Game Day Book -- Itawamba

2012-13 Basketball Game Day Guide vs. Itawamba #52

Marcell Lucas Sophomore, Forward Baldwyn

#22 Kebrina Lucas Sophomore, Guard New Albany

Thursday, January 31, 2013 5:30 & 7:30 p.m.

Bonner Arnold Coliseum

2012-13 Lady Tiger & Tiger Basketball Teams

2012-13 Lady Tigers

No. Player

Position

Class

10

Katie Garvin

Guard

Sophomore

5-7

11

Kiki Gwyn

Guard

Freshman

5-2

12

Antionette Riddle Guard

Freshman

14

Bri Hobson

Freshman

20

LaTonya Gadison Guard/Forward

21

Shrita Dixon

22 24

Hometown

2012-13 Tigers

No. Player

Position

Class

Corinth

11

Acie Vance

Guard

Sophomore

6-2

Ripley

Corinth

12

Darius Leach

Guard

Freshman

5-9

Booneville

5-9

Tupelo

14

Markeevius Brown

Guard

Freshman

5-9

Mound Bayou

5-4

Brandon

22

Ian Burress

Guard

Freshman

5-9

Baldwyn

Freshman

5-10

Rosedale

23

Keldrick Lesley

Guard

Freshman

6-1

Booneville

Guard

Freshman

5-7

Mantachie

24

Tadarious Coburn

Forward

Sophomore

6-6

New Albany

Kebrina Lucas

Guard/Forward

Sophomore

5-6

New Albany

30

Billy Jackson

Guard

Freshman

6-0

Tunica

Von Hall

Guard

Freshman

5-7

Nettleton

33

Ladarius Waits

Guard

Freshman

5-10

Olive Branch

25

Angelia Allen

Guard/Forward

Freshman

5-9

Belmont

34

Romeo Johnson

Forward

Freshman

6-5

Oxford

32

Kay K Tate

Guard

Freshman

5-8 Dyersburg, Tenn.

40

Malcolm Hamilton

Guard

Sophomore

6-2

Atlanta, Ga.

33

Aushina Ivy

Guard/Forward

Freshman

5-10

Tupelo

42

Johnnie McGhee

Guard

Freshman

6-3

Olive Branch

35

India Howard

Guard/Forward

Sophomore

5-8

Ripley

44

KeDorian Sullivan

Forward

Sophomore

6-7

Memphis, Tenn.

40

Talisa Boyd

Guard/Forward

Sophomore

5-10 Natchioches, La

50

Tyler Brunson

Forward

Sophomore

6-8

Atlanta, Ga.

52

Marcell Lucas

Forward

Sophomore

6-3

Baldwyn

54

Cameron Shorty

Forward

Freshman

6-5

Senatobia

Guard

Height

Head Coach: Brian Alexander, Ph.D. (Mississippi State, 1998), 2nd Year Assistant Coach: Maurice Stafford, (North Alabama), 9th Year Student Assistants: Kierra Erby, 1st Year; Samone Armstead, 1st Year

Head Coach: David Robbins

Athletic Trainer: Hope Barnes, (University of Southern Mississippi, 2012), 1st Year

Assistant Coach: Nick Coln

President: Dr. Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D.

Student Assistants: Ben Hurt

Height

Hometown

Northeast

No. 10 Katie Garvin 5-7 Guard Sophomore Corinth

No. 11 Kiki Gwyn 5-2 Guard Freshman Corinth

Basketball

No. 12 Antionette Riddle 5-9 Guard Freshman Tupelo

No. 14 Bri Hobson 5-4 Guard Freshman Brandon

No. 20 LaTonya Gadison 5-10 Guard/Forward Freshman Rosedale

No. 21 Shrita Dixon 5-7 Guard Freshman Mantachie

No. 22 Kebrina Lucas 5-6 Guard/Forward Sophomore New Albany

No. 24 Von Hall 5-7 Guard Freshman Nettleton

No. 25 Angelia Allen 5-9 Guard/Forward Freshman Belmont

No. 32 Kay K Tate 5-8 Guard Freshman Dyersburg, Tenn.

