2012Game Day Program

Aug. 30vs. Copiah-Lincoln

Tiger StadiumBooneville, Miss.

7 p.m.

2012 Game Sponsor

If you would like to become a game sponsor, please contact Patrick Eaton at (662) 720-7165 or by email at peaton@northeast.ms.

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Dear Friends of Northeast:

Thank you for your support of the athletic efforts of Northeast Mississippi Com-munity College. Each coach and each athlete has worked hard to ensure that our teams are ready to give performances that make you proud to be a “Tiger Fan.” Northeast exists to provide educational, recreational and social resources for students and supporters to grow and enjoy their accomplishments.

While you are on campus, I hope you have a safe and enjoyable visit. I trust you will use this opportunity to get to know our students, coaches and staff. We are always ready to assist you to enjoy your time with us.

Thank you for everything that you do to encourage and support our efforts. We are always glad to have you on our campus.

Sincerely,

Johnny L. Allen

President

Letter from the President

Board of Trustees

T. Jack RamseyChairman

Tenure of Service: 1983Tishomingo County/

Banker

Troy Holliday Vice Chairman

Tenure of Service: 1964Tippah CountyBusinessman

John O. CunninghamSecretary

Tenure of Service: 1995Prentiss County

Businessman

Ken Basil Tenure of Service: 2008

Union CountySuperintendent of

Education

Tonya Butler Farris Tenure of Service: 2012

Alcorn CountyBusinesswoman

Douglas Jackson Tenure of Service: 1995

Tippah CountyRetired Educator

Malcolm Kuykendall Tenure of Service: 2006

Tishomingo CountySuperintendent of

Education

Tracie Langston Tenure of Service: 2004

Prentiss CountyBusinesswoman

Sam McCoy Tenure of Service: 1988

Prentiss CountyBusinessman

Randle Downs Tenure of Service: 2012

Prentiss CountySuperintendent of

Education

Gina Smith Tenure of Service: 2012

Alcorn CountySuperintendent of

Education

Luzene Triplett Tenure of Service: 2002

Prentiss CountyRetire Educator

Vance Witt Tenure of Service: 2007

Union CountyBusinessman

Alvie Blakeney Tenure of Service: 2011

Tishomingo CountyRetire Businessman

Bill Breedlove Tenure of Service: 1999

Prentiss CountyBusinessman

