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General Information Location ..........................................................................................................................................................Wesson, Mississippi Founded .................................................................................................................................................................................... 1928 Nickname ............................................................................................................................................................................. Wolves School Colors ................................................................................................................................................... Royal Blue & Gray Stadium .............................................................................................................................................................H.L. Stone Stadium Capacity .................................................................................................................................................................................... 5,000 2012 Record..................................................................................................................................................................................9-3
Administration
President ............................................................................................................................................................ Dr. Ronnie Nettles Vice President of Instructional Services .............................................................................................................. Dr. Jane Hulon Vice President of the Natchez Campus ...................................................................................................................Teresa Busby Vice President of the Simpson County Center ................................................................................... Dr. Dewayne Middleton Vice President of Business Affairs ...................................................................................................................... Michael Tanner Dean of Student Services ..........................................................................................................................................Brenda Smith Dean of Career and Technical Education & Workforce Education .................................................................... Jackie Martin Dean of Community Programs ............................................................................................................................Dr. Brenda Orr Executive Director of the Co-Lin Foundation/Director of Alumni Affairs ................................................. David Campbell Director of Public Information/Sports Information............................................................................................. Natalie Davis Director of Admissions and Enrollment ................................................................................................................Chris Warren
Table of Contents Athletic Directory ......................2 Athletic Training.........................5 Baseball ...............................29-32 Basketball ............................24-28 Blue Wave Show Band ........9-13 Board of Trustees .......................3 Championships ....................... 32 Cheerleaders ...........................6-8 Featured Sports ...................47-62 Football ...............................14-19 Golf ......................................40-41 Media Relations .........................4 NJCAA All-Americans 42-43, 46 President’s Message ...................3 Softball ................................33-35 Soccer ..................................20-23 Sports Hall of Fame ............44-45 Tennis ..................................36-39
Co-Lin Radio Network
Coverage of Copiah-Lincoln Community College is provided by the Co-Lin Radio Network on flagship station WMJU 104.3 FM in Brookhaven.
www.colinathletics.com
Webcasting of all Wolfpack home football and basketball games and South Division home baseball games on www.colinathletics.com is provided by the Co-Lin Electronics Technology and the Co-Lin Technology Department. Special thanks to Carey Williamson and J.P. McInnis.
Credit
The 2013-2014 Copiah-Lincoln Community College Athletic Media Guide is published by the Office of Public Information. Photography by Johnny Smith Photography, Jenna Dickerson (Capture It, Remember It Photography), Natalie Davis, Mitch Deaver, and Shawn Wansley. On the cover top photo from left, Kalen Jackson, Bubba Keene, David Adams, Daniel Fitzwater, Xavier Dampeer, Greg Sims, and Jordan Harris. Cover design by Jimmie Cain. Special thanks to Twyana Morse and the Co-Lin Cheerleaders, Jimmie Cain, Public Information Assistant; Cliff Furr, Assistant Director of Sports Information; and Dan Reich, Assistant Football Coach/ Video Director. Three editions of the 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide are published for football/soccer, basketball and baseball/softball. For more information contact: Copiah-Lincoln Community College Office of Public Information/Sports Information P.O. Box 649 Wesson, Mississippi 39191 (601) 643-8354 Copiah-Lincoln Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or other factors prohibited by law in any of its educational programs, activities, admissions, or employment practices.
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Athletic Directory ADMINISTRATION Brenda Smith, Dean of Student Services Gwyn Young, Athletic Director Bryan Nobile, Assistant Athletic Director Natalie Davis, Sports Information Director Cliff Furr, Assistant Director of Sports Information
(601) 643-8318 (601) 643-8381 (601) 643-8412 (601) 643-8354 (601) 643-8373
brenda.smith@colin.edu gwyn.young@colin.edu bryan.nobile@colin.edu natalie.davis@colin.edu cliff.furr@colin.edu
BASkeTBAll Gwyn Young, Women’s Head Coach Nikki Williams, Women’s Assistant Coach Kenny Bizot, Men’s Head Coach Justin Henley, Men’s Assistant Coach
(601) 643-8381 (601) 643-8381 (601) 643-8366 (601) 643-8366
gwyn.young@colin.edu nikki.williams@colin.edu kenny.bizot@colin.edu justin.henley@colin.edu
FOOTBAll Glenn Davis, Head Coach Otis Yelverton, Assistant Coach Robert McFarland, Assistant Coach Calvin Green, Assistant Coach Maurice Johnson, Assistant Coach Bill Hemingway, Assistant Coach Dan Reich, Assistant Coach/Video Director
(601) 643-8347 (601) 643-8348 (601) 643-8348 (601) 643-8348 (601) 643-8348 (601) 643-8348 (601) 643-8348
glenn.davis@colin.edu otis.yelverton@colin.edu robert.mcfarland@colin.edu calvin.green@colin.edu maurice.johnson@colin.edu bill.hemingway@colin.edu daniel.reich@colin.edu
BASeBAll Clay Smith, Head Coach Bryan Nobile, Assistant Coach Ryne Tutor, Assistant Coach
(601) 643-8412 (601) 643-8412 (601) 643-8412
clay.smith@colin.edu bryan.nobile@colin.edu ryne.tutor@colin.edu
SOFTBAll Allen Kent, Head Coach Duane Burt, Assistant Coach
(601) 643-8314 (601) 643-8369
allen.kent@colin.edu duane.burt@colin.edu
TeNNIS Brenda Smith, Men’s Head Coach Holli Pepper, Women’s Head Coach
(601) 643-8318 (601) 643-8318
brenda.smith@colin.edu holli.pepper@colin.edu
SOCCeR David Strother, Men’s & Women’s Head Coach
(601) 643-8469
david.strother@colin.edu
GOlF Ronny Ross, Head Coach
(601) 643-8379
ronny.ross@colin.edu
AThleTIC TRAINING Matt McClain, Head Athletic Trainer Jill Koenig, Assistant Athletic Trainer
(601) 643-8481 (601) 643-8481
matt.mcclain@colin.edu jill.koenig@colin.edu
CheeRleADING Twyana Morse, Sponsor
(601) 643-9017
twyana.morse@colin.edu
BlUe WAVe ShOW BAND R. Shaw Furlow, Band Director Juanita Proffit, Assistant Band Director Shelley Smith, Colette/Color Guard Director
(601) 643-8353 (601) 643-8383 (601) 643-8375
shaw.furlow@colin.edu juanita.proffit@colin.edu shelley.smith@colin.edu
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President’s Message On behalf of the faculty, staff and students of Copiah-Lincoln Community College, I want to welcome you to our Wesson Campus. All of us at Co-Lin are proud of the long and rich history of academic and athletic success or our Wolves. The work and fortitude of our student athletes have reflected positively on our institution in the past and we are confident the tradition of outstanding achievement will continue with our athletes of today. This past year was a historic one for our Co-Lin athletic teams both on the playing field and in the classroom. The Wolfpack football team coached by Glenn Davis won MACJC State Championship and appeared in the Mississippi Bowl. It was a season that proved commitment and determination by players and coaches will result in success of the team. We were also proud of our Lady Wolves basketball and the Wolfpack golf teams as they won MACJC State Championships in their sports. Our No. 3 women’s doubles team also captured a state championship. Our Athletic Director and Women’s Basketball Coach Gwyn Young was inducted into the NJCAA Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame this past spring. In the classroom, Co-Lin had three teams named the NJCAA’s No. 2 Academic Teams of the Year, men’s and women’s tennis and softball. Our golf team also finished in the Top 20. For the second year in a row, we led the state with 19 student-athletes receiving NJCAA Academic recognition. Since 2000, Co-Lin has produced 124 NJCAA Academic All-Americans. Our dedicated coaching staff is committed to helping our student-athletes achieve their personal, academic and career goals. Please enjoy your stay and let us know if we can assist you in any way.
Dr. Ronnie Nettles, President
Gene Bates, Jefferson County, Chairman Roy Winkworth, Adams County, Vice Chairman Tommy Sasser, Lincoln County, Secretary Steven Ammann, Simpson County Steve Amos, Copiah County Terry Brister, Lincoln County Ray Carlock, Franklin County Jack Case, Lincoln County Mary Cleveland, Copiah County
Board of Trustees
Rickey Clopton, Copiah County Tracy Cook, Jefferson County Chris Dunn, Simpson County Lynwood Easterling, Adams County Tammy Fairburn, Lawrence County Chuck Gilbert, Adams County Glenn Harris, Simpson C ounty Willie Harrison, Lincoln County Frederick Hill, Adams County
Tommy Jolly, Lawerence County Melton King, Adams County Randall Lofton, Lincoln County Thelma Newsome, Adams County Johnny Pyles, Copiah County Rickey Smith, Copiah County Andrew Spiller, Lincoln County Barry Tyson, Franklin C ounty Johnny Wilson, Copiah County
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Athletic Staff Natalie Davis, Sports Information Director Natalie Davis begins her 15th year as Co-Lin’s sports information director. She also serves as the college’s director of public information and yearbook advisor. A native of Savannah, Ga., Davis is a graduate of the University of Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Davis is a member of the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi (CPRAM), National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR), Mississippi Tobacco Free Coalition, and is a former member of the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. She was the recipient of the Eta Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa’s Faculty Scholar Award, Co-Lin’s High Performance
Award, and the 2013Ann Bradberry Award. Davis was selected to Who’s Who Among American Junior College Instructors and has received numerous awards from the Mississippi Press Association, College Public Relations Association of Mississippi and the National Council of Marketing and Public Relations. Davis and her husband, Stephen, are the parents of two children, Leah and Paul.
Cliff Furr, Assistant Sports Information Director Cliff Furr begins his first year as the assistant director of sports information. He also serves as an instructor in the college’s humanities division. Furr previously served five years as an assistant coach to former men’s basketball coach Dennis Sims. He also served as the assistant for four years. During his time on the men’s bench, the Wolves finished runners-up in the 2009 MACJC State Tournament. Furr won a MACJC title in 2011 with the Lady Wolves and made NJCAA National Tournament appearances in 2010 and 2011 where the Lady Wolves finished seventh and sixth in the nation, respectively. A graduate of Brookhaven Academy and Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Furr received his bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in coaching and sports administration from the University of Southern Mississippi. He received his mas-
ter’s degree from William Carey University. He also completed additional study at the University of Southern Mississippi. Prior to Co-Lin, Furr spent two years at Brookhaven High School as an assistant varsity basketball coach and head junior varsity coach. He also taught junior and senior level English classes. Furr and his wife, Angela, are the parents of a daughter, Amelia and a son, Graham. The Furrs reside in Brookhaven and are members of Heucks Retreat Baptist Church.
Robert Williamson, Voice of the Wolfpack Veteran play-by-play announcer Robert Williamson begins his second year as the Voice of the Wolfpack. He began his radio broadcasting career at age 15 and his sports broadcasting career at 17. His broadcast experience includes NCAA Division I Football and Basketball on the SWAC TV Game of the Week, NCAA Division II Basketball, National Championships for NJCAA Division I Football, Volleyball Women’s Basketball, Baseball and Softball. Williamson has also broadcast games in the NAIA, community colleges in Alabama and Georgia, high schools in Alabama and Florida, as well as Dixie Baseball, Dixie Softball, and Dixie Youth World Series Events. Williamson was nominated in the Top 5 for the College Sports 4 | 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide
Media Award for his coverage of the 2009 NJCAA National Football Championship. A graduate of Crestview (FL) High School, Williamson received an Associate of Arts from Okaloosa-Walton Community College and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of West Florida. He is the owner of two radio stations WKWL in Florala, Alabama and WGYV in Greenville, Alabama. Williamson also owns an internet sports channel, JockJive. com and serves as the mayor of Florala, Alabama.
Athletic Trainers Matt McClain, Head Certified Athletic Trainer Matt McClain enters his 12th year as Copiah-Lincoln’s head athletic trainer. His duties include the care, rehabilitation and prevention of athletic injuries for all sports. A native of Petal, Miss., McClain received his bachelor’s degree in health, human performance and recreation from the University of Southern Mississippi in May of 2000 and his master’s degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in exercise physiology from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2002. He is nationally certified and state certified to practice as an athletic trainer in the state of Mississippi. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Asso-
ciation, Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association, and the Mississippi Athletic Trainers Association. McClain is married to the former Nikki Gill of Wesson. They are the parents of two sons, Taylor and Ethan.
Jill koenig, Assistant Athletic Trainer A native of Clinton, Jill Koenig begins her second year as the assistant athletic trainer. She is a graduate of Ohio University and Indiana State University. She received a master of science in physical education from Ohio University and a bachelor of science in physical education- sports studies from Indiana State. While at Indiana State, she was assigned to help train the softball team her senior year. At Ohio University, she was a graduate assistant at Athens High School. She interned at Lafayette Rehabilitation Services in Indiana.
She also worked as a certified athletic trainer and a physical therapy aide at Orthopedic Rehab Specialists and a staff athletic trainer at MedHealth Wellness Center both in Michigan. She is currently employed at King’s Daughters Medical Center.
Greg Sims (1) on the return.
Photo by Natalie Davis
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Cheerleaders
Wolfpack cheerleaders have successful summer at UCA
Photo by Johnny Smith
By Cliff Furr, Assistant Director Sports Information
The Co-Lin cheer squad begins the 2013 year with an outstanding performance at the Universal Cheerleading Association’s (UCA) College Spirit Camp at the University of Alabama. Twelve of the 15 Mississippi Community College cheer squads are co-ed. This year’s squad won overall third place in co-ed cheer and most improved. The Co-Lin mascots were recognized as the Most Collegiate Mascot in the Junior College Division. The squad has attended the camp the last 16 years. They have won numerous awards and trophies year after year. Cheering at Co-Lin is a year-round sport and requires hard work and dedication. Co-ed cheerleaders possess a unique combination of athleticism, entertainment and student leadership. It can sometimes be a difficult transition from the all-girl high school squads. Tryouts are held each April. Current and former Co-Lin cheerleaders practice with the new cheerlead6 | 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide
ers starting in early March so they can be prepared for tryouts. In May the new squad travels all over the surrounding counties teaching private camps to junior high cheerleaders. This continues until the middle of July. Each camp lasts three to five days. The cheerleaders also hold Lil Wolf Cheer Camps for elementary students during the year. Participants cheer during home football and basketball games. The squad practices at least three to four times a week starting in May and continuing until school begins in August. Former Co-Lin cheerleaders have gone on to cheer at NCAA Division I schools including the University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, the University of Southern Mississippi, Southeastern Louisiana University, and Delta State University.
Cheerleaders
Bruce Allen Wesson, MS
Grant Brister Jayess, MS
Robin Britt Wesson, MS
Danielle Brown Brookhaven, MS
Shelby Crosby Bogue Chitto, MS
Stratton Hennington Brookhaven, MS
Richard Kelly Brookhaven, MS
Chris Lea Brookhaven, MS
Daisey Martinez Wesson, MS
Marissa Pittman Magee, MS
Kelsa Powell Jayess, MS
Alayne Purser Sumrall, MS
Maggie Redd Bogue Chitto, MS
Taylor Rutland Brookhaven, MS
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Cheerleaders
Cody Smith Harrisville, MS
Regan Stephens New Hebron, MS
Twyana Morse, Cheerleading Sponsor Twyana Britt Morse begins her 17th year as the CoLin cheerleading coach. Morse has been employed at Co-Lin for 19 years. She is a graduate of Loyd Star High School, CopiahLincoln Community College and Fit-Tour-Inc. Morse is certified in Kickboxing, Step Box, Strength Training, Everybody’s Aerobics, Pilates and Aqua Aerobics, and group exercise and has a total of 43 CEC’s. She is also trained with Silver Sneakers though Humana for the Elderly and Disabled. Morse received her AACA Safety and Cheer Sports and UCA Judge certification. In August of 2013 Morse will finish her personal training certification through AFAA. Morse has over 28 years of experience teaching exercise and fitness classes. She has also completed the Universal Cheerleading
Association (UCA) cheer coaches program at the University of Alabama. During the summer months, she managed UCA Varsity Cheerleading Camps in the Southern Division. She also serves as the hostess for Ellis Honors Residence Hall, fitness instructor for the physical education department, and financial aid assistant. Morse and her husband Darrell are the parents of four children, Mindy, Jacob, Regan, and Peyton. They have one gradnson, Kason Lee Lofton.
Photo by Natalie Davis
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Blue Wave Show Band
Blue Wave Show Band finds inspiration in water fowl The Co-Lin Blue Wave Show Band, in a continuing effort to bring culture to Hook Stone Stadium, once again goes to a reliable source for inspiration…television. No…there will be no Honey Boo Boo…some topics are too strange for even the Blue Wave. Rather, we go to the woods of Northeast Louisiana in search of the Duck Commander himself. From Burt and Ernie’s favorite bath-time tune to the hard driving song from “that little ole band from Texas” the BWSB will bring great music, powerful percussion, fast-paced, high-energy drill and colorful pageantry to the halftime festivities. And of course, it would not be a typical Blue Wave show without a musical pie in the face. You do not want to miss a minute of this very entertaining show. So get your hot dog early and sit back and enjoy… ”Just Ducky!”
