Month: August 2024

Scoring Drought Continues in Loss

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Final from the Gridiron…30 Aug 2024
 
Choctaw 35, Navarre 0
 
Choctaw…7 14 0 14 – 35
Navarre…0 0 0 0 – 0
 
Ian Lockwood POG: Von Keller (Choctaw)
Offensive POG: Andre Spence (Navarre)
Will Sutter Defensive POG: Front 7 (Choctaw)
Special Teams POG: Sam King (Choctaw)
 
Scoring
1st Qtr
4:47 – 3-yard run, Von Keller, Sam King kick (Choctaw)
2nd Qtr
10:08 – 15-yard run, Keller, King kick (Choctaw)
1:05 – 2-yard pass, Carter Marracco to Ryne Burke, King kick (Choctaw)
3rd Qtr
No Scoring
4th Qtr
10:57 – 22-yard run, Marracco, King kick (Choctaw)
8:57 – 55-yard pass, Marracco to Aaron Rowell, King kick (Choctaw)
 
Unofficial Statistics
Navarre Passing (4-8, 27 yards)
Roman Marshall – 4-8, 27 yards
 
Choctaw Passing (3-9, 60 yards, 2 TDs)
Carter Marracco – 3-9, 60 yards, 2 TDs
 
Navarre Rushing (32 carries, 103 yards)
Andre Spence – 22 carries, 92 yards
Vinny Villanova – 5 carries, 13 yards
Jordan Garner – 1 carry, 1 yard
Roman Marshall – 4 carries, -3 yards
 
Choctaw Rushing (24 carries, 208 yards, 3 TDs)
Von Keller – 18 carries, 166 yards, 2 TDs
Carter Marracco – 3 carries, 40 yards, TD
Alante Reese – 2 carries, 4 yards
Dante Core – 1 carry, -2 yards
 
Navarre Receiving (4 receptions, 27 yards)
Andre Spence – 3 receptions, 21 yards
Jacob Crowder – 1 reception, 6 yards
 
Choctaw Receiving (3 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TDs)
Aaron Rowell – 1 reception, 55 yards, TD
#11 – 1 reception, 3 yards
Ryne Burks – 1 reception 2 yards, TD
 
Navarre Special Teams
Jacob Bishop – 3 punts, 28 average
 
Choctaw Special Teams
Sam King – 5-5 XPs
 
Defensive statistics for Navarre will be posted upon receipt from the coaching staff.

Game Day – Week 2

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WHO: Choctaw Indians vs. Navarre Raiders
WHAT: Florida Panhandle Football
WHERE: Bennett C. Russell Stadium, Navarre
WHY: You have anything else better to do on a Friday night?
WHEN: Tonight, 7:30 PM
 
The Indians and Raiders meet up for the first time since 2020, with Navarre holding a slim 9-7 overall record in the series.
 
Join Irish Bill, Seminole Bob and Raider Riley with the pregame at 7 PM on IrishBillSports.com or via YouTube at IrishBillsSportsLive944.

Florida Panhandle & Big Bend Scoreboard – Week 2

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Florida Panhandle & Big Bend Scoreboard – Week 2

29 Aug 2024
Pensacola 16, Milton 7
Blountstown 27, Rutherford 21 (3OT)
Jay 34, Freeport 6
Seminole County (GA) 38, Sneads 14
Providence School 35, St John Paul II 18
Jefferson County 23, Lighthouse PCA 22

30 Aug 2024
Niceville 42, Escambia 21
Catholic 34, Pace 20
Mosley 53, Bay 15
Choctaw 35, Navarre 0
Tate 41, Gulf Breeze 0
Crestview 28, Walton 21
Fort Walton Beach 9, South Walton 7
Daphne (AL) 34, Pine Forest 7
West Florida 34, Booker T. Washington 33 (OT)
Lincoln 29, Madison County 7
Godby 59, Leon 7
Rickards 30, Eastside 23
Thomas Central Catholic (GA) 63, Florida High 28
North Florida Christian 10, North Bay Haven 2
Taylor County 27, Wakulla 20
Maclay 42, Brookwood (GA) 17
Arnold 47, Hamilton County 14
Chiles 55, Pelham (AL) 27
Baker 26, Destin 21
Opp (AL) 34, Northview 7
Holmes County 44, Port St Joe 36
Gadsden County 27, McCallie (TN) 23
JU Blacksher (AL) 44, Central 6
Chipley 24, Linden (AL) 18
Cottondale 56, FAMU DRS 14
Marianna 35, Liberty County 0
Bozeman 41, Vernon 3
Branford 28, Wewahitchka 14
Aucilla Christian 33, Pataula Christian (GA) 12

Buffalo Wild Wings Coaches Show

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Tonight Seminole Bob and I venture back to Buffalo Wild Wings in Navarre for the BWW Coaches Show on IrishBillSports.com and via Irish Bill Sports Live on YouTube…show starts at 8 PM central.
 
