2010 nemcc football media guide

2010 Edition

Tiger Football

Northeast Mississippi CoMMuNity College

Northeast Football

It’s about Passion

It’s about Teamwork

It’s about school sPiriT

It’s not about the number on your back...

Follow the Tigers wherever you may be:Live on the web at http://www.nemcc.edu; “Athletics” Tab then “Listen Live”

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Location............................................................Booneville, MS

Founded.............................................................................1948

President.........................................Dr. Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D.

Athletic Director......................................................Ricky Ford

Sports Information Director..........................M. Joseph Miller

Head Football Coach.........................................Ricky Smither

Asst. Football Coaches..................Brad Boyette, John Darnell, Jeff Carter, Travis Macon (SA), Freddie Weinke (SA)

Head Men’s Basketball Coach...........................David Robbins

Head Women’s Basketball Coach............................Ricky Ford

Asst. Basketball Coach...................................Maurice Stafford

Head Baseball Coach..............................................Kent Farris

Assistant Baseball Coach...................................Clint McAuley

Head Softball Coach................................................Jody Long

Golf Coach....................................................Craig Lauderdale

Tennis Coach..........................................................Jeff Melson

Cheerleading Coach......................................Jennifer Johnson

Athletic Phone...................................................(662) 720-7302

Athletic Office Fax.............................................(662) 728-1165

Athletic E-mail...........................................rgford@nemcc.edu

National Affiliation...........................................National Junior College Atheltic Association/Region 23

State Affiliation................................Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges

Colors..................................................................Black & Gold

Mascot...............................................................................Tiger

Quick Factsabout Northeast Athletics

Table of Contents

p. 3.............................Quick Facts about Northeast

p. 4.........................................Presidential Greeting

p. 5...............................................Board of Trustees

p. 6................................Athletic Director Greeting

p. 7-10...................................Coaches Biographies

p. 11.................................................Retired Jerseys

p. 11.......................................................Fight Song

p. 12-13............................Game-by-Game History

p. 14.................................................Mascot History

p. 14..................................MACJC All-Star Classic

p. 15-16.........................................Season Preview

p. 17.............................................Numerical Roster

p. 18-21.....................................Player Biographies

p. 22........................................Geographical Roster

p. 23.............................Area High School Coaches

p. 24..................................................All-Americans

p. 25..................................2009 Division Standings

p. 26.......................................Where are they now?

p. 26........................Sports Hall of Fame Inductees

p. 27.............................Glance at 2009 NE athletics

p. 28............MACJC Sports Hall of Fame Inductee

p. 29...................Showband from Tigerland Roster

p. 30...............................2010 Cheerleading Squad

p. 31................................MACJC Master Schedule

Back cover.....................................2010 Schedule

Program Credits

The 2010 Northeast Mississippi Community College Football Media Guide was produced in the Public Information Office of the college under the direction of Associate Vice Presi-dent of Public Infor-mation Tony Finch and Sports Information Di-rector M. Joseph Miller. Layout and design was handled by Michael H. Miller.

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Dear Friends of Northeast:

Thank you for your support of the athletic efforts of Northeast Mississippi Community College. Each coach and each athlete has worked hard to ensure that our teams are ready to give perfor-mances that make you proud to be a “Tiger Fan.” Northeast exists to provide educational, recreational and social resources for students and supporters to grow and enjoy their accomplishments.

While you are on campus, I hope you have a safe and enjoy-able visit. I trust you will use this opportunity to get to know our students, coaches and staff. We are always ready to assist you to enjoy your time with us.

Thank you for everything that you do to encourage and support our efforts. We are always glad to have you on our campus.

Sincerely,

Johnny L. Allen

President

Letter from the President

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Board of

TrusteesT. Jack Ramsey

ChairmanTenure of Service: 1983

Tishomingo County/Banker

Troy Holliday Vice Chairman

Tenure of Service: 1964Tippah CountyBusinessman

John O. CunninghamSecretary

Tenure of Service: 1995Prentiss County

Businessman

Ken Basil Tenure of Service: 2008

Union CountySuperintendent of

Education

Bill Breedlove Tenure of Service: 1999

Prentiss CountyBusinessman

Wayne Butler Tenure of Service: 2007

Alcorn CountyRetire Educator

Danny Dilworth Tenure of Service: 2006

Alcorn CountyRetire Businessman

Douglas Jackson Tenure of Service: 1995

Tippah CountyRetired Educator

Malcolm Kuykendall Tenure of Service: 2006

Tishomingo CountySuperintendent of

Education

Tracie Langston Tenure of Service: 2004

Prentiss CountyBusinesswoman

Sam McCoy Tenure of Service: 1988

Prentiss CountyBusinessman

David ‘Bubba’ Pounds

Tenure of Service: 2009Prentiss County

County Government

Stacy Suggs Tenure of Service: 2008

Alcorn CountySuperintendent of

Education

Luzene Triplett Tenure of Service: 2002

Prentiss CountyRetire Educator

Vance Witt Tenure of Service: 2007

Union CountyBusinessman

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Parents, Fans, Supporters, Alumni,

On behalf of the Athletic Department at Northeast Mississippi Community College, I want to welcome you to this athletic event.

We hope that your visit today will create an interest that will encourage you to come back. As we strive for excellence in the classroom and in the athletic arena, we would like to encourage ev-ery one of you to become involved in all aspects of our athletic department.

As we try to reach the highest level with all of our sports programs we must continue to work very hard to be the very best we can be. We are looking for all avenues of resources to build on our already competitive programs.

Within the last five (5) years, we have steadily improved every one of our athletic teams. We now have great leadership in all of our athletic programs and we are very excited about what the future holds for all of them. We would like to invite you to be-come a part of our Athletic booster club and help us as we strive to reach the highest level.

Our goal is to educate our student/athletes to a level that will put them at the very top in their perspective sport. In addition, we want our athletes to be some of our most productive citizens. Again, welcome to the NEMCC campus and we hope you have a very enjoyable visit and we welcome you back at any time either to visit our campus or to attend another athletic event.

Thanks!

Ricky G. Ford

Athletic Director, NEMCC

Letter from the Athletic Director

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Northeast head women’s basketball coach/athletic director Ricky Ford is entering his 29th season at Northeast as women’s coach, and his fifth year as the school’s athletic di-rector.

Heading into the 2009-10 basketball sea-son, Ricky Ford’s record at Northeast stands an amazing 570-203.

Ford continued his streak to the Missis-sippi Association of Community/Junior Col-leges (MACJC) state tournament when he led the Lady Tigers (10-14, 5-7) to a fourth-place finish in the North Division and a berth in the state tournament in 2009

Under Ford’s leadership, the 2007-08 Lady Tigers (12-13, 8-4) earned a trip to the MACJC State Tournament after grabbing the number two seed in the North Division.

One year prior, Coach Ford and his Lady Tigers set yet another milestone in 2006-07. Not only did the Northeast women continue to build the strongest tradition in women’s community college basketball in Mississippi, the 2006-07 Lady Tigers successfully de-fended their 2005 MACJC State Title, earning their fourth straight crown as North Division champions along the way.

The Lady Tigers ended the regular sea-

son with a 19-6, 10-2 record in Coach Ricky Ford’s 26th season at Northeast.

In 2005-06, Coach Ricky Ford and the Lady Tigers, on the heels of a division title and state championship, captured the Region XXIII Title and earned a trip to the NJCAA national tournament in Salina, KS. North-east’s women finished that campaign ranked 21st in the nation.

During the opening ceremony of the Na-tional Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) women’s Division I National Bas-ketball Tournament held March 21-26, 2006, in Salina, Kan., Ford was recognized as the Division I, District “O,” Region 23 Coach of the Year. The award goes to the head coach

of each of the 16 region championship teams. Ford began to build a powerhouse wom-

en’s program at Northeast in 1981, after a successful stint as girls and boys coach at Booneville High School. Entering his twen-ty-eighth year at the helm, Ford has led his teams to 14 North Division crowns, nine State Championships, three Region 23 titles, and three appearances in the National Tourna-ment, including a runner-up finish in the in 1986 and the 1987 National Championship. His record at Northeast stands at an extraor-dinary 560-189.

Ford’s 31-year career mark stands at 658-230.

This year, Ford enters his fifth year as athletic director. He oversees the day-to-day operations of an athletic department that fea-tures seven varsity sports, a co-ed cheerlead-ing squad and that coordinates the annual Mississippi Community/Junior College All-Star Classic football game each December.

An alumnus of Northeast, Ford earned a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State Uni-versity and a master’s degree from the Uni-versity of Mississippi.

Ricky and his wife LuAnne have four chil-dren, Aaron, Lauren, Suzanne, and Ben.

Athletic Director Ricky Ford

Northeast head football coach Ricky Smith-er returns for his third year at the helm for the Tigers football program entering into the 2010 season. In his first year as head coach in 2008 Smither’s overall record was 1-8 however, he was able to improve to 2-6 overall in 2009 with three of the six losses going into extra periods. The biggest win for Smither since becom-ing the go to guy at NEMCC came in a 28-21 victory over the Tigers arch rivals Itawamba Community College in September of 2009. Smither first began his duties as the com-mander-in-cheif back on July 3, 2008 when he became the college’s 13th head football coach in school history. Smither began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Delta State University in 1995, later accepting a coaching position at Cleveland (Miss.) High School in 1997. He made the move to community college coach-ing in 1998, joining the staff at Coahoma Community College. From 1999-2006, Smith-er enjoyed stints at East Side High School (Miss.), H.L. Bourgeois High School (Louisi-ana), while also working at the Division-I lev-el as an assistant coach at Mississippi Valley State University (2002-04). Smither came on board at Northeast as the assistant football coach, coaching up the

offensive line, in February of 2007, before Smither accepted the job as the Tigers head coach replacing the former head man Andy Greening. Coach Smither enjoyed success as the Ti-gers’ offensive line coach in his first season at NEMCC. His first o-line group at Northeast sported two four-year college signees: Reggie Wade (Jacksonville State) and Greg Magnifico (Belhaven). Since becoming the head coach, Smither has continued to help his sophomores move their gridiron careers on to four year univer-sities. Some of his most recent players to move on, after the 2009 campaign, were standouts like defensive tackle John Brown, who signed with the University of Tennessee, and safety LaDarrius Madden along with offensive line-

man DeMarkus Underwood who both signed to play for the University of Troy, while anoth-er safety John Ware inked with the University of North Alabama. Smither will look to add to his successful ways in 2010 as he continues his quest to re-store the Tiger football program back to its winning ways. Smither graduated from Delta State Uni-versity with a Master’s in Education. Ricky and his wife Lynn have two children; Russ and Kaitlyn.

Head Coach Ricky Smither

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Brad Boyette’s 2010 coaching year will make his eighth year as a Tiger coach where he has spent time prowling the side lines and con-ducting the defense from the press box as the defensive coordinator for Northeast.Boyette spent his first four years from 2003-2006 coaching the offensive line but made the move to defense in 2007 to orchestrate the Tiger defense.Before getting the call to travel to Booneville, Boyette coached at Horn Lake High School where he was the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Boyette helped coach that offense in 2002 that led the state in scor-ing and yards per game. During the 2003-2006 seasons, Boyette’s of-

fensive lines played a major role in the trans-formation of a traditionally conservative Tiger offense into one of the most potent attacks in the state. During the 2006 season, the Tigers ranked tenth in the country in total offense, racking up 399 yards per game.A Holly Springs native, Boyette also coached at Olive Branch High School for five years under the legendary Leslie Pool and at Holly Springs High School.A tireless worker, Boyette has sent many of-fensive linemen on to the next level, includ-ing first team All-State selections Hollis Hoskins (Arkansas Tech) and Antezdra Thig-pen (North Alabama).Boyette is a graduate of the University of Mississippi. He and his wife, the former Lee Braddock of Southaven, have three children; Lara, Asa, and Gabi.

