Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings & Players of the Week – Region Finals

Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 3S & 4S)
1 – Pine Forest (10-1) – Season Complete
2 – Niceville (9-2) – Season Complete
3 – Navarre (8-3) – Season Complete
4 – Escambia (8-4) – Season Complete
5 – Choctaw (7-6) – lost to Columbia 20-14 (OT) – Season Complete
6 – Crestview (7-5) – Season Complete
7 – Pace (7-4) – Season Complete

Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 1R, 1S & 2S)
1 – West Florida (8-3) – Season Complete
2 – Catholic (10-2) – Season Complete
3 – Northview (12-0) – beat Chipley 42-6
4 – Blountstown (9-4) – beat Sneads 49-14
5 – Chipley (11-1) – lost to Northview 42-6 – Season Complete
6 – Sneads (11-1) – lost to Blountstown 49-14 – Season Complete
7 – Port St Joe (8-3) – Season Complete

Players of the Week
Offensive Player
Northview’s Jamarkus Jefferson rushed for 164 yards & five touchdowns in a 41-6 win over Chipley.

Defensive Player
Northview’s Cason Burkett produced 11 tackles, 3 tackles for loss & 2 sacks in a 41-6 win over Chipley.

Special Teams Player
Blountstown’s Christian Martinez went seven for seven on extra points in a 49-14 win over Sneads.

Congratulations goes out to Jamarkus, Cason & Christian.

Other Panhandle Performances:
Quarterback

Blountstown – Josh Pope – 9/12, 137 yards, TD

Wide Receiver
Blountstown – Jordan Pride – 4 receptions, 86 yards, TD
Choctaw – Jayce Brown – 4 receptions, 78 yards
Northview – Wyatt Scruggs – 4 receptions, 68 yards, TD

Running Back
Choctaw – Cole Tabb – 29 carries, 138 yards
Blountstown – Elam Johnson – 9 carries, 115 yards, 2 TDs; 12 tackles

Defense
Choctaw – Jacob Muse – 9 tackles, TFL, sack
Choctaw – Jonathan Boyd – 9 tackles, 2 TFL
Choctaw – Jayce Brown – 2 interceptions, 102 yards

Happy Thanksgiving

Seminole Bob & I are thankful for all of our viewers & followers of Navarre Raider Football on Irish Bill Sports Live on YouTube, Irish Bill’s Twist on Sports & IrishBillSports.com.

We hope that you enjoyed the coverage of Navarre Raiders and Panhandle sports in 2022 and we look forward to another outstanding year in 2023.

Florida Suburban/Rural Region Finals – 25 Nov 2022

Class 4S
Buchholz 21, Bartram Trail 20
Lakeland 41, Lake Minneola 6
Osceola 31, Vero Beach 7
Venice 35, Sarasota Riverview 15
 
Class 3S
Columbia 20, Choctaw 14 (OT)
Lake Wales 26, Zephyrhills 9
Mainland 45, Jensen Beach 10
Dunbar 14, Naples 7
 
Class 2S
Florida High 38, Suwannee 13
Bradford 28, Baker County 17
Cocoa 35, South Sumter 7
Bishop Verot 39, Frostproof 21
 
Class 1S
Munroe Day 40, North Florida Christian 35
Trinity Catholic 48, P.K. Yonge 7
John Carroll Catholic 14, Lakeland Christian 7
First Baptist Academy 49, Moore Haven 24
 
Class 1R
Northview 42, Chipley 6
Blountstown 49, Sneads 14
Union County 41, Lafayette 6
Hawthorne 21, Pahokee 20

Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings & Players of the Week – Week 13

Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 3S & 4S)
1 – Pine Forest (10-1) – lost to Choctaw 30-29 – Season Complete
2 – Niceville (9-2) – Season Complete
3 – Navarre (8-3) – Season Complete
4 – Escambia (8-4) – lost to Columbia 17-15 – Season Complete
5 – Choctaw (7-5) – beat Pine Forest 30-29
6 – Crestview (7-5) – lost to Buchholz 53-34 – Season Complete
7 – Pace (7-4) – Season Complete

Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 1R, 1S & 2S)
1 – West Florida (8-3) – lost to Suwannee 17-14 – Season Complete
2 – Catholic (10-2) – lost to Florida High 18-14 – Season Complete
3 – Northview (11-0) – beat Holmes County 34-26
4 – Chipley (11-0) – beat Baker 39-20
5 – Sneads (11-0) – beat Cottondale 42-8
6 – Blountstown (8-4) – beat Port St Joe 14-13
7 – Port St Joe (8-3) – lost to Blountstown 14-13 – Season Complete

Players of the Week
Offensive Player
Choctaw QB Jesse Winslette accounted for all four of the Indians touchdowns (1 passing/3 rushing), while completing 11 passes for 202 yards and rushing for 55 yards on 13 carries in the 30-29 upset win over #1 Pine Forest.

Defensive Player
Escambia’s Lejon Williams produced 14 tackles in a 17-15 loss to Columbia.

Special Teams Player
Northview’s Kaden Odom returned an 81-yard kickoff for a touchdown as the Chiefs took down Holmes County, 34-26.

Congratulations goes out to Jesse, Lejon and Kaden.

Other Panhandle Performances:
Quarterback

West Florida – John Nicholas – 12/16, 159 yards, TD
Holmes County – Landon Lumpkin – 11/22, 153 yards, TD; 12 carries, 31 yards, TD
Northview – Kaden Odom – 11 carries, 101 yards, 3 TDs; 7/13, 83 yards; 81-yard KO return, TD

Wide Receiver
West Florida – Patrick Delcour – 11 receptions, 144 yards, TD
Holmes County – Jameson Bacon – 6 receptions, 117 yards, TD
Choctaw – Blake Garland – 5 receptions, 104 yards

Running Back
Chipley – Kaiden Kennedy – 20 carries, 228 yards, 3 TDs
Sneads – Jason Patterson – 12 carries, 220 yards, 2 TDs
Choctaw – Cole Tabb – 25 carries, 101 yards

Defense
Northview – Luke Bridges – 12 tackles, TFL
Cottondale – Marques Johnson – 12 tackles
Chipley – Tyren Watford – 11 tackles
Blountstown – Elam Johnson – 11 tackles
Blountstown – Amarion Hover – 10 tackles
Escambia – Jake Frazetta – 10 tackles, 2 TFL, ½ sack
Choctaw – Jonathan Boyd – 10 tackles, TFL

Special Teams
West Florida – Jackson Clarke – 2/2 XPs
Blountstown – Christian Martinez – 2/2 XPs

Lady Raiders improve to 3-1-1

Final from the Pitch…18 Nov 2022

Navarre 6, Leon 0
 
Navarre Scoring
3rd Min – Jessi Farrer from Selissa Bly
18th Min – Kayla Johnson from Natalie Busch
44th Min – Cici Buffalino from Natalie Busch
45th Min – Natalie Busch from Taylor Armstead
53rd Min – Cici Buffalino from Taylor Armstead
60th Min – Kayla Johnson from Leeyanna Knop

Navarre Goalkeeping
Leigh Curtis – 1 save, 0 GA
 
Next game will be Saturday, 19 Nov at 6 PM against West Florida at the NYSA Soccer Complex.