Navarre Raider Captains, Roman Marshall, Jacob Walsh, EZ Gaska, and Vinny Villanova will be our guests. Coach Bagley will be at the Raiders JV game and will call into the show.
 
If you have a question or comment, you can call the show at 850-684-8802.

Irish Bill’s Twist on Sports

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Irish Bill’s Twist on Sports is back for another year at Culver’s of Navarre, tonight at 8 PM on IrishBillSports.com and via YouTube at Irish Bill Sports Live. Join Seminole Bob and I as we talk a little High School football in the Panhandle of Florida and we will even throw in some college as well.

We are going to take phone calls for the first time…so, if you would like to call-in, you can reach us at 850-684-8802.

Crusaders shutout Raiders in season opener

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Final from the Gridiron…

Catholic 33, Navarre 0

Navarre…0 0 0 0 – 0
Catholic…7 17 7 2 – 33

Ian Lockwood POG – Ryan Huff (Catholic)
Offensive POG – CJ Nettles (Catholic)
Will Sutter Defensive POG – Vinny Villanova (Navarre)
Special Teams POG: Harrison Stanley (Catholic)

Scoring
First Quarter
7:03 – 7-yard run, CJ Nettles, Harrison Stanley kick (CHS)
Second Quarter
9:54 – 24-yard pass, Ryan Huff to Jordan Robinson, Stanley kick (CHS)
7:23 – 17-yard pass, Huff to Donnelle Gulley, Stanley kick (CHS)
:15.3 – 29-yard FG, Stanley (CHS)
Third Quarter
6:35 – 11-yard run, Nettles, Stanley kick (CHS)
Fourth Quarter
2:46 – Safety, Andre Spence tackled in end zone (CHS)

Unofficial Statistics
Navarre Passing (0-3, Int)
Roman Marshall (0-2)
Travis Lowe (0-1, Int)

Catholic Passing (14-21, 211 yards, 2 TDs)
Ryan Huff – 14-21, 211 yards, 2 TDs

Navarre Rushing (29 carries, -15 yards)
Andre Spence – 7 carries, 17 yards
Curtis Sanders – 6 carries, 16 yards
Keagan Gilbert – 3 carries, 8 yards
Josh Wilson – 3 carries, 5 yards
Connor Hamblin – 1 carry, 0 yards
Travis Lowe – 2 carries, 0 yards
Team – 7 carries, -61 yards

Catholic Rushing (23 carries, 84 yards, 2 TDs)
CJ Nettles – 12 carries, 54 yards, 2 TDs
Caleb Willoughby – 7 carries, 33 yards
Nigel Nelson – 1 carry, 1 yard
Ryan Huff – 3 carries, -4 yards

Catholic Receiving (14 receptions, 211 yards, 2 TDs)
CJ Nettles – 3 receptions, 62 yards
Tristan Keigley – 3 receptions, 36 yards
Donelle Gulley – 3 receptions, 29 yards, TD
Josh Spears – 1 reception, 28 yards
Jordan Robinson – 1 receptions, 24 yards, TD
Caden Josso – 1 receptions, 21 yards
Nigel Nelson – 1 reception, 11 yards

Navarre Special Teams
Jacob Bishop – 9 punts, 33.0 average
Cade Fugate – KO, 14 yards
Jack Beyer – KO, 43 yards

Catholic Special Teams
Harrison Stanley – 4-4 XPs, 1-2 FGs (29), 2 touchbacks; 4 punts, 38.5 average, 3 inside 20

Navarre Defense
Vinny Villanova – 10 tackles
Bryce Wheeler – 8 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 QBH
Curtis Sanders – 6 tackles
Ez Gaska – 6 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 QBH
Andre Spence – 5 solo tackles
Roan Strom – 5 solo tackles, sack, 3 TFL
Cooper Black – 5 tackles
Marquez White – 5 tackles
Zeke Burgess – 4 tackles
Braxton Barr – 4 tackles, sack, 2 TFL, QBH
Will Payton – 3 tackles, TL, 2 QBH
Jacari Thomas – 3 tackles, TFL
Tristen Lee – 3 tackles
Bryce Moore – 2 solo tackles
Ryder Longo – solo tackle
Joshua Wilson – solo tackle
Chase Moses – solo tackle
Michael Swanner – solo tackle

