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Warriors' injury woes, .road trip continue this week, we've had a good week preparation." Injuries riddled theWar- The East Central Commu- riors and will continue to do nity College football team's so this week. More injuries to . break from playing NJCAA the offensive will force the ranked teams was short lived Warriors to put a new 11 on th •-1- the field . · as ey prepare to Lal\..e on But as W1"th the first four By Sarah Moomaw The Meridian Star

No. 20 Hinds Community College on tonight at 7 p.m. Last week, the Warriors fell to unranked Southwest Mississippi Community Col- lege, 2~ 7. The matchup, on paper, seemed to be f:!le best chance to grab the program's first win under head co~ch Ken Karcher thus far. Karcher said turnovers and allowing a late field goal cost his team the game. "l thought last weekwas the one game at we play with great effor t the whole night," he said. 'We had a chance going into the half, it was a close game ... no · th did t

weeks, Karcher said the season isn't about winp and losses, but the beginmng of rebuilding the program. Here are five things to ' 1.) Battle of QBs: The Warriors learned, thanks to inj~y, that·they have three quarterbacks if needed. Jacori Taylor and Donnie Farmerwere both on the bench two weeks ago against Copiah-Uncoln CommunitY 0 ege, an mg e 0 ense leading role over to freshman C 11 h d" th ff watch for this week:

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with the team due to aca- demic reasons.The missed trip reenforced Karcher's coaching philosophy that his

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eighth in the NCJAA at 40.1 average yards per punt "Hopefully, he'll maybe shank a couple. That'd help us," Karcher said. 5.) New face on the sidelines: The Karcher Era hopes to bring many improvements, a major key being the coaching staff. GaryRisher is returning to his alma mater to lend a helping hand after 40 years at the high school level. Risher is a member of ECCC's 1962 class. He went on to earn his bachelor's degree in sec– ondary education at Mississippi College.

3.) Life on the road: The War– riors have played in front oftheir fans in Decatur just once so far this season. This week is no different as they make their journey west on Interstate 20 toJ ackson. Karcher said the schedule is what it is, but with road games and ranked teams, hasn't been forgiving. 4.) Punting prowess: Karcher said his guys are going to have to watch their simple mistakes and make clean catches. The later will be especially important on punts. Hind's punter Pate DeMuth cur rently ranks

ECCC frompage Bl Central both saw losses last week, but the Eagles started the season 2-0. The Warriors have slipped to 0-4. Deciding who's hungrier is impos– sible Karcher said. 'rrhe guys, so far, have come out and had a good week of practice," he said. ''This is going to be a really long year. Eachweek, just going to take it one game at a time ... if you're a good football player, you're hungry every week."

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