NEMCC GAMEDAY 2022 - EAST CENTRAL

Students, Fans, Alumni,

On behalf of Northeast Mississippi Community College, welcome to the greatest institution in the United States!

Here at NEMCC, we have a tradition in all sports of exhibiting not only a championship atmosphere, but one of class, integrity, and professionalism. We are proud of the student/athletes that have chosen to attend Northeast. We are thankful each of you have chosen to attend this athletic event.

While our students are here, our goal is to provide opportunities of personal growth through cutting edge instruction in the classroom and athletic programs. Northeast recognizes that its primary commitment is to the education of our student-athlete.

Our vision is to develop one of the premier athletic programs in the nation. To that end, the completion of our Baseball/Softball complex was certainly a step in the right direction. In addition, the beginning of our Game, Set, Match capital giving campaign for our state of the art tennis complex shows our continued commitment to excellence.

Recently Northeast was recognized as an Apple Distinguished School. Receiving this coveted honor exhibits to the world our commitment to cutting edge technology within our instructional process.

I hope you will have time prior to or after this athletic event to walk or drive around our campus and get a small glance at what we have to offer. You are welcome to visit anytime with our students, faculty, and staff.

We are happy to have each of you as part of the Northeast family. Please feel free to contact me should the need ever arise. As you leave campus after this event, we wish you the very best and safe travels.

NEMCC FOOTBALL COACHES

NEMCC ATHLETIC SUPPORT STAFF

Alumni Spotlight

Jamarcus Smith had one more historic ac complishment to make before officially ending his tenure with the Northeast Mississippi Community College football program.

Smith has repeated as a College Sports Informa tion Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic AllAmerica® selection as part of the College Division men’s at-large team.

The Saltillo native became Northeast’s inaugural CoSIDA Academic All-America® recipient in 2021. Smith is consequently the first student-athlete in school history to capture this award in consecutive years.

Smith was an arts and humanities major at Northeast with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.66 on a 4.0 scale. He transferred to the University of West Alabama to continue his career on the gridiron following the fall 2021 semester.

He was one of just 16 CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica® winners from the College Division, which includes all two-year institutions, Canadian universi ties and any four-year school in the United States that is not a member of the NCAA or the NAIA.

“I’m very glad that I could contribute to this great school,” said Smith. “I appreciate every one that’s helped me on my journey. I really enjoyed every

thing here. Working hard is what we were taught so I stayed on top of my work.”

He is the only player ever to lead the Tigers in tackling for three straight seasons. It is a feat that will likely never happen again as Smith took advantage of an additional year of eligibility due to the world wide coronavirus pandemic.

Smith concluded his final campaign at Northeast with 74 tackles. He had six games with eight or more stops, including a season-best 14 takedowns dur ing a victory by the Tigers at Coahoma Community College.

He received Fall All-America distinction from the

Rivals recruiting network publication JCGridiron as well as all-conference honors for helping Northeast finish as the division runner-up during the abbrevi ated 2020 campaign.

The 6-1, 205-pound linebacker racked up 58 stops along with a team-high eight tackles for loss that year. Smith also accounted for two forced fumbles, two sacks and an interception.

“Jamarcus is a very intelligent football player, but even a better person overall,” Tigers head coach Greg Davis said. “He’s got a very, very bright future ahead of him. He put a lot of time and effort into his class work. This is very well deserved.”

His cumulative stats at Northeast include 221 takedowns, 20.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, three blocked kicks and two interceptions over the course of 24 total contests.

Smith averaged 9.2 stops per outing with nine double-digit tackling performances. He posted a career-high 18 tackles during a matchup at East Mis sissippi Community College as a freshman.

He was twice decorated with scholastic accolades from both the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) as well.

