East Central Warriors to host Southwest Oct. 8

The East Central Warriors will host Southwest Thursday, Oct. 8, with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. at Bailey Stadium in Decatur.

The Warriors dropped a 34-5 decision last week to Jones College in the opener for both teams. The Bears lost their home opener 41-3 to Co-Lin.

Jones College pushed out to a 24-3 halftime lead. Only four Warriors who started at Jones a year ago were back in the starting lineup for the contest, which saw 10 ECCC freshmen earn starting roles.

East Central got on the scoreboard on the opening drive of the game, moving to the Jones’ 16-yard line before settling for a 33-yard field goal off the foot of sophomore Robens Beauplan. On the drive, sophomore quarterback Holman Edwards connected with sophomore wide receiver John Hilbert for what appeared to be a 10-yard touchdown pass that was nullified by a penalty.

East Central’s only other points of the game came on a third quarter safety. Jones added a 25-yard field goal in the third quarter to close the scoring at 34-5.

Offensively, East Central managed 370 total yards with 280 of those coming through the air. Edwards connected on 15 of 28 passes for 214 yards. Sophomore Deonte Yarbrough (Louisville) hit on three of eight passes for 66 years.