DECATUR – The north men defeated the south, 115-101, in the annual Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-Star Basketball Game held Friday, April 15, at East Central Community College's Brackeen-Wood Physical Education Building.
 
The north jumped out to a 17-point halftime lead and ran away from the south for a 14-point win. Dantaveous Crawford, a 6-foot-5 forward from Mississippi Delta, scored 24 points to lead all scorers and earn MVP honors. The north men were coached by Billy Begley of East Mississippi.
 
Mark Partee and Tyrin Jones of Northwest both showed out Friday night, with Partee finishing with 17 points and 12 assists and Jones adding 11 points and seven rebounds.

"Mark and Tyrin were great leaders for our team all year," head coach Bubba Skelton said. "As the only two returning players from the year before, they showed our incoming guys how we wanted to compete on a day to day basis in our program. They will both be missed and we expect to see great things from them in the future."

Other scorers for the north were Travon Harper (Mississippi Delta) with 15, Desmin Harris (Northeast) with nine, D'Angelo Richardson (Holmes) and Juan Davis Jr. (East Mississippi) with seven each, Lacurtis Allen (Holmes) and LaBarrius Hill (Itawamba) with six apiece, Jack Nichols (Northeast) with five and Da'Quan Forrest (Coahoma) and Howard Thomas (Itawamba) with three apiece.
 
Deshawn Jones, a 6-foot-3 point guard from Mississippi Gulf Coast and Ken'Darrius Hamilton, a 6-foot-9 center from Meridian Community College led the south men with 13 points apiece. Other's scoring for the south all-stars were Darius Kennedy (Copiah-Lincoln) with 12, Ravion Henry (East Central) with 11, Christian Robertson (Jones County) with 10, Corey McLaurin (Hinds) with nine, Prince McDaniel (East Central) and Anfernee Hampton (Gulf Coast) with eight apiece, Lafayette Rutledge (Southwest) with six, Andrew Riley (Jones County) and Donte Watson (Copiah-Lincoln) with four apiece and LeDerrius Simmons (Southwest) with three.
 
Ralph Moore of Hinds coached the south men.
 
A replay of both the men's and women's games is available at holmesccmedia.com.