Mathis signs 12 to Wildcat hoops for 2011-2012 season

POPLARVILLE Pearl River Community College head men basketball coach Richard Mathis has signed 12 high school standouts for the 2011-2012 season. Mathis enters his 20th season as head coach of the Wildcats this fall. The signees include (listed alphabetically): ALEXANDER BROCK: Brock is a 6-foot-2 guard who prepped at Northeast High School in Baton Rouge, La. JOSH CARPENTER: Carpenter is a 6-foot-1 guard who prepped at Oak Grove High School near Hattiesburg. JYRUS CARRIERE: Carriere is a 6-foot-5 forward who prepped at St. Martin High School in Biloxi. RAHEEM ENGLAND: England is a 6-foot-5 guard who prepped at Decatur High School in Decatur, Ala. JAMAIASON HADLEY: Hadley is a 5-foot-10 guard who prepped at East Side High School in Cleveland. MIKE HENRY: Henry is a 6-foot guard who prepped at Wayne County High School. He hails from Buckatunna. ANDRE MCMORRIS: McMorris is a 6-foot-1 guard who prepped at East Marion High School in Columbia. JEREMY MOORE: Moore is a 6-foot-1 guard who prepped at Jim Hill High School in Jackson. MARCUS RAWLS: Rawls is a 6-foot-5 forward who prepped at Picayune High School. DATERRIS ROGERS: Rogers is a 6-foot-2 guard who prepped at Wayne County High School. He hails from State Line. DERIONNE STEWART: Stewart is a 6-foot-5 forward who prepped at Picayune High School. QUENTIN WATKINS: Watkins is a 6-foot-1 guard who prepped at Lanier High School in Jackson.