Co-Offensive Coordinator Brad Boyette

John Darnell will make the 2010 season his second stint with the Tigers as the offensive coordinator for the Northeast football team. Darnell is a former University of Mississip-pi and Corinth High School standout quar-terback who was hired by head coach Ricky Smither in 2009 where he entered into his first ever full time coaching position. Darnell made a name for himself during his senior season at the University of Mississippi. Darnell lead the Rebels to an 8-4 record his senior season capping the year with a 42-29 win over Air Force in the Liberty Bowl. Dur-ing the game, Darnell threw for 261 yards and a touchdown highlighting his career at the Oxford-based school. During his final season, Darnell set school records in passing yards (2,326) and total offense (2,401) only to see those records eclipsed later by Stewart Patridge and future Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP) quar-terback Eli Manning. Darnell ended his Ole Miss career as the fifth leading passer and fifth best in total of-fense after only attempting 135 passes during his first three years in Oxford. Darnell was a multi-sport athlete in high school as well as at the University of Missis-sippi. Darnell lettered in baseball during the 1988 season for the Rebels and competed for a spot during the 1987 campaign.

While in high school, Darnell re-wrote the Corinth High School record book. After be-ing moved up to varsity his freshman year, Darnell went on to complete 301 of his 568 passes during his final three years for 4,296 yards and accumulated 4,558 net yards and 47 scores during his years at Corinth High School. Darnell topped his high school career when he caught a touchdown pass on a trick play during his final game.The 1985 graduate of Corinth High school also finished his five-year baseball career at the Corinth-based school as a .373 hitter with 155 hits in 415 at bats while racking up 16 homeruns and 162 runs batted in. Darnell did not slow down following his time at Ole Miss. He parlayed his success into a stint with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Amer-ican Football League helping the Storm win

an Arena Bowl Championship in 1991. Darnell, who was part of the Tampa Bay Out-laws football team of the Professional Spring Football League in 1992, has clocked time as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Mississippi (1990-91) and at Delta State Uni-versity (1993). In 2004, the Daily Corinthian named Dar-nell as one of the Top 10 Athletes of Alcorn County since 1954. The former Corinth Warrior also has an award named after him at his alma mater that goes to the multi-sport athlete who best exemplifies the attitude work ethic mental toughness, dedication, humility, patience, over achievement and compassion for teammates. Darnell and his wife, Sydney, have two daughters McKenzie and Katie.

Co-Offensive Coordinator John Darnell

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Jeff Carter joins the Northeast coaching staff after spending his last five seasons at Itawam-ba Community College. Carter, who served as the Indians offensive coordinator, helped lead Itawamba’s football team to the playoffs in four of the last five seasons and kept the Indian offense atop the rankings during his time with ICC. Under Carter’s offensive leadership, Itawam-ba’s football team became one of only four programs in the state of Mississippi to qualify for the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) playoffs in four of the last five years. At Itawamba, Carter gave up his defensive passion to help the Indians on the offensive side of the ball. In 2005, Carter led the Indians to a top five finish in offense and a 6-1 mark before posting back-to-back 7-2 records as the Indian offense continued to shine. Prior to joining the Itawamba coaching staff, Carter was a pharmaceutical sales representa-tive with Astra Zeneca and Sepracor but the Ole Miss graduate has spent most of his pro-fessional career on the sidelines. Beginning in 1996-1998, Carter roamed the sidelines at Tupelo High School as defensive coordinator and strength coordinator before jumping to the junior college ranks in Febru-

ary 1998. During Carter’s two years with the Golden Wave, Tupelo’s defense rated as the top ranked defense in the state of Mississippi. Carter got his first taste of junior college foot-ball as the defensive coordinator for North-west Mississippi Community College leading the Rangers to the North Division champion-ship and a berth in the Mineral Water Bowl during the 1998 season. Following his successful stint in Senatobia, Carter headed west to Arkansas State Univer-sity where he served as the defensive backs coach for the Red Wolves for four years. Ole Miss fans remember Carter as the Most Valuable Player of the 1989 Liberty Bowl where Carter teamed with now Northeast as-sistant football coach John Darnell in disman-

tling Air Force 42-29. During the game, Carter picked off two Dee Dowis passes on back-to-back Falcon possessions preserving the Rebels lead.In his final season for the Rebels, Carter was honored as the second-ever Chucky Mullins Memorial Courage Award recipient in 1991. The three-year Rebel starter was the first person to don Chucky Mullins’ #38 following Mullins’ passing in May 1991. When not on the sidelines, Carter is a mem-ber of the National Rifle Association, Ducks Unlimited and is the head coach of the Tupelo Ranger 8-year-old division and also is a church small group’ host home.Carter and his wife, Rachelle have two boys Jacob and Justin.

Defensive Coordinator Jeff Carter

A former Northeast Tiger football player will hold down the defensive line coaching position again this fall for head coach Ricky Smither. After coaching the offensive line in 2008, Macon moved over the defensive side of the ball in 2009 and will look to continue his de-fensive tactics in 2010. Travis Macon, a native of Starkville, Miss., and graduate of Starkville High School (SHS), played football under the direction of head coach Chuck Fran during his time at SHS. During his high school career, Macon helped the Yellow Jackets win back to back state titles from 1995-97. After graduating high school, Macon moved on to Northeast as a student-athlete where he played football

for head coach Laurin Collins from 1998-99. Macon then transferred to the University of Mississippi where he played offensive tackle for the Rebels from 2000-02 for head coach David Cutcliffe. Macon helped the Rebels to an appearance in the Music City Bowl in 2000. After his playing career at Ole Miss, Ma-con eventually decided to begin his coaching career at Northeast in the fall of 2008. Dur-ing his first year as a student-assistant, Macon coached the offensive line that sent two of-fensive linemen to four-year institutions, Da-ryl Petty (Northwestern Oklahoma State Uni-versity), Heath Blount (University of South Alabama), John Brown (University of Ten-nessee), Bernard Smith (Louisiana-Lafayette) and Jarryn Bingham (Mississippi College). Macon is married to Deimara and they have three children, Haleih, Brian, and Ambrielle.

Line Coach Travis Macon

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Freddie Weinke joins the Northeast foot-ball team as a linebacker coach for the 2010 season.

But this isn’t Weinke’s first football coach-ing assignment, Weinke opened up his coach-ing career as defensive backs at the Univer-sity of Wisconsin-River Falls in 2009 after a professional playing career that lasted five years following a quick college career and All-American high school career.

Weinke played at Cretin-Derham Hall (Minn.) where he won a Minnesota State 5A Football Championship along with being named to the All-Region (Midwest) team by SuperPrep Magazine and was named one of the top 100 Blue-Chip Recruits in the coun-try and an All-American by Max Emfinger Recruiting Service in 2000 as a linebacker/defensive end.

Following his prep career, Weinke played his collegiate football at University of South Dakota in 2001 as a linebacker then at Iowa State University from 2001-2003 at defensive end.

Weinke entered the National Football League Draft in 2005 and went undrafted but was invited to several team rookie mini camps. After being released from the Nation-al Football League, Weinke played defensive

line for the Personal Assurance (UK) Knights of the European American Football League at the end of the 2005 season.

In 2006, Weinke played tight end for the Marion Mayhem of the Continental Indoor Football League and a year later, started the season with the Central Valley Coyotes (Fres-no, Calif.) of the Arena Football League as a defensive/offensive lineman.

Later in 2007, Weinke played defensive end for the Springfield Stallions of the Con-tinental Indoor Football League and ended 2007 being assigned to the Canadian Football League’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

In 2008, Weinke was assigned to the Lub-bock Renegades of the Arena Football League as a fullback/linebacker, but finished the year

playing defensive end for the Sioux City Ban-dits of the Indoor Football League in Iowa.

In his final professional year, Weinke was assigned to the Milwaukee Iron of the Arena Football League as a defensive specialist but retired before the league went bankrupt.

Off the field Weinke is a certified personal trainer and a follower of mixed martial arts (MMA) like the Ultimate Fighting Champion-ships.

Linebackers Coach Freddie Weinke

Cheerleading Coach Jennifer JohnsonJennifer Johnson bounced her way into

being the Northeast Mississippi Community College cheerleading coach in late October 2008.

Johnson, who has been involved cheer-leading for the majority of her lifetime, start-ed her cheer career as one of 15 cheerlead-ers at J. Sterling Morton East High School in Ciero, Ill., where the student population was made up of more than 5,800 students.

Following graduation, Johnson and her family moved to Booneville with Johnson eventually joining the Itawamba Community College Indianette dance team before coming back to Prentiss County and Northeast.

After graduating from the University of Mississippi in May 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, Johnson joined the staff at Olive Branch Middle School where she was the seventh grade language arts instructor and in charge of 24 eighth grade cheerleaders her first year.

Johnson rose to the top of the cheerlead-ing ranks when she took the New Site High School cheerleading squad to a second place finish in the Mississippi High School Activi-ties Association’s State Cheerleading Compe-tition in 2005. Johnson pushed the New Site cheerleaders to a second place finish in the Universal Cheerleading Association’s (UCA)

Dixie Championship Regional earning the Lady Royals a berth in the 2006 UCA High School Nationals in Orlando, Fla., in 2006. Johnson’s team turned in a 26-place per-formance in the national competition and earned a superior squad rating.

Johnson decided to take time off from cheerleading to take care of her baby boy af-ter almost two years at New Site but the spirit was still there and when the position opened at Northeast in the fall 2008, Johnson bound-ed at the chance.

During her time in northeast Mississippi, Johnson has also taught at Baldwyn Middle School and coached cheerleading squads at Marietta Elementary School.

Johnson led the Marietta Lady Raiders to a third place showing in both 2003 and 2004

and received the Most Improved squad at cheerleading camp.

Johnson also sponsors her own cheer-leading gymnasium ‘Northeast Mississippi Academy of Cheerleading’ that opened in September 2004.

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Retired JerseysNortheast athletic department officials have announced the retirement of nine jerseys worn

by former Tiger athletes who played or are currently playing on the professional level.

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David “Nub” Strickland (‘55)

Holly SpringsDenver Broncos

(NFL)

Adrian Smith (‘56)

Kirksey, KYCincinatti Royals

(NBA)

Mike Williams (‘81)

Atmore, ALPhiladelphia Eagles (NFL)

Jackie Perry (‘86)

Jackson, TNInt’l Women’s

Basketball League Boa-Viagem, Portugal

Qyntel Woods (‘02)

Memphis, TNPortland

Trailblazers (NBA)

Michael Boireau (‘98)

North Miami, FLMinnesota Vikings

(NFL)

Dontae Jones(‘95)

Nashville, TNNew York Knicks

(NBA)

Mitch McNeely(‘94)

New AlbanyLos Angeles

Dodgers (MLB)

Jerome Woods (‘93)

Memphis, TNKansas City Chiefs

(NFL)

Go, Fight, Win“Go --- Tigers, We’re behind you.