Florida Panhandle/Big Bend Scoreboard – Region Semifinals

Class 4S, Region 1
Bartram Trail 42, Creekside 15
Buchholz 54, Crestview 33
 
Class 3S, Region 1
Choctaw 30, Pine Forest 29
Columbia 17, Escambia 15
 
Class 2S, Region 1
Florida High 18, Pensacola Catholic 14
Suwannee 17, West Florida 14
 
Class 1S, Region 1
North Florida Christian 42, Maclay 14
Munroe 21, St John Paul II 19
 
Class 1R, Region 1
Northview 34, Holmes County 26
Chipley 39, Baker 20
 
Class 1R, Region 2
Sneads 42, Cottondale 8
Blountstown 14, Port St Joe 13
 
Class 1R, Region 3
Union County 27, Madison County 16
Lafayette 31, Hilliard 13

Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings & Players of the Week – Week 12

Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 3S & 4S)
1 – Pine Forest (10-0) – beat Rickards 35-15
2 – Niceville (9-2) – lost to Crestview 26-21 – Season Complete
3 – Navarre (8-3) – lost to Creekside 47-20 – Season Complete
4 – Escambia (8-3) – beat Middleburg 42-18
5 – Crestview (7-4) – beat Niceville 26-21
6 – Choctaw (6-5) – beat St Augustine 42-35
7 – Pace (7-4) – lost to Buchholz 35-34 – Season Complete

Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 1R, 1S & 2S)
1 – West Florida (8-2) – beat Bay 35-0
2 – Catholic (10-1) – beat Wakulla 45-21
3 – Northview (10-0) – Idle
4 – Chipley (10-0) – Idle
5 – Sneads (10-0) – Idle
6 – Port St Joe (8-2) – Idle
7 – Cottondale (8-3) – beat Aucilla Christian 54-40

Players of the Week
Offensive Player
Choctaw’s Cole Tabb rushed for 291 yards on 37 carries and two touchdowns and also hauled in two receptions for 64 and a score in a 42-35 come from behind win on the road at St. Augustine.

Defensive Player
Cottondale’s Jayson Harris produced 15 tackles in a 54-40 road victory over Aucilla Christian.

Special Teams Player
Holmes County’s Nash Ammons went seven for seven on his extra points in a 49-20 road victory over Freeport.

Congratulations goes out to Cole, Jayson and Nash!

Other Panhandle Performances:
Quarterback

Navarre – Hunter Pfeister – 20/40, 309 yards, TD
Crestview – Jerome Brazan – 14/25, 296 yards, 2 TDs; 8 carries, 47 yards, TD
Catholic – Aidan Byrd – 12/26, 257 yards, 4 TDs
Blountstown – Joshua Pope – 7/9, 205 yards, 3 TDs; 1 carry, 24 yards
Choctaw – Jesse Winslette – 10/15, 184 yards, 2 TDs; 16 carries, 50 yards, 2 TDs
Holmes County – Landon Lumpkin – 6/10, 159 yards, 2 TDs; 13 carries, 163 yards, 3 TDs
Pace – Nick Simmons – 4/10, 100 yards, 2 TDs; 17 carries, 97 yards, 3 TDs
Cottondale – Cameron Odom – 2/2, 58 yards, TD; 7 carries, 97 yards, TD

Wide Receiver
Blountstown – Jordan Pride – 5 receptions, 176 yards, 2 TDs
Crestview – Issac Thomas – 9 receptions, 160 yards
Navarre – Jadon Reese – 8 receptions, 146 yards
West Florida – Patrick Delcour – 5 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TDs
Choctaw – Jayce Brown – 7 receptions, 117 yards, TD
Navarre – Terence Marshall – 6 receptions, 111 yards, TD
Catholic – Koby Howard – 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD

Running Back
Cottondale – Jocarian Garrett – 15 carries, 228 yards, 4 TDs
Cottondale – Jaimin Willis – 22 carries, 188 yards, TD
Baker – Kayleb Wagner – 24 carries, 174 yards, 2 TDs
Catholic – CJ Nettles – 19 carries, 157 yards, 2 TDs
Pine Forest – Miquele Brock – 12 carries, 140 yards, TD
Navarre – EJ Love – 14 carries, 112 yards, 2 TDs
Pine Forest – Zhiemer Brown – 11 carries, 100 yards