No. 33 Aushina Ivy 5-10 Guard/Forward Freshman Tupelo

No. 35 India Howard 5-8 Guard/Forward Sophomore Ripley

No. 40 Talisa Boyd 5-10 Guard/Forward Sophomore Natchitoches, La

Northeast Mississippi Community College

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Player Katie Garvin Kiki Gwyn Antoinette Riddle Bri Hobson LaTonya Gadison Shrita Dixon Kebrina Lucas Von Hall Angelia Allen Kay K Tate Aushina Ivy India Howard Talisa Boyd

Position Guard Guard Guard Guard Guard/Forward Guard Guard/Forward Guard Guard/Forward Guard Guard/Forward Guard/Forward Guard/Forward

Class Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman Sophomore Sophomore

Height Hometown 5-7 Corinth 5-2 Corinth 5-9 Tupelo 5-4 Brandon 5-10 Rosedale 5-7 Mantachie 5-6 New Albany 5-7 Nettleton 5-9 Belmont 5-8 Dyersburg, Tenn.

5-10 Tupelo 5-8 Ripley 5-10 Natchioches, La

Head Coach: Brian Alexander, Ph.D. (Mississippi State, 1998), 2nd Year Assistant Coaches: Maurice Stafford, (North Alabama), 9th Year Student Assistants: Kierra Erby, 1st Year; Samone Armstead, 1st Year Athletic Trainer: Hope Barnes, (University of Southern Mississippi, 2012), 1st Year President: Dr. Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D.

No. 10 11 12 14 20 21 22 24 25 32 33 35 40

Northeast Lady Tigers

No. Player Position Class Ht. Hometown 10 Leslie Robinson G Fresh.

5’3 Belmont 11 Ty-Nita Baker G Soph.

5’8 Houston 12 Ayanna Lynn G Soph.

5’5 Indianola 13 Presley Pulse G Fresh.

5’8 Walnut 14 Latoya Collins G Fresh.

5’9 Jackson 20 Ashley Wiley G Soph.

5’7 Jackson 21 Lameisha Gillom F Fresh.

5’10 Oxford 24 Rebecca Payne C Fresh.

6’2 Birmingham, Ala. 25 LyTia Coleman G/F Fresh.

5’10 Memphis, Tenn.

30 Jasmine Hampton C Soph.

6’2 Bruce 31/5 Regina Barker G Soph.

5’9 Aberdeen 32/4 Nicole Griffin G Fresh.

5’8 Coffeeville

Head Coach: Nanci Gray Assistant Coaches: Robin Porter Athletic Trainer: Jeff Dews Manager: Katie Duncan, April Sampson Stats: Kelci McCormick, Porsha Shields Video: Jonathan Wesson

Itawamba Lady Indians

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No. 11 12 14 22 23 24 30 33 34 40 42 44 50 52 54

Position Guard Guard Guard Guard Guard Forward Guard Guard Forward Guard Guard Forward Forward Forward Forward

Class Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman Sophomore Freshman Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Freshman

No. Player Position Class.

Ht. Wt. Hometown 1 Chris Harris G/F Fresh.

6’4 195 Starkville 3 Deontaye Ewing G Soph.

6’0 180 Tupelo 4 Javerick Burrell G Fresh.

5’11 180 Jackson 5 Steven Brand G Fresh.

6’3 205 Starkville 10 Jarvis Tillman F Fresh.

6’5 190 Bruce 11 Parris Jeans F Soph.

6’4 240 Mooreville 12 Quintin Lee G Soph.

5’10 175 Ripley, Tenn 13 Randy Brown G/F Fresh.

6’4 170 Olive Branch 14 Mike Brand G Fresh.

5’11 185 Starkville 15 Johnthan McGee G Fresh.

6’0 165 Jackson 21 Tre’ Wells C Soph.

6’6 210 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 22 Jacques Johnson G/F Fresh.

6’3 180 Jackson 24 Ben Seales G/F Fresh.

6’2 190 Jackson 34 Tory Rice F Fresh.

6’4 210 Starkville 35 Michael Ellis C Fresh.

6’7 243 Memphis, Tenn.

Head Coach: Grant Pate

Assistant Coaches: Adam Kirk

Associate Coach: Jason Smith

Athletic Trainer: Jeff Dews

Manager: Presley Coleman, Damion Miller, Devon Shannon, Elliott Smith

Itawamba Indians

Bonner Arnold Coliseum Booneville, Miss.

January 31, 2013

Height Hometown 6-2 Ripley 5-9 Booneville 5-9 Mound Bayou 5-9 Baldwyn 6-1 Booneville 6-6 New Albany 6-0 Tunica 5-10 Olive Branch 6-5 Oxford 6-2 Atlanta, Ga. 6-3 Olive Branch 6-7 Memphis, Tenn.

