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PREP ROUNDUP: Choctaw-Fort Walton Beach thriller highlights busy week across Okaloosa sports

Area high school teams filled the week with basketball and soccer matchups. Here's a look at how local squads fared from Jan. 5-9.
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Area high school teams filled the week with basketball and soccer matchups. Here’s a look at how local teams fared from Jan. 5-9.

Monday, Jan. 5

Boys basketball

  • Niceville 87, Freeport 55

Girls basketball

  • Navarre 61, Niceville 51
  • Destin 43, Gulf Breeze 35

Boys soccer

  • Choctaw 4, Fort Walton Beach 2
  • Navarre 5, Crestview 0

Girls soccer

  • Niceville 7, Fort Walton Beach 0

Tuesday, Jan. 6

Boys basketball

  • South Walton 43, Choctaw 34
  • Fort Walton Beach 68, Navarre 38
  • Niceville 73, Rocky Bayou 64
  • Milton 61, Crestview 54
  • Baker 64, Central 48
  • Laurel Hill 67, Northview 46

Girls basketball

  • Crestview 78, Choctaw 72
  • Niceville 55, South Walton 40
  • Pensacola Catholic 56, Destin 54
  • Rocky Bayou 40, Baker 28
  • Laurel Hill 72, Northview 5

Boys soccer

  • Niceville 3, Tate 2

Girls soccer

  • Choctaw 8, Crestview 0
  • Fort Walton Beach 5, Rocky Bayou 1
  • Niceville 6, Mosley 0

Wednesday, Jan. 7

Girls basketball

  • Navarre 50, Crestview 30

Boys soccer

  • Niceville 4, Bay 0
  • Crestview 1, Pine Forest 0

Girls soccer

  • South Walton 4, Choctaw 1
  • Fort Walton Beach 1, Arnold 1

Thursday, Jan. 8

Boys basketball

  • Niceville 47, Choctaw 42
  • Crestview 58, Baker 49
  • Destin 64, Marianna 55
  • Rocky Bayou 77, L.E.A.D Academy 64

Girls basketball

  • Laurel Hill 48, Baker 47
  • L.E.A.D Academy 61, Rocky Bayou 23

Boys soccer

  • Booker T. Washington 3, Choctaw 2
  • Destin 3, Pensacola Catholic 2
  • North Bay Haven 3, Rocky Bayou 1

Girls soccer

  • Fort Walton Beach 8, Pine Forest 0
  • Pensacola Catholic 6, Destin 0
  • Rocky Bayou 1, North Bay Haven 1

Friday, Jan. 9

Boys basketball

  • Choctaw 66, Fort Walton Beach 65
  • Destin 45, Pace 31
  • Laurel Hill 53, Pensacola Christian 38

Girls basketball

  • Niceville 65, Choctaw 32
  • Fort Walton Beach 41, Crestview 34
  • Pace 46, Destin 28
  • Baker vs. Walton (score unavailable)
  • Holmes County 63, Laurel Hill 45

Boys soccer

  • Fort Walton Beach 3, Columbia 0
  • Niceville 2, Navarre 0
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