Photo by Natalie Davis
Leading the Blue Wave Show Band this year is drum major Kenny San of Wesson. Head Colettes are Dana Sartin of Brookhaven and Elizabeth Meese of Wesson. Colette captain is Maggie Smith of Brookhaven. Color guard captains are Chelsea Parker of Florence and Ashtin Gilmore of McComb. Blue Wave percussion captains are Kason Smith of Brookhaven and Taylor Watson of Colleyville, Tx. The Blue Wave Show Band is directed by R. Shaw Furlow, Juanita Proffitt and Chris Warren. Dr. Shelley Smith directs the Colettes and the Color Guard and Michael Brothers is the percussion instructor. The band’s musical arrangements are by Jamie Foshee and Juanita Proffitt with percussion parts by Chris Warren.
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Blue Wave Show Band
Photo by Johnny Smith
2013-2014 Colettes are first row from left, Elizabeth Meese, Head Colette; Dana Sartin of Brookhaven, Head Colette; kneeling from left, Shelley Griffith, Katelynn Meese, Maggie Smith, Captain; Dylann Harris, Jessica McArthur; standing from left, Hannah Stuckey, Brittney Jo Lyons, Kelsey Beckham, Sarah Martinez, Catherine McCalip, Taylor Beasley, and Briteny Bland.
Drum Major Kenny San Colettes Elizabeth Meese, Head Colette Dana Sartin, Head Colette Maggie Smith, Captain Katelynn Meese Brittney Lyons Kelsey Beckham Sarah Martinez Hannah Stuckey Jessica McArthur Briteny Bland Taylor Beasley Catherine McCalip Dylann Harris Shelley Griffith Color Guard Chelsea Parker Tyler Hutson 10 | 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide
Marlana Bethaney Young Zahra Williams Stacia Johnson Ashtin Gilmore Summer Stephens Blue Wave Show Band Kaitlyn Sellers Savannah Cavalier Tyisha Powell Kaylon Bennett Holly Lucky Zachery Different AllisonHorton Kaylin Smith Amber Jordan Courtney Robinson Kennethia Powell Daquan Powell Marc Rowell Kyle Russell
April Conner Hugh Hanberry Jordan Meek Lonnie Reeves Ethan Young Danaher Broom Nathan Walker Victoria Hazen Jordan Jackson Tom Henson Caleb Lambert Christopher Keyes John Wade Dedrick Powell Zachary Sullivan Thomas Rials Niyokei Woodard Vanesha Harris Austin Turnbo Sam Walters Octavia Jones
Blue Wave Show Band Lamandre Short Alex Sullivan Marissa Pittman Christopher Hass Diquan Payton Ryan Buckley Josh Boone Dennis Berry Anthony Thornton Kaitlin Byrd Charles Herring Christopher Samuels Jared Griffith Clinton Gooch Deshauwan Arnold Jeremy Holmes Taylor Watson Roderic Lewis Kason Smith Zachary Veney Justin Williams
Orion Magee Josh Britt Kyle Mahaffey Joseph Bagwell Hayden Weathersby Curtis Keys Latisha McGee David Grant Ashley Branning Ted Bass Wesley Smith Tyler Harrison Eddie Dupre Abigail Price Jordan Rodriguez Elizabeth Cobb Taylor Beeson Anna Sills Zack Booth Photo by Natalie Davis
The Blue Wave drummers perform during a halftime show.
Photo by Natalie Davis
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Blue Wave Show Band
R. Shaw Furlow, Director of Bands
R. Shaw Furlow begins his 15th year as the director of the Blue Wave Show Band. He also serves the college as a music theory and music appreciationinstructor. Furlow received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from Delta State University and has completed additional study in secondary school administration and guidance. Prior to coming to Co-Lin, he served as the band director for Jackson Preparatory School, Yazoo City Schools, Newton High School and Crystal Springs High School. He is a member of the Mississippi Community and Junior College Band Directors Association and served nine years as the conductor of the Ole Brook Wind Symphony.
Furlow was recognized by the Mississippi Economic Council as Mississippi’s All-Star Teacher in 1994. He has performed and conducted with numerous bands as well as directed and acted in community theater productions. Furlow released his first CD, Tonight Only, in 2013. He has one son, Cole.
Juanita Proffit, Assistant Director of Bands Juanita Proffitt begins her second year as assistant director of the Blue Wave Show Band. She earned a bachelor of music education degree from Mississippi State University and a master of music education degree from the University of Alabama. She directs the jazz band, prepares the horn line for the Blue Wave Show Band, teaches all applied brass and woodwind private lessons, assists with concert band, and teaches music appreciation and music theory. In addition to her duties at Co-Lin, she serves as a resource and support to the local community band directors and students. Her prior teaching experience includes middle school, high school and the university level. She plays the trombone in several ensembles and is in demand as a performer. Proffit is a member of the Mississippi Bandmasters As-
sociation, past president of the Capital District Band Directors Association, founding member of the “49ers Small Band Association,” and past member of the East Central Band Directors Association. She was selected to Who’s Who Among American High School Teachers, Teacher of the Month, McLaurin High School, and President’s Scholar at Mississippi State University. Proffit has published works including “76 Trombones” The Mississippi Bandmaster (November 2005) and “Band Director Resources” The Mississippi Bandmaster (April 2004).
Chris Warren, Assistant Director of Bands Chris Warren serves as assistant band director of the Blue Wave Show Band. He also serves as director of admissions and records. Warren has also served the college as an instructor both in history and music and as director of curriculum and assessment. He has been a member of the Co-Lin faculty since 1995. Warren earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Mississippi State University. While at Mississippi State, he was in the Maroon Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, and Basketball Pep Band as well as the Starkville and Columbus symphony orchestras. His honors include the Co-Lin High Performance 12 | 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide
Award, Co-Lin Humanities Instructor of the Year, CoLin’s Outstanding Academic Instructor of the Year, the NISOD Excellence in Teaching Award, Outstanding Teachers of America, and the Wesson Chamber of Commerce Instructor of the Year. Warren is married to the former Mary Porter, and they have three children, Ike, Gracee, and Jon. They attend Arlington Baptist Church.
Blue Wave Show Band Shelley Smith, Colette & Color Guard Director Dr. Shelley Smith serves as the Blue Wave Show Band’s Colette and Color Guard Director. She has been a member of the Co-Lin faculty since 2003 as a chemistry instructor. A Co-Lin graduate, she received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry, her master’s degree in quantitative chemistry from Mississippi College, and her doctoral degree from Jackson State University in computational chemistry. Smith has completed research in polymer science at the University of Southern Mississippi and presented her research at over a dozen local, regional, and national chemistry conferences and symposiums.
Smith occasionally plays the flute in the concert band, is a vocalist in the jazz band, and plays piano for Topeka Baptist Church. She received Co-Lin’s High Performance Award in 2009 and was selected as the Eta Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa’s Faculty Scholar. Smith serves as the secretary of the Copiah-Lincoln Community Faculty-Staff Association (CLFSA).
Michael Brothers, Percussion Instructor Michael Brothers 30-plus years as a drummer and percussionist has spanned a wide range of musical situations including performances with big bands, symphony orchestras and Broadway shows as well as recording sessions and small ensemble work at private and corporate events. He completed over 6,600 performances of the record-breaking Music Box Company tour of the Broadway musical The Phantom of the Opera. Prior to his tenure at Phantom, he was the drummer or percussionist on several national tours including City of Angels, Bye Bye Birdie (with Tommy Tune and Ann Reinking), Starlight Express, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in Concert (with Sarah Brightman), Les Miserables and Me and My Girl. His extensive credits include performances with some of the world’s legendary entertainers including Victor
Borge, Mitzi Gaynor, Marvin Hamlisch, Gladys Knight, Liberace, Maureen McGovern, Patti Page, and Dinah Shore. He regularly appears on drums for vocalist Steve Lippia. He has recorded with Kansas City jazz pianist Michael Pagán and his forthcoming album Reunion, with the Michael Brothers Quartet, will be released on the Girod Records label. Brothers is an adjunct instructor of percussion. He holds degrees in percussion performance from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL (M.M.), Loyola University New Orleans (B.M.), and is a Vic Firth artist.
Jamie Foshee, Music Arranger Jamie Foshee is an adjunct instructor in the band department at CoLin and is the music arranger for the Blue Wave Show Band. He retired in 2004 after teaching for 32 years in the Mississippi Public Schools holding positions ranging from junior high band director to college music department chair. He served as Director of Educational Services for Mississippi Music, Inc., for eight years. Foshee is a National Band Award recipient who consistently earned superior ratings. He is known for his remarkable work with smaller Mississippi high school
bands. He also is a speaker at the USM graduate school summer sessions and has judged the USM Concerto Competition on numerous occasions. Jamie has played bass guitar professionally for over forty years and has performed with such artists as Dobie Gray, Bobby Rydell, Guy Hovis, the Glenn Miller Band, Bob Crosby, and the Ted Weems Orchestra. He and his wife Linda, an accomplished musician and lay minister, reside in Hattiesburg. 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide | 13
Football
Photo by Jenna Dickerson
Wolfpack look to defend State Championship By Dan Reich, Co-Lin Sports Information
The Copiah-Lincoln Wolfpack finished the 2012 season atop the Mississippi Community College podium and will look to defend their first State Championship since 1985, this season. Head Coach Glenn Davis guided the Wolfpack to a 9-3 record in his ninth season at the helm, a team that boasted the nation’s fifth ranked passing offense in total yards, and a No. 14 ranking in the NJCAA post-season poll. Of the 27 graduating sophomores on the 2012 squad, 14 signed scholarships to four-year universities, including 11 players who signed with Division 1 schools. The Wolfpack lose over 3,000 yards of offense from last year’s quarterback Chandler Rogers. Rogers, an Arkansas State signee, finished the season leading the MACJC in both passing yardage and touchdown passes. Also gone is Rogers’ favorite target, Joe Craig (University of Memphis signee), who led the Wolfpack in all receiving categories after a slow start to his season, and NJCAA All-Region 23 center Stone Underwood (University of West Virginia signee, who anchored the Wolfpack offensive line throughout 2012. The Co-Lin defense led the nation in interceptions for six straight weeks and finished fourth overall, snagging 23 passes. They will return most of their ball-hawking defensive backs and linebackers, but the Wolfpack will have to replace the pass rush and pass coverage skills supplied by All-Region 23 defensive end Jerrell Jordan and defensive back Jeremy Davis. OFFENSE Co-Lin spent most of the 2013 off-season trying to find a way to replace Rogers at quarterback. The two-year start14 | 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide
er finished 2012 with 3,190 passing yards and 30 touchdowns, both numbers good enough for tops in the conference. Replace Rogers will be out-of-state signee, Daniel Fitzwater. Fitzwater (6-6, 235) led his Calvary Baptist Academy team to a 9-4 record and a Louisiana state quarter-finals appearance. Backing up Fitzwater will be Brookhaven High School product Zach Smith. In addition to Craig, the Wolfpack will look to replace receivers Mayes Hayes, a Southeastern Louisiana University signee; Darren Anderson and DeVonte Scott. The group accounted for 152 receptions, 21 touchdowns, and over 1,600 yards. Coach Glenn Davis is looking to returning wide receivers Casey Gladney (6’2, 185), Christian “Bubba” Keene (6’4, 195), Ross Hill (6’2, 195), and DeVante Nichols (5’8, 170). Gladney will use his athleticism and pass catching ability to continue right where he left off last season. The Columbia, SC, native caught 32 passes for 431 yards and four touchdowns in 2012. Keene, a Brookhaven Academy product, saw more playing time late in the season due to injuries and was able to show some raw ability, snagging 25 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns, including a late score in the Mississippi Bowl against Garden City (KS) Community College. Hill of Brookhaven High School and Nichols of Pearl High School, saw limited action, combining for 3 catches and 22 yards. Incoming freshman Germie Martin (6’0, 175) of Bogue Chitto High School, will try to work his way in with this talented group of sophomores. While the Wolfpack lose the 861 rushing yards and
Football nine touchdowns supplied on the ground by Southeastern Louisiana University signee Darius Guy, they will turn to sophomore Van Lee (6’0, 195) to continue to grow as a player and take the bulk of the carries in 2013. Lee, a Mendenhall High School product, showcased great vision last year, running for 422 yards and two scores on 104 carries. Pushing Lee for carries of their own will be sophomore Kelton Smith (5’11, 200), freshmen DeLance Turner (6’0, 205), and freshman DiQuan Davis (6’0, 170). Smith, a Copiah Academy product, did not see much playing last season due to injury. Turner is a Perry Central High School graduate whose physic has earned him the nickname “Tarzan” by his teammates, and Davis has shown off the speed that drew the coaching staff ’s attention while he was competing at Greenville-Weston High School. At tight end, the Wolfpack will turn to a trio of sophomores who spent all of last season at either another position or backing up sure-handed sophomore Jamie McCardle, who moved on to Mississippi College. Tyson McDonald (6’3, 255) has the most experience of the three. The Magee High School product averaged 8-10 snaps a game as a freshman. Jervarus Banks (6’2, 230) saw 10-15 snaps in his first year out of Hazlehurst. Darrien Hutcherson (6’7, 265) of Dadeville, Ala., will be making the move to tight end after spending all of 2012 as a defensive end. The offensive line unit is expected to be one of most experienced units in the state this year. Co-Lin returns four starters across the offensive front, while also expecting a group of five incoming freshmen to push for playing time. With the loss of Underwood at center, the Wolfpack are looking for sophomores Jacquel Johnson (6’5, 315), David Adams (6’4, 305), and Ryan Proctor (6’5, 325) to take control of the reigns of this very large group. Johnson started all 12 games last year at right tackle and is a Mississippi State commitment.
2013 Football Schedule Date Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 28 Oct. 3 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 24
Opponent Northeast MS Northwest MS East Central Hinds Jones County Itawamba Pearl River Gulf Coast Southwest MS
Location Wesson, MS Senatobia, MS Decatur, MS Wesson MS Ellisville, MS Wesson, MS Wesson, MS Perkinston, MS Wesson, MS
Time 7:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m
Adams, a South Delta High School product, was moved from defensive end to left tackle last summer and started the first two games of the year before an injury ended his season. Proctor supplied solid relief for Adams the rest of the year at the left tackle after being highly recruited out of Brandon High School. Added to the offensive line this year is former defensive tackle Xavier Dampeer (6’2, 310) who could see time at both guard and center. Dampeer of Mendenhall, is an extremely athletic player who adds more bulk to an already large group, and is also arguably the strongest player on the 2013 squad. Pushing for time across the front are incoming freshmen Jacob Flemming (6’5, 300) of North Pike; Nick Luckey (6’3, 275) of Magee; Zechariah Ray (6’7, 305) of Yazoo County; Garrett Keating (6’4, 280) of Adams County Christian School; Cullen Greer (6’0, 270) of Wesson Attendance Center; and Quintarius Willis (6’3, 285) of GreenvilleWeston. Defense The Co-Lin defense will look to return back to their pass picking ways they displayed early in the 2012 season while breaking in a new defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Otis Yelverton takes over the Wolfpack defense after spending the past few seasons as the defensive signal caller for the Contra Costa Comets of the California Community College Athletics Association. Coach Yelverton helped the Comets lead the Bay Valley Conference in overall defense while finishing the year as state runner-ups. Also joining the Wolfpack defensive staff is former CoLin All-American Maurice Johnson who will work with the linebackers. Across the defensive front, the Wolfpack will have to replace three Division 1 signees, including Terrell Hartsfield and All-Region 23 defensive end Jerrell Jordan, both University of Cincinnati signees. Tackles Anthony Cunningham (6’2, 285) and Philanteus Jarrett (6’3, 285) are Co-Lin’s only returning experience along the defensive line. Cunningham, out of Wayne County High School, recorded 34 tackles and 4 sacks while seeing action in all 12 games last year. Jarrett, of Hollandale High School, recorded 9 tackles during limited playing time. A group of talented freshmen will look to fill in the experience gap along the defensive front. Freshman Jonathon Calvin (6’4, 245) of Murrah is a player the coaches are counting on to create a pass rush from the defensive end position. Durrell Vanerson (6’3, 240) of McComb will also compete for reps at end, while freshmen DeMorris
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Football Bedford (6’2, 240) of John F. Kennedy High School and Ryan Ducksworth (6’3, 255) of Taylorsville High School will split reps in the defensive interior. Jordan Harris (6’0, 230) returns at linebacker for the Wolves this season after leading the team in tackles throughout 2012. The Clarksdale High School product finished off 2012 with over 90 tackles, 7 of which were for a loss of yards. Fellow sophomores Darius Woodcox (5’10, 235) of Callaway and Jymal Ellis (6’4, 235) of Ridgeland will look to continue the tradition of strong play from the linebacker spots last year. Helping in the cause will be athletic newcomers Carroll Phillips (6’3, 235), Edward Muldrow (6’4, 225), Desmond King (6’1, 225), and Desmond Michel (6’0, 190). Muldrow, a sophomore out of Atlanta, GA, spent last season as a starter on the Contra Costa Community College defense in the CCCAA, while freshman linebacker Phillips, a graduate of Miami Central High School, joined the Wolfpack after spending 2012 out of football. King and Michel are Mississippi talents out of Southaven High School and Pearl River Central High School, respectively, who signed letters-of-intent with the Wolfpack this past February. All are expected to be contributors this season. The defensive secondary looks to be the backbone of the Wolfpack defense again this season with the return of multiple sophomore leaders and the addition of talented freshman. With the departure of corner Jeremy Davis to Delta
Casey Gladney runs up the field after making the catch. Photo by Natalie Davis
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State University, the Wolfpack will turn to Brookhaven High School product, sophomore Greg Sims (5’11, 190) to build upon the superb cover skills he displayed last season which resulted in the shifty cover-man picking off three passes, while also recording 30 tackles. Looking to also build on success in 2012 is sophomore safety, Kalen Jackson (6’0, 205). In his first year out of Magee, the hard hitting deep defender recorded 84 tackles in run support while picking off two passes and returning one pick back 51 yards for a score. Joining Jackson at the safety spots are highly recruited freshmen Nick Beasley (6’2, 200) from Madison St. Joe, BeJay Welch (6’3, 195) from Northwest Rankin, and Justin Morgan (6’4, 210) from Senatobia. Freshman also vying for time in the coverage spots are Joshua Bates (5’11, 180) of Provine and Ricky Green (5’11, 170) of South Delta. Special Teams With the departure of kicker/punter Nolan Long and long snapper Tevin Tobias, both spots were open to competition during camp this summer. Competing for kicker are sophomore Cody Spears (6’2, 210) who saw no action in 2012 and freshman Blayne Jones (5’10, 165) from Madison St. Joe. Spears will also compete for punting duties against freshman Trent Furr (5’10, 175) of Ackerman. Sophomore Terry Smith (5’9, 230) and freshman Sawyer Oakes competed for snapping duties during camp.
