2014 Game Day Program
September 11 vs. Northwest Community College, 6:30 p.m. Tiger Stadium, Booneville, Mississippi
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Letter from the President Dear Friends of Northeast:
Thank you for your support of the athletic efforts of Northeast Mississippi Community College. Each coach and each athlete has worked hard to ensure that our teams are ready to give performances that make you proud to be a “Tiger Fan.� Northeast exists to provide educational, recreational and social resources for students and supporters to grow and enjoy their accomplishments. While you are on campus, I hope you have a safe and enjoyable visit. I trust you will use this opportunity to get to know our students, coaches and staff. We are always ready to assist you to enjoy your time with us. Thank you for everything that you do to encourage and support our efforts. We are always glad to have you on our campus. Sincerely, Johnny L. Allen President
Board of Trustees
T. Jack Ramsey
Chairman Tenure of Service: 1983 Tishomingo County/ Banker
Randle Downs
Tenure of Service: 2012 Prentiss County Superintendent of Education
Tracie Langston
Tenure of Service: 2004 Prentiss County Businesswoman
Bill Breedlove
Vice Chairman Tenure of Service: 1999 Prentiss County Businessman
Tonya Butler Farris
Tenure of Service: 2012 Alcorn County Businesswoman
Sam McCoy
Tenure of Service: 1988 Prentiss County Businessman
John O. Cunningham Secretary Tenure of Service: 1995 Prentiss County Businessman
Troy Holliday
Tenure of Service: 1964 Tippah County Businessman
Gina Smith
Tenure of Service: 2012 Alcorn County Superintendent of Education
Ken Basil
Tenure of Service: 2008 Union County Superintendent of Education
Christie Holly
Tenure of Service: 2014 Tishomingo County Superintendent of Education
Luzene Triplett
Tenure of Service: 2002 Prentiss County Retired Educator
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Alvie Blakeney
Tenure of Service: 2011 Tishomingo County Retire Businessman
Douglas Jackson
Tenure of Service: 1995 Tippah County Retired Educator
Vance Witt
Tenure of Service: 2007 Union County Businessman
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NEMCC Football Coaches Ricky Smither
Greg Davis
Head Coach
Offensive Coordinator
Kareem Moore
Dustin Jones
Defensive Backs Coach
Charles Lee
Volunteer Coach
Linebackers Coach
Kenny Jackson
Defensive Coordinator
Joe Horn
Volunteer Coach (Wide Receivers)
Brady Allen
Student Assistant
Athletic Support Staff David Robbins
Dean of Students Athletic Director
Matt Werner
Athletic Facilities/ Head Equipment Manager
Jeremy Kennedy
Voice of the Tigers NEMCCTV
Kent Farris
Associate Athletic Director
Blake Long
Sports Information Director
Don Knowles
Operations Manager Sodexo, USA
Joye Farris
Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Students/ Athletic Director
Hope Kingsley, ATC Head Athletic Trainer
Karri Davis
Cheerleading Coach
Phillip Moore (left) Marvin Ozbirn (right) Bus Drivers
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2014 Northeast Tiger Football Roster Head Coach: Ricky Smither (7th year - Delta State University) Offensive Coordinator: Greg Davis (3rd year - Texas Christian Univ.) Defensive Coordinator: Kenny Jackson (1st year - Univ. of Mississippi) Linebackers: Dustin Jones (2nd year - Liberty University) Defensive Backs: Kareem Moore (1st year - Nicholls State Univ.) Volunteer Coach (Wide Receivers): Joe Horn (1st year - Itawamba CC) Volunteer Coach: Charles Lee Student Assistant: Brady Allen Head Equipment Manager: Matt Werner (2nd year - Northeast CC) Managers: Jarard Williams, Tanner Burress, JeMiller Handy, Kerdevin Thomas, Je’Tavious Turner President: Dr. Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D. (10th year - Mississippi State Univ.) Athletic Director: David Robbins (2nd year - Millsaps College) Assistant Athletic Director: Kent Farris (1st year - Univ. of North Alabama) Sports Information Director: Blake Long (2nd year - Univ. of Mississippi) Athletic Trainer: Hope Kingsley (3rd year - Univ. of Southern Miss.) Student Trainers: Mercedes Carter, Pedro Clay, Johnathan Green, Yahmere Williams 4
