2012 EMCC Football News
East Mississippi Lions place quartet on 2012 NJCAA Football All-America Team
The 15th-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College put the finishing touches on their successful 8-2 football campaign by placing four players on the 2012 NJCAA Football All-America Team, as announced Wednesday by the NJCAA’s national office headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo.
December 12, 2012
Former EMCC All-American Bo Wallace receives Conerly Trophy for Ole Miss Rebels
Former East Mississippi Community College All-American and current Ole Miss sophomore quarterback Bo Wallace has received the C Spire Conerly Trophy in recognition as the top college football player in the state of Mississippi for the 2012 season.
November 29, 2012
Four EMCC sophomores slated to compete in Saturday's MACJC All-Star Football Classic
Four sophomore members of East Mississippi Community College’s MACJC North Division championship team are scheduled to participate in Saturday’s Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-Star Football Classic.
November 29, 2012
East Mississippi quarterback Quez Johnson named NJCAA Region 23 Offensive MVP
Quarterback Quez Johnson of 16th-ranked East Mississippi Community College has been named the 2012 NJCAA Region 23 Offensive Most Valuable Player and MACJC North Division Offensive Back MVP.
November 13, 2012
EMCC's Quez Johnson named NJCAA Offensive Player of the Week for second time in three weeks
For the second time in three weeks, East Mississippi Community College freshman quarterback Quez Johnson has been accorded NJCAA Offensive Player of the Week recognition on top of the state’s weekly honor he received earlier in the week by the MACJC and www.jucoweekly.org.
November 07, 2012
No. 10 East Mississippi stunned 47-46 by No. 15 Copiah-Lincoln in MACJC State Semifinals
SCOOBA – A 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Joe Craig Jr. in the game’s closing seconds lifted 15th-ranked Copiah-Lincoln Community College to a stunning 47-46 road victory over 10th-ranked East Mississippi Community College in Saturday’s semifinals of the MACJC State Football Playoffs held at EMCC’s Sullivan-Windham Field.
November 03, 2012
No. 10 East Mississippi to begin defense of MACJC football title by hosting No. 15 Copiah-Lincoln
Making their fifth straight appearance in the MACJC State Football Playoffs, the 10th-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College play host to the 15th-ranked Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wolfpack Saturday afternoon on the Scooba campus.
November 02, 2012
East Mississippi's 20-game win streak halted with 24-23 road setback on Itawamba's Homecoming
Tyler Jackson’s 43-yard field goal with 16 seconds remaining lifted Itawamba Community College to a 24-23 upset victory over third-ranked East Mississippi Community College Saturday evening at Eaton Field.
October 28, 2012
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No. 3 EMCC Lions head to Itawamba looking to secure second straight unbeaten regular season
Looking to close out their second straight unbeaten regular season on the gridiron, the third-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College travel to Fulton to meet MACJC North Division foe Itawamba Community College Saturday afternoon.
October 26, 2012
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EMCC's Quez Johnson tabbed NJCAA Offensive Player of the Week on top of state weekly honors
Already honored on the state level this week, freshman quarterback Quez Johnson of the third-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College has now been recognized nationally as the NJCAA Offensive Player of the Week for his dual-threat exploits in last Thursday’s MACJC North Division title-clinching win over No. 5 Northwest Mississippi.
October 24, 2012
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EMCC quarterback Quez Johnson earns second MACJC Offensive Player of the Week honor
On the heels of posting career-best numbers in third-ranked East Mississippi Community College’s 56-49 home win over No. 5 Northwest Mississippi last Thursday, Lion freshman quarterback Quez Johnson has been tabbed the MACJC/jucoweekly.org Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season.
October 22, 2012
Battle of Top 5 MACJC football powers set as No. 3 EMCC hosts No. 5 Northwest Thursday
Bidding to clinch their fourth MACJC North Division football title in five years, the third-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College (7-0, 4-0) play host to No. 5 Northwest Mississippi Community College (6-0, 5-0) Thursday evening on the Scooba campus.
October 17, 2012
No. 4 EMCC Lions post third shutout in four games with 49-0 road blanking of Northeast
The fourth-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College took advantage of four consecutive Northeast Mississippi turnovers to open the game by mounting a 28-0 first-quarter lead en route to posting their third shutout in the past four games with Thursday night’s 49-0 blanking at Tiger Stadium.
October 12, 2012
No. 4 EMCC Lions travel to Northeast Mississippi to kick off final third of MACJC regular season
Heading into the final third of the MACJC’s regular season, the fourth-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College (6-0, 3-0) travel to Booneville to meet the Northeast Mississippi Community College Tigers (2-4, 1-2) Thursday evening.
October 10, 2012
No. 5 Lions ring up 35 unanswered second-half points in homecoming shutout win over Holmes
The fifth-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College broke open a scoreless tie late in the third quarter by scoring 35 unanswered points over the game’s final 18 minutes to claim a 35-0 MACJC North Division victory over visiting Holmes in the midst of homecoming festivities on the Scooba campus.
October 06, 2012
Fifth-ranked EMCC Lions to entertain visiting Holmes Saturday during homecoming weekend
In a battle of MACJC North Division foes unbeaten in division play, the fifth-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College (5-0, 2-0) will entertain Holmes Community College (3-2, 3-0) Saturday afternoon to culminate 2012 homecoming weekend festivities on the Scooba campus.
October 04, 2012