Fight --- till the battle’s over.Win --- for --- the pride of Northeast

Gain the Victory!

Go!.........................Fight!.....................Win!.......................

N.E.M.C.C.

Lyrics by former Northeast director of bands and ‘74 alumnus Ricky Bishop.Sung to the tune of “The Victors,” (L.Elbel) the University of Michigan fight song.

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1949 Woody Johnson (5-5-1) NE 34 Senatobia 0 NE 13 Decatur 31 NE 27 Bethel, TN 6 NE 21 Ellisville 6 NE 37 Martin, TN 0 NE 6 Poplarville 34 NE 41 Fulton 0 NE 40 Perkinston 15 NE 27 Hinds 60 NE 19 Moorhead 31 NE 20 Union, TN 20

1950 Doug Hamley (6-2-2) NE 31 Northwest 0 NE 7 East Central 12 NE 21 Bethel 13 NE 20 Ellisville 12 NE 21 UT College 6 NE 20 Pearl River 7 NE 0 Itawamba 0 NE 20 Perkinston 20 NE 0 Hinds 19 NE 32 Sunflower 14

1951 Doug Hamley (5-4-1) NE 0 Little Rock 6 NE 6 Decatur 7 NE 34 Northwest 14 NE 7 Ellisville 7 NE 19 Gulf Coast 7 NE 7 Pearl River 27 NE 37 Scooba 0 NE 47 UT College 0 NE 7 Hinds 54 NE 33 Itawamba 7

1952 Charles Borde (1-7-1) NE 13 Fulton 14 NE 6 East Central 14 NE 13 Senatobia 7 NE 14 Ellisville 14 NE 13 Perkinston 41 NE 0 Pearl River 38 NE 13 Scooba 39 NE 13 UT College 19 NE 14 Hinds 66

1953 Charles Borde (4-8) NE 13 East Mississippi 19 NE 26 Little Rock, Ark. 13 NE 13 East Central 20 NE 14 Northwest 12 NE 6 Jones County 21 NE 26 UT-Martin 14 NE 0 Gulf Coast 17 NE 0 Pearl River 52 NE 13 East Mississippi 17 NE 0 Hinds 69 NE 21 Sunflower 40 NE 19 Itawamba 7

1954 Charles Borde (5-6) NE 12 East Central 7 NE 2 Little Rock 27 NE 50 Marion Institute 0 NE 0 Jones County 46 NE 0 Pearl River 19 NE 21 Holmes County 25 NE 19 Sunflower 20 NE 7 East Misissippi 9 NE 37 Northwest 12 NE 32 UT-Martin 16 NE 19 Itawamba 15

1955 Horace McCool (3-6) NE 2 East Central 27 NE 6 Memphis St. 7 NE 12 Jones County 26 NE 0 Pearl River 14

NE 25 Holmes 13 NE 0 Sunflower 40 NE 13 Scooba 7 NE 7 Northwest 13 NE 27 Itawamba 7

1956 Horace McCool (10-1) NE 27 East Central 7 NE 26 Arkansas State 14 NE 25 Gordon Military 14 NE 26 Jones 41 NE 31 UT College 7 NE 25 Holmes 0 NE 31 Livingston St. 19 NE 33 Scooba 13 NE 6 Northwest 0 NE 20 ICC 7 NE 41 West Georgia 0

1968 Bill Ward (4-5) NE 33 Southwest 20 NE 28 Hinds 17 NE 14 Holmes 37 NE 19 East Central 24 NE 34 East Mississippi 37 NE 41 Northwest 22 NE 16 Copiah-Lincoln 20 NE 48 Itawamba 14 NE 7 Perkinston 43

1969 Bill Ward (7-2) NE 39 Southwest 21 NE 15 Hinds 13 NE 16 Holmes 20 NE 48 East Central 14 NE 13 East Mississippi 27 NE 40 Northwest 21 NE 21 Copiah-Lincoln 17 NE 20 Itawamba 18 NE 28 Perkinston 14

1970 Bill Ward (4-6) NE 3 Pearl River 26 NE 26 East Mississippi 21 NE 21 Southwest 20 NE 12 Mississippi Delta 6 NE 13 Itawamba 12 NE 17 Hinds 18 NE 18 Northwest 54 NE 15 East Central 32 NE 6 Holmes 38 NE 14 Jones 25

1971 Bill Ward (0-10) NE 0 Pearl River 29 NE 14 East Mississippi 37 NE 7 Southwest 21 NE 16 Mississippi Delta 26 NE 22 Itawamba 74 NE 6 Hinds 20 NE 21 Northwest 75 NE 7 East Central 41 NE 12 Holmes 23 NE 12 Jones 46 1972 Bill Ward (2-8) NE 24 Gulf Coast 35 NE 0 Mississippi Delta 28 NE 6 Southwest 0 NE 0 Itawamba 14 NE 16 Northwest 7 NE 3 East Central 19 NE 16 Hinds 28 NE 13 East Mississippi 14 NE 7 Pearl River 33 NE 3 Holmes 18 1973 Bill Ward (4-6)NE 6 Gulf Coast 34 NE 27 Mississippi Delta 45

NE 20 Southwest 19 NE 14 Itawamba 53 NE 0 Northwest 12 NE 23 East Central 20 NE 14 Hinds 7 NE 17 East Mississippi 19 NE 3 Pearl River 20 NE 20 Holmes 3 1974 Bill Ward (4-6-1) NE 23 Hinds 10 NE 0 ICC 13 NE 6 Northwest 27 NE 22 Co-Lin 0 NE 14 East Mississippi 24 NE 7 Holmes 17 NE 29 Baptist Christian 14 NE 13 Pearl River 31 NE 34 East Central 17 NE 21 Mississippi Delta 28 NE 20 Southwest 20 1975 Bill Ward (1-7-2)NE 7 Hinds 7 NE 15 ICC 24 NE 6 Northwest 6 NE 13 Co-Lin 15 NE 24 East Mississippi 28 NE 19 Holmes 7 NE 10 Pearl River 14 NE 15 East Central 20 NE 6 Mississippi Delta 7 NE 22 Southwest 40 1976 Bill Ward (4-6) NE 16 Southwest 7 NE 6 Gulf Coast 24 NE 12 Coahoma 28 NE 13 Holmes 7 NE 10 Co-Lin 28 NE 20 East Mississippi 11 NE 19 Itawamba 28 NE 0 Northwest 28 NE 31 Mississippi Delta 14 NE East Central

1977 Bill Ward (6-4) NE 7 Southwest 14 NE 32 Gulf Coast 7 NE 32 Coahoma 0 NE 10 Holmes 0 NE 38 Co-Lin 7 NE 4 East Mississippi 20 NE 11 Itawamba 12 NE 42 Northwest 28 NE 10 Mississippi Delta 0 NE 19 East Central 21

1978 Bill Ward (0-10) NE 14 Pearl River 20 NE 3 Holmes 7 NE 6 Hinds 12 NE 8 Coahoma 9 NE 6 Gulf Coast 10 NE 7 East Mississippi 14 NE 0 Itawamba 26 NE 0 Jones 26 NE 7 Mississippi Delta 13 NE 18 Northwest 40 1979 Bill Ward (6-5) NE 7 Pearl River 41 NE 10 Holmes 0 NE 27 Hinds 20 NE 6 Coahoma 0 NE 9 Gulf Coast 27 NE 14 East Mississippi 6 NE 10 Itawamba 17 NE 14 Jones 28 NE 15 Mississippi Delta 14 NE 41 Northwest 3 NE 0 Jones 23

1980 Bill Ward (9-2)NE 16 Copiah-Lincoln 6 NE 17 Coahoma 6 NE 26 Jones 23 NE 19 Holmes 7 NE 35 Hinds 28 NE 35 East Mississippi 14 NE 25 Itawamba 7 NE 45 Mississippi Delta 0 NE 26 Northwest 0 NE 17 Pearl River 27 NE 3 Jones 19

1981 Bill Ward (1-9)NE 14 Copiah-Lincoln 36 NE 55 Coahoma 18 NE 21 Jones 47 NE 7 Holmes 27 NE 7 Hinds 14 NE 0 East Mississippi 29 NE 13 Itawamba 21 NE 16 Mississippi Delta 28 NE 9 Northwest 21 NE 14 Pearl River 21 1982 Bill Ward (4-6) NE 0 Gulf Coast 31 NE 19 Holmes 21 NE 29 East Central 7 NE 31 Coahoma 10 NE 19 East Mississippi 31 NE 19 Itawamba 20 NE 17 Jones 20 NE 0 Northwest 41 NE 24 Southwest 14 NE 35 Mississippi Delta 0

1983 David Carnell (4-7) NE 0 Gulf Coast 33 NE 15 Holmes 7 NE 10 East Central 14 NE 45 Coahoma 0 NE 14 East Mississippi 13 NE 12 Itawamba 11 NE 12 Jones 23 NE 0 Northwest 47 NE 14 Southwest 17 NE 14 Mississippi Delta 17 NE Gulf Coast

1984 David Carnell (0-10)NE 6 Hinds 21 NE 10 Coahoma 15 NE Southwest NE 6 Holmes 30 NE 3 Gulf Coast 33 NE 14 Itawamba 29 NE 13 East Mississippi 15 NE 35 Northwest 49 NE 7 Mississippi Delta 42 NE 2 Jones 36 1985 David Carnell (1-9)NE 9 Hinds 14 NE 13 Coahoma 30 NE 6 Southwest 14 NE 6 Holmes 5 NE 3 Gulf Coast 19 NE Itawamba NE East Mississippi NE 13 Northwest 31 NE 23 Mississippi Delta 31 NE Jones

1986 Johnny Plummer (5-5)NE 26 Jones 17 NE 29 Holmes 18 NE 20 Pearl River 36 NE 34 Coahoma 19 NE 20 Gulf Coast 10 NE 14 Itawamba 22

Northeast football game-by-game results

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NE 9 East Mississippi 10 NE 17 Mississippi Delta 14 NE 14 Northwest 43 NE 0 Hinds 12 1987 Johnny Plummer (6-4-1)NE 14 Jones 3 NE 7 Holmes 7 NE 14 Pearl River 38 NE 52 Coahoma 0 NE 24 Gulf Coast 7 NE 21 Itawamba 17 NE 3 East Mississippi 0 NE 35 Mississippi Delta 28 NE 23 Northwest 38 NE 0 Hinds 34 NE 14 Hinds 42 1988 Johnny Plummer (4-5-1)NE 16 East Central 20 NE 14 Coahoma 7 NE 14 Holmes 35 NE 6 Copiah-Lincoln 17 NE 7 Itawamba 7 NE 10 Pearl River 3 NE 9 East Mississippi 14 NE 25 Mississippi Delta 8 NE 10 Northwest 31 NE 31 Southwest 7 1989 Johnny Plummer (4-6) NE 13 East Central 7 NE 40 Coahoma 14 NE 7 Holmes 18 NE 11 Copiah-Lincoln 18 NE 7 Itawamba 21 NE 35 Pearl River 25 NE 14 East Mississippi 21 NE 0 Mississippi Delta 43 NE 14 Northwest 49 NE 28 Southwest 6 1990 Hubert Tucker (2-7-1)NE 7 Southwest 30 NE 24 Gulf Coast 24 NE 27 Coahoma 10 NE 27 Holmes 13 NE 0 Co-Lin 24 NE 24 East Mississippi 36 NE 24 Itawamba 50 NE 13 Northwest 54 NE 0 Mississippi Delta 34 NE 14 East Central 31 1991 Hubert Tucker (4-5-1) NE 17 Southwest 24 NE 28 Gulf Coast 14 NE 39 Coahoma 0 NE 10 Holmes 9 NE 14 Co-Lin 20 NE 28 East Mississippi 21 NE 0 Itawamba 0 NE 3 Northwest 31 NE 16 Mississippi Delta 33 NE 15 East Central 29 1992 Hubert Tucker (4-6) NE 14 Pearl River 21 NE 15 Holmes 31

