East Mississippi Community College's Coco Ware connected on 7-of-12 of his 3-pointers Thursday night.
An eighth would have forced overtime, but his shot from the right wing with no time on the clock was off the mark as Pearl River Community College (2-1) escaped with an 82-79 victory over the homestanding Lions.
Ware led all scorers with 29 points and all but four of EMCC's 3-pointers.
The Lions (1-3) led by as many as nine points in the first half, but Pearl River closed the half on a 17-5 run to take a 32-31 halftime advantage.
Scooba Tech was never able to re-gain the lead, but kept it close throughout.
With 16 seconds remaining in the game, Jonathan Harris cleaned up Cataurius Taylor's miss to cut the deficit to two points.
Randy Perkins extended the lead for the Wildcats with two free throws, before Ware drilled a 3 to make it 80-79 with 3 seconds on the clock.
The Lions again fouled Perkins, who made both shots.
Following the second free throw, the inbounds pass went to Darian Donald at midcourt. Donald dished to Ware, who missed the shot from downtown.
Donald scored 18 for the Lions, while Harris added 16.
Donta Smith's double-double (23 points, 13 rebounds) led the Wildcats.
— Chris Brennaman
East Mississippi women 71
Pearl River 43
The Lady Lions of East Mississippi withstood a 21-2 run over a 4-minute stretch by Pearl River Community College and cruised to a 28-point victory.
At the beginning of the spurt in the second half, EMCC held a 43-point lead with 7:43 left in the game.
The Lady Lions (4-0) led 42-15 at halftime.
Martika Hull, a former Southeast Lauderdale standout, had a game-high 12 points for EMCC, while Sanitra Bush and Angelique Burtts each added a dime.
Both East Mississippi teams will host East Central Community College on Monday.
— Chris Brennaman
East Central women 81
Holmes 74
The Lady Warriors turned a four-point halftime advantage into a seven-point win Thursday night.
ECCC was paced by Rashima Jenkins, who pumped in 27 points, while former Choctaw Central star Mystee Dale tacked on 17.
— Chris Brennaman
Holmes men 71
East Central 67
The East Central Warriors trailed by 10 at the intermission, and ran out of time as their comeback fell four points short.
The Warriors received 11 points from Rod Lofton and 10 from Kenny Thomas in the loss.
Both ECCC squads are now 3-2 on the season and will play at East Mississippi on Monday.
— Chris Brennaman
Shelton State 82
Meridian women 58
For the second straight game, the Meridian Community College Lady Eagles could only sit back and watch as their ranked opponent drained 16 attempts from 3-point range.
MCC battled No. 14 Shelton State to a halftime tie, before being outscored by 24 points in the second half.
Former Meridian High star Tiara Parker scored 14 points to lead the Lady Eagles, while her teammate Tiara Logan of Philadelphia had 13.
MCC (3-2) hosts LSU-Eunice Monday.
— Chris Brennaman
Shelton State men 92
Meridian 68
There was a mirror image of the women's game as the Meridian Community College men took the court in Tuscaloosa.
The Eagles and host Buccaneers played to a 47-47 tie in the first half and Shelton State was 24 points better after the teams came out of the locker rooms.
The leading scorer in the men's game (Patrick McCurtis) also had 14, while another player (Gary Cunningham) chipped in 13.
The Eagles (2-1) return to Graham Gymnasium on Saturday, when Wallace-Selma comes to town.
— Chris Brennaman
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Clarkdale serves notice in rout of Enterprise
The Clarkdale girls’ basketball team served notice that it belonged among the top teams in MHSAA Class 2A with a 59-56 division win at defending 2A state champion Scott Central on January 31.
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Northeast Lauderdale stuns, upsets Northeast Jones in opening round.
Shaquanta McDonald and Tarmecia Mack each scored 10 points as The Trojans beat the Tigers 42-28 in the opening round of the District 5-4A District Tournament held at West Lauderdale Tuesday. Brittany Williams added nine points for Northeast Lauderdale (5-21).
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Season Ender
The defense was there, but the offense never came around and Meridian High saw its playoff hopes disappear as Oak Grove pulled away in the final minutes to knock off the host Wildcats 58-48 on Tuesday night in the Region 5-6A Tournament.
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Kemper County wins thriller over Heidelberg
In a division with traditional powerhouses Choctaw Central, Southeast Lauderdale and Newton – the fourth-and-fifth-seeded Kemper County and Heidelberg girls both were hoping to just punch their ticket to the Class 3A state playoffs and hope to hit a hot streak.
Part one of that equation was successful for Kemper County Tuesday night, but it was far from easy. -
New-look Lions set to open 2012 softball season
Coming off the most successful season of fast-pitch softball competition in the program’s history, the East Mississippi Community College Lions are set to open their 2012 softball campaign by playing host to Marion Military Institute Tuesday afternoon on the Scooba campus. First pitch for the season-opening doubleheader is set for 1 p.m.
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Yellowjackets survive Hornets, keep season alive
Rarely does a team commit 46 turnovers and not get run out of the gym, but the Union girls overcame their ballhandling woes to knock off Lake 41-38 in overtime of the MHSAA Division 6-2A Tournament Monday night.
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Roundup — MCC baseball splits pair at tourney
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Crusaders use experience, speed to topple Tornadoes
Philadelphia and Sacred Heart both entered Friday's Class 1A/2A/3A soccer state championship game looking for their first state crown.
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Roundup — West girls rally past Louisville
The West Lauderdale girls basketball team overcame an early deficit to top visiting Louisville 60-56 to close out the regular season Friday.
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Dreams Dashed
A real life David vs. Goliath meeting took place in the Class 1A/2A/3A girls state championship soccer game Friday afternoon at Clinton High School's Arrow Field.
Having never advanced farther than the second round of the MSHSAA soccer playoffs, Clarkdale entered looking to shock the state and win its first state title. In th way stood Our Lady Academy, a nine-time state champion from Bay St. Louis.
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