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Jones 26, Southwest oxjt• ' lt;/j ! lt;' ’ -* ««il»MMwillBy RICHARD STRENGTHSports EditorELLISVILLE - The Jones Junior College defense bent from time to time, but never broke in leading the Bobcats to a 26-0 shutout of the Southwest Bears Saturday in the South Division opener for both teams.Jones forced five Bear turnovers, including three interceptions. The Bobcats scored 10 points off Southwest turnovers.gotten better on defense,” said Jones head coach Parker Dykes. “But we have work to do in the kicking game and we’ve got to get consistent on offense.”Jones’ offense got untracked on the game’s opening possession. In spite of 20 yards lost due to penalties, the Bobcats moved 66 yards in nine plays to score.Two passes from Charles Hales to Alonzo Nix covered 24 yards and a run by Ralph Davis went for 18 yards, setting Jones up at the Bear 20. After a 2-yard loss, Rashard Phillips carried up the middle, cut to his left, picked up a block from Troy Wolverton and split a pair of defenders as he dove into the endzone for a 22-yard touchdown run.Nick Terracina added the extra point and Jones led 7-0 with 9:16 left in the first quarter.Southwest appeared to get a break in the second quarter when a pass from Hales to Nix bounced out of Nix’ hands and into those of Bear defensive back Joe Williams.Twoplays Southwestlater,however, quarterback Chad Mascoe returned the favor. Bobby Keyes picked off Mascoe’s pass and returned it 32 yards to the Bear 31. Jones couldn’t advance the ballfernhaSriUrh°.rHCMlle9e S $t!riSnSrain ,(8) aPP|les Pressure to Southwest Community College quarterback Chad Mascoe. The Bobcats defense dominated in a 26-0 victory. (Staff photo by Don Hill)Terracina fell short.On the Bears’ ensuing series, Bobcat defensive back Chris Swainand a 50-yard field goal attempt by got into the backfield and strippedFormer Laurel standout Alonzo Nix has emeraged as one of the Bobcats' top receivers.the ball from the grasp of Bears running back Calvin Batiste. Jones nose tackle Robert Phillips recovered the fumble and the Bobcats were in business at the Southwest34-Southwest’s defense had been playing well in the first half. The Bears had been led by defensive end Damarcus Johnson, who made several tackles in the Bobcat backfield, including a sack for a 9-yard loss. But two plays into the Bobcats’ possession, Johnson left the game with an injury that was reported to be a broken leg.Hales then connected with Kimmie Lewis on a 31-yard pass before Rashard Phillips scored his second touchdown of the first half on a 3-yard sweep to the left.Terracina’s kick was true and Jones held a 14-0 advantage with 4:48 remaining in the half.Jarvis Robinson began the Bears’ next series with runs of 31 and 14 yards, lifting Southwest’s hopes. But Swain stopped Robinson for a 7-yard loss, forcinga third-down-and-18 situation.Mascoe again found the open Bobcat when linebacker Josh Tate picked off Mascoe’s pass and returned it to near midfield.Jones used passes to Lewis, Davis and tight end John Hill to move to the Bear 19, but the threat was snuffed out when hales was intercepted in the end zone by Southwest’s Milton Harrell.The Bobcat’s had good field possession on their first two series of the second half thanks to a 50-yard punt return by Bobby Keyes and a 42-yard interception return by David Scott.But both drives stalled and Terracina connected on field goals from 29-and 36-yards out to provide Jones with a 20-0 marginwith 5:06 to play in the third quarter.Mascoe was injured during Southwest’s next possession when he was sacked by Robert Phillips and Nate Hardage. Steve Erdey replaced Mascoe and, after two straight holding penalties, he too ^vas sacked by Robert Phillips.A 55-yard punt by Justin Simpson gave Jones the ball at its own 37. The Bobcats marched to the Bear 38 in six plays before Hales found Nix streaking down the left hashmarks. Hales hit Nix in stride and Nix outran the defense for a 38-yard touchdown.A bad snap allowed SWCC’s Marvin Jones time to block the point after try and Jones owned a 26-0 edge with 12:47 left in the game.After an exchange of punts, Jones Randy Craft recovered another Southwest fumble.Later, a 35-yard pass fromErdey to Cory Isaac set the Bearsup at the Jones 20. But JeromeGeorge sacked Erdey for a 17-yardloss to end the final Southwest threat.page
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Sun, Sep 23, 2001
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