Former Toombs County Bulldog Jamar Smith has earned two big individual honors and his Holmes Community College Bulldogs received a bowl bid. For the second straight season Jamar led Holmes in tackles and the sophomore linebacker was named All-Region XXIII and First Team All-State (Mississippi). Smith tallied 82 total tackles (9.5 per game)- tops on his team- and his 59 solo stops were the 19th best in the NJCAA. Jamar also had 11.5 tackles for loss, one sack and two fumble recoveries.
Holmes wrapped up a 6-3 regular season with a 63-49 win over Itawamba Community College. The 9th ranked Bulldogs will play one more game after receiving an invitation to play in the Graphic Edge Bowl on December 4 in the Uni Dome on the campus of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Holmes will take on 6-5 Iowa Western Community College. This the Bulldogs’ first bowl bid since 1998. Watch the announcement and Jamar’s comments
| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | TACK | AST | TOT | SACK | LOST | TFL | YDS | FR | BRUP | BLK | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at East Central (MS) | W, 48-40 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Sep 8 | Southwest Mississippi | W, 34-20 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Sep 15 | Mississippi Delta | W, 41-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Sep 22 | at Coahoma | W, 34-12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Sep 29 | at Northwest Mississippi | L, 27-12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Oct 6 | East Mississippi | L, 63-49 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Oct 13 | Copiah-Lincoln | L, 35-21 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Oct 20 | at Northeast Mississippi | W, 41-21 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Oct 29 | Itawamba | W, 63-49 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 59 | 23 | 92 | 1 | 3 | 11.5 | -33 | 2 | 2 | 1 |