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Name Position Jason Carr DL Corbin White RB Ralph Green DB Joe Horn, Jr. WR Marcus Robinson LB Jonathan Bobo DB LaVontis Smith WR Johnny Smith DB Dontayvius Stapleton DB Brady Smith DB Woodrow Prince DB Brett Thompson QB Tadarious Clinton WR Matthew Belue TE Micah Sparks DB Trace Lee QB Donta Armstrong WR Rashad Turner WR Jaylon Fair WR Mario Virges LB Darius Whitty DB Chester Lewis RB Jamel Dennis LB Jacoby Smith DB Jaylynne Robinson WR LaDerrick Martin DB Cesar Resendiz P Orlandous Davis LB Isaac Bails RB Tray Woody LB Chris Matthews DL Antonio Ryland LB Andrew Ashe LS TraeVon Sharp DL Lakendrick Preston OL Martize Mitchell OL Damien Rayford OL Rowdy Williams OL Dayon Davis OL Ivy Ware OL Jeremiah Dent DL Justin Barksdale OL Sean Rogers OL Cole Strawn OL Ross Smith OL Chandler Dexter TE Khalid Kornegay WR Terrance Lindsey DL Jalen Hadley DL Darrion Abston DL Justin Williams DL Jacob Meeks K Nhigel Phillips DL Lemetrius Hollins DL
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Height Weight Hometown High School 6’6” 305 Memphis, Tenn. White Station 5’11” 230 Nettleton Nettleton 6’4” 205 Ripley Ripley 6’0” 175 Atlanta, Ga. Peachtree Ridge 6’4” 240 Memphis, Tenn. Memphis East 6’3” 195 Bruce Bruce 5’10” 170 Maben West Oktibbeha 5’11” 180 Starkville Starkville 6’1” 155 Tunica Rosa Fort 5’11” 175 Batesville South Panola 6’0” 180 West Point West Point 6’5” 215 Olive Branch Lake Cormorant 5’10” 170 Tunica Rosa Fort 6’1” 265 Golden Red Bay 6’2” 195 Pontotoc North Pontotoc 6’2” 205 Columbus Columbus 5’10” 150 Pittsboro Bruce 6’4” 185 Bruce Bruce 5’9” 160 Amory Amory 6’1” 255 West Point West Point 6’0” 180 Jacksonville, Fla. First Coast 5’10” 185 Gluckstadt Germantown 5’11” 210 Oxford Lafayette County 5’10” 215 Starkville Starkville 5’10” 195 Crestview, Fla. Crestview 6’0” 175 Gulfport West Harrison 5’10” 160 Horn Lake Horn Lake 5’10” 195 Baldwyn Baldwyn 6’2” 240 Ripley Ripley 6’1” 190 Falkner Falkner 6’6” 245 Olive Branch Olive Branch 6’0” 245 Brooksville Noxubee County 6’2” 265 Pontotoc Pontotoc 6’4” 265 Orlando, Fla. Maynard Evans 6’7” 285 Gulfport West Harrison 6’0” 270 Macon Noxubee County 6’4” 325 Batesville South Panola 6’5” 350 Water Valley Water Valley 6’3” 280 Byhalia Byhalia 6’2” 315 Pontotoc Pontotoc 6’4” 325 Columbus Tupelo 6’3” 290 Courtland South Panola 6’2” 280 Batesville South Panola 6’1” 315 Pontotoc Pontotoc 6’6” 315 Booneville Booneville 6’5” 255 Iuka Tishomingo County 6’3” 180 Tulsa, Okla. Union 6’0” 285 Olive Branch Olive Branch 6’2” 260 Saltillo Saltillo 6’2” 265 Olive Branch Olive Branch 6’1” 275 Starkville East Oktibbeha 6’1” 200 Kossuth Kossuth 6’4” 365 Griffin, Ga. Griffin 6’0” 285 Madison Madison Central
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2014 NORTHWEST FOOTBALL ROSTER Football Staff
Head Coach, OC Jack Wright (1st Season) Arkansas State, 1999 Defensive Coordinator Benjy Parker (1st Season) Ole Miss, 1998 Defensive Backs Jonathan Webster (1st Season) Arkansas Tech, 2008 Wide Receivers Scott Oakley (12th Season) Ole Miss, 2002 Defensive Line Travis Macon (1st Season) Ole Miss, 2002 Offensive Line Jim Jones (4th Season) Notre Dame, 2000 Head Strength Coach Danny Ray Cole (14th Season) Arkansas-Monticello, 1991 Team Managers Dalton Pritchard, Nick Wallace, Darius Shorter Team Filmers Justin Kearney, Greg O’Neal
Support Staff
Athletic Director Bubba Skelton (1st Year) Mississippi College, 1987 Athletic Academic Coordinator Jake Long (1st Year) University of Alabama, 2010 Sports Information Director Kevin Maloney (5th Year) Mississippi State, 2005 Assistant Sports Info Director Susan Harmon (1st Year) Millsaps College, 2013 Head Athletic Trainer Steve Thompson (1st Year) Ole Miss, 1990 Athletics Secretary Allison Eoff (7th Year) Delta State, 1993
