PREP ROUNDEUP: 12/29
Austin Woodard went for a game-high 35 points as the Freeport boys’ basketball team bounced back from a difficult loss the night before with a 87-39 win over South Walton on Thursday in the 17th Annual Hilton Sandestin Beach Basketball Blowout.
Gabe Moore had 18 points for the Bulldogs (9-5). Collin Myrick finished with 16 points.
“I love these kids,” Bulldogs coach David Burke said. “They never quit.”
Edward Howard led the Seahawks with 15 points and Elisha Gundrum added 13.
Freeport will play Lake Shores (La.) today at 1:30 p.m. in the consolation final.
Hilton Sandestin Beach Blowout
Spanish Fort (Ala.) 45, Glencoe 28: Jaleel Cousins led the Toros with 14 points as Spanish Fort (Ala.) pulled away in the second half for the win. Reagan Eubanks had nine points for Spanish Fort.
Austin Hancock led Glencoe with nine points.
SF 12 9 16 8 – 45
G 2 8 11 7 – 28
SF: Smith 2, Jones 2, Rose 2, Cousins 14, Eubanks 9, Schumacher 4, McCants 7, Atkinson 1, Hall 2, Powell 2.
G: Hancock 9, Benefield 2, Tinker 6, Cassidy 3, Brantley 8.
Lake Shores (La.) 60, Maclay 27: Lake Shores jumped out to a 24-5 half time lead and never looked back to get the decisive win over Maclay.
LS 12 12 20 16 – 60
M 3 2 6 16 – 27
LS: Lewis 7, Freeman 4, Cattwart 4, Riles 11, Campbell 3, Rails 2, Mornson 3, Mazik 18. Totals: 21 4 6-10 60.
M: Meenen 2, Ghazvien 6, Wilason 4, Eagen 6, Escobar 7, Billings 2. Totals: 6 5 0-0 27.
White Plains (Ala.) 72, Oliver Springs (Tenn.) 62: White Plains extended a six-point half time lead in the second half to get the win nd move on in tournament play.
WP 17 19 12 24 – 72
OS 9 19 9 25 – 62
WP: Randall 8, Majors 20, Hardcastle 6, Ryan 1, Gains 5, Gilbert 2, Hill 25, Shadrix 4, Harris 1. Totals: 21 6 12-20 72.
OS: Romero 15, Simms 12, Thompson 14, McBee 4, Henley 17. Totals: 11 8 16-21 62.
Late Wednesday
Cookeville (Tenn.) 64, Freeport 59: Collin Myrick led the Bulldogs with 18 points but it wasn’t enough to overcome a deep Cookeville squad. Austin Woodard had 15 points for Freeport (8-5), while Gabe Moore and Caleb Piasecki each finished with 12 points.
C 22 18 8 16 – 64
F 18 10 14 17 – 59
C: Campbell 6, Roper 6, Paisley 1, Henderson 13, Ledbetter 2, Case 26. Totals: 21 4 8-12 64.
F: Austin Woodard 15, Caleb Piasecki 12, Collin Myrick 18, Gabe Moore 12, Caleb King 2. Totals: 11 10 7-11 54.
Chipley Christmas Tournament
Chipley 64, Niceville 58: Kyle Koszuta led the Eagles with 19 points but a poor second quarter doomed Niceville. Mckinley Stephens had 10 points and both Shane Horton and Nicholas Haynes ended the night with nine points but an 11-3 run by Chipley in the second quarter proved to be the difference.
Girls’ basketball
GoSouthern.com Classic
Graves County (Ky.) 43, South Walton 37: South Walton dropped their fourth straight game with a loss to Graves County. Eve Heffron and Katie Trejo led the way for the Seahawks (9-5) with nine points apiece.
South Walton travels to Fort Walton Beach on Tuesday.
GC 9 7 15 12– 43
SW 4 7 12 14 – 37
GC: Fulcher 6, Kelly 2, Barton 14, Wiggins 2, Coleman 4, Hawkins 5, West 2, Sanderson 4, Henley 2, Chymy 2. Totals: 9 2 19-25 43. SW: Eve Heffron 8, Taylor Menard 5, Alex McManus 4, Mackenzie Perot 3, Katie Trejo 8, Mackenzie Watson 5, Casey Perot 4. Totals: 11 1 12-30 37.
Choctawhatchee 52, Moore County (Ky.) 44: The Indians stamped their ticket to the GoSouthern.com Classic championship behind a 15-point effort by Brittany Brown. Brittany Washington finished with 11 points as Choctaw (14-1) won its third-straight in the tournament.
Today’s girls’ championship game is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.
