17 days to kickoff of the 2023 Florida HS football season as the Navarre Raiders will host the Catholic Crusaders on 25 Aug 2023 at the comfy confines of Bennett C. Russell Stadium.
17 games ago – Navarre 24, Leon 14 (2021)
Navarre…14 0 10 0 – 24
Leon…0 7 0 7 – 14
Kyle Chambers went for 312 total yards on the night. Chambers completed 14-21 passes for 226 yards and two TDs and contributed 86 yards on six carries and the Raiders only rushing touchdown. Chris Decorte added 83 yards rushing and Terence Marshall hauled in seven receptions for 149 yards and a touchdown in the road win.
Hunter Crowder and Devin Wright led the defensive charge with 14 tackles each, while Christian Caballero produced 10 tackles and a sack. Wright went 3-3 on extra points and Taylor Gardner kicked a 28-yard field goal.
17th win in program history – Arlington Country Day 22, Navarre 13 (2002)
Arlington…7 7 0 8 – 22
Navarre…0 0 0 13 – 13
The Apaches won the game on the scoreboard, but unfortunately, they played an ineligible player and the Raiders were awarded the victory (box score is attached).
Navarre Raiders that wore #17:
QB Robby Miller – Class of 2013
WR John Graczyk – Class of 2014 – serving in U.S. Air Force
DB Zack Hamm – Class of 2016
WR Anthony Vega – Class of 2017
WR Anthony Brockum – Class of 2019
WR Chris Bridges – Class of 2021
WR Esai Gonzales – Class of 2022
K Taylor Gardner – Class of 2023
WR/DB Marquez White – Class of 2026
Statistics that involve #17:
17 – touchdown passes in a season – Austin Grimm (2007)
17 – takeaways in a career (11 interceptions/6 fumble recoveries) – Nick Benton (2010-12) – Navarre Record
17 – touchdown passes in a season – Dusty Jones (2011)
17 – solo tackles in a season – Sebastian Melendez (2021)
17 – solo tackles in a season – Mack Smith (2021)
17 – solo tackles in a season – Kiohne Moso (2021)
17 – assisted tackles in a season – Trey Bragg (2022)
17 – solo tackles in a season – Zavier Hamilton (2022)
Navarre is 11-6 in their last 17 games and leads the overall series against Leon, 3-0.