By Clint Cox
Both the men’s and women’s basketball squads at Chipola racked up two more wins this past week and the Lady Indians are now set for a winner take all title bout at Gulf Coast on Saturday night. The winner of the ladies contest on Saturday between Chipola and Gulf Coast will lay claim to the Panhandle Conference Championship. Both of the squads have already clinched a FCCAA State Tournament berth but the Conference Championship is still up for grabs.
The Chipola ladies captured a 65-58 win over Northwest Florida last Saturday night. Chipola jumped out to an early lead and led big midway through the first half. But the Lady Raiders battled back to close up the gap. In the second half Chipola finally caught fire again and pulled away for the 7 point victory. Latoya Williams led the squad with 20 points while Carolyn Mills followed with 11. This past Tuesday night the Lady Indians notched another conference win with a 73-59 win over Pensacola at home. Williams once again led the way with 18 points. Gee Gee Williams added 13 and Lenita Sanford added 12 points in the win. That gave the Lady Indians a 9-2 conference record headed into Saturday night’s title bout with Gulf Coast, who also enters with a 9-2 conference record. The two teams split in their earlier conference games, with the home team winning each contest.
The Chipola men needed overtime but they got a thrilling point 83-82 win over Northwest Florida last Saturday night. Malcolm Armstead’s free throw with 0.9 seconds left in overtime gave the Indians the win and helped keep them unbeaten in conference play. Gary Flowers led the way with 31 points. Torye Pelham followed with 14 points, Armstead added 11 and John Kreft pumped in 10 points. They followed that win up with a 91-73 win over Pensacola this past Tuesday night. Jeremy Jacob led the way with 19 points. Flowers added 15 points along with 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Armstead chipped in 13 points and Justin Brownlee knocked down 10 points.
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