1995

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. OT winner Pearl River to meet Co-Lin in men's fin By Lee Baker Clarion-ledger SteffWriter East Central devastated • east from the outset, up

Booneville, still remembered falling behind 20-0; so took it to the Lady Wildcats start to finish. The Lady Rangers held national scoring leader Elaine PoweU to 26 points, well under heraverage, while putting four in double figures - Felisa Pegues 18, Conswella Fowler 17, Shelia Bates 15 and Tracy Wal– lace 10.

JUCOTOURNEY while Northeast had Dontae .Jones with 37, Thyria Penn 16 and Ron Patterson 15. Pearl River had 13 3-pointers, and Verdun had four of those. Co-Lin's \\'olvel' continued their late-season rush, pu~hing past Holmeswhich led 33-30at halftime, to lead by 10 down the stretch before the 'Dogs nearly caught up the final seconds. "Defense did it for us," Co-Lin coach Paul Johnson said. "We wore them down." Holmes coach Bennie Kimble pointed to Timothy Hooker and Haashim Simmons with 2i apiece, saying, "When two get that many, you're not going to lol:ie many." Northwest, which last met Pearl River in last year's stale playoffs at

halftime and going overt _ mark with 3:59 left on Ch Bounds' layup. Brandi Harber with 23, Davis with 16 and Cyntia E 15ledEC. Melissa Spears had 19 and Wyatt 15 for Pearl River.

DECATUR - Top seeding held up for everyone in the state junior college opening round Monday un– til Pearl River's Wildcats showed up. But even the upsetters needed overtime before pulling out a 108- 105 win over Northeast. It wasn't settled until 'Cat Mr. Everything, Conley Verdun, stole the ball away from theTigers' Ron Pattersonwith 3 seconds left. Tonight championships go on the line in Brackeen-Wood Gym at 6 with North Division champion "'lorthwest Mississippi's 19-7 Lady Rangers, 75-65 winners over Pearl River, taking on South champion East Central's 22-5 Lady Tigers, 107-80 winners over Northeast. Then at 8, Pearl River's South runners-up, 23-5, get another shot at South champion Copiah-Lin– coln's 17-12 Wolves, 84-82 winner overHolmes. On the same court last Thursday, Co-Lin nipped PR 88-84 in theSouth final. Northeast broke ahead 45-37 by halftime of the first session finale, only to be caught by a Verdun 3- pointer 54-53 with 15:16left. There was seesawing to a 90-90 regulation deadlock, thanks to another Verdun 3-pointerwith asmany seconds left. Pearl River went ahead 106-103 on a 3-pointer by Jimmy Cuyler. The Wildcat..~ maintained that lead when Jason Hutchinsmade two free throws following Northeast's An– thony Dilworth fouling out with 15 seconds left. For Pearl River, Donnie Johnson had 26, Verdun and Cuyler 24 each,

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