PREP ROUNDUP: 1/5
Kaitlyn Brown accounted for all the offense as the Niceville girls’ soccer team came away with a hard-fought 3-0 win at Crestview on Thursday night.
The win improved the Eagles to 12-2-1 on the season and 6-1 in District 1-4A. It also assured the Eagles of the No. 1 seed in the upcoming district tournament.
But it didn’t come easy. Entering play, Crestview had not last a match in its last nine outings under first-year head coach – and former Niceville assistant – Carl Everitt.
“This is the best Crestview team I’ve seen and I’ve been here for 10 years,” Niceville coach Michael Denton said.
Niceville took a 2-0 lead in the first half and tacked on its final goal later in the second half. Elana Pete, Miranda O’Neill and Jordan McCall each tallied an assist in the win.
Boys’ soccer
North Bay Haven 6, Freeport 3: Matthew Blair, Tony Cosio and Dalton Shost each had a goal but the Bulldogs (1-8) couldn’t muster enough offense to overcome North Bay Haven.
Blair also had an assist on the night, as did Shost and Josh O’Daniel.
Freeport hosts Port St. Joe on Saturday.
Boys’ basketball
Rocky Bayou Christian 71, Ponce de Leon 43: Graham Pierce scored a team-high 17 points and was one of four Knights to reach double figures scoring.
Kyle Wilson (13), Josh Bryant (13) and Jason Rodgers (16) helped pace the Rocky Bayou (1-11) attack. The Knights travel to Maclay to-night.
P 6 17 8 12 – 43
R 15 22 22 12 – 71
R: Cooper Eaves 2, Josiah Balthazar 2, Tyler Paskell 2, Asher Bechtold 2, Graham Pierce 17, Kyle Wilson 13, Josh Bryant 13, Timothy Sung 2, Tanner Jenkins 2, Jason Rodgers 16. Totals: 18 4 18-25 71.
JV: RBCS won 33-32.
Laurel Hill 66, Bethlehem 63: Travon Calloway had 20 points and Timaria Calloway added 13 as Laurel Hill (6-7, 2-5 in District 1-A) edged Bethlehem. Tyler Simmons finished the night with nine points, as did Tommy Calloway.
Laurel Hill plays at Central on Tuesday.
B 2 24 12 25– 63
LH 20 9 22 15 -- 66
LH: Timaria Calloway 13, Lane Strickland 7, Tyler Zessin 7, Tyler Simmons 8, Chance King 2, Travon Calloway 20, Tommy Calloway 9. Totals: 21 4 11-30 66
Choctawhatchee 77, Tate 35: The Indians (11-5) got out to a 50-28 lead at the half and allowed just seven second-half points to get a decisive win over Tate. Every player scored for Choctaw, but Jonathan Brassell led the way with 20 points on the night and Brandon Mosley added 13.
Choctaw hosts Fort Walton Beach tonight.
T 13 15 0 7 – 35
C 37 23 9 8 – 77
C: Thomas Clay 2, Terrance Bryant 4, Michael Rodgers 6, Jamal Bias 2, Brandon Mosley 13, Bryan Baker 7, Marque Outlaw 10, Dylan Williams 3, Trey Cannon 4, Anthony Hawthorne 1, Jonathan Brassell 20, Devin Borders 5. Totals: 13 10 19-24.
South Walton 78, Liberty County 60: Shafer Martin led all scorers with 26 points and Edward Howard added 16 as the Seahawks improved to 5-1 in District 4-A.
Paxton Dixon finished with 14 points for South Walton (9-7). Elisha Gundrum had 11 points.
South Walton travels to Franklin County tonight.
LC 10 20 16 12 – 60
SW 13 21 19 27 – 78
SW: Paxton Dixon 14, Will Cole 3, Edward Howard 16, Bish Waldrop 8, Elisha Gundrum 11, Shafer Martin 26. Totals: 28 2 16-33 78.
Paxton 61, Central 43: Marcus Bradley led the Bobcats with 25 points, Chad Zessin added 12 and Mason McCormick rounded out a trio of Paxton players to reach double digits scoring with 12 points in the win.
Paxton (12-4, 5-1 District 1-A) hosts Malone on Tuesday.
P 13 15 19 14 – 61
C 13 9 10 11 – 43
P: Marcus Bradley 25, Chad Zessin 12, Mason McCormick 11, Dustin Geoghagan 6, William Anderson 5, Ryan Gilbert 2. Totals: 17 4 15-21 61.
Girls’ basketball
Fort Walton Beach 33, Mosley 27: Mercedez Clayborne had 13 points as the Vikings improved their District 2-6A record to 3-2 on the year.
Marionna Pride and Cienna Morris each had four points for Fort Walton Beach (10-7), which hosts Crestview on Tuesday.
