NEMCC

Northeast Mississippi Community College’s men and women’s basketball teams were defeated on the road Monday night by Jones County Junior College in Ellisville.

In game one, the Lady Bobcats (2-2) picked up the win over the Lady Tigers (2-3) 103-67.  Jones County led 65-32 at intermission but were only able to add 38 points in the second frame while Northeast scored 35.

Northeast Mississippi Community College’s storied softball team continues to rack up honors as we edge closer to the 2011 season.
 
Four players, as well the Lady Tigers coach, have been selected to represent the Lady Tigers in the 2010 Domino’s Mississippi JUCO All Star Showcase.
 
Sophomores Robin Franks, Leslie Hendrix, Taylor Moore, and Kelle West have been selected to play in the second annual event to be held at Ridgeland’s Freedom Ridge Park.
 

With a playoff berth and bragging rights on the line Thursday night in Fulton, the 18th ranked Northeast Tigers dropped a 20-17 heartbreaker to arch rival Itawamba on the gridiron.
Northeast took and early 7-0 lead on running back Jaquise Cook’s (Ripley) one-yard TD plunge at the 5:39 mark in the first quarter.  Less than a minute later, the Indians answered with a 43-yard touchdown pass from QB Andy Wilson (Spring, TX) to defensive back Darius Slay (Brunswick, Ga.) to knot the score at 7-7.

Head Coach Ricky Smither’s squad advanced to 5-2 overall and 4-1 in the north division while Coahoma dropped to 1-4, 2-4.

“This was a great win for us and I give these guys all the credit for what they have accomplished,” said Smither.  “My coaching staff is the best. . .Coach Carter, Coach Darnell, Coach Boyette, and Coach Macon, I mean these guys deserve the credit for all the hard work they put in to this football program.”