Women's Basketball | 2/28/2018 3:17:00 PM
SENATOBIA – Another quick start propelled 5
th-ranked Jones County Junior College to a win in the MACJC Tournament semifinals.
Alexis Tolefree (Conway, Arkansas) hit two 3-pointers and
Kira Bonner (Quitman) added another in the first 2:10 of the game as JCJC jumped out to a 9-0 lead en route to a 77-53 victory over Holmes here Wednesday afternoon at Howard Coliseum on the campus of Northwest Mississippi.
In Tuesday's first-round game, the Lady Bobcats led 14-0 and went on to defeat Itawamba, 89-59.
JCJC, 22-3, goes for its second straight state championship against the winner of Wednesday's night game between Copiah-Lincoln and Northeast Mississippi.
The championship game is slated for 5 p.m. on Thursday and it will air on
www.nwccrangers.com/watch.
Jones also knows it will play on March 6 vs. Northwest in the opening round of the Region 23 Tournament in Clinton. The region tournament bracket will be announced on Friday.
After JCJC got off to the fast start, Holmes came back and cut the lead to 18-15 when Nhamia Wilson hit a 3-pointer to end the first quarter.
Leading 22-17, JCJC used another 9-0 run to take control in the second quarter.
Nique Cherry's (Heidelberg) two free throws gave JCJC a 31-17 lead with 4:23 left. Holmes would never get within single digits the remainder of the game.
Camryn London's (Birmingham, Alabama) basket with 25 seconds left in the second quarter gave the Lady Bobcats a 44-25 lead going into halftime.
ZaKyia Weathersby's (Collins) two free throws with 4:13 left in the third quarter put Jones up 53-31.
Chrystal Ezechukwu's (Stone Mountain, Georgia) two free throws with 13.8 seconds showing gave the Lady Bobcats a 59-35 lead entering the final period.
Ezechukwu's basket with 8:35 remaining made it 65-35. The closest Holmes would get after that was 71-47 with 3:50 to play on a Tyaira Wilson basket.
Tolefree led JCJC with 21 points and Cherry added 15. Cherry also had 12 rebounds.
The Lady Bobcats were 26-of-68 from the floor (9-of-19 from 3-point range) for 38 percent. JCJC was 16-of-25 from the free throw line.
Kamelia Lacy had 11 points to lead Holmes, 17-8. The Lady Bulldogs were 17-of-56 from the field (2-of-13 from 3-point range) for 30 percent. Holmes was 17-of-28 from the free throw line.
The Lady Bulldogs will play again next week in the region tournament.
MACJC Tournament
Senatobia
Howard Coliseum
WOMEN
Wednesday's game
Jones County 77, Holmes 53
Holmes (17-8) 15 10 10 18 – 53
Jones County (22-3) 18 26 15 18 – 77
HOLMES (53) – Kamelia Lacy 11, Nhamia Wilson 8, Nina Carpenter 7, Vaquela Pimpton 6, Ja'Breonia Veasey 6, Myeisha Robinson 4, Brittany Webster 3, Jalisia Lipsey 2, Christina Harris 2, Tyaira Wilson 2, Jonja'Nay Spivey 2. Aneisha Evans 0.
JONES COUNTY (77) –
Alexis Tolefree 21,
Nique Cherry 15,
Camryn London 8,
Kira Bonner 7,
K.K. Tassin 6,
Chrystal Ezechukwu 5, Kyia Weathersby 4,
Maya Jones 4,
Breonca Ducksworth 4,
Madison Bishop 3,
Mackenzie Thompson 0,
Jaresa Brooks 0.
MACJC Tournament
Senatobia
Howard Coliseum
WOMEN
Tuesday's results
Holmes 47, Southwest 43
Jones County 89, Itawamba 59
Northeast 84, Hinds 75
Copiah-Lincoln 70, Northwest 47
Wednesday's results
Jones County 77, Holmes 53
Copiah-Lincoln 65, Northeast 57
Thursday's game
5 p.m., Championship, Jones County vs. Copiah-Lincoln
MEN
Monday's results
Holmes 85, Mississippi Gulf Coast 57
Pearl River 80, East Mississippi 63
Northeast 79, Copiah-Lincoln 73
Northwest 85, Southwest 69
Wednesday's results
Pearl River 69, Holmes 67 (OT)
Northeast vs. Northwest
Thursday's game
7 p.m., Championship, Pearl River vs. Northeast/Northwest winner
