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Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 39 days

July 13, 2020 by irishbillsports

39 days until kickoff of the 2020 H.S. Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 2020.

39 games ago – Navarre 42, Niceville 28 (2016)

Box Score

Navarre……7 7 14 14 – 42

Niceville….21 7 0 0 – 28

The Raiders (9-1, 2-1) fell behind quickly on the road to the Eagles. Navarre trailed by 14 after one and found themselves down at the half, 28-14. The Raider coaching staff made the necessary changes at the half and went on to score 28 straight points in the final two quarters to secure their ninth win of the season.

Navarre would get back Sage Chambers for the final game of the regular season. Chambers completed five of eight passes for 105 yards. He shared duties with Caine Adamson, who went 6-12 for 142 yards and three touchdowns.

Dante Wright hauled in two receptions for 129 yards; Michael Carter had three receptions for 65 yards and a score and Jordan Williams and Josh Carter had the other two touchdown receptions. Michael had a bigger night on the ground as he rushed for 223 yards and three touchdowns.

Bo Hering led the charge for the Navarre defense with 11 tackles (4 solo/7 assists/TFL), Aaron Mitchell added 9 (2 solo/7 assists) and Ryan Struck contributed four tackles for loss. Josh Carter had 2 1/2 of the Raiders 5 1/2 sacks on the night. Dante Wright went 6-6 on extra points.

Raider who wore #39:

DB Elijah Sylvester – Class of 2018

39 – points scored in a game – Port St Joe (Week 1 – 1999)

39 – assisted tackles in a season – Thomas Leggett (2014)

39 – solo tackles in a season – Dylan Main (2014)

39 – total tackles in a season – Kyle Arrasmith (2014)

39 – points scored in a season – Octavien Moyer (2015)

39 – receptions in a season – Dante Wright (2017)

39 – total tackles in a season – Xayvion Thomas (2019)

Navarre is 30-9 in their last 39 games and lead the series against Niceville, 8-3.

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 40 days

July 12, 2020 by irishbillsports

40 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

40 games ago – Gulf Breeze 31, Navarre 28 (2016)

Box Score

Gulf Breeze…7 10 7 7 – 31

Navarre………7 14 0 7 – 28

The Raiders (8-1, 2-1) fell to the Dolphins for the first time in 10 games and finished as the District Runner-up. Instead of going for the tie to send it to overtime, Navarre went for it on fourth down and came up short.

Michael Carter was held to 85 yards on 18 carries and a TD; but this game was decided by the QBs. Even though Caine Adamson had one of his best nights throwing the ball as he went 20-30 for 220 yards and two TDs, it was not enough as Gulf Breeze’s Tyler Phelps, went 23-38 for 327 yards and three TDs.

Dante Wright hauled in three receptions for 84 yards and a score and Jordan Williams added another score with six receptions for 65 yards. Carter had seven receptions.

Tristan Covell had 10 receptions for 141 yards and Cole Sheppard nine receptions for 126 yards and three TDs to lead the Dolphins.

Aaron Mitchell led the Raider defense with 10 tackles (3 solo/7 assists/sack) and Bo Hering added 8 (4 solo/4 assists/3 TFL/sack). Wright went 4-4 on extra points.

Raider who wore #40:

DB Dylon Pittman – Class of 2017

40 – assisted tackles in a season – Marcus Mays (2013)

40 – extra points made in a season – Brady Hammel (2015)

40 – total tackles in a season – Caleb Dale (2015)

40 – points scored in a game – Escambia (Playoffs – 2016)

40 – tackle points in a season – Charlie Alevras (2016)

40 – assisted tackles in a season – Cade Taylor (2017)

40 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 9 – 2018)

40 – receptions in a season – Dante Wright (2018)

40 – tackle points in a season – Jaden Rivera (2019)

Navarre is 31-9 in their last 40 games and lead the series against Gulf Breeze, 13-8.

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 41 days

July 11, 2020 by irishbillsports

41 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

41 games ago – Navarre 70, AH-Delray Beach 26 (2016)

Box Score

AH-Delray…14 12 0 0 – 26

Navarre……23 26 14 7 – 70

The Raiders (8-0, 2-0) won their eighth straight game to stay unbeaten and put up the most points in a single game in Navarre history against the Stallions.