HEAD COACH

Greg Davis (8th Year- Texas Christian University)

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

A.J. Erdely

2nd Year- University of Alabama at Birmingham)

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Jonathan Webster (3rd Year- Arkansas Tech University)

DEFENSIVE LINE COACH

Parrish Huddleston (3rd Year- University of Tennessee at Martin)

WIDE RECEIVERS COACH

Cole Rotenberry (2nd Year- Mississippi College)

RUNNING BACKS/ TIGHT ENDS

Turner Rotenberry (1st Year- Mississippi College)

PRESIDENT Dr. Ricky Ford (8th Year- Mississippi State University)

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Kent Farris (8th Year- University of North Alabama)

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Brenda Mayes (1st Year- University of North Alabama)

SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR

Blake Long (10th Year- University of Mississippi)

SPORTS INFORMATION SPECIALIST

Ryan Moreland (2nd Year- Mississippi State University)

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC TRAINING

Zach “Ziggy” Marro (1st Year- University of West Alabama)

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

Rebecca Ruckes (1st Year - Delta State University )

NORTHEAST 2022 FOOTBALL ROSTER

# Name Class Position Height Weight

0 ....... Steven Edwards

Sophomore

DB ...............5’11”

Hometown High School

165.................. Sardis, Miss.

North Panola

1 KT Hicks Sophomore WR 5’8” 160 Hattiesburg, Miss. Petal

1 Jacoby McQuiller Freshman DB 5’11” 175 West Point, Miss. West Point

2 ....... Kylan Garrett

3 Juwon Gaston

Sophomore ................ WR ................ 5’8” ................. 160............ Independence, Miss.................. Independence

Sophomore DB 6’0” 180 Montgomery, Ala. Carver

4 Javian Gipson-Holmes Sophomore CB 5’10” 190 Oxford, Miss. Oxford

5 Kenny Byrd Sophomore LB 6’0” 220 York, S.C. Myrtle Beach

5 Carter Putt

6

Wesley Corbitt

Sophomore QB 5’11” 200 Columbus, Miss. Heritage Academy

Freshman

ATH ................ 6’0” ................. 180................. Jackson, Miss. ......................... Callaway

7 Tyrell Randall Freshman WR 6’0” 175 Ocala, Fla. Vanguard

7 Quae Shorty

8

Triston Newson

Sophomore DB 5’10” 175 Independence, Miss. Independence

Sophomore ................ LB ................. 6’2” ................. 210............ Independence, Miss.................. Independence

9 Mitchell Woodard Freshman WR 6’3” 190 Columbus, Miss. Heritage Academy

10

11

Deonta Barnes

Sophomore ................ DB ................ 5’9” ................. 200............... Lexington, Miss. ............. Holmes County Central

Kylen Vaughn Freshman WR 6’1” 195 Abbeville, Miss. Lafayette

12 Tykwon Wade

Freshman WR 5’10” 175 Madison, Miss. Germantown

13 ..... Eddie Fisk, Jr................................. Freshman ................. DB ...............5’10” ................ 180.................. Saltillo, Miss. ............................. Saltillo

14 CJ Barney Freshman LB 6’1” 220 Madison, Miss. Madison Central

15 ..... Jayden Robinson .......................... Freshman ................. RB................. 5’9” ................. 175................ Nashville, Tenn. ...................... Pearl-Cohn

15 Dorrian Smith

Freshman DB 6’0” 180 Fort Valley, Ga. Peach County

16 Guy Gillespie Freshman K 6’0” 200 Baldwyn, Miss. Booneville

17 ..... Kris Sides .................................... Sophomore ................ WR ................ 6’1” ................. 175............... Hernando, Miss. ....................... Hernando

18 John Daniel Deaton Sophomore P/QB 5’11” 160 Booneville, Miss. Booneville

19 Cameron Dill Freshman QB 5’11” 195 West Point, Miss. Oak Hill Academy

20 Carsyn Day

Freshman DB 5’8” 180 Canton, Miss. Velma Jackson

21 Jordan Herring Freshman DB 6’1” 180 Tupelo, Miss. Tupelo

22 ..... Shaundell Carter ......................... Sophomore ................ LB ................. 6’0” ................. 195................... Ripley, Miss. ............................. Ripley

23 Goldman Butler, VI Sophomore RB 6’0” 240 Corinth, Miss. Biggersville

24 Gary Banks, II Sophomore RB 5’10” 220 Olive Branch, Miss. Olive Branch

25 ..... Tameron Patterson ..................... Sophomore ................ RB................. 5’9” ................. 200..................Corinth, Miss. ........................... Corinth

26 Vic Hollins Freshman LB 6’1” 200 Flora, Miss. Madison Central

27 ..... Fred McMillian .............................. Freshman ................. DB ...............5’10” ................ 170............... West Point, Miss........................ West Point

