Lady Bobcats to host Gulf Coast today in play-in game posted by Shawn Wansley on 2009-10-22 11:29:40

ELLISVILLE – The Jones County Junior College Lady Bobcats will host Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College at 3 p.m. today to determine the second-place team in the MACJC South Division.

Jones and Gulf Coast are both 9-3 in division play and finished the season with 27 points. On the head-to-head tiebreaker, Jones and Gulf Coast remain tied. Jones beat Gulf Coast 2-1 and lost to them 1-0 in the regular season.

The next tiebreaker is point differential in the division. Both teams ended up with a +11.

MACJC rules call for a coin flip to determine the playoff participant.

However, MACJC officials, along with school officials from JCJC and Gulf Coast, agreed on Thursday morning to a play-in game to determine who makes the playoffs.

The state tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday at Hinds.

On the women’s side, Pearl River faces Itawamba, while the Jones/Gulf Coast winner meets Hinds.

On the men’s side, Jones will take on Hinds and Itawamba faces Gulf Coast.

The championship games will be on Sunday.