Defense
Cottondale – Malachi Larson – 14 tackles
Crestview – Jaylen Knox – 12 tackles, 3 TFL
Navarre – Dwayne Clark Jr – 12 tackles
Crestview – Marion Hawthorne – 11 tackles, 2 TFL
Blountstown – Amarion Hover – 11 tackles
Pine Forest – Deontae Reinhardt – 11 tackles
Escambia – Jake Frazetta – 11 tackles
Navarre – Dante Core – 10 tackles
Cottondale – Wyatt Speers – 10 tackles
Escambia – Tadarius Wright – 10 tackles, CF
Escambia – Lejon Williams – 10 tackles, TFL
Pine Forest – Ryan McVay – 10 tackles, TFL, sack

Special Teams
Blountstown – Christian Martinez – 6/6 XPs
Escambia – Matthew Meyerchick – 6/6 XPs
Pine Forest – Juan Fraga – 5/5 XPs
West Florida – Jackson Clarke – 3/3 XPs
Niceville – Logan Marise – 3/3 XPs
Escambia – Ladarian Clardy – 75-yard punt return, TD

Creekside ends Navarre’s season

Final from the Gridiron…11 Nov 2022
 
Creekside 47, Navarre 20
Creekside…10 24 13 0 – 47
Navarre…0 20 0 0 – 20
 
Creekside (9-2); Navarre (8-3)
 
Ian Lockwood POG: Sean Ashenfelder (Creekside)
Offensive POG: Nicky Williams (Creekside)
Defensive POG: Kiohne Moso/Dom Cunningham/Mack Smith (Navarre)
Special Teams POG: Ronald Daragjati (Creekside)
 
Scoring
1st Qtr

6:22 – 21-yard pass, Sean Ashenfelder to Hampton Riedl, Ronald Daragjati kick (Creekside)
2:58 – 30-yard FG, Daragjati (Creekside)

2nd Qtr
10:46 – 2-yard run, Ashenfelder, Daragjati kick (Creekside)
5:29 – 49-yard run Ashenfelder, Daragjati kick (Creekside)
4:21 – 2-yard run, EJ Love, Taylor Gardner kick (Navarre)
3:57 – 66-yard run, Nicky Williams, Daragjati kick (Creekside)
2:48 – 42-yard pass, Hunter Pfeiser to Terence Marshall, kick NG (Navarre)
1:18 – 10-yard run EJ Love, Tyler Daniell kick (Navarre)
0:00 – 40-yard FG, Daragjati (Creekside)

3rd Qtr
11:07 – 2-yard run, Ashenfelder, Daragjati kick (Creekside)
5:38 – 42-yard FG, Daragjati (Creekside)

4th Qtr
7:48 – 28-yard FG, Daragjati (Creekside)
 
Unofficial Statistics
Navarre Passing (19/38, 317 yards, TD, 2 Ints)

Hunter Pfeister – 19/38, 317 yards, TD, 2 Ints
 
Creekside Passing (21/28, 280 yards, TD)
Sean Ashenfelder – 21
/28, 280 yards, TD
 
Navarre Receiving (19 receptions, 317 yards, TD)
Jadon Reese – 8 receptions, 148 yards
Terence Marshall – 6 receptions, 114 yards, TD
Nate Hanson – 2 receptions, 28 yards
Brayden Brown – 1 reception, 18 yards
EJ Love – 2 receptions, 9 yards
 
Creekside Receiving (21 receptions, 280 yards, TD)
Brendan McMillian – 6 receptions, 72 yards
Eros Taufer – 3 receptions, 71 yards
Anthony Reynolds – 6 receptions, 69 yards
Hampton Riedl – 5 receptions, 59 yards, TD
Nicky Williams – 2 receptions, 9 yards
 
Navarre Rushing (20 carries, 132 yards, 2 TDs)
EJ Love – 16 carries, 108 yards, 2 TDs
Jadon Reese – 1 carry, 20 yards
Andre Spence – 1 carry, 3 yards
Connor Mathews – 2 carries, 1 yard
 
