Georgia Highlands College’s women’s basketball team hosted the GHC Thanksgiving Classic on Friday, Nov. 25 and Saturday, Nov. 26 at the Floyd campus gym. The 22nd ranked Lady Chargers played on both days.

The women lost to the 1st ranked Gulf Coast State College Lady Commodores on Nov. 25. The Lady Commodores are last year’s NJCAA national champions. Pam Diokpara led the Lady Chargers with 15 points and 12 rebounds.

GHC then fell to Northwest Florida State College 67-52 for their second game of the GHC Thanksgiving Classic on Nov. 26. D’Andra Pringle led the Lady Chargers with 21 points.

The Lady Chargers are now 3-6 for the season. Their next home game is on Tuesday, Dec. 6 against Lawson State Community College at 5:30 p.m.

Emily Farmer (left) and walking mate. Photo by Kacey Neese

Josh Peterson completed with in 10 seconds of his estimated time.
Photo by Kacey Neese

The Turkey Day Walk and Run took place on Nov. 17 at Paris Lake on the Floyd campus and was open to all students, faculty and staff.

Participants estimated the amount of time that they thought it would take them to walk/run around the 1.85-mile trail that surrounds the lake.

Participants were not allowed to have any device that keeps time while participating in this event.

The person that came closest to their estimated time was the winner.

There was a male winner and a female winner. The male winner was Josh Peterson, academic adviser. The female winner was Emily Farmer, human resources coordinator. Each winner won a $25 gift card to Honey Baked Ham.

The Lady Chargers played in the Tallahassee College Classic in Tallahassee, Fla. on Thursday, Nov. 17, Friday, Nov. 18, and Saturday, Nov. 19.

The women won of Thursday, Nov. 17 66-46 against IMG Academy.

The women then lost the next two games.They played Tallahassee College on Nov. 18 and lost 85-68.

Pam Diokpara led the Lady Chargers with 22 points and 11 rebounds.On Nov. 19, GHC lost to Chipola College 76-53.

The Lady Chargers’ next home game will be on Friday, Nov. 25 at8:00 p.m against Gulf Coast State as part of the GHC Thanksgiving Classic.

The Lady Chargers played in the Tallahassee College Classic in Tallahassee, Fla. on Thursday, Nov. 17, Friday, Nov. 18, and Saturday, Nov. 19.

The women won on Thursday, Nov. 17 66-46 against IMG Academy.

The women then lost the next two games. They played Tallahassee College on Nov. 18 and lost 85-68. Pam Diokpara led the Lady Chargers with 22 points and 11 rebounds.

On Nov. 19, GHC lost to Chipola College 76-53.

The Lady Chargers’ next home game will be on Friday, Nov. 25 at8:00 p.m against Gulf Coast State as part of the GHC Thanksgiving Classic.

The GHC Chargers men’s basketball team played at the Floyd campus gym on Friday, Nov. 17 and Saturday, Nov. 18 as part of the Dana Davis Classic.

The Chargers played ABI Prep on Nov. 17 and won 105-97. Kyvon Davenport led the Chargers with 18 points.

GHC then played Middle Georgia Prep on Nov. 18 and won 109-60. Antiono Wade and Ty’lik Evans led the team and each contributed 15 points.

The team is now 8-0 for the season. The Chargers’ next home game will be on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m.

           Kyvon Davenport goes for the dunk during the men’s basketball game on Nov. 8 at the Floyd campus gym. He contributed 37 points and 8 rebounds as the Chargers defeated Gadsden State 84-72.
Photo by Jaida Lovelace

The GHC Chargers basketball season is underway. There are several upcoming opportunities to watch both the men’s team and women’s team play in basketball classics.

A basketball classic is when several teams play against each other, over a couple of days, to showcase talent. According to Brandan Harrell, women’s head basketball coach, “A classic is not a traditional tournament because the games are prescheduled.”

The men’s basketball team will play in the Dana Davis Classic on Friday, Nov. 18, and Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Floyd campus gym.

GHC will play at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 against Faith Baptist Christian Academy and at 3 p.m. on Nov. 19 against Middle Georgia State University.

The Dana Davis Classic is named in honor of a former GHC employee who lost her battle with cancer in April 2016.

According to Phil Gaffney, men’s head basketball coach, Davis was a “wonderful person and a big supporter of athletics at GHC.”

Gaffney worries that his team may not be ready for the upcoming classic games.

There have been multiple injuries on the team recently. He said that the team is “definitely not healthy but hopefully ready.”

The GHC Thanksgiving Classic is coming up for the women’s team. The GHC Thanksgiving Classic will occur on Friday, Nov. 25, and Saturday, Nov. 26, at the Floyd campus gym.

The Lady Chargers will play at 8 p.m. against Gulf Coast State College on Nov. 25 and 4 p.m. against Northwest Florida State College on Nov. 26.

Harrell believes that the Georgia Highlands Thanksgiving Classic could be measuring the success of the upcoming season.

The 22nd ranked Lady Chargers are playing Northwest Florida State. Florida State is currently ranked 12th by the NJCAA.

Harrell said that “these games are scheduled to play the best teams we can. It gives us an idea of where we are and gets us ready for a tough conference schedule.”