November 27-December 3 Report
This report will cover games from the East Central Community College tournament and since I was out-of-town at the end of the week I emptied out the dvr for a few more games. They are Hickory Flat at Jumpertown on November 2, Noxapater at Sebastopol on November 28 and Calhoun City at Houston on December 1. These games were broadcast by MaxxSouth Cable. MaxxSouth has a channel dedicated to high school and community sports called MaxxSouth Sports. I strongly suggest getting MaxxSouth if you are a high school sports fan. To check out the teams they cover or get additional information click on the link below. Head of Class and Starting 5 will be taken from this report only.
Thursday November 2, 2017
#278 MS Jumpertown Cardinals 3-8 (1A Booneville, MS) 68
#289 MS Hickory Flat Rebels 2-12 (1A Hickory Flat, MS) 61
Jumpertown used a big second quarter to get the jump on Hickory Flat for the win in a very physical game. Leading the way for Jumpertown was the duo of Dylan Davis (’19 Jumpertown 27 pts 9-16 fg 8-10 ft 4 ast) and Austin Geno (’19 Jumpertown 19 pts 10 ft made 13 reb 3 ast 2 st). Jarvis Harris (5-11 ’18 PG Hickory Flat 17 ACT 27 pts 4 3’s 3-4 ft 2 reb 7 st) was the high point man for the Rebels.
Jumpertown (home team)
’18’s
Paden Brumley 8 pts 4-5 fg 8 reb
Gabe Hatch 7 pts 2-3 fg 9 reb
Cade Stewart 6-1 5 pts 7 reb
Hickory Flat (traveled 36 miles)
’18’s
Logan Nation 5-11 G 12 pts 2 3’s 10 reb
Landon Stanton 6-2 C 6 pts 4 reb
’19’s
Ty McGregor 5-10 6 pts 10 reb 3 ast 3 st
Tuesday November 28, 2017
East Central Community College Tournament
#90 MS Choctaw Central 5-3 (3A Philadelphia, MS) 62
#81 MS Newton Tigers 6-1 (2A Newton, MS) 42
Choctaw Central got the victory over a scrappy Newton team despite a rough performance by Dillon Farmer (6-4 ’19 G/F Choctaw Central 6 pts).
Choctaw Central (traveled 28 miles)
Newton (traveled 11 miles)
T. Burks SG 10 pts 2 3’s 4-4 ft
’18’s
Brandon Payne 6-0 G 11 pts 2 3’s
#58 MS Newton County Cougars 6-1 (Decatur, MS) 60
#265 MS Morton Panthers 2-8 (Morton, MS) 43
Newton County got a big time performance by East Central signee, Jalin Nicholson (6-2 ’18 SG Newton County 31 pts 9-12 ft 2 3’s), in front of his future Coach Robert Thompson. The lefty shooter showed his athleticism with his high vertical. The performance of Nicholson was needed to offset the big night of Fred Harper (5-10 ’18 G Morton 28 pts 4 3’s 12 reb 5 st).
Newton County (traveled 2 miles)
’18’s
Peyton Reeves 6-5 F 10 pts
Morton (traveled 40 miles)
’18’s
Ladarius Jennings 6-2 F 6 pts 5 reb 5 st
’19’s
Micah Benford F/C 10 pts 4-5 fg 6 reb
#125 MS Southeast Lauderdale Tigers 2-3 (3A Meridian, MS) 67
#101 MS Northeast Lauderdale Trojans 5-4 (4A Meridian, MS) 56
Southeast Lauderdale looked the part of a 3A contender defeating the talented Trojans. After being in foul trouble the first half, Joe Watson (6-1 ’18 SG Southeast Lauderdale 12 pts all in 2nd half) was the key piece for Coach Truman.
Southeast Lauderdale (traveled 38 miles)
’18’s
Larryon Pugh 6-1 F 17 pts 5-5 ft
Jalen Smith 5-6 G 13 pts
’19’s
Daiquan Scott 5-6 SG 12 pts 3 3’s
Northeast Lauderdale (traveled 41 miles)
’19’s
Akiva Burton 5-8 G 23 pts 6-7 ft 3 3’s
Tuesday November 28, 2017
#235 MS Noxapater Tigers 1-4 (1A Noxapeter, MS) 49
#214 MS Sebastopol Bobcats 4-2 (1A Sebastopol, MS) 39
Noxapater used a big first quarter push to get past the Bobcats. Dee Woods (5-6 ’18 G Noxapater 18 pts 8-10 fg 2 3’s 3 ast 4 st) was the key contributor in the win. Sebastopol has a good-looking sophomore in Reginald “Reggie” Shepherd (’20 C Sebastopol 6 pts 7 reb)
Noxapater (traveled 38 miles)
’18’s
Jared Triplett 5-10 G 14 pts 6-10 fg 2 ast 4 st
Malik Miller 6-0 G/F 7 pts 6 reb 4 st
Depodray Coburn 6-0 G/F 6 pts 5 reb 3 st. Solid looking guard.
Sebastopol (home team)
’18’s
Bradley Myers 5-10 G 4 pts 5 reb 3 ast
’19’s
Ladavion White 5-11 G 15 pts 4 reb 2 st
Javaris Johnson G 11 pts 6 reb 3 st
Friday December 1, 2017
#152 MS Houston Hilltoppers 7-4 (3A Houston, MS) 70
#269 MS Calhoun City Wildcats 1-5 (2A Calhoun City, MS) 69
Jaylin “Jay” Smith (6-3 ’18 G/F 18 pts 13 reb) scored the game winning basket with 11.9 seconds to give Houston the victory. Calhoun City got down big early but fought back into the game with their full court pressure defense in the fourth. Leading that charge for Coach Coffey’s squad were Keon Phillips (19 pts 7 in the 4th 9 reb), Jalen Mays (G 20 pts 13 in the 4th 3 3’s in the 4th 5 ast 5 st) and O’Shunte Primer (5-6 ’19 G 4 reb 2 st all in the 4th).
Houston (home team)
’18’s
Uriah Shephard 6-1 5 pts 7 reb
’20’s
Xavier Virges 5-10 12 pts 6 reb
Keshon Bynum 5-11 10 pts 2 reb 2 st
Bobby Townsend 5-9 8 pts 2 reb
’21’s
Shemar Crawford 6-3 ’21 8 pts 5 reb 2 st
Calhoun City (traveled 19 miles)
Juwan Tucker 6 pts 6 reb 3 ast 3 st
Bryson Walker 7 pts 7 reb 5 ast 3 st
Magnolia Hoops 