Dolphins make it three straight
Avenge earlier loss with 58-53 win at Pace; Patrick scores career-high 17
BY JASON THOMPSON Gulf Breeze News jason@gulfbreezenews.com

Rhonda Randazzo/Gulf Breeze News Eric Mims drives to the basket in a recent GBHS game. The Dolphins have now won three straight.

The Gulf Breeze Dolphin basketball team hit some big free throws down the stretch to win 58-53 at Pace Friday for their third consecutive win.

The Dolphins (3-7) got four free throws from Alec Cann in the final minute and a half, including two with 10.3 seconds left to seal the win.

Gulf Breeze came out firing in the early going, getting three pointers from Bryan Shreve and Matt Patrick to take an 8-0 lead.

Shreve finished with 14 points, three steals and four blocked shots, while Patrick had a career-high 17 points and six rebounds.

But from there, the Dolphins scored only one field goal the rest of the quarter. The Patriots would score nine of the last 11 points of the quarter to pull to within one (10-9) after one.

Pace opened the second quarter on 15-3 run, hitting three 3-pointers. They led 24-13 with about four minutes left in the half before the Dolphins responded with a 12-1 run of their own to tie the game at 25 at the half.

David Hibberts scored all six of his points in that run. He also had eight rebounds, three assists and six steals.

A pair of Patrick free throws made it 34-30 Gulf Breeze before Pace scored buckets on three straight possessions for a 37-34 lead.

A Blake Rankin threepointer, followed by three Cann free throws gave Gulf Breeze a five point lead (42-37) with three minutes left in the third quarter. Their lead was three heading into the fourth.

Cann finished the game with 10 points (including 8-for-10 from the free throw line) and 11 rebounds.

The Dolphins led by as many as seven (50-43) midway through the fourth quarter. Pace got to within two early in the quarter, but got no closer than three in the closing minutes.

Eric Mims added six points, while Rankin had three and Matt Catellier two.

Pace JV 44, Dolphins 39

Pace used an 11-4 third quarter to beat Gulf Breeze.

Alex Duntz scored 10 points, while Jeff White and Colin Kupris had eight each.

Pace ninth grade 62,

Dolphins 31

The Patriots used a 25-5 second quarter to blow open a close game. Thomas Dorsey had nine in the loss, while Nick Humphrey had eight.

The Dolphins play in the Barnstormer Classic at Panama City Bay today and tomorrow before returning to district play Tuesday at Woodham.