Lady Pirates split games in Florida JUCO Shootout

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 The PJC women’s basketball team went 1-1 over the weekend in the Florida Women’s Junior College Shootout in Gainesville, Fla. On Friday, the Lady Pirates defeated Broward Community College 94-52. Head coach Chanda Rigby said that she and the coaching staff incorporated a new defensive press scheme…

PJC defeates Faulkner State 67-61

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 PJC gathered a 67-61 road win against Faulkner State University Tuesday night in what head coach Paul Swanson described as a “wild game.” Swanson pointed to signs of questionable officiating towards the end of the game. “It was an extremely physical game,” said Swanson, who was proud…

PJC sweeps opponents in Lady Raiders Classic

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 The PJC women’s basketball team won both of their games in the Okaloosa Walton Lady Raider Classic, which was held on Friday and Saturday. In Friday’s game, PJC defeated South Georgia Tech 70-52. Sophomore Dominique Sutton had a breakout game with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore…

PJC drops second straight game

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 The PJC men’s basketball team lost their second straight game in the Panhandle Shootout to ABAC at Marianna, 75-72. Like Friday’s game, the Pirates had a chance to win the game but came up on the short end. Down by one with 5.1 seconds to play, PJC…

PJC loses 65-63 in Panhandle Shootout

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 PJC lost their first game of the Panhandle Shootout to IMG Academy at Marianna. 65-63. It was a back and forth game throughout. Down by two with just 14 seconds left, forward Miles Taylor missed a game tying lay-up as time expired. Taylor lead the team in…

PJC gets big Thanksgiving win

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 Thanksgiving Day was not only a time for the PJC men’s basketball team to settle down after a long road trip to and from Missouri last weekend, but it also marked a big step forward in their season as they defeated the New York Technical Career Institute…