Friday Night Football Final Scores
August 25, 2018
Here are high school football scores from around the area Friday Night:
Florida
- Tate 28, Choctaw 21 [Read more...]
- Northview 46, Lighthouse 20 [Read more...]
- Flomaton 27, Jay 0
- Pine Forest 27, Pensacola 6
- Milton 38 Washington, 15
- Navarre 35, Pensacola Catholic 7
- Gulf Breeze 41 Pascagoula, MS 15
- Pace 30, Fort Walton Beach 20
- Escambia 23, West Florida 20 (Thursday)
Alabama
- Flomaton 27, Jay 0
- Escambia Academy 63, Snook Christian
- Escambia County (Atmore) 16, T.R. Miller 7
- W.S. Neal 17 Southern Choctaw 7
Wahoos Drop Opener To The BayBears
August 25, 2018
The Blue Wahoos postseason hopes took another hit on Friday as they dropped the series opener, 9-4 to the BayBears at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
After a promising first inning from Seth Varner (L, 8-3), things quickly turned south. Varner allowed six runs over the next three innings was pulled from the game with the Wahoos trailing 6-0. Nick Howard replaced him in the fifth and the BayBears tacked on two more runs to take an 8-0 advantage.
Former Blue Wahoos Joe Hudson, in his first game at Blue Wahoos Stadium as a visiting player, tied his career high with four RBI after going 4-for-5 at the plate. Hudson doubled and homered in his first two at-bats, and fell a triple shy of the cycle.
Pensacola scored their four runs in the final two innings of the game. Connor Justus mishandled a groundball from Taylor Featherston, which allowed Shed Long to score. Luis Gonzalez followed with a fielder’s choice, which allowed Crook to score after he singled earlier in the inning. Pensacola brought two more runs home in the ninth innings thanks to back-to-back RBI singles from Crook and Featherston.
Unfortunately for the Wahoos, the rally was too little, too late. Pensacola had runners on base in every inning and wound up leaving 13 men on base after going 2-for-17 with runners in scoring position. The Wahoos now trail the BayBears by 1.5 games in the wildcard, and after Biloxi’s loss to Mississippi, trail the Shuckers by 1.5 games in the second-half standings.
RHP Vladimir Gutierrez (9-10, 4.15) will try to get the Wahoos back on track in the second game of the series. The BayBears have yet to disclose who will start for them on Saturday.
Lady Chiefs Lose Season Openers To Baker (With Gallery)
August 24, 2018
The Northview High School varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams fell in their season openers Thursday night.
The varsity Lady Chiefs lost a district match to Baker 7-25, 12-25, 7-25. After winning their first set 25-22, the junior varsity Lady Chiefs were defeated by the JV Lady Gators 9-25, 13-15.
Up next, the Northview Lady Chiefs will host a district match against the Jay Lady Royls on Tuesday. The junior varsity takes the court at 5:00; the varsity follows at 6:00 in Bratt.
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Biloxi Completes Sweep Of The Blue Wahoos
August 24, 2018
Biloxi completed the five-game sweep at MGM Park Thursday night as the Wahoos dropped a heartbreaker, 3-2.
It was a promising start for the visitors when Jose Siri homered on the first pitch of the game from Cameron Roegner to give Pensacola a snappy 1-0 lead. For Siri, it was his 12th second-half home run, adding to the franchise record that he set earlier this year.
Wyatt Strahan (L, 7-11) started the game strong for the Wahoos. Strahan faced one over the minimum through the first five innings of his start. In the sixth, Cody Ponce’s (W, 7-6) one-out double marked the first time the Shuckers had a runner in scoring position against Strahan. It was also his first professional hit. After a flyout by Corey Ray, Troy Stokes Jr walked and Keston Hiura singled to tie the game at one. Lucas Erceg followed with an RBI single and the Shuckers jumped ahead 2-1.
In the seventh, Biloxi added one more run off of MLB-rehabber Rookie Davis. After a leadoff double by Luis Aviles Jr., a pair of flyouts moved and eventually scored Aviles from second.
Pensacola clawed their way back into the game with a run in the eighth. Malik Collymore led off the frame with a pinch-hit single, and after a walk to Siri, both runners advanced on a sac bunt from TJ Friedl. Mitch Nay brought home Collymore with a sac fly and the Wahoos were only down 3-2. After Brad Kuntz walked Scott Schebler to put runners on the corners, Mike Guerrero brought in his closer, Nate Griep (S, 33), and he struck out Gavin LaValley to end the inning.
