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Sunday, October
24, 1982
THE MERIDIAN STAR
ECJG Dodges
Bullets In Win
By
ANDY CLAY
Star Sports Writer
.
DECATUR- Mississippi Delta fired
its
gun a lot here Frtday
night, but the host East Central Warriors managed to dodge most
of the bullets.
Six times the visiting Trojans drove the ball into Warrior ter–
ritory only to come away empty-banded as the Warriors held on
for
a
22-20
victory here Saturday night.
"We did the same things defensively," said Warr1or coach A.J .
Kilpatrick. "We haven't changed anything.
Our
dt'fense played
real well. They held when they had to.
" The penalties <on the Trojans1 \\ere a btg factor
Penalties marred most of the game.
with
the Trojans bein2
penalized
12
times for
114
yards and
ECJC
se~en tim~
C
58
yards.
However.
it
was the fourth quarter
that dec
dedJthe
ame
Jefi
Breland.
tOuclll:'bvi~
e
Pa ......
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Kicker Brad
Woodcock
successfully recovered an onside kick,
~t
Jolhff fumbled on the first plav and East Central's Mike
Gtbbs reco\
ered
-
After
d \\
arnoc
punt
the
Trojans
again moved downfield.
A
37:)ard
from
.Jolliff
to
BT)an Chustz put the ball at
rrudfteld.
And
pteked off a
Jolliff pass on the next
pla!f
toeod
A
Division win