MCC Basketball Falls to JCJC to Close Regular Season

From School Reports

The 2016-2017 Meridian Community College basketball season game to a close on Thursday night at the Graham Gymnasium as both teams played host to Jones County Junior College on Sophomore Night. The night would be tough for MCC as both teams from JCJC came into action ranked in the top ten among all teams in the NJCAA with identical 22-1 overall records. The Lady Eagles dropped its final contest of the season to Jones by a final count of 85-64 and the MCC men lost to the Bobcats by a final of 86-68.

The Lady Eagles finished the regular season with a 9-14 overall record and 3-11 in conference play, while the MCC men closed out the season with a 3-19 mark and 1-3 in league play. MCC recognized its 2016-2017 sophomore class with a ceremony on Thursday night that took place before the start of the scheduled men’s contest. The sophomore class from the women’s team that was honored on Thursday night included: Kashari Gordon (Meridian), Jocelyn Peters (Petal), Trieshia Jackson (Kenner, LA), Rashonae Rice (Natchez), Takerri Cooks (Quitman), Halethe Jones (Laurel), and Andriel Moss (Kenner, LA). The sophomore players from the MCC men’s team that were honored on Thursday night included: Johnny Knox (Meridian), DJ Mitchell (Pearl), Mike Woodard (Hattiesburg), Kendall Moore (Montgomery, AL), Timothy Patton (Camden, NJ), and Ralphael Shaw (Biloxi).

The Lady Eagles finished the season by falling to Jones by a final count of 85-64. Former Meridian High star Kashari Gordon finished her MCC career by leading the way in scoring with 11 points, while sophomore Trieshia Jackson ended the game with 10 points. Freshman Qiayon Bailey also poured in 10 points in the loss and freshman Shannon Tate added eight points off the bench.

The MCC men also didn’t find much luck on Thursday night and fell to the Bobcats by a final of 86-68 to finish the 2016-2017 regular season. Johnny Knox led the way in scoring for the Eagles to close out his career with MCC with 18 points, while Timothy Patton ended the night with 13 points. Sophomore Ralphael Shaw finished out the season with 12 points for the Eagles and sophomore Kendall Moore chipped in with six points.