72 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

Sterling Lovelady
Sterling Lovelady
Nicholas Moffo
AJ Neal
72 days to kickoff…
 
The 2022 High School football season will get underway when the Navarre Raiders travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.
 
72 games ago – Navarre 16, Choctaw 14 (2015)
 
Choctaw…6 8 0 0 – 14
Navarre…7 0 0 9 – 16
 
After falling behind 14-7 at the half, the defense stepped up and shut out the Indians out in second half. The Raiders then completed the comeback when Brady Hammel kicked a 27-yard FG with 1:27 to go in the fourth quarter.
 
72nd win in school history – Navarre 26, Pensacola Catholic 0 (2012)
 
Navarre headed to Pensacola to take on Catholic (fourth straight week on the road). The defense stood tall in this game for their only shutout on the season.
 
Raiders that have worn #72:
OL Nick Rivera – Class of 2000
OL David Eichling – Class of 2004
OL Andrew Keating – Class of 2006
OL Stephen Bellinghausen – Class of 2008
OL Sterling Lovelady – Class of 2011 – National Champion at Florida State University
OL Nicholas Moffo – Class of 2016
OL AJ Neal – Class of 2018
OL Jayden Hunt – Class of 2025
 
Stats that involve #72:
72 – points scored in a season – Patrick Hess (2002)
72 – assisted tackles in a career – Andrew Garcia (2008-10)
72 – points scored in a career – Matthew Webb (2012-14)
72 – points scored in a season – Gatlin Casey (2013)
72 – solo tackles in a season – Josh Carter (2017)
72 – points scored in a career – Jaydin Antonio (2018-19)
72 – points scored in a career – Tyler England (2018-19)
72 – points scored in a season – Jaden Rivera (2020)

Navarre has won 55 of their last 72 games and leads the overall series against Choctaw, 9-7.

Leave a Comment