Prep Roundup: 12/5
Thanks in large part to the performances of five Fort Walton Beach cross country athletes, Region 1 made a clean sweep at the FACA All-Star race on Saturday, winning both heats on the strength of the heavy Viking presence.
Holly Stanton finished fourth individually and teammate Iolani Scanlan placed seventh to lead the charge for the girls while Matt Bevil placed sixth on the boys’ side to lead Region I to a team win. Chris Douglas and Luc Lawrence also competed in the race.
“It was really cool to be on the winning region,” Bevil said. “Just making it there and taking three guys from our team was a real confidence booster.”
The race consisted of four teams representing each of the four regions in the state of Florida. Only the top eight seniors from all classifications received invitations to compete for their respective region.
“It was neat to have two girls from the same team,” Stanton said of running alongside her Viking teammate.
Both Stanton and Scanlan started out “dead-last” according to Stanton before finishing inside the top 10.
“It was a lot different,” Scanlan said. “It went really well.”
Boys basketball
l Baker 77, Mosley 68: Baker coach Mike Martello improved to 2-0 all-time against his brother, Mosley coach Chris Martello, thanks in large part to a 22-point, 11-rebound performance by Jarrod Batson. Justyn Lewis-Washington finished with 10 points.
The Gators (2-1) open District 1-2A play on Tuesday when they play host to Ponce de Leon.
B 14 24 25 14 - 77
M 16 17 10 25 - 68
B: Colten Henry 1, Jacob Allen 3, Justin Lewis-Washington 10, Colton Jernigan 7, Chad Donley 12, Cody Hartzog 1, Christian Mainor 8, David Frye 4, Matt Frye 7, David Hill 2, Jarrod Batson 22. Totals: 20 5 22-29 77.
M: Norwood 19, Hindawi 8, Bowers 4, Carter 12, Malloy 10, Black 3, Faulkenberry 12. Totals: 20 8 4-9 68.
JV: Ponce de Leon won 46-45
l Paxton 78, Straughn 52: Shaq Jackson had a team-high 23 points and Demetrius Moore registered a double-double - 17 points and 11 rebounds - to help pace Paxton in its one-sided win over Straughn (Ala.). Jackson hit five of the Bobcats’ 13 three-pointers on then ight.
Dan Geoghagan added 12 points as the Bobcats withstood a 24-point second quarter by Straughn and responded with a 26-10 run of their own in the third quarter to tighten its grip on the game.
Paxton (3-0) will next host Baker on Thursday.
S 9 24 10 9 - 52
P 14 20 26 18 - 78
S: Christopher 29, Bybee 8, Cochran 4, Walker 5, Huggins 3, Perrin 4, Pickrel 1, Hughes 1. Totals: 10 8 8-13 52.
P: Shaq Jackson 23, Demetirus Moore 17, Dan Geoghagan 12, Kyle Beck 8, Josh Mclaney 6, Chad Zessin 4, Michael Price 4, Eddie Alberson 2, Tyler Garrett 2. Totals: 12 13 15-21 78.
l East Hill 41, Rocky Bayou Christian 32: Ryan Burns scored a team-high 11 points but an otherwise close game with East Hill was decided at the free-throw line, where the Knights hit on just eight of 21 attempts in a loss to East Hill.
Rocky Bayou (1-2) opens District 1-A play Tuesday when the Knights host Bethlehem.
R 7 6 9 10
E 10 4 14 12
R: Ryan Burns 11, Shawn Maxwell 7, Timothy Sung 6, Josiah Duffey 6, Ben Lusk 2. Totals: 9 2 8-21 32.
E: Peter 7, Jeremy 12, Thomas 10, Zach 2, Hunter 2, Nick 6, T.J. 2. Totals: 11 2 11-19 41.
Girls basketball
l Washington 53, South Walton 27: Julie Williamson led South Walton with seven points but the Seahawks (3-2) fell on the road. South Walton hosts Blountstown on Tuesday.
SW 4 8 9 6 - 27
W 20 9 10 14 - 53
SW: Julie Williamson 7, Alex McManus 2, Sam Snyder 6, Mackenzie Watson 5, Jamie Delaney 2, Alex Lovell 5. Totals: 8 2 5-14 27.
- W: Robinson 4, Marsh 16, Stinson 10, Lewis 1, Jones 10, Carter 8, Thompson 4. Totals: 26 1-7 53.
Girls soccer
l Choctawhatchee 7, Arnold 2: Choctaw scored its first goal in the first minute of play and never let up in cruising to a win over Arnold. Shelby Bush had four goals on the day while Mary Allen added two more for Choctaw (5-3).
Indians’ keeper Lauren Richardson was also strong in goal for Choctaw, which will host Gulf Breeze on Tuesday.
Wrestling
Niceville placed nine wrestlers, including first-place finishes from Nate Hartley (171 pound division), Sam Jenkins (215) and Brock Lamb (160) in closing out a first-place team finish in the Arnold Marlin Invitational. Niceville edged Chiles by a 205.5–191.5 margin.
Jenkins won via pinfall in all four of his matches, winning the final match in just 15 seconds, according to Niceville coach Morrie Geselter.
“It was just amazing to see those guys come through like that,” Geselter said.
David Jones (140) and Taylor Nixon (135) earned second-place finishes while Chandler Vouse (112), Corey Garling (Heavyweight) and Jacob Bagwell (130) earned second-place finishes. David Pink (145) placed fifth for the Eagles.
Taking just nine wrestlers to the event, South Walton finished fifth in with Justin Dunwald posting a perfect 4-0 record to finish first in the 145-pound division.
Greg Felt (112) and Jay Gatto (152) each posted 3-1 records in their respective weight classes to earn second-place finishes while Jeremy Clark (119) and Robert Felt (160) went 3-2 on the day to place fourth.
