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East Poinsett County Warriors

2008 Schedule

Date	H/A	EPC	160	Opponent	68	W/L	Record	Conf.
Sep.   5	A	EPC	12	Corning	14	L	0-1
Sep. 12	A	EPC	6	Marked Tree	7	L	0-2	0-1
Sep. 19	H	EPC	40	Augusta	21	W	1-2	1-1
Sep. 26	A	EPC	22	Cross County	14	W	2-2	2-1
Oct.   3		EPC		OPEN
Oct. 10	H	EPC	39	Salem	6	W	3-2	3-1
Oct. 17	A	EPC	41	Rector	6	W	4-2	4-1
Oct. 24	H	EPC		McCrory
Oct. 31	A	EPC		Walnut Ridge
Nov.  7	H	EPC		Cedar Ridge

2005 Schedule

Date	H/A	EPC	388		Opponent	294	W/L	Record	Conf
Sep.  2	H	EPC	52		Gosnell	37	W	1-0
Sep.  9	H	EPC	34		Earle	44	L	1-1	0-1
Sep. 16	H	EPC	26		Cross County	15	W	2-1	1-1
Sep. 23	A	EPC	38		Rector	15	W	3-1	2-1
Sep. 30	A	EPC	40		Walnut Ridge	26	W	4-1	3-1
Oct.  7	H	EPC	46		Piggott	28	W	5-1	4-1
Oct. 14	A	EPC	20		Charleston	24	L	5-2
Oct. 21		EPC			OPEN
Oct. 28	A	EPC	48		Marked Tree	28	W	6-2	5-1
Nov.  3	H	EPC	39		Salem	0	W	7-2	6-1
Nov.11	H	EPC	39		Clarendon	21	W	8-2
Nov.18	H	EPC	6		Camden Harmony Grove	56	L	8-3

2005 Archives

EPC upends Salem; secures top seed from 3AA November 3, 2005 By David Grim NEARsports.com LEPANTO - The East Poinsett County Warriors held on to their #1 seed in the playoffs, and knocked the Salem Greyhounds out of post season contention in the process. The Warriors won the 3AA game 39-0 Thursday night at Steve Tyler Field. Ked Madden scored three touchdowns, two on a pair of 52-yard punt returns and pulled down three interceptions. EPC (7-2, 6-1) scored all of its points in the first half. "They haven't been kicking to me this year," said Madden. "They usually kick it away from me. I'm just trying to be like my boy, (Marcus) Monk." Madden got his first touchdown with 8:55 left in the opening quarter on a 20-yard catch from Brett Hardin. Lando Bass kicked the extra point to make the score 7-0. Hardin's arm put the following points on the board for EPC, this time on a 37-yard pass to Keun Joplin. Bass kicked the score to 14-0. Hardin found Joplin again on the next touchdown and made the score 20-0 on a 4-yard pass with 1:59 left in the first quarter. Madden got his first of two 52-yard punt return touchdowns as time expired in the first quarter. The scoreboard read 26-0 as the second quarter began. EPC scored on its first play of the second quarter with Madden's second 52-yard punt return. Bass' extra point made it 33-0. The Warriors got their last touchdown with 7:16 remaining in the half. Chris Davis scored on an 11-yard run to set the final score. "We executed well," said EPC Coach Mark Courtney. "That's probably about as good as we have executed all year. It all came together for us and this was the right time for it to come together."

