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Defea t
ECJC
Warriors
The East Central Junior
College Warriors and Warriorettes
were defeated by the Lions of East
Mississippi J unior College in the
first action East Centr al has seen
since December 12. The Warrioret–
tes were defeated by the Lady
Lions 63-46. The Warriors lost
90-80. Jo Ann Earnest of Forest
was the only double figure scorer
for the Warriorettes with 12 points.
The Warriors were tied with the
Lions at half-time, but East
Mississippi pulled out the lead to
win late in the game. Four players
scored double figures for the
Warriors. Joe Kennamer of New
Hope, AL Jed with 21 points, Ken
Eiland of Louisville had 18, Mike
Shirley of Morton had 13 and Eddie
Griffin of Walnut Grove had 10.
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The Warriors and Warriorettes
were on the road on J anuary 7
traveling to Southwest Junior
coUege at Summit. Both of the
Warrior teams were triumphant
over the Southwest Bears. The
Warriorettes defeated the Lady
Bears 54-45. The Warriors went
into overtime for their win over
Southwest, 87-83.
Three of the Warriorettes scored
double figures. Stephanie Town–
send of Lena led with 17 points,
while Pam Coleman of Carthage
had 13 and Earnest 10. Shirley led
the Warriors with 24, while
Kennamer followed with 16 and
Kenneth Gilliland of Louisville bad
12.
The Warriorettes remain unde–
feated in South Division play. The
nen home lit&me will be Monday,
January 18 when East Central
teams host Copiah-Lincoln Junior
College. Game time is 6:30.
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