Michael Carter broke his older brother Dwayne’s single game rushing mark with 331 yards on 18 carries (18.4 per carry). He also tied the school record for rushing TDs in a game with six and broke the total TDs in game (7) with a 91-yard KO return for a score. Michael totaled 179 yards on four kickoff returns and amassed 510 all-purpose yards.

After giving up 26 points in the first half, the defense stiffened up and shut out American Heritage in the second half. Aaron Mitchell finished the night with 11 tackles (6 solo/5 assists/TFL) and Cade Taylor added 11 (4 solo/7 assists/TFL). Bo Hering contributed 10 (4 solo/6 assists/2 TFL) and Zach Gonzalez went 5-5 on extra points.

Raider who wore #41:

DL/LB Peyton Law – Class of 2019

41 – points scored in a game – Catholic (Week 4 – 1998) – 5 OT

41 – points scored in a game – Gulf Shores (Week 10 – 2001)

41 – receptions in a career – Andre Mahone (2001-02)

41 – receptions in a season – Donte’ Rome (2006)

41 – assisted tackles in a career – Eugene Robinson (2007-09)

41 – points scored in a game – Tate (Week 9 – 2010)

41.5 – tackle points in a season – Kyle Arrasmith (2014)

41 – assisted tackles in a season – Josh Carter (2016)

41 – rushing TDs in a season – Michael Carter (2016) – Navarre record

41 – receptions in a season – Jordan Williams (2016)

41 – points scored in a game – Catholic (Week 1 – 2016)

41 – points scored in a game – Choctaw (Week 3 – 2017)

41 – points scored in a game – Crestview (Week 3 – 2018)

41 – receptions in a season – Tyler England (2018)

41 – assisted tackles in a season – Jeffery Mattox (2019)

41.5 – tackle points in a season – Kobe Johnson (2019)

Navarre has lost only one game in their history where they scored at least 40 points. In 2011, the Raiders lost to Choctaw, 50-47.

Navarre is 31-10 in their last 41 games and leads series against American Heritage-Delray Beach, 1-0.

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 42 days

July 10, 2020 by irishbillsports

42 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

42 games ago – Navarre 44, Milton 0 (2016)

Box Score

Milton….0 0 0 0 – 0

Navarre…10 20 14 0 – 44

The Raiders (7-0, 2-0) won their seventh straight game to stay unbeaten on the season. Caine Adamson had one of his best passing games of the year as he went 13-17 for 206 yards and three TDs. Michael Carter produced 115 yards on 18 carries and a score and had five receptions for 65 yards. Jordan Williams, Dante Wright and Sam Register all hauled in TD receptions in the game.

Navarre’s defense registered three sacks, forced three turnovers and had six TFL and was led by Aaron Mitchell’s 9 tackles (7 solo/2 assists/sack). Wright was 5-6 on extra points and hit a 25-yard FG.

Raiders who wore #42:

LB Christian Ewing – Class of 2008

DB Aaron Farrill – Class of 2010 – serving in U.S. Air Force

DE Connor Brantley – Class of 2012

LB Jeffery Mattox – Class of 2020

42 – points scored in a game – Woodham (Week 3 – 2003)

42 – points scored in a game – Mosley (Week 4 – 2007)

42 – points scored in a game – Crestview (Week 8 – 2007)

42 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 10 – 2009)

42 – rushing TDs in a career – Dwayne Carter (2009-11) – 2nd all-time

42 – points scored in a game – Walton (Week 2 – 2010)

42 – points scored in a game – Crestview (Week 5 – 2010)

42 – points scored in a game – Crestview (Week 7 – 2011)

42 – points scored in a game – Wakulla (Week 2 – 2014)

42 – points scored in a game – Milton (Week 5 – 2014)

42 – solo tackles in a season – Anthony Miller (2014)

42 – points scored in a season – Derrick Smith (2014)

42 – points scored in a game – Washington (Week 3 – 2015)

42 – points scored in a game – Pace (Week 6 – 2015)

42 – points scored in a game – Pace (Week 5 – 2016)

42 – points scored in a game – Niceville (Week 10 – 2016)

42 – solo tackles in a season – Josh Carter (2016)

42 – tackle points in a season – Nolan Garrett (2016)

42 – points scored in a game – Niceville (Week 9 – 2017)

42 – solo tackles in a season – Matthew Downey (2017)

42 – points scored in a season – Josh Carter (2016)

42 – tackles for loss in a career – Josh Carter (2015-18) – Navarre Record

42 – points scored in a season – Quinn Caballero (2018)

42.5 – tackle points in a season – Tyler England (2019)

Navarre is 32-10 in their last 42 games and leads the series against Milton, 12-8.

