

Rer~dy to begin a successful 2012-13 campaign are the above members of the East Central Community College men's basketball team. Seated from left are manager LaRomeo McKee, a product of Scott Central High School; guards TeJiminon Leatherwood (3) of Northridge (Ala.) High School, HakeemWesley (14) of Newton County and Chris Rhoney (11) of West Lauderdale; forwards Walter Evans (15) of Hattiesburg. and Demarcus Clayton (20) of Bay Springs; guards Jamere Eichelberger (22) of Louisville and Jakaris Coleman (31) of Forest Hill; and manager Michael Taylor of Hattiesburg. Standing from left are assistant coach Devarus "Scooter!' Walker; manager Michael McCullum, Bay Springs; forwards Bobby Wrench (21) of Columbus, Tyler Anderson (25) of Carver Military Academy in Chicago, Vodrick Lucious (34) of Tuscaloosa County, Aquill Baynard (23) of Elsik High School, Houston, Texas; Akeem Toppin (10) of Columbus and Keivondre Watford (32) of Tuscaloosa County; manager Rosco Spires of Forest Hill and head coach Maurice Bowie. The Warriors begin home action Monday, Nov. 12, when they battle Holmes Community College at 8 p.m. in the Brackeen-Wood Physical Education Building on the Decatur campus. (EC Photo) ~ - ~ Iii ·a: iii o -z , :e