2007

No. 22 Jones rallies past .East Central By Marty Stamper special to the star

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Pauline Love, and Chinita Steele each had 11 rebounds for Jones. "We didn't do a good job boxing out on the defensive end," ECCC coach Billy Smith said. 'They prob– ably had 40 second-chance points. That's a big difference in the game." ECCC took a 43-311ead into half– time behind 17 points from Lake's Valerie Harris and led by as many as 15 points early in the second half before Jones pulled even at 66 with 7:14 remaining. The contest was tied six more times before Andrea Dubose scored with the shot clock running out with 34 seconds left to give the Lady Warriors an 80-78lead. -)one~ inbounded the ball with 13 seconds left and. Deanna Powe buried a 3-pointer to put the Lady Bobcats up 81-80. "It seemed like the first half we couldn't get it down the court, we couldn't make a shot ... we were trying to go fast on both ends instead of setting up," Jones coach see ecce Page 84

DECATUR - The nationally– ranked Jones Junior College Lady Bobcats rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to take an 81-80 MACJC South Division win at East Central Community College Monday night. ECCC's men extended Jones'

losing streak to 10 with an 82-64 whip– ping in the second game. ECCC returns to

-action Thursday at Meridian Com– munity College, while J ones hosts Hinds at Ellisville. Jones women 81 _, East Central 80 The Lady Bobcats, ranked No. 22 in the NJCMwomen's Division I poll, outrebounded ECCC 45-26 to improve to 10-2 overall in the South Division opener for both teams. • . ECCC fell to 8-3. Six-footers Kelsey Hopkins,

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PHOTO BY KYLE CARTER/ THEMERIDIAN STAR

WRAP-AROUND East Central Community College's Katherine Taylor makes a pass around the outstretched arm of a Jones defender during first-half action of their matchup in Decatur Monday night.