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Brandon Mack Kentrell Spencer Justin Crawford Tino Thomas Jr. Karsten Miller Chris Williams Terry Caldwell Treston DeCoud Jalen Gaston Jacob McCrary Alfred Dickens Matthew Davis Devante Crow Jason Dickerson Steven Bradley Nathan Evans Kyle Morgan Jarcquarius Clark Jamison Goods Dominique Crow Jamarius Mabry Terreous Johnson D’Andre Brown Marcel Newson Nick Shields Fred Garth Jr. Malik Hawkins Jim Speights Devante Davis Roger Thomas Akil Teal Aleck Hobson Austin Howard Malik Slaughter Quandez Lee L.J. Carr Josh Johnson Anderson Gund Daivon Milan Corey Brown Timothy McCray Jr. Chris Phillips Trent Scott Terrance Malone Jermaine Jones Andrew Herrington Javonte Hall Kris Reliford Steve Holts Kendall Carr
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DB WR RB DB QB DL LB DB WR WR LB DE WR WR DB WR QB ILB DB WR WR RB S DB DB S LB P/K LB RB DE LB DE DL FB TE OL OL OL DL OG OL OL OL OL OL DL DE NG DL
6-1 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-4 5-8 5-10 5-11 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-5 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-0
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Oxford, Miss. / Lafayette HS Starkville, Miss. / Starkville HS Columbus, Ga. / Hardaway HS Memphis, Tenn. / University of Tennessee Lexington, N.C. / UNC Charlotte Atlanta, Ga. / Sandy Creek HS Wilmington, N.C. / UNC Charlotte Hammond, La. / Chadron State Saltillo, Miss. / Saltillo HS Miami, Fla. / Coral Reef HS Olive Branch, Miss. / Olive Branch HS Batesville, Miss. / South Panola HS Itta Bena, Miss. / Leflore County HS Columbus, Miss. / New Hope HS Southaven, Miss. / DeSoto Central HS Grenada, Miss. / Grenada HS Southaven, Miss. / DeSoto Central HS Columbus, Miss. / Columbus HS Port Gibson, Miss. / Brandon HS Itta Bena, Miss. / Leflore County HS Jackson, Miss. / Forest Hill HS Tunica, Miss. / Rosa Fort HS Hernando, Miss. / Lake Cormorant HS Coldwater, Miss. / Coldwater HS Louisville, Miss. / Louisville HS Aberdeen, Miss. / Amory HS Horn Lake, Miss. / Horn Lake HS Brandon, Miss. / Brandon HS Olive Branch, Miss. / Olive Branch HS West Point, Miss. / West Point HS Blakely, Ga. / Early County HS Ripley, Miss. / Ripley HS New Albany, Miss. / New Albany HS Louisville, Miss. / Louisville HS Courtland, Miss. / South Panola HS Batesville, Miss. / South Panola HS Jackson, Miss. / Murrah HS Louisville, Miss. / Louisville HS Olive Branch, Miss. / Univ. of Memphis Columbus, Miss. / Columbus HS Indianola, Miss. / Gentry HS Olive Branch, Miss. / Olive Branch HS Southaven, Miss. / Southaven HS Batesville, Miss. / South Panola HS Greenwood, Miss. / Leflore County HS Olive Branch, Miss. / Marshall Academy Olive Branch, Miss. / Olive Branch HS Columbus, Miss. / Columbus HS Senatobia, Miss. / Senatobia HS Batesville, Miss. / South Panola HS
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Military means family to German-born Lemetrius Hollins Northwest (Senatobia) Date: September 11
Northeast-Northwest History Series: Northwest 34-18-2 2013 – Northeast, 34-21 2012 – Northwest, 19-13 2011 – Northeast, 34-28 2010 – Northwest, 26-6 2009 – Northwest, 17-14
Lemetrius Hollins Tonight is an important evening for Northeast Mississippi Community College student-athlete Lemetrius Hollins for two reasons. The first is fairly obvious to any fan of the Tiger football program. Northeast opens the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) North Division portion of their schedule against archrival Northwest Mississippi Community College. The second involves the Tigers’ annual Military Appreciation Night. The event, which is dedicated to recognizing the acts of America’s brave soldiers, is more personal to Hollins because multiple members of his family have served in various roles with the United States Armed Forces since the 1970s. “I think it’s really special because I feel like sometimes the military and armed forces don’t get the proper dues that they deserve for going and fighting for their country,” said Hollins. “It’s important that we praise them because they deserve it.” Hollins was actually born in Gelnhausen, Germany, which is a town located about 25 miles from the country’s fifth-largest city in Frankfurt and nestled between the Vogelsberg Mountains and the Spessart Range at the river Kinzig, while his father, Leonard, was assigned there by the Army. The current Northeast sophomore returned stateside around 1999 when he was four years old, but the impact of his time overseas remains to this day. Hollins can claim citizenship in both America and Germany and holds birth cer6
