Georgia Highlands Chargers ready for final four showdown with Northwest Florida State tonight at 9

From a media release: The Georgia Highlands College Chargers are playing again tonight at 9 EST in the final four of the NJCAA National Basketball Tournament. After defeating tournament host Hutchinson Thursday night 64-59, the Chargers will take on Northwest Florida State.

The GHC Floyd campus will be offering a free, open to the public live stream event at the Floyd campus library – 3175 Cedartown Highway, Rome – where the game will be projected on a big screen and refreshments will be available. The game can also be viewed online at www.njcaatv.com

“One of the greatest strengths of this team is the ability of each player to sense his need to step up and lead,” said GHC President Don Green, who is flying to the playoff site in Kansas for tonight’s game. “Whether it was Ty Toney in the first NJCAA game, Paris Ballinger’s ability to draw offensive fouls and hamper our opponents offensive momentum, Donavan Harris in the early minutes of the second half of the CSI game, big shots from Montrel Goldston at the end of two games, Taquan Givens applying ridiculous pressure, or Terrance Thompson and Doniel Dean stepping up with so many key shots in last night’s game—and the list goes on by the way—everyone is leading at the time when the team needs them the most.”

Green noted that the Chargers and Coach Phil Gaffney have great synergy: “Phil is a great coach,” he said. “He not only coaches it, he lives it…he’s always willing to communicate and collaborate.”

Green said that the Chargers epitomize what Georgia Highlands College is and what it offers. “We are proud of our athletes and their success,” he said, “but the willingness to give all you can to compete and complete is embodied in all of our students. That is why we have one of the best retention rates in our sector of Georgia colleges. All of our students possess the same qualities our basketball team is showing.”