Creekside Rushing (43 carries, 406 yards, 4 TDs)
Nicky Williams – 24 carries, 235 yards, TD
Sean Ashenfelder – 11 carries, 124 yards, 3 TDs
Daniel Approbato – 6 carries, 43 yards
Nate Black – 1 carry, 3 yards
Brendan McMillian – 1 carry, 1 yard
 
Navarre Special Teams
Taylor Gardner – 1/2 XPs, 4 punts, 28.0 average
Tyler Daniell – 1/1 XPs
Jadon Reese – 2 kickoff returns, 53 yards
Terence Marshall – 1 kickoff return, 6 yards
Connor Black – 1 kickoff return 14 yards
 
Creekside Special Teams
Randall Daragjati – 5/5 XPs, 4-4 FGs (30, 40, 42, 28)
 
Navarre Defense
Dwayne Clark – 12 tackles
Dante Core – 10 tackles
Andre Spence – 9 tackles, QBH
Kiohne Moso – 8 tackles, FR
CJ Hill – 7 tackles
Joshua Wilson – 7 tackles, TFL
Trey Bragg – 6 tackles
Connor Black – 6 tackles
Isaac Cole – 5 tackles, QBH
Dom Cunningham – 5 tackles, QBH
Landon Mentzler – 4 tackles, sack
Mack Smith – 4 tackles, 2 QBH
Jonathan Brogan – 3 tackles, TFL
Chase Marsh – 3 tackles
Jacob Herrera – 1 tackle
Jack Briley – 1 tackle
Fuller Judkins – 1 tackle

Florida Panhandle/Big Bend Scoreboard – Playoffs

Class 4S Region 1
Bartram Trail 50, Flagler Palm Coast 14
Crestview 26, Niceville 21
Buchholz 35, Pace 34
Creekside 47, Navarre 20
 

Class 3S Region 1
Pine Forest 35, Rickards 15
Escambia 42, Middleburg 18
Columbia 29, Lincoln 6
Choctaw 42, St Augustine 35

Class 2S Region 1
Florida High 63, South Walton 44
Suwannee 39. Walton 15
West Florida 35, Bay 0
Pensacola Catholic 45, Wakulla 21

Class 1R Region 1
Baker 33, Bozeman 14
Holmes County 49, Freeport 20

Class 1R Region 2
Blountstown 42, Wewahitchka 0
Cottondale 54, Aucilla Christian 40

Class 1R Region 3
Madison County 36, Fort White 0

Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings & Players of the Week – Week 11

Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 3S & 4S)
1 – Pine Forest (9-0) – Idle
2 – Niceville (9-1) – beat Navarre 35-14
3 – Navarre (8-2) – lost to Niceville 35-14
4 – Pace (7-3) – beat Hollis Christian Academy 48-0
5 – Escambia (6-3) – beat Pensacola 35-6
6 – Crestview (6-4) – beat Fort Walton Beach 41-3
7 – Choctaw (5-5) – beat Mosley 63-34

Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 1R, 1S & 2S)
1 – West Florida (7-2) – beat Gulf Breeze 14-7
2 – Catholic (9-1) – Idle
3 – Northview (10-0) – beat Bay 41-6
4 – Chipley (10-0) – beat Dixie County 35-0
5 – Sneads (10-0) – beat Freeport 72-42
6 – Bay (8-2) – lost to Northview 41-6
7 – Port St Joe (8-2) – beat FAMU DRS 57-12

Players of the Week
Co-Offensive Players
Sneads’ Jason Patterson went over 400 yards rushing for the second time on the season, 25 carries, 420 yards & five touchdowns in a 72-42 win over Freeport; while Choctaw’s Cole Tabb produced 344 yards on 31 carries, finding the end zone six times in a 63-34 win over Mosley.

Defensive Player
Sneads’ Aven Tyus totaled 18 tackles and a sack as the Pirates finished the regular season unbeaten with a 72-42 win over Freeport.

Special Teams Player
Pace’s Reice Griffith made all six of his extra points and all seven of his kickoffs reached the end zone in a 48-0 win over Hollis Christian Academy.

