Month: October 2024

Game Day – Crestview Bulldogs at Navarre Raiders

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***GAME DAY***

WHO: Crestview Bulldogs vs. Navarre Raiders
WHAT: Class 6A District 1 Match-up
WHERE: Bennett C. Russell Stadium
WHY: Friday Night Lights
WHEN: Tonight, 7:30 PM central

Join Irish Bill, Seminole Bob and Raider Riley at 7 PM with the pre-game on IrishBillSports.com or via IrishBillsSportsLive944 on YouTube.

The will be the first time these two teams have met since the 2021 season. Navarre leads the all-time series against Crestview, 12-7, having won 9 out of the last 10 games.

2001 – Navarre 28, Crestview 21
2002 – Crestview 46, Navarre 21
2003 – Crestview 28, Navarre 21
2004 – Crestview 23, Navarre 20
2005 – Crestview 37, Navarre 27
2006 – Navarre 21, Crestview 7
2007 – Navarre 42, Crestview 23
2008 – Crestview 14, Navarre 7
2009 – Crestview 21, Navarre 13
2010 – Navarre 42, Crestview 0
2011 – Navarre 42, Crestview 23
2012 – Navarre 13, Crestview 8
2013 – Navarre 17, Crestview 14
2014 – Navarre 21, Crestview 0
2018 – Navarre 41, Crestview 35 (OT)
2018 – Crestview 49, Navarre 27 (Playoffs)
2019 – Navarre 52, Crestview 14
2020 – Navarre 30, Crestview 13
2021 – Navarre 29, Crestview 22

IB’s Panhandle Power Rankings & Players of the Week – Week 7

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Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 4A, 5A & 6A) – Week 7
1 – Niceville (6-0) – Open Week
2 – Mosley (6-0) – Open Week
3 – Pace (5-1) – beat Madison County, 35-31
4 – Tate (5-1) – Open Week
5 – Choctaw (5-2) – beat South Walton, 37-0
6 – Escambia (4-2) – beat Navarre, 28-18
7 – Arnold (5-2) – beat Vernon, 40-0

Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Rankings (Class Rural, 2A, & Independent) – Week 7
1 – Catholic (5-1) – beat Mobile Christian (AL), 48-20
2 – Marianna (7-0) – beat North Bay Haven, 55-0
3 – Jay (6-1) – beat Central, 49-0
4 – Cottondale (6-0) – beat Franklin County, 56-27
5 – Chipley (5-1) – Game Cancelled
6 – Walton (3-2) – Open Week
7 – Baker (6-1) – beat Northview, 20-7

Irish Bill’s Players of the Week – Week 7
Offensive Player
Cottondale RB Jocarian Garrett had 26 carries for 418 yards and five touchdowns in a battle of unbeaten teams as the Hornets beat the Seahawks of Franklin High, 56-27.

Defensive Player
Arnold LB Mack Jones produced 21 tackles (17 solo/4 assists) to go along with three tackles for loss as the Marlins defeated Vernon, 40-0.

Special Teams Player
Jay PK Jacob Lewis went 7-7 on extra points in a 49-0 win over Central.

Other Performances:
Quarterback
Escambia – Nino Freeman – 11-18, 187 yards; 7 carries, 38 yards
Marianna – RJ Mayes – 7-10, 175 yards, 2 TDs; 2 carries, 19 yards
Pace – Ben Tyner – 8-9, 101 yards, TD; 21 carries, 120 yards, 4 TDs

Running Backs
Choctaw – Von Keller – 15 carries, 163 yards, 2 TDs
Marianna – Amari Clemons – 7 carries, 157 yards, 3 TDs
Blountstown – Kayin Martin – 7 carries, 119 yards, 2 TDs
Cottondale – Zacarius Collins – 2 carries, 100 yards, TD

Defense
Gulf Breeze – Noah Perez – 15 tackles
Gulf Breeze – Tripp Dalton – 14 tackles, CF
Navarre – Bryce Wheeler – 14 tackles, 6 QBH
Gulf Breeze – Jake Radominski – 13 tackles, TFL, FR
Fort Walton Beach – Brandon Schwind – 13 tackles, FR. BK
South Walton – Preston Hernandez – 13 tackles, 2 TFL, sack
Booker T. Washington – Kolby Saladino – 12 tackles, TFL
Gulf Breeze – Cooper Allison – 12 tackles, TFL
Blountstown – Ja’Marion Engram – 12 tackles, 2 TFL
Cottondale – Preston Meade – 11 tackles
Navarre – Joshua Wilson – 11 tackles
Arnold – Mac Monteiro – 11 tackles, 2 TFL
Fort Walton Beach – Terrance Jefferson – 11 tackles
Navarre – Vinnie Villanova – 10 tackles, 2 sack, 2 TFL, QBH
Navarre – Andre Spence – 10 tackles, Int
South Walton – Seth Gilmore – 10 tackles, TFL
Gulf Breeze – Kade Rollins – 10 tackles, CF
Arnold – Evan Pickford – 10 tackles, TFL
Vernon – Caden Hammack – 10 tackles, TFL

