1 day to the kickoff of the 2021 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will host Fort Walton Beach on 27 Aug 2021.
1 game ago – Buchholz 35, Navarre 21 (1st Round, Playoffs – 2020)
Box Score
Buchholz…14 14 7 0 – 35
Navarre….0 7 7 7 – 21
Scoring
1st Qtr
10:09 – 78-yard pass, Creed Whittemore to Quan Lee, Hunter Smith kick (BHS)
0:00 – 64-yard run, Quan Smith, H. Smith kick (BHS)
2nd Qtr
6:30 – 6-yard pass, Whittemore to Lee, H. Smith kick (BHS)
3:56 – 54-yard pass, Zach Marquis to Jebari Mitchell, Preston Penton kick (NHS)
:26.2 – 52-yard pass, Whittemore to Lee. H. Smith kick (BHS)
3rd Qtr
8:01 – 16-yard pass, Whittemore to Lee, H. Smith kick (BHS)
3:58 – 68-yard run, Marquis, Penton kick (NHS)
4th Qtr
8:11 – 21-yard pass, Jason Deal to Trent Hall, Penton kick (NHS)
Buchholz jumped out early and took a 21-0 lead 5:30 into the second quarter and after that it was an uphill battle for the Raiders. Navarre would cut it to 14 on a 54-yard pass from Zach Marquis to Jebari Mitchell; but Creed Whittemore would find Quan Lee for the third time in the first with 26 seconds remaining to go to the half up 28-7.
Buchholz would stretch that lead out to 28 when Whittemore found Quan Lee for the fourth time in the game just four minutes into the second half. The Raiders would find the end zone two more times as Marquis scampered in from 68 yards out in the third and Jason Deal connected on a 21-yard pass to Trent Hall. But, that was as close as Navarre would get…Buchholz with the win, 35-21.
The Raiders would end the 2020 campaign at 6-1, giving Coach Jay Walls his eighth trip to the Playoffs in nine seasons and running his overall record at Navarre to 82-22.
Navarre Raider Class of 2021
1 – Jason Deal – QB/WR
2 – Jaden Jones – DB
3 – Jebari Mitchell – RB/DB
4 – Zach Marquis – QB/DB
6 – AJ Arno – WR
7 – Jaden Rivera – RB/LB
8 – Matt Pereja – WR
12 – Connor Eastwood – LB
16 – Michael Cook – WR
17 – Chris Bridges – WR
19 – T.J. Peltier – RB
20 – Joseph Simmons – RB
21 – Isaiah Miller – TE
24 – Bailey Huston – LB
26 – Mekhi Domino – DB
28 – Jackson Rainwater – LS
29 – Preston Penton – K
30 – Matthew Feldner – DB
34 – Evan Makin – WR
35 – Marcus Fedorkowicz – DB
44 – Wyatt Bucey – LB
45 – Troy Moxley – LB
52 – Grady Kelly – DL
55 – T.J. Pemberton – DL
57 – Nate Hering – LB
58 – Mason Malllory – LB
61 – Garrett Arceo – OL
65 – Tyler Colabine – OL
66 – Marcus Feliciano – OL
67 – Austin Gray – OL
70 – Lucas Marvel – OL/DL
71 – Elijah Melendez – OL
73 – Dawson Higginbotham – OL/DL
74 – Preston Brewer – OL
77 – Jeremiah Chavis-Mhoon – OL
80 – Nathan Comer – TE
92 – Skyler Newcomb – DL
95 – Shane Bristol – LB
97 – Jordan Moon – DL
Raiders who wore #1:
LB Howie Walker – Class of 2014
DB/WR Thomas Leggett – Class of 2016 – played at Allan Hancock CC (CA) & Texas Tech
DB/WR Royce Thomas – Class of 2017
WR/K Saturn Wagner – Class of 2018
QB Marlon Courtney III – Class of 2020
QB Jason Deal – Class of 2021
Current Raider wearing #1:
WR Calvin Stubbs – Class of 2022
Statistics that involve #1:
1 – first win in Raider history – vs. Freeport, 27-6 (Week 3 – 1998)
1 – first win for Coach Kenny Hughes – vs. Freeport, 27-6 (Week 3 – 1998)
1 – first win for Coach Danny Williams – Port St Joe, 38-20 (Week 1 – 1999)
1 – first win for Coach Larry Olson – Arlington Country Day (Week 1 – 2002), first win on the field – Walton, 38-15 (Week 3 – 2002)
1 – first District Championship (2006)
1 – first playoff appearance – lost to Pace, 26-7 (2006)
1 – first win for Coach Chad Lashley – West Florida Tech, 20-3 (Week 2 – 2008)
1 – first playoff win – over Niceville, 28-7 (2010)
1 – first win for Coach Jay Walls – Washington, 33-7 (Week 1 – 2012)
1 – first Region Title – over Columbia, 28-21 (2012)
Navarre is 150-95 (.612) overall and 13-11 (.541) in the State Playoffs. They have outscored their opponents 6,690 (27.3 per game) to 5,545 (22.6 per game).
The Raiders trail in series against Buchholz, 1-0.