M 9 5 8 5 – 27
FWB 9 16 7 1 – 33
FWB: Cienna Morris 4, Katie O’Neal 3, Marionna Pride 4, Emily Troell 3, Merecdez Claybrone 13, Malaya Evans 4, Dominique Wilson 2. Totals: 19 1 8-19 33.
JV: FWB won 37-21
Laurel Hill 46, Freeport 43: Laquetta Williams helped lead the Hoboes with 13 points as Laurel Hill edged Freeport on the road.
Charity Head and Laura Hamm each had 13 points for the Bulldogs (3-13).
LH 13 14 4 15 – 46
F 5 7 20 11 – 43
LH: Williams 13, R Williams 4, M Piper 13, S Schulmeister 7, J Griffin 6, B Owens 3. Totals: 18 1 7-11 46.
F: Mary Kate Myrick 8, Charity Head 13, Shadia Mitry 9, Laura Hamm 13. Totals: 8 8 3-16 43.
South Walton 78, Liberty County 16: The Seahawks made a season-high 29 two-point field goals and three players reached double figures as South Walton (10-6) remained unbeaten (6-0) in District 4-A play.
Eve Heffron led the way with 20 points while Katie Trejo added 14 points and Sarah McManus finished with 13 points.
Allysa Bump added eight points for the Seahawks.
South Walton continues district play tonight as it travels to Franklin County.
LC 2 4 6 4 – 16
SW 23 31 12 12 – 78
SW: Eve Heffron 20, Katie Logan 2, Tayler Menard 4, Alex McManus 4, McKenzie Perot 2, Allysa Bump 8, Katie Trejo 14, Mackenzie Watson 5, Casey Perot 13, Sarah McManus 6. Totals: 29 4 8-15 78.
Central 43, Paxton 42: Rebecca Ferreira led the Bobcats with 12 points and Alyssa Dupree added 10 points but Paxton’s 79-game district winning streak came to an end.
Paxton (12-4, 5-1 District 1-A) travels to Freeport tonight.
P 13 5 16 8 – 42
C 7 10 9 17 - 43
P: Maegan Newborn 2, Emily Murray 13, Caylee Nelson 5, Alyssa Dupree 10, Rebecca Ferreira 12. Totals: 9 5 6-14 42.
Walton 53, Pensacola Catholic 28: Taliah Moore led the Braves (12-4, 3-0 District 1-4A) with 18 points while Teondria Guice and Krista McQueen each chipped in with nine points in the win.
Walton outscored Pensacola Catholic 19-4 in the second quarter to take control of the contest.
P 14 4 7 3 - 28
W 10 19 15 9 – 53
W: Haley Paulk 2, Gillian Infinger 3, Sierra Contreras 2, Taliah Moore 18, Deja Tucker 6, Kayla Jackson 4, Teondria Guice 9, Krista McQueen 9. Totals: 20 1 10-13 53.
Baker 56, Jay 46: Kathryn Quigg led the way with 30 points as the Gators rallied for a 10-point win over arch-rival Jay.
Cassidy Anderson also reached double figures for Baker (12-1, 4-1 District 1-A).
B 11 12 16 17 – 56
J 17 15 9 5 – 46
B: Kathryn Quigg 30, Sarah Hudson 6, Cassidy Anderson 12, Morgan Jones 2, Danni Mayhair 6. Totals: 12 6 14-27 56.
JV: Baker (9-0) won 31-20.
Crestview 48, West Florida Tech 16: Molly Woodard led the Bulldogs with 14 points as Crestview cruised to its ninth win of the season.
Jensis Coleman finished with nine points for Crestview (9-6).
W 4 5 3 4 – 16
C 8 21 13 6 – 48
C: Jensis Coleman 9, Molly Woodward 14, Kerrie York 6, Jontoria Stith 3, Jasmine Horn 2, Kayla Chappell 2, Holly Stanford 2, Latisha Larkins 3, Jamesia Madison 2, Solo Pride 2, Erica Herman 3. Totals: 12 3 15-23 48.
Middle school
Girls’ basketball
Pryor (5-1) 34, Shoal River 23
Lewis (5-2) 35, Bruner (4-2) 15
Davidson (6-1) 60, Liza Jackson 5
Miegs (2-4) 37, Baker 19
Ruckel (7-0) 71, St. Mary 4
Boys’ basketball
Davidson (5-2) 41, Liza Jackson 28
Pryor (5-3) 45, Shoal River (6-3) 32
Bruner (6-0) 44, Lewis (6-1) 33
Meigs (1-5) 32, Baker 17
Ruckel (2-5) 38, St. Mary 36 OT
Girls’ soccer
Bruner (3-3) 3, Lewis (2-5) 2
Liza Jackson 1, Davidson 0
Shoal River (7-0) 1, Pryor 0
Boys’ soccer
Liza Jackson 3, Davidson 0
Burner (3-3) 6, Lewis 0
Ruckel (6-0) 3, St. Mary (5-1) 2
Pryor (5-0) 5, Shoal River (6-1) 3
