53 days to kickoff of the 2023 Florida High School football season as the Navarre Raiders will host the Catholic Crusaders on 25 Aug 2023 at the comfy confines of Bennett C. Russell Stadium.
53 games ago – Navarre 42, Niceville 20 (2017)
Niceville…0 7 13 0 – 20
Navarre…0 14 14 14 – 42
Navarre…0 14 14 14 – 42
Kevon Washington found green pastures as he returned an interception 28 yards to get the scoring going for the Raiders and Dante Wright added a 66-yard interception return to put Navarre up at the half, 14-7.
Wright also scored on a 39-yard run and a six yard reception, while Joshua Carter pitched in two touchdowns (10-yard rushing/25-yard receiving).
Cade Taylor led the Raiders defense with 12 tackles and Carter added nine tackles. Kevin Taich went 6-6 on extra points.
53rd win in school history – Navarre 14, Fort Walton Beach 0 (2010)
Fort Walton…0 0 0 0 – 0
Navarre…0 0 7 7 – 14
Navarre…0 0 7 7 – 14
The Raiders defense held the Vikings to 173 total yards (161 passing/12 rushing) in the opening game of the 2010 season.
Raiders that have worn #53:
DL Clifton Becker – Class of 2003
OL Austin Lewis – Class of 2005
OL Troy Fletcher – Class of 2011
LB Luke Hines – Class of 2022
LB Hedwin Garcia – Class of 2024
DL Clifton Becker – Class of 2003
OL Austin Lewis – Class of 2005
OL Troy Fletcher – Class of 2011
LB Luke Hines – Class of 2022
LB Hedwin Garcia – Class of 2024
Statistics that involve #53:
53 – assisted tackles in a career – Troy Rivera (2000-02)
53 – tackle points in a season – Dylan Main (2014)
53.5 – tackle points in a season – Everette Alford (2014)
53.5 – tackle points in a season – Tyson Brown (2016)
53 – solo tackles in a career – Tyson Brown (2015-16)
53.5 – tackle points in a season – James Segrest (2017)
53.5 – tackle points in a career – Alex Gilchrist (2017-18)
53.5 – tackle points in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2018)
53 – points scored against Washington (2018)
53 – points scored against Choctaw (2018)
53 – points scored in a season – Kevin Taich (2018)
53 – tackle points in a season – Xayvion Thomas (2018)
53.5 – tackle points in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2018)
53 – carries in a season – Jaden Rivera (2019)
53 – solo tackles in a career – Bailey Huston (2019-20)
53 – tackle points in a season – Devin Wright (2020)
53 – assisted tackles in a career – Troy Rivera (2000-02)
53 – tackle points in a season – Dylan Main (2014)
53.5 – tackle points in a season – Everette Alford (2014)
53.5 – tackle points in a season – Tyson Brown (2016)
53 – solo tackles in a career – Tyson Brown (2015-16)
53.5 – tackle points in a season – James Segrest (2017)
53.5 – tackle points in a career – Alex Gilchrist (2017-18)
53.5 – tackle points in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2018)
53 – points scored against Washington (2018)
53 – points scored against Choctaw (2018)
53 – points scored in a season – Kevin Taich (2018)
53 – tackle points in a season – Xayvion Thomas (2018)
53.5 – tackle points in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2018)
53 – carries in a season – Jaden Rivera (2019)
53 – solo tackles in a career – Bailey Huston (2019-20)
53 – tackle points in a season – Devin Wright (2020)
Navarre is 48-15 in their last 53 games and leads the overall series against Niceville, 8-5.