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ECJC ·Teams Back In Action
East Central Junior College
basketball teams were back in
action after the holidays with a
home game on January 4 on the
Wamor campus when they hosted
East Mississippi. Both teams pulled
out a win in two close games. The
Warriorettes defeated the Lady
Lions
10 1-99
The Lad} Lions'
Sharon Scott hit a pair of free
throws with 44 seconds left in
regulation time to tie the score at
79-79.
Both teams swapped points
in the first overtime to tie the score
again.
In
the second overtime, East
Central built a five point lead at
one time but EMJC fought back to
within two. Mattie Burnside was
high scorer for the Warriorettes
with
35
while Pam Coleman had 24
and Stephanie Townsend had 10.
Scott led the Lady Lions with 30
points. Commenting about the
game, East Central's Coach Lucille
Wood said, · We're just glad to win
the first game after the break.
It
will certainly give us a boost."
The Warriors defeated the Lions
72-69. East Central's only lead in
the first half came when Donald
Oayton made a basket with 44
seconds left
in
the half. Twice
during the second half of play. East
Central scored
SIX
points straight
but the Lions came back to pull
within three. High scorer for the
Warrtors was Joe Kennamer with
20 points. Robert Gilliland scored
16
while Eddie Griffin and Leon
Jackson each made
10.
Larry
Anderson was high scorer for
EMJC with 22 pomts. Coach RJVes
sa1d his team was prett} bad out of
shape but made some bid shots
On January 6 the East Central
teams again -played on their home
court hosting Southwest
Both
teams came out on top. The
Warriorettes decisive!) defeated
Southwest girls 82-64. Mattie
Burnside was high scorer with 20
pomts followed by Paula Rogers
with
10
and Pam Coleman .dth
10.
Jo Beth Roberts led Southwest with
17.
On Jan. 8, when the team
traveled to Holmes, ·hey were
defeated 87-60. In this game.
Mattie Burnside made 23 big pomts
followed by Dorothy Jacksvn with
10. After the first week of play for
the second semester, the Warrior–
ettes are 8-8 for the season.
After defeating Southwest and
losing to Holmes . the Warriors are
9·5 for the season.
The three
gamu
played on their
home court should give both teams
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a boost for the rest of the tough
January schedule. Other home
games will be with Hinds on J an.
20 and with Co-Lin on J an. 31. The
women's games are played at 6:30
with the men's games to follow.
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