Football Glenn Davis, head Football Coach Glenn Davis begins his 10th season as head coach of the Wolves. Davis also serves as an instructor in the health and physical education division. The Wolfpack finished the 2012 season with a 9-3 record and were winners of the MACJC State Championship. The 2012 team also participated in the Mississippi Bowl and were ranked No. 14 in the final NJCAA poll. His 2010 team finished the season 9-2, ranked No. 13 in the final NJCAA poll, MACJC South Division Champions and MACJC State Runners-Up. He led the Wolfpack to a 21-0 shutout victory over the Georgia Military Bulldogs in the 2006 Sea Island Company Golden Isles Bowl Classic. They finished the season with a 9-3 record, ranked No. 6 in the final NJCAA poll, MACJC South Division Champions and MACJC State Runners-Up. Davis has a 45-37 record as the head coach at Co-Lin. He previously served at Co-Lin as offensive coordinator from 1995-96. During those two years, he helped lead the team to a 15-5 overall record. Davis is a 1982 graduate of Delta State University where he was a three-year letterman as a defensive back and outside linebacker for the Statesmen. His other coaching stints include offensive coordinator at South Nat-
chez High School (1982-85), graduate assistant at Mississippi State (1986-87), defensive backs and wide receivers coach at the University of North Alabama (1988-91), and quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers coach at Holmes Community College (1992-94). From 1997-2003 he served as running backs coach at Mississippi State University under former head coach Jackie Sherrill. Under Davis’ tutelage, the Bulldogs lead the Southeastern Conference in rushing in 2000 averaging 193.8 yards per game and ranked third in 1998 averaging 172 yards per game. He mentored Dicenzo Miller to Mississippi State’s sixth-ever, 1,000-yard season in 2000 (1,005 yards) and James Johnson to the fourth and fifth-ever, 1,000yard campaigns in 1997 (1,069 yards) and 1998 (1,383 yards). He and his wife Minta, are the parents of two children, Ann Shelby and Micah.
Calvin Green, Assistant Football Coach Calvin Green enters his 20th year on the Co-Lin football staff. Green coaches the defense, specializing with the secondary players. Several of his former players have gone on to become NJCAA All-Americans, as well as NCAA Division I signees. Prior to coming to Co-Lin in January 1994, Green served as assistant defensive back coach at East Mississippi Community College in Scooba under the former Mississippi State All-American and National League standout Tom Goode. Green also served as an assistant at Lawrence County High School. Green graduated from Monticello High School where he was a three-year letterman as a defensive back. He attended Copiah-Lincoln Junior College as a member of Coach Ray Ishee’s 1985 State Champion and East Bowl Champion teams. In 1986, Green was chosen MACJC Most Valuable Defensive Back. He also received All-
Region XXIII and All-State honors at defensive back and was selected to play in the MACJC All-Star Game. He earned a B.S. degree in recreation from Alcorn State University. During his football career at Alcorn, Green earned letterman honors and in 1988 was a member of the “Nation’s Best Secondary.” Green also serves as the recreation hall supervisor for the college. He was selected Co-Lin’s Outstanding Staff Member in 2009. He is married to the former Falana Armstrong. They are the parents of two children, Farrod and Sabria.
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Football Robert McFarland, Offensive line Coach Robert McFarland begins his second season as the offensive line coach for the Wolfpack. McFarland is a former head coach with more than 20 years of collegiate experience. He has a long list of achievements and former players who competed in the National Football League. He has most recently served as offensive line coach for the United Football League’s (UFL) Sacramento Mountain Lions (2011) under head coach Dennis Green and the Florida Tuskers (2010) as the run game coordinator/tight end coach under head coach Jay Gruden. The Tuskers led the UFL in rushing and produced the leagues leading rusher. McFarland spent 2007-2008 as the offensive coordinator/offensive line coach for Iowa State University under then head coach Gene Chizik. He successfully rebuilt the Cyclone offensive line from scratch in 2007 and coordinated an offense that set several school and career records. In 2008, the Cyclone offense set a school record in passing yards per game, second all-time total passing yards, fifth all-time in total offense per game, sixth in total yards, and seventh in scoring. They set season single game school records in three categories. Most impressively, Iowa State cut its sacks allowed from 38 in 2006 to 17 and 2007, despite having only one returning starter on the offensive line. McFarland served as head coach at Stephen F. Austin State University in 2005-2006. The Lumberjacks won twice as many conference games in 2006 than previous two years to finish tied for second place in the league. In his two years as the Lumberjacks’ head coach, McFarland coached two All-Americans and 26 All-Southland Conference players. In 2005, SFA had the No. 1 passing offense in the Southland Conference and in 2006, the Lumberjacks led the conference in total offense, total defense and scoring defense. He spent the 2004 season at East Carolina as the offensive line coach. Prior to that he spent four seasons as the offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at the University of Central
Florida. During his stay at UCF, McFarland’s offensive unit was ranked 11th in the nation in total offense and sixth in the nation in pass offense that season averaging more than 436 yards of offense and 32 points per game in 2002. His offensive units produced two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher in 2002, only the eighth time in NCAA history a team has accomplished that feat. The Knights finished ninth in the nation among I-A teams in passing offense in 2001 and was 12th in the nation in passing offense in 2000. During his stay in Orlando, McFarland coached six student-athletes who went on to the NFL. McFarland was the offensive line coach at Stephen F. Austin from 1991 through the 1999 season. During his earlier stint with the Lumberjacks, SFA claimed two NCAA playoff appearances and the 1999 Southland title. The ‘Jacks advanced to the semifinals of the I-AA playoffs in 1995. SFA led the league in rushing offense four times with McFarland’s offensive line leading the way. SFA also set single-season records for rushing yards (2,193 yards-1993) and rushing touchdowns (30-1999) while McFarland was a Lumberjack assistant. Four of his former offensive linemen also went on to NFL camps. McFarland has made coaching stops at Kent State under Pete Cordelli, Notre Dame under Lou Holtz and Clemson University under Danny Ford. He has coached teams that have made appearances in the Citrus Bowl, Gator Bowl and Orange Bowl. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. McFarland and his wife, Pam, are the parents of two children, Ashley and Koy.
Dan Reich, Asst. Football Coach/Video Coordinator Dan Reich begins his second season on the Co-Lin football staff as tight ends coach and video coordinator. He also serves as an assistant in the sports information department. Prior to coming to the Wolfpack, Reich spent four years serving at the Offensive Line coach at Paul J. Hagerty High School in Ovideo, Fla. He is a graduate of Bloomingdale Senior High School in Valrico, Fla., where he lettered three years as a tight end/fullback. Reich holds both a bachelor’s in communications with a minor in broadcasting and a bachelor’s in sports and fitness with 18 | 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide
minors in coaching and nutrition from the University of Central Florida. While at UCF, he also spent time as a student assistant with UCF Athletics Communications office working with football, baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, and women’s rowing.
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Bill Hemingway, Assistant Football Coach Bill Hemingway begins his sixth year as an assistant football coach. He coaches the running backs, kickers, snappers, holders, and return specialists. Hemingway played high school football in Woodward, Okla. He went on to play for the University of Arkansas. He received his bachelor of business administration from Delta State University. The former Razorback is a member of the A-Club. While at Co-Lin, Hemingway has coached Wolfpack players who were selected to play in the MACJC All-Star Game each season both at running back and kicker. His coaching stints include Delta State University, Oklahoma State University, the University of Miami, University of ArkansasMonticello, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Paul Quinn College, and Arkansas Baptist College. Hemingway has worked for Nike select football combines as well as National Football League player camps.
He has played for and coached with several notable coaches including Frank Broyles, Lou Holtz, Jimmy Johnson, Houston Nutt, Pat Jones, Larry Coker, Pete Carroll, Monte Kiffin, Butch Davis and many current college and NFL coaches. He coached the National College South All-Star Bowl Team and coached and played in major bowl games. Hemingway is a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and the Knights of Columbus. Hemingway is the father of two children, Andrea and Matt, who serves in the United States Army, and the grandfather of one, Maria Elise Hemingway.
Maurice Johnson, Assistant Football Coach Maurice Johnson begins his first season as a defensive assistant for the Wolfpack. Johnson is a former Wolfpack linebacker who earned NJCAA All-American honors in 1995. Johnson will be in charge of coaching linebackers at Co-Lin. After his playing days in Wesson, Johnson attended Florida A&M University and competed for a NCAA I-AA national championship during his time in Tallahassee. Prior to joining the Wolfpack, Johnson served as the defensive coordinator for both NCAA Division II Benedict College in 2012 and North Carolina A&T for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. John-
son has also made coaching stops at Florida A&M University, Miles College, Edwards Waters College, and East Mississippi Community College. Johnson is a 1999 graduate of Florida A&M and holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice.
Otis Yelverton, Defensive Coordinator Otis Yelverton begins his first season as the defensive coordinator for the Wolves. Yelverton comes to Wesson after serving as the defensive coordinator at Contra Costa College, located in San Pablo, Calif. In his two seasons at Contra Costa, Yelverton led a defensive turn around that saw the Comets’ unit go from one of the worst in the California Community College Athletic Association, to being the second ranked defense in the CCCAA in 2012. The Comets finished the season at 8-3 and won the Bay Valley Conference Championship and their bowl game. The Live Breath Foundation Bowl for the first time in school history. Prior to his time out west, Yelverton served as the athletic director and head football coach for Oak Ridge Military Acad-
emy in North Carolina, where he posted an undefeated 20-0 record during his two seasons at the helm. Yelverton holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from North Carolina A&T State University and holds a master’s degree in sports management and Christian education. He is currently working towards a doctoral of education in sport management specializating in human resource management in sports at the United States Sports Academy. 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide | 19
Soccer
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Strother expects Wolfpack soccer to makes strides in 2013 By Cliff Furr, Assistant Director Sports Information
The Wolfpack soccer team looks to make a statement in the MACJC South Division in 2013 under the direction of second year head coach David Strother. Nine returning sophomores from the 2012 team give Strother an experienced group to build from. The nine sophomores for the Wolfpack squad include starting goalkeeper Wesley Varner of Magee; midfielder/ forward Garrett Holden of Brookhaven; midfielder/forward Chance Holden of Brookhaven; defensive midfielder Mason Peterson of D’Iberville; defensive centerback Daniel Bird of D’Iberville; midfielder Dylan Sandidge of Natchez; outside defender Chrishun Smith of Jackson; forward and third leading scorer Da’Shone Lampley of Laurel. All eight of these players saw significant minutes last year and are expected to make even stronger impacts on the program than what they did a year ago. Strother worked hard on the recruiting trail to sign 16 freshmen to the 2013 squad. “We lost some key positions to graduation, but I have been very pleased with the way my recruiting went this year,” said Strother. Strother hopes those gains in recruiting will lead to a more dynamic offense and a deeper defense in 2013. “I knew that we were going to have to bring in players this season that had an offensive attitude toward the game, and I feel like we have been able to do that,” Strother said. “We’ve also been able to get deeper in some of our 20 | 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide
defensive positions, and that will help give us some much needed substitutions whenever we begin playing 90 minute games in the humidity and heat of our season.” Strother, an alumnus of Co-Lin and former soccer player, is eager to take his program to new heights “Our goal for this upcoming season will be to put ourselves in situations to win games and be competitive in each match that we play,” he said. Strother expects the south division of the MACJC will be grueling as always. The MACJC state title has been won by a South Division team in each of the past six years.
DaShone Lampley
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Soccer
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Sophomore class to provide leadership in 2013
By Cliff Furr, Assistant Director Sports Information
The Lady Wolves soccer team enters the 2013 season hoping to build upon a 2012 season that featured a roster full of freshmen. During the 2012 campaign, there was only one returning player from the 2011 season, which means this team will not be short on experience The 2013 Lady Wolves will look to make strides the season with the leadership of eight returning sophomores include outside midfielder Abbie Graves of Roxie; outside defensive back Consuela Hadley of Laurel; outside defensive back April Gant of Laurel; forward Casherry Russell of Crystal Springs, MS; midfielder Caitlin Lofton of Natchez; forward Jane Bayless of Meadville; midfielder Shelby Strong of Wesson; and leading returning scorer Addison Wright St. Martin. Fifteen new players, 13 true freshmen and two transfers, will join the program this season. Second year head coach David Strother believes his newcomers will mix well with the veterans. “This large incoming class is exactly what this program needed for us to begin the climb toward success for this program,” said Strother. “As I recruited this season, I wanted to make sure that I was able to build around the ladies that I knew would be returning and help make us a competitive soccer team within the MACJC. I think that the competitive drive they will bring to this team is only going to make us stronger.”
Strother is encouraged by the work that his returners put in during the spring and believes their efforts have set the tone for a strong season in 2013. “I’m so proud of the girls that are returning because they believe in what we are trying to do with this program,” said Strother. “Our objective for this season is to grow. We can grow from where we were last year, grow from where we begin in the preseason, and grow thru our schedule to where we want to be at the end of the season.” Strother expects the South Division of the MACJC to be exceptionally strong once again. The MACJC state champion has come out of the South Division for eight years straight.
Abbie Graves (7)
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Soccer David Strother, Soccer Coach David Strother begins his second year at the helm of the Wolfpack soccer program. Prior to Co-Lin, Strother served as head men’s soccer coach at NAIA powerhouse Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago. While at IIT, Strother coached 12 All-Conference Award Winners (’10 & ’11); six 2011 CCAC All-Academic Team members; two NAIA All-Americans, as well as two National Team members (Venezuela and Philippines). Illinois Tech became an NAIA Top-25 nationally ranked program during the Fall 2011 season and finished third out of 12 teams in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC). The Scarlet Hawks also had a Top 5 ranking in 11 different CCAC statistical categories for 2011 season. Coach Strother had the privilege to mentor the 2011 CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-American for Men’s Soccer, the highest nationally recognized academic honor for a student-athlete (Liam Barrett). During the 2011 season, Strother had one player earn NAIA National Defensive Player of the Week; a first time accomplishment for Scarlet Hawk soccer program, and three different student-athletes earn 2011 Conference Player of the Week honors. From his time in Chicago, Strother also has close ties with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. From 2006-2010, Strother served as men’s head coach at Southwest Mississippi Community College, where he built the program from the ground up. He coached and mentored eight MACJC All-State award winners, two Region 23 All-Region recipients, three NJCAA Academic All-Americans and one NJCAA Distinguished Academic
Over 75 former Co-Lin soccer players attended the second annual Black & Blue Alumni Day. A crowd of over 100 joined in the fun. Coach David Strother looks to have a bigger and better event next year. Photo by Natalie Davis
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All-American. In 2010 Southwest was the recipient of the prestigious Halbrook Award for most improvement in GPAs for NJCAA student-athletes. Also during his time at SMCC, Strother was nominated three times for MACJC Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year A Co-Lin alumnus (’01), Strother was the first student-athlete to ever sign a soccer scholarship at Co-Lin for the inaugural 1999 season. During his career for the Wolfpack, he had the honor to serve as a two-year captain while playing the central-midfield position. Strother continued his collegiate playing career at Belhaven University from 2002-04. In 2002, he helped the Blazers achieve their best record in three years. During that year, they also broke into the Top-25 of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) rankings for the first time in four years and advanced to the NAIA Region XIII tournament for the first time in three years. Strother was named an NAIA Academic All-American in 2003 and received a B. S. degree in sports administration and marketing (with a minor in business) in 2004. Strother is married to the former Nina Fischer (Co-Lin ’01), and they are the parents of a daughter, Sidney McCall and a son, Liam Winfield.
