BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Students, Fans, Alumni,
On behalf of Northeast Mississippi Community College, welcome to the greatest institution in the United States!
Here at NEMCC, we have a tradition in all sports of exhibiting not only a championship atmosphere, but one of class, integrity, and professionalism. We are proud of the student-athletes that have chosen to attend Northeast. We are thankful each of you have chosen to attend this athletic event.
While our students are here, our goal is to provide opportunities of personal growth through cutting edge instruction in the classroom and athletic programs. Northeast recognizes that its primary commitment is to the education of our student-athlete.
Northeast was recognized as an Apple Distinguished School. Receiving this coveted honor exhibits to the world our commitment to cutting edge technology within our instructional process.
I hope you will have time prior to or after this athletic event to walk or drive around our campus and get a small glance at what we have to offer. You are welcome to visit anytime with our students, faculty, and staff.
We are happy to have each of you as part of the Northeast family. Please feel free to contact me should the need ever arise. As you leave campus after this event, we wish you the very best and safe travels.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ricky G. Ford, Northeast Mississippi Community College President
TIGER FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF
ATHLETIC SUPPORT STAFF Homecoming Court
MAIDS:
Summer Rose Coggins, Caledonia
Haley Brooke Geno, Booneville
Madi Henderson, Corinth
Eva Claire Null, Walnut
Jaidyn Smith, Columbus
AliRaven Treece, Booneville
Lily Benjamin, Booneville
Sarah Kate Childs, Corinth
Ava Elliott, Booneville
Zakhia Grizzard, Booneville
Bryleigh Lane
Booneville
Emma Katherine Turner, Guntown
ESCORTS: Adam Galloway, Myrtle
Maverick McKenzie, Belmont
Jase Riddle, Booneville
Gabe Shook, Booneville
Payden Taylor, Marietta
Isaac Vega, New Albany
Eli Hinton, Kossuth
Clark Janzen, Booneville
Anderson Long, Booneville
Hayden Martin, Mooreville
Spight, Ripley
Ethan White, Saltillo
Greg Davis (11th year - Texas Christian University)
Steadman
(2nd year - University of Arkansas)
Sean
(3rd year - Delta State University) LINBACKERS
Cedric
(8th year - Alcorn State University)
Trevor
(1st year - Mississippi State University)
Cole
(5th year - Mississippi College)
(1st year)
(11th year- Mississippi State University)
(11th year- University of North Alabama)
2025 NORTHEAST FOOTBALL ROSTER
(4th year - University of North Alabama)
Calhoun City, Miss. Calhoun City
Miss. Holmes County Central
2025 COAHOMA FOOTBALL ROSTER
Tristan Hill LB 6-0 Fr. West Tallahatchie, MS West Tallahatchie 44 Ahmad Harris TE/H 5-11 So. Rosa Fort, MS Rosa Fort
46 Kobrin Pickens DL 6-1 Fr. Okolona, MS Okolona
47 Markeith Madden DL 6-1 Fr. Ruleville, MS Thomas E Edwards 50 Elijah Bowman DL 6-2 Fr. Rosa Fort Rosa Fort
Quintavis Taylor DL 6-1 Fr. Shelby, MS Northside
Willie Green DL 6-1 Fr. Greenville, MS Greenville 54 Lester Westbrooks DL 6-0 Fr. West Tallahatchie, MS West Tallahatchie 55 Justin Murry OL 5-10 So. Leflore County, MS Leflore County 56 Derrion Gould OL 6-3 Fr. Pensacola, FL Pensacola Catholic
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SPORTS & ALUMNI Hall of Fame
New Albany native, Hudson Hickman, a distinguished television and film producer and long-time entertainment executive, has been selected as the 2025 inductee into the Northeast Mississippi Community College Alumni Hall of Fame.
Hickman attended Northeast from 1967 to 1969, where his experiences in the theatre program sparked a lifelong passion for storytelling. After Northeast, he earned a B.A. in Speech and Theatre from North Central College and a master’s degree in Theatre from Texas Tech University.
Over the course of a five-decade career, Hickman has combined creative excellence with executive leadership. He served more than a decade as Head of Production and Post-Production for MGM Worldwide Television, overseeing hundreds of hours of programming. He has worked on productions for Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers Studios, Columbia Pictures, CBS Productions, and Aaron Spelling Productions.
Most recently, Hickman is known for acclaimed projects Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors (2015), Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016), Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings: These Old Bones (2019), Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square (2020), and Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas (2022). Those productions earned multiple Emmy nominations and in 2021 Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. A six-time recipient of the Christopher Award honoring television programming which affirms the highest values of the human spirit, Hickman’s other credits include the popular television classics The Love Boat and MacGyver. Importantly, Hickman emphasizes that these achievements are shared honors.
