Chipola lady indians TO host Alzheimer's Classic Nov. 13-15

 MARIANNA—The Chipola Lady Indians host the Fourth Annual Alzheimer’s Classic, Nov. 13-15, in the Milton H. Johnson Health Center.

The Classic will once again feature the toughest women’s field of any regular season tournament in the country as five of the seven teams participating are ranked in the top 15 nationally.  The Classic will also feature 10 of the top 15 teams in the country, and 19 of the top 50 junior college players in the country according to Dan Olson’s Collegiate Girls Basketball Report.

            The classic tips off Friday, Nov. 13, with Tallahassee and Jefferson College (MO) at 2 p.m.  Pensacola meets Trinity Valley at 4 p.m. A pair of ranked teams will square off in the final game of the day at 6 p.m. when third-ranked Chipola takes on number 14 Monroe Community College (NY).

            Saturday’s action starts at noon with Tallahassee and Wallace (Hanceville). At 2 p.m., Monroe plays Pensacola. The final two games of the day promise to provide some great basketball as four top-seven teams are in action.  At 4 p.m., number five Trinity Valley (TX) battles number seven Gulf Coast. The 6 p.m. contest features a top-three match-up between number two, Jefferson College (MO), and third-ranked Chipola College.

            Two games are slated for Sunday, Nov. 15, with Gulf Coast and Monroe at noon, and Chipola and Trinity Valley at 2 p.m.

            Chipola defeated Florida State Community College at Jacksonville 84–75 in the first game of the season.  Leading scorer for the Lady Indians was Lindsey Carr with 18. Bianca Jarrett had 17. Jasmine Shaw had 16, and Malesha Peterson had 13.  Chipola led 34–28 at the half. 

            For information, contact David Lane at 850-718-2234.