Florida Panhandle & Big Bend Scoreboard – Week 1

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Catholic 33, Navarre 0
Pine Forest 19, Pensacola 6
Crestview 42, Milton 7
Pace 17, Mary G. Montgomery AL 14 (OT)
Escambia 45, West Florida 12
Tate 24, Fort Walton Beach 0
Choctaw 31, Gulf Shores AL 7
Niceville 35, South Sumter 28
Williamson AL 52, Booker T. Washington 0
Mosley 53, Rutherford 28
Dothan AL 27, Chiles 7
Rickards 22, Godby 21
Dunnellon 21, Florida High 14
Marianna 50, Walton 44
Wakulla 41, Port St Joe 14
Holmes County 40, Bozeman 23
Baker 34, FAMU DRS 6
Arnold 8, Bay 7
Blountstown 48, Liberty County 14
Northview 26, Destin 7
Chipley 46, North Florida Christian 0
Freeport 30, North Bay Haven 0
Jay 34, Vernon 0
Lighthouse PCA 20, Wewahitchka 14
Rocky Bayou 42, Snooks Academy AL 6
Cottondale 24, Sneads 21

Saturday Games
Gulf Breeze 20, South Walton 16
Lincoln 35, Delaware Valley PA 7

Game Day – Navarre Raiders at Catholic Crusaders

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****GAME DAY****

WHO: Navarre Raiders vs. Pensacola Catholic Crusaders
WHAT: First Game of Regular Season
WHY: It’s football, plain and simple
WHEN: 7:30 PM Kickoff
WHERE: Gorecki-LeBeau Stadium, Pensacola Catholic

Join Bob Grant and myself as we bring you another exciting season of Navarre Raider football on IrishBillSports.com and via YouTube at Irish Bill Sports Live, with the pregame at 7 PM central.  Riley Travis will join us again on the roof as he will provide the video of tonight’s action.

Navarre players that wore #0
WR Rylan Reynolds – Class of 2024
RB Eddie Love Jr – Class of 2025 – transferred to Fort Walton Beach/Niceville
DB Ali Bryant – Class of 2026

1 Day to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

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Howie Walker
Thomas Leggett
Royce Thomas
Saturn Wagner
Marlon Courtney III
Jason Deal
Terence Marshall
Marquez White

1 day to kickoff of the 2024 Florida High School football season as the Navarre Raiders will travel to Catholic on 23 Aug 2024.

1 game ago – Bartram Trail 67, Navarre 55  (Playoffs – 2023)

On a night where numerous records were broken, the Raiders fell to the Bears in the highest scoring game in Navarre history. Hunter Pfeister broke the record for yards passing (507) in a game and Terence Marshall set the mark for receiving yards in a game with 286. Navarre amassed 759 yards of total offense in the loss. 

Bartram Trail…7 21 21 18 – 67
Navarre…14 14 14 13 – 55

Scoring
1st Qtr
11:41 – 64-yard run, Connor Mathews, Tyler Daniell kick (Navarre)
3:38 – 17-yard pass, Hunter Pfeister to Nate Hanson, Daniell kick (Navarre)
1:56 – 5-yard run, Laython Biddle, Liam Padron kick (BT)
2nd Qtr
11:23 – 22-yard run, Biddle, Padron kick (BT)
10:04 – 29-yard interception return, Julian Porter, Padron kick (BT)
5:12 – 34-yard pass, Riley Trujillo to De’Andre Caldwell, Padron kick (BT)
4:39 – 32-yard run, Mathews, Daniell kick (Navarre)
:34.6 – 2-yard run, Pfeister, Daniell kick (Navarre)
3rd Qtr
9:15 – 6-yard run, Biddle, Padron kick (BT)
7:04 – 54-yard run, Mathews, Daniell kick (Navarre)
6:26 – 43-yard run, Arthur Lewis IV, Padron kick (BT)
6:02 – 81-yard pass, Pfeister to Terence Marshall, Daniell kick (Navarre)
3:33 – 1-yard run, Biddle, Padron kick (BT)
4th Qtr
11:35 – 23-yard run, Biddle, kick no good (BT)
8:03 – 9-yard pass, Pfeister to BB Brown, Daniell kick (Navarre)
5:07 – 6-yard run, Biddle, 2 pt conv no good (BT)
4:52 – 80-yard pass, Pfeister to Marshall, kick no good (Navarre)
4:38 – 69-yard run, Trujillo, 2 pt conv no good (BT)

Stars of the Game
Offense – Hunter Pfeister – 25-37, 507 yards, 4 TDs, rushing TD; Terence Marshall – 10 receptions, 286 yards, 3 TDs; Connor Mathews – 22 carries, 195 yards, 3 TDs
Defense – Vinny Villanova – 15 tackles; Andre Spence – 12 tackles; Marquez White – 10 tackles
Special Teams – Tyler Daniell – 7-8 XPs 

1st win in school history – Navarre 27, Freeport 6 (1998) 

This was the only time that these two teams met on the gridiron. The Raiders registered their first win in school history after falling in their first two games. The Raiders went on to finish 4-5 in their first year of varsity action. The varsity squad consisted of Freshman, Sophomores and Juniors. 

