Indians win in Waycross, GA to stay unbeaten

Indians win in Waycross, GA to stay unbeaten

By: Dustin Kent - JCFloridan.com

The No. 7 Chipola Indians picked up two more wins over the weekend in Waycross, Ga., beating Cape Fear and South Georgia State to improve to 7-0 on the year.

Friday's matchup with Cape Fear was a high-scoring affair, with the Indians taking a 102-93 win and the quartet of Carlos Morris, Demetrious Floyd, Jamaar McKay, and Sam Cassell, Jr. combing to score 83 points.



Morris led the way with 25 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 5-of-7 from the three-point line, while Floyd and McKay each scored 20, with McKay also adding nine rebounds and making 10-of-11 from the free throw stripe.

Cassell, Jr. had 18 points to go with five rebounds, five assists, and three steals.

Anthony Vanhook led Cape Fear with 27 points and 15 rebounds, and Osandai Vaughn had 26 points, nine rebounds, and five assists.

Chipola made 29-of-36 from the free throw line, which proved to be the difference with Cape Fear making just 18-of-29 at the line.

In the win over South Georgia State, the Indians topped 50 percent shooting as a team for the second straight game, with Torian Graham leading all scorers with 29 points on 11-of-14 from the field and 6-of-9 from three.

Cassell, Jr. also had 20 points to go with four assists and four steals, with McKay contributing 17 points and seven rebounds, and Floyd and Dont'e Reynolds scoring nine points each.

Chipola will next head to Niceville for the Northwest Florida Rick Flores Classic this weekend, taking on No. 2 Indian Hills on Friday and Volunteer State on Saturday.