Special Teams
Marianna – Hollister Roberts – 7-7 XPs
West Florida – Hayden Olsen – 5-5 XPs
Choctaw – Sam King – 5-5 XPs
Escambia – Morgan Stancliff – 4-4 XPs
Pace – Caleb Nelson – 3-3 XPs

2024 Florida Panhandle & Big Bend Scoreboard – Week 8

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10 Oct 2024
Bay 35, West Florida 13 *
Choctaw 31, Rickards 7 *
Bozeman 21, Port St Joe 18

11 Oct 2024
Crestview 27, Navarre 7 *
Mosley 37, Niceville 28 *
Pace 42, Tate 7 *
Gulf Breeze 26, Milton 17
Pine Forest 23, B.T. Washington 2 *
Escambia 35, Pensacola 21
Arnold 14, Fort Walton Beach 3 *
Catholic 52, Walton 16 *
South Walton 48, Freeport 0 *
Lincoln 33, Chiles 3 *
Gadsden County 42, Florida High 11 *
Marianna 56, Leon 10
Godby 27, Wakulla 7 *
Rutherford 50, North Bay Haven 0 *
Zion Chapel (AL) 21, Baker 20
Jay 34, Northview 0
Holmes County 44, Vernon 6
Cottondale 56, Liberty County 51
Franklin County 21, Wewahitchka 14
Taylor County 13, Chiefland 10
North Florida Christian 45, FAMU DRS 14
St John Paul II 40, Maclay 30
Aucilla Christian 27, Lighthouse PCA 12
Sneads at Jefferson County 21, Sneads 13
Rocky Bayou 51, Spring Creek Charter (GA) 8
Raines at Madison County – Postponed
Chipley at North Florida Educ Institute – Cancelled

12 Oct 24
Blountstown 22, Dixie County 0

Escambia 28, Navarre 18

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Final from the Gridiron…4 Oct 2024
 
Escambia 28, Navarre 18
 
Navarre…10 0 8 0 – 18
Escambia…0 14 7 7 – 28
 
Navarre (2-4, 1-0); Escambia (4-2, 1-0)
 
Ian Lockwood POG: Andre Spence (Navarre)
Offensive POG: Georqirous Moultrie (Escambia)
Will Sutter Defensive POG: Vinnie Villanova (Navarre)
Special Teams POG: Jack Beyer (Navarre)
 

Scoring
First Quarter
9:12 – 24-yard field goal, Jack Beyer (Navarre)
0:00 – 2-yard run, Andre Spence, Beyer kick (Navarre)
Second Quarter
8:06 – 4-yard run, Nino Freeman, Morgan Stancliff kick (Escambia)
4:47 – 14-yard run, Georqirous Moultrie, Stancliff kick (Escambia)
Third Quarter
9:13 – 6-yard run, Dorrion White, Stancliff kick (Escambia)
3:59 – 12-yard pass, Roman Marshall to Brody Powers, Spence 2pt run (Navarre)
Fourth Quarter
5:23 – 38-yard run, Moultrie, Stancliff kick (Escambia)

Official Statistics
Navarre Passing (7-14, 54 yards, TD, Int)
Roman Marshall – 7-13, 54 yards, TD, Int
Joshua Wilson – 0-1


Escambia Passing (11-18, 187 yards, Int)
Nino Freeman – 11-18, 187 yards, Int

Navarre Rushing (33 carries, 211 yards, TD)
Andre Spence – 13 carries, 124 yards, TD, 2-pt conv
Joshua Wilson – 12 carries, 73 yards
Keagen Gilbert – 8 carries, 14 yards

Escambia Rushing (31 carries, 195 yards, 4 TDs)
Georqirous Moultrie – 6 carries, 90 yards, 2 TDs
Dorrion White – 17 carries, 71 yards, TD
Nino Freeman – 7 carries, 38 yards, TD
Billy Dunn – 1 carry, -4 yards