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 43 days

August 15, 2020July 9, 2020 by irishbillsports

43 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

43 games ago – Navarre 17, Escambia 13 (2016)

Box Score

Navarre….3 0 7 7 – 17

Escambia..13 0 0 0 – 13

The Raiders (6-0, 1-0) found themselves in a defensive battle with the Gators. After giving up two early touchdowns and falling behind 13-3 at the end of the first quarter, the Navarre defense would shut out Escambia the rest of the way for road win to stay unbeaten.

Caine Adamson went 15-24 for 184 yards with two picks and one rushing TD, while Michael Carter rushed for 118 yards on 28 carries and a score to lead the offense. Dante Wright added three receptions for 75 yards and Sam Register had four receptions for 53 yards.

Bo Hering had 14 tackles (8 solo/6 assists), Caleb Dale had 11 (3 solo/8 assists) and Xavier Fernandez had 10 (7 solo/3 assists/sack) to lead a valiant effort by the Raider defense. Wright went 2-2 on extra points and had a career long 41 yard field goal.

Raiders who wore #43:

TE Ryan Daeges – Class of 2017

WR Michael Smith – Class of 2018

Current Raider wearing #43:

WR Logan Collinsworth – Class of 2021

43 – total tackles in a season – Kevin Cohan (2013)

43 – total tackles in a season – Michael Sandle (2014)

43 – points scored in a game – Dothan (Week 1 – 2015)

43 – tackle points in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2015)

43 – solo tackles in a season – Bailey Huston (2019)

Navarre is 33-10 in their last 43 games and leads the series against Escambia, 7-3.

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 44 days

July 8, 2020 by irishbillsports

44 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

44 games ago – Navarre 42, Pace 28 (2016)

Box Score

Nav….14 7 7 14 – 42

Pace…..7 7 0 14 – 28

The Raiders (5-0, 1-0) went on the road for their first District game of the season. Dual threat QB Caine Adamson had his best game as he went 11-16 for 106 yards and a TD and was Navarre’s rushing leader with 137 yards on 13 carries with another TD. Michael Carter added 93 yards on 16 carries and a TD.

The Raiders pulled out all the tricks out of the bag as Carter and Dante Wright also threw TD passes on the night. Carter’s was a 63-yard pass to Jordan Williams and Wright found Williams again for 53 yards. Williams ended up with 137 yards receiving on 6 receptions and 2 TDs.

Anthony Johnson, Jr., led the ground attack for the Patriots with 33 carries for 163 yards and 4 TDs and Cameron Rohling added 108 yards on 5 receptions.

Aaron Mitchell (7 solo/2 assists), Bo Hering (7 solo/2 assists/3 TFL) and Caleb Dale (4 solo/5 assists) led the Navarre defense with nine tackles each. Josh Carter pitched in 3 TFL as well. Wright went 6-6 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #44:

DL John Hermance – Class of 2007

LB Trey Palumbo – Class of 2009

LB Devin Colonel – Class of 2013

LB Caleb Dale – Class of 2018

Current Raider wearing #44:

LB Wyatt Bucey – Class of 2021

44 – assisted tackles in a career – T. J. Williams (2003-05)

44 – receptions in a season – Kyle Irby (2007)

44 – assisted tackles in a career – Nolan Lemaitre (2009-10)

44 – points scored in a game – FWB (Week 8 – 2012)

44 – points scored in a game – Escambia (Playoffs – 2014)
44 – points scored in a game – Milton (Week 7 – 2016)

44.5 – tackle points in a season – Royce Thomas (2016)

44 – solo tackles in a season – Dante Wright (2017)

Navarre is 34-10 in their last 44 games and leads the series against Pace, 11-7.

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 45 days

July 7, 2020 by irishbillsports

45 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

45 games ago – Navarre 48, FWB 6 (2016)

Box Score

FWB…0 6 0 0 – 6

Nav….21 13 7 7 – 48

The Raiders (4-0) continued to rely on their running game against the Vikings. Navarre rushed for 363 yards on 38 carries (9.6 per carry). Michael Carter had 172 of those yards on 15 carries and four TDs. Dante Wright found the end zone twice and Chris Williams added the other TD. Caine Adamson went 5-9 passing for 84 yards and Jordan Williams hauled in three receptions for 61 yards.

