71 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

Sabine Melendez
Wesley Routh
Elijah Melendez
Ethan Newman
71 days to kickoff…
 
The 2022 High School football season will get underway when the Navarre Raiders will travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.
 
71 games ago – Navarre 55, Fort Walton Beach 14 (2015)
 
Navarre…7 21 14 13 – 55
Ft Walton…7 0 7 0 – 14
 
Hasaan Williams finished the night with 168 yards on 19 carries and a TD, while Bo Hering led the defense with 7 tackles.
 
71st win in school history – Navarre 35, Niceville 28 (2012)
 
Navarre ventured into hostile territory for the third straight week and pulled out a tough District win against Niceville.
 
Raiders that have worn #71:
OL Clay Bryan – Class of 2001
DL Nathan Stroud – Class of 2004
OL Johnathan Jones – Class of 2007
OL/DL Derek Santiago – Class of 2010
DE Joel Fry – Class of 2013
DL Sabine Melindez – Class of 2015 – serving in U.S.M.C.
OL Wesley Routh – Class of 2017
OL Elijah Melendez – Class of 2021 – playing at Valdosta State
OL Ethan Newman – Class of 2023
 
Stats that involve #71:
71.5 – total tackle points in a career – Kris Metcalf (2000-02)
71.5 – total tackle points in a career – Michael Arnold (2009-10)
71 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Anthony “The Unit” Miller (2014)
71.5 – total tackle points in a season – Bo Hering (2015)
71 – solo tackles in a career – Aaron Mitchell (2015-16)
71 – total tackle points in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2016)
 
Navarre has won 54 of their last 71 games and leads the all-time series against Fort Walton Beach, 9-6.

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