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Page 4, The Dixie Drawl, October 7, 1983
Wildcats battle
ECJC
Saturday
The Pearl River College Wildcats will have their
hands full this Saturday when they take on the
undefeated and nationally ranked East Central
Warriors for Homecoming.
East Central , a team which has won the
Mississippi state championship only once, and
that was back in 1939, is making its strongest bid
in years.
The Warriors have a perfect 5·0 record and 2-0
division mark and will be rated somewhere in the
top 15 in the nation this week.
A.J. Kilpatrick is the Warriors nomad coach who
has led the Warriors into the '83 spotlight.
Kilpatrick Is well known to PRC coaches and fans.
He was the head coach of Northwest back in 1976
when the Wildcats won the state championship.
He was also the coach of the Holmes Bulldogs
back in 1981 when the Bulldogs ripped the 'Cats
for the state crown. Last year, Kilpatrick's first
year at East Central, the Wildcats won a hard
fought 10-7 battle at Decatur. The Wildcats spoil–
ed the Warrior's homecoming last year.
" They (East Central) are very strong," said J.C.
Arban, the Wildcats' head coach. "We will have
our hands full; I just hope we can have an ex-
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cellent effort for our homecoming."
During the last eight years the Wildcats and
Warriors have each won four, back in '81 the War–
riors took a last minute 21-18 decision, while the
Wildcats won 28-1 4 in '80. The two years before
that East Central took home 3-0 and 16-13 wins.
In 1977, Pearl River won 27-23 and in '76 the
Wildcats squeezed by 3-0. Overall the Wildcats
have won 28, lost 12 and tied two against the War–
riors.
The Wildcats will not only be shooting for a
homecoming win which would even their mark at
3-3 for the season, but a Wildcat win would cer–
tainly throw the South Division into a mess.
Jones, Gulf Coast and Hinds all have one loss
each In the South. A Pearl River win would certain–
ly confuse things and even give the 'Cats an out–
side chance at the playoffs.
Arban' s biggest concern is still his offense.
Last week the Wildcats fumbled 10 times and
were intercepted twice in their 14-6 win over
Coahoma. East Central edged Holmes 7-0 last
Saturday.
Gametime this week is 8 p.m. instead of the
regular 7:30 start. PRC's 1983 Homecoming Court
will be presented at 7:30.
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