2020 IN REVIEW

October 1, 2020 • Bobcat Stadium/Sim Cooley Field (1,625) • Ellisville, Miss .

EAST CENTRAL #4 JONES 5 34

Jones scored two touchdowns in less than a minute late in the second quarter and went on to whip East Central 34-5 here on a pleasant Thursday night at Bobcat Stadium/Sim Cooley Field . It was the opening game of 2020 for both teams in a season delayed by fi ve weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic . Leading 10-3, the Bobcats got a 50-yard touchdown run by freshman Romal Webb (Memphis, Tennessee) with 4:26 left in the fi rst half . Seconds later, Hershey McLaurin (Collins) would recover a fumble and return it 27 yards for a score at the 3:35 mark . Sophomore quarterback Quaterius Hawkins (Bastrop, Louisiana) was solid for the Bobcats . He completed 16-of-25 passes for 226 yards and one touchdown . Webb ended the game with 112 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 11 carries . Markel McLaurin (Collins) had six catches for 120 yards and a score and Bud Tolbert (Water Valley) had six receptions for 95 yards . The JC defense forced a total of fi ve turnovers, including three interceptions and two fumbles . East Central took the opening kickoff of the game and drove 49 yards in eight plays . The Warriors had a touchdown pass called back because of a holding penalty and had to settle for a 33-yard fi eld goal by Robens Beauplans to make it 3-0 with 12:49 showing in the fi rst quarter . Jones would answer on its fi rst possession of the season with a 76-yard, 10-play drive for a touchdown . Webb’s 4-yard run gave the Bobcats the lead for good and Gavin Gaudin’s (Northwest Rankin) extra point made it 7-3 with 8:39 to play in the fi rst quarter . Jones would go up 10-3 on its possession when Gaudin booted a 42-yard fi eld goal with 9:31 left in the fi rst half to end a 55-yard, six-play drive . Two possessions later, Jones started a drive at its own 31-yard line . Hawkins gained 19 yards on the fi rst play and Webb followed up with a 50-yard scamper for a touchdown . Gaudin’s extra point made it 17-3 at the 4:26 mark . On East Central’s next possession, John Hilbert fumbled . Hershey McLaurin recovered and ran it back 27 yards for a touchdown to make it 24-3 with 3:35 left in the second quarter . Jones continued the momentum by taking the second half kickoff and moving 65 yards in three pass plays . Hawkins found Ashton Nickelberry (Brandon) for 11 yards and Markel McLaurin for fi ve more . Hawkins then connected with Markel McLaurin for a 49-yard touchdown strike . Gaudin’s extra point made it 31-3 with 13:33 left in the third quarter . The Warriors would then get a safety when the Bobcats were backed up deep in their own territory and recovered a fumble in the end zone . That made it 31-5 with 10:49 to play in the third . Jones ended the scoring when Gaudin drilled a 25-yard fi eld goal with 3:49 to play in the third .

East Central Jones 3 0 2 0 - 5 7 17 10 0 - 34

1st 12:49 ECCC Robens Beauplan 33 yd fi eld goal 1st 08:39 JONES Romal Webb 4 yd run (Gavin Gaudin kick) 2nd 09:31 JONES Gavin Gaudin 42 yd fi eld goal 2nd 04:26 JONES Romal Webb 50 yd run (Gavin Gaudin kick) 2nd 03:35 JONES H . McLaurin 27 yd fumble recovery (Gavin Gaudin kick) 3rd 13:33 JONES Markel McLaurin 49 yd pass from Q . Hawkins (Gavin Gaudin kick) 3rd 10:49 ECCC RJ Holifi eld 4 yd safety 3rd 03:49 JONES Gavin Gaudin 25 yd fi eld goal

East Central/Jones Game Statistics

ECCC JONES

FIRST DOWNS 17 22

RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET)

35-87 32-197 282 287

Passes Comp-Att-Int 19-37-3 19-32-0

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 72-369 64-484

Fumble Returns-Yards-TD 0-0 1-27-1 Punt Returns-Yards 1-9 .0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-99 1-19 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-42 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-51 .6 2-30 .0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1 Penalties-Yards 6-39 1-5 Possession Time 30:28 29:32 Third Down Conversions 7 of 16 5 of 12 Fourth Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 2-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-10 2-17

Game Notes:

Jones’ defense forced fi ve turnovers, including three INT

EC scored fi rst before Jones ran off 31 consecutive points

Romal Webb rushed for 112 yards and 2 TD in his Bobcat debut

Hershey McLaurin had a 27-yard fumble recovery for a score

Attendance: 1,625 October 15, 2020 • Joe Renfroe Stadium (1,123) • Raymond, Miss .