The defense forced five turnovers and was led by Bo Hering’s 8 tackles (solo/7 assists). Caleb Dale (3 solo/3 assists) and Josh Doxey (2 solo/4 assists/TFL) would add 6 each. Cade Taylor had two of the Raiders four sacks on the night. Wright went 6-7 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #45:

WR Josh Livingston – Class of 2003

RB Jeff Elliott – Class of 2008

LB Walter Hill – Class of 2009

LB Michael Arnold – Class of 2011

45 – points scored in a game (Week 1 – 2006)

45 – assisted tackles in a season – Robert Roux (2007)

45 – receptions in a season – Jordan Leggett (2011)

45 – total tackles in a season – Michael Sandle (2013)

45 – assisted tackles in a career – Tommy Leggett (2014-15)

45 – touchdowns scored in a season – Michael Carter (2016) – school record

45 – solo tackles in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2016)

45 – tackle points in a season – Marc Struck (2016)

45 – assisted tackles in a career – Jordan Jefferson (2017-18)

Navarre is 35-10 in their last 45 games. After losing the first three games in the series against FWB, the Raiders have won eight of the last 11 games and lead the series, 8-6.

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 46 days

July 6, 2020 by irishbillsports

46 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

46 games ago – Navarre 34, Choctaw 21 (2016)

Box Score

Navarre..0 14 7 13- 34

Choctaw..7 14 0 0 – 21

Scoring Plays

1st Qtr

8:56 – 29 yard pass, Brady Ooten to Zailes Alexander, Jacob Pulliam kick

2nd Qtr

9:30 – 12 yard pass, Ooten to Ian Theriault, Pulliam kick

9:05 – 58 yard pass, Sage Chambers to Michael Carter, Dante Wright kick

8:21 – 55 yard run, Marqiuse Kane, Pulliam kick

4:35 – 56 yard run, Caine Adamson, Wright kick

3rd Qtr

6:15 – 25 yard pass, Adamson to Wright, Wright kick

4th Qtr

7:31 – 53 yard run, Carter, Wright kick

2:07 – 16 yard run, Carter, kick blocked

After falling down at the half, the Raiders (3-0) ran off 20 straight points in the second half for the road victory. Michael Carter had another solid performance as he rushed for 128 yards on 18 carries with two TDs and hauled in two receptions for 66 yards and another score. Caine Adamson went 10-17 for 115 yards and a rushing TD. Dante Wright had his coming out party with seven receptions for 109 yards and a TD.

Choctaw was led by Marquise Kane, who rushed for 188 yards on 28 carries and a score. Brady Ooten went 11-21, for 127 yards and two TDs.

Josh Carter led the way on defense with 12 tackles (5 solo/7 assists/2 TFL). Tyson Brown added 10 (9 solo/assist) and Lee Jones had 10 (5 solo/5 assists) as well. Dante Wright went 4-5 on extra points.

Raider who wore #46:

DB James McCloskey – Class of 2015

46 – assisted tackles in a career – Lloyd Heflin (1999-2000)

46 – tackle points in a season – Jacob Kendall (2013)

46 – pass attempts in a game – Matthew Webb (2014) – school record

46.5 – tackles points in a season – Ryan Diamco (2015)

46 – total tackles in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2017)

46.5 – tackle points in a season – Nolan Garrett (2017)

46.5 – tackle points in a season – Matthew Downey (2018)

Navarre 36-10 in their last 46 games and lead the series against Choctaw, 8-7.

Trip down memory lane…Coach Larry Olson

July 5, 2020July 5, 2020 by irishbillsports

Navarre fielded their first Varsity Football team during the 1998 season (with their first junior class). They went 4-5 under Coach Kenny Hughes that season. Coach Danny Williams would take over for the next three years (going 12-18); followed by Larry Olson.

Coach Olson has been on a sideline since 1971; starting out as an assistant at Niceville from 1971 to 1974. He stayed in Okaloosa County and moved over to Fort Walton Beach from 1974 to 1985. His path then led to Crestview, where he was hired as the Head Coach and Athletic Director in 1986 and remained there until 1998, going 76-60.

In 1999, he moved one county over to the west, Santa Rosa, where was he hired as an assistant coach under Coach Williams. In 2002, Coach Olson was hired as the Raiders third coach in their short history.

