The Catholic High's boys basketball team survived a second-half surge from visiting Marianna to pick up their second District 1-4A win of the season Friday night.
The Crusaders (9-6; 2-1) beat the Bulldogs 41-35. Catholic matched Marianna's improved second-half scoring to hold onto the lead they built in the first half.
Nic Bell led the Crusaders with 15 points, and was strong defensively with six steals. Catholic's Emon Smith turned in an impressive all-around performance with six points, five rebounds, five assists, and six steals.
The Crusaders outscored Marianna by eight points in the first half, before both teams improved play in the second half.
The Crusaders face a tough test tonight with a home game against undefeated Pine Forest at 7:30.
At Catholic
CATHOLIC 41, MARIANNA 35
Catholic...10 6 14 11 -- 41
Marianna...4 4 16 11 -- 35
Catholic (9-6; 2-1) -- Nic Bell 15, Clarke Berry 2, Quan Moorer 10, Brad Hartnett 6, Emon Smith 6, Chance Donaldson 2.
Catholic stats: D.Q. Jennings 3 rebounds, 3 assists; Bell 6 steals; Moorer 5 rebounds; Hartnett 4 rebounds; Smith 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 steals.
Marianna -- Clemons 5, Baker 13, Williams 9, Borders 2, McCord 2, Leonard 2.
Next: Catholic hosts Pine Forest tonight.
Green powers Milton past Pace
Bobby Green scored 20 points to help lift Milton past visiting Pace, 52-33.
The Panthers led by just five points at halftime, but got hot in the second half and outscored Pace 18-7 in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.
Deon Nelson led the Patriots with 11 points.
Milton returns to the court on Tuesday at Pine Forest, while Pace travels to Washington.
At Milton
MILTON 52, PACE 33
Milton...12 8 14 18 -- 52
Pace...6 9 11 7 -- 33
Milton (7-7) -- Bobby Green 20, Isiah Jones 9, DeMichael McQueen 13, Kyler Gibson 2, Jovanta Johnson 6, David Tober 2.
Pace -- Deon Nelson 11, Alec Thompson 4, Josh Faaburg 5, AJ Jones 6, Dustin Ramsey 2, Blake McDonald 5.
Next: Milton at Pine Forest on Tuesday.
Warriors cruise past W.F. Baptist
Pensacola Christian Academy had no trouble with visiting West Florida Baptist, as they cruised to a 67-33 win.
Jeremy Carlson led the Warriors with 16 points, and Trent Hershberger added 13 points.
Nathan Perrine scored 12 points to lead the West Florida Baptist offense.
PCA plays again on Thursday against the Baker Gators.
At Pensacola Christian Academy
PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN 67,
WEST FLORIDA BAPTIST 33
PCA...17 16 15 19 -- 67
West Florida...6 11 9 7 -- 33
PCA (3-8) -- Jeremy Carlson 16, Trent Hershberger 13, Zach Horn 11, Thad Stampfler 7, Matt Johnson 5, Austin Jackson 4, Basil Kuloba 4, Alec Rolfe 2, Trevor Shoemaker 2, Derek Braunenis 2.
West Florida -- Nathan Perrine 12, Ethan Lewis 10, Ashton Delango Lunday 4, Cade Kaunitz 4, Logan Derden 3.
Next: PCA hosts Baker on Thursday.
Washington wins on final shot
Josh Knight hit a jump shot with 2.4 seconds remaining, lifting Washington High to a dramatic 60-59 victory against Milton in a game played Thursday night at Washington.
Knight led all scorers with 26 points.
Jadon Jones had 15 points and eight rebounds for Washington.
The Wildcats trailed 22-9 after the first quarter, before taking the lead with improved play in the second half.
Thursday's Late Game
At Washington High
WASHINGTON 60, MILTON 59
Milton...22 9 7 21 -- 59
Washington...9 19 18 14 -- 60
Washington (5-10) -- Joshua Knight 26, Latorice Mathis 2. Grover Brown 2, Jadon Jones 15, Leon Jones 2, Javon Williams 6, Kevontarious Williams 7.
