Panhandle Open begins track season

PANAMA CITY - Defending state champions and other high placers performed up to expectations as Bay’s boys and Gulf Breeze’s girls won team titles in the season-opening Panhandle Open track and field meet Saturday at Tommy Oliver Stadium.

Bay compiled 170 points to 134 for runner-up Gulf Breeze as seven school competed in the boys meet. There were six schools competing among the girls with Gulf Breeze edging Port St. Joe 137-134.

Kayla Parker of Port St. Joe won four individual events in the top performance of the day. Jeremy Hester swept the sprints for Arnold, Billy Naylor won at 800 and 1600 meters for Wewahitchka and Bay’s Jordon Byas (400 meters) and Justin Manchester (300 hurdles) easily won their specialties. Jennifer Pfeifler of Gulf Breeze also was a double winner on the girls side.

The meet featured only Class 1A and 2A schools and Class 3A and 4A schools aren’t allowed to compete until this week.

Results

Boys team: 1. Bay 170, 2. Gulf Breeze 134, 3. Arnold 95, 4. Wewahitchka 37, 5. Port St. Joe 28, 6. Bozeman 8, 7. Godby 3.

100 meter dash: 1. Jeremy Hester A 11.38, 2. Landrum GB 11.62, 3. Morris A 11.66, 4. Davis B 11.81, 5. Humpries GB 12.00, 6. Howard B 12.43.

200 meter dash: 1. Jeremy Hester A 22.87, 2. Levins B 23.50, 3. Richardson B 23.56, 4. Morris A 23.99, 5. Whidby GB 24.21, 6. Mitchell G 24.37.

400 meter dash: 1. Jordon Byas B 49.64, 2. Grooms GB 52.13, 3. Lowder B 53.22, 4. Lopez A 53.65, 5. Richardson B 55.91, 6. Cotton A 56.66.

800 meter run: 1. Billy Naylor W 2:01.59, 2. Holguin B 2:07.63, 3. Howell B 2:08.42, 4. T.Gibble GB 2:11.24, 5. Mason GB 2:17.37, 6. D.Gibble GB 2;18.52

1600 meter run: 1. Billy Naylor W 4:40.36, 2. Thomas GB 4:44.50, 3. Holguin B 4:45.83, 4. Wilson GB 5:11.50, 5. Higgins B 5:12.88, 6. Lippmann B 5:18.77.

3200 meter run: 1. Dylan Lee GB 11:05.13, 2. Thomas GB 11:06.05, 3. Robin GB 11:51.09, 4. Lippman B 12:53.96, 5. Mueller G 13:03.11, 6. Garvin A 15:24.90.

110 meter hurdles: 1. Jordan Gibson B 17.29, 2. S.Williams GB 18.10, 3. Bowers Bz 18.14, 4. L.Williams B 21.01.

300 meter hurdles: 1. Justin Manchester B 38.83, 2. Gibson B 42.53, 3. S.Williams GB 43.38, 4. L.Williams B 44.72, 5. Bowers Bz 46.18, 6. Nowles A 48.38.

4x100 relay: 1. Bay (Levins-Richardson-Manchester-Byas) 42.86, 2. Arnold 44.85, 3. Arnold B 47.60, 4. Bay B 48.10, 5. Gulf Beeze 48.54.

4x400 relay: 1. Bay (Lowder-Gibson-Byas-Manchester) 3:42.72, 2. Gulf Breeze 3:46.15, 3. Arnold 3;48.36, 4. Wewahitchka 3:48.81, 5. Gulf Breeze 4:26.45.

4x800 relay: 1. Gulf Breeze B 8:42.31, 2. Bay 8:42.88, 3. Wewahitchka 9:30.86, 4. Arnold 10:01.29, 5. Gulf Breeze A 10:10.05, 6. Port St. Joe 10:39.92.

High jump: 1. Dustin Clements GB 6-4, 2. Russell B 5-10.

Pole vault: 1. Parker Harris PSJ 12-6, 2. Permenter GB 11-0, 3. Thompson 11-0, 4. Myers W 10-6, 5. Mathis PSJ 9-0. 6. Westbrook PSJ 8-6.

Long jump: 1. Kevin Russell B 20-5, 2. Levins B 19-7,k 3. Peace A 19-3, 4. Peterson B 18-0, 5. Cotton A 17-1, 6. T.Williams GB 16-6.

Triple jump: 1. James Byrd A 38-6, 2. Peterson B 37-3½, 3. Garvin A 35-5, 4. Nowles A 33-9.

Shot put: 1. Travis Daily PSJ 43-3¾, 2. Permenter GB 42-8, 3. Dixion A 38-11, 4. Sizemore PSJ 35-3½, 5. Hardin W 35-½, 6. Clark W 31-4¾.

Girls team: 1. Gulf Breeze 137, 2. Port St. Joe 134, 3. Arnold 111, 4. Wewahitchka 30, 5. Bay 25, 6. Godby 18.

100 meter dash: 1. Kayla Parker PSJ 12.27, 2. Robbins PSJ 13.28, 3. Jacob A 13.49, 4. Floyd GB 13.55, 5. Austin A 14.14, 6. Stitson A 14.23

200 meter dash: 1. Kayla Parker PSJ 25.61, 2. Demetria Edgecombe A 26.83, 3. Robbins PSJ 27.88, 4. Smedley A 28.05, 5. Floyd GB 28.85, 6. Austin A 30.14.

400 meter dash: (tie) 1. Demetria Edgecombe A 1:10.79, 1. Ciara Jones B 1:10.79, 3. Mitja G 1:12.05, 4. Retherford GB 1:13.32, 5. Craven GB 1:15.47, 6. Shows GB 1:15.95

800 meter run: 1. Jennifer Pfeifler GB 2:33.01, 2. Shea A 2:37.37, 3. Tryon GB 2:39.54, 4. Miller W 2:48.61, 5. Pinkard B 2:52.29, 6. Cook-Sutherland A 2:54.98.