6-8 Atlanta, Ga. 6-3 Baldwyn 6-5 Senatobia

Northeast Tigers Player Acie Vance Darius Leach Markeevius Brown Ian Burress Keldrick Lesley Tadarious Coburn Billy Jackson Ladarius Waits Romeo Johnson Malcolm Hamilton Johnnie McGhee KeDorian Sullivan Tyler Brunson Marcell Lucas Cameron Shorty

Head Coach: David Robbins Assistant Coaches: Nick Coln Student Assistants: Ben Hurt Athletic Trainer: Hope Barnes, President: Dr. Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D.

Northeast

Basketball

No. 11 Acie Vance Guard 6-2 Sophomore Ripley

No. 12 Darius Leach Guard 5-9 Freshman Booneville

No. 14 Markeevius Brown Guard 5-9 Freshman Mound Bayou

No. 22 Ian Burress Guard 5-9 Freshman Baldwyn

No. 23 Keldrick Lesley Guard 6-1 Freshman Booneville

No. 24 Tadarious Coburn Forward 6-6 Sophomore New Albany

No. 30 Billy Jackson Guard 6-0 Freshman Tunica

No. 33 Ladarius Waits Guard 5-10 Freshman Olive Branch

No. 34 Romeo Johnson Forward 6-5 Freshman Oxford

No. 40 Malcolm Hamilton Guard 6-2 Sophomore Atlanta, Ga.

No. 42 Johnnie McGhee Guard 6-3 Freshman Olive Branch

No. 44 KeDorian Sullivan Forward 6-7 Sophomore Memphis, Tenn.

No. 50 Tyler Brunson Forward 6-8 Sophomore Atlanta, Ga.

No. 52 Marcell Lucas Forward 6-3 Sophomore Baldwyn

No. 54 Cameron Shorty Forward 6-5 Freshman Senatobia

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Northeast Mississippi Community College

Northeast

Basketball

Player Feature: Kebrina Lucas & Marcell Lucas What a difference a year makes.

However, 365 days is not that long when one considers that Kebrina and Marcell Lucas have been battling it out for family bragging rights their entire lives.

Kebrina played her high school basketball career at New Albany High School while Marcell completed his varsity career at Baldwyn High School but it was the days of pick up games in the grandparent’s yard that the duo remembers the best.

“We would always go to the back yard and play basket­ball and we played against each other one day and I beat him,” Kebrina recalled. “I was so excited because I did stuff he could not do.”

Marcell does not deny the loss to his sister even says that it was not uncommon for Kebrina to beat him in one-on-one.

Nonetheless, what started as a sibling rivalry has blossomed in a partnership that has helped each other get better in retrospect, however, that has not always been the case.

In high school with Marcell donning the Bearcat logo for Baldwyn and Kebrina suiting up as a Lady Bulldog for New Albany, the two did not get to see each other play that much.

“It’s a lot of fun playing with him because we grew up playing together in our grandparent’s back yard,” Kebrina said. the games he’s always hyping Kebrina Lucas “Before me up. It really means a lot to hear my brother cheering for me up in the stands which motivates me to play even better.”

“I really never got to see my sister play basketball in high school,” Marcell said. “Now that we go to the same college, I re­ally enjoy watching her play.”

During their freshman years at Northeast, the brother-sister bond grew tighter and each relied on the other to help get through the tough times at college.

Both also knew where each of their strengths was on the basketball court and used the sibling connection to help better their own game.

“When we get done practic­ing we work with each other and try to make ourselves better,” Kebrina said. “We just fed off of each other.”

Marcell even took advice a step further and relied on his sister to help him with his fundamentals.

“She’s always helping me improve on my shooting and dribbling,” Marcell said.

However, the brother-sister rivalry does not stop on the hardwood.

Marcell and Kebrina do not have to worry about helping each other

study…however Kebrina jokingly claims that she is the ‘smarter one’ of the two.

Nevertheless, Kebrina did not always have the attitude that she does not when it came to her brother.

“Back in middle school, I was very scared and nervous to play at first,” Kebrina said, “but after I started working at my game and playing AAU, it just got better from there.”

That confidence has helped Kebrina become a floor general for the Lady Tigers.

After missing most of the first half of the 2012-13 season with a hand injury, Kebrina has returned in the second half and helped lead Northeast to a tie for first place in the North Division with a 5-1 league mark.

What started as just a brother-sister, sibling rivalry game in the grandparent’s back yard soon led the duo to make sure that the family bonds that had kept them close growing up – kept them close in college as well, with the Lucas siblings both choosing Northeast after their high school days.

