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Clevin Hannah (left) lofts a shot over a Commodore in action earlier this season. File Photo by Clint Cox/Times
On a night in which former Coach Milton H. Johnson was honored by over 100 of his former players in attendance, the Chipola Indians rallied for a 90-81 win over the visiting Raiders from Okaloosa Walton College. Chipola trailed 35-34 at the half but outscored the Raiders 56-46 in the second half to get the big win. While both teams had already clinched a berth in the state tournament, the win puts the Indians in the driver’s seat to represent the Panhandle Conference as the champions rather than the runner up. To do so though, they must win out their remaining two conference games. Mario Little led the way with 23 points and 7 rebounds as he went 5-9 from beyond the three point line. Gary Flowers followed with 15 points and 10 rebounds while Vernon Teel was the third Indian to get into double figures with 13 points.
In women’s action the Chipola Lady Indians fell to the Lady Raiders 60-54. Ashely McCray led the squad with 12 points. The loss dropped the Lady Indians to 6-7 in conference play and eliminated them from any chance of making the state tournament. Gulf Coast and Tallahassee have both clinch the conference’s two state tournament spots.
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