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WEEK OF

Juco Basketball Region 23 brackets announced By Rocky Higginbotham sports ed1tor

Mississippi. After ltawamba and Pea\-! River meet at 6 p m.. Meridian's ladie!.> take the floor at 8 p.m. against Copiah-Lincoln. MCC, the MACJC South Divi– sion champion, is fresh off a state runnerup finish - losing to host Itawamba in the finals Thursday night. A win by the Lady Eagles in the first round pushes them into a noon semifinal game on Wednesday againo.;t either Holmes or Southern Shreveport. If ECCC's ladies win Monday, they'll get the Itawamba/Pearl River sur– vivor Wednesday at 2 p.m. The women's championship is Thursday night at 6 p.m., with the winner advancing to the NJCAA

National Championc;hip Tourna– ment which b1•gins \larch 1~ in Salina. Kan. On the men's side. Meridian lakes the floor Tuesda) at noon against Bossier. La. A win pushes the l:.agles into the 8 p.m. semi– final on Wednesday again!;t fifth– ranked and state champion Itawamba or Gulf Coast. Co-Lin. Delta. Nortlwast and Pt·arl River round out the other side of the bracket. and the men's finals are Thursday at B p.m. The Region 23 men's champ will go to tht· NJCAA National Championship Tournament which begins March 18 in H.utchinson. l

Brackets for next week's NJCAA Region 23 Basketball Tournament were announced Friday. Both squads from Meridian Community College and the women from East Central have qualified for the event, which begins Monday at Mississippi Col– lege's AE. Wood Coliseum in Clinton. Women's quarterfinal action begins at noon Monday with a contest between Holmes and Southern Shreveport, La. ECCC's Lady Warriors take the floor at 2 p.m. against SouthweSt

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