Chipola Steamrolls Snead State, 77-37
It took them a few minutes to get started, but the Chipola Indians made sure there would be far less drama than in their home opener.
By: Dustin Kent - JCFloridan.com
It took them a few minutes to get started, but once the No. 7 Chipola Indians got it going Friday night, they made sure there would be far less drama than there was in their home debut.
The Indians had to rally from 20 points down in the opener against No. 18 East Georgia State on Nov. 1, but Chipola had it on cruise control Friday in a 77-37 victory over Snead State.
The Parsons jumped out to a 7-2 lead to start the game, which drew a quick 30-second timeout from Chipola coach Patrick Blake.
When the Indians retook the floor, they quickly reclaimed the game and ran away with it, scoring 13 straight points and eventually taking a 33-18 lead into halftime.
The second half was more of the same, as Chipola rode the inside dominance of Cinmeon Bowers and the three-point shooting of Jose Jimenez to a dominant 43-19 half.
Jimenez made four triples on the night and led the Indians with 16 points, while Bowers scored 13 of his 14 points in the second half.
There were four other Chipola players in double figures with Ty Baker, Demetrious Floyd, and Dont'e Reynolds all scoring 11 points, and Jamaar McKay adding 10.
Jace Haggermaker had 12 points to lead the Parsons.
Bowers and Baker provided the highlight of the night with 12 minutes left in the second half when Bowers broke free with the ball after a Snead State turnover and tossed the ball off the backboard to a trailing Baker, who slammed it home with two hands to make it 52-29.
The Indians continued to pour it on with buckets from McKay and Baker, a dunk by Reynolds, and three more triples from Floyd and Jimenez to end the game on a 25-5 run.
Chipola moved to 4-0 with the win and was scheduled to take on Darton College on Saturday night before heading to Waycross, Ga., next weekend to take on Cape Fear and South Georgia State.