Congratulations goes out to Jason, Cole, Aven and Reice!

Other Panhandle Performances:
Quarterback

Washington – Jake Minard – 11/15, 250 yards, 3 TDs
Walton – Paul Dillon – 13/25, 242 yards, 2 TDs
Freeport – Ashton Nunes – 18/25, 188 yards, TD
Crestview – Jerome Brazen – 10/14, 178 yards, 3 TDs
Choctaw – Jesse Winslette – 5/8, 172 yards, 3 TDs
Niceville – Harrison Orr – 14/17, 160 yards
Northview – Kaden Odom – 9/12, 153 yards, 3 TDs; 5 carries, 24 yards
Cottondale – Cameron Odom – 8 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD; 1/2, 45 yards, TD
Arnold – Seth Fernandez – 11 carries, 107 yards, TD; 3/6, 36 yards

Wide Receiver
Choctaw – Jayce Brown – 4 receptions, 168 yards, 3 TDs
Washington – Reed Robinson – 6 receptions, 152 yards, 3 TDs
Northview – Luke Bridges – 5 receptions, 123 yards
Walton – Devon Tyson – 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD
Chipley – Antonio Lewis – 9 receptions, 110 yards

Running Back
Northview – Jemarkus Jefferson – 26 carries, 252 yards, 3 TDs
Niceville – DJ Shorts – 24 carries, 182 yards, 3 TDs
Freeport – Zyon Willson – 19 carries, 176 yards, 3 TDs
Port St Joe – DJ Oliver – 5 carries, 162 yards, TD
Arnold – Lucas Champagne – 17 carries, 161 yards, 3 TDs
Cottondale – Jaimin Willis – 8 carries, 140 yards, 2 TDs
Baker – Kayleb Wagner – 9 carries, 138 yards, 4 TDs
Crestview – Jason Jones – 13 carries, 115 yards
Gulf Breeze – Troy Coughlin – 26 carries, 107 yards
Rutherford – Jaicari Brown – 15 carries, 105 yards, 2 TDs
Escambia – Dorrion Brooks – 10 carries, 101 yards, 2 TDs

Defense
Cottondale – Jayson Harris – 15 tackles
Navarre – Connor Black – 14 tackles, 3 QBH
Freeport – Tracker Thomaston – 14 tackles, TFL
Sneads – Hunter Tyus – 13 tackles, TFL, sack
Marianna – Waylon Snelgrove – 12 tackles
Sneads – Brayden Stalvey – 12 tackles, sack
Northview – Joe Wright – 12 tackles, 2 TFL
Choctaw – Owen Burks – 12 tackles, 2 interceptions
Choctaw – Jacob Muse – 12 tackles, 2 TFL, interception
Rutherford – Bryson Schirmer – 12 tackles
Navarre – Andre Spence – 11 tackles
Freeport – Elijah Ritchie – 11 tackles
Escambia – Lejon Williams – 11 tackles, TFL, sack
Bay – Josh Carpenter – 11 tackles
North Bay Haven – Jayden Spurlock – 11 tackles, 2 TFL
Navarre – Joshua Wilson – 10 tackles
Navarre – Trey Bragg – 10 tackles
West Florida – Wyatt Casey – 10 tackles, 2 TFL
Marianna – Nikyan Harvey – 10 tackles
Crestview – Marion Hawthorne – 10 tackles, TFL
Arnold – Andrew Bennett – 10 tackles, FR

Special Teams
Choctaw – Sam King – 8/8 XPs
Baker – Judah Morse – 6/6 XPs
Holmes County – Nash Ammons – 6/6 XPs
Niceville – Logan Marise – 5/5 XPs, 3 touchbacks
Chipley – Ethan Berry – 5/5 XPs
Northview – Brandon Ferguson – 5/5 XPs
Escambia – Matthew Meyerchick – 5/5 XPs
Washington – Kyle Hunnicutt – 4/4 XPs
Arnold – Stone Hatton – 4/4 XPs