It’s hoop time on the Forgotten Coast
The weather is getting colder, and that means it’s time to file into the warm confines of the high school gyms, because…..it’s time for basketball.
December will be a busy time for boys basketball, as November was mostly spent with assembling teams and getting pre-season action underway.
Wewahitchka was the first out of the gate, opening Nov. 19 at Wakulla Christian School with a 60-50 win.
Junior Kaden Books led the team with 23 points and freshman Rhemy Patrick tallying 20. Junior Jayvyn Walker added six, as coach Cameron Lister’s squad shot 52 percent from the field, and was 5 of 9 from the charity stripe.
On Nov. 21 at Altha, the Gators lost 76-68 as Walker scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Patrick and Brooks each scored 14, and senior Antone McNealy 10.
On Nov. 22 at Arnold, the Gators lost 75-40. Brooks led the team with 20 points, with Walker scoring six and Patrick five.
On Tuesday, the Gators hosted Blountstown
After warming up with pre-season games against Bay High School and Rutherford, the Franklin County Seahawks got down to business at their home opener with a 65-29 win over Wakulla.
The team shot 44 percent from the field, and was 4 of 6 from the free throw line.
Sophomore Sadiq Jones led the team with 13 points, seven steals, five rebounds and three assists. Freshmen Braelin Morris and Karcen Poloronis each had 11 points, while freshman Dre North had eight, and senior Ajaylen McNair and junior Ja’michael Miller each six. Miller led the team with seven rebounds.
Coach Ray Bailey’s team headed to Tallahassee Tuesday to face the Community Leadership Academy Lions.
At Port St. Joe, Coach Sandy Quinn’s Tiger Sharks were set to open their season Tuesday, Dec. 3 at home against Rutherford.
When they play
Here are the schedules for the boys varsity basketball season
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Friday Dec. 6 @ Sneads
Monday Dec. 9 @ Maclay
Tuesday Dec. 10 vs. Wewahitchka
Thursday Dec. 12 @ Graceville
Tuesday Dec. 17 @ Wewa
Thursday Dec 19 vs. Liberty
Friday Dec. 20 vs. Sneads
Saturday Dec. 21 vs. Bell
Friday Dec. 27 @ Chipola Classic vs. Cottondale
Saturday Dec. 28 @ Chipola Classic vs. Graceville
Friday Jan. 3 @ North Bay Haven
Friday Jan 10 vs. Port St. Joe
Saturday Jan. 11 vs. Maclay
Monday Jan 13 @ Chipley
Thursday Jan. 16 @ Wakulla
Friday Jan. 17 vs. North Bay Haven
Saturday Jan. 18 vs. Community Leadership
Friday Jan 24 @ Port St. Joe
Friday Jan 31 @ Mosley
Saturday Feb. 1 vs. Chipley
PORT ST. JOE
Thursday, Dec. 5 @ North Bay Haven
Friday, Dec. 6 vs. Wewahitchka
Tuesday, Dec. 10 @ Mosley
Friday, Dec. 13 at Gulf County Classic
Monday, Dec. 16 @ Covenant Christian
Thursday, Dec. 19 @ North Bay Haven Christmas Tournament
Friday, Dec. 20 @ North Bay Haven Christmas Tournament
Saturday, Dec. 21 @ North Bay Haven Christmas Tournament
Friday, Dec. 27 @ Chipola Shootout vs. Sneads
Saturday, Dec. 28 @ Chipola Shootout vs. Cottondale
Friday, Jan. 3 vs. Bethlehem
Tuesday, Jan. 7 vs. North Bay Haven
Friday, Jan. 10 @ Franklin County
Tuesday, Jan. 14 vs. Mosley
Thursday, Jan. 16 @ Blountstown
Friday, Jan. 17 @ Rutherford
Tuesday, Jan. 21 @ Wewahitchka
Thursday, Jan. 23 vs. Bozeman
Friday, Jan. 24 vs. Franklin County
Monday, Jan. 27 vs. Covenant Christian
Tuesday, Jan. 28 @ Bay
Thursday, Jan. 30 vs. Blountstown
Friday, Jan. 31 @ Bozeman
WEWAHITCHKA
Thursday, Dec. 5 vs Wakulla Christian
Friday, Dec. 6 @ Port St. Joe
Tuesday, Dec. 10 @ Franklin County
Thursday, Dec. 12 vs. Covenant Christian
Friday, Dec. 13 at Gulf County Classic
Monday, Dec. 16 @ Covenant Christian
Tuesday, Dec. 17 vs. Franklin County
Thursday, Dec. 19 @ Vernon
Friday, Dec. 20 vs. Arnold
Tuesday, Jan. 7 @ Covenant Christian
Friday, Jan. 10 vs. Liberty County
Monday, Jan. 13 vs. Poplar Springs
Thursday, Jan. 16 @ Altha
Friday, Jan. 17 @ Blountstown
Tuesday, Jan. 21 vs. Port St. Joe
Thursday, Jan. 23 vs. Vernon
Friday, Jan. 24 @ Liberty County
Monday, Jan. 27 @ Cottondale
Tuesday, Jan. 28 @ Poplar Springs
Who they are
Here are the rosters for the boys varsity basketball season
FRANKLIN COUNTY
0 freshman Dre North
1 sophomore Sadiq Jones
2 sophomore Jmiah Allen
3 freshman Braelin Morris
4 freshman Karcen Poloronis
5 junior Neo Robinson
10 senior Ajaylen McNair
11 freshman Kayden Drake
12 sophomore Drew Richards
23 junior Ja’Michael Miller
PORT ST. JOE
1 sophomore Zay Jenkins
10 senior J.D. Becton
11 sophomore Jayden Reese
12 senior Kanaan Jefferson
15 junior Elijah Harris
22 junior Charlie Burris
23 senior Donnell Hills
32 sophomore Darion Cherry
Sophomore Larry Mase
WEWAHITCHKA
1 freshman Rhemy Patrick
2 senior Tyran Williams
4 senior Antone McNealy
5 senior Cyliss Post
12 sophomore Tucker Adkinson
12 freshman Walker Bailey
15 junior Kaden Brooks
22 sophomore Kayden Andrews
23 junior Bryce Ethridge
34 junior Jayvyn Walker
44 senior Wyatt Husband
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.