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February 15, 2008
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WCTC BASKETBALL TO HOST FIRST HOME GAME FEBRUARY 16

Players on West Central Technical College’s first basketball team will finally experience home court advantage Saturday when they play Griffin Tech. The Golden Knights have played five straight away games to start the season, with a previous home game cancelled on account of weather.

“The team is really having fun,” President Dr. Skip Sullivan said. “Unfortunately we haven’t been able to share that with the home crowd until now.”

The Golden Knights have suffered on the road, opening the season 0-5 against the other three teams in their technical college league.

“We were very hopeful we would ‘ruin the Bruins’ at our last game February 9,” Vice President of Student Affairs Eddie Gore said. “We were up 49-36 at the half.”

That 13 point lead slipped away in the second period as Coosa Valley Tech went on a scoring rampage that included making 11 of 14 three-point shots. The final was 95 to 81.

The Griffin Tech Tigers come into WCTC’s home court at the Whitesburg City Gymnasium with a 1-4 record.

Sullivan and Gore encouraged the community to come out and see a competitive and fun game. Tip-off is at 2:30 p.m. Admission is free.

“The College is having a great time with our first season of basketball,” Sullivan said. “We want folks to come out and have a good time rooting for the Golden Knights.”

West Central Technical College, with campuses in Carroll, Coweta, Douglas and Haralson counties, offers over 90 associate degree, diploma and technical certificate programs of study. A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, West Central last year served over 10,000 students including credit enrollment, adult education, ESL classes, continuing education and corporate training.

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