Pensacola Lightning to host benefit game for Ladarius Clardy Scholarship Fund
At 5 p.m. Dec. 5, Pensacola's Amateur Basketball Association team, the Pensacola Lightning, will be hosting its game for a good cause.
With the Mobile Jesters in town for a matchup, the Lightning will be donating part of the game proceeds to the Ladarius Clardy Scholarship Fund.
Ladarius "LD" Clardy, Pine Forest High School football's all-time leading passer, was killed July 1 while driving in Pensacola. Fifty rounds were fired at the 18-year-old's car, killing Clardy and injuring his former Pine Forest teammate in the passenger seat in what authorities have said was a case of mistaken identity.
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Since then, five suspects have been arrested and indicted of charges of first-degree premeditated murder, attempted first-degree premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree premeditated murder.
The Ladarius Clardy Scholarship Fund will honor Clardy's dedication to academics by providing two current students each with $5,000 to help them fulfill their dreams of attending college.
The Pensacola Lightning game will be held at Pensacola State College's Milton campus.
Tickets can be purchased at pensacolalightningbasketball.com.
Lucas Semb can be reached at Lsemb@pensacol.gannett.com or 850-281-7414. Follow him on Twitter at @Lucas_Semb for stories and various Pensacola area score updates.
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