EPC holds on in shootout, 52-37 September 2, 2005 By David Grim NEARsports.com LEPANTO - Brett Hardin passed for 330 yards and four touchdowns as the East Poinsett County Warriors outlasted the Gosnell Pirates 52-37 Friday night at Warrior Stadium. Gosnell (0-1) took the lead early on a 15 yard touchdown run from Clint McHan. Matt Redden's extra point made the score 7-0 with 3:42 left in the opening quarter. Spencer Blount's sack notched a safety for the Pirates and put them up 9-0 as the first quarter wound down. The Warriors (1-0) made the score 9-6 early in the second quarter when Hardin passed 41 yards to Ked Madden. EPC took the lead on its next possession with a 44 yard touchdown pass from Hardin to Keun Joplin. Hardin hit Chris Davis for the two-point conversion to make the score 14-9 with 8:10 left in the half. Gosnell took its last lead of the night, 15-14, with 5:19 left in the half on a 3 yard touchdown run by Josh Anderson. EPC's Michael Jackson (22) is brought down by the Gosnell defensive line. The Warriors prevailed, 52-37. Photo Courtesy of Diane Fletcher, Tri-City Tribune 09/02/05 The Warriors reclaimed the lead for good with 5 seconds remaining before intermission when Hardin passed to Madden for a 77 yard touchdown. Hardin found Joplin for the two-pointer to make the halftime score 22-15. Gosnell's Ronnie Edwards returned the second half kickoff 67 yards to the EPC 12. McHan took it the rest of the way on the next play to pull the Pirates to within a point, 22-21. Hardin scored on a quarterback keeper to put the Warriors up 28-21, and passed another 77 yard touchdown, this time to Joseph Peridore, to give EPC a 34-21 lead with 7:37 left in the third quarter. McHan kept the Pirates within striking distance on a one yard plunge with 1:15 left in the third quarter, but EPC kept a step ahead by scoring with 12 seconds left in the quarter on a 42 yard fumble return by T.J. Huggins. The scoreboard read 40-27 as the fourth quarter began. The Pirates fought back again. Charles Crigger passed a 67 yard touchdown to Trey Mace, and then found Anderson for the two-point conversion to pull Gosnell back to within 5 points, 40-35, with 8:51 left in the game. Madden iced the game for the Warriors on an 8 yard touchdown run with 4:25 remaining, making the score 46-35. After an intentional safety made the score 46-37, Madden intercepted the first Pirate pass after the free kick and returned it 70 yards for the Warriors final score. Madden caught 8 passes for 159 yards, rushed for 42 yards on 5 carries, and gained 113 return yards for a total of 314 all-purpose yards. Joplin caught an additional 5 passes for 97 yards. Chris Vaughn led the rushing attack for Gosnell with 116 yards on 14 carries.

2004 Schedule

Date	H/A	EPC	387		Opponent	112	W/L	Record	Conf
Sep.  3		EPC			OPEN
Sep. 10	A	EPC	36		Earle	0	W	1-0	1-0
Sep. 17	A	EPC	46		Cross County	22	W	2-0	2-0
Sep. 24		EPC			OPEN
Oct.  1	H	EPC	55		Walnut Ridge	0	W	3-0	3-0
Oct.  8	A	EPC	46		Piggott	0	W	4-0	4-0
Oct. 15		EPC			OPEN
Oct. 22	A	EPC	43		Augusta	6	W	5-0
Oct. 29	H	EPC	35		Marked Tree	0	W	6-0	5-0
Nov.  4	A	EPC	58		Salem	25	W	7-0	6-0
Nov.12	H	EPC	40		Barton	30	W	8-0
Nov.19	H	EPC	28		Perryville	29	L	8-1

2004 Archives

Fake PAT lifts Perryville past EPC November 19, 2004 By David Grim NEARsports.com LEPANTO - The Perryville Mustangs used a fake extra point attempt with 2:00 left in the game to edge out the East Poinsett County Warriors, 29-28 in round 2 of the Class AA playoffs Friday night. Perryville (10-2) had scored on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Lance Munn to Wes Kuhn to pull to within a point of EPC (8-1). The Mustangs lined up for the extra point, and the holder, Josh Golleher, popped up and ran around the end to score the two point conversion and give Perryville the win. "It was an audible," said Perryville Coach Doug Corley. "Josh called that play. It worked perfectly." EPC scored first with only :54 left in the first half. Spencer Harston completed a 7-yard touchdown pass to Dee Hendrix. Jose Delgado's kick made the score 7-0. The Warriors doubled their score on the first play of the second half. Brandon Sturdivant sprinted 74 yards to put EPC up 14-0 with only 20 seconds gone from the clock in the third quarter. Perryville scored its first points with 7:34 left in the third stanza. Dustyn McAnally scored on a 1-yard dive to pull the Mustangs to within eight points, 14-6. Munn tied the game up for Perryville with a 5-yard pass to Andy Tidwell with 2:07 left in the third period. Munn hit Erik Hawkins for the two-point conversion. EPC opened the fourth quarter with another touchdown pass. Ked Madden caught a 53-yard pass from Harston to give the lead back to the Warriors 21-14. Sturdivant doubled EPC's lead again with 9:48 left in the game on a 50 yard interception returned for a touchdown. Perryville closed to within a touchdown with 6:52 left to play when Tidwell ran in from 8 yards out. McAnally kicked the extra point to make it 28-21. "We shot ourselves in the foot so many times tonight," said Corley. "Our guys just kept going and kept going. They knew it was still our game." Munn completed 25 of 31 passes for the Mustangs for 196 yards and two touchdowns. McAnally led the Perryville ground game with 148 yards on 10 carries. Harston's 12 of 20 passing was good for 151 yards for East Poinsett County. Sturdivant gained 146 yards on 12 caries for the Warriors.

