High School Basketball: Tate, Flomaton, Jay
January 6, 2010
Escambia Academy’s girls came out strong and never looked back against Monroe Academy on Tuesday. The varsity team beat Monroe 71-19, and the EA JV team was victorious 40-9.
BOYS — VARSITY
Escambia Charter 58 Jay 45
Jay lost a non-district game to Escambia Charter 58-45.
Jay — D. Walker 5, Luke Rowel 4, Hunter Boutwell 8, Fisher 10, Conner Weekes 1, Steven Brabham 6, Tyler Prescott 10, Todd Langley 1.
Jay 12 9 12 12-45
Flomaton 59 Mobile Christian 48
The Flomaton Hurricanes picked up a home win against Mobile Christian.
Flomaton — Alex Bradley 5, Austin Patterson 8, Ryheem Dixon 14, Tee Mitchell 15, Ta-Ta Ellis 17.
Flomaton 12 11 20 16-59 13 10 8 17-48
Tate 77 Pine Forest 74
The Tate Aggies slipped past the Eagles of Pine Forest 77-74.
Tate — Jabrille Rasheed 1, Petey Jones 21, Spencer Tayhlor 1, Chris Walden 4, Tevin Brown 15, Dylan Anderson 16, Shamone Jones 13, Adam Stump 8, Whitmey Richardson 2.
Tate 12 17 18 30-77 Pine Forest 16 14 15 29-74
Escambia Academy 64 Pickens Academy 51
In recent boys basketball action, the Escambia Academy Cougars beat the Pickens Pirates, 64-51. The Cougars were led by Keaton Maher with 23 points and 15 rebounds.
Escambia Academy — Michael Hippa 12, James White 7, Nate Smith 4, Keaton Maher 23, Darron McGhee 7, Brandon Goddard 5, Tanner Kirk 6.
GIRLS — VARSITY
Pine Forest 65 Tate 40
Pine Forest handed a home loss to Tate in a district game. Chelsea Hall led scoring for the Aggies with 14.
Tate — Chelsea Hall 14, Meghan Briske 12, Courtney Brown 7, Marinna Cobbs 4, Avery Cobb 3.
Tate 5 4 18 13-40 Pine Forest 13 22 16 14-65
Escambia Academy 71 Monroe Academy 19
The Escambia Academy girls slammed Monroe Academy Tuesday. EA had a 24-0 lead at the end of the first, and held Monroe to just four points in the first half for a 42-4 lead headed into the third period. Amber Huskey had 15 points, and Jordan Jaye had 11. Every player on the EA roster had points on the board.
Escambia — Amber Huskey 15, Jordan Jaye 11, Lacie Flowers 8, KayLeigh Miller 8, Kristen Matthews 6, Rachel Fuller 6, Taylor Helton 4, Samantha Lee 4, Grayson Emmons 6, Lulu McGhee 2, Paige Allen 2, Page Lancaster 2.
Escambia 24 18 20 12-74 Monroe 0 4 9 6-19
Pickens Academy 50 Escambia Academy 41
In recent girls high school varsity basketball action Saturday, Pickens downed Escambia Academy 50-41. The Cougars were paced by Jordan Jaye with 12 and Amber Huskey with 10.
Escambia — Jordan Jaye 12, Amber Huskey 10, KayLeigh Miller 3, Taylor Helton 4, Carlie Broughton 4, Rachel Fuller 4.
Escambia 13 6 7 15-41 Pickens 13 6 7 15-41
GIRLS — JV
Escambia Academy 40 Monroe Academy 9
The JV Escambia Academy Cougars beat Monroe Academy 40-9 Tuesday. Grayson Emmons led the Cougars with 16 points.
Escambia — Grayson Emmons 16, Lacie Flowers 8, Peyton Snider 6, Clare Dawe 2, Brooke McGhee 2, Paige Allen 2, Lulu McGhee 2, Page Lancaster 2.
Escambia 10 12 14 4-40 Monroe 2 4 1 2-9
Bratt Church To Hold Pinewood Derby
January 6, 2010
A Pinewood Derby is coming to Bratt, and you are invited to participate.
The First Baptist Church of Bratt will hold its “nearly annual” Pinewood Derby on the afternoon of Saturday, January 30. The race is open to boys and girls age three and up, men and women.
Workshops will be held at the church each Wednesday night in January from 6:00 until 7:00 to provide assistance is shaping, sanding, weighting, painting and wheeling the cars.
“Parents are not only welcome but are encouraged to attend with your children and even build your own car,” Pete Amerson, race organizer, said.
There will be two race divisions. The main even will be for children age 3 to sixth grade who build their car in the workshops. The second event will be for youth in grades seven and up, adults, and any children that take their car away from the workshops.
“While both events have a 5-ounce maximum weight limit, the secondary event allows for more flexible building, although this still does not allow the car to have any type of self-propelled operation or interfere with the track or other racers,” Amerson said.
