Homecoming2012

Game Day Program

Oct. 20vs. ItawambaTiger Stadium

Booneville, Miss.3 p.m.

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 Columbus50 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.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

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School1 Adrian Brown WR Soph 5’9 175 Olive Branch, MS / Olive Branch2 Ronald Carswell WR Soph 6’0 180 Macon, GA / Westside (GA)3 Jarvis Bentley WR Fresh 6’4 190 Columbus, GA / GW Carver (GA)4 Brandon Smith LB Soph 6’0 200 Aberdeen, MS / Aberdeen5 Pat Malone DB Soph 6’0 180 Byhalia, MS / Byhalia6 Xavier Walker DB Fresh 6’4 185 Duluth, GA / Duluth (GA)7 Chris Conard DB Fresh 5’11 180 Water Valley, MS / Water Valley8 Terrell Pinson DB Soph 6’3 210 Tupelo, MS / Tupelo9 Deryck Gildon LB Soph 6’3 235 Arlington, TX / Arlington Martin (TX)10 Rashad Pargo WR Soph 5’10 175 Aberdeen, MS / Aberdeen11 Jarvis Tillman WR Fresh 6’5 190 Bruce, MS / Bruce12 Andrew Goodman QB Fresh 6’3 215 Charlotte, NC / Mallard Creek (NC)13 Stanley Childs DB Fresh 5’11 175 Starkville, MS / Starkville14 Griff Loftis QB Fresh 6’2 180 Mooreville, MS / Mooreville15 Tobias Lofton RB Fresh 5’11 190 Forest, MS / Forest17 LaDarrell Hunt RB Fresh 5’10 170 Shuqualak, MS / Noxubee County18 Sanford Seay WR Fresh 6’2 200 Albany, GA / Lee County (GA)20 Austin Shumpert DB Fresh 6’0 180 Fulton, MS / Itawamba AHS21 Darius White DB Fresh 6’0 175 Grenada, MS / Grenada22 Asian Ruff DB Soph 6’2 180 Dorsey, MS / Itawamba AHS23 Courtney Gladney RB Soph 5’11 195 Olive Branch, MS / Olive Branch24 Tre Carothers DB Soph 6’2 180 Oxford, MS / Oxford25 Demarius Howard WR Soph 5’11 195 Calhoun City, MS / Calhoun City26 CJ Jackson LB Fresh 5’11 195 Water Valley, MS / Water Valley30 Chris Ingram RB Soph 5’10 235 Southaven, MS / Southaven34 Carderious Dean LB Fresh 6’3 235 Byhalia, MS / Byhalia35 Ted Esom LB Fresh 6’0 205 Bruce, MS / Bruce42 Issac Bails LB Fresh 5’10 230 Ripley, MS / Ripley44 Quad Freeman LB Soph 6’2 200 Guntown, MS / Saltillo46 Shawn Goree LB Soph 5’11 205 Shannon, MS / Shannon50 Fred Ward DL Soph 6’4 230 Aberdeen, MS / Aberdeen51 Antwun Ivy DL Fresh 6’1 260 Okolona, MS / Okolona52 Greg Hadley OL Fresh 6’3 285 Amory, MS / Amory55 Brandon Jones OL Fresh 6’4 270 Hernando, MS / Lewisburg56 Randal Boyd DL Fresh 6’0 275 Forest, MS / Forest60 Malcolm Pickens DL Fresh 6’2 275 Okolona, MS / Okolona62 D’Andre Greer OL Fresh 6’1 260 Oxford, MS / Lafayette63 DQ Reynolds DL Fresh 6’0 340 Oxford, MS / Lafayette65 Quadzing Rogers OL Fresh 6’3 300 Houston, MS / Mooreville70 Dylan Chesser OL Fresh 6’2 280 Olive Branch, MS / Lewisburg72 Connor Popeck OL Soph 6’3 295 Olive Branch, MS / St. Georges74 Tabarrius Coffey OL Fresh 6’5 330 Calhoun City, MS / Calhoun City77 Brennan Tutor OL Soph 6’4 285 Pontotoc, MS / Pontotoc78 Dillon Turner OL Fresh 6’2 275 Thaxton, MS / North Pontotoc, MS79 Tony Holmes OL Fresh 6’3 280 Hattiesburg, MS / Oak Grove81 Jimmy Ruff WR Fresh 5’11 175 Fulton, MS / Itawamba AHS82 Shante’ Rogers WR Fresh 6’0 200 Fulton, MS / Itawamba AHS83 Tyler Jackson K Fresh 5’10 165 Oxford, MS / Lafayette84 Shaq Crayton WR Fresh 6’3 185 Pontotoc, MS / Pontotoc85 Torrey Gill WR Soph 6’2 170 Olive Branch, MS / Olive Branch88 Kelvin Young TE Fresh 6’2 225 Starkville, MS / Starkville89 Archie Dennard TE Fresh 6’4 230 Hollandale, MS / Simmons92 Midoho Okpokowuruk DL Soph 6’2 260 Charlotte, NC / McCallie School (TN)97 Chris Jones DL Fresh 6’3 285 Tunica, MS / Rosa Fort99 Theo Rich DL Soph 6’3 275 Portal, GA / Portal (GA)

