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Sunday, December 12, 1982
THE 1\IERIDL\.'W STAR
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Aaslstant Sports Editor
Meridian Junior College basketball coach
J.imRedgate is still sear ching for a remedy for ICY
fingers.
Redgate's struggling Eagles have been plagued
by cold shooting all season and there's no ap-
parent relief
in
sight.
The
2-9
Eagles couldn't hit the side of the pro–
verbial barn here Saturday night, falling to East
Central
60-54
for their fifth straight loss.
In
an earlier game, the Lady Eagles dropped a
74-68
decision to East Central's Lady Warriors.
Meridian's men wer e their worst enemy ,
shooting a dismal
36
percent from the
noo~
against a poised East Central team.
T~e E~gles
sh..>Oting was disastrous all night, especi!illY m the
first half when the losers connected on JUSt seven
of
24
shots from the floor .
.
"Our shooting in the first half beat us," sa!d
Redagte. "When you shoot the ball the way we dtd
tonight, you can' t beat anybody . .
"We even missed four layups the first half. Poor
shooting has been our problem all year."
Redgate added "We played better the second
half,
but we still couldn' t hit our shots.
A,~
least our
defense stayed steady the whole game.
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East Central led
35-24
at halftime. and
e~Joyed
comfor table 14-point leads several times midway
in
the second half.
Sparked by some heads-up defensive play, the
Eagles came alive late in the game. MJC pulled
within five points three times in the last
2
1
~
minutes.
Center Byron Stevens was the
l~ding s~orer
f?r
Meridian with
19
points. Bruce Milton chipped
m
12
points for the
~gles,
followed by David Harris
and Kirk Pellerin with six points apiece.
Sharpshooter Joe Kennamer pumped in
29
~i~ts
to spark East. Central. Reserve Robert
Gilliland added
12
pomts for the
7-4
Warriors
followed by Leon Jackson with eight.
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In the opening game, East Central outscored the
Lady Eagles
12-2
in a five-minute span
to
take a
36-32
halftime lead. The Lady Warriors camped a t
the free throw line in the first half, hitting
12
of
13
charity tosses.
The Lady Eagles trailed the first
9
1
,-2
minutes of
the second half before making a big comeback.
J erene Anderson scored on a layup with
9:25
left
in the game to give the Lady Eagles a
54-52
lead.
MJC never led again, but stayed close.
Center Lori Carter sparked MJC down the
str etch, scoring
10
points.
The Lady Eagles were plagued by
20
turnovers
en route to their seventh loss in
13
games.
"We had too many crucial turnovers," said
Lady Eagle coach Barbara Satcher. "Cold outside
shooting also hurts us and we didn't get many of–
fensive rebounds."
Barbara Coleman led Meridian with
19
points.
Marilyn Davis was next with
18
points to go along
with
18
rebounds.
Anderson followed with
13
points and Carter
chipped in
10.
Guard Pam Coleman sparked the Lady War–
r iors with
23
points,
16
points in the second half.
St:ephanie Townsend collected
16
points for the
wmners, followed by Dorothy Jackson with
15
and
Mattie Burnside with
12.
"We played well tonight," said East Central
coach Lucille Wood, whose Lady Warriors are
Se·
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Continued Fllm P age 10
d things happen for
us.
now
5-6
on the season. "Pam Coeman ma e olida s. We've only
"It's good to win our last .gam! before ,the
h
lly
l~king
forward
played three home games this seAson. We
r~:asecond
half
of
the
to playing before the home folks more
season."
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