February 6, 2019
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ head football coach Ken Karcher announced the addition of 20 new members to the Warrior football team on National Signing Day Wednesday, Feb. 6.
The newcomers are all high school seniors.
February 5, 2019
East Central sophomore guard Roti Ware lays in two of his 31 points in a win over Southwest Jan. 28. (EC Photo)
February 5, 2019
A desperation shot at the buzzer that bounced off the rim was all that kept the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Warriors from handing the No. 9 ranked Pearl River Wildcats their first defeat of the season in basketball action Monday, Feb. 4. The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Lady Warriors also fell, losing 61-56 to the PRCC Lady Wildcats at Marvin R. White Coliseum in Poplarville.
It was a big turnaround for the Warriors in the 72-70 loss to the undefeated Wildcats. Pearl River defeated East Central by 33 in Decatur back on Jan. 10.
February 3, 2019
The spring 2019 tennis season opened in style for ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ as both the men’s and women’s teams picked up wins on the road against Marion Military Institute in Marion, Ala., Friday, Feb. 1.
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Warriors shutout the No. 17 nationally ranked Marion Tigers 9-0, while the Lady Warriors picked up an 8-1 tennis win over the shorthanded Marion Lady Tigers.
February 1, 2019
Lady Warrior sophomore forward Whitney Waters drives past a Gulf Coast defender in East Central’s home win. (EC Photo)
January 29, 2019
Sophomore guard Roti Ware of Morton hits a jumper for two of his game-high 31 points in East Central’s win over Southwest. (EC Photo)
January 25, 2019
Ron Perkins of Louisville, a former Diamond Warrior and captain of the 1998 state championship team, will be the featured speaker at the annual ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Baseball First Pitch Dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9. The event will be held in the Mabry Memorial Cafeteria on the Decatur campus.
January 24, 2019
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Lady Warriors jumped on the Hinds Lady Bulldogs early and never let up in posting a 77-44 MACJC South Division win Thursday, Jan. 24, at J.D. Boyd Gym in Utica. In the men’s action, a furious second-half comeback by the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Warriors fell two points short as the Hinds Bulldogs picked up a 78-76 win.