Soccer
2013 Soccer Schedule Day/Date Thursday, August 22 Saturday, August 24 Tuesday, August 27 Saturday, August 31 Tuesday, September 3 Friday, Sepetember 6 Tuesday, September 10 Saturday, September 14 Wednesday, September 18 Friday, September 20 Tuesday, September 24 Friday, September 27 Tuesday, October 1 Wednesday, October 9 Friday, October 11 Tuesday, October 15 Friday, October 18 Wednesday, October 23
Opponent East Central Northwest MS Holmes Hinds Itawamba Meridian* Jones Co. ** Pearl River ** MS Gulf Coast ** Southwest MS** East Central Holmes Northwest MS Meridian** Jones Co.** Pearl River ** MS Gulf Coast** Southwest MS**
Location Wesson, MS Wesson, MS Ridgeland, MS Raymond, MS Fulton, MS Wesson, MS Wesson, MS Poplarville, MS Perkinston, MS Wesson, MS Decatur, MS Wesson, MS Senatobia, MS Meridian, MS Ellisville, MS Wesson, MS Wesson, MS Wesson, MS
Tuesday, October 29 November 1-2
MACJC Semi-Finals TBA MACJC/Region23 Finals TBA
Time (W/M) 4:00/6:30 p.m. 11:00 a.m./1:30 p.m. 2:00/4:00 p.m. 5:00/7:00 p.m. 2:00/4:00 p.m. 4:00/6:30 p.m. 4:00/6:30 p.m. 1:00/3:00 p.m. 5:00/7:00 p.m. 4:00/6:30 p.m. 2:00/4:00 p.m. 2:00/4:30 p.m. 2:00/4:00 p.m. 5:00/7:00 p.m. 5:00/7:00 p.m. 4:00/6:30 p.m. 4:00/6:30 p.m. 2:00/4:00 p.m.
**MACJC South Division Match
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Basketball
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Lady Wolves looking to repeat State Championship season in 2013 By Cliff Furr, Assistant Director Sports Information
New year, same results for the Lady Wolves basketball team. With a 64-46 victory over Northeast Mississippi, Coach Gwyn Young captured his seventh career MACJC State Championship. The 2013 Lady Wolves finished the season with a 24-4 record and made the NJCAA Region XXIII semi-finals. Since the beginning of the 2008-2009, season the Lady Wolves have a combined record of 130 wins and 20 losses. During that time they have gone 56-4 versus division competition in the South Division of the MACJC. The Lady Wolves have won five consecutive South Division titles, appeared in five straight MACJC state championships, won two NJCAA Region 23 tournaments, and finished sixth and seventh in the NJCAA national tournament in Salina, Kansas. Lost to graduation from the 2013 team are LaVasha Allen (Wiley College), Vintrice Briggs (Xavier University), Tiffany Sims (William Carey), and Chante Poole (Grambling University). Young and assistant coach Nikki Williams feel like they 24 | 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide
have signed a talented group of freshman to fill in the gaps left by graduation. Incoming freshman are Claresa Banks of Forest Hill High, Kiera Banks of Hattiesburg High, Tyra Gibson of Beau Chene, La; Maleah Isaac of Choctaw Central High, Caroline Lumpkin of Pearl River Central High, Brittany McDuffey of Lawrence County High, Keyana Miller of Natchez High, Allison Newton of Monroe, La; and Kentija Tarleton of Port Gibson High. “This is a very athletic group that we’ve signed,” said Young. “They have good speed and quickness and we think the perimeter players can get it inside and score the ball.” Returning sophomores are Sametria Collins, Ashley Minor, Tyrisha Patterson, and Jessica Wilson. Wilson averaged 8.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game while starting a majority of the contests as a freshman. Collins, Minor, and Patterson all saw their playing time increase as the season went on and are expected to lead the team in their sophomore seasons.
Basketball Gwyn Young Athletic Director / Women’s Basketball Coach Serving the college as athletic director since 1989, Gwyn Young has been head coach of the Lady Wolves basketball team for 37 years. Since coming to Co-Lin, he has seen his team win title after title and has compiled a record of 821 wins and 241 losses to rank him as the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Winningest Active Coach and the Winningest Women’s Coach in the Mississippi Association of Community/Junior Colleges. The 2013 season saw Coach Young capture another title as he led the Lady Wolves to a MACJC State Championship with a 64-46 win over the Northeast Lady Tigers. Coach Young has put the Lady Wolves on the map as one of the nation’s most premier women’s basketball teams. Under Coach Young’s direction, the Lady Wolves have accomplished numerous awards including 23 MACJC Regular Season first place finishes, 18 MACJC South Division Championships, 22 MACJC State Tournament Appearances, seven MACJC State Championships (1993, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2011, and 2013) and been runner-up to the MACJC State Champions eight times (1983, 1984, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2012). The Lady Wolves have won seven NJCAA Region XXIII Championships (1989, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2010, and 2011), been runner-up to the NJCAA Region XXIII Champions nine times (1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2010), and made six NJCAA National Tournament appearances (1989, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2010 and 2011).
Coach Young’s teams have finished seventh in the 2010 National Tournament, sixth in the 2007 National Tournament, 4th in the 1989 National Tournament, and have been consistently ranked each year by the NJCAA Polls. Coach Young was named Region XXIII Coach of the Year in 1989, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2011 and MACJC and MAC Coach of the Year in 1993, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2011, and 2013. The Clarion-Ledger has also recognized him as Coach of the Year for Junior College on numerous occasions. A graduate of Copiah-Lincoln where he was a standout for the Wolves basketball team, Young was inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013, the MACJC Sports Hall of Fame in 2012, and the college’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997. The court in Mullen Gymnasium was named in his honor in 2011. After graduation from Co-Lin, Young attended Mississippi College where he was team MVP and a team captain. Young received his bachelor’s degree from Mississippi College and master’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. He is married to the former Velesta Smith. They have two grown children Lane and Jessica and four grandchildren, Mailey Kate Young, Justin, Mary Gwyn, and Grant Young Hynum.
Nikki Williams, Assistant Basketball Coach Nikki Williams begins her second year as assistant women’s basketball coach. A graduate of White Castle High School (LA) and Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Williams received a bachelor’s degree from Lamar University (TX). She was a NJCAA First Team All-American (2007), NJCAA All-Region 23 (2006, 2007), MACJC First Team All-State (2006, 2007), and an MACJC All-Star. She averaged 14.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 2.9 steals her sophomore year. Williams helped the Lady Wolves to 20-8 record in 2006 and a 30-5 record in 2007. She was a member of the Lady Wolves 2007 team that won the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament and finished in sixth place at the NJCAA
National Tournament. While at Lamar, Williams was selected All-Southland Conference (2008, 2009). She led the Lady Cardinals to their first-ever appearance in the Southland Conference Tournament Championship Game. Williams averaged 14.3 points her senior season and led the Southland Conference in steals. Williams played three seasons in the African Professional League in Rwanda.
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Bizot leading Wolfpack hoops in 2013
By Cliff Furr, Assistant Director Sports Information
The 2013-2014 season will be the beginning of the Kenny Bizot era at Copiah-Lincoln. Bizot takes over for former head coach Dennis Sims. Sims retired in the spring of 2013 after leading the men’s basketball program for 17 seasons and becoming the all-time winningest men’s basketball coach in school history. Sims led the Wolves to the MACJC state championship in 1998-1999. His teams made the MACJC state championship game in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009. Bizot comes to Co-Lin from The University of Texas at Tyler where he served as the head coach for six years. His Patriots finished their best season going 18-8 in 20122013. Bizot was named American Southwest Conference East Division Coach of the Year in 2007-2008. Under his leadership, the Patriots advanced to the ASC Championship tournament five out of his six seasons. Bizot is no stranger to Mississippi, after previously serving as an assistant at Mississippi College and head coach at Jackson Prep, Hillcrest Christian School, and Porter’s Chapel Academy. Bizot brings his long time assistant coach, Justin Henley with him to Wesson. Bizot and Henley worked together for six seasons at Tyler, one at Jackson Prep, and Bizot recruited Henley as a player at Mississippi College. The new coaching staff has been busy signing players in
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the spring and will start the new season with a good mix of newcomers and veterans. Incoming freshmen include LaJustin Anderson of Senatobia High, Alex Foster of Tupelo High, Jamal Jones of Gulfport High, Ron Logan of Bassfield High, Joran Lumpkins of Brother Martin High, New Orleans, La.; and Terry Morris of Jim Hill High. Bizot also brings sophomore Kaveon Hall-Davis with him from UT-Tyler. Hall-Davis is a product of Klein Forest High in Houston. Joining the freshmen will be retuning sophomores Terrence James, Robert Johnson, Ricky Kelly, Eric Smith, and Chris Steverson. Steverson, a 6’2” guard, is the leading returning scorer with a 10.5 point per game average as a freshman. James, a 6’4” forward, is the leading returning rebounder after averaging 6.7 boards per game. Smith, a 6’5” forward, saw starting action in the low post throughout the season. Two sophomores from the 2012-2013 team will be suiting up at the senior college level next season. Jay Case has signed to play at Mississippi College and Fred Fairman will be playing at Wiley College.
Basketball kenny Bizot, Men’s Basketball Coach Kenny Bizot enters his first year as men’s basketball coach at Copiah-Lincoln. Bizot will also serve as an instructor in the humanities division. Bizot comes to Co-Lin from The University of Texas at Tyler where he served as the head coach for six years. His Patriots finished their best season going 18-8 in 20122013. Bizot was named American Southwest Conference East Division Coach of the Year, in 2007-2008. Under his leadership, the Patriots advanced to the ASC Championship tournament five out of his six seasons. Bizot is no stranger to Mississippi having served as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Mississippi College for four years. During his tenure at MC, the Choctaws appeared in the ASC championship game four times and won two conference championships. MC made three NCAA tournament appearances, advanced to the Sweet Sixteen twice and were ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation. His recruiting classes posted a five-year record of 119-35, including three straight Sweet Sixteen appearances. He also served as a graduate assistant to MC head coach Mike Jones in 1994-1995. Bizot has had head coaching stints on the high school
level at Jackson Prep (20062007), Hillcrest Christian (1998-2002) and Porter’s Chapel (1995-97). While at Hillcrest, he led the team to an overall record of 128-55 record, consecutive state championships and was named Mississippi Private School Association Coach of the Year twice. Over those four seasons, the Cougars won the MPSA Overall Championship twice. He was also named The Clarion-Ledger’s Metro Coach of the Year in 1999-2000. Bizot played for MC from 1990-1994 and was named the team’s “Mr. Hustle” in each of his four seasons. As a senior, he started in 25 of 27 games he played, averaging 5.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, led the team with 55 steals and finished second on the team with 79 assists. He and his wife Jeni have two sons, Kenner and Will.
Justin henley, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Justin Henley begins his first season as the assistant coach for Wolfpack basketball. Henley comes from The University of Texas at Tyler where he served as Coach Kenny Bizot’s top assistant coach for six years. The Patriots finished their best season going 18-8 in 2012-2013. A native of Hatton, Ala., Henley joined UT Tyler after spending one season with Bizot as an assistant at Jackson Prepatory School in Jackson. He spent two years as a player, and then two years as a graduate assistant at NCAA Division III Mississippi College. In 2004-2006, as a graduate assistant, he helped guide the Choctaws to two straight NCAA Sweet 16 appearances. He has worked with coach Bizot at Jackson Prep, Mississippi College, and UT Tyler.
As a player for the Choctaws, Henley led the ASC in both free throw percentage and three point field goal percentage his junior year, and served as team captain his senior year. Henley played at Northwest Shoals Community College (Ala.) before transferring to Mississippi College to finish his college career. As a player, he helped his teams win two conference championships. Henley earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Mississippi College. He is married to the former Morgan Peebles.
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Basketball
Basketball Schedule 2013-2014 Date November 4 November 7 November 11 November 14 November 21
Opponent Mississippi Delta Holmes Baton Rouge Delgado Bishop State
Location Moorhead, MS Wesson, MS Baton Rouge, LA Wesson, MS Mobile, AL
Time 6:00/ 8:00 6:00/ 8:00 5:00/ 7:00 6:00/ 8:00 5:30/ 7:30
December 2 December 5 December 9 December 14
Mississippi Delta Gulf Coast Jones County Delgado
Wesson, MS Perkinston, MS Wesson, MS New Orleans, LA
6:00/ 8:00 6:00/ 8:00 6:00/ 8:00 2:00/ 4:00
January 7 January 9 January 13 January 16 January 21 January 23 January 27 January 30
Baton Rouge Itawamba Southwest MS Meridian East Central Hinds Pearl River Gulf Coast
Wesson, MS Fulton, MS Wesson, MS Meridian, MS Decatur, MS Utica, MS Wesson, MS Wesson, MS
6:00/ 8:00 5:30/ 7:30 6:00/ 8:00 6:00/8:00 6:00/ 8:00 6:00/ 8:00 6:00/ 8:00 6:00/ 8:00
February 3 February 6 February 10 February 13 February 17 February 20
Jones County Southwest MS Meridian East Central Hinds Pearl River
Ellisville, MS 6:00/ 8:00 Summit, MS 5:30/7:30 Wesson, MS 6:00/ 8:00 Wesson, MS 6:00/ 8:00 Wesson, MS 6:00/ 8:00 Poplarville, MS 5:00/7:00
February 24-26
MACJC State Tournament
TBA
March 5-7 March 17-22
Region XXIII Tournament TBA Women’s/ Men’s NJCAA National Tournament
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Baseball
Photo by Johnny Smith
Smith comes home to lead Wolfpack baseball
By Cliff Furr, Assistant Director Sports Information
For the first time in over two decades, there will be new leadership on the baseball diamond this season. Long time coach Keith Case retired in the spring of 2013 after leading the Wolfpack for 21 seasons. A three-time NJCAA Region XXIII Coach of the Year, Case took his 2000 and 2005 teams to the NJCAA Division II World Series in Millington, Tenn. Case will fittingly be replaced by one of his former players, Clay Smith. Smith comes to Co-Lin after working 10 seasons as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator under head coach Hill Denson at Belhaven University. “I am very honored by the opportunity to be head baseball coach at Co-Lin,” said Smith. “Coach Case laid the foundation by teaching young men the right way to do things, on and off the field. It’s going to be fun to build on that foundation.” Smith inherits a group of sophomores that saw extensive action as freshman in 2013. Sophomores include Dominic Savage, Milton Griffin, Phillip Lott, Dylan Anglin, Gage Miles, Ryan Young, Konner Burke, Christopher Perry, Corey Funk, Mitch Little, and Casey Hurley. “We have some quality guys returning on the field for us,” explained Smith. “We are hoping that Ryan Young, Dylan Anglin, Mitch Little, and Dominic Savage can be guys that we can count on to lead the team. Mitch will be returning to the field after an injury last year, so hopefully he will be able to pick up where he left off for us. Ryan, Dylan, and Dominic all have seen significant playing time and with that experience, we are expecting them to have a good year.”
