Hinds Community College rallied from a 19-point deficit to take a fourth-quarter lead, but Northwest Mississippi Community College scored with 1:19 remaining to win 33-29 in the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference championship Saturday at Bobby Franklin Field in Senatobia.
Northwest led 26-7 early in the fourth quarter before Hinds scored three straight touchdowns. Jaylon Ruffin threw scoring passes to De’Traun Brown, Kelton Young and DJ Miller, and the Eagles took a 29-26 lead when Kiandre Terry caught a pass from Ruffin on the two-point conversion after Miller’s touchdown with 2:14 left.
The Rangers answered with a 24-yard touchdown pass from Noah Gillon to Clydarrien Peters with 1:19 to play. Hinds got one final chance to advance the ball, but Northwest stopped the Eagles on fourth down…