Raiders that have worn #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/PK Saturn Wagner – Class of 2018
QB Marlon Courtney III – Class of 2020
QB Jason Deal – Class of 2021
WR Calvin Stubbs – Class of 2022
WR/DB Terence Marshall – Class of 2024 – playing at Western Michigan University (MI)
WR/DB Marquez White – Class of 2026 

Statistics that involve #1
1 – first win for Coach Kenny Hughes – vs. Freeport, 27-6 (Week 3 – 1998)
1 – first win for Coach Danny Williams – vs. Port St Joe, 38-20 (Week 1 – 1999)
1 – first win for Coach Larry Olson – vs. Arlington Country Day (Week 1 – 2002); first win on the field – vs. 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 – vs. Niceville, 28-7 (2010)
1 – first win for Coach Jay Walls – vs. Washington, 33-7 (Week 1 – 2012)
1 – first Region Title – over Columbia, 28-21 (2012)
1 – rushing yards for 2,000 yards in a season – Michael Carter – 2,536 yards (2016)
1 – Florida Class 6A Player of the Year – Michael Carter (2016)
1 – College Football National Champion – FBS – Sterling Lovelady (FSU)
1 – College Football National Champion – FBS – Jordan Leggett (Clemson)
1 – College Football National Champion – D2 – Quentin Randolph (UWF)

Navarre is 0-1 in their last game.

2 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

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Scott Crouch
Virgilio Hunter
Christian Gill
Caine Adamson
Bryson Brewer
Tyler England
Jaden Jones
Connor Black
Travynn Ippolito

2 days to kickoff of the 2024 Florida High School football season as the Navarre Raiders will travel to Catholic on 23 Aug 2024.

2 games ago – Niceville 63, Navarre 34 (2023)

Navarre…7 21 6 0 – 34
Niceville…7 21 21 14 – 63

Scoring
1st Qtr
6:09 – 2-yard run, Hunter Pfeister, Tyler Daniell kick (Navarre)
1:55 – 2-yard run, DJ Robinson, Logan Marise kick (Niceville)
2nd Qtr
11:51 – 56-yard pass, Pfeister to Terence Marshall, Daniell kick (Navarre)
10:43 – 12-yard run, DJ Robinson, Marise kick (Niceville)
6:04 – 7-yard pass, Pfeister to Marshall, Daniell kick (Navarre)
2:58 – 4-yard run, DJ Robinson, Marise kick (Niceville)
1:47 – 70-yard pass, Jordan Bryant to Caden Bridgeman, Marise kick (Niceville)
0:17 – 48-yard pass, Pfeister to Marshall, Daniell kick (Navarre)
3rd Qtr
11:41 – 41-yard run, DJ Shorts, Marise kick (Niceville)
8:32 – 8-yard run, DJ Robinson, Marise kick (Niceville)
2:40 – 43-yard run, DJ Robinson, Marise kick (Niceville)
0:43 – 50-yard run, Pfeister, Beyer kick NG (Navarre)
4th Qtr
10:27 – 3-yard run, Maddox Fayard, Marise kick (Niceville)
5:44 – 72-yard run, DJ Shorts, Marise kick (Niceville)

Stars of the Game
Offense – Hunter Pfeister – 11-19, 172 yards, 3 TDs, 10 carries, 95 yards, 2 TDs; Terence Marshall – 8 receptions, 164 yards, 3 TDs; Connor Mathews – 20 carries, 129 yards
Defense – Darius Cunningham – 11 tackles; Vinny Villanova – 9 tackles; Marquez White – 9 tackles
Special Teams – Terence Marshall – 6 kickoff returns, 170 yards; Tyler Daniell – 4-4 XPs 

2nd win in school history – Navarre 41, Catholic 40 (5OT) – (1998) 

The Raiders have gone into overtime seven times during the 24-year history of the program; this is the only game that has gone into five overtimes.

Raiders that have worn #2
QB Scott Crouch – Class of 2000 – first graduating class – played football at Alabama & South Carolina
DL Virgilio Hunter – Class of 2012 – played at Jacksonville University (FL)
DL/TE Christian Gill – Class of 2014 – played at Coastal Carolina (SC)
QB Caine Adamson – Class of 2017 – played at Maryville College (TN)
WR/DB Bryson Brewer – Class of 2018
WR Tyler England – Class of 2020 – played at Huntingdon College (AL)
DB Jaden Jones – Class of 2021
DB Connor Black – Class of 2024
WR Travynn Ippolito – Class of 2026

Statistics that involve #2
2 – wins against an opponent – Port St Joe (2-0), Gulf Shores (2-0), Dothan (2-0), Arlington Country Day (2-0), University Christian (2-0), Rickards (2-0), Bay (2-2), & Northview (2-2)

Navarre is 0-2 in their last 2 games.