Football

October 9, 2020

East Central’s Desmond Williams (No. 8) returns the game’s opening kickoff 95 yards to give the Warriors an early 7-0 over Southwest. (EC Photo)

October 2, 2020

East Central sophomore wide receiver John Hilbert (Brookhaven) pulls down a long pass from sophomore quarterback Holman Edwards in first half action in Ellisville. Hilbert had seven catches for 139 yards in the loss. (EC Photo)

September 21, 2020

East Central Community College has announced plans for the distribution of tickets to the Warriors three home football games this fall in Bailey Stadium on the campus in Decatur, as well as tickets to the three away contests.

A limited number of fans will be allowed to attend each game as required by Executive Order 1519 signed Aug. 20 by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves. The order limits attendance to 25 percent of stadium capacity, in addition to other restrictions to help control the spread of COVID-19.

September 2, 2020

The East Central Community College Warriors will open the 2020 football season on the road Thursday, Oct. 1, against the Jones College Bobcats in a revised football schedule that features just six regular season games.

July 1, 2020

The East Central Community College Warriors will open the 2020 football season by hosting five-time national champion East Mississippi Community College Thursday, Sept. 10, in Bailey Stadium on the campus in Decatur. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m.

The season opener will also mark the debut of the new 12,300 square-foot Warrior Hall football operations center located outside the north end zone of Bailey Stadium.

April 25, 2020

ECCC wide receiver Antonio Gibson hauls in a touchdown pass in a 2017 game at Hinds. (EC Photo)

March 5, 2020

February 26, 2020

The East Central Community College Warrior football program has rescheduled its open tryouts until Thursday, Feb. 27, at Bailey Stadium on the ECCC campus in Decatur.

Weather caused the postponement of the tryouts originally scheduled for Feb. 26.

Those football players interested in trying out for the ECCC football team should report to the stadium for registration at 10 a.m. The tryouts will begin at 10:30 a.m. There is no cost to tryout.

Prospective players should bring their own cleats and gear to workout in.

February 10, 2020

ECCC’s new Warrior Hall football operations center.

East Central Community College will officially open its new Warrior Hall football operations center with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, on the campus in Decatur.

February 6, 2020

East Central Community College head football coach Ken Karcher announced the addition of 20 new members to the Warrior football team on National Signing Day Wednesday, Feb. 5.

The newcomers are all high school seniors.