JUCO hoops awards dished out
By Staff
from staff reports
March 13, 2004
Several area women and men have been selected to the MACJC all-state and all-Region 23 basketball teams for 2003-04.
Area men chosen all-state are South Division Freshman of the Year Milton Collins of Jones, second team all-North Division Calvin Moore and Boo Ramsey of East Mississippi, and second team all-South Division John Gray, Shedrick Kirk, and Tim Broomfield of Jones.
Named to the women's all-South Division first team are Kristin Chaney and Lenore Gray from East Central, Natalie Jordan from Jones, and Danielle Cooper from Meridian and second teamers Kimyatta Viverette and Rita Birden of East Central.
Chaney, Gray, and Viverette were also named all-Region 23.
school reports
Gardner's team one win short
Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Ala., lost 84-75 to Northwest Shoals Community College in the finals of the Region 22 Tournament on March 7.
Former West Lauderdale standout Kristina Gardner had three points and three rebounds as the Lady Bucs finished their season with a 23-8 mark.
For the year, Gardner averaged 5.7 points and 3.5 rebounds. She had a high-scoring game of 15 points against Columbia (Tenn.) State and scored in double figures eight times as a freshman.
For the year, she made 73.6 percent (39-of-53) of her free throws and 32.3 percent (51-of-158) of her field goal attempts. She also had 18 assists and 11 steals.
Gardner had 13 points and seven rebounds in the Lady Bucs' 84-52 Region 22 semifinal win over Bevill State.
Marty Stamper
ECCC to host benefit tourney
A three-person scramble is scheduled for April 17 at Decatur Country Club as a fundraiser for the East Central Community College football program.
Entry fee is $75 per team with tee-off time set for 9:30 a.m.
Plaques will be presented to first-place winners in each flight. Door prizes will also be awarded and lunch will be provided. Closest-to-the-hole and longest drive competitions are also scheduled. Mulligans will be available for purchase.
For more information contact coach Tim Coats, East Central Community College, P.O. Box 129, Decatur, MS, 39327, Phone 635-2111 or call toll free, 1-877-462-3222, ext. 290. The email address is tcoats@eccc.edu.
school reports
Welcome back
Chris Moffett stepped back on the mound at Scaggs Field for the first time in almost two years on Tuesday afternoon in a doubleheader against Wabash Valley. Moffett had missed all of last season and part of this season after shoulder surgery.
The former Clarkdale standout pitched the final inning in the second of the doubleheader and recorded two strikeouts. MCC head coach Mike Federico admires his sophomore right handers work ethic.
Moffett's father, Cotton, who pitched for the Eagles in 1974, said it was good to see his son back on the mound.
Robby Atkinson