28 Chazton Crudup Freshman DB 5’9” 165 Ripley, Miss. Ripley

29 Cortavious Rogers Freshman DB 6’0” 190 Yazoo City, Miss. Yazoo County

30 ..... Rashad Thomas .......................... Sophomore ................ DB ...............5’10” ................ 180............... Senatobia, Miss. ....................... Senatobia

32 Willie Latham, III Sophomore LB 5’10” 220 Madison, Miss. Madison-Ridgeland Aca.

33

JD Nanney

Freshman

LB ................. 6’2” ................. 220............... Booneville, Miss........................ Booneville

34 Justin Wilson Freshman LB 5’11” 225 Tupelo, Miss. Tupelo

35 DeQuan Moore Freshman LB 6’2” 220 Byhalia, Miss. Byhalia

40

Prince Bentley, Jr.

Freshman

LB ................. 6’1” ................. 245................. Byhalia, Miss. ........................... Byhalia

Jenari Bell Freshman DL 6’3” 250 Aberdeen, Miss. Aberdeen

Deitrick McCray

Freshman

DL

6’1”

260............... Columbus, Miss.

Columbus

Clifton Young Freshman LB 6’0” 220 Yazoo City, Miss. Yazoo County

Darion Mosley Freshman DL 5’11” 260 Columbus, Miss. Columbus

Whitehead

Sophomore

Freshman

OL

6’5”

270................ Lambert, Miss.

Horn Lake

290 Decatur, Miss. Newton County

295 Columbus, Miss. Heritage Academy

280............... Columbus, Miss.

Sophomore

Sophomore

Freshman

Sophomore

Freshman

Sophomore

Sophomore

Freshman

Sophomore

Freshman

Freshman

Freshman

Freshman

Freshman

New Hope

290 Duck Hill, Miss. Winona

285.................Huntsville, Ala.

Mae Jemison

315 Byhalia, Miss. Byhalia

345 Booneville, Miss. Booneville

320............... Booneville, Miss........................ Booneville

350 West Point, Miss. West Point

290............... Horn Lake, Miss........................ Horn Lake

190 Aberdeen, Miss. Aberdeen

155 Oxford, Miss. Oxford

245.................. Oxford, Miss.............................. Oxford

250 Carthage, Miss. Leake Academy

250.................. Oxford, Miss............................ Lafayette

260 Hamilton, Miss. Hamilton

240 Nashville, Tenn. Riverdale

270................ Pontotoc, Miss.

Pontotoc

6’3” 285 Philadelphia, Pa. Imhotep Charter

6’1” 290 Columbus, Miss. Heritage Academy

EAST CENTRAL 2022 FOOTBALL ROSTER

# Name

0

Tori Mulkey

Position Class Height Weight

DB

Sophomore.......... 5-9

Hometown High School

185.................... Ozark, AL ............................... Carroll

1

2

3

Devontae Causey

Michael Coats Jr.

Corey Goldwire

RB

DB

RB

Freshman

6-0

Sophomore......... 5-11

Sophomore......... 5-10

170..................... Millry, AL .............................. Millry HS

180..................... Biloxi, MS ................................ Biloxi

185.................. Leesburg, FL ....................... The Villages

4 Jaylin Thompson CB Sophomore 5-8 170 Vicksburg, MS Warren Central

5 Treyon Wash DB Sophomore 5-9 160 Forest, MS Scott Central

6 Jaden Mann WR Sophomore 6-2 190 Walnut Grove, MS Sebastopol

7 Gabriel Larry QB Sophomore 6-2 195 Manvel, TX Manvel

8 Landon Sims QB Freshman 6-2 200 Evergreen, AL Escambia Aca.

9 Tony Gibson DL Sophomore 6-0 300 Church Point, LA Church Point

9 Damon Mapp QB Sophomore 6-0 185 Decatur, MS Newton County

10 Daniel Swain LB Sophomore 6-2 200 Enterprise, MS Enterprise

11

Noah Tice

12 ..... Al’jurae Arnold

13 ..... Tavion Evans

14 .....

