ELLISVILLE – The No. 17 Jones County Junior College Lady Bobcats never trailed and whipped Pearl River, 89-63, here in the 'Catfight on the Court' Thursday night at A.B. Howard Gymnasium.
It was the 13^th straight win for JCJC, giving them an 18-1 overall record and a 9-1 mark in the MACJC South Division.
The Lady Bobcats are now in sole possession of first place after Hinds surprised Copiah-Lincoln, 78-61, on Thursday.
Alexis Tolefree (Conway, Arkansas) hit a 25-footer to put Jones up 20-10 with 2:44 left in the first quarter. Pearl River's Shelanita Starks hit two free throws to make it 20-14 at 1:57.
But Myyah West (Prentiss) scored and Tolefree followed with two layups and a 3-pointer to give the Lady Bobcats a 29-14 lead after the first quarter.
Nique Cherry's (Heidelberg) basket at 8:34 of the second quarter ended a 15-0 run and gave JCJC a 35-14 lead. The Lady Bobcats took their longest lead of the opening half at 45-22 with 2:34 left when K.K. Tassin (Terry) hit a 3-pointer.
JCJC led 47-27 at halftime.
Tatyana Lofton's (Madison-Ridgeland Academy) 15-footer gave JCJC a 54-30 lead with 6:12 left in the third quarter.
Pearl River responded with 10 straight points and trimmed the lead to 54-40 with 2:57 left in the third quarter when Kyla Malone made a 3-pointer.
The Lady Bobcats would take a 65-45 lead into the final quarter and the Lady Wildcats would never get any closer.
JCJC's longest lead would be at 75-47 at 7:50 when Kyle Felton (Lithonia, Georgia) scored and 77-49 at 5:50 on a Kira Bonner (Quitman) basket.
Tolefree and Cherry had 16 points each, with Tolefree getting four 3-pointers. Tassin added 15 – all on 3-pointers - and Zan Ratcliffe (West Jones) had 11. JCJC finished with 12 3-pointers.
Rehema Franklin was the only PRCC player in double figures with 18 points.
The Lady Wildcats are now 9-8 overall and 2-8 in the division.
JCJC travels to Southwest for a 5:30 p.m. game on Monday.
Pearl River entertains Hinds on Monday.

Thursday's game
Ellisville
A.B. Howard Gymnasium
WOMEN
Jones County 89, Pearl River 63
Pearl River (9-8, 2-8)                       14 13 18 18 – 63
Jones County  (18-1, 9-1)               29 18 18 24 – 89
PEARL RIVER (63) – Rehema Franklin 18, Charisma Walker 9, Destiny Williams 8, Tariah Mouton 7, Tiara Robins 6, Kyla Malone 6, Shelanita Starks 5, Adyn Strickland 4, Cotoria Blackmon 0.
JONES COUNTY (89) – Alexis Tolefree 16, Nique Cherry 16, K.K. Tassin 15, Zan Ratcliffe 11, Tatyana Lofton 9, Kyle Felton 8, Myyah West 7, Hayle Lott 3, Kira Bonner 2, Patrice Tate 2, Juliet Esadah 0.