The Florida State University High School Seminoles were the 60-26 winner over the Niceville Eagles when they last played one another back in November of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. Florida State University High School fell just short of Niceville by a score of 49-47. While losing is never fun, Florida State University High School can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while Niceville is ranked 45th).
Florida State University High School's lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Emilie Robertson, who scored 17 points. Robertson scored a full 36.2% of Florida State University High School's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Taylor Hackett was another key contributor, scoring 6 points along with 9 assists and 5 rebounds.
Niceville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Anna Kimball led the charge by scoring 15 points along with 9 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Kimball has scored at least 25% of Niceville's points. Another player making a difference was Carson Fayard, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Florida State University High School's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Niceville, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Florida State University High School is on the road again on Monday and play against Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on December 4th. Hopefully Lincoln focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday. As for Niceville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ponce De Leon at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Ponce De Leon's defense has only allowed 26.5 points per game this season, so Niceville's offense will have their work cut out for Niceville.
