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Bobcats run football win streak to 15
By: Travis Johnson Sports Editor
After opening the season with a pair of wins, the Bobcats extended their winning ways in football with three more consecutive victories.
JCJC 30, CCC 0
ELLISVILLE - After two very hard-fought victories over Mississippi Delta and East Mississippi, the Jones Bobcats held the first home game of the year on the September 21 against Coahoma.
The game was very anti-clamatic, with JCJC sitting pretty at the final buzzer with the final score of 30-0, bringing its record to 3-0 on the year.
Coahoma’s offense was abysmal throughout the entire game, not registering a first down until mid-way through the second quarter.
By that time, Jones had already tallied up 23 quick points with a dominating performance on the offensive line, good excecution by the offensive backs and a stubborn defense.
Chris Swain scored on an interception return on Coahoma’s next possession after a Nicolas Terracina field goal with 11:08 to go in the first quarter.
Greg Wash ran in a few scores of 1- and 3-yards in the second quarter, with Terracina splitting the uprights both times to put the visiting Coahoma team down by 23 with plenty of time to play.
After earning one first down and having another handed to them by way of a roughing-the-kicker penalty, Coahoma failed on a fourth down attempt on a pass that fell short, ending their most successful drive of the half at JCJC’s 41-yard line.
The Bobcats capitalized on their next drive yet again with a two-yard touchdown run by Wash set up by a beautiful 42-yard pass completion from quarterback Aaron Leak to wide receiver Thomas Hosey.
Terracina tallied on an extra point as the Bobcats raised the score to 30-0.
The Bobcat defense continued to hold throughout the rest of the game, holding the score at 30-0.
JCJC 45, Co-Lin 3
WESSON - The fury of Tropical Storm Isidore pushed the date of the Co-Lin-JCJC matchup from Thursday, September 26 to Saturday afternoon the 28th.
Despite the two-day delay, the Bobcats came into Stone Stadium fired up and ready to go on a beautiful afternoon.
After the smoke cleared, Jones had come away with a decisive 45-3 victory over the Wolves, pushing its record on the season to 4-0 and extending the win streak to 13 games.
The game was never really a contest, with Jones jumping out to an early 7-0 lead by way of an astounding punt return by playmaker Chris Swain for 74 yards and a TD.
Terracina split the uprights with 5:59 to go in the first period.
While the offense sputtered, the defense stood its ground and then some.
Linebacker Cornell Blakely scooped up a fumbled Wolf reception and scooted in for six from 25 yards out.
The extra point was good by Terracina, and the Bobcats took their 14-0 lead into the end of the first quarter.
Co-Lin finally put some money in the pot with a 33-yard field goal by Jimbo Thornton with 5:18 to go until halftime, shortening Jones’ lead to only 11.
That would be the closest the Wolves would get.
Terracina answered with a field goal of his own, a 35-yard attempt which put them up 17-3 with three seconds to go in the half.
JCJC led 17-3 going into the break.
The Bobcat offense decided that it wasn’t going to let the defense get all the glory in the headlines for the second half.
Touchdown passes of 69, 35 and 82 yards were each thrown in the first 7 minutes of the third quarter by QB Aaron Leak, with wide receiver Alonzo Nix catching the first two and wide receiver Kimmie Lewis hauling in the longest of them.
Terracina followed each touchdown with an extra point.
A touchback on the kickoff, swung the momentum in favor of the Bobcats for the rest of the game, putting them up 38-3 with 8:30 to go in the third quarter.
With the comfortable lead, the Bobcats were free to put in the second string, with just as much success.
Freshman quarterback Cory Booth took command where Leak left off, driving the Bobcats from 36 yards out into the endzone with a 16-yard scoring pass to wide receiver Tim Barnett.
Terracina kicked yet another good extra point, and put Jones up 45-3, which also happened to be the final score.
JCJC 26, SWCC 13
ELLISVILLE - All were in good spirits for the Jones Homecoming football game with the Southwest Bears coming to town.
Fortunately, the Bobcats weren’t about to let the Bears spoil their fun with a 26-13 decisive victory over the invading team.
Jones kept momentum going withan amazing 15-game winning streak carrying over from last year still intact.
For the first time since the first game of the year, Jones wasn’t the first to strike paydirt.
After an interception thrown by quarterback Aaron Leak to linebacker Damien Huren in Jones territory, running back Barry Crocket threw a half-back option pass to wide receiver Pedro Holliday from 27 yards out for a touchdown with 4:36 to go in the first.
Southwest kicker Tim Wright missed the extra point, putting the Bears’ lead at 6-0.
Starting with terrible field position due to a botched return and a holding penalty, Jones’ offense came out running, litterally.
Greg Wash and Johnny Keyes alternated carries from the Bobcat three-yard line all the way to down on the one-yard line of SWCC.
Wash failed to punch it in on fourth down, however, and the amazing drive was all for naught.
The Bobcats would hold the Bears to a three and punt on the insuing series.
A 15-yard face mask penalty scooted the Bobcats up to the Bear 20-yard marker.
Keyes ran the ball for eight and then 12 yards for the TD.
Nicholas Terracina kicked the extra point, and Jones took the narrow 7-6 lead with 10:05 to go in the half.
Terracina extended the lead to 10-6 after a 32-yard field goal, and the Bobcats took that score into halftime.
Jones added even more points to the board after a 59-yard touchdown strike from Leak to Alonzo Nix with Terracina kicking the extra try through the uprights.
The Bobcats scored on a safety when Bear punt returner Scottie Reddix, fumbled the ball and ran back into the endzone only to be tackled.
Keyes would later score on a two-yard run for six set up by yet another gorgeous connection between Leak and Nix for 38 yards.
Terracina did his part, and the Bobcats took a 26-6 lead after the smoke cleared.
Southwest would score at the end of the third quarter on a touchdown pass from quarterback Reggie Lindsey to tight end Taylor Henry with the PAT by Wright good.
But it was too little, too late for the Bears. Jones held on to the 26-13 lead throughout the closing period.
Homecoming saw Jones rack up more than twice as many yards as SWCC, with the Bears gaining only 191 against the rock-solid Bobcat defense and Jones piling up 389 yards (205 rushing) against the Southwest defense.
Standout defensive end Chauncey Davis recorded four sacks in the game, and nose guard Robert Phillips got two.
(pic: EYE OF THE CAT -- Intensity shows on the face of Bobcat defensive end Kenny Covington after a big play against Southwest. Photo by Jody Hicks.)
(pic: GATHERING STRENGTH - A group of Bobcat football players huddle and pray for the upcoming PRCC football game. Photo courtesy of Patrick Knight)
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