Deltorio “Bam” Campbell was part of a large freshman class for head coach Mike Lewis that kept the winning tradition alive for the Northeast Mississippi Community College men’s basketball program.
Campbell was one of 11 newcomers on the Tigers’ 1998-99 roster. Northeast went through some growing pains against a tough schedule that featured a home-and-home series with perennial power Three Rivers (Mo.) College to go 16-14 overall.
Campbell and the Tigers were the stars of the Magnolia State during his sophomore campaign. Northeast ran the gauntlet as the division, state and region champions to punch a ticket to the national tournament.
The Memphis, Tenn., native averaged a doubledouble with 10.7 points and 13.1 rebounds. He was even better on the “Road to Hutch” with 12.2 points and a sensational 17 rebounds per outing in the postseason.
Campbell registered a season-best 19 points plus 18 rebounds in Northeast’s state title win over Northwest Mississippi Community College during his final contest inside legendary Bonner Arnold Coliseum.
The 6-5, 225-pound forward accounted for double-digit rebounds in nine of the Tigers’ 11 playoff contests. Campbell’s production escalated even further upon his arrival in Hutchinson, Kan., for nationals.
He earned all-tournament honors after posting 11.8 points and 17.5 rebounds over four games for Northeast, which finished eighth in the country with a 30-6 ledger. It was the best result for the Tigers since ending as the national runner-up in 1989.
Campbell had double-doubles in Northeast’s first three matchups in Hutch. He had tournament bests of 18 points in a triumph over Cochise (Ariz.) College and 25 rebounds in a loss to eventual champion Southeastern (Iowa) Community College.
He holds the program record for most rebounds in both a single season and game. Campbell grabbed 468 total boards during his finale with the Tigers and had 30 rebounds against Mississippi Delta on January 13, 2000.
Campbell signed with Georgia State University after his tenure at Northeast. He led the Panthers to unprecedented success with bids to both the NCAA Tournament and the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) from 2001-02.
Georgia State captured the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) regular season and tournament titles to secure just its second-ever NCAA Tournament berth during Campbell’s junior campaign.
The Panthers nabbed a school record 29 wins behind the best offense in their history with 79.4 points per contest. Campbell had averages of 5.8 points and 4.9 rebounds while starting in 26 of 34 games.
Campbell battled for 11 boards to help the 11seed Georgia State outrebound the six-seed University of Wisconsin on the way to its inaugural NCAA Tournament victory inside what is now the ExtraMile Arena in Boise, Idaho.
Campbell’s last year at Georgia State featured 20 more wins and the Atlantic Sun Conference regular season championship. He had a doubledouble with 15 points and 12 rebounds in his final collegiate contest at Tennessee Tech University in the NIT.
Andy Greening’s leadership and drive to win led to great successes both as a multi-sport athlete and a coach at Northeast Mississippi Community College.
The Corinth native arrived at Northeast in the fall of 1975 to play football for hall of fame headman W.B. “Bill” Ward. He also suited up for two seasons of baseball as well.
Greening came home to Northeast in 1998 to
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serve as defensive coordinator under coach Laurin Collins. He guided the Tigers achieve unparalleled prosperity on the gridiron over the next decade.
Northeast started its return to prominence in 2002 by claiming the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) North Division title. It snapped a 22-year stretch between championships and a 15-year playoff drought for the Tigers.
Northeast held three opponents scoreless, including Coahoma Community College, East Mississippi Community College and Mississippi Delta Community College. It is still tied for the most shutouts in a single year in program history.
Greening was promoted to head coach at his alma mater the following year. His teams captured 22 victories, which at the time of his departure was second most at Northeast behind only his mentor in Ward.
He now sits as the fourth winningest coach in school history in terms of overall triumphs. His winning percentage is the second best since the program was reinstated in 1968.
His 2004-05 teams were among the tops in the country. They combined to post a 14-5 record, including an 11-1 mark inside the MACJC North Division to secure back-to-back championships.
The 2005 edition of the Tigers completed the college’s lone undefeated regular season. Northeast went 7-0 and rose to as high as No. 2 in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) rankings.
The Tigers boasted one of the top 10 rated offensive and defensive units in the nation. Seventeen men from that team alone moved on to four-year institutions.
Northeast accepted its first-ever invitation to a NJCAA bowl game to close that special year. The Tigers met Trinity Valley (Texas) Community College in the Pilgrim’s Pride Bowl Classic in Mount Pleasant, Texas.
Chris Bradwell was perhaps the most decorated athlete to star under Greening at Northeast. He was tabbed as the NJCAA Region 23 Defensive Player of the Year along with Most Valuable Player of the Pilgrim’s Pride Bowl Classic.
