31 days to kickoff of the 2023 Florida HS football season as the Navarre Raiders will host the Catholic Crusaders on 25 Aug 2023 at the comfy confines of Bennett C. Russell Stadium.
31 games ago – Navarre 10, Tate 0 (2019)
Navarre…7 0 3 0 – 10
Tate…0 0 0 0 – 0
Tate…0 0 0 0 – 0
Marlon Courtney III completed 14 of 24 passes for 186 yards and carried the ball 15 times for 62 yards and the Raiders only touchdown on the night. Jaydin Antonio led the rushing attack with 82 yards on 18 carries and Tyler England hauled in eight receptions for 69 yards in the win.
Bailey Houston led Navarre’s defense with eight tackles and Jeffery Mattox added six tackles and a tackle for loss. Sabine Melendez and Grady Kelly each pitched in a sack as the Raiders broke a three game losing streak.
31st win in school history – Navarre 21, Catholic 7 (2005)
Navarre won for the third straight week to start the season, outscoring their opponents 61-19.
Raiders that have worn #31:
DB Michael Porter – Class of 2001
DB Jason Graves – Class of 2004
LB Brandon Lawson – Class of 2006 – assistant coach at Navarre
LB Stefan Tipton – Class of 2007
LB/DB Colton McDonald – Class of 2011
DB Jacob Fitchett – Class of 2013
LB Will Kane – Class of 2016
K Zach Gonzalez – Class of 2017
LB Sebastian Melendez – Class of 2022 – playing at Millsaps College (MS)
WR/DB Brandon Estrada – Class of 2025
DB Michael Porter – Class of 2001
DB Jason Graves – Class of 2004
LB Brandon Lawson – Class of 2006 – assistant coach at Navarre
LB Stefan Tipton – Class of 2007
LB/DB Colton McDonald – Class of 2011
DB Jacob Fitchett – Class of 2013
LB Will Kane – Class of 2016
K Zach Gonzalez – Class of 2017
LB Sebastian Melendez – Class of 2022 – playing at Millsaps College (MS)
WR/DB Brandon Estrada – Class of 2025
Navarre statistics that involve #31:
31 – assisted tackles in a career – Chris Wells (1999-2001)
31 – assisted tackles in a career – Michael Arnold (2009-10)
31 – solo tackles in a season – Damontell Thompson (2013)
31 – tackle points in a season – Jay Klosinski (2014 & 2015)
31 – assisted tackles in a career – Lee Jones (2015-16)
31 – tackles for loss in a season – Joshua Carter (2016) – School Record
31 – solo tackles in a season – Caleb Dale (2016)
31 – tackle points in a season – Alex Gilchrist (2017)
31 – assisted tackles in a career – Cameron Thomas (2017-18)
31 – assisted tackles in a season – Devin Wright (2020)
31 – tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Dom Cunningham (2022)
31 – assisted tackles in a career – Chris Wells (1999-2001)
31 – assisted tackles in a career – Michael Arnold (2009-10)
31 – solo tackles in a season – Damontell Thompson (2013)
31 – tackle points in a season – Jay Klosinski (2014 & 2015)
31 – assisted tackles in a career – Lee Jones (2015-16)
31 – tackles for loss in a season – Joshua Carter (2016) – School Record
31 – solo tackles in a season – Caleb Dale (2016)
31 – tackle points in a season – Alex Gilchrist (2017)
31 – assisted tackles in a career – Cameron Thomas (2017-18)
31 – assisted tackles in a season – Devin Wright (2020)
31 – tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Dom Cunningham (2022)
Navarre is 21-10 in their last 31 games and leads the overall series against Tate, 5-2.