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ECCC sweeps HCC MACJC South • 1n East Central Commu

Kalybriah Haskin hit a three-pointer to give East Central the lead at 69-66 before Hughes took over. The sophomore point guard out of Hattiesburg High School scored on a driving, twisting layup that ignited the crowd and her teammates and extended the Lady War riors lead. Hughes finished the night with 15 points and a perfect 6 of 6 from the free throw line. Sopho more guard Samantha Duncan scored 16 to lead East Central in scoring. She also had a game-high eight assists. Alexia McDonald added 15 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. Haskin also scored in double figures with 11. The East Central Lady Warriors improved to 12-2 overall and 4-1 in the MACJC South Division. The Hinds Lady Bulldogs fell to 6-8 overall and 0-5 the South Division. In the men's action that followed, East Cen tral pulled away in the second half to defeat the Hinds Bulldogs 74-59 in

an MACJC South Divi sion matchup. The Warriors fell behind early by six points before going on a 22-6 run and grabbing a 10-point lead. East Central led 36 28 at the half. East Central broke the game open in the second half, leading by as many as 22 on one occasion before securing the 15 point victory. Sophomore guard Ravion Henry out of Leake Central High School led all scorers on the evening with 18 points for the Warriors. He also pulled down nine rebounds. Prince McDaniel added 13 points and freshman Tonzell Handy 1 had 12 points. Forward Derrick Dandridge had 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for East Cen tral. The East Central War riors improved to 8-6 overall on the season and 3-2 in MACJC South Divi sion play. The Hinds Bull dogs fell to 4-10 and 1-4 in the South Division.

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nity College's Johnta Hughes scored six points in the final 30 seconds of the contest to help the Lady Warriors preserve a hard-fought 76-69 MACJC South Division win over the Hinds Com munity College Lady Bull dogs Tuesday night, Jan. 19, in Decatur. It was the seventh straight win for the East Central Lady Warriors. In mens' action, Leake : Central alum Ravion - Henry paced the Warriors to their eighth MACJC South win of the season. East Central never trailed in the contest, and led by 14 at the half and by as many as 16 in the third period. However, a furious sec ond half comeback by Hinds culminated with a layup by Areleatha Gip son with 4:40 remaining to tie the game at 60. It was the first tie since 0-0 at the opening tip. With the score tied again at 66 and just 2:21 remaining, East Central went on a 10 to 3 run to close out the 76-69 win.

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