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No. Name Classification Pos. Height Weight Hometown1 JaMarius Tallie Sophomore WR 6-0 185 West Point2 Martice Buckley Freshman DB 5-10 175 Charleston3 Antwan Wilson Freshman DB 6-1 195 Charleston4 Kareem Brown Sophomore DB 5-9 180 New Albany5 Dennis Draper Sophomore LB 5-9 190 Batesville6 Pascal Desir III Freshman RB 5-9 195 Jackson7 Donnell Chapman Sophomore TE 6-3 235 Batesville8 Jay Jones Sophomore ATH 5-7 190 Horn Lake9 Nolan Genovese Sophomore QB 6-0 200 Corinth10 Brian Walker Freshman DB 6-0 195 Cairo, Ga.11 Raymond Gee, Jr. Freshman WR 6-4 185 Renova12 Xavier Amerson Freshman WR 6-2 205 Orlando Fla.14 Matt Lipham Freshman QB 6-5 225 Slidell, La.15 Dequinten Spraggins Freshman DB 6-1 180 West Point16 Austin Ramsey Freshman FB 6-1 240 Belmont20 Gregdrecus Leland Freshman DB 6-0 175 Batesville21 Garrett Smith Sophomore ATH 6-0 190 Starkville22 Shuntez Smith Freshman WR 5-10 180 Southaven23 Antonius Dogan Freshman DB 5-10 175 Charleston24 Jaquille White Freshman DB 6-4 190 West Point25 Nick Thomason Sophomore LB 6-1 230 Muscle Shoals, Ala.28 Olajuwon Tanner Freshman FB 6-0 245 Coffeeville30 Nick Johnson Freshman LB 6-1 200 Olive Branch32 Robert Lee Johnson Jr. Sophomore RB 5-10 205 Olive Branch33 J.R. White Sophomore LB 6-1 245 Tuscumbia, Ala.34 Chris Cooper Freshman K 5-11 185 Madison39 Trevoris Meeks Freshman LB 6-0 200 Charleston40 Jaylon Wallace Freshman LB 6-0 210 Southaven41 Jonathan Harrison Sophomore P 6-6 195 Belmont44 Daniel Ross Freshman DL 6-6 325 Louisville, Ky.45 Timothy Hudgins Freshman LB 5-10 205 Columbus47 Nicholas Johnson Freshman DE 6-2 245 Batesville50 Romia Wilson Freshman OL 6-1 275 West Point54 Jonathan Braddock Sophomore OL 6-4 275 Ripley55 Collin Stubblefield Sophomore OL 6-0 290 New Albany60 Chris Wolfe Sophomore DL 6-0 310 Columbus61 Logan Hall Freshman OL 6-2 315 Corinth63 Brandon Avant Sophomore OL 6-3 315 Maben66 Carlton Howard Sophomore OL 6-4 300 Batesville68 Kortilous Ellis Freshman OL 6-3 260 Charleston72 Travarius Love Freshman OL 6-3 265 Charleston74 Sean Rogers Freshman OL 6-5 300 Batesville76 Anthony Kibler Freshman OL 6-6 340 Okeechobee, Fla.80 Ron Taylor Freshman WR 6-3 190 Courtland81 Demarrion Haynes Freshman WR 5-10 180 Rosedale82 Andrez Anderson Freshman WR 5-11 180 Horn Lake84 Rusty Landry Sophomore TE 6-2 220 Thrasher85 Logan Stokes Sophomore TE 6-5 245 Muscle Shoals, Ala.89 Kerwin Harrison Freshman TE 6-4 250 Lakeland, Fla.90 Maurice Booker Sophomore DE 6-4 275 Leighton, Ala.93 Parrish Huddleston Freshman DL 6-3 300 Baldwyn94 Lavon Hooks Sophomore DL 6-4 290 Atlanta, Ga.95 Justin Coleman Freshman DL 6-1 230 Renova97 Rezean Prather Freshman DE 6-2 255 Ripley99 Ernesto Wynn Freshman DL 6-0 325 Augusta, Ga.

Head Coach: Ricky Smither Offensive Coordinator: Greg DavisDefensive Coordinator: Travis Macon Defensive Backs: Jonathan Webster Defensive Line: Deljuan RobinsonPresident: Dr. Johnny Allen Athletic Director: Ricky FordSports Information Director: Joseph Miller

