New Madrid County Homecoming

A member of the New Madrid County Central HIgh School's junior varsity squad shoots the ball during the final minutes of play against Caruthersville High School on Feb. 12. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

A Caruthersville High School and a New Madrid County Central High School player fight for the ball during the junior varsity game on Feb. 12. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

A member of the New Madrid County Central High School's junior varsity squad passes the ball around a member of the Caruthersville High School Tiger during a game on Feb. 12. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

New Madrid County Central High School's Jadis Jones leaps above the Caruthersville High School Tigers as he shoots the ball during the Saturday, Feb. 12, basketball game at NMCC. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Members of the Caruthersville High School Tigers work to trap New Madrid County Central's Jadis Jones during the game on Saturday, Feb. 12. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

A member of the New Madrid County Central High School basketball team works to steal the ball from a member of the Caruthersville High School team during the first quarter of the game on Saturday, Feb. 12. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Shamar Williamson lays in a shot during the New Madrid County Central High School homecoming game on Saturday, Feb. 12, against Caruthersville. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Shamar Williamson goes up for a shot during the New Madrid County Central High School basketball homecoming game against Caruthersville. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

New Madrid County Central High School celebrated its basketball homecoming on Saturday, Feb. 12, during the NMCC-Caruthersville game. Pictured from left are: John Garrett Harris with freshman maid Mikera Jackson, Dominique Betts with junior maid Bella Khouri, Marcellous Phillips with senior maid Eliza McSpadden; senior maid Joeli Ricketts with Adam Nevel, homecoming queen Joycelynne Jackson with Adrian Smith; and sophomore maid Akara Jackson with Jadis Jones. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Sophomore basketball homecoming maid Akara Jackson is escorted by Jadis Jones at the New Madrid County Central High School basketball homecoming on Saturday, Feb. 12. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Senior members of the New Madrid County Central High School basketball homecoming court for 2022 are, from left: senior maid Eliza McSpadden, queen Joycelynne Jackson and senior maid Joeli Ricketts. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

The 2021 New Madrid County Central High School basketball queen, Zamari Jackson, returned to her alma mater for the 2022 homecoming game. Jackson was escorted by Shamar Williamson. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Joycelynn Jackson was named the 2022 New Madrid County Central High School basketball homecoming queen on Feb. 12. Pictured from left are: freshman maid Mikera Jackson, junior maid Bella Khouri, senior maid Eliza McSpadden; queen Joycelynn Jackson, senior maid Joeli Ricketts, and sophomore maid Akara Jackson. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Joycelynn Jackson, a senior at New Madrid County Central High School, is crowned the basketball homecoming queen on Saturday, Feb. 12, during homecoming festivities at the NMCC-Caruthersville basketball game. Placing the crown on Jackson is the 2021 basketball homecoming queen Zamari Jackson. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

New Madrid County Central High School basketball homecoming senior maid Eliza McSpadden is escorted by Marcellous Phillips. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

New Madrid County Central High School basketball homecoming freshmen maid Mikera Jackson is escorted by John Garrett Harris. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

New Madrid County Central High School basketball homecoming senior maid Joeli Ricketts is escorted by Adam Nevel. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

New Madrid County Central High School homecoming senior maid Joycelynne Jackson is escorted by Adrian Smith. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Junior New Madrid County Central High School basketball homecoming maid Bella Khouri is escorted by Dominique Betts. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

The New Madrid County Central High School cheerleaders carry banners as the Eagle basketball team arrives on the court at the opening of the Saturday, Feb. 12, homecoming game against Carruthersville. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)