Head Coach: Lennies McFerren (12-14) Last Season: 12-14 Postseason: Lost to Caruthersville in the Class 3, District 1 semifinals 56-54 in overtime. Notes: New Madrid County Central hasn’t had a winning season since the 2014-15 campaign. This season, the Eagles look to make noise with a team filled with upperclassmen — they have six seniors and three juniors on the roster. Seniors Ke’von Williams and Christen Phillips will look to be the team’s leading scorers after averaging 9.6 and 9.1 points per game, respectively, last season. Additionally, Donnie Brown, Ansel Underwood, and Bryshawn Williams are three others that McFerren hopes will step-up. Brown averaged 7.6 points per game on 52 percent shooting, while Underwood finished with 4.5 points per contest on 41 percent shooting. Primarily a non-scorer last season, Williams averaged 2.5 points per game, but led the team in drawn charges, with 10. “All of them,” said McFerren on which returners he expects to step-up the most. “They all have a chance to play, and they’re seniors. Bryshawn [Williams], Christen [Phillips], and Austin [Davis] all played football, so you got to have a little bit of that toughness from football, and that’s what I’m liking.” McFerren added that he thinks that his second-year back with the Eagles will be different, which he hopes will end with a different outcome as well. “This coming year is going to be a little bit different from last because last year was my first year with the students,” McFerren said. “This year, they know a little bit more on what to expect from me and what I expect from them, we’re getting to know each other a little bit better. “I’m excited about this upcoming season because last year, the players gave everything they had.” WHAT’S NEXT NMCC opens the season in the annual Riverbend Shootout when it faces Covington at 6:30 p.m., at New Madrid County Central High School. DISTRICT NMCC will participate in Class 3, District 1 with Caruthersville, Charleston, Doniphan, East Prairie, Kennett, Malden, and Twin Rivers. ROSTER Get your Semoball fix in one daily email Your email address 10 Shamar Williamson So. 12 Kylan Minner Jr. 14 Jaden McFerren So. 20 Austin Davis Sr. 22 Christen Phillips Sr. 24 Caden Howell Sr. 30 Bryshawn Williams Sr. 32 Ansel Underwood Sr. 34 Ke’von Williams Sr. 40 Kenyon King So. 42 Marcelous Phillips So. 44 D’Marion Brooks Jr. 50 Jamian Golden So. 52 Adam Nevel So. 54 Donnie Brown Jr. SCHEDULE N.29 Covington 6:30 p.m. N.30 Campbell 2 p.m. D.6 at S. Pemiscot 6 p.m. D.9 Dexter 5 p.m. D.17 at Notre Dame TBD J.6 at East Prairie 7 p.m. J.7 Kennett 7:30 p.m. J.10 Hayti 6 p.m. J.14 Charleston 7:30 p.m. J.17 Cape Central 7:30 p.m. J.21 Twin Rivers TBD J.24 at Dexter 7:30 p.m. J.28 at Malden 7:30 p.m. J.31 Portageville 6 p.m. F.4 at Poplar Bluff 7:30 p.m. F.11 Caruthersville TBD F.14 at Jackson 7:30 p.m. F.18 at Sikeston 7:30 p.m. F.20 Scott Central 6 p.m.