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By Reed DeSalvo rdesatvo@themeridianstar.com DECATUR- East Central Community Col– lege led from start to finish. After jumping out to a 17-6 advantage six min– utes into the contest, the Warriors grinded their way to a key 78-63 win "I felt our guys played hard (Thursday)," ECCC coach Robert Thompson said. "(Co-Lin) did a good job of making us scrap to get the win. I think our guys got back their com– posure in the second half, and we started doing the things we were doing early in the game that were successful." The Warriors (7-6, 2-2) were led offensively by Ravion Henry, who tal– lied a game-high 24 points. "We played hard and played together," Henry said. "They made a run, but we made our shots to get the win. We're a very confident team. We know we're a good team, and we can beat anybody if we play our game. The Wolfpack (2-11, 0- 4) managed to cut the deficit to six with 1:53 remaining, but ECCC was able to stave off any late rally thanks to clutch free-throw shooting down the stretch. "We need to make those free throws," Thompson said of his squad, which was 10 of 10 at the line in the final two minutes. "We've been shooting it well all year. We did a good job of playing smart basketball. I was real pleased with us playing inside-out." over Copiah-Lincoln Community College Thursday night in MACJC action.