No. 4 Pearl River buzzer beater sinks Jones

POPLARVILLE, Miss. — It wouldn’t be a “Cat Fight” if it didn’t go down to the wire.

No. 4 Pearl River used late-game heroics from two of its most seasoned Wildcats Thursday night to knock off Jones College 64-61 at Marvin R. White Coliseum.

With mere seconds remaining in the rivalry contest, Earl Smith (Jackson; Lanier) drove down the left side of the lane and zipped a pass around a crashing Bobcat defense to teammate Jariyon Wilkens (Biloxi) standing all alone in the corner in front of PRCC’s bench. Wilkens seamlessly caught the pass and fired a 3, rippling the net as the buzzer sounded.

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“Earl looked at me and told me ‘game,’” Jariyon Wilkens said. “He told me he was coming to me. I missed the free throw (30 seconds earlier) and I told my brother I was going to make up for it because I missed the free throw and I came through.”

Added Smith: “I saw Jaryion open in that corner and I knew he’d knock it down. I had faith in him. All we gotta do is be patient.”