Prep roundup (1/31)

Boys basketball

Arnold 63, South Walton 61

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Led by Darius Smedley’s eight points in the final period, Arnold outscored South Walton 25-9 in the fourth quarter to rally for a victory.

Rob Davison hit the game-clinching free throws in the waning seconds for the Marlins (7-17). Doug Lott led Arnold scorers with 17 points, and Bevon Stewart had 15 and Jordan Nowells 12.

Arnold’s JV lost 60-58 despite 16 points apiece by Ryan Thomas and Kyle Funk. The JV fell to 7-12 overall.

Arnold hosts Graceville on Friday.

Bay High 70, Franklin County 37

PANAMA CITY — Darreyen Sims and Corey Brown scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the victorious Tornadoes. Demetrius Rivers added nine points for Bay (8-14), which travels to Bozeman on Thursday.

Vernon 57, Bozeman 50

VERNON — Herbie Harrell scored 20 points and Christian Flowers eight for Bozeman (14-10), which hosts Bay on Thursday.

Chipley 68, Cottondale 62

CHIPLEY — Cameron Dozier poured in 26 points, and Chipley held on to win its 16th consecutive game. Ryan McIntyre had 18 points, and Emanuel Batson had 11 for the Tigers (18-3).

Jerrod Blount led Cottondale with 22 points, and Dexter Roulhac contributed with 17.

Chipley hosts Tallahassee Rickards on Thursday in a rematch of their Region 1-3A semifinal matchup last year, a game Rickards won 46-35. The Tigers conclude the season against Enterprise (Ala.) on Friday.

Port St. Joe 58, Wewahitchka 44

PORT ST. JOE — Natrone Lee compiled 14 points and a team-best eight rebounds to lift the Tiger Sharks (9-14). Chad Quinn added 15 points, and Alex King had 11 points and seven rebounds for PSJ, which hosts FAMU on Thursday.

Altha 46, Munroe 31

ALTHA — Will Rogers scored seven of his team-high 14 points to help Altha pull away for a 15-point win. Kent Rogers and Jacob Warner scored nine points apiece for Altha, which led 22-18 at halftime. The Wildcats (12-11) host Liberty County on Friday night at 6 p.m.