MERIDIAN — The Meridian Community College women's basketball team shut down Delgado on Saturday, holding the Dolphins to just 16 points in an 81-44 rout.
MCC (18-5) led 41-28 at the half, as former Kemper County standout Brittany Bohannon led the way with 14 points. LaQuita Burrough added 12 for MCC and Amber Fields scored 10.
— Jamie Wachter
Delgado men 81
Meridian 75
Rashad Robinson's 17 points was not enough as visiting Delgado held off the Eagles on Saturday.
Brandon Pettaway added 15, while Emmanuel Donald pulled down 10 rebounds.
— Jamie Wachter
Wallace-Hanceville 73
East Mississippi women 63
The Lions fell short in overtime Saturday without their top two scorers.
With sophomore Martika Hull and freshman Natalie Tate sidelined with injuries, EMCC was outscored 18-8 in the extra session after Wallace-Hanceville tied the game with lay-in at the buzzer by Bailee Robinson. Raona Stowers had scored with 4.8 seconds left to give EMCC (11-11) the lead.
EMCC was paced by Eryn Gray's 21 points. Former Kemper County star RoTasha Windom scored 18 and pulled down 12 boards.
— Jamie Wachter
LATE PREP BASKETBALL
Clarkdale boys 63
Philadelphia 54
Powered by a dominant second quarter, the Bulldogs downed the host Tornadoes on Friday. Clarkdale outscored Philly 15-4 in the quarter.
The Bulldogs (13-10, 4-6 in Region 5-3A) were led by Cody Wall's 12 points and 14 rebounds. Jordan Hodgins added a game-high 25 points and Gabe Shelby added 17.
Philly got 22 points from Georgio Grace, 15 from William Lucien and 11 from Peter Tally in the loss.
— Jamie Wachter
Sports
MCC women roll past Delgado
- Sports
-
-
Neel leaving champion War Eagles for Panthers
Eric Neel spent three seasons coach at East Central. The Hornets played in three state championship games.
Neel then coached the past three years at Wayne County, leading the War Eagles to three straight Class 5A fast-pitch state crowns.
And now, he doesn’t see why the same can’t occur at Quitman. After guiding Wayne County to its third straight championship Saturday, Neel resigned his position in Waynesboro on Thursday to replace Kacie Roberson at Quitman. -
Unexpected Honor
Winning a state championship, that Blake McMullen expected.
To be named the Player of the Year in Class 3A by the Mississippi Association of Coaches, that caught the Southeast Lauderdale senior off guard. -
RCA’s Lee and pair of Generals chosen for All-Star tilt
Russell Christian Academy senior Camryn Lee and Newton County Academy duo Clay Upton and Dillon Williams will wrap up their senior seasons today.
The local trio will play in the MAIS All-Star Class A game at Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson at 2 p.m. The Class AA-AAA game will follow. -
McFarland named first-team All-American for Jones County
The honors continue to come in for the Jones County Junior College softball program.
Pitcher Ginger Lonergan and centerfielder Relanda McFarland were both named to the NJCAA Division II All-American first-team on Thursday. -
A Family Affair
Five days. Two state titles. One family.
It’d be hard to find a family that had a better week than the one Robbi and Shay Cooper just experienced. -
Roundup — Stephens receives Sekul Award
Adding to his impressive collection of coaching hardware, East Mississippi Community College head football coach Buddy Stephens was presented with the 2011 George Sekul Award during the All-American Football Foundation’s Banquet of Champions held earlier this month at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
-
The Drought Is Over
All Mason Irby was hoping for was to find a way on base.
The Southeast Lauderdale sophomore did that and so much more. Irby's single with two outs in the seventh inning broke a tie, lifting the Tigers to a 6-3 MHSAA Class 3A state championship win at Smith-Wills Stadium on Wednesday, and handing Southeast (32-7) its first title since 1966. -
Ramey shines again, hurls Tigers to MHSAA Class 3A crown
The bar was set pretty high.
After all, Southeast Lauderdale senior right-hander Colby Ramey needed just 65 pitches to beat Kossuth in Game 1 of the MHSAA Class 3A state championship game Thursday.
However, according to fellow senior Blake McMullen, Ramey cleared the hurdle Wednesday when he scattered eight hits on 104 pitches to finish off the Aggies in a 6-3 state championship-clinching win at Smith-Wills Stadium on Wednesday. -
Southeast wins MHSAA Class 3A Championsip
Slideshow from the MHSAA Class 3A state championship game between Southeast Lauderdale and Kossuth.
-
Briarwood to host Emerald Coast Golf Tour in June
Professional golf is coming to Meridian.
The Emerald Coast Golf Tour will be holding the Meridian Pro-Am Classic at Briarwood Country Club June 26-29. - More Sports Headlines
-
Neel leaving champion War Eagles for Panthers