Smith and his assistant coaches Bryan Nobile and Ryne Tutor have been busy signing a freshman class that fills out the rest of the Wolfpack roster. Incoming freshman include Branden Canney of Loyd Star Attendance Center, Stephen Barnett of Terry High, Devon Zattoni of Mendenhall High, Wesley Watts of Northwest Rankin High, Jonathan Haydel of Houma, LA; Adrian Brown of McComb High, Alex Smith of Wesson Attendance Center, Blake Talbot of Houma, LA; Matthew Evans of Brookhaven Academy; Gregory Tierce of Ridgeland High, Jeremy Moore of Florence High, Jacob Strickland of Sumrall Attendance Center; Stevie Hubbard of Mendenhall High, Logan Smith of Loyd Star Attendance Center, Colby Whitfield of Brandon High; Steven Chisolm of Magee High; Tanner Parvin of Brookhaven Academy, Newt Brown of Gautier High; and Shane Brown of Simpson Academy. “Coach Nobile and Coach Tutor did a great job of holding on to some commitments that we had during the coaching transitions and we were able to pick up a few more quality players since I came aboard,” stated Smith. Lost to graduation are MACJC All-State pitcher/infielder Caleb Dugas (Northwestern State University), MACJC Second Team All-State infielder Gabe Wilson (Belhaven University), Tyler Simmons (Stillman College), MACJC Second Team AllState pitcher Tyler Case (Mississippi Valley University), and MACJC First Team All-State catcher Jonathan Santana (University of New Orleans). 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide | 29
Baseball
2014 Wolfpack Baseball Schedule Saturday, Feb. 8 Tuesday, Feb. 11 Friday, Feb. 14 Tuesday, Feb. 18 Sat. Feb. 22, or Sun. 23 Wednesday, Feb. 26 Saturday, March 1 Monday, March 3 Saturday, March 8
Mississippi Delta Delgado (LA) Panola College (TX) Mississippi Delta Kaskaskia College Baton Rouge Meridian Delgado (LA) Baton Rouge St. Louis Wednesday, March 12 #Pearl River Saturday, March 15 #East Central Tuesday, March 18 #Southwest MS Saturday, March 22 #Hinds Wednesday, March 26 #MS Gulf Coast Saturday, March 29 Meridian vs. Co-Lin Northwest MS vs. Meridian Northwest MS vs. Co-Lin Tuesday, April 1 #Jones County Ellisville, MS Saturday, April 5 #Pearl River Wednesday, April 9 #East Central Saturday, April 12 #Southwest MS Tuesday, April 15 #Hinds Friday, April 18 #MS Gulf Coast Perkinston, MS Wednesday, April 23 Northwest MS Saturday, April 26 #Jones County
Wesson, MS New Orleans, LA Wesson, MS Moorhead, MS Wesson, MS Wesson, MS Meridian, MS Wesson, MS Baton Rouge, LA
4:00 Poplarville, MS Decatur, MS Wesson, MS Wesson, MS 1:00 Senatobia, MS Wesson, MS
2:00 4:00 2:00 1:00 TBA 3:00 1:00 2:00 12:00 3:00 4:00 2:00 3:00 2:00 4:00 12:00 2:30 5:00 7/7 2:00 3:00 2:00 4:00 9/7 3:00 2:00
Fri., May 2- Sat., May 3 Thurs., May 8- Sat.,May 10 Thurs.,May 15- Sat.,May 17 Sat., May 24- Sat., May 31
TBA TBA TBA Enid,OK
TBA TBA TBA TBA
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MACJC State Playoffs MACJC State Tournament Region 23 Tournament NJCAA D2 World Series
Wesson, MS Wesson, MS Summit, MS Raymond, MS Wesson, MS Wesson, MS
7/7 7/7 7/7 7/7 7/7 7/7 7/7 7/7 9 9 7/7 7/7 7/7 7/7 7/7 7 7 7 9/7 9/7 9/7 9/7 7/7 9/7
Baseball Clay Smith, head Baseball Coach Clay Smith enters his first season as the head coach of the Wolfpack baseball team. He is also an instructor in the health, physical education and recreation division. Smith served 10 years as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator under head coach Hill Denson at Belhaven University. While at Belhaven, Smith coached five NAIA All-Americans, 27 All-Southern States Athletic Conference players as well as the 2007 Boo Ferris Award Finalist, Thomas Royals and 2009 Boo Ferris Award Winner Craig Westcott. Since 2004, the Blazers have won six Southern States Athletic Conference championships (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011), made seven appearances in NAIA post-season tournaments, and played in the 2010 NAIA World Series. The Blazers have averaged 38 wins a season and had six 40+-win seasons. Four former Blazers have been drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft, and 11 have
signed professional contracts. Prior to his coaching stint at Belhaven, Smith was an assistant baseball coach at the University of Southern Mississippi (20002002) where he coached five All-Conference USA players and three freshmen All-Americans. Smith received his B.S. in biological science and his M.S. in sports administration from the University of Southern Mississippi. He and his wife, the former Carrie Sellers, are the parents of two children, Carley Clayton (CC), 4, and Grady, 3. Smith is the son of Bradley and Nena Smith of Wesson.
Bryan Nobile, Assistant Baseball Coach/Assistant AD Bryan Nobile begins his 10th year as assistant baseball coach after spending 2007-2008 as the head coach of his alma mater, Mississippi Delta Community College. Nobile also serves as the college’s assistant dean of students and begins his first year serving as the assistant athletic director. Prior to coming to Co-Lin, Nobile served as a graduate assistant at Delta State University for two years under head coach Mike Kinnison. His primary responsibility was assisting with the pitching staff. Delta State posted a 102-18 record winning the 2002 NCAA Division II South Region and the 2003 Gulf South Conference Tournament titles during his two seasons as a graduate assistant. The Statesmen played in the NCAA Division II World Series in 2001-2002. A native of Moorhead, Nobile received his B.S. degree in health, physical education and recreation and his master’s de-
gree in education from Delta State University. He also attended Mississippi Delta Community College where he pitched for coach Terry Thompson’s Trojans. As a pitcher for the Statesmen, Nobile was selected All-Gulf South Conference and All-South Region. In 2000, he made 24 appearances with a 1.26 ERA while posting a 2-1 record with seven saves. He also recorded 27 strikeouts and walked just five in 28 2/3 innings of work. His seven saves ranks third on the DSU single season records list. Nobile is married to the former Lauren Trippe of Natchez.
Ryne Tutor, Assistant Baseball Coach Ryne Tutor begins his second season as assistant baseball coach. Tutor will coach the outfielders and will also be the teams hitting coach. Tutor is a former Co-Lin baseball player and started at catcher from 2008 until 2010. He was team captain and was MACJC Academic All-State. Tutor was also selected to Who’s Who Among Community College Students. A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, Tutor earned a bachelor’s degree in sports and coaching education
with a minor in biological sciences. Before coming to Co-Lin, he served as an assistant football coach for Sacred Heart High School in Hattiesburg, MS, where he worked with the wide receivers and defensive backs. 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide | 31
Championships
Men’s Basketball State Champions - 1948, 1949, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1999 Region 23 Champions - 1974, 1986, 1988 Women’s Basketball State Champions - 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1947, 1948, 1972, 1973, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2013 Region 23 Champions - 1989, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2011 NJCAA National Tournament - 1989, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2011 Football East Bowl Champions - 1985 Golden Isles Bowl Champions - 2006 Mississippi Bowl - 2012 State Champions - 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1985, 2012 South Division Champions - 1986, 1989, 1990, 2011 Softball State Champions - 1988, 1993, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2009 Region 23 Champions - 1988, 2006, 2008 NJCAA National Tournament – 2006 (3rd), 2008 (2nd) 32 | 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide
Baseball South Division Champions - 2000 Region 23 Champions - 1998, 2000, 2001 Region 23 South Champions - 2005 NJCAA Central District Champions - 2000 NJCAA Southeast District Super Regional Champions - 2005 NJCAA World Series – 2000 (4th), 2005 (4th) Men’s Tennis State Champions - 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 2009 Region 23 Champions - 1986, 1989, 1990 Women’s Tennis State Champions - 1986, 1999, 2002 Region 23 Champions - 1986, 1999, 2002 Golf State Champions – 2001 (Division III), 2009 (Division II), 2013 Region 23 Champions - 1998, 2001 Track State Champions - 1967, 1972, 1976, 1986, 1987
Softball
Photo by Jenna Dickerson
Lady Wolves softball strong on experience and pitching By Cliff Furr, Assistant Director Sports Information
The Co-Lin Lady Wolves look to return to the playoffs in 2014 after finishing 23-19 last season and missing out on the MACJC post-season play. The 2013 season saw the squad lose eight division games by three runs or less. Head coach Allen Kent knows how small the margin for error can be between winning and losing. “A clutch hit, or a play made here and there could have really made a difference in the outcome of many of those games for us last season,” said Kent. This year’s squad sees an influx of freshmen, along with some key returnees. Sophomores returning that expect to make an impact are MACJC All-State Pitcher Brooke Gonzales from Live Oak, La., utility player Hannah Roberts from Amite School Center, pitcher Meghan Johnson and catcher Kacie Berry from Copiah Academy. Missy Romero from San Antonio, Texas, led last year’s team in nearly every offensive category. Romero saw time in the outfield, but can pitch as well. Infielders Beth Fortenbery from Natchez Cathedral and Kayla Craft from Live Oak, La.; also return with experience from last season. Incoming freshmen should help bolster the pitching staff, as well as behind the plate. Payton Sheffield is a left- handed pitcher from Oak Grove, who helped lead her team to a state championship. Rheagan Welch from Bogue Chitto has a couple of state championship titles under her belt in the circle also. Breanna McKenzie from North Pike and Samantha Lee from
Lawrence County both will provide depth behind the plate and in the infield. Other freshmen expected to contribute are Savannah Johnston from North Pike, Adrienne Wallace of Bogue Chitto, Kaitlin Cooksey from Copiah Academy, Brooke Laigast from Hannan, La., Kristen Byrd and Julian Johnson, both from Lawrence County. Kent expects to see competition for playing time to heat up as soon as school begins in August. “Competition should be fierce for playing spots this year,” Kent explained. “We only return three everyday starters on defense. We’re looking for good contributions from the incoming freshmen.” Kent knows the South Division in softball is as tough as any division, in any sport, in the MACJC. The strength of the south will be further bolstered this season with Meridian entering the division. 2013 was a banner year for the Lady Wolves in the classroom. They finished as the NJCAA’s No. 2 Academic Softball Team of the Year with a 3.54 GPA. Six of the seven sophomores received NJCAA academic honors recognizing their high GPA’s. Graduating sophomores who have signed on to continue their careers at the senior college level include Kaitlin Moak (Mississippi College), Karla Beth Hux (Mississippi College), and Josie Porter (Belhaven University). 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide | 33
Softball
2014 Lady Wolves Softball Schedule Date January 28 February 1 February 6 February 12 February 15-16 February 21 February 25 February 26 March 5 March 9 March 13 March 16 March 19 March 26 April 3 April 6 April 9 April 13 April 17 April 23 April 27
Opponent Heartland (IL) Baton Rouge (LA) Meridian East Mississippi Meridian Tournament Holmes East Mississippi Baton Rouge (LA) Meridian East Central Mississippi Gulf Coast Pearl River Southwest MS Hinds Jones County East Central Mississippi Gulf Coast Pearl River Southwest MS Hinds Jones County
May 2-4 May 9-11 May 15-18
MACJC State Tournament (North Champion) NJCAA Region 23 Tournament - Clinton, MS NJCAA National Tournament - Clinton, MS
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Location Wesson, MS Wesson, MS Wesson, MS Scooba, MS Meridian, MS Wesson, MS Wesson, MS Baton Rouge, LA Meridian, MS Wesson, MS Perkinston, MS Wesson, MS Summit, MS Raymond, MS Ellisville, MS Decatur, MS Wesson, MS Poplarville, MS Wesson, MS Wesson, MS Wesson, MS
Time 1:00 1:00 1:00 1:00 TBA 3:00 1:00 3:00 2:00 1:00 TBA 12:00 3:00 TBA 4:00 1:00 3:00 12:00 3:00 3:00 12:00
Softball Allen Kent, Head Softball Coach Allen Kent begins his 12th year as head coach of the Co-Lin Lady Wolves softball team. Kent has compiled a record of 281-128 since taking over the program. His Lady Wolves have won three MACJC State Championships. His 2013 Lady Wolves were the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) No. 2 Academic Team of the Year in Softball with a 3.55 grade point average. The Lady Wolves finished 2012 as the No. 4 Academic Team of the Year in Softball. The 2008 Lady Wolves were NJCAA National Runners-Up, while the 2006 squad earned their way to a third place finish in the NJCAA National Tournament in Normal, Ill. The Lady Wolves won the NJCAA Region 23 and the MACJC State Tournament in 2006 and 2008. Kent has been voted MACJC and MAC Coach of the Year three times and the NJCAA Region 23 Coach of the Year twice. He has also received two Mississippi Association of Coaches Community College Coach of the Year Awards.
His Lady Wolves have been MACJC South Division Champions in 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2009, while finishing runners-up in 2003 and 2005. Under Kent’s direction, Co-Lin has produced two NJCAA First Team AllAmericans, three NJCAA Second Team All-Americans, and nine NJCAA Academic All-Americans. A 1982 graduate of Brookhaven High School and a 1984 graduate of Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Kent was a two-year starter for the Wolfpack baseball team. He graduated from Mississippi State University. He serves as a deacon at First Baptist Church in Brookhaven. Kent also serves as the college’s director of housing. He is married to the former Wanda Gayle Agnor of Magnolia, Ms. They are the parents of a son, Colby.
Duane Burt, Assistant Softball Coach Duane Burt returns as an assistant coach for the Lady Wolves softball team. He previously served an assistant coach from 2008-2011. He is a 1998 graduate of Co-Lin, where he was a member of the baseball team, president of the Eta Omega chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, and a Hall of Fame inductee. Burt received his bachelor’s degree in marine biology, with a minor in chemistry, from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2000. He acquired additional study in marine science at Cornell University. Upon graduating from Southern Miss, he accepted a job as Environmental Manager at a utility engineering and construction firm, which was contracted by AT&T. After two years of environmental work, Burt was emergency certified by the state of Mississippi to teach high school science for two years. While at Bogue Chitto High School, he was head softball coach. During these two years, he accumulated two District 7-1A Championship titles, one undefeated sea-
son within Lincoln County rival teams, and advanced well into the state playoffs in 2002-2004. Burt attended graduate school at the University of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy. In 2006, he received his master of science degree in marine pharmacognosy, or, drug discovery from marine plants and animals. Burt began teaching science at Co-Lin in the fall of 2006 at the Simpson County Center, and transferred to the Wesson campus during the summer of 2007. He is a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Bogue Chitto, and is married to the former Amy L. Smith of Bogue Chitto. They are the parents of one son, Brandon, and a daughter, Layla.
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Tennis
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Lady Wolves NJCAA’s No. 2 Academic Team of the Year By Cliff Furr, Assistant Director Sports Information
The 2013 edition of the Lady Wolves tennis team will be one that goes down in the record books for winning big on and off the court. On the court they finished the season with a 7-2 record and captured third place in the MACJC State Tournament and qualified for the NJCAA Region XXIII tournament for the second straight year. Individually, the freshman doubles team of Meredith Allen and Courtney Watts won the State Championship at No. 3 Doubles defeating the team of Amber Frederick and Frankie Turner of Itawamba 6-3, 7-5 in the championship match. Sophomore Haley Wicker was the runnerup in No. 3 Singles falling to Itawamba’s Anna Blair Hunt 6-4, 6-2 in the finals. Watts also played well as she was the runner-up at No. 4 Singles falling to Itawamba’s Bianca Stephens in a three set marathon 3-6, 6-0, 4-6. The Lady Wolves continued their tradition of excellence in the classroom as they finished the year as the NJCAA’s No.2 Academic Team of the Year and the MACJC’s No. 2 Academic Team of the Year. Sophomore Haley Wicker received the NJCAA’s Superior Academic Achievement and MACJC Distinguished Academic All-State Awards, while teammate Abby Morris received the NJCAA’s Exemplary Academic Achievement and MACJC’s Academic All-State Awards. Coach Holli Pepper returns three sophomores in 20132014. Sophomore players are Savannah Brister, Erika Dear,
and Melody Smith. Freshman signees include Carlianne Alderman of Brookhaven, Caroleah Brister of Enterprise Attendance Center, Allie Dear of Terry High, and Carly Riley of Lawrence County High. “Last year was a special team with a great chemistry and work ethic,” said Pepper. “I expect this group to come in ready to work hard in the classroom and on the court and to continue the Lady Wolves tradition.” Pepper, a former state champion as a player at Co-Lin, begins her ninth year as the women’s tennis coach at CoLin.
Haley Wicker returns.
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Tennis Holli Pepper, Women’s Tennis Coach Holli Adams Pepper begins her ninth year as women’s tennis coach. Pepper is a graduate of West Lincoln High School, Copiah-Lincoln Community College and Mississippi College. She is currently a mathematics teacher at West Lincoln High School. Her Lady Wolves were the 2011-2012 National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) No. 2 Women’s Tennis Academic Team of the Year and were the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior College’s (MACJC) Top Women’s Academic Team of the Year with a 3.68 grade point average. This was their seventh time in the last 10 years to be in the Top 2 in the country. On the court, the Lady Wolves, finished the season with a 7-4 record and tied for third place in the MACJC State Tournament. By virtue of the tiebreaker, the Lady Wolves advanced to the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament. Pepper played No. 2 doubles and No. 3 singles at Mississippi College where she was team captain. She received the Choctaw Award and was named American Southwest Conference All-East First Team, All-ASC Tournament
First Team, Newcomer of the Year, ASC Eastern Player of the Week and Academic AllASC Team. She was a member of the 2002 MACJC State and NJCAA Region 23 Championship Team at Copiah-Lincoln. In 2002, Pepper won the state championship at No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles. In 2001 she won the state championship at No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles. She was a NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-American in 2002 and inducted in Co-Lin’s Hall of Fame. Pepper was named the 2012 MACJC Coach of the Year. She was named 2010-2011 Lincoln County’s Instructor of the Year. She has taught tennis privately and with the Brookhaven Recreation Department. She and her husband, Will, reside in Brookhaven. They are expecting their first child this fall.
