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Bulldogs led 12-7 with 14:12 left in the half. That's how it stood at the half, but the Warriors quickly took the lead in the third quar ter when ECCC linebacker Eric Barnes recovered a Holmes fumble and returned it seven yards for a touchdown. The extra point was good and the Warriors led 14-12 with 13: 13 left in the third quarter. The two teams exchanged touchdowns. Holmes scored on a 57-yard run by quarter back Dwain Alford. The extra point was good and the Bulldogs led 19-14 with 10:46 left in the third quarter. The Warriors bounced back with a score of their own. Running back Dwayne Barnett bolted for 38 yards to put ECCC deep in Holmes territo ry. Four plays later, Marino connected with Gibson on a 22-yard TD pass play. The extra point was good and the Warriors led 21-19 with 8:54 left in the quarter. Holmes responded with three unanswered touchdowns to go up 40-21 heading into the fourth quarter. Touchdowns

ECCC plans military appreciation night East Central Community

r STEVE SWOGETINSKY Sports Editor The East Central Warriors 1 be seeking their first win the season Thursday night en they play host to rtheast Community College. Kickoff is set for 6:30. The Warriors dropped their t game of 2016 to Holmes mmunity College 48-40 last 11rsday. Northeast opened h a 17-14 victory over Pearl rer. "We never gave up and had hance to win in the end," CC Coach Ken Karcher l. "It was the first game. ims can make a lot of >rovements between the t and second games. "A lot is going to depend on v our guys will come back 1orrow. If they come back h a coachable attitude ~re we can look at what ds to be done, we can make •t of progress between now the Northeast game." ast Central struck first. rtcrback Dom Marino con- 'cd with Antonio Gibson

and are invited to participate in Warrior Club tailgating activities scheduled on the deck inside Bailey Stadium beginning at 5:30 p.m. Mississippi Air National Guard Brigadier General Todd Wall of Decatur, a 1982 graduate of East Central and former Warrior football and baseball player, will be an honorary captain and will participate in the coin toss prior to the game. play to DJ. Montgomery with 10:32 left in the first quarter. The extra point try was no good and ECCC led 7-6. The Bulldogs took the lead early in the second quarter when freshman running back Cremryn Brent scored on a two-yard run. Again the extra point was no good and the

College will honor all mili tary veterans with free admission, recognition, and tailgating when the Warrior football team hosts Northeast Mississippi Community College on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. in Bailey Stadium on the Decatur campus. All military veterans and their families will be admit ted free to the MACJC battle on a two-yard TD pass play. The score was set up by a 31 yard run by Marino two plays earlier that put the Warriors inside the Bulldogs' 10-yard line. The kick was good and the Warriors led 7-0 with L2: 12 left in the first half. Holmes came right back to score on a 30-yard TD pass

came on a 65-yard TD pass to Antayius Moody; a two-yard run; and, 30-yard TD pass. All extra point kick were good. Marino connected on a 67 yard pass with Toriano Howard with 46 seconds left in the third quarter. The extra point failed and the Warriors trailed 40-27 heading into the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs scored on a short run to cap a 12-play drive that covered 78 yards and ate up a lot of clock. The two point conversion was good and the Bulldogs led 48-27. ECCC refused to quit and came back with two late touch downs. Marino connected with Devonta Jones with 2:22 left. AJ. Davis recovered the ball one play later for the Warriors to set up another scoring drive.

Marino connected with Otis Cross on a four-yard TD pass, capping a 15-play drive with 20 seconds left to play. A touchdown was called back six plays earlier which could have given the Warriors another shot at tying the game. But ECCC kicked the extra point with 20 seconds left and the Bulldogs held on to win. East Central had four scores called back because of penal ties. The Warriors finished the night with 458 yards in total offense. Marino, who was making his first start for the Warriors after transferring from Coahoma, completed 20 of-40 pass for 225 yards and four touchdowns: Gibson was his leading receiver with two catches for touchdowns.

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