The No. 5 ranked Jones County Junior College Lady Bobcats picked up a 101-59 win over the East Central Community College Lady Warriors Thursday, Jan. 25, while the JCJC Bobcats pulled out a 68-61 win over the Warriors in the men's action.

The two MACJC South Division contests were played in A.B. Howard Gymnasium on the JCJC campus in Ellisville.

In the opening game, the East Central Lady Warriors kept the game close for the first 20 minutes, only trailing 43-39 at the half, before Jones County ran away in the second half for the big win.

Freshman guards Diamond Wraggs of Louisville and Breanna Riley of Gulfport High School led the Lady Warriors with nine points each, while sophomore guard Autumn Taylor of Newton and freshman forward Whitney Waters of Heidelberg added eight points each.

With the loss, the East Central Lady Warriors fell to 9-5 overall and 2-4 in MACJC South Division play. The JCJC Lady Bobcats improved to 13-2 and 6-0.

Bill Wagnon

Associate Vice President for Public Information

East Central Community College