J’Alex Hardy

DL

CB

RB

Sophomore.......... 6-4

260................... Wiggins, MS ............................. Stone

Sophomore.......... 6-1 .................. 170..................Bassfield, MS ............... Jefferson Davis County

Freshman ........... 5-9 .................. 170................Pascagoula, MS ................... Moss Point HS

CB ................ Sophomore.......... 6-1 .................. 160................. Lawrence, MS ........................... Newton

15 Courtland Harris RB Sophomore 5-7 200 Hattiesburg, MS Oak Grove

16 TJ Thompson

LB Freshman 6-0 210 Bolton, MS Warren Central HS

17 John Ford QB Freshman 6-4 195 Sumrall, MS Sumrall HS

19 Cooper Jenkins DL Freshman 6-4 230 Brandon, MS Brandon HS

21 Keaston Pearson CB Sophomore 6-2 195 Philadelphia, MS Neshoba Central

22 Elias Bell DB Freshman 6-2 175 Philadelphia, MS Choctaw Central HS

23 Javonta Stewart DB Freshman 6-0 185 Brookhaven, MS Brookhaven HS

24 Noah Cutter HB Freshman 6-1 210 Bay St. Louis, MS Bay St. Louis HS

25 ..... Ryan Kimbrell ..................................... LB ................ Sophomore.......... 6-2 .................. 210.................. Flowood, MS .................... Northwest Rankin

26 ..... Cam Miller........................................... DB ................. Freshman .......... 5-11 ................. 200.................. Picayune, MS ....................... Hancock HS

27 ..... Kris Robinson ..................................... DB ................. Freshman ........... 6-1 .................. 180................... Jackson, MS ........................ Jackson Aca.

28 ..... Max Walenta ....................................... DL ................. Freshman ........... 6-3 .................. 210.................. Madison, MS ........................ Jackson Aca.

29 Brandon Gilliam K/P Freshman 5-10 180 Vicksburg, MS Warren Central HS

30 Kanye Jackson LB Freshman 5-8 190 Moss Point, MS Moss Point HS

32 Jacob Williams HB Freshman 6-3 220 Sebastopol, MS Sebastopol

33 Ty Barlow DL Freshman 5-11 266 Forest, MS Scott Central HS

33 Kolten Scott RB Freshman 6-0 210 Gulfport, MS West Harrison HS

34 James Ford LB Freshman 6-0 225 Sumrall, MS Sumrall HS

40 Chandler Williams DB Freshman 5-10 190 Madison, MS Ridgeland HS

41

42

48

50

Brandon Chrest

Riley Lampkin

Brendan Gibson

Will Donald

Kyjuan Smith

53 Jaylon Brazzle

Breland Curry

Deshawn Leonard

Alvin Rogers

Drake Pond

65 Carter Kilpatrick

Devin Gaspard

Eli Cooper

Lanorris Hickman

Caelen Lavender

Scooby Leverett

Holton White

82 Preston Lynch

Rayvion Nettles

88 Josh Sykes

89 Aaron Steele

90 Devery Smith

98 Simon Lee

99 Peyton Posey

HEAD COACH Ken Karcher

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/

COACH

WIDE

TIGHT

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Recardo Hines

OFFENSIVE LINE

DEFENSIVE LINE Zane Samuel

RUNNING BACKS

LB

Freshman

P

Freshman

DL

LB

Freshman

Freshman

Freshman

5-10

6-0

6-4

6-1

6-5

230................. Caledonia, MS ...................... Caledonia HS

155................. Vicksburg, MS .................. Warren Central HS

190................... Jackson, MS ........................ Jackson Aca.

212................. Caledonia, MS

325.................. Palmetto, FL

Caledonia HS

Palmetto HS

Freshman 6-0 330 Philadelphia, MS Neshoba Central HS

Freshman 6-2 295 Moss Point, MS Moss Point HS

Freshman 6-1 315 Clinton, MS Clinton HS

Freshman 6-1 260 Sturgis, MS Starkville HS

Freshman 6-4 290 Pass Christian, MS Pass Christian HS

Freshman 6-1 285 Laurel, MS West Jones HS

Freshman 6-0 275 Waveland, MS Bay St. Louis HS

Sophomore.......... 6-4

Freshman

Freshman

Freshman

Freshman

280.................... Forest, MS

5-11

6-6

6-0

6-5

300................. Louisville, MS

300................ Jacksonville, FL

155................... Jackson, AL

195............. Ocean Springs, MS

Scott Central

Louisville HS

Fletcher HS

Jackson HS

Ocean Springs HS

Freshman 6-6 180 Vicksburg Warren Central HS

Freshman 6-4 150 Newton, MS Newton HS

Freshman 6-5 185 Brandon, MS Park Place Christian Aca.