NE 0 Hinds 34 NE 42 Coahoma 0 NE 28 Gulf Coast 24 NE 21 East Mississippi 14 NE 6 Itawamba 28 NE 17 Jones 14 NE 0 Mississippi Delta 23 NE 8 Northwest 22 1993 Hubert Tucker (3-6-1)NE 14 Pearl River 45 NE 13 Holmes 23 NE 0 Hinds 27 NE 30 Coahoma 8 NE 21 Gulf Coast 20 NE 35 East Mississippi 19 NE 6 Itawamba 29 NE 0 Jones 34 NE 7 Mississippi Delta 17 NE 27 Northwest 27 1994 Hubert Tucker (3-7) NE 0 Co-Lin 15 NE 36 Coahoma 14 NE 22 Jones 46 NE 12 Holmes 26 NE 6 Hinds 36 NE 26 East Mississippi 14 NE 0 Itawamba 45 NE 14 Mississippi Delta 12 NE 14 Northwest 21 NE 34 Pearl River 47 1995 Gunter Brewer (0-10) NE 3 Co-Lin 20 NE 24 Coahoma 26 NE 24 Jones 40 NE 0 Holmes 32 NE 0 Hinds 38 NE 9 East Mississippi 42 NE 0 Itawamba 34 NE 39 Mississippi Delta 44 NE 13 Northwest 35 NE 0 Pearl River 7 1996 Laurin Collins (1-9)NE 0 Pearl River 21 NE 7 East Central 36 NE 6 Southwest 16 NE 0 Mississippi Delta 45 NE 0 Holmes 41 NE 7 Northwest 20 NE 12 East Mississippi 37 NE 33 Coahoma 0 NE 0 Itawamba 43 NE 6 Co-Lin 19 1997 Laurin Collins (2-8) NE 7 Pearl River 25 NE 3 East Central 9 NE 14 Southwest 21 NE 10 Mississippi Delta 7 NE 8 Holmes 41 NE 13 Northwest 42 NE 0 East Mississippi 21 NE 22 Coahoma 18 NE 14 Itawamba 22 NE 0 Co-Lin 23

1998 Laurin Collins (1-9) NE 0 Southwest 23 NE 13 Co-Lin 14 NE 0 Jones 30 NE 0 Holmes 20 NE 17 Northwest 51 NE 14 Gulf Coast 48 NE 21 Coahoma 20 NE 14 East Mississippi 31 NE 31 Itawamba 38 NE 10 Mississippi Delta 34 1999 Laurin Collins (0-10) NE 6 Southwest 19 NE 0 Co-Lin 17 NE 0 Jones 28 NE 6 Holmes 34 NE 12 Northwest 58 NE 0 Gulf Coast 35 NE 3 Coahoma 17 NE 0 East Mississippi 44 NE 13 Itawamba 31 NE 0 Mississippi Delta 37 2000 Laurin Collins (2-8) NE 21 Jones 12 NE 6 Gulf Coast 32 NE 3 Hinds 45 NE 0 Northwest 63 NE 0 East Mississippi 21 NE 48 Coahoma 0 NE 17 Mississippi Delta 34 NE 14 Itawamba 45 NE 21 Pearl River 54 NE 27 Holmes 29 2001 Bobby Hall (3-6) NE 7 Gulf Coast 29 NE 3 Hinds 53 NE 28 Northwest 27 NE 41 East Mississippi 14 NE 35 Coahoma 8 NE 0 Mississippi Delta 13 NE 14 Itawamba 24 NE 34 Pearl River 40 NE 21 Holmes 35 2002 Bobby Hall (7-3) NE 13 Pearl River 6 NE 14 East Central 7 NE 3 East Mississippi 0 NE 2 Southwest 20 NE 29 Coahoma 0 NE 35 Itawamba 19 NE 18 Mississippi Delta 0 NE 7 Holmes 6 NE 3 Northwest 27 NE 0 Jones 15 2003 Andy Greening (3-6) NE 3 Pearl River 43 NE 17 East Central 13 NE 17 East Mississippi 44 NE 26 Southwest 25 NE 44 Coahoma 16 NE 31 Itawamba 34 NE 18 Mississippi Delta 28 NE 24 Holmes 27 NE 26 Northwest 34

2004 Andy Greening (7-3) NE 9 Southwest 0 NE 45 Co-Lin 14 NE 43 Coahoma 13 NE 31 Holmes 3 NE 24 Itawamba 13 NE 16 Mississippi Delta 17 NE 14 Jones 24 NE 19 Northwest 16 NE 31 East Mississippi 16 NE 6 Hinds 30 2005 Andy Greening (7-2) NE 20 Holmes 13 NE 41 Itawamba 0 NE 42 Mississippi Delta 0 NE 23 Jones 7 NE 38 Northwest 14 NE 45 East Mississippi 27 NE 30 Coahoma 14 NE 20 Pearl River 27 NE 14 Trinity Valley (BG) 24 2006 Andy Greening (3-6) NE 10 Jones County 31 NE 7 Gulf Coast 42 NE 10 Hinds 14 NE 14 Northwest 31 NE 24 Itawamba 29 NE 8 East Mississippi 25 NE 48 Mississippi Delta 25 NE 44 Coahoma 16 NE 12 Holmes 2 2007 Andy Greening (2-7) NE 9 Jones County 39 NE 7 Gulf Coast 34 NE 13 Hinds 14 NE 24 Northwest 26 NE 13 Itawamba 20 NE 27 East Mississippi 31 NE 44 Mississippi Delta 24 NE 36 Coahoma 6 NE 0 Holmes 13 2008 Ricky Smither (1-8) NE 2 Hinds 0 NE 10 Pearl River 38 NE 9 Itawamba 12 NE 0 Mississippi Delta 35 NE 7 Holmes 30 NE 7 East Central 38 NE 0 East Mississippi 49 NE 25 Coahoma 28 NE 28 Northwest 50 2009 Ricky Smither (2-7) NE 7 Hinds 16 NE 23 Pearl River 42 NE 28 Itawamba 21 NE 7 Mississippi Delta 14 NE 25 Holmes 10 NE 28 East Central 34 NE 10 East Mississippi 48 NE 14 Coahoma 20 NE 14 Northwest 17

Northeast football game-by-game results

Mississippi Valley Conference Champions (1950)

North Division champion four times (1980, 2002, 2004, 2005)

North Division runner-up four times (1977, 1979, 1983, 1987)

Northeast has appeared in one bowl game (2005, Pilgrim’s Pride Bowl vs. Trinity Valley (Texas))

Then NowDecatur East CentralEllisville Jones CountyFulton ItawambaLivingston State West Alabama

Perkinston Gulf CoastPoplarville Pearl RiverScooba East MississippiSenatobia NorthwestMoorhead Mississippi Delta

Different name, same schoolProgram History

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The South all-stars dominated the 2009 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Col-leges (MACJC) All-Star Football Classic on Saturday, Dec. 5.

After a scoreless first quar-ter, Copiah-Lincoln Community College running back Tywon Lee initiated the scoring with his four yard touchdown plunge into the end zone with 14:06 left in the second period to put the South team up 7-0 after the PAT by Ja-cob Chancelor (Jones County).

Four minutes later, the South would strike again—this time by way of airmail—when quarterback Stanley Jennings (Southwest) con-nected with WR Wesley Mounger (Hinds) for a 40-yard touchdown pass that pushed the lead to 14-0 after the Chancelor PAT.

With just 2:26 left before the half time break....QB Jennings hooked up with WR Sam Rob-inson (Pearl River) for a 25-yard touchdown pass as the South took a 21-0 lead into the locker room.

Both teams came out flat in the third quarter and the ball game remained scoreless going into the final frame.

In the fourth quarter, Jennings went for lucky number three when by tossing his third touch-down pass of the afternoon to wide-out Rapheal Pollard (Jones County) for the 14-yard TD giving the South a 28-0 advantage.

Head Coach Gene Murphy (Hinds) led the charge for the South as it now holds a two-game win streak with the 28-0 victory. The South defeated the North in 2008 on a score of 16-14.

The overall record for the all-star series now sits at 17-17-2.

Northeast’s Jeremy Can-non (New Albany) captured the North’s Most Offensive Valuable Player honors while Mounger from Hinds Community College captured the South’s offensive MVP award.

Marcus Pierce (Jones County) and Holmes Community College’s Josh Evans took home the North and South defensive MVP honors, respectively while Southwest’s quarterback Jennings was award-ed as the MACJC All- Star Classic Most Valuable Player.

South dominates annual MACJC All-Star gameSouthern victory ties

series at 17-17-2

Northeast running back Jeremy Cannon (20) of New Albany tries to break loose from the grasp of Hinds defensive lineman Dishon Robinson (92) after taking the handoff from Northwest quarterback Casey Weston (8) during the 36th Mississippi Association of Community and Junior College’s (MACJC) all-star football game on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. Cannon was named the North’s Most Offensive Player for the all-star game.

Arnold

When Northeast was founded in 1948, Bonner Arnold served as physical education instructor, men’ basketball coach and athletic director.

Arnold and legendary University of Kentucky Wildcat men’s basketball coach Adoph Rupp were friends and as a result of this friendship and the success of the Kentucky basketball program, Arnold wanted the school’s athletic teams to sport a similar nickname.

“Fighting Tigers” was adopted as the school’s mascot.

Later, the school’s athletic program grew to include men’s and women’s varsity sports. “Fighting” was dropped and the teams became known as the “Tigers” and “Lady Tigers.”

“TIGERS”

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Head Coach Ricky Smither returns to the side-lines for the Tigers for his third straight year as the commander-in-chief for Northeast.

Smither is joined by second-year co-offensive coordinator John Darnell while the defense is orchestrated by newcomer Jeff Carter. Veteran Northeast coach Brad Boyette switches sides this year and becomes co-offensive coordinator along with Darnell and will assist with the offensive line.

Assistant Coach Travis Macon will hold down the defensive line with another newcomer Freddie Weinke handling the linebackers.

In 2009, the Tigers finished 2-7 overall picking up their first win against rivals Itawamba on Sep-tember 10, 28-21.

Northeast scored its second victory two weeks later on September 24, defeating Holmes 25-10. However, three of the Tigers’ seven losses came in overtime, with the first loss coming in the season opener against Hinds on August 27, 16-7.

