Friday night's game at Jay may have ended in a loss for the Royals, but Jay coach Jacob Jordan said he couldn't have asked for anything more from his team.
The Royals lost to Freeport 60-57 in double-overtime after a hard-fought game that saw the Royals up by one point at halftime.
Eric Trevino turned in a season-high 33 points in the effort for Jay.
At Jay
FREEPORT 60, JAY 57 2OT
Freeport...14 15 10 10 5 6 -- 60
Jay...15 15 10 9 5 3 -- 57
Jay (2-5) -- Taylor Kelly 9, Holden McCaskill 1, Eric Trevino 33, Tate Upton 3, Thoams Fisher 2, Justice Garcia 5, Marshall Thomas 2.
Freeport: Burgess 3, Yelvington 9, Parker 4, Newman 24, King 15, Canaday 5.
Next: Jay at Laurel Hill on Monday.
Milton gets 1st win
The Milton Panthers picked up their first win of the season on Friday, edging Tate 66-61.
Free throws made the difference as Milton went 26-of-38 at the line while the Aggies managed 18-of-38.
At Tate
MILTON 66, TATE 61
Milton...13 16 19 18 -- 66
Tate...13 15 9 24 -- 61
Milton (1-4) -- Bobby Green 10, Isiaah Jones 21, DeMichael McQueen 10, Kyle Knowles 3, Andre Flakes 7, Kyler Gibson 2, Jovanta Johnson 2, David Tober 9, Zane Lowe 2.
Tate (2-4) -- Kendall Cobbs 6, Travis Walton 23, Tanner Moore-Hudgens 8, Twain Williams 12, Tyler Hudson 3, Deante Nicholson 7, Luke Dykes 2.
Stats: Nicholson 8 rebounds, Walton 7 rebounds.
Tigers beat Gators
Pensacola High held onto its 12-point halftime advantage to beat Escambia 51-39 at PHS Friday night.
Rod Carmichael led the Tigers (6-1) with 16 points and five steals. Terrance Robinson scored 15 points in the effort for Escambia
At PHS
PENSACOLA 51, ESCAMBIA 39
PHS...15 16 12 8 -- 51
Escambia...4 15 12 8 -- 39
PHS (6-1) -- Austin Powell 8, Rod Carmichael 16, Chris Hamilton 6, Elijah Blackmon 8, David Weathers 3, Devon Williams 1, Geequan Grandison 7, Deron Morino 2.
Stats: Morino 7 rebounds; Grandison 5 rebounds; Weathers 6 rebounds; Carmichael 5 steals.
Escambia -- T. Tobinson 15, T. Meyers 2, S. Rodgers 8, D. Williams 2, A. Wallace 2, D. Gardner 10.
Next: PHS plays Monday at West Florida.
Dolphins defeat P.C. Arnold
Gulf Breeze built on its six-point advantage at halftime to defeat Panama City Arnold 55-41 Friday night at Gulf Breeze.
The Dolphins' Randy Halpin had a strong all-around performance with six points, three rebounds, two assists and three steals.
At Gulf Breeze
GULF BREEZE 55, ARNOLD 41
Gulf Breeze...16 14 12 13 -- 55
Arnold...14 10 8 9 -- 41
Gulf Breeze (4-2; 2-1) -- Mark Duntz 2, Randy Halpin 6, Connor Crooke 4, Cole Brown 7, Nick Bookout 8, Carson Sharp 11, Tyler Franks 3, Tyler Claudio 5, Nick Kessler 7, Ryan Garbell 2.
GB Stats: Franks 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 3 steals; Garbell 3 assists, 3 steals; Halpin 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals.
Arnold -- Murray 2, Britton 7, Davison 4, Clark 6, Craig 2, Stewart 6, Nowells 7, Arsenault 4, Craig 3.
Next: Gulf Breeze hosts Catholic.
Eagles start 6-0
Pine Forest is off to a 6-0 start to the season after defeating visiting Washington 58-43 Friday night.
At Pine Forest
PINE FOREST 58, WASHINGTON 43
Washington...8 11 9 15 -- 43
Pine Forest...12 11 22 13 -- 58
Washington -- Shopmore 14, Knight 5, Brown 3, D. Jones 3, J. Jones 4, Krywko 2, J. Williams 5, K Williams 3, Laster 4.
Pine Forest -- Johnson 3, Wilson 6, Boggan 7, Young 7, Robbins 13, McKelvey 2, Williams 6, Walton 4, Glover 10.
Unbeaten Eagles run past Tate
Pine Forest remains unbeaten following an 80-52 win over visiting Tate on Thursday night in boys basketball.
ZeNavian Williams led the Eagles with 14 points. As it has done in a number of games this season, Pine Forest got out to an early lead against the Aggies and closed out the game with reserve players.