Head Coach: Jon Williams Assistant Coaches: Sean Williams, Tyrone Fox, Ray Williams, Jason McManus and Chris Jirgens

2012 Itawamba Indian Football Roster

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Nolan Genovese’s path to playing quarter-back has taken many turns.From looking like former University of Ha-

waii gun-slinger Colt Brennan to sacking gro-ceries at a local supermarket like former St. Louis Ram and Arizona Cardinal quarterback Kurt Warner, Genovese’s life has tossed him enough curves to make the former four-sport athlete ready for almost anything the defense can throw at him on the football field.Genovese, whose hometown is listed as

Corinth but is originally from Nashville, moved back in with his grandparents after playing a season with Holmes Community College in Goodman during 2011.However, as his grandmother recovered

from an injury, Genovese gave up the life of a quarterback for something more meaning-ful – a job.Genovese began to sack groceries at Gard-

ner’s Supermarket in Corinth instead of throwing passes to help his grandfather.During that time, there was one thing that

kept bothering the teenager.“I just felt like something was missing,”

Genovese said. “That something was foot-ball. So I came down here and talked to Coach (Ricky) Smither, and he gave me an-other opportunity.”Genovese has not disappointed in that sec-

ond opportunity to play on the collegiate level.Through the first six games with the Tigers,

Genovese was 31-for-44 with a 70.5 pass percentage completion – which ranked him fourth in the nation at the time.However, it was his first start as a Tiger that

impressed the Tiger Nation fans.In a 19-13 loss to then fourth-ranked North-

west, Genovese kept his cool and completed 20-of-25 passes for 143 yards.Nonetheless, Genovese knows that without

a ‘break’ at Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville none of his collegiate plays in Mis-sissippi would have been possible.“During my senior year, I pretty much dis-

located my shoulder and lost interest from a lot of schools,” Genovese said. “The only real option I had was to be an in-state player at a junior college. So I moved to Corinth with my grandparents on my mom’s side and grad-uated from Corinth High School.”With the move, Genovese became eligible as

an in-state quarterback for the 14 community and junior colleges that play football in the Magnolia State.

“Holmes gave me my first opportunity and without Holmes, I would not be here,” Geno-vese said.But being away from his family, drew Geno-

vese back “home.”Genovese’s move back to Corinth and ulti-

mately to Northeast made the trek on his fam-ily a little easier – instead of making the drive to Goodman or wherever Holmes played in 2011 – Genovese’s father, mother, step-moth-er and sister only have to make the three-and-a-half hour drive down from Nashville for home games in Booneville.With family being so close, it is no wonder

that the Northeast signal caller lists family as being one of the most important things in life.“God is first, always…He’s the reason we

are here,” Genovese said. “Then it’s family second; third is friends…football falls be-tween family and friends“Family is right behind God,” Genovese

said. “They’ve always supported me in no matter what I have done. Last year they came to every game no matter where it was. This year…same thing.”It was the move from Nashville to Corinth

that allowed Genovese to know his family a little better as well as giving him time with his maternal grandparents.However, Nashville has never left Geno-

vese’s mind.From growing up playing four sports –

football, basketball, baseball and hockey – to friends at Christ Presbyterian Academy, Genovese fondly remembers his time in ‘Mu-sic City.’“That is where I was born and raised,”

Genovese said. “I went there from my sopho-

more to senior year – or half way through my senior year. I loved it there.”With his two main sports of football and

basketball, Genovese also took up whatever sport was on the young man’s mind.If I was watching Mighty Ducks, I’d go out

and play hockey,” Genovese explained. “If I was watching Space Jam, I’d play basket-ball; if I was watching Remember the Titans I would play football; just something like that.”Genovese even joined the traveling hockey

team – Nashville Ice Tigers – during this time in Nashville.Family ties run deep with the Nashville na-

tive pointing out that he got his athletic ability from his dad who played at Holmes, then the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and even clocked time with the United States Football League’s (USFL) Memphis Showboats.Not to be outdone, Genovese says his heart

and passion come from his mother’s side of the family.With a professional athlete for a father and a

mother in the country music industry, Geno-vese’s athletic ability and passion has allowed him to take on whatever the football world has thrown him and the Tiger looks forward to the next chapter in the playbook.

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Itawamba (Fulton)Date: October 20

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Last ten meetings

2011 -- Itawamba 28-182010 -- Itawamba, 20-172009 -- Northeast, 28-212008 -- Itawamba, 12-92007 -- Itawamba, 20-132006 -- Itawamba, 29-242005 -- Northeast, 41-02004 -- Northeast 24-132003 -- Itawamba, 34-312002 -- Northeast 35-19

Series: Itawamba 33-16-3.

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Holmes*

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Coahoma*

in Clarksdale

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in Booneville

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in Booneville

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in Moorhead

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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