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on 28 carries.

field, and following Franks' 22-yard scam– per on first down, EC was in scoring posi– tion at the Delta 35-yard line. But after Franks lost two yards on flCSt down, and following two incomplete pass– es, the Warriors faced fourth and 12 at the 37 and needed a miraculous play to finally enter the win column. Farmer and Cockrell provided the "miraculous play," and the Warrior defense kept the Trojans from gaining a yard in their fmal possession, which began at the Delta 42. Freshman linebacker Christian Wraggs of Louisville put an exclamation point to the victory when he sacked quarterback Daniels on fourth and 10 The Warrior offense ran out the clock and the celebration was under way.. East Central will be homecoming guest of division foe Pearl River Community College Saturday. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. on the Poplarville campus. The Wildcats are 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the MACJC South Division following their 37-27 defeat to Copiah-Lincoln Community College Saturday, Oct. 12.

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Farmer again connected with Cockrell for the two-point conversion. However, the Trojan were not done on this sunny afternoon and rallied for two scores and tl}e lead. Daniels (!fed an 11-yard TD strike to wide receiver Kamron Carter of Greenwood with 9:11 left, and following Goodman's PAT the Trojans closed the scoring gap to 30-23. . After an exchange of possession, Delta took over on its 32-yard line with 5:32 remaining, and eight plays later the visitors found the end zone on Daniel's 22-yard TO toss to Carter with 1 :53 left. Instead of tying the contest, the Trojans opted for the two-point conversion and were successful as workhorse running back Edward McCadney of Cleveland walked into the end zone untouched and gave his team a 31-30 advantage. McCadney led Delta rushers with 132 yards on 22 carries. Warrior special teams member Desmond Grayson of Meridian returned the ensuing kickoff 32 yards to near mid-

The Trojans narrowed the EC advantage to 14-13 on Daniels' 27-yard TO pass to wide receiver Carlton Archer of Indianola early in second quarter action. Zacarion Goodman ofGreenville added the PAT. Delta took its fust lead when Goodman split the uprights on his 26-yard field goal with four seconds left before halftime. The Warriors regained the lead midway in the third stanza on sophomore running back Martin's Johnson's five-yard scam– per, capping a nine-play, 62-yard march. Johnson is a product of Nanih Waiya High School. Farmer and Cockrell com– bined talents for the two-point conversion, which gave the Warriors a 22-16 advan– tage. EC extended the lead to 30-16 early in the final stanza on Franks' 16-yard dash to pay dirt for his second tally and best day at running back, as be finished with 204 yards

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