At Crestview
PINE FOREST 80, TATE 51
PINE FOREST...24 26 21 9 -- 80
Tate...7 15 19 10 -- 51
Crestview (4-0, 3-0) -- Telacey Wilder 3, Shamar Johnson 12, Charlie Wilson 13, Davion Sinkley 3, LaDamian Robbins 11, Reggie McKelvy 2, ZeNavian Williams 14, Deonye Walton 4, Antoine Lyons 5, DeMarcus Glover 13.
Tate -- Walton 9, Moore-Hudgens 1, Williams 14, Coats 1, Hicks 4, Hudson 4, Nicholson 10, Lewis 2, Long 6.
King shines in Eagles' win
Pine Forest standout Jayla King led the Eagles with 18 points, seven rebounds and seven steals as they ran past Washington 49-14 Friday night at Pine Forest.
At Pine Forest
PINE FOREST 49, WASHINGTON 14
Pine Forest...13 18 16 2 -- 49
Washington...2 2 8 2 -- 14
Pine Forest (6-1; 5-0) -- Latonya Miller 2, Jasmine McCants 1, Ty Purifoy 5, Njeri Nelms 4, Jymetrea Jones 5, Tia Sanders 6, Jayla King 18, Britney Snowden 8.
Stats: McCants 5 rebounds; King 7 rebouds, 7 steals; Snowden 9 rebounds.
Washington -- Konloni Pryear 4, Gabby Lawrence 2, T.D. Thomas 8.
Next: Pine Forest plays at Crestview on Tuesday.
Freeport's Myreck too much for Jay
Jay's Carissa Mulford and Taylor Moore combined for 21 points against Freeport Friday night at Jay, but the Royals (3-8; 1-3) had no answer for Mary Kate Myreck, who scored 24 points, and fell 40-35.
At Jay
FREEPORT 40, JAY 35
Freeport...11 10 10 9 -- 40
Jay...7 9 9 10 -- 35
Jay (3-8; 1-3) -- Carissa Mulford 11, Olivia Wright 3, Hillary Hendrick 3, Emily Russell 2, Sam Stedham 6, Taylor Moore 10.
Freeport -- Norton 2, Decker 3, Myreck 24, Head 8, Mitry 3.
Next: Jay plays Tuesday at Bonifay.
Tigers rout Gators to stay unbeaten
The Pensacola High girls basketball team had no trouble getting past visiting Crestview Friday night, beating the Gators 76-37 to remain undefeated.
At Pensacola
PENSACOLA 76, ESCAMBIA 37
PHS...28 13 18 17 -- 76
Escambia...2 21 7 9 -- 37
PHS (5-0; 5-0) -- Kayla Matos 8, Akilah Muhammad 2, Shamina Hunter 24, Kayla Thompson 4, Racine Frank 12, Takisha Reasor 4, Chelsea Gibson 22.
Escambia -- Hurst 2, Livingston 2, McGruder 17, Roby 6, Smith 6, Bethea 4.
Next: PHS at Navarre today.
Milton tops Tate
Milton's Hannah Wingate and Ashly Johnson each scored 15 points to help lift the Panthers over Tate 41-27 Friday night at Milton.
At Milton
MILTON 41, TATE 27
Milton...10 14 10 7 -- 41
Tate...7 4 8 8 -- 27
Milton (5-3) -- Keren Haygood 2, Jayci Floyd 7, Ashly Johnson 15, Hannah Wingate 15, Jaclyn Phelps 2.
Tate: Carissa Caroll 4, Alex Loomis 3, Lacie Walker 2, Viki Samuel 4, Jenna Loomis 3, Regine Simmons 9, Amani McCrae 2.
Next: Milton travels to Escambia today at 5:30 p.m.
Catholic rolls PHS
Jaun Paleaz scored four goals Friday night as Catholic handled Pensacola High 8-3.
At Catholic
CATHOLIC 8, PENSACOLA HIGH 3
Catholic (8-4-1, 6-0) -- Goals: Juan Paleaz (4), Jonathan Richmond (2), Will Keegan (2). Saves: Derek Brown (8), Chandler Burns (3). Assists: Richmond, Paleaz, Keegan, Michael Remich Teagan Heag, Dennison Iacomini.
Pensacola High -- Goals: Long Le (3). Saves: Curtis Thies (5). Assists: Andreas Dias, Matt Layton.
Raiders win
Navarre High's girls soccer team won its first match of the Timberwolf Classic by defeating University School 2-0. Hunter Moorer and Jade Whitley each scored for the Raiders.
At Tallahassee
Timber Wolf Classic
NAVARRE 2, UNIVERSITY 0
Navarre (5-3-3) -- Goals: Hunter Moorer, Jade Whitley. Assists: Morgan Littlewood. Saves: Julianna DeSalle 4.
Next: Today at 10 a.m. vs. Jacksonville Bolles and 1:30 p.m. vs. Tallahassee Leon.
