With a 2-0 mark in the MACJC South Division, Hinds Community Colleg seeks to continue its midseason momentum when it hosts Jones Junior College Thursday in Raymond.

Hinds (4-1) had a 31-19 homecoming win over East Central last week to remain in first place in the South Division with Gulf Coast. Jones (3-2, 0-2) dropped to last place with a loss last week to Copiah-Lincoln.

Hinds coach Gene Murphy said his team can’t rest on its recent success.

“We still have our work cut out for us,” Murphy said. “You have to be ready every week in this league.”

The Eagles punished East Central behind a 280-yard passing game from quarterback Deon Anthony. The strong outing made an impression on East Central coach Brian Anderson.

“Hinds has got a real good football team,” said Anderson, a former offensive lineman at Mississippi State. “Their receivers have great skills and with a good running game, they are really balanced as a team.”

Anthony, who now has thrown for 976 yards and 10 touchdowns on the season, credits his receivers.

“They make it pretty easy for me,” Anthony said of the Eagles’ wide receiving corps of Quadarius Mireles, Adam McWilliams and Quantavious Leslie.

Mireles, a freshman, is an Ole Miss placement, and has 21 receptions for 281 yards. Leslie, who initially signed with West Virginia, has six touchdown catches.

The one low note for the offense was the loss of sophomore guard Steven Jordan for the season.

The Warren Central product dislocated his shoulder against Co-Lin.

Jordan will apply for a medical redshirt.

The Hinds defense has been stout, led by a ballhawking secondary. The Eagles have intercepted 11 passes this season. Safety Adonis Armstrong leads the team with five.

Former Vicksburg High star Malcolm Butler starts at cornerback and his first-quarter interception stopped East Central’s opening drive.

“We have guys who stay on the ball,” Butler said. “We want the ball as much as the other team’s receivers do.”

Making the tackles for Hinds has been the Vicksburg Post’s 2009 Defensive Player of the Year, freshman linebacker Mitchell Hoskins. Hoskins has 53 tackles with 111⁄2 stops for loss. He has 31⁄2 sacks.