MGCCC celebrates Homecoming 2017

PHOTO: Bobby McDuffie/JUCO Weekly

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast faces a stern task for Homecoming this weekend when No. 8 Jones County visits A.L. May Memorial Stadium.

"They're' a really good football team on both sides of the football," Bulldogs coach Chad Huff said. "They're talented and playing really, really hard. They're undefeated in the South. It's going to take every bit of effort form our guys to match what they do."

Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. The game will be streamed at http://livestream.com/BulldogLIVE. For a full list of activities this week, go to https://www.mgccc.edu/homecoming.

Gulf Coast (5-3, 3-2 MACJC South) has won 10 of the last 13 in the series. JCJC (7-1, 5-0) has won seven straight after a season-opening loss to No. 5 East Mississippi. The Bobcats have clinched the South, with Hinds claiming the second playoff spot.

The Bulldogs' defensive efforts last weekend were led by Deontae Haynes (So, Oak Grove/Hattiesburg), who had 10 tackles, four assists and one sack. Darius Townsend (Fr, Laurel/Laurel) had 13 total tackles, and Daquan Newkirk (Fr, The First Academy/Orlando, Fla.) and Lucky Davis (Fr, McComb/McComb) were good up front.

Newkirk had seven total tackles and broke up two passes. Davis matched him with seven total tackles, and the front figures to get a healthy dose of Ole Miss-commit Scott Phillips, who is averaging nearly six yards per carry.

"They do a good job controlling the ball, running it," Huff said. "They have a quarterback who throws it, and one who's a dual threat. It presents the defense a little bit of a change."

The Gulf Coast offensive line, which has paved the way for Deandre Torrey (Fr, Gautier/Gautier) and Terrion Avery (Fr, Stone/Wiggins) to rank in the top 15 rushing nationally, will have to sort out and aggressive JCJC defense.

"They're going to load the box," Huff said. "They're going to have one or two more hats than you can account for. They try to outnumber you with a lot blitzing and a lot of man coverage."

Game #9

Who: Jones County (7-1, 5-0 MACJC South) vs. MGCCC (5-3, 3-2 MACJC South)

What: Homecoming (Full list of events: https://www.mgccc.edu/homecoming)

When: Saturday, Oct. 28, 3:30 p.m.

Where: A.L. May Memorial Stadium, Perkinston

Watch: http://livestream.com/BulldogLIVE

The Series

Series record: Jones County leads 44-43-6

First Meeting: 1929

Last Meeting: Oct. 27, 2016, JCJC 28, MGCCC 14

Notes: Gulf Coast has won 10 of the last 13 meetings between the teams … JCJC has won three of the last five, snapping a two-game losing streak last year … MGCCC holds the longest win streak in the series, eight games between 2005 and 2011 … The 1930 game was ruled out of the records, although contemporary newspaper accounts didn't say why.

* — Game ruled out of records

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