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Abby Morris hits a backhand.
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Tennis
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2014 will be a new era in Wolfpack tennis
By Cliff Furr, Assistant Director Sports Information
Mike McIntyre and Copiah-Lincoln tennis are two things that have become synonymous over the last 30 years. The longtime Wolfpack tennis coach retired last season after leading the team for 35 years. McIntyre will be replaced by former Co-Lin women’s tennis coach, Brenda Smith. Smith, who also serves as the Dean of Student Services at Co-Lin, previously coached the Lady Wolves tennis team from 1997-2005. Smith compiled an overall record of 110-19 including six consecutive trips to the NJCAA National Tournament. Her teams won 21 individual state championships, two team championships and six teams ranked nationally. Five of those teams also placed in the top two NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year with the 1999, 2003 and 2004 teams recognized as the top Academic Team of the Year. Four players earned NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-American honors and seven NJCAA Academic All-Americans. Smith returns only one player from the 2013 season and had a busy spring as she filled out her 2013-2014 roster. Josh Smith of Wesson is the only returning sophomore for the Wolves. Incoming freshmen include Coleman Carraway of Brandon High, Graham Watson of Brookhaven Academy, Ryan Thibidoux of Brookhaven High, Brandon Nettles and Tony Del Cid, both of Wesson Attendance Center. Smith also picked up two players who spent last year away from the courts in Brock Smith and Dwain Perkins. Smith, a Brookhaven Academy product, attended Louisiana Tech last 38 | 2013-2014 Athletic Media Guide
year and Perkins, a Natchez Cathedral graduate, was a student at Belhaven University. “I’m very excited to be back coaching tennis and I have great group of young men who will represent Co-Lin very well on and off the court,” said Smith.
Brance Crane gets ready to return.
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Tennis Brenda Smith, Men’s Tennis Coach Brenda Smith returns to the court as the coach for the Wolfpack tennis team. Smith coached the Lady Wolves for nine years (1997-2005) compiling an overall record of 110-19 including six consecutive trips to the NJCAA National Tournament. Her teams won 21 individual state championships, two team championships and six teams ranked nationally. Five of those teams also placed in the top two NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year with the 1999, 2003 and 2004 teams recognized as the top Academic Team of the Year. Four players earned NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-American honors and seven NJCAA Academic All-Americans. Coach Smith was selected Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2002 and served as the president of the NJCAA Women’s Tennis Coaches Association for four years. A U.S. Professional Tennis Association certified teaching tennis professional, she was inducted into the Cloud County Community College (KS) Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 and was a 2013 inductee into the Mississippi College Sports Hall of Fame for basketball, tennis and softball.
Smith retired from coaching in 2006, to watch her sons compete athletically on the junior high through junior college level. A member of the Co-Lin staff as an instructor and chairperson to the Heath and Physical Education Division from 1996-2008, Coach Smith has served as Dean of Student Services since 2008. Coach Smith is a graduate of Cloud County Community College (KS) and received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Mississippi College in Clinton. She and her husband, Steve, are the parents of two sons, Matt and Josh. Matt was a two-year starter for the Wolfpack baseball team and Josh is a member of the Wolfpack tennis team. They are active members of Wesson Baptist Church. She replaces Mike McIntyre who retired after 35 years as the coach of the Wolfpack.
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(Left) Mark Ladd charges the net. (Above) Josh Smith is the only returning sophomore ifor 2014.
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Golf
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Wolfpack golfers capture another MACJC State Title in 2013 By Cliff Furr, Assistant Director Sports Information
The Wolfpack had a banner year wining the MACJC State Championship after firing rounds of 296-292 – 588 at Dixie Golf Club in Laurel. Finishing second, four strokes behind, was East Mississippi at 592. Individually, Corbin May and Northwest Mississippi’s Chad Cupples were tied at 143 at the end of regulation. May birdied the fifth playoff hole to capture medalist honors. May also took home the Hubert Tucker Award for the lowest scoring average in the state for the year. He is CoLin’s first Hubert Tucker Award winner. May and teammate Alex Clark were named to the All-State First Team. After finding themselves in fourth place after the first round of the NJCAA Region 23, the Wolfpack would rally to finish runner-up behind champion Mississippi Gulf Coast. May took NJCAA Region XXIII medalist honors and was named to the NJCAA All-Region XXIII Team. He also qualified for the NJCAA National Tournament at Goosepond Country Club in Scottsboro, Ala. The Wolfpack also excelled in the classroom finishing as the NJCAA’s No. 18 Academic Team of the Year. Head coach Ronny Ross was named MACJC Coach of the Year, MAC Coach of the Year, and Eaton Golf Pride Central Region Coach of the Year. Graduating sophomores include Corbin May, Alex Clark, and Austin McFarland. The Wolves return two experienced sophomores from
the 2013 team in Connor Barnes and Austin Schillaci. Ross has signed incoming freshmen Gregory Causey of Petal High, Ryan Desormeaux of Broussard La., Will Lee of Loyd Star, and Kayd Rush of Natchez. Ross feels like his team will have enough talent to make another state title run in 2014. “With the experience my two sophomores have and the good rounds we got out of them last year and the addition of a talented group of freshman, I feel like we should be right back in the thick of things this season,” said Ross.
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Sophomore Alex Clark chips onto the green.
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Golf Ronny Ross, Golf Coach Ronny Ross begins his 14th year as Co-Lin’s golf coach. He also serves as director of golf operations at Wolf Hollow Golf Course. The 2013 season was a banner year for Ross and the Co-Lin golf team. The Wolfpack captured the MACJC State Championship at Dixie Golf Club in Laurel. Corban May was match medalist in the State Championship and became the first Co-Lin golfer to receive the Hubert Tucker award, given to the MACJC player with the lowest scoring average for the year. The team finished runner-up in the NJCAA Region XXIII tournament and May was also match medalist at that tournament, which qualified him for the NJCAA National Tournament at Goosepond Country Club in Scottsboro, Ala. Ross was named the 2013 Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) Junior College Golf Coach of the Year. Ross was also named the 2013 MACJC Coach of the Year and was honored as the 2013 NJCAA Division II Central Region Coach of the Year by Eaton Golf Pride. Ross led the 2009 Wolfpack golf team to their first-ever MACJC Division II State Championship. He was named MACJC Coach of the Year in 2009.
He previously served as head golf professional at Wolf Hollow and Co-Lin’s golf coach from 1995-2001. Prior to coming to Wolf Hollow, Ross served as head golf professional and general manager of Brookhaven Country Club and was assistant golf professional at Oak Harbor Golf Club in Slidell, La. Ross is a member of the Professional Golf Association of America - Gulf States (Mississippi and Louisiana) Section. He served as vice president and tournament director for all assistant golf pros in Mississippi and Louisiana in 1994-95 and is the past president of the Mississippi Junior Golf Association. Ross was named 2009 MACJC Coach of the Year. He is a graduate of Mississippi State University with a B.S. in marketing/professional golf management. Ross and his wife, Elizabeth, are the parents of two children, Jacob and Olivia.
Craig Hennington, Assistant Golf Coach Craig Hennington begins his eighth year as volunteer assistant golf coach. He is a graduate of Copiah-Lincoln Community College where he was a two-year member of the Wolfpack golf team.
Hennington received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and his master’s degree from William Carey College in mathematics. He has been a member of the Copiah-Lincoln mathematics division as an instructor since 2000. Hennington was the recipient of the 2009 Ann Bradberry Award which is presented to a faculty, staff or administrator of the college who the students feel have made an extra effort to assist students. He has also served as the past president of the Wolf Hollow Golf Association.
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Head Coach Ronny Ross (center) with MACJC All-Staters Corbin May (left) and Alex Clark.
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NJCAA Academic Awards 1984 Julia Huckaby (Basketball/ Tennis)
Matt Lea (Baseball) 2003 Anna Gatlin Mooney (Tennis)* Aaron Oberschmidt (Baseball)* Jeremy Vanover (Tennis)* Ben Lambert (Tennis)* Lindsey Altman Johnson (Basketball) Nikki Blakely (Basketball) Kelly Fuller (Softball) Sherkia Harried (Basketball) Ashley Matthews (Tennis) Kimberly McBride Goza (Tennis) Jessica Phillips Dowd (Tennis) Cayce Wallace (Baseball) Joey Young (Golf)
1989 Diane Smith-Watson (Softball/Basketball) 1990 Stanley Sasser (Baseball) 1995 Hamp Gaston (Football) 1996 Matt Kidder(Football) 1997 Lee McAllister (Tennis) Josh Walker (Tennis) 1998 Colby Calcote (Baseball) Candice Magee (Tennis) Jenny Reynolds (Softball) Erin Williamson Smith (Basketball)
2004 Elise Dixon Birdsong (Softball)* Kathy Phillips (Tennis)* Ryan Canon (Tennis)
1999 Denise Warren Leggett (Tennis) Stacy Fitzsimmons Wesson (Tennis) Blake Case (Basketball) Matt Dugas (Tennis)
2005 Chris Collins (Tennis)* Zac Erwin (Tennis)* Brittany Weeks (Tennis) Courtney Angel Posey (Softball)
2000 Amanda Turner Hood (Tennis)* Adam Different (Baseball)* Chris Dunn (Baseball) Lance Newman (Baseball) Breck Honea (Baseball)
2006 Dino Lovrin (Tennis)* Todd Siders (Baseball)* Jackie Stowe Johnson (Softball)* Mattie Alexander Wilson (Soccer) Lyndsay Franklin King (Tennis) Ashley Murphy Horne (Basketball) Holly Pyles Bridges (Softball) Derek Thompson (Baseball)
2001 Sarah Reynolds (Softball)* 2002 Jenny Chapman Taylor (Soccer/Softball)* Janet Chapman Conley (Soccer/Softball)* Josh DeBold (Tennis)* Mike McIntyre, Jr. (Tennis)* Matt Mooney (Golf)* Holli Adams Pepper (Tennis)* Chad Smith (Basketball/Tennis)
Pinnacle Award for Academic Achievement (4.0 GPA) 2011 Nicole Magee (Tennis) Conner Oakes (Baseball) Heather Phillips (Soccer) Blaine Roberts (Tennis) 2012
Will Ashley (Football) Bobbie Cochran (Softball) Christy Wright (Soccer)
2013
Austin Herrington (Tennis) Cory Herrington (Tennis) Adam Watson (Tennis)
2007 Cody Cunningham (Tennis)* Matthew Delaughter (Football)* Kyle Fairley (Baseball)* Roneasa Garner (Basketball)* Edward Joe, III (Baseball)* Stephanie Presley (Soccer)* Annie Selman Delaughter (Softball)*
Superior Academic Achievement (3.8 – 3.99 GPA) 2011 Katie Beth Case (Tennis) TJ Kosile (Basketball) 2012
2013
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Macie Case (Tennis) Brooke Delaughter (Softball) Mario Huljev (Tennis) Carrie Moak (Softball) Marko Knezevic (Tennis) Ansley Schimmel (Tennis) Emily Zumbro (Soccer) Kaitlan Melton (Softball) J.Garrett Wallace (Soccer)
2007 Jon Goldman (Tennis) Cole Hodges (Baseball) Giles Langston (Tennis) Dane Orders (Baseball) Josh Peckham (Tennis) Brad Young (Soccer) 2008 Amber Bowman (Soccer/Softball)* Meleah Brown Howard (Softball)* Brett Hart (Tennis)* Kristen Wilson (Soccer)* Brent Fielder (Soccer) Brandt Hinton (Baseball) Emily Langley Toney (Softball) Mindy Morse Lofton (Tennis) Joey Ratcliff (Tennis) Travis Stalans (Soccer) 2009 Micah Davis (Football)* Ashlee Richardson (Tennis)* Kimberlee Thomas (Basketball)* Aaron Walker (Tennis)* TeAirra Wilbert (Basketball)* Adrienne Brown (Tennis) Summer Easterling (Softball) Missy Paulina (Softball) Devon Welch (Softball) 2010 Joseph Collins (Football)* Jeff DeBieux (Baseball)* Jeremy James (Soccer)* Kendall Logan (Baseball)* Mary Catherine McDonnieal (Tennis)* Joseph McKay (Soccer)* Colby Bass (Tennis) Tyler Fitzgerald (Football) Keri Johns (Soccer) Thomas Silver (Tennis)
Kendra Jackson (Soccer) Chandler Rogers (Football) Gib Britt (Tennis) Haley Wicker (Tennis) Jay Case (Basketball) Mark Ladd (Tennis) Exemplary Academic Achievement (3.6 – 3.79 GPA) 2011 Bethany Pinkston (Softball) Samantha Roberts (Soccer) 2012
Will Gatlin (Baseball) Katherine Scarbrough (Tennis)
J. Keaton Stamps (Golf) 2013
Karla Beth Hux (Softball) Josie Porter (Softball) Will Gatlin (Baseball) Chynna Coghlan (Softball) Bradi Davis (Softball) Kaitlin Moak (Softball) Abby Morris (Tennis) A. Troy Allred (Tennis)
NJCAA All-Americans 1963 John Laird (Football) 1964 Leroy Reed (Football) 1967 Jaris Patrick (Football) 1973 J. Mike Smith (Football) Emmitt Madison (Football) Bruce Steele (Football)
1996 Tony Bryant (Football) Maurice Johnson (Football) Greg Madison (Football) 1997 Brandon Belanger (Baseball) Demetricus Cain (Basketball) Randy Thomas (Football) Preston Vinson (Football) 1998 Sarah Beth Reeves (Softball)
1974 Marion Hilliard (Basketball) Randy Shivers (Football) A. J. Smith (Football)
1998 Chasity Cubie (Basketball) Anthony Sessions (Football) Cleveland Pinkney (Football)
1985 Willie Holmes (Football)
1999 Ernest Pitts (Football) Summer Lewis(Softball)
1986 Leonard Hooker (Football) 1987 Johnny Steptoe (Basketball) Brad White (Golf) 1988 Mike Boudreaux (Golf) 1989 Tara Curtis (Basketball) 1993 Megan Riebock Jones (Basketball)
1999 Katrina Dotson (Basketball) Phillip Glore (Golf) Dusty Hutto (Golf) 2000 Chris Dunn (Baseball) Tammy Case (Softball) Kit Brashier (Softball) Victoria Mason (Basketball) 2001 Barry Whitley (Basketball) John Carlton (Golf)
Mindy Livaudais (Basketball) 2002 Kyle Beall (Baseball) Tiania Burns (Basketball) Matt Mooney (Golf) 2003 Tiania Burns (Basketball) Holli Hankins (Softball) 2005 Ledell Eackles (Basketball) Jessica Melton (Softball) Patrick Williams (Baseball) 2006 Emily Horne (Softball) Xavier Qualls (Baseball) Jesse Bowman (Football) Cedric Johnson (Football) 2007 Nikki Williams (Basketball) 2008 Becca Bailey (Softball) 2009 Monea Cameron (Softball) Trent Hutchin (Basketball) Rachel Vigers (Basketball) 2010 Dequan Menzie (Football) Rachel Vigers (Basketball) Latoria Holder (Basketball) 2011 Jordan Hunt (Football) Kierra Etienne (Basketball) 2012 Dehendret Collins (Football)
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Milton Griffin at the plate.
