Three players scored in double figures for the Pine Forest High girls basketball team, and the Eagles surged past host Navarre 52-27 Thursday.
Jasmine McCants, Ty Purifoy and Jymetrea Jones all scored in double digits with McCants leading the way with 14 points. Jones and Purifoy added 11 and 10, respectively.
Freshman Nadia Fingall had 14 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocks to lead the Raiders (3-9, 3-6), who kept pace with Pine Forest in the first quarter to tie the Eagles 9-9.
But Pine Forest went on an 11-0 run to start the second quarter en route to a 15-point lead that the Eagles took into halftime.
The Eagles went on a 10-0 run to start the third quarter to put the game out of reach.
At Navarre
PINE FOREST 52, NAVARRE 27
Pine Forest...9 23 13 7 -- 52
Navarre...9 8 3 7 -- 27
Navarre (3-9, 3-6) -- Hannah Worden 3, Jessica Reyes 6, Nadia Fingall 14, Lydia Brunet 2, De'Naziha Elder 2.
Navarre stats: Fingall 15 rebounds, 7 blocks;
Pine Forest -- Latonya Miller 1, Jasmine McCants 14, Ty Purifoy 10, Njeri Nelms 4, Jymetrea Jones 11, Tia Sanders 8, Britney Snowden 4.
Next: Navarre at Pace today.
Wildcats top Milton
Latasia Crocker led Washington in a 47-34 win against visiting Milton.
Crocker scored a team-high 15 points and added six steals for the Wildcats (6-7, 5-4).
Crocker and teammates Tykiah Johnson and Jade Lewis had six rebounds each in the win.
Milton's Jayci Floyd had 12 points to lead the Panthers.
At Washington
WASHINGTON 47, MILTON 34
Washington...12 10 8 17 -- 47
Milton...8 9 5 12 -- 34
Washington (6-7; 5-4) -- Kayloni Pryear 4 points, Gabby Lawrence 3, Latasia Crocker 15, Mataya Lewis 4, T.D. Thomas 5, Jade Lewis 14, Tykiah Johnson 3.
Washington stats: Pryear 3 steals; Crocker 6 steals, 6 rebounds; Lewis 5 rebounds, 2 blocks; Jade Lewis 6 rebounds, 4 blocks; Johnson 6 rebounds.
Milton -- Keren Haywood 2, Jayci Floyd 12, Ashley Johnson 6, Hannah Wingate 4, Lexi Worrell 5, Jaqueline Phelps 5.
Next: Washington hosts Pensacola High
tonight at 6 p.m.
Dolphins edge past Jaguars
Shelby Pliska scored 14 points and Savannah Nixon had 11 rebounds to help lift Gulf Breeze over West Florida in a 48-46 win.
Down by four points at halftime, Gulf Breeze rallied in the third quarter to outscore West Florida 15-2.
Nicki Morse was two steals shy of a double-double with 11 points and eight steals for the Dolphins.
Jereka Ephfrom led West Florida in the losing effort with 16 points.
At Gulf Breeze
GULF BREEZE 48, WEST FLORIDA 46
Gulf Breeze...12 10 15 11 -- 48
West Florida...13 13 2 18 -- 46
Gulf Breeze (6-6; 2-3) -- Shelby Pliska 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals; Nancy Suarez 2 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals; Nicki Morse 11 points, 8 steals; Savannah Nixon 5 points, 14 rebounds; Michelle Barrineau 2 points; Autumn Hamilton 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals; Lizzie Hoehn 12 points, 5 assists;
West Florida: Jereka Ephfrom 16 points; Selena Brown 7.
Next: Gulf Breeze at Milton at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Last-minute goal lifts Dolphins
With the score tied 2-2 and less than a minute left to play, Gulf Breeze's Kiersten Edlund directed a cross from Allison Proctor past Milton's Randi Bass to earn a 3-2 win for the Dolphins on the road.
Edlund and Proctor produced all three of Gulf Breeze's goals, with Edlund scoring twice.
