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ECJC Stuns . No. 1 3 Pearl River By JASO~ BIRD Sports Correspondent ball away on their own 19-yard line.

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Two plays later, Lance Lar– son, following a sack, fired 30 yards to Steve Dees for the score. Larson's pass for two points was incomplete. Pearl River, not content to sit on its 12-7 halftime lead. took the second half opening kickoff and drove 77 yards for another score. Donnie Lewis capped the march on a two-yard run. Lar– son's pass for two points again fell incomplete. On the Warriors ensuing possession. ECJC marched back, going 80 yards for the TD. Hazelwood hit tight end Joe Douglas for 10 yards on the score. Halfback Dale Reese threw to Tony Baker for the two– point conversion. Things stayed that way until the Warriors game-winning drive late in the fourth period. East Central, 2-3 , hosts ltawamba for Homcoeming next week, while the 3-1-1 Wildcats, ranked 13th nationally, celebrate Homecoming against Mississippi Gulf Coast, ranked fifth naitonally in the junior col– lege poll.

DECATUR - Micah Hazelwood threw 42 yards to Bruce McGee with 1:37 remain– ing in the game to lift East Cen– tral Junior College to a 21-18 come-from-behind victory over nationally-ranked Pearl River here Saturday night. The Warrior defense held on fourth-and-one at their own 40 with just over two minutes re– maining to give ECJC the start of its winning drive. Todd Wall's extra point at– tempt fa iled. The Wilrlcats ~ ">n the board first, mi

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