Five Tigers that played for Greening eventually signed with NFL franchises. They include Mario Addison (Chicago), Bruce Hall (Buffalo), Michael Ricks (Baltimore), Justin Sanders (Detroit) and Bradwell (Tampa Bay).
Addison went on to became the first representative of Northeast to compete in the Super Bowl when his Carolina Panthers met the Denver Broncos at San Francisco’s Levi’s Stadium in 2016.
Northeast overcame a late deficit thanks in part to a game-high 25 points from Hooker. Her efforts lifted the Lady Tigers to their first NJCAA tournament appearance since the 1986-87 national championship season.
Hooker was named to the All-Region 23 Tournament team. She added a team-best 20 points as Northeast beat longtime rival Northwest Mississippi Community College for the fourth time that year in the semifinal round.
The Lady Tigers also snapped an eightyear drought between Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) championships. Hooker produced 30 points in another title matchup with Co-Lin.
Hooker accounted for a combined 41 points during national tournament contests in Salina, Kan., against the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) and Trinity Valley (Texas) Community College.
The Brownsville, Tenn., native was recognized as a NJCAA All-American at the conclusion of that season. She topped the Lady Tigers with 22.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
Her points average was the eight best in the entire country. Hooker also connected on 60.9 percent of her field goal attempts, which came in at ninth in the NJCAA.
Hooker was selected by her peers as a team captain prior to her phenomenal sophomore campaign. She closed her career at Northeast by participating in the MACJC All-Star Game at East Central Community College.
She was an All-Region 23 performer and a two-time all-conference recipient. Hooker led the Lady Tigers as a freshman as well with a 60.5 field goal percentage.
Northeast started her inaugural year on campus with a No. 8 preseason ranking from the NJCAA. The Lady Tigers backed that up by winning more than 20 games and advancing to the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament semifinals.
The Lady Tigers’ cumulative record with Hooker on its roster was 45-11. She was leading the country going into the national tournament in free throws made and attempted.
Hooker concluded her basketball journey at McNeese State (La.) University. She guided the Cowgirls to a 10-win improvement between her junior and senior years.
Thompson and the Tigers went on to claim a share of the inaugural Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) North Division championship alongside East Mississippi Community College.
Thompson was well decorated for her role in Northeast’s success. She was recognized by head coach David Carnell as one of two team captains along with Kelly Livingston and earned the Tigers’ most valuable player (MVP) award.
The every day catcher for Northeast obtained All-American distinction from both the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and the NJCAA. She was an All-Region 23 and allconference performer as well.
Thompson posted a .438 batting average and a .508 on-base percentage, which were both second best on the team. Those figures are still fifth best in a single season in program history.
She continued her career on the diamond at the University of North Alabama. Thompson received All-Gulf South Conference (GSC) second-team accolades during each of her two years with the Lions.
She was a state champion at Mooreville High School in 1999. Thompson was named to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal allarea lineup and participated in the Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) All-Star Game.
Barry Todd was one of two players on the 1977 edition of the then-Northeast Mississippi Junior College football team that obtained the prestigious title of All-American.
Todd received second-team honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) as a defensive back following the Tigers’ best season in eight years.
Northeast went 6-4 overall and 4-2 inside division play. The Tigers claimed a share of the north half runner-up position for the first time in program history.
Todd and the Tigers blanked Coahoma Community College, Holmes Community College and Mississippi Delta Community College. It is still tied for the most shutouts in a single year by any Northeast defense.
Perhaps the most impressive of those wins was the 10-0 decision at Holmes. The Tigers did not allow a pass completion during the entire game and held the Bulldogs to limited rushing yardage.
Hooker and the Lady Tigers secured the 2006 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 23 title with a thrilling 74-73 victory over Copiah-Lincoln Community College.
A change of scenery proved to be beneficial for both Lindsey Thompson and the Northeast Mississippi Community College softball program at a critical time in its history.
Thompson spent her freshman year at Meridian Community College, but returned closer to her hometown of Mooreville once Northeast made the switch from slow-pitch to fast-pitch competition.
She was instrumental in helping the Tigers establish themselves as a perennial power in their fledgling years. Northeast rose to as high as No. 5 in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II rankings that very first season.
Todd had one of the top performances of his sophomore season that night. He racked up nine solo tackles plus forced two Holmes turnovers between a fumble recovery and an interception.
Todd secured all-conference recognition as well that year. He donned the black-and-gold uniform one final time to represent Northeast in the state all-star game.
The Memphis, Tenn., native earned a scholarship after Northeast to Delta State University. However, an off-field injury unfortunately ended his career on the gridiron prematurely.
Jessica Hooker was part of a special group that helped legendary Northeast Mississippi Community College women’s basketball coach Ricky Ford reach the promised land one last time in his storied career.
BARRY TODD
LINDSEY THOMPSON
JESSICA HOOKER
