Month: September 2023

Game Day – Rickards at Navarre – Week 3

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Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe

****GAME DAY****

Who: Rickards Raiders vs. Navarre Raiders
What: High School Football
Why: Do you really need a reason?
Where: Bennett C. Russell Stadium
When: Tonight, 7:30 PM central

Join Seminole Bob and Irish Bill on IrishBillSports.com or via Irish Bills Sports Live on YouTube with the pregame at 7 PM central. Raider Riley will be on the camera.

Navarre looks for their first win in 2023 and will try to break their current four game losing streak. These two teams faced off the first time in 2022 in Tallahassee as Navarre rolled to a 37-6 victory in the rain.

2023 Florida Panhandle/Big Bend Scoreboard – Week 3

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Thursday
Lincoln 28, Niceville 14
Tate 42, Northview 14

Friday
Navarre 45, Rickards 18
Pine Forest 53, Pensacola 0
Milton 28, Booker T. Washington 0
Escambia 39, Gulf Breeze 27
Pace 24, West Florida Tech 21
Fort Walton Beach 47, Rutherford 12
Catholic 24, Fairhope (AL) 10
Choctaw 49, Crestview 27
Mosley 68, Arnold 0
Cairo (GA) 51, Godby 20
Leon 63, FAMU 0
Walton 31, Union County 28 (2OT)
Wakulla 48, Munroe 7
Gadsden County 52, Bay 15
South Walton 47, Port St Joe 37
Florida High 38, Lecanto 7
Marianna 42, Blountstown 18
Bozeman 33, Baker 7
Destin 33, North Bay Haven 19
Cottondale 56, Rocky Bayou 12
Holmes County 46, Chipley 36
Jay 41, Franklin County 18
Liberty County 20, Freeport 17
Sneads 32, Graceville 6
Madison County 30, Fitzgerald 16
Aucilla Christian 48, Trinity Christian 0
North Florida Christian 46, Jefferson County 12
True North 41, Maclay 13

IB’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Large/Small) & Players of the Week – Week 2

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Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 3S & 4S)
1 – Pine Forest (2-0) – beat Navarre, 40-17
2 – Niceville (2-0) – beat Milton, 42-7
3 – Mosley (2-0) – beat Bay, 62-7
4 – Escambia (1-1) – lost to Catholic, 13-12
5 – Pace (1-1) – lost to Lincoln, 21-7
6 – Choctaw (1-1) – beat Fairhope (AL), 33-13
7 – Tate (1-1) – beat Pensacola, 54-0

Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 1R, 1S & 2S)
1 – Catholic (2-0) – beat Escambia, 13-12
2 – Walton (2-0) – beat Flomaton (AL), 45-21
3 – West Florida (1-1) – beat Booker T. Washington, 30-14
4 – Sneads (1-0) – Game Cancelled due to Hurricane Idalia
5 – Chipley (2-0) – beat Geneva (AL), 34-13
6 – South Walton (1-1) – lost to Fort Walton Beach, 28-13
7 – Destin (2-0) – beat Baker, 21-19

Players of the Week
Offensive Player
Fort Walton Beach running back Eddie Love Jr had 23 carries for 259 yards and three touchdowns in a 28-13 win over South Walton as the Vikings snapped a 20-game losing streak.

Defensive Player
Catholic linebacker Turner McLaughlin contributed 15 tackles, three tackles for loss and a sack as the Crusaders knocked off Escambia, 13-12 to start the season 2-0.

Special Teams Player
Walton kicker/punter Eric “Maston” Joyner had a perfect night as he went 6-6 on extra points and drilled his only field goal attempt from 47 yards as the Braves beat Flomaton Hurricanes, 45-21.

Other Panhandle Performances:
Quarterback
West Florida – John Nicholas – 23-31, 286 yards, 2 TDs
Walton – Wells Bettenhausen – 16-20, 237 yards, 2 TDs; 3 carries, 10 yards
Marianna – RJ Hayes – 9-15, 190 yards, 2 TDs
Catholic – Ryan Huff – 8-15, 134 yards, TD

Wide Receiver
West Florida – Josh Spears – 6 receptions, 137 yards, TD

Running Back
Vernon – Krishod Peterson – 26 carries, 234 yards, 2 TDs
Jay – Brock Stout – 29 carries, 160 yards, 2 TDs
Pine Forest – Miequle Brock Jr – 14 carries, 146 yards, 3 TDs; 87-yard KO return, TD
Crestview – Jaden Appleby – 16 carries, 133 yards
Crestview – Lazarius Parks – 17 carries, 116 yards, TD; 3 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TDs
Northview – Wyatt Scruggs – 16 carries, 106 yards, TD; 3 receptions, 47 yards
Marianna – Amari Clemons – 5 carries, 102 yards, 4 TDs; 4 receptions, 94 yards, TD

