Bryan's buzzer-beating bucket beats Navarre
.Shreve's eightfooter as time expired gives Dolphins 49-48 win
BY JASON THOMPSON Gulf Breeze News jason@gulfbreezenews.com

Wheelin' and dealin' Bryan Shreve cuts to the basket in a recent Dolphins' game. Shreve's turnaround eight-footer as time expired gave the Dolphins a 49-48 win Friday at Navarre.

Bryan Shreve's eight-foot turnaround found the bottom of the net as time expired to give a short-handed Dolphin basketball team a 49-48 win Friday at Navarre.

GBHS won the game with only eight players dressed out due to either injury or disciplinary reasons, including Matt Patrick, who'll miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL.

The lead switched hands three times in the final 19 seconds. Marcus Smith, who missed a reverse layup two possessions prior, hit two free throws with 19 seconds left to made it a 47-46 lead. After a Dolphin timeout, Navarre's C.J. Sampson drove to the basket for a layup for a 48-47 Raider lead.

Instead of calling timeout, GBHS coach David McGreal opted to push the ball upcourt. The ball landed in Smith's hands, who thought of putting up a shot from about 15 feet.

Instead, he made a bounce pass to Shreve, who bobbled it before hauling it in and hit a fadeaway at the buzzer, which sounded as the ball was in flight.

The Dolphins, who equalled their win total of all of 2006-07 (six), benefitted from a pair of Raider turnovers and a missed front end of a one-and-one in the final two minutes.

Gulf Breeze (6-3, 2-3) looked as if they were going to blow the Raiders out in the opening minutes. Matt Catellier, who led the Dolphins with 11 points, hit two three-pointers and fed David Hibberts for a layup for a 16-6 lead five minutes in. But Navarre would score eight of the last nine of the quarter to cut the Dolphin lead to three (17-14).

Hibberts, who had nine points and a career-high 15 rebounds, made a steal and converted a three-point play to make it a seven-point Dolphin lead (26-19).

The Raiders, behind buckets by Shaun Rannals and Charlie Windfelder, cut the Dolphin lead to two (30-28) at the half.

Rannals, who had nine points, hit a three-pointer to give the Raiders their first lead (31- 30) since it was 4-2. The bucket sparked a 8-0 run, which ended with another Rannals hoop making it 39-32.

But the Dolphins would answer with a run of their own, scoring the final six with a Zach Andrews bucket making it 39- 38 Navarre after three.

Navarre came out in the fourth quarter, holding the ball for nearly three minutes. After the Raiders scored to make it a three-point lead, Gulf Breeze scored four points on one trip downcourt. Jeff White made two free throws after getting a shot blocked and having a Raider player chest bumping him, resulting in a technical foul. Shreve then found Hibberts for a bucket and a onepoint Dolphin lead.

The hoop would be the final one for Gulf Breeze until Shreve's game-winner.

Shreve had nine points, while White and Smith had eight each and Andrews four. Smith grabbed six rebounds, while Catellier had three assists, four steals and only one turnover.

Brandon Penn had 12 for the Raiders (2-5, 1-3), while Sampson had 10 and Windfelder seven.

Dolphins 72,West Florida 53

Alec Cann scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half as the Dolphins used a 19-10 third quarter to pull away Dec. 11 in Pensacola.

Cann also had seven rebounds in the win, while Shreve added 12 points, five rebounds and three assists.

Andrews scored nine of his 11 points in the first half, while White had eight and Garrett Carr had six points, three assists and three steals.

Catellier had five points, five steals and three assists, while Smith had four and Hibberts two points, eight rebounds, four steals, five assists and only one turnover.

Dolphins 46, Pace 45

Hibberts' two free throws with 2.7 seconds left was the difference as the Dolphins rallied from eight points down in the fourth quarter to win Dec. 10 at Pace.

Mims' lone point of the game, a free throw with 55 seconds left gave the Dolphins a one point lead before the Patriots held the ball and scored on a bucket with 8.2 seconds left.

White had a career-high 24 points on 8-for-12 shooting. Shreve and Hibberts both had five points, while Carr and Andrews had three each and Smith two.

Hibberts also had 10 rebounds and three assists, while Shreve, Andrews and Smith all had three steals.

Navarre JV 69, Dolphins 50

Logan Anderson had 17 points, including four threepointers, to lead the Raiders past Gulf Breeze Thursday. Nick Humphrey led the Dolphins (4- 5) with 14 points, while Nicky Schumacher added 11.

Dolphin JV 60,

West Florida 50

Drew Lynch scored 18 points, while Joey Bodovetz had 13 and Humphrey 11 for Gulf Breeze in a win over the Jaguars.

Pace JV 39, Dolphins 36

Marco Joseph had 13 points, while Humphrey had eight in a loss at Pace.

Navarre ninth grade 43,

Dolphins 41

Jase Brown had 13 points, while Ross O'Hara added 10 as the Dolphin ninth graders lost a nailbiter to Navarre Thursday. West Florida ninth grade 63,

Dolphins 56 (OT)

The Jaguars shot 12 free throws in overtime, making eight, while the Dolphins attempted only one in a loss in Pensacola.

O'Hara had 11 points for GBHS, while Eric Adams had nine.

Pace ninth grade 39,

Dolphins 36

Adams had 15 points, while Michael Simhachalam added 10 as the Dolphins lost a close one at Pace.

GBHS plays in the Milton Shootout Friday and Saturday.