1600 meter run: 1. Jennifer Pfeifler GB 5:42.88, 2. Miller W 6:12.44, 3. Thompson A 6:22.43, 4. Beckham A 6:23.25, 5. Williams PSJ 6:31.07, 6. Sharp GB 6:47.16

3200 meter run: 1. Emily Tryon GB 12:02.35, 2. Williams PSJ 14:12.05, 3. Thompson A 14;32.90, 4. Beckham A 14:36.71, 5. Mitroutzov G 14:49.30, 6. Winn GB 15:35.11

100 meter hurdles: 1. Kayla Parker PSJ 15.10, 2. Kennedy PSJ 19.62, 3. Fradenburg GB 20.68, 4. Bailey PSJ 29.08.

300 meter hurdles: 1. Natasha Allen PSJ 55.31, 2. Bailey PSJ 56.87, 3. Zucci W 1:03.52, 4. Fradenburg GB 1:05.33, 5. Jackson A 1:22.96

4x100 relay: 1. Arnold (Stitson-Jacob-Smedley-Edgecombe) 52.53, 2. Gulf Breeze 54.66, 3. Gulf Breeze B 1:00.45

4x400 relay: 1. Arnold (Shea-Cook-Sutherland-Kieman-Doss) 4:36.96, 2. Gulf Breeze 4:56.89, 3. Gulf Breeze B 5:10.78.

4x800 relay: 1. Gulf Breeze (Musick_Pfeifler-Tryon-Aldridge) 10:37.19, 2. Arnold 11:08.05, 3. Gulf Breeze B 12:10.19, 4. Wewahitchka 12:47.26.

High jump: 1. Megan Walker PSJ 4-8, 2. Lee B 4-4, 3. Endres PSJ 4-2, 4. Floyd GB 4-0, 5. Anderson GB 3-10, 6. Sharp GB 3-8.

Pole vault: 1. Sonya Mitroutzov G 6-6, 2. Zucci W 6-6, 3. Endres PSJ 5-0

Long jump: 1. Kayla Parker PSJ 18-1, 2. Edgecombe A 14-8, 3. Allen PSJ 14-6, 4. Robbins PSJ 14-5, 5. Musick GB 14-4, 6. Jacob A 13-8.

Triple jump: 1. Lauren Musick GB 32-11, 2. Allen PSJ 31-8.

Shot put: 1. Tobie Bass GB 33-9½, 2. Legister A 30-7, 3. Warren B 25-6, 4. Liegel A 24-11½, 5. Bertelli GB 21-8½, 6. Buechler GB 15-½

Baseball

Bay ppd.

PANAMA CITY

Saturday’s scheduled game between Bay and visiting Marianna was postponed because of wet grounds. It has been tentatively rescheduled for 6 p.m. April 14.

Girls basketball

Orlando Bishop Moore 55, Pensacola 39

LAKELAND

Sarah Blackburn scored 14 points and Orlando Bishop Moore started the game on a 16-0 run as the Hornets ended Pensacola’s bid for a perfect season with a win in the Class 4A girls basketball final.

Bishop Moore (28-4) was ahead 26-8 after one quarter and led by as many as 22 points. In the second half, Pensacola (27-1) never got to within fewer than 12.

The title is the first for Bishop Moore, which was the state runner-up in 2005 and 2006, and was making its fifth final four appearance at The Lakeland Center since 2002.

During the Hornets first-quarter run, they shot 12 of 24 from the field, recorded five steals, outrebounded Pensacola 16-6 and held the Tigers to four-of-14 shooting as six Bishop Moore players scored.

Pensacola’s point total was its lowest (by five) this season. The Tigers, frustrated throughout by Bishop Moore’s full-court pressure, got a game-high 22 points from junior forward Bianca Lutley, but as a team shot only 14 of 53 from the field (26.4 percent).

Blackburn, a sophomore guard, also had nine rebounds and three assists for Bishop Moore, which had a balanced offensive attack.

Hornet’s senior forward Chandler McCabe had 10 points.

North Florida Christian 54, Mayo Lafayette 44

LAKELAND

Melanie Warner scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Tallahassee North Florida Christian overcame a slow start to defeat Mayo Lafayette in the Class 2A girls basketball final.

The win at The Lakeland Center gave the Eagles, who were state runners-up in 2006 and 2007, their program’s first title.

NFC (28-4) trailed 18-8 early in the second quarter before rallying behind the play of Warner, a 5-foot-11 senior power forward, and senior small forward Samantha Phillips, who finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Lafayette (28-3) led 23-22 at the break, but NFC started the second half with a 10-0 run to take control. The Eagles outscored the Hornets 20-7 in the third quarter to build a 12-point lead.

Lafayette closed to within 49-44 with 59.6 seconds left on a Sunshine Reid layup, but NFC hit five of eight from the foul line in the final minute to seal it.

Reid, a sophomore guard, led Lafayette with 15 points, but was only six of 19 from the floor. Senior guard Natalie Land added 14 to finish with 3,374 career points.

JV basketball

Covenant 41, Emmanuel 39

ROBERTSDALE, Ala.

Kristo Kleimeyer scored with four seconds remaining in overtime to lead Covenant (11-4) to a victory over Emmanuel Christian and the Panhandle Christian Conference title.

Kleimeyer, the tournament MVP, scored 11 points and had 16 rebounds.

Covenant led 19-18 at halftime in a back-and-forth battle. Dave Bingham, who had eight points and 16 rebounds, tied the game to force overtime.

Zach Bingham added 14 points for the Lions.