Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 21 days

Robert Roux - Class of 2008
Larry Leonard - Class of 2011
Mason Mikul - Class of 2013
Tyrell Courtney - Class of 2015
Salamon Buss - Class of 2017
Kevon Washington - Class of 2018
Kobe Johnson - Class of 2021
21 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.
 
21 games ago – Navarre 41, Crestview 35 OT (2018)
 
Box Score
Crestview…21 7 0 7 0 – 35
Navarre……0 0 7 28 6 – 41
 
The Raiders (3-0) came out flat in the first half and the Bulldogs took advantage of it and went to the half up 28-0. Jay Stanton got the scoring started with a 68-yard TD run and the Voisin brothers had back to back 69-yard TD receptions to end the first quarter scoring. Marquis McCoy would add a 29-yard TD reception in the second quarter.
 
Navarre finally got on the board on a 3-yard run by Dante Wright at the 8:24 mark of the third quarter, but the Raiders still trailed 28-7 going to the fourth. At 9:59, Wright scored his second from 10 yards out and two minutes later, Josh Carter would score from 8 yards out to cut the lead to 28-20. Navarre got the ball back and Carter tallied his second rushing TD of the game and with a successful two-point conversion, the game was tied at 28. The Raiders were not finished as Wright gave them the lead on a 11-yard run with 2:07 on the clock.
 
That was enough time for Crestview to drive down the field and tie the game up with 33 seconds left on 3-yard run by Stanton sending the game to overtime. Bulldogs went on offense to start the overtime period, but the possession was short lived as Carter stepped in front of a Jack Corbin pass and now all the Raiders needed was any type of score to pull off the comeback win. Wright would score his fourth rushing TD of the night from nine yards out to send the Navarre faithful home in jubilation.
 
Marlon Courtney III finished the night 15-29 for 186 yards and Quinn Caballero hauled in two receptions for 96 yards. Wright had six receptions for 78 yards.
 
Jack Corbin led the Bulldogs offense as he went 14-27 for 256 yards and three TDs. Jaden Voisin with five receptions for 108 yards and a score and Jay Stanton added 128 yards rushing on 23 carries and two TDs.
 
Xayvion Thomas led the Raider defense with eight tackles (5 solo/3 assists/2 TFL) and Mitchell Hunt had three of Navarre’s nine tackles for loss on the night.
 
Raiders who wore #21:
LB Robert Roux – Class of 2008
DB Larry Leonard – Class of 2011
DB Mason Mikul – Class of 2013
WR Tyrell Courtney – Class of 2015
DB Salamon Buss – Class of 2017
DB Kevon Washington – Class of 2018
DB Kobe Johnson – Class of 2020
 
21 – completions in a game – Dusty Jones (2011)
21 – assisted tackles in a career – Elijah Appel (2011-12)
21 – sacks in a career – Josh Carter (2015-18) – Navarre record
21 – tackles for loss in a career – Grady Kelly (2018-present)
21 – points scored in a game – 20 times from 1998 to 2019
 
Navarre is 15-6 in their last 21 games and leads the series against Crestview, 10-7.

Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 22 days

Russell Mertens - Class of 2007
Adam Hamilton - Class of 2009
Giovanni Randolph - Class of 2011
Giovanni Randolph - Grambling State
Elijah Appel - Class of 2013
Cade Taylor - Class of 2018
22 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.
 
22 games ago – Navarre 53, Washington 12 (2018)
 
Box Score
Wash…….0 0 0 12 – 12
Navarre…26 14 6 7 – 53
 
The Raiders (2-0) returned home for the first time in 2018 as they hosted the Wildcats. The fireworks started early as Navarre built up a 40-0 lead at the half. The Raiders would go on to put up their first of three 50+ points in a game on the season in the win.
 
Marlon Courtney III went 6-8 for 112 yards and a TD with a QBR of 153.6 as he found six different receivers on the night. Quinn Caballero had the lone touchdown reception. Chris Williams led the ground attack with 11 carries for 78 yards and two touchdowns. Josh Carter found the end zone twice as well and Jaydin Antonio produced the other rushing touchdown.
 
The Raider defense held the Wildcats to 181 yards of total offense (25 passing/156 rushing). Isaiah Heyward led the way with six tackles and Matthew Downey, Marvin Bryant and Xayvion Thomas added five tackles each.
 
