NEWS
SAM GRUBENHOFF
nwfdailynews | 1/26/2020
nwfdailynews | 1/26/2020
Photo Credit: Tina Harbuck
SOWAL’S CRAIG WINS 800TH GAME
Mr. 800 has a nice ring to it.
With a 75-35 victory on the road against Arnold on Friday night, South Walton girls basketball coach Kevin Craig picked up win No. 800 in his legendary career.
In 37 years spent as a girls head coach, Craig has made the playoffs 24 times, a feat made more impressive considering district runners-up didn’t make the regional playoffs until 1994. In those 24 appearances, his teams made the Final Four nine times, winning two state championships at Fort Walton Beach in 1994 and 1999 with a third crown at South Walton in 2013.
This past September, he was inducted into the Florida High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame, adding to his memberships in both the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame and the All Sports Association Hall of Fame.
Mr. 800 and the Seahawks (10-8 overall) will return to the hardwood at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday against Bozeman in Santa Rosa Beach.
Choctaw 50, Booker T. Washington 44
Junior Alexis Becker led the way with 20 points Friday in a narrow road victory against the Wildcats in Pensacola, while sophomore Kyla Abraham chipped in a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double.
The Indians (15-5) are now ranked fifth in Class 5A, according to MaxPreps, and will next play Rickards at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Tallahassee.
Sam Grubenhoff
nwfdailynews | 1/26/2020
nwfdailynews | 1/26/2020