But it was that time with the family that Kebrina and Marcell credit as being the reason they both fell in love with the game.

“My mother and grandmoth­er come to all the games and are such an inspiration to me,” Ke­brina said.

Marcell is encouraged with the knowlMarcell Lucas edge of his family’s past accomplishment and suc­cess.

“Hearing about my relatives playing ball and achieving a lot has inspired me to achieve something in my lifetime, too,” Marcell said.

Basketball has not been the only love in the siblings’ lives growing up – each tried different sports but each came back to the game they loved.

“I am very pleased and proud of Kebrina’s progress both athletically and academically,” said second-year Lady Tiger head coach Brian Alexander.

Still, what a difference a year makes.

Both Kebrina and Marcell have grown up and matured and plan on moving up to the next level of basketball and continuing their education.

Kebrina is on pace to graduate in May as the Lady Tigers try for a 100-percent graduation rate.

But one thing remains constant throughout their hardwood adventures.

As the sibling bond has increased, the duo has become aware the role that family plays in an athlete’s life. Whether it’s motivation, a little extra work or having someone there when things just do not go one’s way, family will always be there.

Northeast Mississippi Community College

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Northeast

Basketball

2012-13 2010-11 Schedule

OCTOBER Date

18 Monday, November 1 18 Thursday, November 4 25 Tuesday, November 9 27 NOVEMBER 5 Saturday, November 13 8 Monday, November 15 12 Thursday, November 18 15 Monday, November 29 19 Thursday, December 2 26 29 Monday, December 6 DECEMBER Tuesday, December 14 3 Thursday, December 16 11 Thursday, January 6

13 Saturday, January 8 JANUARY Monday, January 10 7 Thursday, January 13 14 Monday, January 17 17 Thursday, January 20 22 24 Thursday, January 27 28 Monday, January 31 31 Thursday, February 3 FEBRUARY Monday, February 7 4 Thursday, February 10 7 Monday, February 14 11 February 21 – 24 14 February 28 – March 3 18 21

Opponent

at Blue Mountain^$ Northwest Shoals (Ala.)

Location

Away

Mid-South^% Booneville UNA^$ Jackson StateSt.-Hanceville^% (Tenn.)

Booneville at Wallace Motlow State (Tenn.)

West Plains (Mo.)

Booneville

EastCentral Central East

Booneville

Time

6 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

5 p.m. Women Only TBA

at Wallace St.-Hanceville Away Jones County at Jones Co. at East Central Meridian Gadsden St. Northwest* Meridian at Itawamba* Holmes*

Wallace State (Ala.)

Away Away Booneville Away

Northwest Shoals (Ala.)

Booneville

East Miss.*

Booneville

Coahoma*

Away

5 p.m.

5:30 & 7:30 p.m.

5&7 p.m.

7 p.m. Men Only

5:30 1&3 p.m. p.m.

5:30 5&7 p.m. p.m.

5 p.m.

7 p.m. Men Only 6 p.m.

6&8 p.m. p.m.

5:30 5&7 p.m. p.m.

5:30 6 p.m.

6&8 p.m.

5&7 p.m.

Northwest* Motlow State Away Jackson St.$ (Tenn.)

Jones County Wallace St.-Hanceville% Booneville at Gadsden St. Meridian Booneville at Meridian Jones Co. Itawamba* East Mississippi* Miss.

Delta* at Coahoma* Holmes* Northwest* at Mississippi Delta* Holmes* Itawamba*

5:30 p.m.

6&8 p.m. p.m.

5:30 5&7 p.m. p.m.

7:30 5:30 2&4 p.m. p.m.

5&7 p.m.

Away Booneville Away Booneville

East Miss.*

Away

Coahoma* at Northwest*

Booneville

5:30 & 7:30 p.m.

Itawamba* Wallace St.-Hanceville$ Booneville

Missouri St.-West Plains% Away Miss.

Delta* at East Mississippi* State Tournament Coahoma* at Holmes* Mississippi Delta*

Regional Tournament

Miss. College

*-North Division, ^-Scrimmage,%-Men Only, $-Women Only * Denotes North Division Contest

Northeast Mississippi Community College

6 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

6&8 p.m. p.m.

5:30 5&7 p.m.

6 p.m.

5:30 5&7 p.m. p.m.

6 p.m.

5&7 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

6&8 p.m.

5&7 p.m.

5 p.m.

5&7 p.m. p.m.

5:30 7 p.m.

6&8 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

6 p.m.

5:30 p.m.