Bobcats stay unbeaten with win at Mississippi Delta

Jones School Sports activities Info

MOORHEAD, Miss. (WDAM) – Fourth-ranked Jones School posted a methodical, 31-10 victory over Mississippi Delta right here on a cold Thursday night time at Jim Randall Stadium.

The victory units up a showdown between the Bobcats and Mississippi Gulf Coast on Oct. 27 in Perkinston. Jones is 8-0 total, 5-0 within the MACCC South Division, whereas MGCCC is 4-1 in division play.

The winner of the battle between the Bobcats and Bulldogs would be the prime seed out of the South Division and can host a playoff recreation on Nov. 5, whereas the loser would be the No. 2 seed and go to Northwest in its playoff opener.

Jones wasted little time in taking the lead vs. the Trojans. The Bobcat protection pressured a 3-and-out to start out the sport and took over on the MDCC 39-yard line following a punt.

Seven performs later, Robert Henry (Lumberton) scored on a 7-yard run and Yohan Thompson’s (Adams County Christian College) additional level made it 7-0 with 8:56 to play within the opening quarter.

After one other 3-and-out, Jones began its subsequent drive at its personal 26 following a punt. The Bobcats went 52 yards in 9 performs with Thompson booting a 39-yard area objective to make it 10-0 with 4:15 to play within the first quarter.

The Bobcats added to the lead within the second quarter when DJ Smith (Greenville Christian) directed a 57-yard, nine-play drive for a landing. DJ Smith related with Tavion Smith (Oak Grove) on a 19-yard scoring strike and Thompson’s PAT made it 17-0 with 9:49 to play within the first half.

The Jones’ protection arrange the following rating when Lardarius Webb Jr. (Jackson Academy) intercepted a move and returned it 38 yards to the Trojan 23. It was Webb’s fifth decide of the season, which leads the NJCAA.

4 performs later, Henry scored on a 1-yard run, giving him a nation’s finest 17 speeding touchdowns on the 12 months. Thompson’s conversion made it 24-0 with 6:35 to play within the second quarter.

The Bobcats took the second half kickoff and marched 57 yards in 11 performs, however Thompson’s 30-yard area objective try was off to the left.

On the following drive, MDCC went 59 yards in eight performs. Davon Klein kicked a 38-yard area objective to make it 24-3 with 5:30 remaining within the third quarter.

The Bobcats took the following kickoff and proceeded to drive 86 yards in 10 performs. The DJ Smith to Tavion Smith connection labored once more – this time on a 7-yard landing strike. Thompson’s additional level made it 31-3 with 2:05 to play within the third quarter.

MDCC added a landing when backup quarterback Donovan Cole scored on a 4-yard run to cap a 66-yard, 11-play drive. Klein’s additional level ended the scoring with 1:20 to play within the remaining quarter.

Henry rushed 17 instances for 109 yards, giving him a nation’s finest 1,081 yards. He’s averaging 135.1 yards per recreation.

DJ Smith rushed for 61 yards and handed for 38. Omar Johnson (Columbia) had 54 yards on eight carries. Qua Sanders (West Lowndes) had 4 catches for 30 yards.

Defensively, Jamison Kelly (Columbia), Josh Belk (Fort Garden, South Carolina), Kamarius Husband (West Marion), Javarian Jenkins (Oak Grove), Peyton Anderson (Columbia), Ricky Willis (Harrison Central) and Janirr Wade (Stone Mountain, Georgia) every had 4 tackles.

The Bobcats had 23 first downs, 233 yards speeding, 121 yards passing and 354 yards of whole offense. MDCC had 12 first downs, 83 yards speeding, 115 yards passing and 198 yards of offense.

Mississippi Delta, 0-8, hosts East Mississippi on Oct. 27 to finish its season.

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