36 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

Andrew Chepult
Isaiah MItchell
36 days to kickoff…
 
Navarre Raiders at Fort Walton Beach Vikings – 26 Aug 2022
 
36 games ago – Navarre 53, Choctaw 7 (2018)
 
Navarre…17 15 14 7 – 53
Choctaw…0 7 0 0 – 7
 
Marlon Courtney III went 7-11 for 211 yards & two touchdowns, while the ground game produced five rushing touchdowns from five different players (Jaydin Antonio, Dante Wright, Chris Williams, Jebari Mitchell & Joshua Carter). Antonio & Quinn Caballero were on the receiving end of both of Courtney’s touchdown passes.
 
Xayvion Thomas & Carter led the defense with seven tackles each.
 
36th win in school history – Navarre 14, Fort Walton Beach 0 (2006)
 
Ft Walton…0 0 0 0 – 0
Navarre…7 0 7 0 – 14
 
The Raiders defense produced their third shutout in the first six games of the season to improve to 4-2.
 
Raiders that have worn #36:
LB Andrew Chepult – Class of 2015
RB Isaiah Mitchell – Class of 2018
LB Collin Starr – Class of 2024
 
Navarre statistics that involve #36:
36 – assisted tackles in a career – Rocky Brock (1999-2000)
36 – assisted tackles in a career – Victor Byers (2009-10)
36 – receptions in a season – Brad Leggett (2010)
36 – points scored in a game vs. Niceville – Dwayne Carter (2011) – 2nd most in school history
36 – receptions in a season – Gatlin Casey (2013)
36 – points scored in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2015
36 – points scored in a season – Jordan Williams (2016)
36 – points scored in a season – Tyler England (2018 & 19)
36 – points scored in a season – Jaydin Antonio (2018 & 19)
36 – assisted tackles in a career – Xayvion Thomas (2018-19)
36 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Grady Kelly (2020)
36 – assisted tackles in a career – Sebastian Melendez (2019-present)
36 – tackle points in a season – Sebastian Melendez (2020)
 
Navarre has scored 36 points in a game on two occasions:
2002 – Navarre 36, Northview 8
2016 – Navarre 36, B.T. Washington 20
 
The Raiders have won 24 of their last 36 games and lead the overall series against Choctaw, 9-7.

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