Florida High School Basketball - Fort Walton Beach sneaks past West Florida
January 18, 2025: Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 The Fort Walton Beach Vikings (Fort Walton Beach, FL) basketball edged the visiting West Florida Jaguars (Pensacola, FL), 60-56 in Saturday's league bout.
The Vikings now possess a 10-10 record. They play next when they travel to Pensacola Catholic for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 21. Fort Walton Beach will play a Crusaders team coming off a 59-58 non-league loss to St. Michael Catholic (Fairhope, AL). The Crusaders record now stands at 12-6.
With the loss, West Florida falls to 8-11 on the campaign. The Jaguars host Pensacola (Pensacola, FL) to play the Tigers in a 4A District 1 bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 4-12. Pensacola lost 49-45 in their recent non-league bout against Escambia (Pensacola, FL)