Dolphins pull out last minute victory
BY SCOTT PAGE Gulf Breeze News scott@gulfbreezenews.com

Photo courtesy of athletesfeatsphotography.com Erik Mims had the gamewinning basket Friday against Mosley.

Eric Mims scored the game winning layup with 20 seconds left Friday as the Dolphins (12- 10, 3-6) edged Mosley 46-44.

After a 40 point thrashing (64-21) at Washington earlier in the week, the Dolphins forced Mosley into 21 turnovers.

Gulf Breeze sped out with a 9-3 run, ignited by four turnovers, in the opening minutes. Dustin Clements revved up the home side with a two-handed jam as Gulf Breeze led 14-7 after one.

The Dolphin offense sputtered in the second quarter as they went four minutes without a field goal. That allowed Mosley to make a 10-1 run and take the lead 17-15.

But in the final three minutes, the Dolphins forced three turnovers and raced away with a 16-1 run. They only allowed one more field goal, a three pointer with 27 seconds left in the half, and went into the locker room with a 31-21 lead.

The Dolphins stalled again offensively to start the second half, making only one basket in the third quarter as they trailed 35-34.

After Coach David McGreal was called for a technical foul, the Dolphins responded by forcing three turnovers during a 10-2 run. Mosley tied the game at 44 with just over a minute left.

After Mims' game-winning bucket,. Mosley missed four shots as time expired.

Jeff White led Gulf Breeze in scoring with 14 points. Marcus Smith added 10 and Brian Shreve contributed seven.

Washington 64, Dolphins 21

Washington scored the game's first nine points and never looked back in a Jan. 22 win in Pensacola.

The Wildcats finished the first quarter up 23-6. They would put up two more large runs, 13-0 in the second quarter and 9-0 in the third, to blow the game open.

The Dolphins made six baskets the entire game. Washington dominated the glass, gathering 33 rebounds to Gulf Breeze's 17. Clements led the Dolphins with seven points, followed by Mims' five.

Dolphin JV 54, Mosley 45

Marco Joseph scored 17 for Gulf Breeze, while Ryan O'Hara had 10 and Joey Bodevetz nine to pace the JV squad.

Washington JV 75, Dolphins 51

The Dolphins trailed by two at halftime before Washington pulled away. Bodevetz scored 17 and O'Hara added 10.

Washington ninth grade 66, Dolphins 33

Washington doubled up the Dolphins as Eric Adams scored 11 points in the loss.

The Dolphins' Senior Night is Friday against Catholic.