#2 JONES

HINDS 16 18

Hinds scored nine points in the fi nal 46 seconds of play and stunned the Jones College Bobcats, 18-16, here Thursday night at Joe Renfroe Stadium/Gene Murphy Field . The rally capped a string of 18 unanswered points for Hinds . Jones led 16-9 with 2:41 left in the game and the Eagles at their own 36-yard line . On a fourth-and-8 at the Bobcat 49, Hinds quarterback BeSean McCray found Jeff ery Malone around the 35 . Malone appeared to step out of bounds after making the catch . But no whistle was blown and he continued into the end zone for a touchdown with 46 seconds remaining . The Bobcats blocked the extra point and still led, 16-15 . The Eagles then went for the onside kick . Jones looked to have possession initially, but after several seconds in the scrum, Hinds’ Albert Day came out of the pile with the ball at the Bobcat 44 . Five plays later, McCray connected with Jaiden Burns for a 23-yard completion to the Bobcat 8-yard line with just six seconds to play . After a timeout, Connor Smith kicked a 25-yard fi eld goal as time expired to give Hinds the victory . Linebacker Mike Cockream (Ray Brooks) was all over the fi eld for Jones . He had 12 tackles, four tackles for loss and three sacks . Defensive lineman Jordyn Mahaff ey (West Marion) had a pass interception and Butler had a fumble recovery . Romal Webb (Memphis, Tennessee) rushed 25 times for 141 yards and a touchdown . McCray was 41-of-74 through the air for 421 yards, one touchdown and one interception . The Eagles were 9-of-25 on third down conversions and ran 96 plays from scrimmage . Hinds had 22 fi rst downs and 440 yards of total off ense with 285 yards in the second half . The Eagles rushed 21 times for 19 yards . The Bobcats controlled the game early . Jones blocked a Hinds punt and Hershey McLaurin (Collins) returned it 11 yards to the Eagle 7 . Three plays later, Gavin Gaudin (Northwest Rankin) kicked a 20-yard fi eld goal and Jones led 3-0 . The Bobcats would then put together its most impressive drive of the evening . Starting at their own 5, Jones moved 95 yards in 16 plays and used 6:18 off the clock . Webb ran 21 yards for a touchdown and Gaudin’s extra point made it 10-0 with 8:32 left in the fi rst half . Jones would then get a turnover when Hershey McLaurin forced a fumble after a pass completion . Butler recovered at his own 31 and returned it out to the 38 . The Bobcats would go 62 yards in fi ve plays with Hawkins fi nding Tolbert on a 51-yard touchdown pass . The extra point attempt was blocked, but Jones led 16-0 with 52 seconds to play in the second quarterd quarter when they recovered a fumbled punt at the Bobcat 8-yard line .

Jones

3 13 0 0 - 16 Hinds 0 3 3 12 - 18

1st 05:51 JONES Gavin Gaudin 20 yd fi eld goal 2nd 08:42 JONES Romal Webb 21 yd run (Gavin Gaudin kick) 2nd 01:00 JONES Bud Tolbert 51 yd pass from Q . Hawkins (Gaudin kick blocked) 2nd 00:00 HINDS Connor Smith 25 yd fi eld goal 4th 12:49 HINDS Connor Smith 20 yd fi eld goal 4th 00:46 HINDS Jeff ery Malone 49 yd pass from BeSean McCray (PAT blocked) 4th 00:00 HINDS Connor Smith 25 yd fi eld goal

Jones/Hinds Game Statistics

JONES HINDS

FIRST DOWNS 13 22

RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET)

34-148 21-19 123 421

Passes Comp-Att-Int 13-30-0 41-75-1

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-271 96-440

Fumble Returns-Yards 1-7 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 4-34 1-14 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-232 3-179 Interception Returns-Yards 1-10 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 10-36 .6 8-36 .5 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 6-51 4-20 Possession Time 28:11 31:49 Third Down Conversions 4 of 16 9 of 25 Fourth Down Conversions 1 of 1 3 of 5 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-19 1-11

Game Notes:

Jones was held to two fi rst downs the entire second half after taking an early 16-0 lead

Hinds ran 96 plays on the night and threw it a whopping 75 times

The Eagles scored nine points in the game’s fi nal 46 seconds to win

Jones had a 16-play, 95-yard drive on a 2nd quarter touchdown

Hinds was held to 19 yards rushing

Attendance: 1,123

October 22, 2020 • John I . Hurst Stadium (739) • Summit, Miss .