On October 3, Northeast dropped another over-time decision to East Central in a shootout that ended with the Warriors coming out on top 35-28.

The most disappointing overtime loss was home-coming night against Coahoma on October 15. On a rainy, muddy turf, Northeast battled through four extra periods before Coahoma finally scored the game winner knocking off Northeast 20-14.

However, the Tigers are ready to claw their way back to the top and hope to put away opponents earlier in the game during the 2010 season.

“Although our record may not have reflected we were successful last year, I think we accomplished a whole lot of things and we are looking forward to building off those positives this year,” Smither said.

Smither’s optimism and confidence for the 2010 season will be backed up by 15 returning players giving the commander-in-chief plenty of upper-classman leadership on and off the field.

Some of those sophomores on the offense in-clude second-year quarterback Clint Wilson (Olive Branch), who started all nine games for the Tigers in 2009, and running back Jaquise Cook (Ripley), who was the back-up to 1,000-yard rusher Jeremy

Cannon (New Albany). Joining Cook will be sophomore Michael Poole

(Ripley) and the lone freshman runner Jamarcus Goodloe (Colbert County, Ala.).

“I am really excited about our potential this year and can’t wait to get on field and do my part to push the team in the direction we want to go,” ex-plained Wilson. “We have been working hard and I think we got a good chance to do some great things.”

However, a question mark for Wilson and the Ti-gers’ spread offense lies in the offensive line.

“We lost all of our starters on the offensive line from last year,” said Smither. “It is going to be hard to replace guys like we had last year. That was a special crew, but we got some guys that are going to fill in the gaps and I think we will be fine.”

Those players will include Antonio Foster (Val-dosta, Ga.), a transfer from Georgia Tech, Dustin Winsted (Colbert Heights, Ala.) and Kendall Kelly (Gainesville, Fla.) along with some local talent that will hopefully silence the doubts for the offensive line.

At the wide receiver spot, fans should keep their eyes out for Josh Jarboe (Atlanta, Ga.) a transfer from Troy University, Jonathan Johnson from West Helena, Ark., and Diante Curlee, a local favorite from Corinth.

Another key Division I transfer fans should keep their eyes on is Brynden Trawick (Atlanta, Ga.), a transfer from Michigan State University.

“Trawick had a very productive spring and he’s

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fast, athletic and big. We expect him to give us some big plays out on the football field,” Smither said. “He probably will play both ways for us at wide receiver on offense and at the safety position on the defense.”

Defensively, look for Northeast’s 4-3 set to be controlled by the front line. Sophomores Ky’Vari Bolden (Hoover, Ala.), McAuther Leatherwood (Ri-

pley), and Anthony Payne (Leroy, Ala.) will lead the way in the trenches.

Upperclassman Trey Pegues (Abbeville), fresh-man Ryan Richardson (Ripley) along with Anthony Brown (Cario, Ga.) will handle the linebacker spots.

Lone sophomore defensive back Steve Smith (Jackson) will lead the patrol in the secondary while getting help from a pair of Deshler High School teammates Deion Belue, who committed to Alabama and freshman Jonathan Bates.

Marshall County native Tarondal Phillips after sitting out in 2009 earns the starting nod at strong safety for the Tigers.

Finally, look for a big improvement on special teams with the addition of kicker Taylor Earhart (Olive Branch).

“We had some let downs on special teams last season, but we are really confident in Taylor and he will give us more flexability in making decisions during a game,” said Smither.

Look for the Tigers to be strong and improved in all aspects of the game on the gridiron in 2010.

With the defensive front leading the way, and a proven quarterback at the helm for Northeast, this year’s team should give fans plenty to cheer about.

No. 8 Deion BelueDeshler, Ala.

No. 76 Ky’Vari BoldenHoover, Ala.

No. 1 Brynden TrawickAtlanta, Ga.

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No. Name Position Height Weight Class Hometown1 Brynden Trawick DB/WR 6-3 210 Soph. Atlanta, Ga. 2 Jonathan Johnson WR 6-0 175 Fresh. West Helena, Ark 3 Michael Poole RB 5-8 155 Fresh. Ripley 4 Donte’ Barksdale WR 5-8 170 Fresh. Southaven 5 Steve Smith DB 6-0 190 Soph. Jackson 6 Bryan Steele QB 6-3 215 Fresh. Olive Branch 7 Josh Jarboe WR 6-3 205 Soph. Atlanta, Ga. 8 Deion Belue DB 6-0 180 Fresh. Tuscumbia, Ala. 9 Clint Wilson QB 6-0 200 Soph. Olive Branch 10 Jamarcus Goodloe RB 5-9 220 Fresh. Leighton, Ala. 11 Devin Lindsey DB 6-2 190 Fresh. Baldwyn 12 Jeremy Spikner DB 6-0 185 Fresh. Olive Branch 14 Bo Brown WR 6-1 220 Fresh. Booneville 15 Diante Curlee WR 5-5 175 Fresh. Corinth 16 Jeiron Jones WR 5-9 170 Fresh. Booneville 20 Marvell Taylor LB 5-10 180 Fresh. Charleston 21 Matt Cook RB 5-10 175 Soph. Kossuth 22 Jaquise Cook RB 5-9 205 Soph. Ripley 23 Anthony Knox DB 6-0 175 Fresh. Olive Branch 24 Ryan Jones DB 5-11 190 Fresh. Muscle Shoals, Ala. 25 Justin Suggs DE 6-1 240 Soph. Coffeeville 28 Macerell Hickinbottom LB 5-10 200 Fresh. Oxford 30 Taylor Earhart K 6-0 170 Fresh. Olive Branch 32 Trey Pegues LB 5-10 205 Soph. Oxford 33 Deshaun Kimble DB 5-9 175 Fresh. Charleston 34 Jonathan Bates DB 6-0 170 Fresh. Tuscumbia, Ala. 35 Tarondal Phillips DB 6-0 200 Soph. Holly Springs 37 Ryan Richardson LB 5-10 205 Fresh. Ripley 39 Stevie Davis P 5-10 180 Fresh. Tishomingo 40 Pat Moore DE 6-3 245 Fresh. Southaven 44 Cortney Sutton LB 6-0 220 Fresh. Southaven 45 Anthony Brown LB 6-3 230 Fresh. Cairo, Ga. 47 Frankie Lee DB 5-8 160 Fresh. Charleston 48 Arthur Gardner DB 5-10 180 Fresh. Columbus 50 Derryan Ryce OL 5-10 265 Fresh. Shannon 54 Nathan Kendrick OL 5-10 265 Fresh. Amory 55 Zack Brooks DB 5-7 170 Fresh. Okolona 56 Brandon Avant OL 6-0 290 Fresh. Maben 58 Jerryn Napier DE 6-1 220 Fresh. Muscle Shoals, Ala. 59 Reycardo Bradford OL 5-10 255 Fresh. Charleston 60 Hunter Walton DT 6-0 250 Fresh. Fulton 61 Chanston Jeter OL 6-4 315 Fresh. Ripley 62 Steve Johnson DT 5-11 255 Fresh. Charleston 63 Antario Knight OL 5-11 265 Soph. Corinth 66 Dustin Winsted OL 6-1 305 Fresh. Tuscumbia, Ala. 67 Scott Hollowell OL 5-10 260 Fresh. Oxford 68 Cash Lovett OL 6-2 300 Soph. Southaven 69 Robert Arant OL 6-4 290 Soph. Oxford 72 Kyle Davis OL 6-3 285 Fresh. Olive Branch 74 Jonathan Braddock OL 6-4 280 Fresh. Ripley 75 Kendall Kelly OL 6-6 305 Fresh. Gainsville, Fla. 76 Ky’Vari Bolden DT 6-1 290 Soph. Hoover, Ala. 78 Antonio Foster OL 6-4 300 Soph. Valdosta, Ga. 80 Markie Dukes WR 5-10 180 Fresh. Oxford 85 Willie Grady WR 6-1 200 Soph. Okolona 89 Cody Woodiel TE 6-4 225 Soph. Hernando 93 McAurther Leatherwood DL 6-4 330 Soph. Ripley 94 Carlos Warren DL 6-2 240 Soph. Hernando 95 Cayse Copeland DL 6-2 275 Soph. Baldwyn 97 Devin Slate DL 6-0 290 Fresh. Oxford 99 Anthony Payne DL 6-1 300 Fresh. Leroy, Ala.

President: Dr. Johnny L. AllenAthletic Director: Ricky FordHead Coach: Ricky SmitherAssistant Coaches: Brad Boyette, Jeff Carter, John DarnellStudent Assistant Coaches: Travis Macon, Freddie WeinkeManagers: Jacob Coffman, Colton Garrett, Danny Wilson, Derrick Gann Videographers: Maury Billingsley, Wesley GrayTeam Physician: Dr. Erik Dukes

2010 Tiger Football Roster

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#1 Brynden TrawickDB/WR

SophomoreAtlanta, Ga.

#2 Jonathan JohnsonWR

FreshmanWest Helena, Ark.

#3 Michael PooleRB

FreshmanRipley

#4 Donte BarksdaleWR

FreshmanSouthaven

#5 Steve SmithDB

SophomoreJackson

#6 Bryan SteeleQB

FreshmanOlive Branch

#7 Josh JarobeWR

SophomoreAtlanta, Ga.

#8 Deion BelueDB

FreshmanDeshler, Ala.

#9 Clint WilsonQB

SophomoreOlive Branch

#10 Jamarcus GoodloeRB

FreshmanLeighton, Ala.

#11 Devin LindseyDB

FreshmanBaldwyn

#12 Jeremy SpiknerDB


#14 Bo BrownWR

FreshmanBooneville

#15 Diante CurleeWR

FreshmanCorinth

#16 Jeiron JonesWR

FreshmanBooneville

#20 Marvell TaylorLB

FreshmanCharleston

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#21 Matt CookRB

SophomoreKossuth

#22 Jaquise CookRB

SophomoreRipley

#23 Anthony KnoxDB


#24 Ryan JonesDB

FreshmanMuscle Shoals, Ala.

#25 Justin SuggsDE

SophomoreCoffeeville

#28 Macerell Hickinbottom

LBFreshman

Oxford

#30 Taylor EarhartK


#32 Trey PeguesLB

SophomoreOxford

#33 Deshaun KimbleDB

FreshmanCharleston

#34 Jonathan BatesDB

FreshmanTuscumbia, Ala.

#35 Tarondal PhillipsDB

SophomoreHolly Springs

#37 Ryan RichardsonLB

FreshmanRipley

#39 Stevie DavisP

FreshmanTishomingo

#40 Pat MooreDE

FreshmanSouthave

#44 Cortney SuttonLB

FreshmanSouthaven

#45 Anthony BrownLB

FreshmanCairo, Ga.

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#47 Frankie LeeDB

FreshmanCharleston

#48 Arthur GardnerDB

FreshmanColumbus

#50 Derryan RyceOL

FreshmanShannon

#54 Nathan KendrickOL

FreshmanAmory

#55 Zack BrooksDB

FreshmanOkolona

#56 Brandon AvantOL

FreshmanMaben

#58 Jerryn NapierDE

FreshmanMuscle Shoals, Ala.

