The Pace Patriots rallied from a sluggish first quarter to upset Pensacola High 52-48 on Thursday night at Pace.
The Patriots (10-8) scored just five points in the first quarter, but improved to score at least 14 in each subsequent quarter and survive a late surge from the Tigers.
Pace's Blake McDonald led all scorers with 22 points.
At Pace
PACE 52, PHS 48
Pace...5 17 16 14 -- 52
PHS...7 5 18 18 -- 48
Pace (10-8; 6-4) -- Deon Nelson 11, Alec Thompson 6, Matt Long 2, AJ Jones 2, Dustin Ramsey 4, Brice Moore 5, Blake McDonald 22.
PHS (16-5) -- Powell 5, Carmichael 8, Buchannan 2, Weathers 12, Moreno 16, Hicks 5.
Next: Pace at Pine Forest on Thursday.
Dolphins down Jay
Tyler Franks led Gulf Breeze with 14 points as the Dolphins handled visiting Jay, 41-23.
Franks also added nine rebounds and four steals in the win (8-9).
At Gulf Breeze
GULF BREEZE 41, JAY 23
Gulf Breeze...11 12 9 9 -- 41
Jay...2 8 3 10 -- 23
Gulf Breeze (8-9) -- Randi Halpin 4, Connor Crooke 3, Cole Brown 5, Nick Bookout 9, Carson Sharp 4, Tyler Franks 14, Bryan Jackson 2.
GB Stats: Franks 9 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 assist. Bookout 4 rebounds, 3 steals; Jackson 7 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
Jay -- McCaskell 1, Trevino 6, Upton 4, Fischer 3, Garcia 2, Lassiter 2, Thomas 5.
Next: Gulf Breeze travel to Panama City Arnold tonight.
Baker beat PCA
Four Baker players scored in double digits as the Bulldogs defeated Penscaola Christian 63-44 at PCA.
Zach Horn was PCA's top scorer in the loss with 10 points.
At Pensacola Christian Academy
BAKER 63, PCA 44
Baker...18 10 22 13 -- 63
PCA...12 7 14 11 -- 44
PCA (3-9) -- Thad Stampfler 3, Derek Brauneis 6, Austin Jackson 6, Jeremy Carlson 3, Trevor Shoemaker 8, Zach Horn 10, Trent Hershberger 8.
Baker -- Brooks Taylor 11, Wilder Kersey 4, Austin Martin 13, Justin morgan 4, Josh Hartzog 10, Garrett Sanders 11, Austin Hicks 6, Justin Shaw 4.
Next: PCA host North Florida Christian tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Late Tuesday
At Pine Forest
MILTON 56, PINE FOREST 51
Milton...12 11 18 15 -- 56
Pine Forest...10 17 8 16 -- 51
Milton (8-7, 6-3) -- Bobby Green 8, Isaiah Jones 14, DeMichael McQueen 19, Alec Riley 5, Kyler Gibson 2, Jovanta Johnson 3, David Dober 5.
Pine Forest -- Wilder 2, Johnson 8, Wilson 7, Finkley 2, Boggan 4, Young 4, Robbins 2, McKelvey 2, Williams 2, Walton 6, Glover 12.
Next: Milton hosts Gulf Breeze on Jan. 17.
Pace tops Central
Pace beat Central on the road 63-47.
McKenna Wyrosdick led the Patriots' offense with 13 points.
Makayla Simmons recorded a double-double in the loss with 31 points and 10 rebounds.
At Central
PACE 63, CENTRAL 47
Pace...14 16 18 15 -- 63
Central...12 9 15 11 -- 47
Central (8-10) -- Brittany Forsythe 2, Natalie Jernigan 9, Haley Gautier 4, Alex Simmons 1, Makayla Simmons 31.
Central stats: Simmons 10 rebounds.
Pace -- Lexi Burkelow 11, Kenzie Ervin 11, Jessica Long 6, Hannah Richards 5, McKenzie Wheelus 8, McKenna Wyrosdick 13, Rachel Moorer 9.
Late Tuesday
At Bethlehem
CENTRAL 67, BETHLEHEM 62
Central...14 13 15 25 -- 67
Bethlehem...5 24 7 26 -- 62
Central -- Forsythe 3, Jernigan 4, Gautier 9, Simmons 2, Padgett 13, Gordon 2, M. Simmons 34.
Pine Forest rolls
Jayla King netted 22 points as Pine Forest rolled past Escambia 72-36.
King was one of four Eagles to score at least 10 points.
At Escambia
PINE FOREST 72, ESCAMBIA 36
Pine Forest...21 20 16 15 -- 72
Escambia...8 12 6 10 -- 36
Escambia (7-11) -- Q. Livingston 6, Jayla McGruder 7, Tijuana Weatherspoon 2, Lynea Roby 5, Sydney Walton 4, Kim Bethea 12.
Pine Forest -- LaTonya Miller 4, Jasmine McCants 12, Ty Purifoy 13, Carter 2, Jones 8, Brittany Snowden 11, Jayla King 22.
Next: Escambia hosts PHS today.
Eagles top Warriors
Kristen Glass scored 18 points to lead East Hill Christian High's girls basketball team past visiting S.L. Jones Christian Academy 40-11.
At East Hill
EAST HILL CHRISTIAN 40, S.L. JONES 11
East Hill...14 2 12 12 -- 40
SL Jones...4 0 2 5 -- 11
East Hill (4-6) -- Kristen Glass 18, Sarah Goolsby 6, Kayla Cayson 8, Beka Wachob 8.
SL Jones -- C. Murphy 1, J. Harrison 6, S. Hardy 2, Z. Marshall 2.
Next: East Hill travel to Central Christian today.
Dolphins wins
Lucas Zalar and Thomas Fitzegerald each scored two goals for Gulf Breeze as the Dolphins defeated West Florida 5-2.
At Woodham
GULF BREEZE 5, WEST FLORIDA 2
Gulf Breeze (19-2-1) -- Goals: Lucas Zalar 2, Cesar Suarez, Thomas Fitzegerald 2. Assist: Brai Royer 3, Luke Niles 2. Saves: Kyle Overlade 8.
West Florida (5-11-2) -- Goals: Devin Blackwell, Luan Nguyen. Assists: Cody Heckathorn. Saves: Caleb Ward 8.
Next game: West Florida against Navarre at Woodham today. Gulf Breeze at Tate on Thursday.
Girls Soccer
Late Wednesday
At Pensacola High
PHS 4, MILTON 1
PHS -- Goals: Tianna Little, Molly Ambrose, Ashley Koricki, Tori Bergosh. Assists: Ashley Koricki, Tianna Little, Ellie Dennis. Saves: April Westmark, 3.
Milton -- Goal: Jenna Wade. Assist: Sydney Morgan.