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tificates from both nations. He can also speak a smidgen of the German language. “Wie geht’s lhnen?” he asked, “or ‘How are you?’” Leonard Hollins was also stationed at Fort Hood (Ky.) and Fort Benning (Ga.) before settling down in Madison with his young son Lemetrius after eight years in Germany. The ties to the military do not end with Hollins’ father. He had five other relatives that dedicated a portion of their lives to protect the United States, including Perry Shumpert, Marlin Parker, Katherine Shumpert, Tiffany Parker and Johnny Parker. “It means a lot just knowing that I have a family that cares enough to go off and potentially die for their country,” Hollins said. “I think that’s real respectable. To be able to honor them is a big deal. I think it’s a great thing for Northeast.” Hollins continued his far-reaching travels when he signed a scholarship to join the Tigers during National Signing Day festivities on Wednesday, February 6, 2012. The Madison Central High School graduate, who starred under the tutelage of former Northeast headman Bobby Hall, felt at home in the City of Hospitality. “Out of all the places I went and looked, Booneville was a community where everything was where you need it,” said Hollins. “I like the campus and the coaches are great. It just seemed like the right place and everything fit in.” Hollins was the backup for Daniel Ross, who now plays for the Canadian Football League’s (CFL) Edmonton Eskimos, during his freshman season in 2013. He finished
2008 – Northwest, 50-28 2007 – Northwest, 26-24 2006 – Northwest, 31-14 2005 – Northeast, 38-14 2004 – Northeast, 19-16
with six tackles and 2.5 sacks, which was third best among the Tigers. He has almost matched his total from last year in tackles with three in only two games so far. Hollins has also garnered the start in both of Northeast’s contests versus then-No. 9 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and Hinds Community College at defensive tackle. “I’ve watched Lemetrius grow into a great leader that we’re proud to have,” Northeast head coach Ricky Smither said. “He’s a great student and I’m just really proud of him. He’s done a great job for us both on and off the field.” Hollins hopes his journey will continue after wrapping up a phenomenal two-year career with the Tigers. He received looks this past spring from Texas Southern University of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and a handful of schools from the states of Kansas and Louisiana. The current focus for Hollins is not on his future plans, however, but on the 6:30 p.m. kickoff against the Northwest Rangers. A victory puts Northeast in great shape to contend for its fifth MACJC North Division crown. “The key to winning is working as one unit,” said Hollins. “When you take yourself out of the picture and think of the team in general that’s the most important thing.” Hollins echoed the thoughts of the entire Northeast football squad when concluding his thoughts about our courageous troops both home and abroad. “To all our armed forces and people that are going out to protect this country we appreciate you and look up to you. Thank you.”
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Aug. 28 7 p.m.
Miss. Gulf Coast L, 41-8
Sept. 4 6:30 p.m.
Hinds L, 31-12
Sept. 11 6:30 p.m.
Northwest* Booneville
Sept. 18 7 p.m.
East Mississippi* Scooba
Sept. 27 3 p.m.
Coahoma* (Homecoming) Booneville
Oct. 2 7 p.m.
Miss. Delta* Moorhead
Oct. 9 7 p.m.
Itawamba* Fulton
Oct. 16 6:30 p.m.
Pearl River Booneville
Oct. 24 6:30 p.m.
Holmes* Booneville * Denotes MACJC North Division
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