M 5 8 8 23 – 44
C 9 5 13 25 – 52
M: Thomas 5, Garland 19, Limbaugh 5, Raby 11, Williams 4. Totals: 13 1 15-20 44.
C: Brittany West 6, Brittany Brown 15, Shavonna Spaw 2, Lakeshia Clay 6, Lauren day 8, Caneisaya Matthews 4, Brittany Washington 11. Totals: 9 7 13-20 52
Hilton Sandestin Beach Blowout
Oliver Springs (Tenn.) 40, Walton 35: Taliah Moore led the Braves with 14 points but the Braves (11-5) fell to Oliver Springs. Teondria Guice had five points for Walton.
OS 11 11 11 7 – 40
W 4 13 9 9 – 35
OS: Chrispophfer 10 Giffin 2, Ball 6, Potter 7, Griffin 6, Martin 3, giles 6, Totals: 17 0 6-19 40.
W: Caretha Paul 3, Haliey Paulk 2, Allyson Howell 4, Gillian Infinger 1, Taliah Moore 14, Deja Tucker 1, Kayla Jackson 2, Teondria guice 5, Krista McQueen 3. Totals: 7 4 9-15 35.
Glencoe (Ala.) 48, Freeport 27: Sally Tinker led the Yellow Jackets with 12 points and teammate Jordan Sims finished with 10 points as Glencoe defeated host Freeport.
Laura Ham led all scorers with 15 points for Freeport (3-12).
On Wednesday, Ham scored a team-high 14 points in a 45-26 loss to White Plains (Ala.).
G 16 19 6 7 – 48
F 14 9 2 2 – 27
G: Poovey 9, Cooper 3, Lyles 2, Wallace 2, Cooper 7, Simms 10, Tinker 12, Ryals 3. Totals: 11 6 8-21 48.
F: Katie Decker 5, Mary Kate Myrick 6, Shadia Mitry 1, Laura Hamm 15. Totals: 7 2 7-13 27.
Cookeville (Tenn.) 40, Ponce de Leon 31: Abby Collins had 15 points, Hannah Goolsby had 11 points and Sydney Marek had 10 points as Cookeville pulled out a win over Ponce de Leon.
JoJo Carlson led the Pirates with eight points on the night.
P 5 10 4 12 – 31
C 9 9 7 15 – 40
P: Bass 3, Harper 6, Carlson 8, Carrol 7, Flock 7. Totals: 7 3 8-19 31.
C: Collins, 15, Ligon 2, Goolsby 11, Marek 10, White 2. Totals: 13 0 14-22 40.
White Plains (Ala.) 49, Paxton 46 OT: A big lead early fizzled away late as White Plains (Ala.) battled back to knock off the Bobcats in overtime. Jordan Coleman and Blair Crabtree led all scorers with 13 points apiece for the Wildcats.
Rebecca Ferreira led the Bobcats with nine points. Emily Murray had eight points for Paxton.
Paxton will play Ponce de Leon today at noon in the third-place game.
W 12 11 12 7 7 – 49
P 15 16 2 9 4 – 46
W: Snellgrove 4, Coleman 13, Taylor 3, Ponder 2, Crabtree 13, Owens 12, Brown 2. Totals: 12 5 10-21 49.
P: Maegan Newborn 5, Emily Murray 8, Caylee Nelson 7, Alyssa Dupree 17, Rebecca Ferriera 9. Totals: 7 7 11-17 46.
Lady Patriot Invitational
Baldwin (Ala.) 35, Crestview 28: Despite a strong start, the Bulldogs fell in the championship of the Lady Patriot Invitational at Pace. Holly Stanford led Crestview (7-6) with eight points while Jensis Coleman finished the night with six points.
C 6 9 9 4 – 35
B 7 9 12 10 – 28
C: Jensis Coleman 6, Kerrie York 5, Jontora Stith 3, Jasmine Middleton 2, Holly Stanford 8, Milaya Gandy 2, Arianna Simms 2. Totals: 7 3 5-7 28.
Late Wednesday
Crestview 51, Daphne (Ala.) 48: Kerrie York led the Bulldogs with 19 points and Jensis Coleman and Jontora Stith each added eight as Crestview advanced to the finals of the Lady Patriot Invitational in Pace.
Crestview jumped out to a 17-7 lead in the first quarter and held on despite getting outscored 16-9 over the final eight minutes..
C 17 13 12 9 – 51
D 7 12 11 16 – 48
C: Jensis Coleman 8, Kerrie York 19, Jontoria Stith 8, Jasmine Middleton 4, Holly Stanford 7, Solo Pride 1, Maliah Gandy 2, Arianna Simms 2. Totals: 18 1 12-19 51.
