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pound freshman, gave Southwest the lead for good on his 43-yar'd field goal mth 10 seconds left before halftime. The Bears took advan– tage of a Warrior miscue early in third-period action, as Ballard again found the end zone, this time on an 18-yard scram– ble. McDaniel added the PAT. The short scoring drive began at the EC 34 and was set U.P by a Warrior fumble on a punt return. EC was unable to take advantage of a scoring opportunity later in the third period when Franklin's 45-yard field goal attempt fell short. Franklin is a 6', 180- pound sophomore from Petal. The Bears' added their final tally with 4:12 left in the division contest on Jamal Hall's 30-yard run. Hall is a 5-8, 200-pound sophomore running back from Picayune. McDaniel added the PAT. East Central's rushing attack was led by running back Lamarcus Fr anks, who had 15 carries for 52 yards. Franks is a 5-7, 150-pound freshman from Greene County High School. Running back Martin Johnson contributed 48 yards on seven carries. Johnson is a 6-1, 200- pound sophomore from Nanih Waiya. Farmer finished with 25 yards on six carries. The top receiver was

possession, East Central Community College quar– terback Donnie Farmer engineered an eight-play, 77-yard drive capped by a three-yard TD toss to tight end Tyler Pace. Austin Franklin's PAT put the Warriors up 7-0 and the Warriors had a s uccessful start to their MACJC South Division bat tle with Southwest Mississippi Community College Thursday night at J ohn L. Hurst Stadium on the Summit campus. However, the home– standing Bears rallied to take a 10-7 lead at half– time and added touch– downs in the third and fourth stanzas to claim a 24-7 victory. The Bears improved to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in league play, while lhe Warriors fell to 0-4 and 0- 2. Farmer, a 6-1, 207- pound freshman from Harrison Central, fin– i~hcd the night by com– pleting 12 of 24 passes for 128 yards and had one interception. Pace, a 6-2, 260-pound freshman from Newton, had another reception for minor yardage. Sou thwest tied the contest later in the first period on q uarterback De'Angelo Ballard's one– yard plunge and Michael McDaniel's PAT. Angelo is a 6', 180-pound freshman from Noxubee County and McDaniel hails from Northwest Rankin. McDaniel, a 5-7, 153-

Farmer leads ECCC

Quarterback Donnie Farme r (11) looks for an open receiver during East Cen tral Community College's division matchup with Sou thwest Mississippi Community College Thursday. He connect ed with tight end Tyler Pace on a three– yard TD pass and an early 7-0 lead. (EC Photo)

Hakeem Parker, who had six grabs fo r 48 yards. Parker is a 6-4, 205 soph– omore from J oseph S. Clark High School in New OrJeans. East Central travels to division foe Hinds Com-

munity College Thursday. Sept. 26. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. on t he Raymond campus. The No. 11 Eagles (2-2, 2-2) fell 19-10 to No . 6 Copiah-Lincoln (4-0, 2-0 Thursday night.