Navarre would get a victory in Coach Olson’s first game at the helm, but it was a forfeited win from Arlington Country Day. After dropping a 27-13 contest to Catholic; he received his first win on the field of play, taking out Walton 38-15. The Raiders finished the 2002 season (4-6) with their first win in school history over their Santa Rosa County foe, Gulf Breeze, 21-13.

After winning their last two games in 2002, they started the 2003 season with three straight wins, running their longest winning streak to five games. Navarre lost three of their last five games to finish the season at 5-4. This was the first winning season in Raider history.

The 2004 season was limited to eight games due to Hurricane Ivan. Navarre could never really get their feet underneath themselves and only managed victories over West Florida Tech, Catholic and Milton, finishing the year at 3-5. Coach Olson stood at 12-15 through his first three campaigns.

2005 started out well for Coach Olson and the Raiders as they won four of their first five games. But after a 33-12 win over Holmes County, Navarre would not find the “W” column for the remainder of the season, finishing up at 4-6.

Things were starting to come together for the Raiders in 2006. Coach Olson had his young team firing on all cylinders right out of the gate winning their first two games over West Florida and University Christian. After back to back setbacks to Catholic and Milton, Navarre won five straight games to run their record to 7-2 (first time for seven wins in a season) and finished 3-0 in District play, securing their first ever State Playoff berth. The Raiders lost to Gulf Breeze to end the regular season and would face another Santa Rosa County foe in the playoffs, Pace.

The Patriots clamped down on the passing game of Austin Grimm and secured a 26-7 victory at Bennett C. Russell Stadium, ending Navarre’s historical season at 7-4.

With a lot of returning players going into the 2007 season, Coach Olson and the Raider faithful had high expectations for the upcoming season. Navarre went on to win five of their first six games and finished the regular season with a win over Gulf Breeze, 35-14, to run their record to 7-3 and finished undefeated in District play for the second straight year. A familiar foe awaited them in first round of the State Playoffs, Pace. This time though the Raiders had to go on the road. They could never really get their offense going in a 55-13 loss to finish their season at 7-4.

Coach Olson set the table for where the Navarre program is today. He handed the reins over to Coach Chad Lashley in 2008; who took the Raiders to their first Region Final in 2010; then onto current Head Coach Jay Walls in 2012, who will be entering his ninth year in 2020 and has taken the Raiders to their first two State Semifinals.

Hope you have enjoyed this trip down memory lane!

“Always Greater to be a Raider”

Head Coach – Larry Olson (30-29)

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 47 days

July 5, 2020 by irishbillsports

47 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

47 games ago – Navarre 36, Washington 20 (2016)

Box Score

Wash……0 0 20 0 – 20

Navarre..0 16 13 7 – 36

1st Qtr

No scoring

2nd Qtr

11:34 – Safety, Josh Carter

11:14 – 45 yard run, Michael Carter, Dante Wright kick

4:16 – 2 yard run, M. Carter, Wright kick

3rd Qtr

9:30 – 13 yard run, M. Carter, Wright kick

9:16 – 88 kickoff return, Eric Goldsmith, kick NG

6:06 – 8 yard run, M. Carter, Wright kick NG

2:40 – 12 yard run, Andre Hunt, 2 pt conv – Hunt to Anderson

0:33 – 67 yard run, Aaron Malory, 2 pt conv NG

4th Qtr

10:33 – 30 yard run, M. Carter, Wright kick good

After a scoreless first quarter, the Raiders (2-0) got the offense rolling. Michael Carter gained 191 yards on 24 carries and found the end zone five times (nine times in the first two games). Sage Chambers went 6-12 for 70 yards and Jordan Williams hauled in five receptions for 43 yards.

Bo Hering led the defense with 11 tackles (6 solo/5 assists/TFL) and Joshua Carter added a safety, four TFL, and a sack. Dante Wright went 4-5 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #47:

LB Brandon Wilhelm – Class of 2017

LB Dusty Rogers – Class of 2017 – didn’t play senior season; currently playing baseball at Waldorf College (IA)

47 – touchdowns scored in a career – Dwayne Carter (2009-11)

47 – tackle points in a season – Marcus Mays (2013)

47 – receptions in a season – Blake Malter (2013)

47 – solo tackles in a season – Will Robinson-Pettus (2013)

47 – solo tackles in a season – Christian Gill (2013)

47 – tackle points in a season – Matthew Downey (2017)

Navarre is 37-10 in their last 47 games and leads the series against Washington, 6-0.