With Christmas Day now past, there is a full slate of Indianola Academy basketball action wrapping itself around New Year’s Day.
That action begins today and runs through next Tuesday beginning with the 6-1, 1-0 Colonels and the 6-5, 1-0 Lady Colonels opening their participation in the Kirk Academy Tournament in Grenada.
Today’s play begins at 2:30 p.m. for the Lady Colonels as they take the court against Manchester Academy of Yazoo City.
While the Colonels will also play Manchester Academy immediately following the IA girls’ game, this Friday will find the Lady Colonels and Colonels taking the court at noon and 1:15 p.m. respectively against Carroll Academy.
The final IA appearances in this Kirk Academy Tournament will occur this Saturday when the Lady Colonels take the court against Washington School at 12:15 p.m. and the boys’ game to begin immediately thereafter.
Very important IA basketball action will then open the 2018 calendar year next Tuesday when Bayou Academy of Cleveland visits the IA gym for a District 1AAA date.
The Lady Colonels will open that night’s play at 6 p.m. and will be followed by the Colonels and the Colts taking the floor.
In their only pre-Christmas Day action, the Colonels claimed a 64-60 road victory on Friday over Hartfield Academy of Flowood.
Leading the scoring for IA in this hard-fought game was T.K. Bolden, who registered a season-high 31 points against the Hawks.
Meanwhile, the Lady Colonels dropped their game to Hartfield Academy by a 45-32 margin.
It was Elizabeth Smith leading the scoring for the IA squad as the sophomore posted a dozen points on the scoreboard in this contest.