#14 JONES SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI 40 27

Jones College ran off 27 unanswered points and defeated Southwest Mississippi, 40-27, here Thursday night at John I . Hurst Stadium . The game was knotted 13-13 in the second quarter when the Bobcats began their surge . Jones would lead 40-13 entering the fourth quarter . Jones was quite balanced on off ense, piling up 248 yards rushing and 305 yards through the air for 553 yards of total off ense . The Bears got on the board fi rst when quarterback Brandon Edmonson found Dalyn McDonald for a 79-yard touchdown pass . Josh Massa’s extra point made it 7-0 with 10:16 to play in the fi rst . On the fi rst play of the second quarter, Quaterius Hawkins hit Markel McLaurin for a 43-yard scoring strike to end a 57-yard, fi ve-play drive . The extra point attempt failed and Jones led 13-7 with 14:52 left in the fi rst half . JC’s next drive went 77 yards in 11 plays, but Gaudin’s 29-yard fi eld goal attempt was blocked . On the very next play, Edmonson ran 62 yards for a touchdown . The extra point attempt was no good and the game was tied 13-13 with 9:29 to play in the second quarter . Jones then moved 51 yards in four plays to take the lead for good . Hawkins raced 28 yards for a touchdown and Gaudin’s PAT gave the Bobcats a 20-13 lead with 6:46 remaining in the fi rst half . Cockream’s fumble recovery at his own 49 set up JC’s next score . Romal Webb did the honors from a yard out to end the 51-yard, eight-play drive . Gaudin’s extra point gave the Bobcats a 27-13 lead with 58 seconds left in the fi rst half . The Bobcats took the second half kickoff and put together a 73-yard, 14-play drive, capped by a 1-yard Webb touchdown run to make it 33-13 . Southwest made it interesting in the fi nal quarter . Lyric Hall’s 31-yard touchdown pass to Vakeilon Campbell ended a 69-yard, six-play drive . Hall passed to Ortez Head Jr . for the two-point conversion and the Bobcats led 40-21 with 12:48 left . The Bears then recovered an onside kick at their own 48 . Hall would fi nd Campbell for a 7-yard scoring pass, concluding the 52-yard, six-play march . Hall’s pass for the two-point conversion failed to make the fi nal 40-27 . Sophomore quarterback Quaterius Hawkins (Bastrop, Louisiana) accounted for 345 yards of total off ense and three touchdowns . He was 22-of-30 through the air for 309 yards and two touchdowns and rushed four times for 36 yards and one score .

Jones Southwest 7 20 13 0 - 40 7 6 0 14 - 27

1st 10:23 SMCC Dalyn McDonald 79 yd pass from B . Edmondson (Josh Massa kick) 1st 04:23 JONES Paul Hughes II 2 yd run (Gavin Gaudin kick) 2nd 14:52 JONES Markel McLaurin 43 yd pass from Q . Hawkins (PAT failed) 2nd 08:19 SMCC B . Edmondson 62 yd run (Josh Massa kick failed) 2nd 06:46 JONES Q . Hawkins 28 yd run (Gavin Gaudin kick) 2nd 01:03 JONES Romal Webb 1 yd run (Gavin Gaudin kick) 3rd 08:55 JONES Romal Webb 1 yd run (Gavin Gaudin kick failed) 3rd 02:02 JONES K . Feazell 32 yd pass from Q . Hawkins (Gavin Gaudin kick) 4th 12:50 SMCC V . Campbell 31 yd pass from Lyric Hall (Ortez Head, Jr . pass) 4th 10:08 SMCC V . Campbell 7 yd pass from Lyric Hall (Lyric Hall pass failed)

Jones/Southwest Game Statistics

JONES SMCC

FIRST DOWNS 26 13

RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET)

48-249 32-180 304 130

Passes Comp-Att-Int 23-34-0 7-26-0

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 82-553 58-310

Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-13 2-33 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-95 4-84 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-39 .3 6-42 .0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-3 Penalties-Yards 10-84 10-96 Possession Time 37:39 22:21 Third Down Conversions 4 of 15 3 of 13 Fourth Down Conversions 4 of 6 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 1-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-16 1-9

Game Notes:

Jones was 4-for-6 on 4th down

The Bobcats scored 27 unanswered after the game was tied 13-13

QB Quaterius Hawkins accounted for 345 yards of total off ense, two passing and one rushing TD

Jones had a 14-play, 73-yard touchdown drive to start the 3Q

Jones had a season-high 553 yards

Attendance: 739 October 29, 2020 • Bobcat Stadium/Sim Cooley Field (1,625) • Ellisville, Miss .