#59 Reycardo BradfordOL

FreshmanCharleston

#60 Hunter WaltonDT

FreshmanFulton

#61 Chanston JeterOL

FreshmanRipley

#62 Steve JohnsonDT

FreshmanCharleston

#63 Antario KnightOL

SophomoreCorinth

#66 Dustin WinstedOL

FreshmanTuscumbia, Ala.

#67 Scott HollowellOL

FreshmanOxford

#68 Cash LovettOL

SophomoreSouthaven

#69 Robert ArantOL

SophomoreOxford

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#72 Kyle DavisOL


#74 Jonathan Braddock

OLFreshman

Ripley

#75 Kendall KellyOL

FreshmanGainesville, Fla.

#76 KyVari BoldenDT

SophomoreHoover, Ala.

#78 Antonio FosterOL

SophomoreValdosta, Ga.

#80 Markie DukesWR

FreshmanOxford

#85 Willie GradyWR

SophomoreOkolona

#89 Cody WoodielTE

SophomoreHernando

#95 Cayse CopelandDL

SophomoreBaldwyn

#93 McAuther Leatherwood

DLSophomore

Ripley

#94 Carlos WarrenDL

SophomoreHernando

#97 Devin SlateDL

FreshmanOxford

#99 Anthony PayneDL

FreshmanLeroy, Ala.

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Geographical Roster

Alabama....................8Arkansas....................1Florida.......................1Georgia......................4Mississippi.................47

State-by-state breakdown

8 Deion Belue10 Jamarcus Goodloe24 Ryan Jones34 Jonathan Bates58 Jerryn Napier66 Dustin Winsted76 Ky’Vari Bolden99 Anthony Payne

2 Jonathan Johnson

75 Kendall Kelly

1 Brynden Trawick7 Josh Jarboe45 Anthony Brown78 Antonio Foster

alcorn counTy15 Diante Curlee21 Matt Cook63 Antario Knight

chickasaw counTy55 Zack Brooks85 Willie Grady

DesoTo counTy4 Donte’ Barksdale6 Bryan Steele9 Clint Wilson12 Jeremy Spikner23 Anthony Knox30 Taylor Earhart40 Pat Moore44 Cortney Sutton68 Cash Lovett72 Kyle Davis89 Cody Woodiel94 Carlos Warren

hinDs counTy5 Steve Smith

iTawamba counTy60 Hunter Walton

lafayeTTe counTy28 Macerell Hickinbottom32 Trey Pegues67 Scott Hollowell69 Robert Arant80 Markie Dukes97 Devin Slate

lee counTy

50 Derryan Ryce

lownDes counTy48 Arthur Gardner

marshall counTy35 Tarondal Phillips

monroe counTy54 Nathan Kendrick

okTibbeha counTy56 Brandon Avant

PrenTiss counTy11 Devin Lindsey14 Bo Brown16 Jeiron Jones90 Cayse Copeland

TallahaTchie counTy20 Marvell Taylor33 Deshaun Kimble47 Frankie Lee59 Reycardo Bradford62 Steve Johnson

TiPPah counTy3 Michael Poole22 Jaquise Cook37 Ryan Richardson61 Chanston Jeter74 Jonathan Braddock93 McAurther Leatherwood

Tishomingo counTy39 Stevie Davis

yalobusha counTy25 Justin Suggs

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Alabama (8)

Arkansas (1)

Florida (1)

Georgia (4)

Mississippi (47)

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Alcorn CentralBrain White

BaldwynMichael Gray

BelmontKerry Moody

BiggersvilleRonnie Lawson

BoonevilleMike Mattox

CorinthJimmy Mitchell

FalknerNicky Nance

JumpertownBrian Robinson

KossuthPete Seago

New AlbanyRon Price

New SiteBobby Purvis

Ripley Grady McCluskey

ThrasherTrey Rolison

Tishomingo CountySteve Carter

Union County*Scott Duley

WalnutTimmy Moore

WheelerJohn David Horn

*Union County is made up of athletes from Ingomar, Myrtle, East Union and

West Union

Area High School Football Coaches

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All-AmericansThroughout the history of Northeast Mississippi Community College, superior atheltes have been named to the All-American

team, the highest honor bestowed upon any player.Recipients of this honor are chosen by the 23 regional directors of the National Junior College Athletic Association. Their

selection for the All-American team, second team and honorable mention are made only after careful evaluation of the hundreds of nominations which are submitted by community/junior college coaches from across the country.

We are proud to salute those who brought honor to themselves as young men and women and to Northeast Mississippi Com-munity College for the time to come.

FOOTBALL BASEBALL

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SLOW-PITCH SOFTBALL

FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL

Jerry King - 1956Running Back, All-American

Chattanooga, TN

Johnny Buskirk - 1969Quarterback, Honorable Mention

New Albany

Donnie Clayton - 1969Tight End, Honorable Mention

Ripley

Larry Parker - 1977Running Back, Honorable Mention

Rogersville, AL

Barry Todd - 1977Defensive Back, Second Team

Memphis, TN

Maury Hill - 1979Defensive Back, Second Team

Ripley

Paul Rhodes - 1980Defensive Lineman, Second Team

Kossuth

Anthony Norman - 1980Running Back, Honorable Mention

Morrow, GA

Chase Porch - 2008Designated Hitter, 3rd Team

East Union

Craig Lauderdale - 1990All American

Booneville

Chase Williams - 2007All American

Corinth

Blake Hatfield - 2010All American

Booneville

Lori Wilson - 20011st Base, All American

Blue Mountain

Jessica Spain - 2002Shortstop, All American

NFCA Louisville SluggerBooneville

Jocelyn McGolrick - 2003NFCA All American

Brandi Vondenstein - 20033rd Base, Honorable MentionNFCA All American 1st Team

Charity Graham - 2003NFCA All American 2nd Team

Josie Lindgrin - 2004Pitcher, NFCA 2nd Team

British Columbia, Canada

Paige Wright - 2004Shortstop, All American

Southaven

Staranna Fraizer - 2004Outfielder, 3rd Team

NFCA All American 2nd TeamNew Albany

Shanika Randle - 2007Outfielder, NFCA All American

Houston

Kelly Hankins - 2007Infielder, Distinguished

Acadademic All AmericanMooreville

Callie Weaver - 2008Shortstop, NFCA 2nd Team

Houston

Stephanie Stubblefield - 2000Infielder, All American

Ecru

Jackie Perry - 1986Forward, All American

Jackson, TN

Kunshinge Sorrell - 1986Point Guard, All American

Booneville

Sherry Slayton - 1987Forward, All American

Belmont

Phyllis Stafford - 1987Center, All American

Biggersville

Evelyn Thompson - 1988Forward, All American

LaGrange, GA

Tiffany Sitton - 1998Forward, All American

Glen

Tamica Pierce - 2001Forward, All American

Decatur, GA

Marqueciqa Thomas - 2004Forward, All American

Jackson

Jessica Hooker - 2006Forward, All American

Brownsville, TN

Krystal Robinson - 2006Forward, All American

Covington, TN

Gene Garrett - 1950Guard, All American

LaCenter, KY

Ken Lindsey - 1951Forward, All American

Booneville

Charles ‘Doodle’ Floyd - 1954Forward, All American

Water Valley, KY

Adrian ‘Odie’ Smith - 1956Guard, All American

Kirksey, KY

Vince DelNegro - 1959Forward, All American

Springfield, MA

Gaylon Baird - 1968Forward, All American

Myrtle

Maurice Stafford - 1982Forward, Honorable Mention

Biggersville

Anthony Anderson - 1984Guard, Second Team

New AlbanyAnthony Gamble - 1989Forward, All American

Booneville

Clay Johnson -1989Guard, All American

Booneville

Dontae Jones - 1995Forward, All American

Nashville, TN

Tim Cole - 1998Guard, All American

Memphis, TN

Eric Batchelor - 2000Forward, All American

Memphis, TN

Qyntel Woods - 2002Forward, All American

Memphis, TN

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Final 2009 MACJC/ Region 23 Football Stats Standings & Scores

North DivisionDivision PF PA Overall PF PA

*East Mississippi 6-0 243 102 8-1 324 175Coahoma 4-2 145 162 6-3 226 230Northwest 4-2 181 145 6-3 269 208Holmes 2-4 123 148 2-7 171 235Mississippi Delta 2-4 79 103 2-7 114 175Northeast 2-4 84 113 2-7 142 205Itawamba 1-5 89 168 2-7 135 269* indicates division champion

South DivisionDivision PF PA Overall PF PA

*Gulf Coast 6-0 219 100 8-1 350 165Jones County 5-1 171 85 6-3 220 148Copiah-Lincoln 4-2 136 114 6-3 199 165Pearl River 3-3 181 144 6-3 306 209Southwest 2-4 103 170 4-5 152 210Hinds 1-5 65 169 3-6 112 215East Central 0-6 97 161 2-7 169 224* indicates division champion

Week 1Northwest 30 Gulf Coast 25Itawamba 21 Jones County 7East Mississippi 27 Copiah-Lincoln 13Coahoma 32 East Central 31Pearl River 45 Holmes 7Southwest 13 Mississippi Delta 12Hinds 16 Northeast 7

Week 2Northwest 23 Hinds 0East Mississippi 28 Jones County 17Coahoma 34 Southwest 21Gulf Coast 63 Itawamba 9Pearl River 42 Northeast 23East Central 27 Holmes 24Copiah-Lincoln 34 Mississippi Delta 9

Week 3Northeast 28 Itawamba 21Coahoma 20 Mississippi Delta 13East Mississippi 41 Holmes 14Pearl River 38 Northwest 35Gulf Coast 33 Southwest 16Hinds 30 East Central 7Jones County 28 Copiah-Lincoln 24

Week 4Northwest 35 Itawamba 0Holmes 30 Coahoma 14Mississippi Delta 14 Northeast 7Gulf Coast 43 East Mississippi 26Pearl River 45 Hinds 3Jones County 32 East Central 10Copiah-Lincoln 15 Southwest 3

Week 5East Mississippi 49 Northwest 42Mississippi Delta 13 Itawamba 7Northeast 25 Holmes 10Gulf Coast 38 Pearl River 28Jones County 27 Hinds 0Southwest 21 East Central 20Copiah-Lincoln 16 Coahoma 15

Week 6Northwest 25 Mississippi Delta 22 OTItawamba 35 Holmes 34East Mississippi 49 Coahoma 20Jones County 27 Pearl River 10Southwest 35 Hinds 19Gulf Coast 38 Copiah-Lincoln 14East Central 34 Northeast 28 OT

Week 7Coahoma 41 Northwest 36Holmes 16 Mississippi Delta 7Hinds 31 Itawamba 16Gulf Coast 49 East Central 19East Mississippi 48 Northeast 10Jones County 40 Southwest 21Copiah-Lincoln 42 Pearl River 25

Week 8Coahoma 20 Northeast 14 4OTNorthwest 26 Holmes 19East Mississippi 28 Itawamba 6Jones County 25 Mississippi Delta 14Copiah-Lincoln 27 East Central 13Pearl River 43 Southwest 7Gulf Coast 41 Hinds 6

Week 9East Mississippi 28 Mississippi Delta 10Coahoma 30 Itawamba 20Pearl River 30 East Central 27 OTSouthwest 15 Holmes 7Gulf Coast 20 Jones County 17Northwest 17 Northeast 14Copiah-Lincoln 14 Hinds 7

