Top-15 showdown has big implications
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Northwest Mississippi Community College (5-2) | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (5-2) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
PERKINSTON — The teams have met for the last two MACCC championship games and on Thursday they'll meet again in a regular-season contest filled with big implications.
No. 9 Mississippi Gulf Coast won in Senatobia in 2019 on the way to the NJCAA championship, and No. 12 Northwest Mississippi won at Perk in 2020. But Bulldogs coach Jack Wright said that's not a factor this time around.
"Every game is its own game, and every year is its own year," he said. "2020 is over, and it's 2021. We want to win in 2021, and mainly we want to win because it's the next game. We try to win every game, and it has nothing to do with last year or two years ago."
Kickoff at A.L. May Memorial Stadium is set for 7 p.m. The game will be streamed at https://livestream.com/mgcccbulldogs/events/9887556 and can be heard on SuperTalk 103.1 FM. Tickets, including chairbacks, are available at http://mgcccbulldogs.com/tickets.
Fans are being encouraged to wear pink to the game in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Gulf Coast (5-1) needs a win to close out its non-division slate undefeated, which would improve its South tiebreakers. The Bulldogs are in second place, a half-game ahead of Hinds.
The Rangers (4-2) are in a similar situation, tied with Coahoma for second behind unbeaten East Mississippi.
Wright says Northwest will bring an efficient offense led by sophomore quarterback Michael Hiers. He leads the conference in passing yards (275.7 per game), and D.T. Sheffield is the only receiver over 100 yards per game.
"I'm excited to have Northwest coming to our place," Wright said. "It's a big game. I think it's two good football teams with a lot of good athletes on the field at the same time. There's going to be a lot of prospects on the field at the same time. It should be a great environment, and I think our guys will play really hard with great energy."
Past the midpoint of the season, the Bulldogs have gotten a steadily increasing infusion of talent, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. Light bulbs have turned on above a lot of players' heads as they've gotten some more experience.
"I'm really proud of our young defensive guys who have started playing really well as of late," Wright said. "Josiah Perryman, Ricardo Williams, Ishmael Naylor, Kylen Armstead and Joseph Perryman are some talented guys from our 2021 recruiting class who have waited patiently the first part of the season. They are getting rewarded with some playing time, and it's paying off with results."
Game #7
WHO: Northwest (4-2) vs. MGCCC (5-1)
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m.
WHERE: A.L. May Memorial Stadium, Perkinston
WATCH: https://livestream.com/mgcccbulldogs/events/9887556
LISTEN: SuperTalk 103.1 FM
The Series
Series record: Gulf Coast leads 25-20-2
First Meeting: 1929
Last Meeting: Dec. 5, 2020, Northwest 40, Gulf Coast 13
Notes: Gulf Coast has won 10 of the last 14 meetings, although Northwest has three win in the previous four … Gulf Coast has five shutouts in its 24 wins, the last of which came in 1949 … Northwest has two shutouts in its 19 wins … Gulf Coast's longest win streak in the series is eight games, the first eight meetings between the team (1929-1959), the first two against what was then Tate County Junior College … Northwest's longest win streak is also eight games (1988-2001) … The biggest Gulf Coast win in the series was a 63-7 win in 2014, while the biggest Northwest win came in 2000 (79-34) … A win would make Jack Wright the fastest coach in Gulf Coast history to 30 in 34 games (George Sekul, 36; Steve Campbell, 39)
Series History |
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| Date | Result |
|---|---|
| 9/28/29 | MGCCC 27, Tate County Junior College 0 |
| 9/26/30 | MGCCC 7, Tate County Junior College 0 |
| 11/8/46 | MGCCC 13, Northwest Mississippi Junior College 0 |
| 10/30/47 | MGCCC 13, Northwest Mississippi Junior College 0 |
| 10/22/48 | MGCCC 39, Northwest Mississippi Junior College 7 |
| 10/21/49 | MGCCC 12, Northwest Mississippi Junior College 0 |
| 10/25/58 | MGCCC 21, Northwest Mississippi Junior College 8 |
| 10/24/59 | MGCCC 32, Northwest Mississippi Junior College 6 |
| 10/22/60 | Northwest Mississippi Junior College 22, MGCCC 12 |
| 10/21/61 | Northwest Mississippi Junior College 20, MGCCC 6 |
| 9/22/62 | MGCCC 29, Northwest Mississippi Junior College 14 |
| 9/19/63 | Northwest Mississippi Junior College 21, MGCCC 6 |
| 11/7/64 | Northwest Mississippi Junior College 27, MGCCC 0 |
| 11/6/65 | Northwest Mississippi Junior College 27, MGCCC 14 |
| 10/26/74 | Northwest Mississippi Junior College 13, MGCCC 6 |
| 10/25/75 | MGCCC 18, Northwest Mississippi Junior College 6 |
| 10/9/76 | Northwest Mississippi Junior College 10, MGCCC 0 |
| 9/29/77 | MGCCC 7, Northwest Mississippi Junior College 7 |
| 9/4/80 | MGCCC 33, Northwest Mississippi Junior College 17 |
| 9/5/81 | MGCCC 7, Northwest Mississippi Junior College 6 |
| 11/6/82 | Northwest Mississippi Junior College 3, MGCCC 2 |
| 11/20/82 | MGCCC 7, Northwest Mississippi Junior College 7 |
| 11/5/83 | MGCCC 28, Northwest Mississippi Junior College 20 |
| 11/9/85 | MGCCC 17, Northwest Mississippi Junior College 13 |
| 11/15/86 | MGCCC 14, Northwest Mississippi Junior College 13 |
| 9/15/88 | Northwest Mississippi Community College 35, MGCCC 20 |
| 9/16/89 | Northwest Mississippi Community College 21, MGCCC 17 |
| 9/29/90 | Northwest Mississippi Community College 38, MGCCC 13 |
| 9/26/91 | Northwest Mississippi Community College 56, MGCCC 14 |
| 9/1/94 | Northwest Mississippi Community College 38, MGCCC 21 |
| 8/31/95 | Northwest Mississippi Community College 44, MGCCC 16 |
| 9/16/00 | Northwest Mississippi Community College 79, MGCCC 34 |
| 9/13/01 | Northwest Mississippi Community College 21, MGCCC 13 |
| 10/14/06 | MGCCC 31, Northwest Mississippi Community College 10 |
| 10/11/07 | MGCCC 27, Northwest Mississippi Community College 20 |
| 11/3/07 | MGCCC 31, Northwest Mississippi Community College 6 |
| 8/28/08 | MGCCC 39, Northwest Mississippi Community College 14 |
| 11/1/08 | MGCCC 42, Northwest Mississippi Community College 6 |
| 8/27/09 | Northwest Mississippi Community College 30, MGCCC 25 |
| 11/6/10 | MGCCC 52, Northwest Mississippi Community College 24 |
| 11/5/11 | MGCCC 20, Northwest Mississippi Community College 17 |
| 11/3/12 | MGCCC 43, Northwest Mississippi Community College 17 |
| 9/4/14 | MGCCC 63, Northwest Mississippi Community College 7 |
| 9/3/15 | Northwest Mississippi Community College 26, MGCCC 10 |
| 11/7/15 | Northwest Mississippi Community College 34, MGCCC 24 |
| 11/9/19 | MGCCC 22, Northwest Mississippi Community College 19 |
| 12/5/20 | Northwest Mississippi Community College 40, MGCCC 13 |
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