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Sports Briefs East Central set to host Holmes Thursday night DECATUR - The East Central Comrr.unity College Warriors open the 2016 season at home

terback Tyler Sullivan, a former Winston Academy standout the Statesmen placed _four student-athletes on the Preseason • All-GSC Team. Defensive end Erin Brown, linebacker Jamel Dennis and punter Cody Mills joined Sullivan on the squad selected by a vote of league's head coach es. The game marks the second meeting between the schools on the gridiron after Delta State claimed a 51-18 victory in last year's meeting. Matt Jones and the Statesmen Sports Network crew will have the call begin ning at 5 p.m. with the DSU Alumni -Association Statesmen Game Day. ECCCwomen · improve to 2-0 The East Central Community College women's soccer team went on the road Friday and came home with a 3-0 shutout win over Southwest Mississippi Community College in a match played in Summit. The Lady Warriors

are now 2-0 on the young season. It is the fourth straight year the team has started out at least 2-0. Scoring for East Central were Ashley Langham, a product of Florence High School, Kenzie Jenkins of McLaurin High School, and TaNissa McNair, who prepped at Forest High School. In the second match of the day, the ECCC men fell to Southwest 2-0 to drop to 1-1 on the sea son. The ECCC men were set to face Meridian Community College Wednesday in Meridian. Both teams are in action again Friday when they host Itawamba Community College in matches that begin at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on the East Central campus. The Warriors and Lady Warriors will travel to Senatobia on Wednesday, Sept. 7, to face Northwest Mississippi Community College at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. 'Dawg Talk' set

will be quarterback Dominic Marino who passed for 1,200 yards last season while play ing for Coahoma. Last year the Warrior defense allowed 16.5 points per game. It appears the defensive line will be the strong again. Returning will be Rosheem Collins, a 6-2, 300-pound defensive tackle; Charles Bradford, also a 6-2, 300-pound defensive tackle; and, Breyron Jackson, a 6-1, 225 pound defensive line man. - Steve Swogetinsky

-Thursday night when they host Holmes Community College in junior college football - action. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. The Warriors are coming off their best season in 16 years. In 2015, they went 8-3 overall and 4-2 in the South Division. The Warriors won the C.H.AM.P.S Heart of December. They made it to the state playoffs and were ranked No. 10 Texas Bowl last

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