Defense
Gulf Breeze – Roan Maldonado – 15 tackles
Northview – Moses Delarosa – 15 tackles
Blountstown – Jamarion Engram – 14 tackles
Blountstown – Amarion Hover – 14 tackles, TFL
Blountstown – Gavin Lambeth – 11 tackles
Escambia – Ladarian Clardy – 11 tackles
Franklin County – Eric Smith – 11 tackles

Special Teams
Tate – Jackson Clarke – 7-7 XPs, 1-2 FGs (20)
Niceville – Logan Marise – 5-5 XPs
Fort Walton Beach – Jax Lechner – 4-4 XPs
Gulf Breeze – Leland Arnette – 3-3 XPs
Holmes County – Landon Lumpkin – 90-yard KO return, TD
Blountstown – Jordan Pride – 90-yard KO return, TD

Former Navarre Raider Football Players…Where are they now?

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NY Jets RB Michael Carter (3nd Year) – (0-0)
Next Game – vs. Buffalo Bills, 11 Sep at 7:15 PM
2023 – Season Stats – No Stats

Houston Astros (High A – Asheville Tourists) OF Michael Sandle
2023 – Season Stats: 10 HRs, 33 RBI, 16 SBs, .205 average, .630 OPS
Minor League Career Stats – 960 ABs, 26 HRs, 112 RBIs, 48 SBs, .248 average, .724 OPS

LSU DL Jordan Jefferson (Senior) – (0-1, 0-0)
2 tackles (solo/assist), TFL in 45-24 loss to Florida State
Next Game – vs. Grambling State, 9 Sep at 6:30 PM
2023 – Season Stats – 2 tackles (solo/assist), TFL

Temple WR Dante Wright (Senior) – (1-0, 0-0)
7 receptions, 71 yards and a 4-yard run in a 24-21 win over Akron.
Next Game – at Rutgers, 9 Sep at 7:30 PM
2023 – Season Stats – 7 receptions, 71 yards, 1 carry, 4 yards

Huntingdon College WR Tyler England (Senior) – (0-1, 0-0)
1 reception for 7 yards & a solo tackle in a 67-34 loss to Berry College
Next Game – at Birmingham Southern, 9 Sep at 6 PM
2023 – Season stats – 1 reception, 7 yards; solo tackle

Eastern Kentucky University RB Josh Carter (RS Junior) – (0-1, 0-0)
7 carries for 68 yards in a 66-13 loss to Cincinnati
Next Game – at University of Kentucky, 9 Sep at 3 PM
2023 – Season Stats – 7 carries, 68 yards

McNeese State University OL Elijah Melendez (Junior) – (0-1, 0-0)
Played in a 52-34 loss to Tarleton State
Next Game – at Florida, 9 Sep at 6:30 PM

North Carolina Wesleyan QB Zachary Marquis (Junior) – (0-1, 0-0)
Went 14-23, 155 yards, TD, Int and 9 carries, 7 yards in a 51-9 loss to Randolph-Macon
Next Game – at Ferrum, 9 Sep at 6 PM
2023 – Season Stats – 14-23, 155 yards, TD, Int, 6 carries, 7 yards

North Carolina Wesleyan DB Mekhi Domino (Junior) – (0-1, 0-0)
Didn’t play in a 51-9 loss to Randolph-Macon
Next Game – vs. Randolph-Macon, 2 Sep at Noon
2023 – Season Stats – No Stats

Huntingdon College Bailey Huston (Junior) – (0-1, 0-0)
Solo tackle in a 67-34 loss to Berry College
Next Game – vs. Birmingham Southern, 9 Sep at 6 PM
2023 – Season Stats – Solo tackle

Colorado State DL Grady Kelly (RS Sophomore) – (0-1, 0-0)
3 assisted tackles & a tackle for loss in a 50-24 loss to Washington State
Next Game – at Colorado, 16 Sep at 8 PM
2023 – Season Stats – 3 assisted tackles/TFL

