Jones' hot start leads to win over Co-Lin

ELLISVILLE, Miss. - Co-Lin dropped an MACJC South Division matchup on Monday night to Jones College, 90-63. The loss drops co-Lin to 6-10, 1-6 on the year and improves the Bobcats to 12-3, 4-3. The Wolves are back on the court this Thursday, January 30 as the team travels to Poplarville to take on the No. 3 ranked Pearl River Wildcats. Tipoff for the game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and fans can follow along by watching live at www.colinathletics.com/watch or by listening live at www.colinathletics.com/listen or WMJU 104.3 FM in Brookhaven.

"I'm just very concerned, we didn't execute what we practiced or what we talked about in film, Jones is a heck of a team that is very well-coached, but it shouldn't have been this," said Co-Lin head coach Kenny Bizot. "We shot terribly, made some bad turnovers, and didn't get back on defense. Jones is a heck of team that is very well-coached. We just have to shoot the ball better when we play teams like Pearl River."

The Wolves took an early lead over Jones after Demarcus Ellzey drained a corner three-pointer in the opening minutes of action, but the Bobcats responded with a 10-0 run to take a 13-5 advantage. JD Allen stopped the bleeding with a big three-pointer, but Jones had established a strong lead. At the half, the Bobcats led by 22, 50-28.

Jones continued their impressive shooting in the second half as the lead stayed consistent to hang on to win 90-63. 

Tyree Lomax and Darius Kent led the Wolves in scoring as both players came off the bench to net 11 points. Cameron Woodall led the Wolves with six rebounds and four assists. Kenneth Rogers led the Bobcats with 27 points after hitting 7-of-13 three-pointers. SharDarrion Allen was next with 12 points and a team-best 10 rebounds for Jones. 

The Wolves shot 36 percent (22-of-62) from the floor, 37 percent (11-of-30) from three-point range, and 47 percent (8-of-17) from the free-throw line. The Bobcats shot 46 percent (31-of-68) from the floor, 38 percent (9-of-24) from downtown, and 95 percent (19-of-20) from the stripe. Jones outrebounded Co-Lin 49 to 32.