ELLISVILLE – The Jones County Juniior College Lady Bobcats continue to steamroll the opposition early in the season.
JCJC whipped Itawamba Community College 93-57 here Thursday night at A.B. Howard Gymnasium to improve to 4-0.
In JCJC's four wins, the Lady Bobcats have outscored their opponents by 40, 48, 50 and 36 points – a 43.5 points per game average in victory margin.
Itawamba had an early 3-2 lead, but JCJC went on a 12-0 run – ignited by a pair of 3-pointers from Hanah Lott (Petal) – to take a 14-3 lead with just less than two minutes to play in in the first quarter. K.K. Tassin's (Terry) basket with two seconds left gave JCJC a 24-7 lead after the first quarter.
The Lady Bobcats went up 40-12 with 5:34 left in the second quarter when Tassin made two free throws. Tassin's 3-pointer from deep in the right corner with 1:24 showing gave Jones its longest lead of the half at 51-22.
JCJC led 51-27 at halftime.
Kira Bonner's (Quitman) two free throws with 39.4 seconds left in the third quarter capped an 11-0 run and put JCJC ahead 68-36. The Lady Bobcats led 68-39 heading into the final quarter.
Bonner's two free throws with 5:46 left in the game gave JCJC its longest lead of the night at 86-45.
Tassin paced the Lady Bobcats with 23 points. She also had 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Nique Cherry (Heidelberg) had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Kyle Felton (Lithonia, Georgia) had 11 points and 6 rebounds, while Bonner added 11 points and 3 assists. Lott finished with 9 points – all on 3-pointers. Myyah West (Prentiss) had 8 points and 9 rebounds.
Zan Ratcliffe (West Jones) had 5 points and 4 assists, while Tatyana Lofton (Madison-Ridgeland Academy) had 5 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Madison Bishop (Collegiate Christian Academy had 3 points and Juliet Esadah (Warri, Nigeria) finished with 2 points and 4 rebounds.
JCJC finished the game with 11 3-pointers. The Lady Bobcats were 16-of-18 from the free throw line.
Itawamba, 2-2, received 13 points from Jabria Pounds and 11 from Marlee Hatcher.
JCJC will not play again until Dec. 1 when they travel to Coahoma. The next home date for the Lady Bobcats will be on Dec. 5 when they open MACJC South Division play vs. Copiah-Lincoln.
Itawamba travels to Shelton State (Alabama) on Nov. 28.
 
Thursday's game
WOMEN
Ellisville
A.B. Howard Gymnasium
Jones County 93, Itawamba 57
Itawamba (2-2)                       7  20 12 18 – 57
Jones County (4-0)                 24 27 17 25 – 93  
ITAWAMBA  (57) – Jabria Pounds 13, Marlee Hatcher 11, Aaliyaha Thornton 7, Constance Dunn 6, Eryka Williams 5, Grace Elliott 4, Lauren Fitch 4, Zaida Cox 4, Kirmesha Oliver 3, Marqueesha Hoskins 0, Sarah Garvin 0.
JONES COUNTY (93) – K.K. Tassin 23, Nique Cherry 16,Kira Bonner 11, Kyle Felton 11, Hanah Lott 9, Myyah West 8, Zan Ratcliffe 5, Tatyana Lofton 5, Madison Bishop 3, Juliet Esadah 2, Patrice Tate 0, Hayle Lott 0.