High School Football Finals
September 1, 2018
Here are Friday night’s high school football final scores from the NorthEscambia area:
FLORIDA
- West Florida 40, Tate 20 [Read more...]
- Flomaton 41, Northview 20 [Read more...]
- Jay 40, Cottondale 0
- Navarre 53, Washington 12
- Escambia 42, Archbishop Shaw 7
- Gulf Breeze 38, Pensacola Catholic 21
- Choctaw 35, Milton 35 - OT
- Pace 37, Pensacola 22
ALABAMA
- Flomaton 41, Northview 20
- Tuscaloosa Academy 31, Escambia Academy 7
- Escambia County (Atmore) 42, Wilcox-Central 0
- Choctaw County at T.R. Miller, 7 p.m.
- Satsuma 39, W.S. Neal 20
Smokies Drop The Wahoos 3-2 In 10 Innings
September 1, 2018
With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 10th, Alex Powers (L, 2-2) plunked Zack Short to bring home the winning run as the Smokies took Friday’s contest 3-2 on Friday.
After taking the lead in the top of the extra frame, the Wahoos simply couldn’t hold on, even with their closer on the mound. Powers made quick work of P.J. Higgins, Vimael Machin delivered an 0-2 single to center to put runners on the corners. With Tyler Alamo batting, Powers fell behind on a couple borderline pitches over the outside corner. Alamo eventually walked to load the bases, and Powers ran into the same problem with Wynton Bernard. He would eventually walk to bring home the tying run before Short was hit to end the game.
While the hit-by-pitch is the main story, Vladimir Gutierrez was nothing short of sensational for the Wahoos. After allowing a run on three hits in the first inning, Gutierrez did not allow another hit for the rest of his seven innings. He struck out seven, walked only one, and retired the final 16 Smokies to close out his final start of the regular season.
Jesus Reyes replaced Gutierrez and tossed two shutout innings for the Wahoos. Excluding the first inning, the Smokies sent 30 men to the plate spanning 8.1 innings before they picked up another base hit. However, their walk-off win puts Pensacola’s postseason hopes in jeopardy. With Biloxi winning at home against the Barons, the Wahoos trail the Shuckers by 1.5 games in the second-half standings, with only three to play.
The series continues Saturday night in a must-win game for the Wahoos. RHP Tony Santillan (4-3, 3.49) will get the start for Pensacola and he will be opposed by RHP Thomas Hatch (8-6, 3.72).