Webber International DB Derek Percivalle (Sophomore) – (1-1, 0-0)
4 tackles (2 solo/2 assisted) in a 19-13 loss to Cumberland University
Next Game – at Stetson University, 9 Sep at 7 PM
2023 – Season Stats – 6 tackles (2 solo/4 assisted)

University of West Florida LB Devin Wright (RS Freshman) – (1-0, 0-0)
Didn’t play in a 35-3 win over Kentucky Wesleyan
Next Game – at McKendree (IL), 9 Sep at 1 PM
2023 – Season Stats – No Stats

Warner University TE Davion Hardy (RS Freshman) – (1-0, 0-0)
Didn’t play in a 29-23 overtime win over Brevard College
Next Game – at University of Fort Lauderdale, 9 Sep at 6 PM
2023 – Season Stats – No Stats

Kennesaw State OL Ethan Newman (Freshman) – (1-0, 0-0)
Didn’t play in a 38-7 win over Tusculum
Next Game – at Chattanooga, 9 Sep at 6 PM

Birmingham Southern DL Isaac Cole (Freshman) – (1-0, 0-0)
Didn’t play in a 20-19 win over McMurray
Next Game – at Huntingdon College, 9 Sep at 6 PM
2023 – Season Stats – No Stats

Navarre Raider Trent Bowden – #96

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A lot of football players don’t always make it into the spotlight and kind of go unnoticed. So, fans don’t always know the whole story of how these individuals arrived at where they are today.
 
Trent Bowden fought the earliest of battles…at birth. He was on feeding tubes because his muscles were too weak to keep his stomach closed. The tubes resulted in two large scars on both of his thighs from muscle biopsy’s because the doctors thought he had muscular dystrophy.
 
The vest he had to wear every day, helped shake the clutter from his lungs, because he had chronic pneumonia and his chest was to weak to push it out.
 
Trent walked with leg braces and a walker until he was nearly in school as he was diagnosed with hypotonic cerebral palsy when he was 3-4 years old at University of Alabama-Birmingham.
 
His parents (Paul Bowden and Whitney Hayes) have driven all over the State of Florida trying to find out what was wrong with their five pound baby boy. They moved to another State searching for answers…just to be told that he would probably not live to see moments like he is currently experiencing.
 
Trent went through therapy five days a week and his determination to defy every negative prognosis was his driving force to continue his fight.
 
God has great plans for Trent, whether on the gridiron or off. The magnitude of what he went through in his early childhood, the many struggles he faced during his continual battle, to where his path has currently taken him…he will not be denied!
 
Navarre Raider – Trent Bowden – #96

Raiders Suffer Loss on the Road

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Final from the Gridiron…1 Sep 23

Pine Forest 40, Navarre 17

Navarre…0 10 0 7 – 17
Pine Forest…6 14 13 7 – 40

Ian Lockwood POG: Miequle Brock Jr (PF)
Offensive POG: Connor Mathews (Navarre)
Defensive POG: Pine Forest Front 7
Special Teams POG: Tyler Daniell (Navarre)

Scoring
1st Qtr
4:20 – 32-yard run, Miequle Brock Jr, PAT blocked (PF)
2nd Qtr
10:10 – 1-yard pass, James Clark to Philip Defelice, Juan Fraga kick (PF)
4:16 – 27-yard FG, Tyler Daniell (Navarre)
3:58 – 87-yard kickoff return, Brock, Fraga kick (PF)
1:30 – 7-yard pass, Hunter Pfeister to Nate Hanson (Navarre)
3rd Qtr
10:40 – 15-yard run, Brock, PAT missed (PF)
4:52 – 27-yard run, Brock, Fraga kick (PF)
4th Qtr
11:08 – 3-yard run, Ja’len Rawls, Fraga kick (PF)
3:43 – 5-yard pass, Pfeister to Jack Helton (Navarre)

Official Statistics
Navarre Passing (8-24, 85 yards, 2 TDs, 2 Ints)
Hunter Pfeister – 7-22, 80 yards, 2 TDs, 2 Ints
Roman Marshall – 1-2, 5 yards

Pine Forest Passing (7-13, 96 yards, TD, Int)
James Clark – 7-12, 96 yards, TD, Int
Zakavious Andrews – 0-1

Navarre Receiving (8 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TDs)
Nate Hanson – 2 receptions, 23 yards
Tyrell Marshall – 1 reception, 21 yards
Rylan Reynolds – 2 receptions, 18 yards, TD
Devin McNicholas – 1 reception, 13 yards
Jack Helton – 1 reception, 5 yards, TD
Jaylen Meza – 1 reception, 5 yards

