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secutive game that Taylor put up double-digit scoring. Freshman guard Khelsea Foster of Arcadia (La.) High School added 12 points for the U~dy Warriors. The East Central women dropped 5-2 on the season and 0-1 in the division play. Southwest improved to 8-0 and 1-0 in division play. The Lady Warriors will host Northeast Mississippi Community College Thursday, Dec. 8, in Brackeen-Wood Gymnasium in Decatur. The game is set for 5:30 p.m. with the men's action to follow.

South Division basketball opener in Summit Monday, Dec. 5, against the defending MACJC State Champion Southwest Mississippi Community College Bears. With the loss, the Warriors moved to 4-3 on the season and 0-1 in the South Division. Southwest improved to 6-2 overall and 1-0 in the division. It was the fifth straight win for Southwest. The game was back and forth in the first half until Southwest went on an 11-0 run to grab an eight-point lead at intermission. The Warriors trailed SMCC by eight at the intermission. The Warriors closed the gap to four points five min utes into the second half, but could get no closer the rest

Dotson of Neshoba Central High School and Cameron Diggs of Blount (Ala.) High School added 11 points each. Southwest was able to convert on 31 of 38 free throws, which was a big fac-. tor in the game. \'\'

East Central returns to action at home in Decatur Thursday, Dec. 8, against Northeast Mississippi Community College in B rackeen -Wood Gymnasium. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

Three Warriors hit dou ble-digit scoring for the evening. Sophomore forward Tonzell Handy of Lanier High School put up 11 points and was the leading rebound er with 10. Freshmen Jaquan

women's basketball team led most of the contest, but could not hold off a late Southwest Mississippi Community College come back in a 74-71 loss in Summit Monday, Dec. 5. ECCC led by 10 at the I end of the third period of play, but Lady Bears outscored ECCC by 13 points in fourth to drop the Lady Warriors opening game of MACJC South Division play. ECCC freshman forward I Autumn Taylor of Newton High School set a career high and led all scorers with 26 points. She also pulled down eight rebounds, and had eight steals and four assists. It was the fifth con

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