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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

Wayne Butler Tenure of Service: 2007

Alcorn CountyRetire Educator

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

David ‘Bubba’ Pounds

Tenure of Service: 2009Prentiss County

County Government

Stacy Suggs Tenure of Service: 2008

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 Height Weight Class Position Hometown1 Tres Houston 6-2 190 Fresh. WR Atlanta, Ga.2 Rodney Beacham 6-0 200 Fresh. WR Vicksburg3 Michael Poole 5-8 175 Soph. RB Ripley4 Donte’ Barksdale 5-8 175 Soph. WR Southaven5 Dennis Draper 5-8 185 Fresh. LB Batesville6 Bryan Steele 6-2 220 Soph. QB Olive Branch 7 Donnell Chapman 6-1 235 Fresh. TE Batesville8 Deion Belue 6-0 185 Soph. DB Tuscumbia, Ala.9 J.R. White 5-11 230 Fresh. LB Tuscumbia, Ala.10 Jamarcus Goodloe 5-9 225 Soph. RB Leighton, Ala.11 Devin Lindsey 6-2 190 Soph. DB Baldwyn12 Jeremy Spikner 6-0 200 Soph. DB Olive Branch14 Parks Frazier 6-2 230 Fresh. QB Corinth15 J.R. Jennings 6-0 180 Fresh. QB Calhoun City16 Eli Canton 6-2 240 Fresh. LB Hernando20 Marvell Taylor 5-10 180 Soph. DB Charleston21 Garrett Smith 5-10 190 Fresh. RB Starkville22 Kareem Brown 5-9 175 Fresh. DB New Albany23 Anthony Knox 6-0 175 Soph. DB Olive Branch24 Ryan Jones 5-11 190 Soph. RB Muscle Shoals, Ala.25 Nick Thomason 6-1 230 Soph. LB Muscle Shoals, Ala.30 Taylor Earhart 6-0 170 Soph. K Olive Branch32 Robert Johnson 5-10 190 Fresh. DB Olive Branch34 Timothy Gleaton 6-1 240 Fresh. FB Batesville37 Ryan Richardson 5-10 200 Soph. LB Ripley40 Pat Moore 6-3 245 Soph. DE Southaven41 Jonathon Harrison 6-3 180 Fresh. P Belmont44 Cortney Sutton 6-0 220 Soph. LB Southaven45 Anthony Brown 6-3 245 Soph. LB/DE Cairo, Ga.47 Frankie Lee 5-9 175 Soph. DB Charleston48 Shawn Smith 5-11 200 Fresh. DE/LS New Albany50 Shannon Rogers 5-11 225 Fresh LB Chicago, Ill.54 Nathan Kendrick 5-10 270 Soph. OL Amory55 Collin Stubblefield 6-0 290 Fresh. OL New Albany56 Jeremiah Booth 6-0 330 Soph. DL Kingsland, Ga.60 Hunter Walton 6-0 260 Soph. DE Fulton61 Chanston Jeter 6-3 300 Soph. OL Ripley62 Bradley Marsh 6-2 315 Fresh OL Olive Branch63 Brandon Avant 6-1 290 Fresh. OL Maben66 Carlton Howard 6-3 300 Fresh. OL Batesville69 Derrick Paige 6-9 360 Soph. OL Holly Springs71 Robert Freeman 6-4 295 Fresh. OL Luvern, Ala.72 Kyle Davis 6-3 295 Soph. OL Olive Branch75 Terrence Jennings 6-3 325 Fresh. OL Millbrook, Ala.76 Jacoby Harris 5-11 225 Fresh. DE Macon78 Antonio Foster 6-4 300 Soph. OL Valdosta, Ga.80 Markie Dukes 5-10 185 Soph. WR Oxford81 JaMarius Tallie 5-10 185 Fresh. WR West Point82 Taylor Goode 6-0 180 Fresh. WR New Albany85 Logan Stokes 6-4 240 Fresh. TE Muscle Shoals, Ala.89 Michael Bush 6-2 205 Fresh. WR West Point90 Maurice Booker 6-2 250 Fresh. DL Leighton, Ala.94 Lavon Hooks 6-4 280 Fresh. DE Atlanta, Ga.97 Devin Slate 6-0 275 Soph. DL Oxford99 Anthony Payne 6-1 300 Soph. DL Leroy, Ala.