2012 Northeast Tiger Football Roster

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No. Name Height Weight Position Classification Hometown1 Greg Sims 5-10 175 RB/DB Fresh. Brookhaven2 Milton Griffin 5-9 170 DB Soph. Meadville3 Joe Craig 5-10 175 WR Soph. Gaffney, SC4 Jeremy Davis 5-9 175 DB Soph. Natchez5 Marquis Hayes 5-9 175 WR Soph. Brookhaven6 Darren Anderson 6-1 180 QB/WR Soph. Bastrop, La7 Bryan Isaac 5-11 190 DB Soph. Natchez8 Casey Gladney 6-0 185 WR Fresh. Columbia, SC9 Devonte Scott 5-10 190 WR Soph. Ferriday, La11 Alonzo Lewis 6-4 215 DB Soph. Vocharie, La12 Chandler Rogers 6-2 215 QB Soph. Brookhaven14 Bubba Keene 6-4 190 WR Fresh. Brookhaven15 John Stewart 5-10 185 DB Fresh. Jackson16 Jerrell Jordan 6-3 225 DE Soph. Alta Vista, Va18 Ross Hill 6-2 185 WR Fresh. Brookhaven19 DeVante Nichols 5-8 170 WR Fresh. Pearl20 Robert Wells 6-1 190 RB Soph. Fayette21 Jimmy Barnes 6-1 215 LB Fresh. Meadville22 Jordan Harris 6-0 225 LB Fresh. Clarksdale23 Kalen Jackson 6-0 195 DB Fresh. Magee24 Darius Guy 5-10 205 RB Fresh. Tunica25 Chris Richmond 6-0 200 DB Fresh. Brandon30 Terrell Hartsfield 6-3 245 DE Soph. Wake Forest, NC31 Chico Martin 5-10 215 LB Soph. Mendenhall32 Raymond Williams 6-1 225 LB Soph. Natchez33 Jymal Ellis 6-3 210 LB Fresh. Ridgeland34 Shamonte Brooks 5-11 185 DB Soph. Brookhaven35 Kelton Smith 5-11 195 RB Fresh. Wesson36 Van Lee 6-0 190 WR/RB Fresh. Mendenhall37 Nolan Long 5-11 175 K Soph. Ackerman41 Fred Coleman 5-11 170 DB Fresh. Meadville42 Lance Daniels 5-11 175 DB Soph. Jackson43 Chris Lyles 6-2 175 DB Fresh. Jackson44 Darius Woodcox 5-11 215 LB Fresh. Jackson45 AJ Bowen 6-1 295 DT Fresh. Hernando48 Xavier Graham 6-1 270 DL Soph. Biloxi50 Tevin Tobias 5-11 245 LS Soph. Bogue Chitto51 Xavier Dampeer 6-2 300 DL Fresh. Mendenhall54 Ryan Proctor 6-5 300 OL Fresh. Brandon55 Jonathan Haywood 6-0 290 DL Soph. Yazoo City57 Demechery Hickingbottom 6-4 325 OL Soph. Meadville63 Milton King 6-5 335 OL Soph. Magee64 David Adams 6-4 275 OL Fresh. Rolling Fork66 Kordaruis Anderson 6-3 315 OL Fresh. Lexington67 Steven Hudson 6-3 285 OL Fresh. Brookhaven72 Jacquell Johnson 6-5 305 OL Fresh. Jackson73 Dontrell Day 6-4 320 OL Soph. Fayette74 Preston Shelton 6-2 285 OL Soph. Meadville79 Stone Underwood 6-4 285 OL Soph. Brookhaven 80 Jervarus Banks 6-2 225 TE Fresh. Hazlehurst84 Jamie McCardle 6-3 225 TE Soph. Monticello85 Tyson McDonald 6-3 235 TE Fresh. Magee88 Philanteus Jarrett 6-3 280 DL Fresh. Hollandale90 Anthony Cunningham 6-1 260 DL Fresh. State Line98 Darrion Hutcherson 6-6 245 DE Fresh. Dadeville, Ala

Head Coach: Glen Davis

2012 Copiah-Lincoln Wolves Football Roster

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During his first year at Northeast, Nick Thomason made an impact on his fellow teammates.Thomason returns for a second season

to make an impact on the Mississippi As-sociation of Community/Junior Colleges (MACJC) and the rest of the gridiron world.Thomason begins the season as North-

east’s leading returning tackler from a team that went 6-4 during the 2011 cam-paign and made it to the first round of the MACJC State Playoffs.During that playoff game, Thomason’s

defense held the South Division champion to just 17 points during regulation before Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Col-lege was able to escape with a 20-17 win in overtime.Now, Thomason is ready to lead the de-

fense to bigger accomplishments.Thomason, a 6-1, 230-pound linebacker

from Muscle Shoals, Ala., was a standout for Class 5A Muscle Shoals High School where he played middle linebacker for the Trojans.Thomason was a Classes 4A-6A All-Area

football honorable mention his senior year as a Trojan and help lead his team to a 9-3 overall record.“I played the “Mike” spot [middle line-

