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Lin Wolves scored the last 27 points of the game to pull out the win against the Warriors. East Central was forced to punt its first possession of the ball game, but Aaron Garrett of Meridian High School pinned the Wolves back on their own eight-yard line. The Warrior defense then forced a Co-Lin punt to allow ECCC to take over at the 47. Quarterback Dom Marino then found tight end Kalen Meggs for a 37-yard touch down pass to give the Warriors the early 7-0 lead with 9:24 left in the first quarter. Co-Lin would score on a 17-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 7-7 with 12:20 left in the first half. East Central's Dwayne Barnett helped the Warriors regain the lead in the second quarter on a three-yard touch

ed, putting East Central up 17 7 at halftime. Throughout the third quar ter East Central and Co-Lin exchanged punts. Then, with 13:21 to play in the game, Marino did it through the air again this time finding freshman wide receiver Antonio Gibson for a 30-yard touchdown pass. The extra point try was no good and the Warriors led 23-7. After that it was all Co-Lin. The Wolves scored on the first play after the Warrior kickoff on a reverse pass play that covered 54 yards to close the deficit to 23-14 with 13:09 left to play. Co-Lin would then score two more times in a matter of minutes, on a punt return and an interception return, to grab the lead at 28-23. The Wolves' final score of the <( ::t w l a. 0:::: a. <( <( 0

game came on the final play )Vhen they intercepted a des peration pass and returned it or the score. For East Central, Marino was 9 for 19 through the air for 13~ yards with four intercep tions. Barnett was the leader in rushing yards with 118 total yards for the Warriors on 35 cai:ries and one touchdown. Maµino added 78 yards on the gro~d. Meggs was the top in receiving with three catches for 62 yards and a touchdown. Fre'shman defensive back Xa'\ier Williamson of Hei1~elberg High School was cred\ited with six tackles, one for q loss. With the loss, the Warriors fell tp 2-3 on the season. ECCC is now tied with Co Lmand Mississippi Gulf Coast Corpmunity College for the top spot in the South. 0 - ....... .

From school reports

The East Central Warriors ivill be going for their second fouth Division win of the sea- ;on when they host Jones =::ounty Thursday night in jun tor college football action. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. The Warriors are coming off a 34-23 division loss to Copiah-Lincoln last week. Both Jones and East Central stand at 2-1 in the South Division. Last week, the Bobcats defeated Southwest 33-21 last week. ECCC held No. 18 Copiah Lincoln in check for three full quarters, before a fourth quar er surge by the Wolves result ed in a 34-23 win over the Warriors. East Central led 23-7 in the ourth quarter before the Co

School photo ECCC's Kalen Meggs scores a touchdown to get the Warriors on the scoreboard. down run. After the Wolves missed on a 32-yard field goal attempt, East Central's Garrett was good on a 36-yard field goal as the second quarter horn sound

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