Basketball Recap: Fort Walton Beach Sets Scoring Season-High Against Crestview

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Walton Beach). They managed a 76-72 win over the Crestview Bulldogs on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Vikings, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Leading Fort Walton Beach to victory were Dylan Ivison and Xy Childres. Ivison went 9 for 12 on his way to 24 points and three steals, while Childres went 7 of 11 on his way to 24 points. With that strong performance, Ivison is now averaging an impressive 15.9 points per game. Khamani Leonard was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Vikings

Assists

12/05/23 @ Escambia	16
12/27/23 vs Clay County	16
12/28/23 vs Carver Montgomery	16
12/17/24 vs Crestview	15
12/22/23 @ Booker T. Washington	15

Fort Walton Beach was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.

Fort Walton Beach now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Crestview, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.

Fort Walton Beach will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on JAG at 7:30 p.m. on December 27th. Crestview also won't see the court for a while: their next match is against Marianna at 8:30 p.m. on December 27th.