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KW:MU.HiH East Central Football falls to No. 5Northwest in Non-Division Action East Central scoreless.

Marino of Venice (Fla.) High School found Devonta Jones of Morton High School on a two-yard touchdown pass with 12:43 left to play in the game to close the gap to 20-7. The Warrior defense held the Rangers once again and the offense had another opportunity to get on the board. East Central drove 80 yards with Marino hitting Jones once again, this time from eight yards out, to close the deficit to 20 14 with 7:03 left in game. The defense Warrior stiffened again and East took over on 27-yard line Central its one

after a Rangers punt and with 2:58 to play. However, Northwest recovered a costly Warrior fumble to end El!st Central's final threat of the game. For East Central, Marino was 9 for 27 through the air for 109 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Dwayne Barnett of Harrison Central High School was the leader in rushing yards with 85 total yards on 26 carries for the Warriors. Jones was the top receiver with five catches for 31 yards. Tarran "Malik" Davis of Red Bank (Tenn.) High School and Eric Barnes III of Seminary High

School were the leaC. ing tacklers with 1 tackles each. Barne also had a tackle for loss. The Warrior defer:.s had five sack- a:: nine tackles for a :as against the Rangers. The loss drops Eas Central to 4-4 ore. ::::. season, bu Warriors remain : the South Dins:;:; standings at 4-1. The Warriors \0 travel to Sumrni : face Southwes Missis s i pp ' Community Co eg: in a South Di'> ·s· -.~ matchup Saturda:.- Oct. 29, at 5 p.m. You can listen -_ watch the game c.: www .eccc.edu/eccc media.

Community College's fourth quarter come back fell short as the Warriors lost a tough 20-14 football game to No. 5 nationally ranked and defending national champion Northwest Mississippi Community College Thursday, Oct. 20, in Senatobia. The Warriors trailed 20-0 at the half, but the defense held the Rangers scoreless the second half putting East Central in a position for a comeback. Northwest drove to the East Central 23 yard line on their first drive of the game, but missed 40-yard field goal to keep the game

After a Warrior fumble, the defense was able to stop the Rangers once again, this time with East Central taking over on down on its own 30. Northwest got on the scoreboard on a 10-yard pass with 1:06 left in the first quarter, and the Rangers would score two more touchdowns before halftime. The score remained 20-0 after three quar ters, before the Warriors gained the momentum in the fourth quarter. After several Northwest penalties . inside the five-yard line, East Central quarterback Dominic

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