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

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progress of East Central running Bobcats Upset East Central The Jones Bobcats may have been looking for- ward to the state championship game as they were upset by the East Central Warriors 21-16 in their last regular season game. Jones went into the game with a 9-O record and was the only undefeated junior college in the state. The loss was Jones first in 22 regular season games. Jones' points all came in the first half on a three yard run by Wallace, a 100-yard kick-off return by Wallace and a Mitchell James field goal. The Bobcats' first score came when Jones got the ball on the EC 37 of a short punt and a fifteen yard penalty charged against East Central. Runs by Wallace, Robertson, and Randy Sullivan marched the ball down field with Wallace going the final three for the score. James' 26-yard field goal capped a 71-yard scoring drive that the Cats achieved completely on the ground on runs by Wallace, Ford, West- moreland, and Robertson to give the Bobcats an early 9-O advantage. East Central then launched an 80-yard scoring drive led by the running and passing of Quarter- back Killens. Willie Hannah scored from three yards out and Killens ran for the two point con- version to pull the Warriors within 1 point. On the kickoff, brilliant Wallace raced the length of the field through the middle and then along the sideline to increase Jones' slim lead. Mitchell James' PAT was good boosting the score to 16-8 with under four minutes left in the half. East Central roared back from their 24 to pay dirt with the help of an interference penalty charged against the Bobcats. Killens hit Alex Ealy from the four to make the score 16-14 at the half. Early in the final quarter Killens found Ealy for a 59 TD pass to end the game's scoring. Foolhnll 73

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Fever, cont Bobcats Vs Hinds, cont The Bobcats started off shaky fumbling twice and allowing Hinds to penetrate their deepest from the two after the second Jones fumble. After the Eagles marched 28 yards to the 2 the Jones defense took a bold stand stopping Hinds marched 98 yards to score the initial touchdown on runs by Wallace and Westmoreland and pass receptions by Robin Pitts and Matt Mayatt. From the six Westmoreland powered up the middle to hit pay dirt. Wallace on a one-yard iaunt scored to give the Bobcats a convincing 13-0 halftime lead late in the half. After the bands left the field the Bob- cats continued to make mincemeat of the Eagles as they extended their lead to 20 with over eleven minutes left in the third period. Jeff Hopkins recovered a Hinds fumble on the Hinds 43 to set up the score. A 25 yard gain on a fake punt advanced the ball to the five from where Carlon Robertson went in for the TD. Lou Barry s PAT was good to put the Eagles deeper in the hole. A high snap over Hinds quarterback Steve Barr resulted in a safety to give JC more points. With 2:29 left in the third quarter Junior Wal- lace was unleashed again rating 26 yards for another Bobcat touchdown. Lou Barry s PAT boosted the score to 30-O. Hinds continued to make mistakes and the Bobcats continued to take advantage of those mistakes. The Eagles fumbled deep in their own territory to put the Cats in good field position. Tony Ainsworth scampered 16 yards for the Bob- cats fifth touchdown of the afternoon. The Bobcats ranked fifth nationally sustained one more long drive late in the game from the 37. A 23 yard pass from Chris Ford to Earl Reynolds and runs by Scott Carter and Jerry Moody brought the ball to the one where Joe Westmore- land scored his second TD of the game to end Jones scoring spree. I on fourth down. From the two, the Bobcats 74 X Football JC's brllllant Maroon Typhoon band ln action at halftime show in Hinds slaughter. row ' peg t ' 'V . HE.. erii ,it ., ff--ff - . L 1 4. ' -1 Za f ,M f 6 2 7 My ' nf lin 44 KZ MX' di W V M i..,i . H r lf'i 1 I Murphy and Guthrie get ready for more action.

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The Jones Junior College Bobcats' year long dream of becoming State Champs finally came true as they defeated the Delta Junior College Trojans impressively 21 -6. Wallace led the Bobcats with three touch- downs and 118 yards rushing in the Bobcats' offensive attack which totaled 235 yards on the ground. The Jones defense led by Robert Lee Phillips, Wilbur Jordan, Al Shoemaker, Jeffery Hopkins, Charlie Sims, Webb Sim- mons, Perry Murphy, and Michael Chinn gave up only 95 total yards in the game. The first half was primarily a defensive struggle with no one scoring until later in the second period. Perry Murphy's punt was bob- bled by the Delta returner and Jimmy Arender recovered the ball on the 19 for Jones. Plays later after Jones runners, Wallace, Westmoreland, and Robertson moved down to the four, Wallace scrambled through for the score. Lou Barry's PAT gave the Cats a 7-O halftime lead. The Bobcats opened the second looking as if they would immediately open the game up as Jones' offensive line opened a big hole for Wallace who sprinted 69 yards for an apparent TD but a clipping penalty brought the ball back. But five plays later, Wallace scored on a five yard run capping the 52 yard drive. Jones' last score was set up when Delta was called for a penalty on the Jones punt. From the twenty-five, the Bobcats marched to pay dirt to put the game on ice, after brilliant runs by Wallace, Robertson, and Westmoreland to the twenty-seven from where Wallace scored. Lou Barry ended a perfect game with his third successive extra point to give the Cats a 21-O with less than three minutes left in the game. Although the game was practically history, Delta refused to be quitters. On the following kickoff, Delta's Bennie Allen took the ball on the three and started straight up the field but suddenly stopped, threw the ball 10 yards across field to Les Sherman, and Sherman raced into the end zone from 85 yards out. Head Coach Sim Cooley praised the Jones offensive line led by Bill Burt, Buddy Duke, Mark Reddock, Jamie Bankston, Tim Chancel- lor, and Mitchell James. 76 Fever, cont. A Dream Come True Matt Mayatt reaches for pass in State Championship. 5 'i'l ll ,,.. , ,,, y Roy Busby, supervisor from State Department of Education, presents championship trophy to jubilant Bobcat squad.