2016 Combined

FOOTBALL: ECCC 21, ORTHEAST 24

Joshua Bradford (93) and Jalon Sangster celebrate a sack of Northeast's quarterback. Brent Maze/The Appeal ECCC loses heartbreaker to NE

By ECCC sports information

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Northeast Mississippi Com munity College found the end zone with 28 seconds left in the ballgame to pull out a 24 21 win against the East Cen tral Community College in football action Thursday, Sept. 8, in Bailey Stadium on the Decatur campus. For the second straight week the Warriors faced a back and forth battle. Northeast began the scor ing with a 37-yard field goal to go up 3-0 with 5:30 left in the first quarter. East Central responded with a 47-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quar terback Dom Marino of Venice (Fla.) High. School to Antonio Gibson of Eagies Landing (Ga.) High School in the second quarter to take the 7-3 lead. ECCC then recovered a ·Northeast fumble on the en suing kickoff which allowed running back Dwayne Bar nett of Harrison Central High School to score from six yards out with 8:40 remaining in the first half. The Warriors led 14-3 at halftime. 'T'hP. N(\l'fht>aoJ ~-~-~

Devonta Jones cuts up the field after catching a pass.

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able to score two more touch downs in the third quarter to take a 17-14 lead. East Central sophomore running back Mikell Daniels of Forest High School would score on a four-yard touch down run with 12:43 left in the game to give the Warriors the lead back at 21-17. The Warrior defense could not hold off the Tigers from scoring on fourth-and-eight with 28 seconds to play when Northeast quarterback Mason Cunningham found wide receiver PaDarius Mar

win. For East Central, Marino was 11for19 through the air for 148 yards. Barnett was the leader in rushing yards ___ with 56 total yards for the Warriors on 16 attempts. Gib- ___ son was the top receiver with 60 yards. Torran (Malik) -___ Davis of Red Bank (Tenn.) High School was the leading --- tackler with 11 tackles and one tackle for a loss.

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The Warriors, 0-2, will travel to Poplarville next Thursday, Sept. 15, to face the Pearl RivP.l' l:Arr1rri 11 nH-..