ELLISVILLE – A winning season will be on the line on Halloween Night.
Jones College travels to Pearl River for the 94th "Catfight" at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Dobie Holden Stadium. The Bobcats lead the series 49-42-2 and have won seven straight in the series.
The game will air on
jcbobcats.com/watch with Mark Easley and Chuck Robertson on the call.
Tickets can be purchased through
prccathletics.com/tickets for $13 or $20.
The Bobcats are 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the MACCC South Division after a 37-21 victory over Southwest last week. The Wildcats are also 4-4 and 2-3 after falling 34-27 in overtime to Hinds last week.
Jones snapped a three-game losing streak in its win over the Bears.
The Bobcats put up season highs in points and total offense (570 yards) last week.
Quarterback
Blake Murphy (Plantation, Fla.) completed 12-of-21 passes for 222 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Running back
Gerald Modest Jr. (Miami, Fla.) had a season's best 93 yards on nine carries, including a touchdown.
Isaiah Atkins (Harrison Central) had three catches for 87 yards and
Antarral Pinkston (Forest) had three receptions for 80 yards.
Harrison Knight (Foley, Ala.) had a 72-yard touchdown catch,
Marlon Lindsey Jr. (West Jones) had four receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown and Modest had two catches for 28 yards and a score.
Defensively,
Rashad Williams (New Hope) had nine tackles, including a tackle for loss, and
Zechariah Parodi (Scott Central) had six tackles, three TFLs and two quarterback hurries.
Josh Brown (Columbia) had six tackles and
DK Jenkins (St. Martin) and
Tyrice Holloway (Bay Springs) each had five stops.
Punter
Bart Edmiston Jr. (Ocean Springs) had four punts for a 40.5 average, including three inside the 20-yad line. He is second in the NJCAA in punting with a 44.5 yards per punt average.
PRCC owns wins over No. 4 Northwest, 24-23; 27-17 over Southwest; 23-20 over No. 12 East Central; and 32-28 over East Mississippi. In addition to Hinds, they have lost to Itawamba, 10-0; No. 5 Mississippi Gulf Coast, 41-14; and Copiah-Lincoln, 24-17.
Kabe Barnett leads the Wildcats in total offense. He has completed 67-of-119 passes for 644 yards and four touchdowns. He has rushed for 319 yards and three scores. Keenan Franks is PRCC's leading rusher with 511 yards and three touchdowns on 96 carries.
Travis Bendolph Jr. leads the Wildcat defense with 52 tackles, followed by A.J. Prim with 48.