PEARL RIVER #13 JONES 13 37

Jones College used a dominant fi rst half performance to crush Pearl River 37-13 here Thursday night at Bobcat Stadium/Sim Cooley Field . The Bobcats led 20-0 after the fi rst quarter and 30-0 at halftime as they captured the 90th annual “Catfi ght .” The Bobcats outgained PRCC 321-154 in total off ense in the fi rst half . JC now leads the series, 46-42-2 . Running back Paul Hughes II (Forest) rushed 15 times for 128 yards and a touchdown and running back Romal Webb (Memphis, Tennessee) had 10 carries for 53 yards and a score . Defensively, safety Tylan Glass (Nanih Waiya) had 13 tackles, tackle Jalen Williams (Tylertown) had 11 stops and linebacker DeLawrence Butler (Clinton) had 10 tackles, including two for a loss . The Bobcats forced fi ve turnovers for the second time this season . Jones ended the game with 366 yards and 21 fi rst downs . The Wildcats had 372 yards and 23 fi rst downs . The Bobcats scored on all fi ve of their fi rst half possessions . Jones drove 52 yards in seven plays for its fi rst score as quarterback Quaterius Hawkins rushed three yards for the touchdown . The extra point attempt was blocked . A PRCC fumble led to the next Bobcat score . JC drove 96 yards in eight plays after the turnover . Hughes would put together runs of 57 and 12 yards in the drive and Webb capped it with a 2-yard run . Gavin Gaudin’s (Northwest Rankin) extra point made it 13-0 . Hawkins completed a 34-yard pass to Ashton Nickelberry (Brandon) and followed that up with a 27-yard scoring strike to Hershey McLaurin (Collins) . Gaudin’s PAT made it 20-0 with 59 seconds remaining in the fi rst quarter . Hughes scored from a yard out to end a seven-play march and Gaudin’s extra point made it 27-0 with 11:24 to play in the second quarter . Jones then put together a 90-yard, 10-play drive . The big lplay was a 36-yard run by Hughes . Gaudin ended the march with a 22-yard fi eld goal to give Jones a 30-0 lead . Late in the third quarter, the Wildcats would start its fi rst scoring drive of the game . Dymarcus “DD” Griffi n scored on a 3-yard run to end the 60-yard, 15-play march . The extra point attempt failed and the Bobcats led 30-6 with 14:00 left in the game . PRCC would then recover a fumble at the Bobcat 41, but fi ve plays later, Rawls got an interception and returned it to the Wildcat 48 . Three plays later, Antonio Spencer (Collins) scored on a 3-yard run . Gaudin’s kick made it 37-6 with 11:05 remaining to cap the scoring for the Bobcats .

Pearl River Jones

0 0 0 13 - 13 20 10 0 7 - 37

1st 10:34 JONES Q . Hawkins 3 yd run (Gavin Gaudin kick blocked) 1st 03:58 JONES Romal Webb 2 yd run (Gavin Gaudin kick) 1st 01:06 JONES Markel McLaurin 27 yd pass from Q . Hawkins (Gavin Gaudin kick) 2nd 11:31 JONES Paul Hughes II 1 yd run (Gavin Gaudin kick) 2nd 03:42 JONES Gavin Gaudin 22 yd fi eld goal 4th 14:00 PRCC D . Griffi n 3 yd run (Branson Davis kick failed) 4th 11:05 JONES Antonio Spencer 2 yd run (Gavin Gaudin kick) 4th 04:43 PRCC C . Holifi eld Jr 34 yd run (Gayden Hence kick)

Pearl River/Jones Game Statistics

PRCC JONES

FIRST DOWNS 23 21

RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET)

61-274 41-221 98 145

Passes Comp-Att-Int 12-27-3 9-17-0

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 88-372 58-366

Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-127 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-57 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-34 .8 6-36 .2 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-1 Penalties-Yards 13-120 6-61 Possession Time 34:16 25:44 Third Down Conversions 4 of 17 4 of 11 Fourth Down Conversions 4 of 6 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 5-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-22 0-0

Game Notes:

Jones scored on all fi ve of its fi rst half possessions to take a 30-0 lead

JC’s defense had three interceptions and forced fi ve turnovers for a second time this season

The Bobcats lead the series 46-42-2

Tylan Glass had 13 tackles

Jones had a 10-play, 90-yard drive late in the second quarter

Attendance: 1,625

November 12, 2020 • Bobcat Stadium/Sim Cooley Field • Ellisville, Miss .

#13 JONES

COPIAH-LINCOLN CLD

The Bobcats’ Homecoming matchup against Copiah-Lincoln was canceled hours before kickoff after the Wolfpack informed Jones College offi cials they would not be able to play due to COVID-19 . Instead of a football game Thursday night, Jones recognized its 2020 Homecoming Court, Honor Alumnus and Mr . and Miss . Jones College .

