MACCC Players of the Week - November 4

Volleyball - Offense

Harmony Jackson, Jones College
(So, Pin - Oxford, Miss., 24)

Harmony Jackson, a 5-foot-8 sophomore PIN from Lafayette High School, helped No. 24 Jones College to a 4-0 week, including a 3-0 run through the Region 23 Tournament. Jackson had 54 kills, 96 total attempts, 10 digs and was credited with 60 points. The Bobcats did not lose a set last week in their four victories.

Volleyball - Defense

Olivia Guth, Jones College
(Fr, DS - Poplarville, Miss., 1)

Olivia Guth, a 5-foot-4 DS from Poplarville, had another strong week for No. 24 Jones College. Guth had 59 digs, five service aces and nine assists as the Bobcats won the Region 23 title for the second straight year. Jones did not lose a set all week as they beat Mississippi Gulf Coast in the regular season finale and went through the region tournament with wins over Southwest, East Central and Pearl River.

Women's Soccer - Offense

Sherline King, Jones College
(So, F - Panama City, Panama, 7)

King scored a career-high five goals in an 8-1 win at EMCC and added a brace in Jones' 4-1 win over No. 13 Pearl River in the Region 23 Quarterfinals. King's 48 career goals are one shy of tying the program record.

Women's Soccer - Goalkeeper

Laurel Conley, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
(So, GK - Ocean Springs, 0)

Laurel Conley, a sophomore keeper from Ocean Springs, had 13 saves in a 2-0 week for No. 5 Gulf Coast. She had six saves in a 6-1 win over Itawamba and another seven in a 2-1 win over Meridian in the NJCAA Gulf South District quarterfinal.

Men's Soccer - Offense

Cody Barnett, Hinds Community College
(So, N/A - Clinton, 8)

Barnett played a vital role in the production of offense for the Eagles in the two wins this past week. Cody finished the week with three goals and two assists.

Men's Soccer - Goalkeeper

Brax Rials, Jones College
(So, GK - Pearl, Miss., 1)

Rials started and played the first half in a 5-0 win at EMCC to clinch Jones' sixth MACCC title in eight years. He stopped all three shots he faced to pick up the win.

Football - Offense

Trey Irving III, East Mississippi Community College
(Fr., QB - Gautier, MS, 13)

EMCC freshman quarterback Trey Irving III accounted for 391 yards of total offense and was responsible for three touchdowns, along with adding a two-point conversion run, in directing the 15th-ranked Lions to a 50-39 home win over Holmes to claim a share of their 12th MACCC North Division championship during the Buddy Stephens coaching era. Along with completing 15-of-27 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns through the air, Irving rushed for a season-high 189 yards, including a 12-yard, go-ahead touchdown run in the fourth quarter, on 16 attempts. After helping set the tone for EMCC's offensive effort with a 61-yard keeper to the 4-yard line on the Lions' first play from scrimmage, Irving added a 38-yard run late in the first half to set up his short scoring pass and then converted the subsequent two-point conversion on the ground to put EMCC back in the lead heading to halftime.

Football - Defense

Prince Cottonham, East Central Community College
(SO, DB - Gulfport, MS, 12)

Cottonham was a difference-maker for the Warriors? defense in the 27-13 win over Southwest. He recorded two interceptions for 93 yards, including a 68-yard pick-six that sealed the game late in the fourth quarter.

Football - Special Teams

Tyree Barnett, Jones College
(Fr, WR - Hattiesburg, MS, 14)

Freshman Tyree Barnett's 92-yard kick return for a touchdown in the 4Q gave Jones its first lead of the game, 14-10, and they'd go on to win 21-16. It was Jones' only special teams TD of the season.

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