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poi.ct shootout with two players from each won:en team took turns trying to connect on the st tre~·.::. "';thin 60 seconds. Harber hit 13 from beyond the arc to claim the •ttle. Conswella Fowler of Northwest l\HSE ~ippi Community College took second place with 10. Pyrita Harris of East Mississippi tied r third with eight. Harris, who was part of the victorious North team had four points and three rebounds in nme minutes of action. Harris' numbers were respectable consider– ing she found she would be participating in the game just three days ago. Ea-t Mississippi's Latoya Weaver was unable to play in the game after sustaining a broken arm in an automobile accident. • South All-Stars (men) 90, North All– e_tar.: 81: Despite having high-scoring forward ·uontne Jones leading the way, the North fell to the South by nine points.

But even more surprising was the play of the South's Ita Newble, a 6-7 forward from Gulf Coast who walked away with the Mos t Valuable Player Award. "I had to step up my game," Newble said. "Th ey had Dontae, so I wanted to show them up." Newble tallied 14 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and a steal. J ones, the All-Star slam dunk champion, had a game-high 34 points, four rebounds, four steals and one blocked shot. Philip J?rince, a 6-1 guard from East Central had seven points, two rebounds, one assist and a team-high four steals. East Mississippi's Vince Nave, a 6-foot guard from Kemper County High, scored five points but hauled in a game-high nine rebounds to go along with two assists and two steals. Marcus Tallie, a 6-7 forward from EMCC, had two rebounds and a steal.