Raiders who wore #22:
DB/WR Lucas Thomas – Class of 2003
RB Tashan Verdell – Class of 2006
DB Russell Mertens – Class of 2007
DB/K Adam Hamilton – Class of 2009
DB Giovanni Randolph – Class of 2011 – played at Grambling State
DB Elijah Appel – Class of 2013
LB Cade Taylor – Class of 2018
 
Current Raider wearing #22:
RB Tevin Peltier – Class of 2021
 
22 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 10 – 2006)
22 – points scored in a game – Pensacola (Week 2 – 2011)
22 – rushing touchdowns in a season – Dwayne Carter (2011)
22 – points scored in a game – Catholic (Week 1 – 2013)
22 – points scored in a game – Tate (Playoffs – 2015)
22 – touchdown passes in a career – Caine Adamson (2014-16)
22 – tackles for loss in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2018) – 2nd overall
 
Navarre is 16-6 in their last 22 games and leads the series against Washington, 6-0.

Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 23 days

Alex Wattley - Class of 2014
Alex Wattley - Trinity Bible College (ND)
Zach Marquis - Class of 2021
23 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.
 
23 games ago – Navarre 35, Catholic 7 (2018)
 
Box Score
Navarre…..0 14 14 7 – 35
Catholic…..0 7 0 0 – 7
 
The Raiders (1-0) start the season with a win on the road against the Crusaders. With the loss of QB Sage Chambers to graduation, Navarre had to fill a big void at QB1. In steps Marlon Courtney III to take over after their family moved back into the Navarre area. Didn’t take him long to feel right at home.
 
Courtney completed 12-16 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns and backup QB Garon Finley tossed a touchdown as well. Both Dante Wright (four receptions) and Tyler England (six receptions) totaled 87 yards receiving, with Wright finding the end zone twice. On the ground, Chris Williams rushed 113 yards on 19 carries, while Courtney and Jaydin Antonio rushed for a touchdown each.
 
On defense, the Raiders were led by Nathan Crews seven solo tackles and Josh Carter contributed with six (4 solo/2 assists). Navarre nine tackles for loss and two sacks in the game as they pressured Catholic’s Colin Whibbs all night long. Kevin Taich went 5-5 on extra points.
 
Raiders who wore #23:
WR Alex Wattley – Class of 2014 – played at Trinity Bible College (ND)
 
Raider currently wearing #23:
DB Zach Marquis – Class of 2021
 
23 – points scored in a game – Catholic (Week 3 – 2008)
23 – points scored in a game – Pace (Week 3 – 2011)
23 – assisted tackles in a season – Lee Jones (2016)
23 – assisted tackles in a season – Isaiah Heyward (2018)
23 – solo tackles in a season – Quinn Caballero (2018)
 
Navarre is 17-6 in their last 23 games and leads the series against Catholic, 13-8.

Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 24 days

Greg Moses - Class of 2009
Alex Horton - Class of 2012
Kevin Cohen - Class of 2014
Colin Marsh - Class of 2015
Bailey Huston - Class of 2021
24 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.
 
24 games ago – St Augustine 52, Navarre 21 (2017) – Playoffs
 
Box Score
Navarre…..7 7 7 0 -21
St Aug……21 7 24 0 – 52
 
The Raiders (9-2) had to take that long road trip to face off with the Yellowjackets again. Navarre did not fair as well this time as the St. Augustine big play offense struck over and over again. RB Dexter Brown had touchdown runs of 80, 80, 93 and 55, totaling 365 yards on 19 carries and current University of West Florida QB Austin Reed went 14-27 for 253 yards and three more touchdowns.
 
Raiders tried to fight back over and over again behind QB Sage Chambers, 17-25 for 272 yards and three touchdowns. Dante Wright hauled in four receptions for 157 yards and two touchdowns (61,83) and Quinn Caballero added 8 receptions for 91 yards and a score. But it was just not enough on this night ending Navarre’s season.
 
Cade Taylor and James Segrest led the defense with seven tackles each and Michael Moffo and Bryson Brewer contributed six each. Kevin Taich went 3-3 on extra points.
 