November 19, 2020 • A .L . May Stadium (1475) • Perkinston, Miss .

#12 JONES #2 GULF COAST 8 35

The 2020 football season ended for Jones College here Thursday night at A .L . May Stadium . Mississippi Gulf Coast outgained the Bobcats 526-199 and defeated Jones, 35-8 . Jones ends a COVID-19 shortened season 3-2 . Gulf Coast, 5-0, will host Northwest on Dec . 5 for the MACCC championship . The Bulldogs have won 21 consecutive games . The Bobcats had a diffi cult time all the way around with Gulf Coast . The Bulldogs ran 80 plays from scrimmage, compared to 58 for Jones . Gulf Coast was 13-of-19 on third down conversions and Jones was just 2-of-11 . Defensive back Travor Randle (Greenwood) had 10 tackles, one tackle for loss and two quarterback hurries and linebacker Kenderian Dixon (Yazoo County) had eight tackles . Linebacker DeLawrence Butler (Clinton) had seven tackles and one tackle for loss and defensive back Tylan Glass (Nanih Waiya) had seven tackles . Quarterback Quaterius Hawkins (Bastrop, Louisiana) was 10-of-26 through the air for 226 yards . Wide receiver Markel McLaurin (Collins) had two catches for 97 yards and wide receiver Ashton Nickelberry (Brandon) had four catches for 42 yards . Jones had minus-27 yards rushing as a team . The Bulldogs took a 7-0 lead in the second quarter when quarterback Philip Short found Jalen Bracey for a 36-yard scoring strike to end a 43-yard, six-play drive . Caden Davis made the PAT with 10:49 left in the fi rst half . Two possessions later, JC had its best scoring opportunity of the fi rst half . The Bobcats drove 53 yards in 11 plays, but Gavin Gaudin’s (Northwest Rankin) 33-yard fi eld goal attempt was wide right . Gulf Coast took possession at their 20-yard line following the missed kick . Five plays later, Short found Jymetre Hester behind the secondary for a 68-yard touchdown pass . Davis made the extra point and Gulf Coast led 14-0 with 37 seconds left in the fi rst half . The Bobcats went three-and-out to start the third quarter and the Bulldogs responded with a 62-yard, seven-play scoring drive . Short found K .T . Hicks for a 9-yard touchdown pass and the extra point by Davis made it 21-0 with 10:21 to play in the third quarter . Gulf Coast would then get a 5-yard touchdown run by Deandre House to end an 84-yard, 11-play drive . The extra point by Davis made it 28-0 with 2:24 remaining in the third quarter . Short then tossed his fourth touchdown pass of the night, connecting with Hicks from fi ve yards away to end a 53-yard, six-play drive . Davis made the PAT to give the Bulldogs a 35-0 lead with 13:21 remaining in the game . The Bobcats avoided the shutout when Hawkins scored on a 1-yard run to end a 75-yard, six-play drive . He passed to Nickelberry for the two-point conversion to end the scoring at the 11:11 mark . Short completed 23-of-38 passes for 362 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions . House rushed 32 times for 150 yards and a score .

Jones Gulf Coast 0 0 0 8 - 8 0 14 14 7 - 35

2nd 10:49 MGCCC Jalen Bracey 36 yd pass from Philip Short (Caden Davis kick) 2nd 00:37 MGCCC Jymetre Hester 68 yd pass from Philip Short (Caden Davis kick) 3rd 10:21 MGCCC K .T . Hicks 9 yd pass from Philip Short (Caden Davis kick) 3rd 02:24 MGCCC Deondre House 5 yd run (Caden Davis kick) 4th 13:21 MGCCC K .T . Hicks 5 yd pass from Philip Short (Caden Davis kick) 4th 11:11 JONES Q . Hawkins 1 yd run (A . Nickelberry pass)

Jones/Gulf Coast Game Statistics

JONES MGCCC

FIRST DOWNS 11 23

RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET)

27--27 42-164 226 362

Passes Comp-Att-Int 10-26-0 23-38-0

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 53-199 80-526

Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-16 1-16 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 1-15 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-39 .0 2-38 .5 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 6-52 13-101 Possession Time 23:17 36:43 Third Down Conversions 2 of 11 13 of 19 Fourth Down Conversions 2 of 41 1 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 3-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 6-55

Game Notes:

The teams have split the last 10 meetings overall

Bulldogs have won 21 straight gms

MGCCC held Jones to minus-27 yards rushing on 27 carries

MGCCC converted 13/19 3rd downs

Freshman Travor Randle had a team and season-high 10 tackles

Attendance: 1,475