In the ninth, Taylor Featherston led off with an infield single. After Luis Gonzalez moved Featherston to second with a sac bunt, Griep walked the next two batters to load the bases. Griep worked around the threat by inducing Siri into a foul pop out and Friedl into a comebacker to the pitcher to end the game.
This is the second time this season Pensacola has been swept. As it stands, Pensacola is outside of the postseason, trailing the BayBears by a half game in the wildcard standings. If Pensacola cannot overtake Biloxi in the second-half standings, the team with the best overall record in the South Division will claim the other postseason berth.
LHP Seth Varner (8-2, 3.13) will take the hill to open Pensacola’s most important series of the season. The Blue Wahoos will welcome the BayBears for the final five games at Blue Wahoos Stadium this season. Mobile is expected to send RHP Alex Klonowski (9-3, 4.28) on the bump for the visitors.
Biloxi Beats Pensacola Again
August 23, 2018
The Biloxi Shuckers handed the Wahoos their fourth consecutive loss with a 6-3 win on Wednesday to knock the Pensacola Blue Wahoos out of first place in the second-half standings.
Zach Davies (W, 1-0), on a Major League rehab assignment was excellent over six innings for the Shuckers. Pensacola did not register their first hit until Gavin LaValley belted his 13th homer of the season, and his second of the series.
By that point, the Wahoos had dug themselves in a hole. Troy Stokes Jr. homered in the first inning off Daniel Wright (L, 6-10) to put the Shuckers up 1-0. In the third, Corey Ray led off the inning with a solo homer, his league-leading 27th of the year to give the Shuckers a 2-0 edge. The next batter reached on an error, and after a single by Lucas Erceg, Biloxi had runners on the corners with nobody out. Both runs would eventually score and Biloxi led 4-0 after three.
After LaValley’s homer made it 4-1, Biloxi scored two more in the bottom of the fifth, which increased their lead to 6-1. Pensacola’s final push came in the seventh, when Chris Okey crushed a two-run shot off Nattino Diplan to bring the Wahoos within three. However, Miguel Sanchez pitched the final two innings in scoreless fashion to secure Biloxi’s fifth win in a row.
The Wahoos, who sat in first place for 57 days, now trail Biloxi by a half game in the second-half standings. Fortunately for Pensacola, the BayBears split their doubleheader with Mississippi meaning that the Wahoos and BayBears are still tied in the wildcard standings. If the Wahoos can earn a win in the series finale, Pensacola will leapfrog ahead of Biloxi for first place once again.
The Wahoos will send RHP Wyatt Strahan (7-10, 4.19) in a pivotal series finale against the Shuckers. LHP Cameron Roegner (0-1, 6.39) will try to complete the series sweep for Biloxi.
Home Run: Blue Wahoos Rehab Fields At Century’s Showalter Park
August 22, 2018
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos teamed with area businesses and organizations Tuesday to renovate the little league fields at Showalter Park in Century.
They worked to overhaul the infield clay, weed, mow and bring the fields into game-ready shape for the youth of the Century area. The were joined by several community members and young Century Little League players.
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Wahoos Lose 2-1 To Biloxi
August 22, 2018
Corey Ray and Trent Grisham belted solo home runs as the Wahoos fell to the Shuckers 2-1 Tuesday afternoon at MGM Park.
Ray delivered his league-leading 26th homer on Tony Santillan’s (L, 4-2) first pitch of the game to make it 1-0 Shuckers. Grisham led off the second inning and took Santillan deep to the opposite field to double Biloxi’s advantage.
After that, Santillan was exceptional. He allowed one hit over his final five innings and left the game in the eighth after retiring 11 consecutive Shuckers. Santillan is the tough-luck loser for the Wahoos and has now suffered defeats in back-to-back starts.
The Wahoos had no answer for Trey Supak (W, 4-6). The Texas-native held the Wahoos to three hits over six shutout innings and did not allow a runner to reach scoring position. Pensacola’s best chance for a comeback was in the eighth inning. Gavin LaValley led off with a home run off Jeff Ames to cut the deficit to one. Cassidy Brown doubled before Narciso Crook earned a pinch-hit walk to setup first and second with nobody out. Unfortunately, the Shuckers bullpen retired the next three Wahoos in order and Pensacola stranded the tying run at second.
