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A solid start didn’t lead to a strong finish for the Laurel Hill School boys basketball team on Tuesday night. The Hoboes battled a taller and longer Liberty County team and came up even at 14-14 at the end of the first quarter. The last three quarters belonged to the Bulldogs as they beat the home team 70-45.

When Baker School athletic director Matt Brunson stepped down as the Gator football coach last spring he said he might one day return to the sidelines one day. That day came sooner than later for Brunson. Brunson announced on his Twitter account early Wednesday morning that he has accepted the head football coach and athletic director position at Opp High School in Ala.

The unlikely story of Kayleb Wagner took the next step forward on Wednesday when the Baker School running back signed a scholarship to play football at Division I Southern Illinois University. He becomes the first Baker football player to sign with a Division I school since Montae Barto signed with Troy University prior to the 2016 season.

An early start to a scheduled 6:30 p.m. game didn’t affect visiting Crestview on Monday as the Lady Bulldogs traveled to Niceville for a key district basketball game with the Lady Eagles. Crestview outscored the home team 20-3 in the first quarter and never looked back en route to a 62-48 win.

In many ways Mylee Frazier is the typical athlete at Baker School.  She plays multiple sports, making the smooth transition for volleyball to basketball and then on to softball. And, as is the case with many Gator athletes, she plays travel ball to better hone her skills.

Wednesday proved to be a great afternoon for Baker’s girls weightlifting team. The 1A Gators hosted 3A Pace. Baker pulled out the double victory taking the Olympic (snatch) lift by a team score of 50-40 and the Traditional (clean and bench) 47-43.

It was a game of basketball turned a game of even odds as the Crestview Lady Bulldogs hosted Navarre on Thursday night. Crestview won the first and third odd quarters and the Lady Raiders won the second and fourth even quarters.

Brent Zessin, who is in his fifth year as the Baker School boys basketball coach, has been coaching close to three decades. He knows what makes a team special.

And as the minister of education at First Baptist Church of Florala, it’s fair to say he preaches the basics.

Sometimes the best surprise is no surprise. The Baker boys basketball team host Central on Tuesday night and there were no surprises for the Gators. Baker took an early 12-2 after the first quarter and never looked back on the way to a 47-32 win.

With the game on the line against Milton on Monday night, Crestview’s boys basketball team toed the line, the free throw line. The Bulldogs hit 14-of-15 shots from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter. The end result was a 53-43 win over the Panthers.