Navarre Receiving (7 receptions, 54 yards, TD)
Connor Hamblin – 2 receptions, 36 yards
Brody Powers – 1 reception, 12 yards, TD
Jack Helton – 1 reception, 11 yards
Dantay Walker – 1 reception, 3 yards
Keagen Gilbert – 1 reception, -3 yards
Joshua Wilson – 1 reception, -5 yards

Escambia Receiving (11 receptions, 187 yards)
Diego Dukes – 3 receptions, 88 yards
LaMarcus Legree – 5 receptions, 49 yards
Mason Moore – 2 receptions, 35 yards
Daniel McDaniel – 1 reception, 15 yards

Navarre Special Teams
Jack Beyer – 1-1 XPs, 1-1 FGs (25); 4 KOs, 30.7 average
Jacob Bishop – 2 punts, 33.0 average

Escambia Special Teams
Morgan Stancliff – 4-4 XPs
Jackson Perkins – 5 KOs, 45.0 average
Clayton Sanders – 2 punts, 35.0 average

Navarre Defense
Bryce Wheeler – 14 tackles, 6 QBH
Joshua Wilson – 11 tackles
Vinny Villanova – 10 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 TFL, QBH
Andre Spence – 10 tackles, Int
Jacari Thomas – 7 tackles
Marquez White – 6 tackles
Bryce Moore – 6 tackles
Braxton Barr – 6 tackles, 4 QBH
EZ Gaska – 5 tackles, 2 TFL, 5 QBH
Curtis Sanders – 5 tackles
Jaden Jones – 4 tackles
Will Payton – 2 tackles, QBH
Brady Thiessen – 1 tackle
Jacob Bishop – 1 tackle
Matthew Lee – 1 tackle, QBH

Navarre Raiders at Escambia Gators

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****GAME DAY***

WHO: Navarre Raiders vs. Escambia Gators
WHAT: Week 7 of Florida HS Football Season
WHY: It’s HS Football…enough said
WHERE: Emmitt Smith Field, Escambia HS
WHEN: 7 PM Central

Join Irish Bill, Seminole Bob and Raider Riley with the pre-game at 6:30 PM central on IrishBillSports.com or via YouTube at IrishBillsSportsLive944.

Navarre leads the all-time series, 7-3:

1999 – Escambia 40, Navarre 20
2009 – Navarre 13, Escambia 10
2010 – Navarre 51, Escambia 7
2014 – Navarre 44, Escambia 30 (Playoffs)
2015 – Navarre 20, Escambia 9
2016 – Navarre 17, Escambia 13
2016 – Navarre 40, Escambia 35 (Playoffs)
2017 – Escambia 35, Navarre 27
2018 – Escambia 37, Navarre 27
2018 – Navarre 50, Escambia 22 (Playoffs)

Helmets are courtesy of FloridaHSFootball.com.

Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Ranking & Players of the Week – Week 6

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Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 4A, 5A & 6A) – Week 6
1 – Niceville (6-0) – beat Gulf Breeze, 41-7
2 – Mosley (6-0) – beat Milton, 42-14
3 – Pace (4-1) – beat Crestview, 56-28
4 – Tate (5-1) – lost to Navarre, 30-27
5 – Choctaw (4-2) – beat Arnold, 42-19
6 – Escambia (3-2) – beat B.T. Washington, 48-14
7 – Arnold (4-2) – lost to Choctaw, 42-19
 
Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Rankings (Class Rural, 2A, & Independent) – Week 6
1 – Catholic (4-1) – beat Freeport, 53-26
2 – Marianna (6-0) – beat Rutherford, 56-21
3 – Jay (5-1) – lost to Flomaton (AL), 24-17
4 – Cottondale (5-0) – beat Wewahitchka, 28-8
5 – Chipley (5-1) – beat Holmes County, 12-8
6 – Walton (3-2) – beat South Walton, 60-38
7 – Baker (5-1) – beat Houston County (GA), 33-18

Irish Bill’s Players of the Week – Week 6
Offensive Player
Pace sophomore RB Makael Williams had 17 carries for 264 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-28 District win over Crestview.
 
Defensive Player
Navarre sophomore DL Bryce Wheeler produced 15 tackles and a quarterback hurry as the Raiders upset previously unbeaten Tate, 30-27 in a District match-up.
 
Special Teams Player
Pace Junior PK Caleb Nelson connected on all eight extra points and six of his nine kickoffs found the end zone as the Patriots defeated the Bulldogs, 56-28 in a District tilt.
 