backer] in high school and we had a lot of fun and success running the 4-3 defense,” Thomason said. “We were 9-3 overall but we lost in the second round of the playoffs and it left a bad taste in my mouth.”Thomason still remembers the pain of los-

ing in the playoffs from high school and also from his first year at the junior college level.“My first year here; we had a great run but

ended up falling to Gulf Coast in overtime in the first round and that left another bad taste in my mouth,” Thomason said. “I am ready to win a championship this year.”During his first year in Booneville, Thom-

ason finished with 48 tackles – good for fifth on a team full of sophomores – but with Eli Canton going to Troy University after an 84-tackle season, Devin Lindsey (59) at Delta State, Anthony Brown (56) at Memphis and Frankie Lee’s 50 tackles all moving on, Thomason was left to lead the

defense that ranked as one of the best in the state and the nation.Thomason knows that will be a tall task

with a young team this year but the Muscle Shoals-native hopes to build off what he learned from last year and said he will em-brace the opportunity of being in a leader-ship role this season.“It’s a big difference coming in as a soph-

omore, I learned a lot from the older guys (last year) but this time I will have to help lead the way,” said Thomason. “We’ve got to pick up where those guys left off last year. We were solid and ranked as one of the top defenses in the state so we’ve got to step it up again this year too.”Northeast was ranked as high as number

one in the state on defense to start off the 2011 season but will be under a new de-fensive coordinator in coach Travis Macon this season. Macon replaces former coordinator Jeff

Carter but the veteran Tiger coach will use his experience and his trust in his players like Thomason to help Northeast’s 2012 defense.“Nick will be a leader for us on and off

the field this season and is being recruited heavily by a lot of schools,” Macon said. “We look for him to do some good things for us at the linebacker spot.”Thomason said his team goals is “to take

it to the ‘ship [championship], take it all the way home and win a championship and we got a good team again this year so anything is possible.”In his freshman season, Thomason record-

ed 48 tackles including 32 solo stops and 16 assists along with three tackles-for-loss (TFLs) for five yards.While appearing in all 10 games for the

Tigers, Thomason came away with one pass break-up, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery which he returned for 37 yards.As part of the Tiger defense that came

away with 17 interceptions during the 2011 season, Thomason was credited with one interception that he returned for 29 yards and almost had another one at the end of regulation against Northwest Mississippi Community College but the pass was ruled incomplete.Thomason looks to help the Northeast

defense improve on its reputation as being one of the toughest in the league. During the 2011 campaign, Thomason and crew al-lowed just 302 yards per game overall and limited the opposition to just 114.5 yards on the ground and 188.2 yards through the air.However, Thomason knows that he will

have to step up and lead the team this year and said he is ready and willing to do just that.

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Thomason ready to lead defense

Nick Thomason

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history

Last ten meetings

2011 -- Copiah-Lincoln, 21-12.2010 -- Copiah-Lincoln, 23-3.2004 -- Northeast, 45-15.1999 -- Copiah-Lincoln, 17-01998 -- Copiah-Lincoln, 14-131997 -- Copiah-Lincoln, 23-01996 -- Copiah-Lincoln, 19-61995 -- Copiah-Lincoln, 20-31994 -- Copiah-Lincoln, 15-01991 -- Copiah-Lincoln, 20-14

Series: Copiah-Lincoln 16-5.

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Aug.30

7 pm

Copiah-Lincoln

in Booneville

Jones County

in Ellisville

Holmes*

in Goodman

Northwest*

in Booneville

Miss. Gulf Coast

in Perkinston

Coahoma*

in Clarksdale

East Miss.*

in Booneville

Itawamba* (Homecoming)

in Booneville

Miss. Delta*

in Moorhead

* Denotes North Division

Gold denotes Home Game at Tiger Stadium in Booneville

Sept.8

7 pm

Sept.13

6:30 pm

Sept.20

7 pm

Sept.27

7 pm

Oct.4

6:30 pm

Oct.11

7 pm

Oct.20

3 pm

Oct.25

7 pm

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2012 Tiger Football Schedule