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Co-Lin Sports Hall of Fame 1978 (Charter Members) Mattie Wallace Barton* Harry R. “Moon” Mullins* Charlie W. “Bill” Steadman* H. L. “Hook” Stone* Robert W. “Bobby” Thames* Walter R. “Polie” Sullivan* “Chunkin’” Charlie Ward* 1979 Anslum N. Blackwell* Pauline Case Britt* L. W. “Tap” Godbold* Bracie C. Smith* Robert Bernard “Bernie” Ward* 1980 Susie Bridges Ainsworth* William Curtis “Pop” Allen* Richard A. “Bill” Cooper* John B. “Johnnie” Moak* William Jefferson “Jay” Smith* 1981 Lucille Blackwell Hammons* C. Burnell “Bit” Egger* Horace G. “Little Bud” Godbold* John M. “Tite” Goodwin* 1982 Bucky Waters* Glyn Abel Carl Medley Gladys Bell Carney 1983 Otis Bufkin* G. F. “Sporty” Dabbs* Dr. J. Lloyd Milam* Juanita Walker Warren* 1984 Joe Brueck* Tillman Herring Godbold* Bob Huckaby Jennie Lucille Berry Shows* James A. Sinclair
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1985 Elmer T. Brumfield* Joe Eugene Gardner* Dick Jordan Eva Allen Walley 1986 Guy Barr Ruth Lewis Hancock* A. J. Mangum, Jr. Dr. Dewey J. Metts, Jr. 1987 J. W. Patrick* Lavada Smith* Nell Bass Summer* M. K. Turk
Leroy “Roy” Bullock Aline Peacock Carter Mayo A. Pittman 1993 Daniel Ethelbert Albritton Jim Carmody Earl Kermit Hutson* Tim Mills Verdie Mae Smith Posey* 1994 Margarette Allred Berry Vance Waldon Brown J. P. “Hezzie” Dunaway* Troy Arliss Ricks* Felix N. Turnbough*
1988 Chesley Boggan James E. “Ed” Brazelton* Lynn Scott LeBeau George P. Norton
1995 Coney C. Burgess Max Edwards Milton J. Robichaux* Homer Earl Smith Robert E. “Bob” Stevens
1989 Frank Ray Garner* Marvin Lee Hutson* Dewitt Shivers* M. T. “Tick” Tatum* Fred “Rip” Taylor*
1996 Garland Brown Frederic James “F.J.” Dickey* George Gulledge* Michael D. Jones Bennie E. Kimble
1990 Charles Harold Dickerson Granville P. Harrison* Theo Jones* Bernard Riley John Williams
1997 F. M. Fortenberry* George Allen Pell Randy Shivers Pauline Taylor Stokes Gwyn H. Young
1991 Jamie Harris Bowering* Alton Bruce Greenlee Granvil P. “Pap” Hamby* Annie Maude Taylor McCrillis* Alton Ricks
1998 Harry S. Dickerson Robert Newsome James Robert “Bobby” Thames* Samuel C. West Cynthia “Cindy” Hodges Williams
1992 Wade Alexander* Henry Rene “Frenchie”Bolis*
1999 Iris Poole Eddy
Sports Hall of Fame Leslie Paul Henning Claude Edward Porter* Rudolph Alexander Sandel
2003 None Selected (75th Anniversary)
2000 Dr. James Milton Ewing* Tammie Gayten* Pat Hennington Michael D. McIntyre W.L. Stampley
2004 Dennis Keith Case Albert “Sonny” Hill Megan Reibock Jones Bob Ricketts* Cleston C. Savoie, Sr.
2001 Keith Daniels* Charlie J. King Walter W. Mann, Jr. James Ronny Smith Sue Echols Vanderford
2005 Raymond Edwin “Eddie” Beach* Stanley B. “Bull” Day* Lee Dixon James W. “Jim” Robbins
2002 Robert C. (Bob) Barrett Henry Harrison Brumfield Mary Willie Marler Douglas Willie E. McGee
2006 Ralph Newell* Robert Parsons Joe Frank Robbins J. Mike Smith
Shelby Watts 2007 Chris Calcote Tara Curtis Troy C. Greer Grady Jones, Jr.* Curtis McMillian
Colby Calcote Katrina Dotson John M. Laird, Jr.* Randy Thomas 2011 Gene “Moochie” Britt Jack Case Tangela Jones Hawthorne John R. Ward
2008 Sammy Blackmon Oscar Lee “Honey” Britt* Demectrics Cain Chet Mercier Richard Shoemaker
2012 Ira Coates Joel Lessley Chris Dunn Victoria Mason
2009 Leon Boone Jerry Globetti Ray Ishee Daron Jenkins
* Deceased
2010 Brandon Belanger
MACJC Sports Hall of Fame
Photo by Natalie Davis
Co-Lin President Dr. Ronnie Nettles (far right) with the family of the late Bucky Waters. Waters, a former player and football coach, was the 2013 inductee into the MACJC Sports Hall of Fame. 2007 Carl Medley Henry L. “Hook” Stone* M. K. Turk 2008 Alton Ricks “Chunkin” Charlie Ward*
2009 Alton Greenlee
2012 Gwyn Young
2010 A. J. “Red” Mangum
2013 Bucky Waters*
2011 Bob Ricketts*
* Deceased
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NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year
Photo by Johnny Smith
The 2013 Lady Wolves softbal tteam is the NJCAA’s No. 2 Women’s Softball Academic Team of the Year.
1995 Softball
No. 7
1999 Tennis (W) Baseball
No. 1 No. 6
2000 Tennis (W) Baseball Softball
No. 2 No. 4 No. 4
2001 Tennis (W)
No. 5
2002 Tennis (M) Tennis (W) Golf Baseball
No. 1 No. 2 No. 4 No. 5
2002 Softball
No. 12
2003 Tennis (W) Baseball Tennis (M) Golf Basketball (W) Softball
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 9 No. 27 No. 38
2004 Tennis (W)
No. 1
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Tennis (M) Baseball Softball
No. 2 No. 10 No. 28
2005 Tennis (M) Tennis (W) Baseball Softball
No. 1 No. 6 No. 14 No. 23
2006 Tennis (M) Baseball Softball Tennis (W) Basketball (W) 2007 Tennis (M) Soccer (W) Baseball Tennis (W) Golf Softball
No. 2 No. 4 No. 12 No. 12 No. 26 No. 1 No. 8 No. 9 No. 11 No. 18 No. 30
2008 Tennis (M) Tennis (W) Baseball Softball
No. 1 No. 7 No. 19 No. 20
2009 Tennis (M) Tennis (W) Soccer (W) Baseball Softball
No. 2 No. 5 No. 13 No. 14 No. 20
2010 Tennis (W) Tennis (M) Baseball Soccer (W)
No. 3 No. 4 No. 16 No. 17
2011 Tennis (M) Tennis (W) Softball Golf Soccer (W)
No. 2 No. 4 No. 6 No. 13 No. 17
2012 Tennis (M) Tennis (W) Softball
No. 1 No. 2 No. 4
2013 Tennis (M) Tennis (W) Softball Golf
No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 18
Name Greg Sims Jordan Harris Javon Washington Courtney Foy Bubba Keene Kalen Jackson Carroll Phillips Casey Gladney Jonathon Calvin Arthur Maulet Nick Beasley Zack Smith Daniel Fitzwater Ross Hill, Jr. De’Vante Nichols Edward Muldrow Jimmy Barnes Koy McFarland Diquan Davis Ricky Green Chris Richmond BeJay Welch Josh Russell Roy Bibbs Jymal Ellis Kelton Smith Van Lee Joshua Bates Gabe Terry Justin Morgan DeLance Turner Darius Woodcox Desmond King Teron Fitzgerald Blayne Jones Trent Furr Xavier Dampeer Ryan Proctor Garrett Keating DeMorris Bedford Cullen Greer Terry Smith David Adams Quintarius Willis Jocquell Johnson Zechariah Ray Jacob Fleming Nick Luckey Darrion Hutcherson Germie Martin Tyson McDonald Philanteus Jarrett Anthony Cunningham Darrell Vanerson Ryan Duckworth Demond Tucker
Ht. 5’10” 6’0” 5’10” 5’10’ 6’4” 6’1” 6’4” 6’0” 6’3” 5’11” 6’2” 6’1” 6’6” 6’2” 5’8” 6’4” 6’1” 5’10” 5’11” 5’10” 6’0” 6’2” 5’10” 6’2” 6’3” 5’11” 6’0” 5’10” 6’3” 6’2” 5’11” 5’11” 5’11”
Wt. 175 235 180 180 190 205 245 185 265 195 190 185 230 185 170 220 215 165 185 180 200 196 180 190 210 205 190 180 200 200 195 215 225
5’10” 5’10” 6’2” 6’5” 6’4” 6’1” 6’0 5’10” 6’4” 6’3” 6’5” 6’6” 6’5” 6’3” 6’6” 6’0” 6’3” 6’3” 6’1” 6’3” 6’2” 6’1”
160 165 300 300 275 265 280 240 275 260 305 315 295 280 245 175 235 280 260 270 265 285
Pos. DB LB WR WR WR DB LB/DE WR DT DB DB QB QB WR WR LB LB WR WR DB DB DB DB DB LB RB WR/RB DB LB DB RB LB LB LB K K OL OL OL DT OL LS OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR TE DL DL DL DL DL
CL SO SO SO FR SO SO FR SO FR FR FR FR FR SO SO SO SO FR FR FR SO FR FR FR SO SO SO FR SO FR FR SO FR FR FR FR SO SO FR FR FR FR SO FR SO FR FR FR SO FR SO SO SO FR FR FR
High School / Hometown Brookhaven/Brookhaven, MS Clarksdale/Clarksdale, MS Natchez/Natchez, MS Midfield/Birmingham, AL Brookhaven Academy/Brookhaven, MS Magee/Magee, MS Miami Central/Miami, FL Glen Forest/Columbia, SC Murrah/Jackson, MS Bonnabel/Harvey, LA St. Joseph/Canton, MS Brookhaven/Brookhaven, MS Calvary/Shreveport, LA Brookhaven/Brookhaven, MS Pearl/Pearl, MS South Gwinnett/Snellville, GA Franklin County/Meadville, MS Wesson/Wesson, MS Greenville Weston/Greenville, MS South Delta/Rolling Fork, MS Brandon/Brandon, MS Northwest Rankin/Flowood, MS Jim Hill/Jackson, MS McComb/McComb, MS Ridgeland/Ridgeland, MS Copiah Academy/Wesson, MS Mendenhall/Mendenhall, MS Provine/Jackson, MS Palm Beach Central/Wellington, FL Senatobia/Senatobia, MS Perry Central/New Augusta, MS Callaway/Jackson, MS Southaven/Southaven, MS St. Joseph/Madison, MS Ackerman/Ackerman, MS Mendenhall/Mendenhall, MS Brandon/Brandon, MS Adams Christian/Natchez, MS John F. Kennedy/Mound Bayou, MS Wesson/Wesson, MS Port Gibson/Port Gibon, MS South Delta/Rolling Fork, MS Greenville Weston/Greenville, MS Callaway/Jackson, MS Yazoo City/Yazoo City, MS North Pike/McComb, MS Magee/Magee, MS Dadeville/Dadeville, AL Bogue Chitto/Bogue Chitto, MS Magee/Magee, MS Hollendale/Hollendale, MS Wayne County/State Line, MS McComb/McComb, MS Taylorsville/Taylorsville, MS Hazlehurst/Hazlehurst, MS
Wolfpack Football
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 40 41 43 44 45 47 48 49 51 54 55 56 57 59 64 67 72 73 74 75 81 84 85 88 90 95 96 98
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Wolfpack Football
Greg Sims No. 1
Jordan Harris No. 2
Javon Washington No. 3
Courtney Foy No. 4
Sophomore • 5’10” • 175 lb. Defensive Back • Brookhaven, MS
Sophomore • 6’0” • 225 lb. Linebacker • Clarksdale, MS
Sophomore • 5’10” • 180 lb. Wide Receiver • Natchez, MS
Freshman • 5’10” • 180 lb. Wide Receiver • Birmingham, AL
Bubba Keene No. 5
Kalen Jackson No. 6
Carroll Phillips No. 7
Casey Gladney No. 8
Sophomore • 6’4” • 190 lb. Wide Receiver • Brookhaven, MS
Sophomore • 6’1” • 205 lb. Defensive Back • Magee, MS
Freshman • 6’4” • 245 lb. Linebacker/Def. End • Miami, FL
Sophomore • 6’0” • 185 lb. Wide Receiver • Columbia, SC
Jonathan Calvin No. 9
Arthur Maulet No. 10
Nick Beasley No. 11
Zach Smith No. 14
Freshman • 6’3” • 265 lb. Defensive Tackle • Jackson, MS
Freshman • 5’11” • 195 lb. Defensive Back • Harvey, LA
Freshman • 6’1” • 185 lb. Defensive Back • Canton, MS
Freshman • 6’1” • 185 lb. Quarterback • Brookahven, MS
Daniel Fitzwater No. 15
Ross Hill, Jr. No. 18
De’Vante Nichols No. 19
Edward Muldrow No. 20
Freshman • 6’6” • 230 lb. Quarterback • Shreveport, LA
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Sophomore • 6’2” • 185 lb. Wide Receiver • Brookhaven MS
Sophomore • 5’8” • 170 lb. Wide Receiver • Pearl, MS
Sophomore • 6’4” • 220 lb. Linebacker • Snellville, GA
Koy McFarland No. 22
Diquan Davis No. 23
Ricky Green No. 24
Sophomore • 6’1” • 215 lb. Linebacker • Meadville, MS
Freshman • 5’10” • 165 lb. Wide Receiver • Wesson, MS
Freshman • 5’11” • 185 lb. Wide Receiver • Greenville, MS
Freshman • 5’10” • 180 lb. Defensive Back • Rolling Fork, MS
Chris Richmond No. 25
BeJay Welch No. 30
Josh Russell No. 31
Roy Bibbs No. 32
Sophomore • 6’0” • 200 lb. Defensive Back • Brandon, MS
Jymal Ellis No. 33
Freshman • 6’2” • 196 lb. Defensive Back • Flowood, MS
Freshman • 5’10” • 180 lb. Defensive Back • Jackson, MS
Freshman • 6’2” • 190 lb. Defensive Back • McComb,MS
Kelton Smith No. 35
Van Lee No. 36
Joshua Bates No. 37
Sophomore • 6’3” • 210 lb. Linebacker • Ridgeland, MS
Sophomore • 5’11” • 205 lb. Running Back • Wesson, MS
Sophomore• 6’0” • 190 lb. Running Back • Mendenhall, MS
Freshman • 5’10” • 180 lb. Defensive Back • Jackson, MS
Gabe Terry No. 40
Justin Morgan No. 41
DeLance Turner No. 43
Darius Woodcox No. 44
Sophomore • 6’3” • 200 lb. Linebacker • Wellington, FL
Freshman • 6’2” • 200 lb. Defensive Back • Senatobia, MS
Freshman • 5’11” • 195 lb. Running Back • New Augusta, MS
Wolfpack Football
Jimmy Barnes No. 21
Sophomore • 5’11” • 215 lb. Linebacker • Jackson, MS
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Wolfpack Football
Desmond King No. 45
Teron Fitzgerald No. 47
Blayne Jones No. 48
Trent Furr No. 49
Freshman • 5’11” • 225 lb. Linebacker • Southaven, MS
Freshman • ” • lb. Linebacker • Hattiesburg, MS
Freshman • 5’10” • 160 lb. Kicker • Jackson, MS
Freshman • 5’10” • 165 lb. Kicker • Ackerman, MS
Xavier Dampeer No. 51
Ryan Proctor No. 54
Garrett Keating No. 55
DeMorris Bedford No. 56
David Adams No. 64
Quintarius Willis No. 67
Jacob Fleming No. 74
Nick Luckey No. 75
Sophomore • 6’2” • 300 lb. Offensive Line • Mendenhall MS
Cullen Greer No. 57
Sophomore • 6’5” • 300 lb. Offensive Line • Brandon, MS
Terry Smith No. 59
Freshman • 6’0” • 280 lb. Offensive Line • Wesson, MS
Freshman • 5’10” • 240 lb. Long Snapper • Port Gibson, MS
Jacquell Johnson No. 72
Zechariah Ray No. 73
Sophomore • 6’5” • 305 lb. Offensive Line • Jackson, MS
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Freshman • 6’6” • 315 lb. Offensive Line • Yazoo City, MS
Freshman • 6’4” • 275 lb. Freshman • 6’1” • 265 lb. Offensive Line • Natchez, MS Defensive Tackle • Mound Bayou, MS
Sophomore • 6’4” • 275 lb. Freshman • 6’3” • 260 lb. Offensive Line • Rolling Fork, MS Offensive Line • Greenville, MS
Freshman • 6’5” • 295 lb. Offensive Line • McComb, MS
Freshman • 6’3” • 280 lb. Offensive Line • Magee, MS
Germie Martin No. 84
Tyson McDonald No. 85
Philanteus Jarrett No. 88
Sophomore • 6’6” • 245 lb. Tight End • Dadeville, AL
Freshman • 6’0” • 175 lb. Wide Receiver • Bogue Chitto, MS
Sophomore • 6’3” • 235 lb. Tight End • Magee, MS
Defensive Line • Hollendale, MS
Anthony Cunningham No. 90
Darrell Vanerson No. 95
Ryan Duckworth No. 96
Demond Tucker No. 98
Sophomore • 6’3” • 280 lb.
Sophomore • 6’1” • 260 lb. Defensive Line • State Line, MS
Freshman • 6’3” • 270 lb. Defensive Line • McComb, MS
Freshman • 6’2” • 265 lb. Defensive Line • Taylorsville, MS
Freshman • 6’1” • 285 lb. Defensive Line • Hazlehurst, MS
Sam Ratcliff Trainer/Video
Steven McFarland Manager
Andrew Stockett Manager
Ke-Shun Brice Equipment Manager
Sophomore Brookhaven, MS
Sophomore Waynesboro, MS
Sophomore Vicksburg, MS
Sophomore Brookhaven, MS
Not Pictured:
Xavier Green Video Freshman Natchez, MS
Wolfpack Football
Darrion Hutcherson No. 81
Christian Tyler Manager Freshman Bogue Chitto, MS
Wolfpack coaching staff from left, Robert McFarland, Calvin Green, Dan Reich, Head Coach Glenn Davis, Bill Hemingway, Maurice Johnson, and Otis Yelverton. Photo by Jenna Dickerson.
