Pearl River’s Noah Mitchell lands NJCAA honor

POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Pearl River’s leading tackler wrapped up another award Wednesday. Freshman linebacker Noah Mitchell (Leakesville; Greene County) was named the NJCAA Defensive Player of the Week after his standout performance at No. 1 Gulf Coast last Thursday.

The honor is Mitchell’s third in as many days after he was named the Forrest Health Wildcat of the Week on Monday and the MACJC Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday.

Mitchell was all over the field in the 25-3 loss to the Bulldogs and was a big reason PRCC held the No. 1 team in the country to just six points in the first half.

The freshman was credited with 23 total tackles, including 11 solo stops. He also recorded two tackles-for-loss, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry.