Friday, January 30, 2004
PRCC swept by East Central
Lady 'Cats fall 72-56; 'Cats succumb in second half in 94-80 loss

     DECATUR   Pearl River Community College was swept by East Central in
women's and men's MACJC South Division basketball action here Thursday.
     The Lady Wildcats fell 72-56 to drop to 10-9 overall and 4-4 in league play, while
the Wildcats blew a halftime lead in a 94-80 setback to drop 12-6 and 5-3. The Lady
Warriors, leaders in the division, improved to 17-2 and 7-1, while the Warriors 
improved to 7-11 and 2-6.
     The Pearl River women handed East Central its only division loss of the year in a
54-52 squeaker Dec. 4 in Poplarville, while the Wildcats blasted the Warriors 82-68 
the same night.
     In women's action Thursday, East Central led 33-23 at the intermission, then
outscored the Lady Wildcats 39-33 in the second half to take the 16-point win and 
pad its division lead.
     Carmen Labat of Bay High paced The River with 13 points, while Ashley Smith of
Beaumont, Tex., added 8, Kira Tillman and Cicely Tatum, both of Poplarville High, 
and Sonya Henderson of Wayne County, 6 a piece; Nikki Smith of Poplarville High 5, Monique Dale of South Jones and Kim Winfrey of Oak Grove (8 rebounds), 4 each; 
and Yolanda Hartfield of Hattiesburg High 3.
     Twelve different Lady Warriors scored in the contest, led by Rita Birden's 12
points; while Monique Overstreet added 8, Kim Cox and India Backstrom, 7 each;
Kimyatta Viverette and Kotreece Bender, 6 each; Ebone'e Leverette and Britney Burks, 4 each; Roxana Rogers 3, and Miranda Rosar 2.
     In men's action, Pearl River held on to a comfortable 38-31 lead at the half, but 
the Warriors bounced back to blow out the Wildcats 63-42 in the second half to take their second division win of the year.
     Freshman Jacoby Rawls of Sumrall paced PRCC with a career-high 16 points,
while freshman Gabe Willis of St. Stanislaus added 14, Larry Brackins of 
Dothan, Ala., 13 (7 boards); Kitt Jones of Forrest County AHS and Ray Selvage of Baton Rouge, 6 each; Alvin Smith of Forrest County AHS 5, Jason Simmons and Carlos Cole, both of Hattiesburg High; Ethan Smith of Poplarville High, and Jonathan Williams of Stone County, 4 a piece; and Jeremy Goff of Picayune High and Laron Magee of Hattiesburg High, 2 each.
     Jamaal Martin led East Central with a game-high 34 points, while Al Willis added
15, Lorenzo White 11, Ryan Hudson 6, Stephen Dyess 5, Neil Tadlock and Desmond
Jones, 4 each; and Gerrick Nichols 2.
     It's more South Division action Monday for PRCC when Southwest visits for 6 p.m.
(women's) and 8 p.m. (men's) contests, then division rival Mississippi Gulf Coast 
plays host Thursday in Perkinston at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Pearl River @ East Central
South Division women's and men's games played Jan. 29, 2004 in Decatur, MS

Women
East Central 72, Pearl River 56
Halftime: 33-23 (ECCC)

Scorers
PRCC (10-9, 4-4): Nikki Smith 5, Monique Dale 4, Kira Tillman 6, Ashley Smith 8, Carmen Labat 13, Yolanda Hartfield 3, Cicely Tatum 6, Sonya Henderson 6, 
Kim Winfrey 4 (8 RB).

ECCC (17-2, 7-1): Kimyatta Viverette 6, Kristen Chaney 7, Roxana Rogers 3, 
Ebone'e Leverette 4, Kim Cox 7, Lenore Gray 6, Monique Overstreet 8, 
Britney Burks 4, Kotreece Bender 6, Rita Birden 6, India Backstrom 7, 
Miranda Rosar 2.

Men
East Central 94, Pearl River 80
Halftime: 38-31 (PRCC)

Scorers
PRCC (12-6, 5-3): Kitt Jones 6, Gabe Willis 14, Jacoby Rawls 16, Jason Simmons 4, Ethan Smith 4, Carlos Cole 4, Jeremy Goff 2, Jonathan Williams 4, Alvin Smith 5, Larry Brackins 13 (7 RB), Ray Selvage 6, Laron Magee 2.

ECCC (7-11, 2-6): Jamaal Martin 34, Al Willis 15, Neil Tadlock 4, Stephen Dyess 5, Gerrick Nichols 2, Dewayne Hughes 13, Lorenzo White 11, Ryan Hudson 6, 
Desmond Jones 4.