Newspaper Clippings

Wednesday, !September 15, 1982 - At Decatur, East Central head coach A.J. Kilpatrick is looking forward to Saturday night's road trip to Booneville and Northeast Junior College. Kilpatrick watched his Warriors drop a heartbreaking 17-14 deci– sion to South Division rival Gull Coast on a 28-yard field goal last weekend. He said he thought his team played well. "We knew Gulf Coast would be a good team," Kilpatrick said. "But our boys are convinced we played a good game. East Central, 1-1, hopes to incorporate a more powerful running attack to complement an already-strong aerial game. Against Gull Coast, quarterback Stacey Powell completed 11 of 23 passes for 173 yards and one TO. His 33-yard strike to tight end David Gallaspy set up the Warriors' first score - a pass from Gallaspy to running back Percy Johnson. EC's other TD was a pass from Powell to Anthony Brown. "We haven't had too much success running the ball," Kilpatrick said. "We seem to move the ball much better with the pass. We've worked on our sprint-out attack this week, but I hope our running backs can get something going against Northeast. " Halfback Charlie Triplett led the Warriors rushing last week with just 34 yards. Teamwise, EC netted just 54 yards on the ground. Kilpatrick, aware that Northeast has given up an average of 26 points per game this season, said "maybe we can get us some of_ those this week." Defensively, Kilpatrick said middle linebacker Arthur McMillan suffered a bruised neck against Gull Coast. He should be ready by Saturday, however. "They (Northeast) are very much in the same class as us," Kilpatrick said. "They aren't that strong. They have one good runn– ing back that can hurt you. But they are no big offensive football team." Northeast is o-2 overall. Kickoff is set for 7:30p.m.

THE MERIDIAN STAR

-· •.--- -,.,- • .....::.:1\

___ -- - ·-- .......' .. :T.,.-:,:\/,~5 ---

,.,_

..... .--

-------