PRCC to induct five into Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday during Homecoming

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College will induct five new members into its Sports Hall of Fame here Saturday (Oct. 21) as part of the college’s 2017 homecoming celebration.

The list includes former head football coach J.C. Arban (1975-85), whose Wildcat teams won the South Division and MACJC state championship in 1976, and played in the state championship game in 1981. His record at PRCC: 61-37-4.

Joining Arban in this year’s class is first-team All-State and All-Region defensive lineman John Feaster (2000-02) of Picayune, who was an all-state first-team player for the Maroon Tide and became a preseason All-American at PRCC in 2001.

The other inductees include baseball star Matt Riser (2003-05) of Picayune, who earned All-Region XXII honors and Region XXII Defensive Player of the Year honors as a sophomore, helping PRCC to the state title; first-team All-American soccer star Emmaleigh Davis (2011) of Pascagoula, and All-State and All-Region softball star Jessica Dubuisson Morris (2006-08) of Hancock County.

Induction ceremonies for the Sports Hall of Fame members will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday (Oct. 21) in Olivia Bender Cafeteria on the PRCC campus.

All five will be recognized before the PRCC-Gulf Coast football game at Dobie Holden Stadium. Kickoff is at 2 p.m.

All photos courtesy of PRCC