Pine Forest Receiving (7 receptions, 96 yards, TD)
Tyjawan Stabler – 1 reception, 32 yards
Tyquan Hunter – 1 reception, 31 yards
Deveon Wilson – 1 reception, 24 yards
ZIon Legree – 3 receptions, 8 yards
Philip Defelice – 1 reception, 1 yard, TD

Navarre Rushing (29 carries, 127 yards)
Connor Mathews – 18 carries, 91 yards
Joshua Wilson – 6 carries, 26 yards
Hunter Pfeister – 4 carries, 12 yards
Roman Marshall – 1 carry, -2 yards

Pine Forest Rushing (28 carries, 223 yards, 4 TDs)
Miequle Brock Jr – 14 carries, 146 yards, 3 TDs
James Clark – 4 carries, 26 yards
Zion Legree – 2 carries, 20 yards
Zacariah Purdom – 2 carries, 16 yards
Courtney George – 5 carries, 12 yards
Ja’len Rawls – 1 carry, 3 yards, TD

Navarre Special Teams
Tyler Daniell – 2-2 XPs, 1-1 FG (27); 1 punt, 20 yards
Tyrell Marshall – 3 punts, 24.3 average

Pine Forest Special Teams
Juan Fraga – 4-6 XPs
Miequle Brock Jr – 87-yard kickoff return for a TD

Navarre Defensive Statistics
Andre Spence – 9 tackles, Interception
Vinny Villanova – 7 tackles
Darius Cunningham – 6 tackles
Marquez White – 6 tackles
Joshua Wilson – 5 tackles
Ez Gaska – 4 tackles
Tyrell Marshall – 3 tackles
Connor Black – 2 tackles
Logan Hand – 2 tackles, TFL
Cooper Black – 2 tackles
Rylan Reynolds – 1 tackle
Tristan Ferrara – 1 tackle, 2 QBH
Bryce Moore – 1 tackle Braxton Barr – QBH

Game Day – Navarre Raiders at Pine Forest Eagles

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…and David ran toward Goliath. He quickly threw a stone with his sling. The stone hit Goliath in the forehead, and the giant man fell to the ground.

****GAME DAY****

Who: Navarre Raiders vs. Pine Forest Eagles
What: High School Football
When: Tonight, 7:00 PM
Why: Do I really need to answer that?
Where: Lon Wise Stadium, Pensacola
Where to Watch: IrishBillSports.com or Irish Bill Sports Live on YouTube

So, if you want to go to Buffalo Wild Wings in Navarre or Culvers of Navarre for dinner/dessert, you won’t have to miss the action as they both will carry the game.

Seminole Bob and I will be on the call with the pregame at 6:30 PM central and we welcome Raider Riley to the broadcast team as he will run our video camera.

2023 Florida Panhandle/Big Bend Scoreboard – Week 2

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2023 Florida Panhandle/Big Bend Scoreboard – Week 2

Thursday
Wakulla 41, Balboa (CA) 0

Friday
Pine Forest 40, Navarre 17
Crestview 35, Gulf Breeze 21
Niceville 42, Milton 7
Lincoln 21, Pace 7
Catholic 13, Escambia 12
Tate 54, Pensacola 0
West Florida 30, Booker T. Washington 14
Choctaw 33, Fairhope (AL) 13
Fort Walton Beach 28, South Walton 13
Mosley 62, Bay 7
Chiles 31, Fletcher 0
Gadsden County 24, Rickards 7
Leon 21, Gainesville 0
Ponte Verde 23, Florida High 22
Destin 21, Baker 19
Vernon 24, Franklin County 20
Walton 45, Flomaton (AL) 21
Escambia County (AL) 26, Northview 14
Rocky Bayou 41, Joshua Christian 0
Jay 20, Freeport 14
Bozeman 10, Southwest Georgia 7
Holmes County 44, North Bay Haven 14
Blountstown 17, Rutherford 14
Chipley 34, Geneva (AL) 13
Marianna 46, Liberty County 0
University Christian 56, North Florida Christian 23
Brookwood School 35, Maclay 27
Mobile Christian (AL) 31, Munroe 0

Saturday
St John Paul II at Calvary Christian

Cancelled Games due to the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia
Arnold at Sneads
FAMU at Lighthouse PCA
Madison County at Godby
Taylor County at Lafayette
Hamilton County at Suwannee
Aucilla Christian at Graceville
Fort White at Jefferson County