PollThe second quarter has been the Achilles Heel of the Dolphins all season. It jumped up and bit the Dolphins again Friday as seventh-ranked Fort Walton scored 21 unanswered points to pull away for a 42-13 win. In the Dolphins' three losses, Gulf Breeze has been outscored 66-9 in the second quarter. More ... Emily Tryon broke a school record by nearly 30 seconds as the Lady Dolphin cross country team won the fourth annual J.D. MacDaniel Invitational Saturday in Jay. Gulf Breeze placed four runners in the top 15 and won the meet with 49 points. More ... Oct. 2 Volleyball vs. Milton (Ninth grade 4 p.m, JV 5, Varsity 6 p.m.) Boys golf at Tiger Point vs. West Florida, 4:15 p.m. JV football at Catholic, 5:30 p.m. Ninth grade football at PHS, 7 p.m. Oct. 3 Football vs. More ... GBHS grad to offer pitching lessons Steven Cheney, a 2004 GBHS grad and pitcher in the New York Mets organization, is offering pitching lessons for are youth ages eight and up. For more information, call 554-2296. More ... The 1998 Dolphins, despite a 377-yard passing effort from Casey Cobb, lost 41-35 in double overtime at ninth-ranked Northview. Cobb threw a pair of touchdowns to Derrek Hoffman in the losing cause. Tyler Haney scored a pair of touchdowns. Ian Reeder was 5-for-5 on extra points. More ... The Lady Dolphin volleyball team jumped all over Washington early before the Lady Wildcats responded in a big way, winning the last three games to remain unbeaten in district play (6-0). Gulf Breeze either led, were tied with, or trailed by one or two points in all four games, only for Washington to turn it on late in every game. More ... Michala Nowak won three events, while Ross Gunn and Koren Schroeder both had two wins apiece as the GBHS swim team hosted Washington and Tate Sept. 22 at The Club. More ... The Lady Dolphin golf team won a three-team meet Thursday at Hidden Creek Golf Course against Tate and Navarre. The Lady Dolphins won with a 173, followed by Tate (210) and Navarre (238). The team was led by Sarah Hicks' 37, which included an eagle on the third hole and a birdie on the sixth hole. Hicks was the low medalist of the match. More ... The Gulf Breeze ninth grade football team got a pair of second half touchdowns from Mitchell deKozan as they notched their first win of the season 14-6 over Fort Walton Thursday at Dolphin Stadium. Gulf Breeze (1-2), after a 19- yard kickoff return by Taylor Busbee, held the ball nearly the entire first quarter. More ... The GBSA Juniors football team scored on two of its first three possessions as they blanked Brent 22-0 in Pensacola Saturday, improving to 4- 0 on the season. Gulf Breeze went on a 15-play drive to open the game, with Preston Sellers scoring from 10 yards out on a fourth down play. More ... Who: Gulf Breeze Dolphins vs. Navarre Raiders When: 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 Where: Russell Stadium, Navarre The quarterbacks More ... Jeff White (left) talks with Bill Brownell, owner of Panhandle Sports Broadcasters, after being named the Edible Arrangements Player of the Week last week. White won the weekly award for his three touchdown, 10 tackle performance against Tate. He picked up the award during the Beef O'Brady's show, which is from 7-8 p.m. every Wednesday at the Pace location. Jason Thompson/Gulf Breeze News More ... Doug Baldwin (GBHS Class of 2007) scored on a 61-yard pass late in the first half to give Stanford the lead for good in a 35-28 win Saturday at Washington. Baldwin also had a 4-yard punt return in the win. He has eight receptions on the season for a teamhigh 159 yards. More ... Two Sundays ago, Vanderbilt woke up ranked in the AP and USA Today polls after defeating Ole Miss 23-17 in Oxford. After a week off, the Commodores are still 4-0 overall, 2-0 in SEC play and ranked 19th. This marks Vandy's first appearance in the polls since 1984, when my uncle, Kurt Page, was quarterbacking the 'Dores in his senior season. More ... Atlantic Division Div. Coastal Division Last week Duke 31, Virginia 3 Maryland 20, Clemson 17 North Carolina 28, Miami 24 Boston College 42, Rhode Island 0 Florida State 39, Colorado 21 Navy 24, Wake Forest 17 South Florida 41, N.C. More ... East Division Div. West Division Last Week Ole Miss 31, Florida 30 Auburn 14, Tennessee 12 Texas 52, Arkansas 10 Kentucky 41, Western Kentucky 3 South Carolina 26, UAB 13 LSU 34, Mississippi State 24 Alabama 41, More ... The 11-point victory doesn't accurately describe the beatdown Bama put on UGA. The Crimson Tide dominated every facet of the game. Bama could be the best team in the SEC and maybe the nation; they certainly have been thus far. It seems, however, that every team is vulnerable every week this season. More ... Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin keeps saying, "We're very close to turning the corner." Well, are they ever going to, or will the Tigers continue to just peek around the corner? Something ® must change as AU is 10th in the SEC in scoring and total offense. More ... The Gators dropped out of the Top 10 after being upset by ® Ole Miss 31-30. In a game where Tim Tebow consistently overthrew open receivers, UF's offense managed to gain 443 yards but fumbled five times, losing three. The miscues allowed the Rebs to stay in the game and eventually sneak out a victory. More ... The Blackout turned into a knockout. UGA looked and played like it didn't belong on the field with Alabama. Costly penalties helped put the Dawgs into an early hole. Undisciplined play has bugged them all season as they are the most penalized team in the SEC. Knowshon Moreno was a "Knowsho" Saturday night, rushing for 34 yards. More ... Should LSU be concerned after allowing 24 points to a pitiful MSU offense? If so, it has two weeks to correct some things before traveling to Gainesville to take on Tim Tebow and the Gators. The Tigers' offense continues to improve, going over 400 total yards and 34 points against the Bulldogs. More ... The offense got back on track against Colorado, especially the young offensive line. FSU racked up 259 yards on 46 ® attempts for an average of 5.6 per rush. This should give the unit some much-needed confidence heading into the heated rivalry with Miami, which limited Florida to 89 rushing yards. More ... UM blew a late 10-point lead to lose to UNC 28-24. Miami had more passing and rushing yards and more first downs, but it also had more turnovers. Robert Marve was intercepted twice in the fourth quarter, helping UNC to the win. The Canes will have a chance to bounce back this weekend against rival FSU. More ... The Knights got rolled 58-13 by previously winless UTEP to move their record to 1-3 for the season and 0-1 in Conference USA. UCF allowed double-digit points in every quarter and helped the Miners with six turnovers in their third straight loss. To be fair, UTEP's kicker did make a 64-yard field goal. Who can stop that? More ... USF has moved into the Top 10 for the second straight season after dismantling N.C. State 41-10. It didn't take Matt Grothe and the Bulls long to rebound from a sub-par performance against Florida International as they racked up 520 yards of offense in the win. It now appears that the Big East crown is the Bulls' to lose. Their conference opener is tonight vs. More ... USM has had two weeks to bounce back from a tough loss to Marshall and prepare to take on UTEP, which scored 58 points against UCF. The Eagles (2-2, 0-1) are looking to even their Conference USA record Saturday and should be able to move the ball on the Miners, who rank 102nd in scoring D and 100th in passing D (they rank 93rd in total yards). More ... |
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