President: Dr. Johnny L. AllenAthletic Director: Ricky FordSports Information Director: M. Joseph MillerHead Coach: Ricky Smither (fourth year)Assistant Coaches: Brad Boyette, Jeff Carter, Travis Macon, Trey WardAthletic Trainer: Meghan SinkStudent Athletic Trainers: Domonique Allen, Jamal Gray, Simeon Gray, Demetrae Griffin, Corio Palmer, Xzavious Phillips, Josh Schiele

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No. Name Height Weight Class Position Hometown1 Dennis Thames 6-0 190 Soph. DB Louisville2 Keivondre Watford 6-4 220 Fresh. WR Tuscaloosa, Ala.3 Jonathan Scott 6-5 190 Soph. DB Daytona Beach, Fla.4 Corey Collier 6-3 205 Soph. WR Northport, Ala.5 Lavadius Lyles 5-8 180 Fresh. RB Forest6 Zach Pendleton 6-4 190 Soph. WR Jackson7 Reggie Hall 5-9 170 Soph. WR Monroe, La8 Brock Hall 6-3 200 Fresh. WR Tuscaloosa, Ala.9 Jerrell Priester 5-10 190 Soph. DB Ulma, S.C.10 Jesse Blakemore 6-1 205 Soph. QB Jackson11 Ricky Cavanaugh 6-2 215 Soph. LB Austin, Texas12 Deonte Harper 5-8 165 Soph. WR Morton13 Mitch Manley 6-5 215 Fresh. QB Pittsburg, Texas14 Ben Brooks 5-9 175 Fresh. DB Meridian15 Darius Wren 5-11 215 Soph. LB Shucktown16 Delvin Mitchell 5-11 190 Fresh. LB Forest19 Martin Wilson 6-2 200 Fresh. LB Philadelphia22 Jaabir Stephens 5-9 200 Fresh. RB Tuscaloosa, Ala.23 Freeman Gray 6-2 180 Fresh. WR Tunica24 Dominique Carter 6-2 185 Fresh. DB Louisville25 Jimmy Broomfield 5-11 205 Soph. DB Forest26 Za Reese 6-0 160 Fresh. DB Morton28 Terrance Dentry 5-8 185 Fresh. RB Columbus30 Tim Oster 6-0 200 Fresh. DB Ocean Springs32 Tyrone Williams 6-0 225 Soph. LB Thomasville, Ga.34 Josh Martin 6-5 240 Fresh. DL Tuscaloosa, Ala.35 Steffon Fuller 6-4 190 Fresh. DB Scooba38 Tarus White 6-1 225 Fresh. LB Good Hope39 Rob Moffitt 5-11 205 Fresh. P Louisville42 Jacob Carpenter 5-8 150 Fresh. K Winona43 Tyler Robinson 6-3 215 Soph. LB Hickory44 Austin Conn 6-1 235 Fresh. LB Mize45 Chris Ficklin 5-11 185 Soph. LB Forest47 Zach Conn 6-2 250 Fresh. DL Mize48 Parker Jones 6-4 255 Fresh. DL Sturgis51 Tate Rogers 6-2 285 Soph. OL Louisville52 Remund Jackson 6-5 315 Fresh. OL Coker, Ala.53 Paul Kiruman 6-0 320 Fresh. OL Ralph, Ala.62 Park Stevens 6-8 340 Fresh. OL Columbus66 Mackenzie Lee 6-4 330 Soph. OL Nanih Waiya70 Andre Lucious 6-1 340 Soph. OL Ralph, Ala.71 Dustin Tubby 6-3 315 Fresh. OL Philadelphia72 Bart Whigham 6-4 315 Fresh. OL Dothan, Ala.73 Jusin Kilpatrick 6-3 315 Soph. OL Philadelphia74 Shaquille Patrick 6-3 320 Fresh. OL Forest75 Semisi Tupou 6-4 400 Soph. DL Long Beach, Calif.80 Ronnie McMillan 6-3 230 Soph. WR Tuscaloosa, Ala.81 Maher Bradford 6-3 250 Fresh. DE Froest82 Steven Fuller 6-3 190 Fresh. WR Scooba83 Lakenneth Weidman 6-5 235 Fresh. DL Forest90 Bradley Dorsey 6-6 380 Fresh. DL Morton94 Jacob Gilbert 6-3 280 Fresh. DL Philadelphia95 Darnell Hughes 6-6 320 Fresh. DL Forest96 Vodrick Lucious 6-6 270 Fresh. DL Tuscaloosa, Ala.98 Kalvin Smith 6-1 300 Soph. DL Decatur Head Coach: Brian Anderson (OC/Quarterbacks) Assistants: Jarvis Cole (Running Backs), Antwon Courington (Wide Receivers), Blake Frazier (DC/Linebackers), Keith Houston (Defensive Backs), Derek Pouncey (Defensive Line), Kyle Watson (Offensive Line) Trainer: Derrick Jones Equipment Staff: Justin Bates, Dylan Evans, Tyler Graham, Troy Gregory, Jayden Jenkins, T.J. Kilgore