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Division I• Greg Smith (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Auburn• Michael Ricks (Leighton, Ala.), Alabama• Chris Nance (Tuscumbia, Ala.), Mississippi State• Justin Sanders (Pearl), Illinois• Bruce Hall (Milton, Fla.), Ole Miss• Cameron Montgomery (Houston, Texas), North Texas• Stanley Lykes (Birmingham, Ala.), UAB• Emory Jones (Detroit, Mich.), Michigan State• Donald Thornton (Horn Lake), Memphis• Rico Wood (Corinth), Louisiana Tech• Brice Beck (Blytheville, Ark.), Louisiana-Monroe• Chris Barnett (Southaven), Memphis• Orlandus King (Leighton, Ala.), UAB• Reggie Wade (Tuscumbia, Ala.), Jacksonville State• C.J. Foster (Tuscumbia, Ala.), Jacksonville State• Brandon Ciaramitaro (Batesville) Arkansas State• Eric Johnson (Anniston, Ala.), Ohio University• Antezdra Thigpen (Holly Springs), UT-Chattanooga• T.T. Harper (Hartsville, Tenn.), UT-Chattanooga• Ryan Hopkins (Jackson), Jackson State• Mario Luvine (Collins), Prairie View• Robertson Hatten (Collins), Alcorn State• Robert Fox (Calhoun City), Miss. Valley State• Courtney Sanders (Columbus), Miss. Valley State• Corey Sanders (Columbus), Miss. Valley State• Matt Blanchard (Saltillo), Nichols State• Mario Addison (Birmingham, Ala.), Troy• B.J. Taylor (Tuscumbia, Ala.), UT-Chattanooga• Anthony Jones (Tallahassee, Fla.), Middle Tennessee• John Brown (Lakeland, Fla.), Tennessee• LaDarrius Madden (Leighton, Ala.) Troy• DeMarkus Underwood (Tuscumbia, Ala.) Troy• Bernard Smith (Atlanta, Ga.) Louisana-Lafayette• Creighton Nelms (Kossuth) Southern Mississippi• Heath Blount (Cleveland), South Alabama

Former TigersWhere are they now?

Division II

• Hollis Hoskins (Batesville), Arkansas Tech• Andrew Murphy (Booneville), Arkansas Tech• Gilbert McThunnell (Batesville), Northwestern Okla.• Lonnell DeWalt (Bowling Green, Ky.), North Alabama• Marco Ewing (West Point), North Alabama• Phil Lowry (Leighton, Ala.), North Alabama• Neal Mitchell (Clarksdale), North Alabama• Tyler Collins (Tuscumbia, Ala.), North Alabama• Clarence Wright (Olive Branch), Southern Arkansas• Quinton Johnson (Columbus), Charleston Southern• Ralph Curtis (Taylorsville), West Alabama• Charles Twilley (Courtland), Central Arkansas• Cortez Lawrence (Murphreesboro, Tenn.), Valdosta State• Mike Brown (Belle Grade, Fla.), Ark.-Monticello• Channing Price (Baldwyn), West Georgia• Larico Stevenson (Olive Branch), West Georgia• Robert Woodson (Olive Branch), SW Baptist• Derrick Harris (Horn Lake), Southern Arkansas• Randy Lowery (Belmont), West Alabama• Abe Felix (Germantown, Tenn.), West Georgia• Gary Hodges (Columbus), West Georgia• Ken Harris (Columbus), West Texas A&M• C.K. Glassco (Horn Lake), Central Arkansas• Collrett Boyd (Ripley), Henderson State• Patrick Grant (Columbus, Ga), Virginia Union• John Ware (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), North Alabama• Jermaine Johnson (Thomasville, Ga), West Georgia

Division III

• Shawn Gillenwater (Southaven), Millsaps• Greg Magnifico (Olive Branch), Belhaven• Jerrell Nobles (Mobile, Ala.), Belhaven• Jarryn Bingham (Jackson) Mississippi College

Former Northeast football players signed with four year schools following the 2004-2009 seasons. Those players are:

2009Harvey Childers, Men’s Basketball CoachGerald Caveness, Men’s BasketballClyde Jones, Men’s BasketballLarry Parker, FootballEvelyn Thompson, Women’s Basketball

2010 Michael Grier, FootballKunshigne Sorrell Howard, Women’s BasketballPhyllis Stafford Dilworth, Women’s BasketballJack Martin, Men’s BasketballDavid Carnell, Sr., Softball Coach/Atheltic Director

Sports Hall of Fame InducteesNortheast Sports Hall of Fame MACJC Sports

Hall of Fame2010

David “Nub” Strickland, Football

2009Harvey Childers, Men’s Basketball Coach

2008Kenneth Lindsey, Men’s BasketballHarold T. White, Football/College President

2007Adrian Smith, Men’s BasketballBonner Arnold, Basketball Coach/Athletic DirectorW.B. “Bill” Ward, Football coach/Atheltic Director

2008David ‘Nub’ Strickland, Football

W.B. “Bill” Ward, Football coach/Atheltic Director

Kenneth “Cat” Robbins, Basketball Coach

Kenneth Lindsey, Men’s Basketball

Chuck “Doodle” Floyd, Men’s Basketball

Gene Garrett, Men’s Basketball

Adrian Smith, Men’s Basketball

Bonner Arnold, Basketball Coach/Athletic Director

Harold T. White, Football/College President

Earline “Woodsie” Woods, Supporter

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Northeast’s athletic teams gave us all reasons to remember why we love and support Tiger athletes every year and the 2009-10 school year was no exception.

Head Golf Coach Craig Lauderdale’s team claimed the head-lines for the college and leading the way for the Tigers were Blake Hatfield (Booneville), Daniel Singh (Haleyville, Ala.), and Bran-don Robbins (Corinth). Both Hatfield and Singh were selected as Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-State golf team selectees.

Hatfield, Robbins and Singh teamed up to help Lauderdale’s squad finish as state runners-up in the MACJC State Tournament as well as the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJ-CAA) Region XXIII Tournament.

Hatfield claimed the state’s overall individual title as the team was ranked as high as number 13 in both the NJCAA’s April 22 and 29 polls and had two players -- Robbins and Hatfield -- qual-ify for the National Tournament. Hatfield finished sixth in the na-tional tournament earning All-American honors.

Northeast’s baseball team continued to make its mark as a premier sport for the Tigers by appearing in the MACJC State Playoffs for the third straight year. Head Coach Kent Farris’ club advanced as the third seed from the North Division and trav-eled to Hinds Community College to face the Eagles who was the south runner-up. Unfortunately, Northeast was unable to get by Hinds in the first-round, best-of-three series and finished the season with an overall record of 25-27.

However, Farris had a quintet of players selected to the 2010 MACJC All-State first and second teams. Sophomores Brandon Farley (Cookeville, Tenn.) and Michael Collie (Houston, Tenn.) made the first team while freshmen Ben Wallis (Ripley), Jordan Gurley (Corinth), and Blake Powell (Germantown, Tenn.) landed second team honors.

It was another successful year on the hardwood for the men’s basketball team as head coach David Robbins directed the Ti-gers to a third place finish in the north division. Robbins’ squad qualified for the MACJC State Tournament for the second year in a row but was knocked out in the first round by Jones County Junior College.

The season didn’t end at the state tournament however, as Northeast also qualified for the Region 23 Tournament which was held at Mississippi College in Clinton where the Tigers were matched up against the north division champs East Mississippi Community College -- a team Northeast beat in its final regular season game at Bonner Arnold Coliseum. Northeast was unable to get by the Lions and finished with an overall record of 12-11 and 7-5 in the north.

Chris Gamble (New Albany) and Terrance Allen (Ridgeland) represented the Tigers at the 2010 MACJC All-Star game while Tyler Pritchard (Iuka) and Tyrie Berry (Ripley) were MACJC All-Division selectees -- with Pritchard being first team and Berry receiving second team honors.

In its second year at Division I play, the Tiger tennis team continued to show improvement with commander-in-chief Jeff Melson at the helm. Melson continued to pave the way for the tennis program guiding his team to some key victories during the 2010 season. Those key wins included back-to-back-to-back wins verses Holmes (March 23), Pearl River (March 29) and East

Central on April 1. However, the biggest victory for Melson and company came

against perennial power Pearl River Community College on March 29, where the Tigers brought out the brooms against the Wildcats.

The women’s tennis team clinched a winning record in the regular season for the first time since 1998 finishing 5-2 overall while the men completed the season at 5-3.

On the gridiron, Northeast got one step closer to its goal of returning to their winning ways under its second-year head man Ricky Smither.

Smither’s unit may have only garnered a pair of wins during the 2009 season but, one of those victories had more weight than perhaps the whole season, when the Tigers were able to defeat their archrivals Itawamba Community College on September 10 28-21.

Northeast picked up win number two at home on Septem-ber 24 verses Holmes Community College 25-10. One of the key players for Smither in 2009 was sophomore running back Jeremy Cannon (New Albany) who joined rare company by breaking the 1,000-yard rushing mark on October 24 verses Northwest Mis-sissippi Community College. Cannon finished the season with 1,002 yards.

Smither also had other notable players on his roster which in-cluded defensive tackle John Brown (Lakeland, Fla.), who signed with the University of Tennessee Volunteers, along with defen-sive back/wide receiver LaDarrius Madden (Leighton, Ala.) and offensive lineman Demarkus Underwood (Tuscumbia, Ala.), who both signed with Troy University, and defensive back John Ware (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) who inked with the University of North Alabama.

The Tigers had seven players selected to the MACJC All-State football team, three players as MACJC All-Region selectees and four players to play in the 2009 MACJC All-Star Classic.

Long time women’s basketball coach Ricky Ford’s Lady Tigers struggled during the 2009-10 season finishing with an overall record of 7-13 and 5-7 in the north division. The highlight of the season came on February 8 when the Lady Tigers snapped a five-game slide by beating rival Itawamba Community College at Bonner Arnold Coliseum as the Lady Tigers came back from a halftime deficit with a 50-point second half to pull off the upset 84-67.

Sophomore Alicia Hudson (Charleston) was selected to the MACJC All-State North Division team and also participated with teammate Rumae Butler (Belmont) in the 2010 MACJC All-Star basketball game.

Coach Jody Long’s softball team got off to a slow start this past season but was able to collect some wins in the second half of the season to close out the year on a positive note. The Lady Tigers just missed the post season by falling in to the fifth spot in the final MACJC North Division standings which was the first time that has happened since making the switch to fast-pitch in 2001.

During the 2009-10 season, Northeast’s cheerleading squad wrapped up its final year as a co-ed squad when officials an-nounced that beginning in 2010-11 the squad would be com-prised of eight female student-athletes.

NE gave fans plenty to cheer about in 2009-10

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Former Northeast Mississippi Junior College football player David “Nub” Strickland is one of the 15 newest members of the Mississippi As-sociation of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Sports Hall of Fame when the class was inducted at the hall’s fourth annual banquet on Tuesday, April 27 in Jackson.

Northeast’s President Dr. Johnny Allen along with the executive Vice President Larry Nabors, Booneville resident and former Jones County Ju-nior College President Ron Whitehead, Athletic Director Ricky Ford, and former Northeast foot-ball coach and athletic director W.B. “Bill” Ward traveled to Jackson in order to honor Strick-land’s nomination in front of the large crowd at the Hilton Jackson Hotel.