A registration fee of $7 will include everything needed to build and race your car.
For more information or to enter the Bratt Pinewood Derby, contact Pete Amerson at (850) 324-6923 or email PeteAmerson@frontiernet.net.
Pictured top: The last “almost annual” Pinewood Derby at the First Baptist Church of Bratt. Pictured inset: Two Pinewood Derby cars. Pictured below: The track. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Cottonmouths Bite Ice Flyers 4-3
January 3, 2010
The Ice Flyers turned a close 1-0 advantage into a 6-1 blowout over the Cottonmouths Saturday night in Pensacola. Matt Whitehead picked up three points in a game that saw just one goal in the first period, and six total in the third.
After losing to the Cottonmouths 4-3 the Friday night, the Ice Flyers were determined to exact revenge. Dan Buccella led the Pensacola push with the first goal of the game at 17:25. With a man-advantage Lorne Misita sent the puck into the crease for Buccella. Bucella capitalized, and Misita was credited with an assist on the play. Columbus couldn’t counter, and the Ice Flyers entered the dressing room with a 1-0 lead.
The second period saw many close plays, but both Jamie Gilbert for Pensacola and Ian Vigier for Columbus were able to keep the puck out of the goal for the duration. Each team fired 10 shots apiece in both the first and second periods; a total of 40 shots and just one goal.
With no goals in the second period, both teams were looking to provide some offense. They didn’t disappoint: six total goals would score in the third period. Sam Bowles netted a powerplay shot 29 seconds into the period on an assist by Tim Green, but then it was Pensacola the rest of the way.
Lorne Misita scored on a Mark Hinz assist at 6:55, Joey Hughes from Matt Whitehead at 8:02, and then Whitehead scored from Chris Rebernik at 12:03. Defenseman Jeff Zatorski added a goal of his own with a powerplay at 14:58. The powerplay strike saw Hughes and Whitehead pickup assists, Whitehead’s third point of the evening.
With a mere three seconds left in the game, it appeared the Ice Flyers would win 5-1. Kevin Galan though otherwise, burying the puck off assists by Tyler Barr and Matt Withers to change the final to 6-1 Ice Flyers. Jamie Gilbert played famously in the net, saving 34 of 35 shots.
The Ice Flyers will face Mississippi on the road Sunday before returning home on January 8 for Military Appreciation Night against the Knoxville Ice Bears. Military personnel are encouraged to attend the 7:05 game, as tickets are just $3 with a military I.D. Also the Ice Flyers will be wearing special military-themed jerseys that will be auctioned off after the weekend’s games.
McDavid Youth Bags First Deer
December 30, 2009
Ben Preston of McDavid shot his first deer the day after Christmas near the Escambia River in Century. The deer was a 12 point and weighted 155 pounds. Ben is the son of David and Ramona Preston. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Flomaton Downs Daleville In OT
December 29, 2009
In high school basketball action Monday, Flomaton beat Daleville in OT.
Flomaton 70 Daleville 64 (OT)
Flomaton – Shay Gipson 4, Neiko Robinson 8, Neino Robinson 3, Philip Lloyd 6 Austin Patterson 8, Ryheem Dixon 19, Tee Mitchell 7, Tata Ellis 15.
Pcola Ice Flyers Powerplay Their Way To 3-1 Win
December 28, 2009
The Pensacola Ice Flyers used powerplays effectively to defeat the IceGators 3-1 Sunday night in Pensacola. Though Louisiana scored first, Pensacola rallied back with goals from Lorne Misita, Dan Buccella, and Kevin Kozlowski to take the lead. Ryan Scott turned away 33 of 34 shots to preserve the Ice Flyers victory.
Paul McBrian needed only a minute and five seconds to give the IceGators the first lead of the game. Nicholas Bydal and Nick Pernula were credited with assists after shots ricocheted off Ryan Scott and stayed dangerously close to the crease. Bydal was able to finish the job and Louisiana took a 1-0 lead. However, Pensacola answered back seven minutes later.
The Ice Flyers were shorthanded 8:09 into the first period when Lorne Misita found some room to skate. He pulled a deke by the right face-off circle and then fired a shot past AJ Bucchino to tie the game at one. The goal was Misita’s third shorthanded goal of the year and extended his league lead in the category. Louisiana would threaten towards the end of the first period, but Ryan Scott thwarted the attack and the game was tied at the first intermission.
The score was locked at one apiece late into the second period as well. Three powerplays came and went for both teams before Dan Buccella struck for a Pensacola powerplay goal at 19:28. Buccella’s goal against his former team came after a Mark Hinz shot from the high slot that was deflected into right-side of the net. Both Hinz and Rebernik earned assists for setting up the go-ahead goal. The goal was the fifty-fourth powerplay goal allowed by Louisiana this year, the most in the league.