2011 East Central Warrior Football Roster

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Deion Belue electrified Tiger Nation during his freshman year with Northeast.Now, the Mississippi Association of Commu-

nity/Junior Colleges (MACJC) must prepare for Belue Part Deux.Belue returns quicker, faster and stronger than

his first year in Booneville and is set to return the Tigers to glory.During his first year at Northeast, Belue helped

lead the Tigers to their first winning season since 2005 (5-4) and led Northeast to only its fifth North Division runner-up finish in school history as the Tigers finished in a three-way tie for the runner-up spot with a 4-2 record in the North.Belue is preparing for bigger and better things

for the Tigers.“We are sophomores this year and are all after

the same thing,” Belue said. “Last year, we didn’t know how the season was going to end up and came out and played every game in order. This year, we know what we can get and we are going to chase after it.”Chasing after it has been something opponents

have been doing to Belue as the speedster has not only made a name for himself on the defensive side of the ball but also as a kick returner on the Tigers special teams squad.“Whenever the ball is in the air, I don’t look

at the ball until it is about to drop,” Belue said. “I am usually scanning the field looking for the worst threat so I can get away from it. I am just thinking about where can I find the open spot.”That strategy paid off for Belue in the Tigers

2010 Homecoming game against Coahoma as the then Northeast freshman broke loose for an 80-yard punt return against the visiting Tigers and racked up 105 yards total in returns on the day.During the 2010 season, Belue returned 11 kicks

for 223 yards – and 20.27 yard per return average.However, it was a return in his first home game

as a Tiger against Mississippi Delta on September 16, 2010 that Belue learned a very valuable les-son about junior college football.Belue received a punt from the Trojan punter

and broke free along the visiting sideline before cutting across the grain of the field to another open hole near the home sideline. Before, Belue could realize it...a vicious blind-

side hit left the Northeast freshman in a daze on

the ground.“I am long recovered from it and I learned a

valuable lesson,” Belue said. “My teammates also learned a lesson that time as well so it was a good experience but at the same time it was a bad experience.”That hit also reminded Belue that there is a dif-

ference between playing high school football and junior college football.“It is different because the players are older and

stronger,” Belue said. “The game is also a lot faster so that just makes it more exciting for me.”While the game might be more exciting, Belue

also knows junior college athletes are among some of the best in the world after experiencing that first hand in 2010.“Northeast benefited my career because you are

playing against some of the top community col-lege players in the nation that are just coming out of high school and didn’t make it for whatever reason,” Belue said. “They are just as good as ev-eryone else on the Division I level for the most part.”For Belue, his goal of getting to the Division

I level was a personal dream he has had since day one upon his arrival at Northeast. The Ti-ger sophomore knows that to go to a Division I school – especially a school in the Southeastern Conference – he must take care of his business in the classroom first and foremost and Northeast was a natural choice for the student-athlete from

Tuscumbia, Alabama.“It is close to home and Coach Smither and I are

real close so I figured it was the best opportunity for me to come and get ready to transfer wher-ever I need to go such as Alabama or anywhere in the SEC,” Belue said. “You come in, handle your business and everyone will usually work well with you when they realize you are handling your own business.”While Belue is being careful to dot all the Is

and cross all the Ts . . . the Northeast sophomore knows that come September 1 there will be more business to handle in front of the crowd at Tiger Stadium on the gridiron.“I’m really excited about the season,” Belue

said. “The team and myself, Coach Smither and the coaching staff are ready to roll into the big house of Tiger Stadium come September 1.”Come September 1, the MACJC might want to

be ready for Belue Part Deux.

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Northeast-east CeNtral history

Last five meetings2010 -- Northeast, 34-62009 -- East Central, 34-282008 -- East Central, 38-72003 -- Northeast, 17-132002 -- Northeast, 14-7

Series: East Central 21-10.

Notes: East Central may lead the series 21-10 overall since the two teams start-ed facing off against each other in 1949 however, Northeast has captured three of the last five contests against the Warriors including a 34-6 showing in Decatur to open the 2010 season. Northeast and East Central have kept it close during each meeting between the two schools. In only nine contests has the outcome been more than a two score difference.

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2011 Tiger Football ScheduleDate Opponent Site Time

September 1 East Central Booneville 7 p.m.

September 8 Southwest Booneville 7 p.m.

September 15 Mississippi Delta* Moorhead 6:30 p.m.

September 22 Holmes* Booneville 7 p.m.

September 29 Northwest* Senatobia 6:30 p.m.

October 8 East Mississippi* (HC) Booneville 3 p.m.

October 13 Coahoma* Clarksdale 6:30 p.m.

October 20 Itawamba* Booneville 7 p.m.

October 27 Copiah-Lincoln Wesson 7 p.m.

* Represents MACJC North Division contest