Other Performances:
Quarterback
Walton – Wells Bettenhausen – 14-18, 276 yards, 5 TDs
Mosley – Sammy Freitas – 12-18, 267 yards, 3 TDs
South Walton – JD Brown – 25-43, 255 yards, 4 TDs
Catholic – Ryan Huff – 10-14, 243 yards, 2 TDs
Escambia – Nino Freeman – 14-25, 217 yards, 3 TDs; 4 carries, 30 yards, TD
B.T. Washington – Trae Townsend – 10-17, 195 yards, 2 TDs
Marianna – RJ Mayes – 13-20, 171 yards, 2 TDs
Gulf Breeze – Brock Stomps – 11-23, 164 yards
Crestview – Jayzion McQueen – 16-28, 162 yards, 2 TDs; 17 carries, 78 yards, TD
 
Wide Receiver
Mosley – Jack Massey – 5 receptions, 183 yards, 2 TDs
B.T. Washington – Gionni Lewis – 4 receptions, 155 yards, TD
South Walton – Grant Gilmore – 10 receptions, 138 yards
Walton – Brayden Sampson – 4 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TDs
Escambia – LaMarcus LeGree – 6 receptions, 101 yards
South Walton – Cannon Page – 8 receptions, 84 yards, 4 TDs
 
Running Back
Marianna – Amari Clemons – 17 carries, 231 yards, 5 TDs; 2 receptions, 55 yards, TD
Catholic – Caleb Willoughby – 21 carries, 162 yards, TD
Cottondale – Jocarian Garrett – 22 carries, 148 yards, 2 TDs
Walton – Peyton Seay – 19 carries, 123 yards, 2 TDs
Cottondale – Tramond Collins – 6 carries, 115 yards, 2 TDs
 
Defense
Navarre – Andre Spence – 14 tackles
Holmes County – Aiden Justice – 14 tackles, 2 TFL, FR, CF
B.T. Washington – Kolby Saladino – 12 tackles, QBH
B.T. Washington – BJ Johnson – 12 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, QBH
Navarre – Vinny Villanova – 12 tackles, TFL
South Walton – Connor Rooney – 12 tackles
Jay – Hayden Morris – 12 tackles, interception
Cottondale – Wyatt Speers – 12 tackles
Mosley – Sawyer Schultz – 11 solo tackles, 2 TFL, sack
Marianna – Waylon Snelgrove – 11 tackles
Navarre – Jaden Jones – 11 tackles, BK
Holmes County – Nick Chiren – 11 tackles
Niceville – Maddox Hayles – 10 tackles, 3 TFL
B.T. Washington – Tryston Simpkins – 10 tackles, 2 TFL
Mosley – Wyatt Fleming – 10 tackles, TFL, QBHchi
Catholic – 20 TFL, 13 sacks & 13 QBH
 
Offensive Lineman
Pace – Grant Wise – 16 pancakes
Pace – Jack Taylor – 10 pancakes
Pace – Mason Mathis – 10 pancakes
 
Special Teams
Walton – Brayden Sampson – 6-6 XPs
Escambia – Morgan Stancliffe – 6-6 XPs
Walton – Dominic Goodwin – 3 KO returns, 191 yards, 95-yard TD
Pace – Brooks Washington – 79-yard KO return, TD

2024 Florida Panhandle & Big Bend Scoreboard – Week 7

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2 Oct 2024
Rickards 17, Fort Walton Beach 14 *
 
3 Oct 2024
Godby 39, Baker County 34 *
Jay 49, Central 0
 
4 Oct 2024
Escambia 28, Navarre 18
Choctaw 37, South Walton 0
Pine Forest 13, Crestview 7 (OT)
West Florida 35, Gulf Breeze 7
Pace 35, Madison County 31
Pensacola 23, B. T. Washington 0
Catholic 48, Mobile Christian 20
Florida High 37, Chiles 27
Gadsden County 31, Lincoln 21
Cairo (GA) 35, Leon 7
Jefferson County 49, North Florida Christian 28
Arnold 40, Vernon 0
Marianna 55, North Bay Haven 0
Rutherford 31, Port St Joe 7
Lighthouse PCA 39, Snook Academy (AL) 0
Baker 20, Northview 6
Blountstown 38, Sneads 3
Destin 24, Bozeman 21
Wakulla 21, St John Paul II 14
Cottondale 56, Franklin County 27
Wewahitchka 20, Liberty County 7
Maclay 70, FAMU DRS 0
Aucilla Christian 47, Calhoun County (GA) 14
Hollis Christian at Chipley (Cancelled)