Seahawks, Lady Seahawks Fall at Port St. Joe

Despite 28 points from Carlos Morris and 22 from Austin O’Neal the Franklin County Seahawks lost in overtime at Port St. Joe last Saturday night.

The Seahawks fell behind early as they opened the game cold from the floor, falling behind 16-6 after one period.

However, behind Morris and O’Neal the Seahawks chipped away at the margin in the second quarter and closed to within 27-26 at the half.

The Tiger Sharks pushed the lead to three points after three quarters but Morris and O’Neal led a late charge that knotted the score at 58-all at the end of regulation.

The Tiger Sharks hot shooting proved the difference in the extra period as Port St. Joe squeezed out the victory before a boisterous home crowd.

Arron Prince had eight points, Dalin Modican seven and Adam Joseph four behind the scoring of Morris and O’Neal.

Lady Sharks 44, Lady Seahawks 27

In the girls’ game that preceded the overtime thriller, the Lady Seahawks simply could not overcome a slow start and lost to host Port St. Joe.

The Lady Sharks were up 17-9 after one period as they raced out of the gate and began to wear down Franklin County, which did not match their point total from the first period in any of the remaining three quarters.