Freshman 5-11 180 Collinsville, MS Kemper County HS

Freshman 6-1 280 Daphne, AL Daphne HS

Freshman 6-0 325 Petal, MS Petal HS

Sophomore 6-2 240 Union, MS Union HS

TIGERS BOAST THREE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK THROUGH FIRST HALF OF SEASON

The Northeast Mississippi Community Col lege football program has benefitted from several outstanding individual performances through the midway point of the 2022 campaign.

Three Tigers have earned player of the week honors from the Mississippi Associa tion of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) for their contributions to the team.

Guy Gillespie was the first. He received special team accolades from the MACCC and the National Junior College Athletic Associa tion (NJCAA) after Northeast defeated thenseventh ranked Hinds Community College in its season opener.

The Booneville High School alumnus was true on a pair of extra points following a touchdown catch by Kortlen Wilfawn in the first quarter and a pick-six from Steven Edwards midway through the final period.

Gillespie drilled his first career field goal from 21 yards out with 3:48 remaining prior to halftime. It concluded Northeast’s longest drive of the night, which covered 67 yards over 10 plays.

He extended the Tigers’ advantage to two possessions near the end of the third quarter with a 32-yard field goal. It came shortly after his long snapper Wilfawn recovered a muffed punt by the Eagles.

“It’s a great honor. I’m so excited,” Gil lespie said. “It felt really good to see them go in. I just hope I can carry it out and do what I need to do throughout the season. It just comes down to technique and repeatability.

“Every day in practice I make sure every thing is the exact same every single kick, every step and every follow through. I’m in the weight room every day and kicking three to four times a week.”

Gillespie also successfully handled all of the kickoff duties for Northeast. The average starting field position for Hinds following his five total kickoffs was its own 25 yard line.

Kenny Byrd added to the Tigers’ pile of awards one week later. He received defensive player of the week from both the MACCC and the NJCAA following Northeast’s home opener against Pearl River Community College.

The Coastal Carolina (S.C.) University transfer recorded a game-high 17 tackles, including 11 solo takedowns. It is still the most tackles by any Tiger in a single contest so far this year.

Byrd’s first stop came just two offensive plays into the matchup. He had four tackles during the Wildcats’ opening drive of the second quarter, which ended in a turnover on downs at the one-yard line.

He added his inaugural sack in a blackand-gold uniform with less than four min utes left in the game that forced Pearl River to punt the ball back to Northeast.

“I’ve put in a lot of work,” Byrd said. “Not really a lot of people believed in me, so I just grinded the whole offseason and I’ve came back and shown people what I can really do.

“Coach (Cedric) Shell has taught me a lot over here. Having a relentless effort is the most important thing at the linebacker position.

You’ve always got to keep your motor going.”

Fellow linebacker Triston Newson fol lowed in Byrd’s fooststeps by gaining MACCC Defensive Player of the Week distinction after the Tigers’ rivalry affair at Itawamba Community College.

Newson recorded his third consecutive double-digit tackling performance with a game-high 13 versus the Indians. He had six solo stops and seven assisted takedowns.

The Independence High School graduate forced two takeaways during the fourth quarter. He had a diving interception and also returned a fumble 21 yards into Itawamba territory.

Newson had an impressive sequence of four consecutive tackles early in the fourth quarter that eventually led to a punting situ ation by the Indians.

“This (award) is most definitely momen tum for me,” said Newson. “The other line backers help me out with a lot of the things we do. I don’t skip reps and try to make sure I’m ready for each game. Staying focused on the field is my main priority.”

Both Byrd and Newson are near the top of the charts in terms of tackling. As of Friday, September 30, Newson led the country with 56 stops while Byrd was in a three-way tie for third with 50 takedowns.

Newson’s recruitment has particularly blossomed over the last several weeks. He has recently picked up offers from the Uni versity of Colorado, the University of South Alabama, Old Dominion (Va.) University and Jacksonville State (Ala.) University.