EPC claims 3AA crown, cans Salem, 58-25 November 4, 2004 By David Grim NEARsports.com SALEM - Brandon Sturdivant rushed for 273 yards on 24 carries and four touchdowns, and intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown in East Poinsett County's 58-25 victory over the Salem Greyhounds here Thursday night. The win gave the Warriors (7-0, 6-0) the outright 3AA Conference championship and a #1 seed in the opening round of the Class AA Playoffs next week. Salem (6-3, 4-2) secured the #3 seed. EPC got in the scoring column early on Sturdivant's first touchdown, an 11-yard run, with just over a minute gone from the clock. José Delgado, 7 of 8 on extra points on the night, kicked the score to 7-0. The Warriors doubled their score with 4:09 left in the opening period when receiver Ked Madden sprinted to the end zone from 66 yards away on a reverse. Salem's Mike Seyler (55) tries to chase down EPC's Ked Madden (1). The Warriors beat the Greyhounds for the 3AA title, 58-25. Photo courtesy of Terry Mullins, Villager Journal 11/04/04 Salem got its first points on a 10-yard run from Mike Innis with 3:30 left in the first quarter. John Arrington's kick cut the lead in half, 14-7. EPC got one more score before the first quarter expired on a 15-yard run from Erik Campbell. Delgado's kick made the score 21-7 with 1:01 showing on the clock. The Greyhounds answered on the second play of the second quarter. Quarterback Chad Willett tossed a 21-yarder to Innis to bring Salem back to within 8 points. EPC blocked the point after try. A Warrior fumble recovery at the Salem 36-yard line sparked a touchdown on the next play. EPC quarterback Spencer Harston found Keun Joplin in the end zone with 9:34 left in the half to extend the lead again, 28-13. Sturdivant got his second touchdown with 1:59 left before intermission on a 64 yard run. Delgado split the uprights again to make it 35-13. Salem scored once more before heading for the locker room. Innis threw a halfback pass 13 yards to Kyle Estes to set the halftime score at 35-19. The Greyhounds pulled to within 10 points, 35-25, on another Willett touchdown pass, this time a 40-yarder to Phillip Taylor with 7:24 left in the third stanza. The two-point try failed. EPC took over from there. After a 31 yard field goal from Delgado in the waining minutes of the third quarter, the Warriors scored 20 unanswered points in the final period to set the final score. Sturdivant scored on fourth quarter runs of 14 yards and 1 yard, and returned an interception 54 yards for EPC's final touchdown. Harston completed 9 of 21 EPC passes for 178 yards and a touchdown. Madden was the recipient of 7 of those passes for 117 yards. Willett completed 9 of 20 passes for Salem, gaining 158 yards and two touchdowns.

2003 Schedule

Date	H/A	EPC	287		Opponent	275	W/L	Record	Conf
Sep.  5	H	EPC	28		Marked Tree	0	W	1-0
Sep. 12	H	EPC	46		DeWitt	14	W	2-0
Sep. 19	A	EPC	22		Marion	28	L	2-1
Sep. 26	A	EPC	6		Gosnell	42	L	2-2	0-1
Oct.  3	H	EPC	0		Rivercrest	35	L	2-3	0-2
Oct. 10	A	EPC	32		Harrisburg	7	W	3-3	1-2
Oct. 17	H	EPC	38		Jonesboro Westside	14	W	4-3	2-2
Oct. 24	A	EPC	32		Osceola	60	W/L*	4-4	2-3
Oct. 31	H	EPC	34		Trumann	8	W	5-4	3-3
Nov.  6	A	EPC	7		Piggott	12	L	5-5	3-4
		Nov. 10			*Won by forfeit			6-4	4-3
Nov.14	A	EPC	24		Pocahontas	13	W	7-4
Nov.21	A	EPC	18		Shiloh Christian	42	L	7-5

2003 Archived Stories

Osceola forced to forfeit all games this season; EPC in the playoffs Novemeber 10, 2003 By Wadie Moore Arkansas Activities Association Media Director NORTH LITTLE ROCK - Osceola High School, a member of the 3AAA Conference, self-reported on Monday that the school used an ineligible players in all 10 of its regular season games while posting a 5-2 mark in the conference and going 6-4 overall. Because of the rule infraction, Osceola is now 0-7 in conference play and 0-10 for the season and will not be eligible for post-season play. Osceola was scheduled to play at Newport on Friday in the first round of the Class AAA state playoffs. Piggott, which finished fourth in conference play and was scheduled to open at Pocahontas, will now play at Newport. East Poinsett County, which tied for fourth place in the 3AAA Conference, will travel to Pocahontas.

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