MERIDIAN – The 15th-ranked Jones County Junior College Bobcats defeated Meridian Community College 69-59 here Thursday night at Graham Gymnasium at Redgate Court.
JCJC broke a 9-9 tie early and went on to a 27-20 halftime lead.
The Bobcats maintained that margin for the rest of the game, leading 39-31 with 13 minutes left and 55-45 with just over three minutes remaining.
Bryce Jones and
Rodrigus Palmer had 15 points each for the Bobcats, now 16-3 overall and 9-3 in the division.
Zeb Rice added 12 and
Bryce Perry had 10.
Christopher White had 8 points and 10 rebounds, while
Albert Goss and
Bryce Perry had 7 rebounds each. Jones finished with 6 steals.
Meridian falls to 8-12 overall, 2-10 in division play.
JCJC will play its final home game of the season at 7:30 p.m. on Monday at A.B. Howard Gymnasium against Southwest Mississippi. It will be "Sophomore Night" for the Bobcats.
Thursday's game
At Meridian
Graham Gymnasium
No. 15 Jones County 69, Meridian 59
JONES COUNTY (16-3, 9-3) –
Bryce Jones 15,
Rodrigus Palmer 15,
Zeb Rice 12,
Bryce Perry 10,
Christopher White 8,
Otis Harvey 5,
Kendarius Murry 2,
Marquis Cunningham 2,
Albert Goss 0,
Andrew Riley 0,
Bennett Davis 0.
MERIIDIAN (8-12, 2-10) – NA
Jones County 27 42 – 69
Meridian 20 39 – 59