Sydney Morgan scored two unassisted goals for Milton (7-6-5), and Randi Bass made seven saves to keep the Panthers in contention up to the final minute.
At Milton
GULF BREEZE 3, MILTON 2
Milton (7-6-5) -- Goals: Sydney Morgan 2. Saves: Randi Bass 7 saves.
Gulf Breeze (15-2-4) -- Goals: Allison Proctor, Kiersten Edlund 2. Assists: Proctor 2, Edlund. Saves: Mollie Johnson 2.
Next: Milton hosts Pine Forest on Saturday.
Pace blanks Walton
Hannah Abrams netted a hat trick as Pace ran past visiting Walton.
The Patriots scored eight goals in the first half to win by the mercy rule at halftime.
At Pace
PACE 8, WALTON 0
Pace (10-1-3) -- Goals: Hannah Abrams 3, Caroline Torrens, Elena Colvin, Rachel Cling, Rachel Neil, Claire Taylor. Assists: Colvin, Courtney Shizley, Taylor, Christie Dash 2, Aelxis Lawson. Saves: Kaitlyn Burkhart 0.
Next: PHS at Pace on Tuesday.
Six Dolphins score against Pace
Six players on the Gulf Breeze boys soccer team scored goals as the Dolphins beat host Pace 7-2.
Holden Claudio, Thomas Fitzgerald, Lucas Zalar, Pete Hayes, Kaya Dunn and Brai Royer all scored for the Dolphins, with Royer scoring twice.
Gulf Breeze travels to Washington on Tuesday.
At Pace
GULF BREEZE 7, PACE 2
Gulf Breeze (16-2-1) -- Goals: Holden Claudio, Thomas Fitzgerald, Lucas Zalar, Pete Hayes, Kaya Dunn, Brai Royer 2. Assists: Fitzgerald, Ian Johnson, Zach Johnson. Saves: Kyle Overlade 3, T.J. Brubaker 3.
Next: Gulf Breeze at Washington Tuesday.
Men's Basketball UWF ekes by Shorter
Terrence Beasley, a senior foward and Pensacola High graduate, scored a team-high 16 points as the University of West Florida held on for a 68-67 victory against Shorter University at UWF Field House.
UWF's Lendward Griffin converted a jumper with 1:28 remaining in the game for the decisive points.
PSC tops Shelton St.
Freshman guard Dawuud Salaam scored a game-high 25 points as Pensacola State College tuned up for conference play with an 89-65 victory against Shelton State at the Hartsell Arena.
At Pensacola State
PSC 89, Shelton State 65
SHELTON STATE (10-5) -- Perry 2 1-2 6, Stockton 4 0-0 11, Tabb 3 0-0 7, Daniels 8 2-4 18, Ball 3 0-0 6, Hamner 0 0-0 0, Tingle 0 1-2 1, England 0 0-0 0, Browder 0 0-0 Wint 0 0-0 0, Franklin 1 0-0 2, Wallace 2 0-0 4, Watson 2 1-3 5, Warren 2 0-0 4, Totals: 27 5-11 65.
PSC (14-3) -- Chas Brown 3 0-2 6, Kent Langham 2 0-0 5, Devin Wilson 3 0-0 7, Josh Turner 3 3-4 10, Denzel Richardson 3 2-2 8, Isaiah Cotton 0 0-2 0, DeAngelo Kirkland 3 1-2 7, Milton Geddes 3 1-1 7, Prince Braynen 2 0-0 4, Qiydar Davis 3 2-2 10, Dawuud Salaam 8 5-5 25. Totals: 33 14-20 89.
3-point field goals: Shelton St. 6-21 (Stockton 3). PSC 9-19 (Salaam 4, Davis 2). Total Fouls: Shelton St. 15. PSC 12. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Shelton St. 40 (Daniels 8), PSC 39 (Davis 10). Assists: Shelton St. 17 (Warren 6). PSC 24 (Davis, Richardson, Wilson 6).
