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MORTON
East Central
Tops Panthers
The East Central J unior
CollegeWarrior Basketball
team travelled to Newton
for an afternoon game with
the Panthers of Clarke
College on November 14.
The Warriors defeated the
Panthers 98-83. Eddie
Griffin, a graduate ofSouth
Leake High School, was the
highest scorer for the
Warriors with 39 points.
Team members scoring
double digits were Ken
Eiland ofLouisvillewith17,
Mike Shirley of Morton
with 15, and Joe Kennamer
of New Hope, AL with 12.
The Warriors and
Warriorettes hosted
Meridian Junior College on
November 16 for their first
home games. TheWarrior–
ettes took a 71-63 win while
the Warriors lost73-68. The
Warnorettes with Pam
Coleman of Carthage
scoring 20 points and
Stephanie Townsend of
Lena scoring 18 led all the
way
In
the defeat of the
Lady Eagles. Late in the
game, the Warriors tied
with the Meridian Eagles
but could never get ahead.
Mike Shirley, son of Mr.
and \1rs. Jeri) Shirley of
~lorton ,
was fue only
tWiil
digit scorer with 35 of the
Warriors 68 points.
The Warrio rs and
Warriorettes will host the
Bears of Southwest Junior
College on December 4.
Warriorettes' game begins
at 6:30 with the men's game
to follow.
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