State Champ Recap

A look back at individuals and teams that were definitely in the game in 2015-16.  These young men and women showed the rest of the state just how good the Emerald Coast is in all sports*:

Football:

Tate HS – 6A Semifinals

Cross Country:

Catholic HS – Kaytlyn Buschmon, 5^th Place

Fort Walton Beach HS – Madeline Fulmer, 10^th Place

Golf:

Fort Walton Beach HS – Chase Hurt, 4^th Place

Gulf Breeze HS – Nolan Remig, 10^th Place

Niceville HS – 2^nd Place Girls Team; Lauren Miller, 4^th Place

Arnold HS – 6^th Place Girls Team

Fort Walton Beach HS – 10^th Place Girls Team

BT Washington HS – Jade Sanders, 11^th Place

Catholic HS – 8^th Place Girls Team

Swimming:

Gulf Breeze HS – Tori Bindi, State Champion 50 & 100 Free; Anthony Davis, 2^nd Place 50 & 3^rd Place 100 Free; Girls Team, 4^th Place 400 Free Relay

Arnold HS – Hannah Retherford, 2^nd Place 100 Fly & 10 Back; Madeline Campbell, 5^th Place 100 Back, Keena Williams, 4^th 100 Breast; Kolanee Krause, 5^th Place 200 IM; Chad McGuire, 5^th Place 200 IM; Boys Team, 5^th Place 400 Free Relay; Girls Team, 3^rd Place 400 Free Relay; 2^nd Place 200 Medley Relay Girls and Boys

Fort Walton Beach HS – Daniel Orcutt, State Champion 200 IM & 4^th Place 100 Back

BT Washington HS – State Champion Girls 200 Medley Relay; Brooke Ferrara, 2^nd Place 100 Back

Niceville HS – 3^rd Place Girls 200 Free Relay & 5^th Place Girls 200 Medley Relay; Tatum Hackler, 5^th Place 50 Free; Sidney Dawson, 4^th Place 100 Free

Volleyball:

South Walton HS – 1A Semifinals

Catholic HS – 4A Semifinals

Boys Basketball:

Chipley HS – State Champion

Pensacola HS – 6A 3^rd Place

Girls Basketball:

South Walton HS – 1A Semifinals

Choctawhatchee HS – 6A Semifinals

Niceville HS – 7A Semifinals

Cheerleading:

Arnold HS -5^th Place

Crestview HS – 3^rd Place

Niceville HS – 4^th Place

South Walton HS – State Champion

Choctawhatchee HS -2^nd Place

Girls Soccer:

Niceville HS – 4A State Runner-up

Boys Weightlifting:

Choctawhatchee HS -State Champions; Doron Ojeda, 5^th Place; Nelson Elder, 4^th Place; Justin Scott, State Champion; Graylon Johnson, State Champion.

Pace HS – Adrian Acevedo, State Champion; Anthony Johnson, 4^th Place

Fort Walton Beach HS – Will Mier, 3^rd Place; Justin Scott, 2^nd Place, Antonio Marshall, 4^th Place;

BT Washington HS – Nathan Ampedu, 5^th Place; Aaron Malory, 3^rd Place

Niceville HS – Anthony Maraman, 2^nd Place

Escambia HS – Austin Travis, 5^th Place

Navarre HS – Brent Short, 4^th Place

Arnold HS – Team 5^th Place; Michael Moore, State Champion; Niku Page, 5^th Place.

Vernon HS – Ryan Malloy, State Champion

Baker HS – Jarvis Desue, State Champion

Bay HS – Gavyn Collins, 2^nd Place

Girls Weightlifting:

Navarre HS – Team State Champions; Payton Watson, State Champion; Savannah Diel, State Champion; Olivia Brahms, State Champion; Callan Taylor, 3^rd Place; Hannah Vernetti, 2^nd Place; Hannah Stapleton, 5^th Place; Madison Allegretto, 3^rd Place.

Pine Forest HS – Ceana Gray, 3^rd Place.

Niceville HS – Quinlyn Stocks, 3^rd Place

Pace HS – Brandy Allen, 4^th Place

Baker HS – 4^th Place Team; Mary Oglesby, State Champion; Mykala McCranie, State Champion

Arnold HS – Alexus Barry-Moeschi, 3^rd Place

Gulf Breeze HS – Nicole Parks, 3^rd Place

Rocky Bayou Christian HS – Kathryn Warner, 5^th Place

Choctawhatchee HS – Dayjuona Griese, 5^th Place

Wrestling:

Arnold HS – 1A 3^rd Place

Boys Tennis:

Catholic HS – 1A State Runner-Up

*All results are for state championship tournaments as reported by the Florida High School Athletic Association at FHSAA.ORG. Sports included were completed prior to the print deadline for this edition of In the Game Magazine.

June 2016

Emerald Coast

Written by: Edward Spears

State Champ Recap