Milton -- Greene 17, Jones 11, McQueen 11, Rambo 3, Tyler Gibson2, Devonte Johnson 4, Tolbert 11.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Chipley rolls Jay
In District 2-1A action, Chipley ran past Jay 61-33.
The Tigers started hot and built up a 26-point lead by halftime. Jay (4-13) rallied in the second half, but couldn't hold off Chipley's district-best offense.
Hillary Hendricks, Emily Russell and Paige Smith each scored six points for the Royals.
The Royals will look to rebound on Tuesday when they host Catholic.
At Jay
CHIPLEY 61, JAY 33
Chipley...20 14 15 12 -- 61
Jay...4 4 12 13 -- 33
Jay (4-13) -- Carissa Mulford 4, Katie Baker 4, Hillary Hendricks 6, Emily Russell 6, Samantha Stedham 4, Paige Smith 6, Taylor Moore 2, Bailey Upton 1.
Chipley -- Sorey 8, Massaline 2, Belser 9, Paschal 13, Potter 2, Williams 10, Coleman 17.
Next: Jay hosts Catholic on Tuesday.
Tigers' trio pounce on Wildcats
Three players scored in the double-digits, and Pensacola High surged past host Washington 67-25.
Kayla Thompson led all scorers with 23 points for the Tigers, while Shamina Hunter scored 19, and Chelsea Gibson added 16.
Thompson also pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds and made seven steals.
D'Arcy Draper was strong on defense with seven rebounds, four blocks and two steals for the Tigers.
The victory makes PHS 14-2 overall and 9-1 in District 1-6A.
PHS travels to Navarre on Tuesday. Washington will go to Pace.
At Washington
PHS 67, WASHINGTON 25
PHS...13 17 24 13--67
Washington...6 10 9 0--25
PHS (14-2, 9-1 District 1-6A) -- Akilah Muhammad 2, Shamina Hunter 19, Kayla Pritchett 2, Kayla Thompson 23, D'Arcy Draper 5, Chelsea Gibson 16.
Stats: Thompson 11 rebounds, 7 steals; Gibson 4 steals, 3 assists, 6 rebounds; Draper 7 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 steals.
WASHINGTON (6-8 overall, 5-5 District 1-6A) -- Kayloni Pryear 9, Gabby Lawrence 2, Mataya Lewis 4, T.D. Thomas 4, Jade Lewis 6.
Eagles top Calvary Christian Academy
East Hill Christian High earned its second win of the season, defeating Calvary Christian Academy 24-14 on the road.
Beka Wachob scored 11 points to lead the Eagles, and Christen Glass added nine points.
At Calvary Christian Academy
EAST HILL CHRISTIAN 24, CALVARY CHRISTIAN 14
EAST HILL...10 7 6 1 -- 24
CALVARY...2 0 6 6 -- 14
East Hill (2-6) -- Christen Glass 9, Alex Mason 2, Claire Piotrowski 2, Beka Wachob 11, Sarah Goolsby 0.
Calvary -- Amanda Burkham 6, Dejan Moton-Jones 8, K. Nab 0, K. Nab 0, Dana Andrews 0
Next: East Hill hosts Calvary on Monday.
Leonard's hat trick lifts Aggies
In a District 1-4A matchup, Madison Leonard netted a hat trick to lift the Tate Aggies over Crestview 3-1 on the road.
Leonard was assisted by Hannah Hargett and Molly Pearce.
Goalkeeper Kayley Bosinger held off the Bulldogs with nine saves.
Heather Daron scored Crestview's lone goal.
Tate returns to the field on Thursday with a home game against Milton, another district game.
At Crestview
TATE 3, CRESTVIEW 1
Tate (6-10) -- Madison Leonard 3. Assists: Hannah Hargett 1, Molly Pearce 1. Saves: Kayley Bosinger 9.
Crestview -- Goal: Heather Daron. Saves: Page Goodrich 5.
Next: Tate host Milton on Thursday.
