Jones County Junior College - Lair Yearbook (Ellisville, MS)

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Fever, Cont. Bobcats unleash new weapon vs. East Mississippi. at .ag 4 Us M' T l J 4 s QJHEB Cats Defeat East Ms. cont. After the fumble recovery Junior Wallace broke a 25 yard run on the second play from scrimmage. Barry's PAT upped the score 28-18. Chris Ford scored from five yards out after the Michael Stanley interception. Barry missed his first PAT of the season leaving the score 34-18. Although the Bob- cats had built up a substantial lead, the Lions refused to die. Winfred Lions scored a 69 yard TD to end the night's scoring in a game in which both teams gained a total of 750 yards with Jones gaining 397 and East Mississippi 352. EM 's ball carrier finds running room. Bobcat bench jubilant over score Football 69

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Fever, cont. Bobcats Silence Pearl River The offensive drive was highlighted by runs from Wallace, Robertson, and Joe Westmoreland plus a 21 yard run by Robert Phillips on a fake punt. The Jones' final score came when a desperate Pearl River team failed to convert a fourth and four situation from their own five late in the game. On their fourth down, Bobcat Robertson burst through the middle from the three and Lou Barry added the point after making the score 17- O. .lC's defense allowed Pearl River into Bobcat territory only four times and allowed 160 yards in one of their best defensive performances this season. Cats Defeat East Ms. 34-24 The Jones County Junior College Bobcats racked up their fifth victory of the season in a Bobcats'-c,,w,,a,,u,,d-'on sidelines- see-saw battle against an upset minded East Mississippi Lions Team 34-24. The frequent scoring in the thriller began with i eight minutes left in the first quarter as the Lions dented the scoreboard first on a 29 yard field goal by Rusty Mitchell. The Bobcats struck back quickly after the ensuing kickoff, putting together a 65 yard drive that was capped off with a two yard plunge by quarterback Sullivan. The Lions followed suit on their next drive, tak- ing the lead as quarterback Greg Griffith found a hole in the Bobcat defense and scrambled in from the 14 to highlight the drive. The point-after attempt was blocked bv Chlp Geddie leaving the Robbie Guthrie f301ensues East Mississippi runner. score 9-7. Wallace and Robertson were the key to the Bobcats' final score in half on excellent runs that set up Carlon Robertson's touchdown from the one, to again give Jones the lead. Consistent Lou Barry's PAT was good to make the score 14- 9. East Mississippi regained the lead to open the second half when John Hill ran 43 yards for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was blocked leaving the tally 18-14. - The lead then exchanged hands for the final time on a Bobcat TD set up on a 45 yard pass from Chris Ford to Matt Myatt. Wallace then took the ball in from the one and Barry again added the PAT giving Jones a 21-18 advantage. From this point, the Bobcat defense began to show their true colors, recovering a fumble and intercepting a pass to set up the next two Bobcat scores. 68 f Football Even the nationally ranked Bobcats will miss a few along the way.

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Fever, Cont Cats Scare Bears 19-6 and Edge b Gulf Coast 7-. Sensational catches such as this one by DHB Chip Geddie helped produce a successful sea- son. Mitchell James catches ball in heavy traffic in Southwest game. Junior Wallace is off to the races against Southwest Bears. 70 X Football