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Jessica Bailey
Amber Anne Bergeron
Deonna Bridges
Drew Cook
Jasmine Hill
Andrea Jenkins
Anna Maria McCormick
Sam McCreary
Glen Allen, MS
Athletic Trainers
Brandon, MS
Jessica Montgomery Silver Creek, MS
Sontag, MS
Brookaven MS
Sam Ratcliff
Brookhaven, MS
Hazlehurst MS
Bude, MS
Alaina Thompson Jackson MS
Jill Koenig
Assistant Athletic Trainer
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Puckett, MS
Brandon, MS
Jana Wedgeworth Mendenhall, MS
Matt McClain
Head Athletic Trainer
PERKINSTON - For the second straight week, the underdog Co-Lin Wolfpack came from behind as they upset the No. 6 ranked Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs 41-37 to win the MACJC State Championship. It was the Wolfpack’s first state championship since 1985. “The first half we didn’t play very smart, we played hard, but we kind of played like we did in the whole ball game in Wesson,” said Co-Lin Head Coach Glenn Davis. “We told them at halftime that we weren’t playing very physical and we weren’t playing very smart and we’ve got 30 minutes to change what we weren’t doing. Kids came out and we made some plays offensively that got us going, the defense got going, it was a great second half.” The Wolfpack would take their first lead of the game with 7:52 left in the game. Quarterback Chandler Rogers would find a wide-open Marquis Hayes for his third touchdown of the game. This one, a 46-yard strike, put Co-Lin up 34-31 with 7:52 left in the game. “Coach called some good plays, Chandler got it to me and I was wide open,” said Hayes who had the biggest game of his Co-Lin career with touchdowns of 51, 71, and 46 yards. On the next Gulf Coast possession, Milton Griffin would pick off a Hatten pass to give Co-Lin the ball at the Gulf Coast 17-yard line. Rogers would hit Joe Craig Jr. on a 15-yard touchdown pass. Long’s PAT increased the Wolfpack lead to 41-31 with 5:54 remaining. But the Bulldogs weren’t going to go down without a fight. After Hatten was sacked by Terrell Hartsfield at the Gulf Coast 3-yard line, it looked like the Wolfpack had the game well in hand. On the very next play, Hatten would throw a 97-yard touchdown pass to Dhaquille Williams with 4:48 still on the clock. The Bulldogs would try an onside kick, but the Wolfpack would recover. The Gulf Coast defense would force hold Co-Lin on fourth down with less than a minute left in the game. After an incomplete pass, Hatten found Williams for a 51-yard pass down to the Co-Lin 30. On the next play, Greg Sims would intercept Hatten in the end zone to ice the win for the Wolfpack. “I really can’t believe it,” said quarterback Chandler Rogers. “I didn’t know how long it had been since Co-Lin had won the state and to come out here against Gulf Coast who embarrassed us at homecoming it was awesome to come down here and get a win. We haven’t lost on the road, we enjoy playing on the road, and it was nice to get some redemption.” Rogers completed 23-of-31 passes for 358 yards and 4 touchdowns and 1 interception. Gulf Coast scored first on an 11-yard run by Anton Thornton with 7:26 remaining in the first quarter. Stephen Brauchle’s PAT gave the Bulldogs an early 7-0 lead. Co-Lin would mount a 75-yard drive that took 6:23. Running back Van Lee ran in from 2 yards out. Nolan Long’s
PAT was partially blocked as the Wolfpack pulled to 7-6 with 1:03 left in the first quarter. Gulf Coast would score 17 points in the second quarter. A 7-yard run by Derrick Goff at the 12:03 mark put the Bulldogs up 14-6. After Fenest Armstrong intercepted a Rogers pass, the Bulldogs took advantage as Hatten hit Williams on a 23-yard strike to put Gulf Coast up 21-6. On the next Co-Lin possession, Rogers would find Hayes for a 51-yard touchdown. Long’s PAT would pull the Wolfpack to 21-13 with 6:30 left in the half. Gulf Coast would increase their lead to 24-13 on a 28yard Brauchle field goal with 1:43 remaining in the half. Co-Lin would strike first in the second half when Casey Gladney took a Zach Pinkerton punt 71-yards to pay dirt to pull the Wolfpack to with 24-20 at the 11:03 mark in the third quarter. Bulldog running back JoJo Snell would break free to score from 51-yards out to increase the Gulf Coast lead to 31-20 with 7:49 left in the third. On the first play of Co-Lin’s next possession, Rogers found Hayes again, this time a 71-yard bomb that took 9 seconds off the clock. Long’s PAT closed the Gulf Coast lead to 31-27. Hayes led the Wolfpack receivers with 8 catches for 231 yards. Craig had 8 catches for 72 yards. Co-Lin rushed for 94 yards. Van Lee led the way with 44 yards. Darius Guy added 42 yards before going out of the game in the second quarter with a foot injury. Hatten was 10-of-19 for 280 yards 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions. Williams had 9 catches for 235 yards. Thornton led the Gulf Coast ground attack with 7 carries for 58 yards. Goff, who rushed for 145 yards in the first meeting, was held to 32 yards by the Co-Lin defense. On defense for the Wolfpack, Milton Griffin, Brian Isaac, and Greg Sims had interceptions. Jordan Harris had 11 tackles to lead the Wolfpack.
Wolfpack Football
Wolfpack upset No. 6 Gulf Coast to win State Championship 41-37
Coach Glenn Davis hoists the state championship trophy to the delight of the Wolfpack. Photo by Natalie Davis
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Lady Wolves Soccer
Lady Wolves Soccer No. 00/10 1/36 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 32 34
Name Ashlee Rice Daniela Orozco Chandler Gagliardi Vanesha Harris Addison Wright April Gant Conseula Hadley Abbie Graves Mollie Simpson Jayda Washington Stephanie Hendricks Hope Gatlin Shelby Strong Hannah Linnell Temper Russell Emily Smith Caitlin Lofton Dawn McDaniel Kristen Emory Casherry Russell Emary Smith Anna Donnelly Rachel Kaczkowski
Class FR SO FR FR SO SO SO SO FR FR SO FR SO FR FR FR SO FR FR SO FR SO FR
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Position GK/MID GK/FW DEF FW MID DEF DEF MID FW FW DEF MID MID FW MID FW MID DEF MID DEF DEF MID DEF
Photo by Johnny Smith
Hometown Picayune, MS Phoenix, AZ Meadville, MS Wesson, MS Biloxi, MS Laurel, MS Laurel, MS Roxie, MS Natchez, MS Jackson, MS Biloxi, MS Enterprise, MS Wesson, MS Florence, MS Magee, MS Meadville, MS Natchez, MS Brookhaven, MS Meadville, MS Crystal Springs, MS Jackson, MS Goodyear, AZ Brandon, MS
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Name Daniel Bird Foday Carr Zac McLin Da’Shone Lampley Matt Brasher Dylan Sandidge Brayden Williams Blayne Jones Kenny Llamas Eric Lima Austin Scheider Camilo Posada Chrishun Smith Johnny Walker Chance Holden Garrett Holden Dustin Brown DeQuarius Allen Briyan Paiz Brendan Beach Mason Peterson Austin Walker Jesus Roman Wesley Varner
Class SO FR FR SO FR SO FR FR FR FR FR FR SO FR SO SO FR FR FR FR SO FR FR SO
Position DEF DEF FW MID DEF DEF MID FW MID FW FW DEF DEF MID FW MID DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF MID GK GK
Hometown D’Iberville, MS Mobile, AL Jackson, MS Laurel, MS Meadville, MS Natchez, MS Monticello, MS Jackson, MS Hazlehurst, MS Crystal Springs, MS Flowood, MS Biloxi, MS Jackson, MS Biloxi, MS Brookhaven, MS Brookhaven, MS Florence, MS Roxie, MS Crystal Springs, MS Roxie, MS D’Iberville, MS Natchez, MS Flowood, MS Magee, MS
Wolfpack Soccer
No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 30 32
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Ashlee Rice No. 00/10
Daniela Orozco No. 1/36
Chandler Gagliardi No. 2 Freshman • Defender Meadville, MS
Freshman • Forward Wesson, MS
Addison Wright No. 4
April Gant No. 5
Conseula Hadley No. 6
Abbie Graves No. 7
Lady Wolves Soccer
Freshman • Goal Keeper/MID Sophomore • Goal Keeper/FW Picayune, MS Phoenix, AZ
Vanesha Harris No. 3
Sophomore • Midfielder Biloxi, MS
Sophomore • Defender Laurel, MS
Sophomore • Defender Laurel, MS
Sophomore • Midfielder Roxie, MS
Mollie Simpson No. 8
Jayda Washington No. 9
Stephanie Hendricks No. 11
Hope Gatlin No. 12
Shelby Strong No. 13
Hannah Linnell No. 14
Freshman • Forward Natchez, MS
Sophomore • Midfielder Wesson, MS
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Freshman • Forward Jackson, MS
Freshman • Midfielder Florence, MS
Sophomore • Defender Biloxi, MS
Freshman • Midfielder Enterprise, MS
Temper Russell No. 15
Emily Smith No. 16
Freshman • Midfielder Magee, MS
Freshman • Forward Meadville, MS
Caitlin Lofton No. 17
Sophomore • Midfielder Natchez, MS
Dawn McDaniel No. 18
Kristen Emory No. 19
Freshman • Defender Brookhaven, MS
Freshman • Midfielder Meadville, MS
Anna Donnelly No. 32
Rachel Kaczkowski No. 34
Casherry Russell No. 20
Sophomore • Defender Crystal Springs, MS
Emary Smith No. 21
Freshman • Defender Jackson, MS
Sophomore • Midfielder Goodyear, AZ
Lady Wolves Soccer
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Freshman • Defender Brandon, MS
Photo by Natalie Davis.
Current and former Lady Wolves at the 2nd Annual Black & Blue Alumni Day.
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Wolfpack Soccer
Daniel Bird No. 2
Foday Carr No. 3
Zac McLin No. 4
Da’Shone Lampley No. 5
Sophomore • Defender D’Iberville, MS
Freshman • Defender Mobile, AL
Freshman • Forward Jackson, MS
Sophomore • Midfielder Laurel, MS
Matt Brasher No. 6
Freshman • Defender Meadville, MS
Dylan Sandidge No. 7
Sophomore • Defender Natchez, MS
Brayden Williams No. 8 Freshman • Midfielder Monticello, MS
Blayne Jones No. 9
Freshman • Forward Jackson, MS
Kenny Llamas No. 10
Eric Lima No. 11
Austin Scheider No. 12
Camilo Posada No. 13
Freshman • Midfielder Hazlehurst, MS
Freshman • Forward Crystal Springs, MS
Freshman • Forward Flowood, MS
Freshman • Defender Biloxi, MS
Chrishun Smith No. 14
Johnny Walker No. 15
Chance Holden No. 16
Garrett Holden No. 17
Sophomore • Defender Jackson, MS
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Freshman • Midfielder Biloxi, MS
Sophomore • Forward Brookhaven, MS
Sophomore • Midfielder Brookhaven, MS
Dustin Brown No. 18
DeQuarius Allen No. 19
Freshman • Defender Florence, MS
Freshman • Defender Roxie, MS
Mason Peterson No. 23
Austin Walker No. 24
Freshman • Midfielder D’Iberville, MS
Freshman • Defender Crystal Springs, MS
Jesus Roman No. 30
Freshman • Goal Keeper Flowood, MS
Brendan Beach No. 21
Freshman • Defender Roxie, MS
Wesley Varner No. 32
Sophomore • Goal Keeper Magee, MS
Wolfpack Soccer
Sophomore • Defender D’Iberville, MS
Briyan Paiz No. 20
Photo by Natalie Davis
Dyan Sandidge (right) tries to get by the Northwest Mississippi defender.
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Tiana Burns Tiana Burns of Nashville, Tenn., is a 2003 graduate of Co-Lin where she led the woman’s basketball team to MACJC state championships her freshman and sophomore years. They were Region 23 champions her freshman year and runners-up her sophomore year. She was named MACJC First Team All-State, NJCAA All Region 23 and NJCAA Region 23 All Tournament both years playing for the Wolfpack, and was named NJCAA First Team All American and was nationally ranked her sophomore year. She averaged 27 points a game her sophomore year. After Co-Lin, Burns went on to play at Mississippi State University where she tallied 729 career points and started all 58 games played in two years. She took home the Field Goal Percentage Award, leading the team with a .428 percentage from the floor going 124-for-290. She received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Mississippi State and will complete a master’s degree in the spring. She works as a technician at Nissan, and still enjoys playing basketball in Nashville summer leagues in her spare time.
Sports Hall of Fame
Tommy Dykes Tommy Del Dykes is being inducted posthumously into the Hall of Fame. He was a 1959 graduate of Co-Lin where he was named All State Honorable Mention. After Co-Lin, he attended Delta State University where he helped the Statesmen to a 9-1 winning season and an invitation to the Christmas Bowl in Natchitoches, La. He was inducted into the M Club at Delta State. He received a bachelor’s degree from Delta State and taught and coached at Maddox Junior High in Laurel and at Mendenhall High School before becoming an underwriter for Lamar Life Insurance Company. He returned to coaching, and spent the majority of his years at New Hebron Attendance Center, coaching junior high and high school track and teaching Mississippi history classes. He was a beloved teacher and coach for 25 years before his death in 1992. Dykes was a member of New Hebron Baptist Church, where he served as a Sunday school teacher and a deacon. He married Jane Bell Dykes in 1961, and they had three children, Elizabeth Ann Post, Alane Lee Dykes, and Gregory Del Dykes, and five grandchildren.
Ken Fortenberry
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Ken Fortenberry of Hammond, La., is a 1957 graduate of Co-Lin where he played basketball and was on the track team, where he competed in the high jump. He was named All-State in basketball. After Co-Lin, he went on to play basketball at The University of Southern Mississippi, where he was team captain his senior year, and was also on the track team. He received a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Southern Miss and a master’s degree in education from Mississippi College. He was a high school basketball coach for 10 years, before moving on to Southeastern Louisiana University where he spent five years as an assistant basketball coach and 10 years as head coach. While at Southeastern, he helped the university in the move from Division II to Division I. He went on to work in the office of special
education with the Louisiana Department of Education for over 18 years before his retirement in 2002. Fortenberry is a member of Kappa Delta Pi Honorary Education Fraternity and was inducted into the University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987. He is and his wife, Sue have one daughter, Suanne Wainwright, and three grandchildren.
Lance Newman of Brandon is a 2000 graduate of Co-Lin where he was a member of the Wolfpack baseball team. Newman was selected MACJC First Team All-State, NJCAA All-Region 23 and an NJCAA Academic All-American. He helped the Wolfpack to their best-ever record (47-17), winning the NJCAA Region 23 and Super Region Tournaments and placing fourth in the NJCAA Division II World Series. After Co-Lin, Newman played at Troy University, where he was team captain. He played one season with an independent team, The Montgomery Wings. He received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from William Carey College and a master’s degree in nurse anesthesia from Excela Health School of Anesthesia in Latrobe, Penn. He returned to Co-Lin to serve as a volunteer baseball coach from 2004-2005. Newman is a nurse anesthetist at Pioneer Health Services and is serving as a captain in the U.S. Army Reserves and is currently deployed in San Antonio, Texas. He is a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and Pine Lake Baptist Church. He and his wife, Lori have two sons, Landon and Lake.
P. B. Walker P.B. Walker of Madison is a 1963 graduate of Co-Lin where he lettered in football and track, and was co-captain of the football team and was a Second Team Little All-American. After Co-Lin, he attended Mississippi College, where he lettered in football and track and was named Most Valuable Lineman his senior year. He received a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi College and worked as a high school football and track coach and athletic director at Madison-Ridgeland High School for over 25 years. Walker won four conference titles in football and track and was named Coach of the Year four times in football. He won five North Mississippi championships, 13 consecutive district championships, and 48 overall championships in track and was named Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) Coach of the Year in 1973. He is a lifetime member and past president of the MAC, and served as a Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddle leader for 35 years. He is a member of First United Methodist Church where he has served as a Sunday School teacher and men’s club president for many years. He is married to Phyllis Henderson Walker, and they have two sons, Scott and Craig, and two grandchildren.
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Our Team Serving YOur Team You wouldn’t expect to find a sports medicine and orthopaedic team this qualified in a community our size. At King’s Daughters it has always been about taking care of you, our community. No matter the injury, Dr. Turba and his staff of specialists are committed to “Getting You Back in the Game.”
John E. Turba, M.D. 1014 Big Lane Dr. | Brookhaven, MS 39601 | 601-823-5275 www.kdmc.org
Nic Belk, DMD GENERAL DENTISTRY
Go Wolfpack!
Honoring Dr. Ditcharo by continuing his 25-year legacy of faithfully serving Brookhaven’s dental needs.
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