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which she '1.-i:rually screamed, "We hm-el.J u•m·– (the ball) to l"•ecyone in this gym except who it's intended fOt ~ Thereafts her team closed to a~ tie with i:25 left. bnnring a call for time by JC.JC coach Katie He~n, which reinvigorated her team. Until Elaine Powell, the nation'!' top scorer, delivered h -fast score ofa remarkable ~ccond half to put PR up 70-69. Sister Karen Powell sealed the\ ctocy with two free throw:; 30 sec– onds from the end. "I told the team at halftimeJones is playing this game f: r their season, because they won't be going to the regional (two weeks hence at Mississippi College),"Kirkland said "Butwe kept thro\\ing the ball all over the place."

JUCO SOUTH PLAYOFFS East Central's Brackeen-Wood Gym at 6 with Pearl River fucing third-seeded Ea"'t Central, a 70-64 winner over the second-seeded' Co-Lin women, then at 8, Co-Lin takes on Pearl River, a 71-61 winner over Southv;est. Champions ad– vance to state next Monday andTuesday at the home oftonight's women's winner. TheLady Bobcats ledmuch ofthe openerand were up 42-3.1 at halftime, thanks to poor re– boundingand shooting by Pearl River. Thal pattern continued well into lhe second halt: With Perui River trailing 58-50, Lady 'Cat coach Polly Kirkland took a timeout during

TUR- The Pearl River LadyWild– ranked 'o. 7 nationally and seeded No. 1 South Divbion junior college touma– b) Jones County 72-69 in Wednes– t'as semifinals, thanks to another daz– pe:fonnance by Elaine Powell. &t the Jones O>unty Bobcats, currently No. the nation. discovered rankingmeant noth– theCopinh-LincolnWolves brokeawayin ~half to take a 73-66 win. 'That sets up championship games tonight in

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