Powerplays proved to be positive for Pensacola again in the third period. Kevin Kozlowski made the most of a 5-3 advantage and scored his first goal as an Ice Flyer to give Pensacola a 3-1 lead at 16:30. The final three and a half minutes ticked off with Ryan Scott turning away all the IceGators shots to preserve the lead and claim the win.
Pensacola improves to 11-10 on the year while Louisiana drops to 7-18. The Ice Flyers return to the Hangar on January 2 when they face the Columbus Cottonmouths at 7:05 p.m. Fans won’t want to miss the game because one lucky fan will win $2,500 if the attendance is over 4,000.
Ice Flyers tickets start at just $10 for individuals, and as low as $8 for groups of ten or more. To take advantage of group pricing, call the Ice Flyers at (850) 466-3111 or email jeff@pensacolaiceflyers.com. Individual tickets can be purchased online via ticketmaster.com, or in person at the Civic Center Box Office, located at 201 East Gregory Street in Pensacola.
Escambia County Coach Removed
December 21, 2009
The head coach of the Escambia County High School Blue Devils has been removed.
The administration at Escambia County High School in Atmore relieved Head Coach Kyle Davis of his head coaching duties Friday afternoon.
Davis, who has coached the Blue Devils for the past five years, led ECHS to two playoff appearances. This season, Escambia County was 3-7, finishing the season with a 21-14 win over Robertsdale.
Escambia County will move down a classification next fall, from 5A to 4A with teams like W.S. Neal, Andalusia, Clerke County and Hillcrest-Evergreen.
The search is now underway for an new head coach at Escambia County High School.
NorthEscambia.com file photo/graphic.
High School Basketball Scores: Tate, Jay, EA
December 20, 2009
Here is a look at recent high school basketball action from around the area:
Baker 58, Jay 36
Baker handed Jay (3-6) a loss in the final game of the year for the Royals, 58-36. Luke Rowell led the Royals with 16.
Jay — Dakota Walker 9, Luke Rowell 16, Hunter Boutwell 2, Stephen Brabham 3, Tyler Prescott 6.
Baker 19 11 11 17-58 Jay 8 7 5 16-36
Pensacola High 57, Tate 30
Tate — Chelsea Hall 8, Courtney Brown 7, Megan Burke 6, Cecila Olsen 6, Ashlee Thompson 2, Kat Tucker 1.
Tate — 8 4 10 8-30 PHS 10 14 17 15-57
Escambia Academy 40 Atmore Christian 32
Keaton Maher led the Escambia Academy Cougars over Atmore Christian, 40-32.
Escambia Academy — Keaton Maher 16, Darron McGhee 9, James White 7, Nate Smith 6, Brandon Goddard 1, Tanner Kirk 1.
Escambia Academy 21, Atmore Christian 19 (JV)
Jordan Sasser 10, Paul Arnold 4, Jacob Dean 2, Garrett Kirk 3, Eddie Agrait 2.
Don’t see your team? Submit your scores and stats! Email your results as soon as possible after the game to news@northescambia.com
Northview, ECHS, EA Score Cash With FNB&Trust Points Club
December 19, 2009
The First National Bank and Trust in Atmore distributed Points Club funds to area schools this week, paying out cash for points that three area schools earned at each home football game.
Each football program received $50 for each touchdown and $25 for each field goal scored during a home football game. Northview High School’s Chiefs earned $725 for 14 home touchdowns and one field goal. The Cougars of Escambia Academy were awarded $1,000 for 20 touchdowns on their home turf, and Escambia County High School’s Blue Devils received $750 for 15 touchdowns in Atmore.
The bank also awarded $4,000 total to four Monroe County, Alabama, schools that take part in the FNB&Trust Points Club.
Pictured top: Chris Walker, Jennifer Prestridge, Northview Coach Sid Wheatley, and Christina Godwin. Pictured below: Eula Price, Shep Marsh, Escambia Academy Coach Heath Gibson and Chris Walker. Pictured bottom: Chris Walker, Escambia County High School Coach Kyle Davis, Kathy Holland and Mark Clayton. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview Boys Beat Central; Jay Girls Fall To Pace
December 18, 2009
The Northview Chiefs beat Central in boy’s basketball action Thursday, and the Jay Royal girls lost to the Pace Patriots.
Northview 55, Central 45
Northview– Buchsaw 13, Bellamy 9, Sims 4, Arrington 6, White 15, Chestnutt 2, Laghorn 6.
Northview 10 14 12 19-55 Central 16 4 11 14-45
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pace 64, Jay 62
Jay — Ginger Jennings 11, Tessa Hendricks 10, Danielle Skaggs 13, Candace Mulford 7, Amber Steadham 9, Becca Calloway 7.
Jay 6 18 18 20-62 Pace 18 18 13 15-64