Marianna Summer Basketball Dolphins outlast Bulldogs in overtime BY DUSTIN KENT dkent@jcfloridan.com TheMosleyDolphins outlasted the Marianna Bulldogs in sum- mer league action Thursday eve- ning at Marianna High School, winning 55-54 in overtime. Brannon Daniels hit a 3-point- er to tie the game for Mosley at the buzzer at the end of regula- tion, and Josh Turner's 3-point play with 4.3 seconds left in overtime gave the Dolphins the lead for good. Nat Dixon scored 12 points to lead the Dolphins, while Daniels had 10 points, and Turner and RJ Jones each scored nine. The Bulldogs were led 'by Shaquarious Baker's 15 points, with Keyman Borders adding 14. Marianna fell behind by 12 points late in the first half, but the Bulldogs finished the half on a 14-5 run to pull to within 27-24. The Bulldogs scored the last seven points of the half, with Baker converting two buckets and HermanWilliams finishing a 3-point play when he was fouled on a one-handed dunk with 44.5 seconds on the clock. A 3-point play by Warren McCord and a 3-pointer by Borders put Marianna back in front 35-34 early in the second half, but back to back threes by Jones put Mosley back in front 40-35 with 10:35 remaining. Five straight points by Baker put the Bulldogs ahead 44-42 with 5:45 to play, and an of- fensive putback by Borders put Marianna ahead 50-47 with 51 seconds to play.' After a basket by Turner, Baker hit a free throw to extend the Marianna lead back to three with 9.4 seconds to play. But the Dolphins pushed the ball back up the court and Daniels knocked in a 3-pointer from the right corner as the clock expired. After Turner's basket put Mos- ley up in overtime, Marianna called timeout and got the ball to Baker, who dribbled up the court and missed a running jumper as time ran out. Despite the loss, Bulldogs coach Travis Blanton said he was happy with the performance of his team. "I think we played hard. I was real proud of the effort," he said. "You're never happy losing, but See BULLDOGS, Page 2B MA SMKINN'tR/LURIAN Herman Williams shoots for two during Marianna's game against Mosley on Thursday afternoon. Hitting the road CONTRIBUTED PHOTO T he Marianna AAA All-Stars team poses for a photo at MERE on Thursday afternoon. They will betraveling to Bonifay to compete in the Dixie Youth AAA Division District Tournament. The team will play the winner of the Graceville Poplar Springs game at 6 p.m. Saturday. The Graceville Poplar Springs game will be at 6 p.m. Friday night. The Marianna AAA All-Stars are (from left, front row) Brady Donaldson, Blake Barber, Sterlin Crumpler, Gage Bannerman, Hank Sims and Deacon Temples; and (second row) Caleb Torbett, Ben Wiggins, Jonah Mercer, SamWiggins, Wilton Pittman, Tanner Spooner and Dekarian Sims. Coaches are Bryan Wiggins, Scott Bannerman and Jaren Bannerman. IMalone Summer Basketball Tigers take two to open the summer BY DUSTIN KENT dkent@jcfloridan.com The Malone Tigers opened up their summer season Thursday afternoon at Marianna High School by taking a pair of vic- tories, first topping the Altha Wildcats 52-38, before finishing the day with a 70-47 win over the Mosley Dolphins. Quay Royster scored 12 points to lead the Tigers in the win over Altha, while Chai Baker added 11 .points, Ty Baker 10 and Antwain Johnson nine. Malone coach Steven Welch played his starters sparingly in the first half, falling behind 17-13 before finishing on an 11-2 run to go up 24-19 at the break. But the Tigers started the sec- ond half on a roll, with Chai Baker knocking down a 3-pointer and then following it up with a steal and bucket, and then Ty Baker putting back a miss to push the lead to 12 less than two minutes into the half. See MALONE, Page 2B MARKSKINNER/FLORIDAN Malone's Quay Royster tries to get off a shot during a summer basketball game against Altha on Thursday afternoon at Marianna High School. na. :L. a- n ~~.lt ~ ,z,:. - National Football League Mega-lawsuit says NFL hid brain injury links The Associated Press' amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. "Let's face it and be honest, PHILADELPHIA A concus- Ifeel like the NFL has over the sion- related lawsuit bringing to- past decades at least until '08 gether scores of cases has been or '09 kind of turned a blind filed in federal court, accusing eye to the seriousness of not the NFL of hiding information only concussions ... but the cu- that linked football-related mulative effect of (hits) and how head trauma to 'permanent these retired players are having brain injuries. so much difficulty in getting Lawyers for former players say along in their daily lives." more than 80 pending lawsuits The suit accuses the NFL of are consolidated in the "master mythologizingg" and glorifying complaint" filed Thursday in violence through the media, in- Philadelphia. cluding its NFL Films division. Plaintiffs' hope to. hold the "The NFL, like the sport of NFL responsible for the care of boxing, was aware of the health . players suffering from demen- risks associated with repetitive, tia, Alzheimer's disease and blows producing sub-concus- other neurological conditions. sive and concussive results and Other former players remain the fact that some members of asymptomatic, but worry about the NFL player population were the future and want medical at significant risk of developing monitoring. The helmet-maker long-term brain damage and Riddell, Inc. also is named as a cognitive decline as a result," defendant. the complaint charges. "I want this game to be "Despite its knowledge and around, to be a great sport, a controlling role in governing sport that my own boys will be player conduct on and off the able to play and enjoy all the, field, the NFL turned a blind benefits I believe that football eye to the risk and failed to has," said former Eagles and warn and/or impose safety Patriots running back Kevin Turner, now suffering from See LAWSUIT, Page 2BL | r -------_-~1_11 ~---~~-- -~ _ --~~~~-~--~- - -.- ~~~- ---~---