Strickland, a native of Holly Springs, was a captain on the 1950 and 1953 Northeast football teams and as a two-way player at offensive guard and defensive end, Strickland was twice name to the All-State team while at Northeast.

After stepping away from his football career in order to fulfill his obligation with the United States Marine Corps, Strickland attended Memphis State University in 1957-58 and continued his success on the gridiron.

Following his time with the blue and white Tigers, Strickland received offers to play professionally.Strickland spent time in the Canadian Football League with the Ontario Golden Bears for two year before

wrapping up his career with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.During the 1960 season with the Broncos, Strickland appeared in 14 games and even had a kick return for

nine yards for Denver – which led the league in kick return yardage that year.Strickland’s No. 88 jersey has been retired by Northeast.In 2008, Strickland was among the inaugural class of the Northeast Mississippi Community College Sports

Hall of Fame. Strickland joined such Tiger and Lady Tiger greats as former Northeast football coach and athletic director W.B. “Bill” Ward, former men and women’s basketball coach Kenneth “Cat” Robbins, former Tiger basketball players Kenneth Lindsey, Chuck “Doodle” Floyd, Gene Garrett, Adrian Smith, former men’s basketball coach, athletic director and physical education instructor Bonner Arnold, former football player and college president Harold T. White and longtime supporter of Northeast athletics Earline “Woodsie” Woods.

Strickland becomes the seventh Northeast great to be inducted into the Mississippi Association of Commu-nity and Junior Colleges Sports Hall of Fame.

Former men’s basketball coach Harvey Childers was inducted in 2009. Lindsey and White headlined North-east inductees in 2008 while Smith, Arnold and Ward were among the first class of inductees during 2007.

MACJC enshirnes former Tiger football player

Former Northeast Mississippi Junior College football player David “Nub” Strickland (left) was a member of Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Sports Hall of Fame inaugural class in 2008 as seen with Northeast athletic director Ricky Ford at the induction ceremony on April 17, 2008. Strickland was inducted into the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Sports Hall of Fame when the organization held its fourth an-nual banquet April 27 in Jackson.

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2010-11 Cheerleaders

Northeast cheerleading coach Jennifer Johnson selected eight women to comprise the 2010-11 Northeast cheerleading squad during the spring of 2010. After changing from a co-ed squad at the end of the 2009-10 school year, Northeast’s cheerleading program consists of eight female student-athletes and the Northeast Tiger mascot, “Spirit” which can be of either gender. Comprising the 2010-11 Northeast cheerleading squad are Taylor Scott of Nettleton, Olivia Crowe, Kayla Jones and Casey Davis all of Booneville, Caitlin Nelson and McKenzie Smith both of Vardaman, Lindsey Green of

Olive Branch and Aeriel Armstrong of Blue Springs. Nicholas Thweatt of Jackson, Tenn., the lone male holdover from last year’s squad, earned the honor of being Spirit – the Northeast Tiger mas-cot for the 2010-11 school year. Cheerleaders serve three main goals at Northeast as each promotes school spirit, leads fans in cheering and represents the college in a posi-tive light in and out of uniform. Cheerleaders appear at home and away football games and at basketball games at the Bonner Arnold Coliseum and also are very active in the com-munity participating in local parades and campus functions.

Aeriel ArmstrongBlue Springs

Caitlin NelsonVardaman

Casey DavisBooneville

Kayla JonesBooneville

Taylor ScottNettleton

Olivia CroweBooneville

McKenzie SmithVardaman

Lindsay GreenOlive Branch

Eight female student-athletes com-prise the 2010-11 Northeast cheer-leading squad including (back row l-r) Aerial Armstrong of Blue Springs, Kayla Jones and Casey Da-vis both of Booneville, McKenzie Smith of Vardaman, Olivia Crowe of Booneville, Lindsey Green of Olive Branch, Taylor Scott of Nettleton, (middle row) Spirit the Tiger mascot (Nicholas Thweatt of Jackson, Tenn.) and (front row) Caitlin Nelson of Var-daman.

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COAHOMA TIGERS==========================================================================SEPT 2 COPIAH-LINCOLN ASEPT 9 JONES COUNTY HSEPT 16 HOLMES HSEPT 23 NORTHWEST MISS. ASEPT 30 EAST MISSISSIPPI HOCT 9 ITAWAMBA AOCT 16 NORTHEAST MISS. AOCT 21 MISS. GULF COAST HOCT 30 MISSISSIPPI DELTA H

COPIAH-LINCOLN WOLVES==========================================================================SEPT 2 COAHOMA HSEPT 9 HOLMES HSEPT 16 HINDS ASEPT 23 JONES COUNTY HSEPT 30 SOUTHWEST MISS. AOCT 9 PEARL RIVER HCOCT 16 MISS. GULF COAST AOCT 21 EAST CENTRAL HOCT 28 NORTHEAST MISS. A

EAST CENTRAL WARRIORS==========================================================================SEPT 2 NORTHEAST MISS. HSEPT 9 NORTHWEST MISS. ASEPT 16 ITAWAMBA HSEPT 23 PEARL RIVER AOCT 2 HINDS HCOCT 7 MISS. GULF COAST AOCT 14 JONES COUNTY HOCT 21 COPIAH-LINCOLN AOCT 28 SOUTHWEST MISS. H

EAST MISSISSIPPI LIONS==========================================================================SEPT 2 MISS. GULF COAST ASEPT 9 HINDS HSEPT 16 NORTHWEST MISS. HSEPT 23 ITAWAMBA ASEPT 30 COAHOMA AOCT 7 NORTHEAST MISS. HOCT 16 PEARL RIVER HCOCT 21 MISSISSIPPI DELTA AOCT 28 HOLMES H

HINDS EAGLES==========================================================================SEPT 2 ITAWAMBA ASEPT 9 EAST MISSISSIPPI ASEPT 16 COPIAH-LINCOLN HSEPT 23 MISSISSIPPI DELTA HCOCT 2 EAST CENTRAL AOCT 9 JONES COUNTY AOCT 16 SOUTHWEST MISS. HOCT 23 PEARL RIVER AOCT 30 MISS. GULF COAST H

HOLMES BULLDOGS==========================================================================SEPT 2 SOUTHWEST MISS. HSEPT 9 COPIAH-LINCOLN ASEPT 16 COAHOMA ASEPT 23 NORTHEAST MISS. HSEPT 30 JONES COUNTY AOCT 7 MISSISSIPPI DELTA AOCT 16 ITAWAMBA HCOCT 21 NORTHWEST MISS. HOCT 28 EAST MISSISSIPPI A

ITAWAMBA INDIANS==========================================================================SEPT 2 HINDS HSEPT 9 PEARL RIVER ASEPT 16 EAST CENTRAL ASEPT 23 EAST MISSISSIPPI HSEPT 30 MISSISSIPPI DELTA AOCT 9 COAHOMA HCOCT 16 HOLMES AOCT 21 NORTHEAST MISS. HOCT 28 NORTHWEST MISS. A

JONES BOBCATS==========================================================================SEPT 2 MISSISSIPPI DELTA ASEPT 9 COAHOMA ASEPT 18 MISS. GULF COAST HSEPT 23 COPIAH-LINCOLN ASEPT 30 HOLMES HOCT 9 HINDS HCOCT 14 EAST CENTRAL AOCT 23 SOUTHWEST MISS. AOCT 30 PEARL RIVER H

MISSISSIPPI DELTA TROJANS==========================================================================SEPT 2 JONES COUNTY HSEPT 9 MISS. GULF COAST ASEPT 16 NORTHEAST MISS. ASEPT 23 HINDS ASEPT 30 ITAWAMBA HOCT 7 HOLMES HOCT 16 NORTHWEST MISS. AOCT 21 EAST MISSISSIPPI HCOCT 30 COAHOMA A

MISS. GULF COAST BULLDOGS==========================================================================SEPT 2 EAST MISSISSIPPI HSEPT 9 MISSISSIPPI DELTA HSEPT 18 JONES COUNTY ASEPT 23 SOUTHWEST MISS. HSEPT 30 PEARL RIVER AOCT 7 EAST CENTRAL HOCT 16 COPIAH-LINCOLN HCOCT 21 COAHOMA AOCT 30 HINDS A

NORTHEAST MISS. TIGERS==========================================================================SEPT 2 EAST CENTRAL ASEPT 9 SOUTHWEST MISS. ASEPT 16 MISSISSIPPI DELTA HSEPT 23 HOLMES ASEPT 30 NORTHWEST MISS. HOCT 7 EAST MISSISSIPPI AOCT 16 COAHOMA HCOCT 21 ITAWAMBA AOCT 28 COPIAH-LINCOLN H

NORTHWEST MISS. RANGERS==========================================================================SEPT 2 PEARL RIVER ASEPT 9 EAST CENTRAL HSEPT 16 EAST MISSISSIPPI ASEPT 23 COAHOMA HSEPT 30 NORTHEAST MISS. AOCT 7 SOUTHWEST MISS. HOCT 16 MISSISSIPPI DELTA HCOCT 21 HOLMES AOCT 28 ITAWAMBA H

PEARL RIVER WILDCATS==========================================================================SEPT 2 NORTHWEST MISS. HSEPT 9 ITAWAMBA HSEPT 16 SOUTHWEST MISS. ASEPT 23 EAST CENTRAL HSEPT 30 MISS. GULF COAST HOCT 9 COPIAH-LINCOLN AOCT 16 EAST MISSISSIPPI AOCT 23 HINDS HCOCT 30 JONES COUNTY A

SOUTHWEST MISS. BEARS==========================================================================SEPT 2 HOLMES ASEPT 9 NORTHEAST MISS. HSEPT 16 PEARL RIVER HSEPT 23 MISS. GULF COAST ASEPT 30 COPIAH-LINCOLN HOCT 7 NORTHWEST MISS. AOCT 16 HINDS AOCT 23 JONES COUNTY HCOCT 28 EAST CENTRAL A

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lCOPIAH-LINCOLN, EAST CENTRAL,Hinds, Jones, Mississippi Gulf Coast, PearlRiver, and Southwest comprise the MACJCSouth Division, while Coahoma, East Mis-sissippi, Holmes, Itawamba, MississippiDelta, Northeast, and Northwest comprisethe North Division. The first round of thestate playoffs are set for Saturday, Nov. 6,with the first-round winners playing for thestate championship Saturday, Nov. 13. The2010 MACJC state champion earns hostingrights to the third-annual Mississippi Bowlscheduled for Sunday, Dec. 5, in Biloxi. Divi-sion games are denoted by a star ( ).

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2010 Tiger Football ScheduleDate Opponent Site TimeSeptember 2 East Central Decatur 6:30 p.m.

September 9 Southwest Summit 6:30 p.m.

September 16 Mississippi Delta* Booneville 7 p.m.

September 23 Holmes* Goodman 7 p.m.

September 30 Northwest* Booneville 7 p.m.

October 7 East Mississippi* Scooba 7 p.m.

October 16 Coahoma* (HC) Booneville 2 p.m.

October 21 Itawamba* Fulton 7 p.m.

October 28 Copiah-Lincoln Booneville 7 p.m.

* Represents MACJC North Division contest

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