2012

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MACJC All-Star Basketball Games

Scheduled for today at ECCC From combined school reports

ALL STARS from page Bl Coast; Cory Lacy and Michael Hall, both of South– west; Kelvin Nixon, Jones County; Yondarious Johnson, Daron Bell and Zane Knowles, all of Pearl River; Jake Reed, Copiah-Lincoln; and Trevis Thomas, Hinds. Wendell Weathers of Gulf Coast will serve as head coach. North Division men All-Stars are Everick Morris and Darius Woods, both of Northwest; Deangelo Priar and Emmanuel Dias, both of Holmes; Rashard Harris and Cortavious Vaughn, both of Coahoma; Jermaine Hollimon and Cedric Janes, both of Northeast; Deon Bedford, East MS; Marius Myles, Itawamba; and LaQuavius Cotton and Kwahmere Gredric, both of Delta. ECCC assistant Matt Riley will serve as head coach. Bedford averaged 8.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while shooting an improved 46 percent from the field and 76 percent from the line, prima– rily in a sixth-man role for head coach Mark White's 23-6 EMCC Lions this past season. An integral part of EMCC's three-time NJCAA Region 23 and MACJC North Division champi– onship clubs, Bedford was named to this year's NJCAA Region 23 All-Tournament Team after scoring 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting and grabbing eight rebounds, including five offensive boards, in EMCC's 63-49 championship-game victory over Southern University at Shreveport (La.). Bedford, a product of West Oktibbeha County High School, averaged 5.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per contest as a freshman fo r the 25-5 EMCC Lions. He also ranked third on the 2010-11 squad with 25 made 3-pointers. Admission is $5 per person for the NJCAA-sanc– tloned event. Both games will be streamed on Holmes Community College Web site, www holmesalhletics.ihigh.com.

The state's top sophomore JUCO basketball . players will have an opportunity to showcase the1r talents when the annual MACJC All-Star Basketball Games are held Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at East Central Community College in Decatur. . Women's action begins at 5 p.m. af!-d w1ll be fol– lowed by the men's contest ~t 7 P·I!I· ~the Brae– keen-Wood Physical Education BUildmg. , Named to the South Division All-Star women s squad are Ja'Monica Orton, East Ce!ltral; La~ren Douglas. Alecia Autman and Tcrr~msha ??Ills, all . of] ones County; Kenya Wright, Hmds; Ric1lle. Dav1s and Delainna Lyons, both of Gulf Coast; Sha!11ece Sheffield, Southwest; Toy Johnson an~ Bramta Malone both of Pearl River; and Jasmme James and Keosha'Bradley both of Copiah-Lincoln. Melanie Stone ~f Gulf Coast will serve as head coach. Ki North Division women All-Star~ are .erra Gilmore, Dierra Gilmore and Lou1se Collms, ~11 of Holmes; Anna Brooke Page, Northeast; C~ad1sty Hickman, East MS; Dayana McG.ee and Ct~ra Morgan both of Coahoma; Jame1lka Hoskms, Vechatita Bonner and LaPrecious Naylon, .all of ltawamba; Calmetta Greyer, Delta; and Enca . Turner, Northwest. Nancy Gray of Itawamba w1ll serve as head coach. , Hickman led head coach Sharon Thompson s EMCC Lady Lions in scoring, assis.ts and stea~s for the ~econd straight season, averagmg 14.0 pomts, 3.7 a-..;;ists and 1.6 ste~ls per ~arne to repe~t.as an MACJC ~!-North D·V1s1on F1rs.t Team rec1p1ent. The f · rmer Kemper County Hi -• ~ ){)} product , -year £ 1'-'- < • m Wllh an \era~t: u l-* • rebounds an outi~g in add1tton to making a team-high 28 three-pomt field goals. As a freshman during the 2010-11 season, Hickman topped the EMCC women in scoring (14.7 ppg) assists (3.9 apg) and steals (1.6 spg) to garn~r NJCAA All-Region 23 honors and make the MACJC All-North Division First Team. She also averaged 3.8 rebounds an~ ranked second on the team with 33 made 3-pomters as a collegiate rookie. . Selected on the South Division men s All-Star team are Jimmie Broomfield, East Central; Guy Payne, Ice Asortse and Justin Childs, all of Gulf Sec Au STARS on page B2

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