PERKINSTON – The 16th-rated Jones County Junior College Lady Bobcats never trailed as they whipped Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 76-51 here Thursday night at a packed Weathers/Wentzell Center.
It was the 15th straight win for the Lady Bobcats.
JCJC is now 20-1 overall and 11-1 in the South Division. The Lady Bobcats hold a one-game lead over Copiah-Lincoln with two games to play.
Leading 7-6 with just less than three minutes to play in the first quarter, JCJC took command with a 15-0 run.
Alexis Tolefree (Conway, Arkansas) made two free throws to give JCJC a 12-6 lead with 21 seconds to play in the first quarter. She then hit a 3-pointer to cap the run and put the Lady Bobcats up 22-6 with 7:18 left in the first half.
A layup by
Myyah West (Prentiss) with 26 seconds to play gave Jones its longest lead of the first half at 35-17. Jones led 35-18 at halftime.
It was more of the same in the third quarter.
Kira Bonner's (Quitman) two free throws with 3:58 showing put JCJC up, 50-25.
The Lady Bobcats led 61-28 after three quarters.
Madison Bishop's (Collegiate Christian Academy) 18-footer to start the final quarter Jones its longest lead of the night at 63-28 with 9:26 to play.
MGCCC never got closer than the final margin.
Tolefree led Jones with 16 points.
Nique Cherry (Heidelberg) and
Tatyana Lofton (Madison-Ridgeland Academy) added 11 each.
Shaniqua Tobias led the Lady Bulldogs with 17 points.
MGCCC drops to 7-14 overall and 1-11 in the division.
JCJC will host East Central at 5:30 p.m. Monday for "Sophomore Night." The game will be webcast on www.jcjc.tv.
The Lady Bulldogs go to Pearl River on Monday.
Thursday's game
Perkinston
Weathers/Wentzell Center
WOMEN
Jones County 76, Miss. Gulf Coast 51
Jones County (20-1, 11-1) 12 23 26 15 – 76
Miss. Gulf Coast Coast (7-14, 1-11) 6 12 10 23 – 51
JONES COUNTY (76) – Alexis Tolefree 16,
Nique Cherry 11,
Tatyana Lofton 11,
K.K. Tassin 9,
Kyle Felton 8,
Myyah West 8,
Juliet Esadah 5,
Zan Ratcliffe 2,
Kira Bonner 2,
Patrice Tate 2,
Madison Bishop 2,
Hayle Lott 0.
MISS. GULF COAST (51) – Shaniqua Tobias 17, Kim Calhoun 7, Mimi Bishop 7, Keiara Williams 7, Deona Morgan 6, Eanna Sims 3, Jordana Jolley 2, J'Nitra Ratliff 2.
