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BIRD
Star
Correspondent
DECATliR- The surpr isingly-tough Itawamba Indians made
off
wiU1
a
23-15
upset of East Central's Warriors in an intra–
division Mississippi Junior College football game here Saturday
'mght .
The loss left Coach Ken Pouncey's Warriors with a
2-4
record
overall. but they still held second place in the South Division with
a
2-1
divison mark.
The
visiting Indians. who spoiled the ECJC homecoming with
their wm, got on the board first. In the opening quarter,
lta\\amba's Ronnie Hatchett ran back a Warrior punt 55 yards
for
a
touchdown.
Hatchett's run gave the Indians a 7-0 first-period lead and they
never rehnguished it.
In the second quarter, Itawamba began a series at its own
29
which culminated in a field goal of
30
yards and a 10-0 lead.
Ricky Barnes booted the fielder for the Indians. which came
JUSt before
the
half.
J<:ast Centr a l got the ball back with
32
seconds before intermis–
, 10n and scored
a
quick TD.
Starting from the Indian
13,
followmg
an
Itawamba fumble. the
Wamors punched it in when quarterback Micah Hazelwood hit
flank<'r Bruce McGee from 10 yards out.
Todd Wall's conversion kick cut the Tribe's margin to 10-7 at
the
half.
There was no scoring in the third stanza
at
all , but the Indians
added to their lead by getting
13
in the final period.
The vis1tors' next score came with just under four minutes left
m
the game. Larry Cox returned a punt
40
yards to the EC
49
and.
from there. Itawamba drove it home.
The TD came on a 30-yard run by Anthony Pass up the middle.
The Indians put it out of reach with
2:22
left in the game when
Tim Field bolted up the middle from
34
yards out for a TD.
The score came moments after East Central attempted to
maintain possession of the
ball
on
a
fourth-and-10 from its own
34.
The Warriors. with Jim Kennamer throwing on every down,
camP back to score on a 45-yard shot to Dale Reese with
1:33
r«-maining
Kennamer threw to tight end Joe Douglas for the two-point con–
version. but the scoring was over for the evening.
The Warriors take on Hinds at Raymond Thursday night for
their next action.
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