The 1999 football season was filled with a lot of highs and lows for the Copiah-Lincoln football team. The Wolves finished 5-5, losing a tough 7-3 contest to Holmes in the opener, but upsetting Hinds 36-29.

&uot;We thought we should have done better,&uot; said Co-Lin coach Phil Broome, whose team finished 2-2 in South Division play. &uot;I thought the first of the year hurt us because we hadn’t jelled offensively. It took us some time to really start coming together.&uot;

The Wolves had four straight wins, but injuries to quarterback Denard Parks and running back Ernest Pitts were keys in two straight losses at the end of the season.

Parks passed for 991 yards and rushed for 312 more. Pitts rushed for 1,215 yards.

&uot;Denard was a lot of our offense and that made a difference against Southwest,&uot; Broome said. &uot;But we had some good wins over people like Hinds, Itawamba and Jones and we feel good about that.&uot;

Broome loses his Natchez wide receiver pair of Clarence Parker and Marco Minor.

Parker, who was named second team All-South, led Co-Lin with 31 catches for 449 yards and four touchdowns.

&uot;Clarence did real well,&uot; Broome said. &uot;I was real proud of his effort.&uot;

Minor caught 20 passes for 197 yards.

Freshman Greg Carter of Natchez caught five passes for 72 yards.

&uot;Marco didn’t have the kind of year he wanted to have or I wanted him to have, but he’s a quality kid,&uot;&160;Broome said. &uot;I don’t know that I’ll ever have that quality at wide receiver from Natchez. That was kind of unique.&uot;

Natchez sophomore Marcus Green was the second-leading tackler for Co-Lin, finishing with 104 total stops, 47 which were solo.

&uot;Marcus came on and played well,&uot; Broome said. &uot;He was very consistent and I was tickled with his effort.&uot;

Broome said rebuilding the offensive line will be big key next spring.

&uot;We lost most of our offensive front,&uot; he said. &uot;We have to solidify that position and maybe move some people around based on their performance in the fall. We don’t have but a few sophomores to work with, so we have to acquire a lot of guys to help us out.&uot;

Broome said recruiting is going well, although it is still in the early stages.

&uot;We feel like there are some players in our district who can help us,&uot; he said. &uot;We’re anxious to get going again.&uot;

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