POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Pearl River Community College took home an unprecedented four championships during the 2003-04 school year, winning titles in football, men’s soccer, men’s basketball and baseball. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the incredible feat, the Wildcats will honor those teams and their members July 26 at the annual Pearl River Athletics Hall of Fame celebration held at Hollywood Casino & Resort in Bay St. Louis.
July 26 will feature the annual four-person scramble golf tournament at 9 a.m. at The Bridges, a social hour at the Hollywood beginning at 6 p.m. and the Hall of Fame ceremony at 7 p.m.
Tickets for the banquet are $100, and golf teams are $600. Tickets can be secured at PRCCAthletics.com/Tickets and can ONLY be purchased in advance. No walk-up tickets are available. The deadline to purchase tickets is July 10.
2003 FOOTBALL
Pearl River football’s 2003 MACJC title was its first since 1976. The Wildcats won their first three games before falling to Hinds. PRCC responded with six consecutive victories and made it a seventh in a row by getting a revenge victory over Hinds in the MACJC title game.
Members of the 2003 team were Josh Barnes, Johnny Berry, LePatrick Booth, Larry Brackins, Greg Bryant, James Carter, Gene Coleman, Sandy Ray Collins, Casey Cotton, Marcus Crosby, Carlos Ducksworth, Raymond Dukes, Jonathan Eiland, Scott Foote, Chad Foote, Jacob Garber, Nicholas Golden, Derrick Graves, Cleveland Gray, Curtis Hayes, Quincy Hicks, Joe Hinton, James Hollingsworth, Raphyel Howell, Ervin Jackson, Anthony Johnson, Schuyler Kellogg, Larry Kendrick, Reginald Keys, Marcus Lampton, George Leverette, Oren Lewis, Michael Loftin, Matthew Lott, Trey Lunsford, Julian McGowan, Artez McLaughlin, Chris Milner, Ian Moore, Kyle Morgan, Dwayne Moss, Steven Pahlman, Warren Randle, LeVance Richmond, Barry Robertson, Brandon Robertson, Alvin Robinson, Bernard Smith, Brad Steube, Wyatt Tatum, Sam Thomas, Phoenix Thompson, Allen Wilks, Edjuan Williamson and Marcello Woods. The Wildcat head coach was Tim Hatten. He was assisted by William Jones, Buddy Stephens, Anthony Magee, John Creech, Jacob Owen and Russell Mitchell.
2003 MEN’S SOCCER
The 2003 Pearl River men’s soccer team routed Mississippi Delta 6-1 to advance to the title game, where the Wildcats avenged an early-season loss to Hinds by taking the Eagles down 3-1 in the title game. The MACJC championship was the program’s first. PRCC finished the season with an impressive 17-3-2 record — one of the best single-season showings in the program’s history.
Members of the team include Brandon Bass, Bryce Breland, John Briscoe, Brennan Brooks, Jarred Cooper, Bubba Dedeaux, David Flynt, Drew Gallant, Josh Grawjewski, Jeffrey Hansell, Zach Harrison, Chris St. John, James Kade, Stephen Kulikowski, David Levens, Austin Lovitt, Cameron Lovitt, Walt Thomas and Kris Williams. PRCC’s head coach was Adam Breerwood. He was assisted by Chris D’Ambrosio.
2003-04 MEN’S BASKETBALL
The PRCC men’s basketball team won its second straight MACJC title during the 2003-04 season, coming from behind to take down Hinds 71-60 in the title game. PRCC finished the year with a 20-9 record.
Members of the team were Larry Brackins, Daryl Cohen, Carlos Cole, Jeremy Goff, Kitt Jones, Laron Magee, Jacoby Rawls, Ray Selvage, Jason Simmons, Alvin Smith, Ethan Smith, Jonathan Williams and Gabe Willis. The head coach was Richard Mathis.
2004 BASEBALL
Pearl River baseball’s 2004 campaign was one to remember. The Wildcats racked up 41 wins, including a then program-record 27 consecutive. PRCC went on to take down Meridian 10-2 to clinch the program’s second MACJC title.
Members of the team were Corey Bass, Jerry Bourne, Zach Butler, Jeff Cook, Garrett Drake, Neil Favre, Mark Griffin, Bailey Hartel, Rhyne Hughes, Richard Imhoff, Jared Landrum, Ryne Lovdahl, Michael Massey, Mark Muzzi, Zach Northington, Matt Riser, Martin Roark, Craig Rodriguez, Jordan Rogers, Chris Romano, Thomas Royals, Brandon Strong, Tyler Stutes, Brent Varnado and Keith Winstead. The Wildcat head coach was Jay Artigues. He was assisted by Jamie McMahon, Seth Thibodeaux and Tony Salim.
PREVIOUS INDUCTEES
Previous inductees planning to attend this year’s banquet are encouraged to contact Mary Alice Chandler at mchandler@prcc.edu or 601-403-1193 to provide their jacket size. The deadline to submit jacket information is June 21, 2024.
Anyone who registers before the deadline can pick up their jacket at the 2024 ceremony.
Former inductees planning to attend the banquet are encouraged to wear their jackets.
SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
Sponsorship packages are available for both the banquet and golf tournament.
To secure your sponsorship package or donate to the event, contact Chandler at mchandler@prcc.edu or 601-403-1193.
HOW TO NOMINATE
Know a former Wildcat who you believe should be considered in the future? Nominate by visiting https://prccathletics.com/hof/Hall_of_Fame_nomination_form or visiting PRCCAthletics.com/HOF and clicking the nomination form link at the top of the page.
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