Making matters worse for the hosts, senior guard and leading scorer Reece Bloomberg spent much of his time on the bench with foul trouble.
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On occasions when Gulf Breeze broke free from the pressure, the length and athleticism of senior forward Rodney Harris and sophomore forward Dorian Williams resulted in several highlight blocks. On the defensive end, the visitors utilized their quickness and speed by harassing ball handlers with a full-court press. Offensively, when they weren’t flying up the floor in transition, the Vikings were patient in the half-court, often swinging the ball from side to side before scoring inside on a backdoor cut. … So this gives you a good test to see how you’re going to react in adversity when you don’t know what the team is going to throw at you.”įollowing a first half where neither squad built more than a three-point advantage, Princeton used a 21-6 third-quarter run to open 51-37 lead, the largest separation of the night.
“With our guys and the seniors that have been playing for four years, they’ve been playing against the same guys. We all get film and we can scout each other, so we can pick up tendencies, but you don’t know the intensity and how your guys are going to react when they don’t know somebody,” he said. “It shows you a lot, where you don’t know the team that you are playing and they don’t know you. Despite the defeat, Dolphins head coach Ryan Ottensmeyer is grateful for his team's opportunity to measure up against unfamiliar competition. “Every year, we’re looking at what we can do to make this run smoother and be a better experience,” Gamber said.Īs for the action on the floor, Gulf Breeze’s loss snapped a nine-game winning streak. Gamber noted that many past sponsors were unable to take part this year due to the hardships brought on by the coronavirus some former sponsors were put out of business. Longtime supporters such as Whataburger and Shrimp Basket were among the businesses that returned as sponsors.Īs for the future, Gamber hopes to enhance the event's website,, by adding information on the visiting teams and possibly live streaming games. Originally with 16 teams in 2017, the tournament has climbed from 24 teams in 2018 and 32 teams in 2019 to this year’s total.įifteen businesses supported the event by coming on as sponsors. Still, 2021 continued the showcase’s steady expansion. Participates included squads from the basketball hotbeds of Tennessee and Kentucky as well as other squads making the trip from Texas, Pennsylvania and Colorado.įorty-eight teams were initially scheduled to appear, but five schools pulled out. PNJ Basketball Leaderboard: Escambia, Santa Rosa county stat leaders before Christmas break In addition to Gulf Breeze High School, games were played at the two indoor courts located at the Gulf Breeze Recreational Center.įirst winter rankings: Gulf Breeze soccer, Navarre girls basketball top area teams in initial FHSAA rankings This year’s edition of the Beach Tournament featured 43 girls and boys teams from 11 different states. “We’re just trying to run a class event and give them good games and enable them to have a good time.” We had to shake the rust off a little bit. “We’re trying to give these teams a great experience good basketball experience, but a good experience in Pensacola, too. “We were able to put some of the pieces back together,” Gamber said. It was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
That quality basketball was one of the many wishes co-directors Chip Boes and Arnold Gamber had in mind when they brought back the annual holiday event this week. The conclusion of the three-day tournament was a well-played clinic between high-level programs from different ends of the country. Looking to send Dolphins fans home happy, junior guard Max Schneidt drove into the lane, but his right-handed scoop layup bounced high off the backboard and off the mark.įollowing a made free throw, the Vikings, hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, emerged with a 66-64 victory on Wednesday from Gulf Breeze High School. Princeton High School clung to a one-point cushion over the host Gulf Breeze boys basketball team with 7.5 seconds remaining in regulation. The final game of the 2021 Innisfree Hotels Beach Basketball Tournament came down to the wire.
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