Raiders who wore #24:
RB/DB Sean Acosta – Class of 2003
DB J.R. Milioti – Class of 2006
WR Josh Brooks – Class of 2008
DB Greg Moses – Class of 2009
WR Alex Horton – Class of 2012
DB Kevin Cohen – Class of 2014
DB Colin Marsh – Class of 2015
 
Current Raiders wearing #24:
LB/RB Bailey Huston – Class of 2021
 
Navarre Raider Class of 2018:
1 – Saturn Wagner – WR/K
2 – Bryson Brewer – WR/DB
9 – Devin Stotts – WR
11 – Ben Hamilton – WR
12 – Sam Register – WR
13 – Brandon Marquis – WR
15 – Sage Chambers – QB
20 – Nolan Garrett – LB/TE
21 – Kevon Washington – DB
22 – Cade Taylor – LB
27 – Avery Biesel – DB
29 – Omari Green – RB
32 – Michael Moffo – LB
35 – Garren Harper – TE
36 – Isaiah Mitchell – LB
38 – Jared Elliott – DB
39 – Elijah Sylvester – DB
43 – Michael Smith – WR
44 – Caleb Dale – LB
57 – Daniel Bost – OL
58 – Mark Letavish – LB
65 – Brandon Herbert – OL
73 – Taylor Bryant – OL
78 – Darrell Hixon – OL
81 – Garrett Schluter – LS/TE
83 – Matt White – WR
89 – Connor Codero – WR
90 – Kyle Hickman – P/K
 
24 – points scored in a game – Catholic (Week 5 – 2011)
24 – points scored in a game – Pensacola (Week 2 – 2012)
24 – points scored in a game – Milton (Playoffs – 2013)
24 – rushing touchdowns in a career – Jay Warren (2010-12)
24 – solo tackles in a season – Brock Barberi (2013)
24 – solo tackles in a season – Thomas Leggett (2015)
24 – assisted tackles in a season – Jay Klosinski (2015)
24 – assisted tackles in a season – Cameron Thomas (2017)
24 – assisted tackles in a season – James Segrest (2017)
 
Navarre is 17-7 in their last 24 games and the series with St. Augustine is tied, 1-1.

Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 25 days

Kwamane Howard - Class of 2009
Jay Warren - Class of 2011
Jay Warren - Floirda Atlantic
Dylan Main - Class of 2015
Dylan Main - Birmingham Southern (AL)
Xavier Fernandez - Class of 2017
Gabe Davis - Class of 2020

25 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.

25 games ago – Navarre 49, Niceville 47 (2017) – Playoffs

Box Score
Niceville….14 3 21 9 – 47
Navarre…..14 7 21 7 – 49

The Raiders (9-1) faced off with the Eagles for the second consecutive week, which turned out to be an old fashioned shootout. Both quarterbacks had huge nights in the contest; Sage Chambers for Navarre and Jack White for Niceville. But it was the Raiders defense that stepped up big in the waning moments to stop the Eagles two-point conversion that would have tied up the game and sent it to overtime.

Chambers finished the night with the second most passing yards in a game in Navarre history as he went 19-24, for 380 yards and four touchdowns. Dante Wright hauled in four receptions for 144 yards and three touchdowns and Quinn Caballero had seven receptions for 107 yards. Garren Harper contributed a 55-yard touchdown reception.

Additionally, the Raiders received help from the ground game as Omari Green had 18 carries for 96 yards and 52 yards on seven carries for Chris Williams. Josh Carter, Wright and Chambers all had a rushing touchdown.

Jack White did his best Tim Tebow impression, but it came up just a little bit short. He went 12-21 passing for 225 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 190 yards on 15 carries and two scores. Eagles rushed for 350 yards in the game. Ryan Romair added six receptions for 146 yards and a touchdown.

Cade Taylor led the defense with 9 tackles (6 solo/3 assists) and Carter aided with 7 tackles (6 solo/assist). Mitchell Hunt ended the night with four quarterback hurries. Kevin Taich went 7-7 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #25:
DB Terry Lee – Class of 2006
RB Kwamane Howard – Class of 2009
LB Gerry Dilworth – Class of 2011
RB/LB Jay Warren – Class of 2013 – played at Florida Atlantic
DB Dylan Main – Class of 2015 – played at Birmingham Southern
LB Xavier Fernandez – Class of 2017 – serving in U.S. Air Force
DB Gabe Davis – Class of 2020

25 – points scored in a game – West Florida Tech (Week 1 – 2005)
25 – total touchdowns in a career – Jay Warren (2010-12) – 5th all-time
25 – assisted tackles in a season – Will Robinson-Pettus (2013)
25 – solo tackles in a season – Anthony Miller (2015)
25 – tackles for loss in a career – Xavier Fernandez (2014-16)
25 – rushing touchdowns in a career – Dante Wright (2016-18) – 3rd all time
25 – assisted tackles in a season – Nolan Garrett (2017)

Navarre is 18-7 in their last 25 games and leads the series against Niceville, 8-3.

Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 26 days

Marcus Jones - Class of 2016
Cameron Thomas - Class of 2019
Mekhi Domino - Class of 2021
26 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.
 
26 games ago – Navarre 42, Niceville 20 (2017)
 
Box Score
Niceville….0 7 13 0 – 20
Navarre…..0 14 14 14 – 42
 
The Raiders (8-1, 3-0) finished with a win at home to the end the regular season. Sage Chambers went 7-11 for 75 yards and two touchdowns and Dante Wright contributed 85 yards on 7 carries and a score. Josh Carter added a rushing and receiving touchdown.
 
The defense found the end zone twice as well as Kevon Washington returned an interception 26 yards for a score and moments later, Wright added an interception return from 60 yards out. Cade Taylor had 12 tackles (9 solo/3 assists) and Carter added 9 tackles (6 solo/3 assists). Kevin Taich went 6-6 on extra points.
 
Raiders who wore #26:
LB/RB Marcus Jones – Class of 2016
DB Cameron Thomas – Class of 2019
 
Current Raider wearing #26:
DB Mekhi Domino – Class of 2021
 
26 – points scored in a game – Milton (Week 5 – 2004)
26 – points scored in a game – Choctaw (Week 6 – 2007)
26 – completions in a game – Dusty Jones (2011)
26 – assisted tackles in a season – Will Robinson-Pettus (2012)
26 – points scored in a game – Catholic (Week 5 – 2012)
26 – points scored in a game – Gainesville (Playoffs – 2012)
26 – assisted tackles in a season – Anthony Miller (2015)
26 – solo tackles in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2015)
26 – assisted tackles in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2015)
26 – solo tackles in a season – Michael Sandle (2015)
26 – assisted tackles in a season – Nolan Garrett (2016)
26 – assisted tackles in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2017)
26 – solo tackles in a season – Cameron Thomas (2018)
26 – points scored in a game – Pine Forest (Week 5 – 2018)
 
Navarre is 19-7 in their last 26 games and lead the series against Niceville, 8-3.

Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 27 days

Lavonte Geisser - Class of 2015
Tyson Brown - Class of 2017
Avery Biesel - Class of 2018
Matthew Poynter - Class of 2020
27 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.
 
27 games ago – Navarre 29, Gulf Breeze 23 (2017)
 
Box Score
Navarre……..0 21 0 8 – 29
Gulf Breeze… 7 7 9 0 – 23
 
On a blustery late-October night, the Raiders (7-1, 3-0) sealed up the District title. While going against the wind, Navarre could not put any points on the scoreboard. When they had the wind on their side, Sage Chambers put the Raiders on the board with a 6-yard run in the second and produced two more scoring drives in the second quarter and one in the fourth. Dante Wright sealed the victory with a highlight real interception on Gulf Breeze’s last drive.
 
Chambers completed 5-9 passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Sam Register had a 61-yard touchdown grab and Wright hauled in a 17 yard touchdown (both coming in the second quarter). Josh Carter only had eight carries on the night, but made the most of them with 108 yards rushing. Wright would finish out the scoring for Navarre with a 6-yard run 46 seconds into the fourth quarter.
 
Cade Taylor and Josh Carter had big nights on the defensive side of the ball with 16 tackles (10 solo/6 assists) each. Nolan Garrett added 10 tackles (7 solo/3 assists). Carter, Taylor and Alex Gilchrist each had a sack. Kevin Taich went 3-3 on extra points.
 