Nate Griep (S, 32) for the second-consecutive night closed out the game in scoreless fashion. After a leadoff walk, he retired the side in order to earn his league-best 32nd save of the year. Pensacola has now lost nine of their past 11 games, and their lead in the second-half standings have shrunk to a half game.
The Wahoos will get right back to work for the penultimate game of the series tomorrow night. RHP Daniel Wright (6-9, 4.19) hopes to give the Wahoos a win in Wednesday’s contest. The Shuckers have not yet announced who will take the bump for them.
West Florida’s Wiley Commits To Faulkner University
August 21, 2018
West Florida High School senior Kenzi Wiley of Cantonment has committed to further her education and play softball at Faulkner University, a four year NAIA school in Montgomery. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Wahoos Slip Late To Biloxi
August 21, 2018
Clint Coulter launched a go-ahead three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Shuckers a 6-5 win Monday night at MGM Park.
With Pensacola leading 5-3, Blake Allemand doubled before Robison Leyer walked Trent Grisham with one out in the bottom of the eighth. That brought up Coulter, who delivered the game winning hit with a no-doubter to left field. It was the second consecutive night the Shuckers used a home run to sink the Wahoos chances at a win.
Unlike Sunday’s series opener, it was the Wahoos who struck first Monday night. Mitch Nay and Shed Long roped back-to-back singles off Zack Brown to put the Wahoos in prime position. After a flyout, Gavin LaValley singled home Nay to put the Wahoos up 1-0.
The Shuckers wasted no time re-taking the lead as they belted two homers off Vladimir Gutierrez in the bottom of the second. Allemand hit the first of the two and finished the night a triple shy of the cycle. Tyler Heineman supplied the other.
The Wahoos looked like they had done enough to win with a three-run rally in the sixth. The Wahoos sent nine men to the plate against Marcos Diplan, and with two men on Malik Collymore delivered an RBI pinch-hit double in his Double-A debut. With the game tied at two, TJ Friedl brought home Chris Okey with an RBI groundout before Collymore scored on a passed ball. When the sixth inning ended, the Wahoos led 5-2.
Rookie Davis—in his fourth outing as part of his MLB rehab stint—allowed one run in the seventh inning, which cut Biloxi’s deficit down to 5-3. Corey Ray’s RBI groundout brought home Coulter after he singled earlier in the inning.
Nate Griep earned his league-leading 31st save of the year after he struck out the side in the ninth. For the second consecutive game, the Wahoos outhit the Shuckers; however, Pensacola trails in the series 0-2.
The Wahoos and Shuckers have a quick turnaround, with Tuesday’s game scheduled for 10:35 a.m. RHP Tony Santillan (4-1, 3.98) will try and get back in the win column while Biloxi’s RHP Trey Supak (3-6, 3.67) aims to gives the Shuckers a 2-1 series lead.
Homer Powers Shuckers Over The Blue Wahoos
August 20, 2018
Trent Grisham’s hit a walk off home run off Rafael De Paula (L, 3-4) in the ninth inning to hand the Wahoos a 4-3 series opening defeat on Sunday.
Seth Varner turned in another excellent start for the Wahoos on an overcast day at MGM Park. After allowing a home run to Keston Hiura in the first inning, Varner settled into the game and at one point retired nine Shuckers in a row. That streak was snapped in the sixth when Clint Coulter belted a solo home run to put the Shuckers up 2-1.
Pensacola showed tremendous resolve throughout the game mounting three separate comebacks. With the Wahoos trailing 2-1 in the seventh, TJ Friedl barreled his second homer of the season to tie the game at 2-2. After the Shuckers took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the seventh, Pensacola rallied once again. Shed Long tripled and Gavin LaValley delivered a two-out single, which tied the game at three.
After allowing the tying run in the eighth, Jon Olczak (W, 9-3) remained in the game and retired the Wahoos in order in the ninth. Biloxi finished the game with three of their four runs courtesy of solo home runs.
The road trip continues Monday night against the second-place Shuckers. RHP Vladimir Gutierrez (9-10, 4.24) will toe the rubber for the Wahoos. Meanwhile, Biloxi will send out RHP Zack Brown (9-0, 2.34) for the second game of the series.