Box Score SENATOBIA – Northwest rallied late off Robert Kaufman's first collegiate goal and had a free kick outside the box with 11 seconds left, but couldn't find the equalizer in a 2-1 loss to Jones County Tuesday afternoon in the state quarterfinals. 

Jones County improved to 12-3-1 overall and advances to the state semifinals in Raymond this weekend, while Northwest ends its season at 7-4-2 overall.

Scoreless at the half, the Bobcats quieted a nice home crowd with a goal by Evan Buckley in the 48th minute from Souleymane Diakite. The 'Cats extended the lead to 2-0 in the 72nd minute when James Pipper found the back of the net from Buckley.

Northwest had multiple scoring chances in the match, with an open net opportunity for Aaron Terrazas in the 71st minute and two other times where a Bobcat defender was placed perfectly to deflect a shot out of the goal. 

The Rangers finally broke through in the 80th minute when Kaufman netted his first career goal to pull the match within 2-1. Terrazas' shot was saved by Gabe Brown, but Kaufman grabbed the rebound and fired it in for the goal. 

With the clock winding down under a minute, Northwest had one final chance for the game-tying goal when JaMarcus Ducksworth took down a Ranger player and drew a yellow card less than a foot outside the box. But the time ran out and the Bobcats escaped a last-minute rally.

Brown had seven saves and allowed one goal in net for JCJC, while Taylor Thevenot had several key stops in the first half in finishing the day with nine saves. 

Northwest's 7-4-2 mark is the second-best in school history by win percentage.