Raiders who wore #27:
DB Lavonte Geisser – Class of 2015
DB Tyson Brown – Class of 2017
DB Avery Biesel – Class of 2018
LB Matthew Poynter – Class of 2020
 
27 – points scored in a game – Freeport (Week 3 – 1998)
27 – points scored in a game – Arlington Country day (Week 1 – 2003)
27 – points scored in a game – Crestview (Week 9 – 2005)
27 – solo tackles in a season – Ryan Diamco (2015)
27 – points scored in a game – Washington (Week 2 – 2017)
27 – points scored in a game – Escambia (Week 6 – 2017)
27 – solo tackles in a season – Bryson Brewer (2017)
27 – points scored in a game – Escambia (Week 7 – 2018)
27 – points scored in a game – Crestview (Playoffs – 2018)
27 – solo tackles in a season – Grady Kelly (2019)
 
Navarre is 20-7 in their last 27 games and leads the series against Gulf Breeze, 13-8.

Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 28 days

Will Sutter - Class of 2014
Jay Klosinski - Class of 2016
Matthew Downey - Class of 2019
Jackson Rainwater - Class of 2021
28 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.
 
28 games ago – Navarre 28, Milton 7 (2017)
 
Box Score
Navarre…0 14 14 0 – 28
Milton……0 7 0 0 – 7
 
The Raiders (6-1, 2-0) took a big step for another trip to the State Playoffs as they defeated the Panthers to remain undefeated in District play.
 
Sage Chambers had another solid performance as he went 13-19 for 217 yards and two touchdowns. Once again, his favorite target was Dante Wright, who hauled in five receptions for 133 yards and two touchdowns (52 & 40 yards); he also added 40 yards rushing on two carries and another score (37 yards).
 
Navarre was led on defense by Josh Carter once again as he contributed 10 tackles (7 solo/3 assists) and Cade Taylor added 9 (6 solo/3 assists). Jordan Jefferson had two of the Raiders seven sacks on the night and finished with three TFL. Kevin Taich was 4-4 on extra points.
 
Raiders who wore #28:
RB/DB Will Sutter – Class of 2014
LB Jay Klosinski – Class of 2016
DB Matthew Downey – Class of 2019
 
Current Raider wearing #28:
LS Jackson Rainwater – Class of 2021
 
28 – points scored in a game – Crestview (Week 8 – 2001)
28 – touchdown passes in a career – Austin Grimm (2006-07)
28 – points scored in a game – Rutherford (Week 1 – 2007)
28 – points scored in a game – Milton (Week 4 – 2008)
28 – points scored in a game – Niceville (Playoffs – 2010) – first playoff win in history
28 – points scored in a game – Washington (Week 1 – 2011)
28 – points scored in a game – Mosley (Week 9 – 2012)
28 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 10 – 2012)
28 – points scored in a game – Columbia (Playoffs – 2012)
28 – points scored in a game – Pace (Week 3 – 2013)
28 – solo tackles in a season – Nolan Garrett (2016)
28 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 9 – 2016)
28 – points scored in a game – St Augustine (Playoffs – 2016)
28 – solo tackles in a season – James Segrest (2017)
28 – receptions in a season – Quinn Caballero (2017)
28 – points scored in a game – Milton (Week 7 – 2017)
28 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 1 – 2019)
28 – solo tackles in a season – Jaden Rivera (2019)
 
Navarre is 21-7 in their last 28 games and leads the series against Milton, 12-8.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 29 days

Nolan Lemaitre - Class of 2011
Jessie Holmes - Class of 2013
Alex Cork - Class of 2015
Omari Green - Class of 2018
Preston Penton - Class of 2021
29 days to kickoff of 2020 High School Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 2020. Start of the season may be delayed due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19; but I will continue my countdown to the original start date.
 
29 games ago – Escambia 35, Navarre 27 (2017)
 
Box Score
Escambia…0 6 7 22 – 35
Navarre……21 6 0 0 – 27
 
Win #6 was looking very promising for the Raiders (5-1, 1-0) after they jumped out to a 21-0 lead after one and 27-6 at the half. But the Gators got the offense moving in the second half and ran off 29 straight points for the come from behind victory.
 
Sage Chambers went 10-20 for 146 yards and a touchdown, but that was about all the Raiders offense could muster on this night as they only rushed for only 59 yards on 26 carries. Dante Wright hauled in four receptions for 96 yards and a score and Omari Green had the lone rushing touchdown.
 
Navarre’s defense was led by Josh Carter, who had a 46-yard interception return for a score and 20 tackles (13 solo/7 assists); Bryson Brewer added 12 (7 solo/5 assists) and Wright contributed 10 (9 solo/assist/TFL) and a 99-yard interception return. The Raiders finished the evening with nine tackles for loss and two and a half sacks. Kevin Taich was 3-4 on extra points.
 
Raiders who wore #29:
DB Nolan LeMaitre – Class of 2011 – serving in U.S. Army
LB Jessie Holmes – Class of 2013
DB Alex Cork – Class of 2015 – serving in U.S. Air Force
RB Omari Green – Class of 2018 – played at Southwest CC (CA)
 
Current Raider wearing #29:
K Preston Penton – Class of 2021
 
29 – points scored in a game – Walton (Week 3 – 1999)
29 – rushing touchdowns in a career – Patrick Hess (2002-03) – 4th all-time
29 – solo tackles in a season – Michael Sandle (2013)
29 – receptions in a season – Tyrell Courtney (2014)
29 – assisted tackles in a season – Everette Alford (2014)
29 – solo tackles in a season – Michael Sandle (2014)
29 – assisted tackles in a season – Anthony Miller (2014)
29 – assisted tackles in a season – Ryan Diamco (2015)
29 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 8 – 2017)
29 – receiving touchdowns in a career – Dante Wright (2016-18) – Navarre record
29 – assisted tackles in a season – Devin Wright (2019)
29 – solo tackles in a season – Xayvion Thomas (2019)
 
Navarre is 22-7 in their last 29 games and leads the series against Escambia, 7-3.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 30 days

John Blatz - Class of 2007
Chris Stapleton - Class of 2011
Chris Stapleton - Florida Institute of Technology
Scott Mealer - Class of 2012
Matthew Feldner - Class of 2021
Matthew Feldner - Class of 2021
30 days to kickoff of 2020 High School Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 2020. Start of the season may be delayed due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19; but I will continue my countdown to the original start date.
 
30 games ago – Navarre 49, Pace 35 (2017)
 
Box Score
Pace…..14 7 7 7 – 35
Navarre..7 28 7 7 – 49
 
Not only did the Raiders (5-0, 1-0) have to battle their Santa Rosa County foe on this night, they had to deal with Mother Nature as rain saturated the playing surface at Bennett C. Russell Stadium. The Patriots jumped out to a seven point lead after one; but Navarre would answer with 28 points in the second quarter to take a 35-21 lead to the half. The Raiders would maintain that lead in the second half for their fifth straight win.
 
Navarre couldn’t get the passing game going, so they relied on the running game (boy did they ever). The Raiders had three individuals go over the century mark on the evening and averaged 13.5 yards per carry. Omari Green led the way with 139 yards on eight carries and 2 TDs; Dante Wright gained 132 yards on five carries and 2 TDs and Chris Williams added 125 yards on 13 carries and a score. Wright also had a 67-yard punt return and Sage Chambers contributed a rushing TD.
 
Damien Bivins led the ground attack for the Patriots with 42 carries for 195 yards and 3 TDs and Camaron Rohling hauled in five receptions for 113 yards and a score.
 
Joshua Carter had a career night in tackles with 16 (12 solo/4 assists) and Cade Taylor totaled 14 tackles (13 solo/assist/sack). Cameron Thomas pitched in 11 tackles (6 solo/5 assists) and Matthew Downey added 10 (9 solo/assist). Mitchell Hunt had two of the Raiders three sacks. Kevin Taich went 7-7 on extra points.
 
Raiders who wore #30:
DE Blake Miller – Class of 2003
LB John Blatz – Class of 2007
LB Chris Stapleton – Class of 2011 – played at Florida Tech – leading tackler in Panther history.
LB/FB Scott Mealer – Class of 2012
 
Current Raider wearing #30:
DB Matthew Feldner – Class of 2021
 
30 – points scored in a game – Pace (Playoffs – 2012)
30 – solo tackles in a season – Alex Todd (2013)
30 – receptions in a season – Cameron Mayweather (2014)
30 – assisted tackles in a season – Xavier Fernandez (2015)
30 – solo tackles in a season – Xavier Fernandez (2016)
30 – assisted tackles in a season – Xavier Fernandez (2016)
30 – solo tackles in a season – Cade Taylor (2016)
30 – carries in a game – Michael Carter (2016)
30 – carries in a game – Chris Williams (2018)
30 – points scored in a season – Marlon Courtney III (2019)
 
Navarre is 22-8 in their last 30 games and leads the series against Pace, 11-7.