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.

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.

73 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

Dylan Unterbrink
Corey Capenia
Taylor Bryant
Dawson Higginbotham
Cameron Pollard
73 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.
 
73 games ago – Navarre 42, B. T. Washington 0 (2015)
 
Navarre…14 21 0 7 – 42
Washington…0 0 0 0 – 0
 
Hasaan Williams filled in for the injured Michael Carter (who went out in the second quarter with a season ending injury) with 11 carries for 169 yards, a touchdown and two receptions for 54 yards and two more scores.
 
73rd win in school history – Navarre 21, Choctaw 17 (2012)
 
Jordan Leggett hauled in eight receptions for 203 yards and three touchdowns and Jay Warren pitched in 154 yards on the ground.
 
Raiders that have worn #73:
OL John Eichling – Class of 2002
OL Dylan Unterbrink – Class of 2011 – played at Delta State (MS)
OL Corey Capenia – Class of 2016
OL Taylor Bryant – Class of 2018
OL Dawson Higginbotham – Class of 2021
OL Cameron Pollard – Class of 2024
 
Stats that involve #73:
73 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Will Robinson-Pettus (2012)
73 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Tyson Brown (2015-16)
73 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Jeffery Mattox (2019)
 
Navarre has won 56 of their last 73 games and leads the all-time series against B. T. Washington, 6-0.

74 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

Kris VanderWilt
Tyler Schmitt
Brent Short
Aaron Smith
Preston Brewer
74 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.
 
74 games ago – Navarre 57, Pensacola Catholic 14 (2015)
 
Catholic…0 7 0 7 – 14
Navarre…23 13 14 7 – 57
 
Michael Carter rushed for 235 yards on 13 carries and found the end zone four times. Xavier Fernandez led the defense with nine tackles.
 
74th win in school history – Navarre 13, Crestview 8 (2012)
 
Navarre…0 7 0 6 – 13
Crestview…3 0 3 2 – 8
 
The Raiders got the ball back late in the game and QB Andrew Rieves put together a 90+ yard drive for the District win.
 
Raiders that have worn #74:
OL Jason Daughtey – Class of 2006
OL Kris Vander Wilt – Class of 2010
OL Tyler Schmitt – Class of 2013
OL Brent Short – Class of 2016
OL Aaron Smith – Class of 2018
OL Preston Brewer – Class of 2021
OL Evan McNeish – Class of 2025
 
Stats that involve #74:
74 – total tackle points in a career – Victor Byers (2009-10)
74 – total points in a career – Jordan Leggett (2010-12)
74 – receptions in a career – Michael Carter (2013-16) – 6th all-time
74 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Lee Jones (2016)
74 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Mitchell Hunt (2016-18)
74 – solo tackles in a season – Devin Wright (2021)
 
Navarre has won 57 of their last 74 games and leads the overall series against Catholic, 13-8.

75 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

Brandon Warren
Tyler Williams
David Smith
Cota Taylor
Nathan Duggan
Eric Meraz
75 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.
 
75 games ago – Navarre 43, Dothan (AL) 22 (2015)
 
After the weather cleared after a hour and a half delay at Rip Hewes Stadium, the Raiders went ground chuck on the Tigers; rushing for 408 yards on 49 carries and 5 TDs.
 
75th win in school history – Navarre 44, Fort Walton Beach 28 (2012)
 
Ft Walton…0 7 14 7 – 28
Navarre…7 14 7 16 – 44
 
The Raiders committed 15 penalties for 155 yards and gave up 28 first downs and 504 yards of offense, but they still managed to stay unbeaten in District play, winning their sixth straight game in the process.
 
Raiders that have worn #75:
OL Brandon Warren – Class of 2000
OL Kyle Wood – Class of 2004
OL Tyler Williams – Class of 2010
OL David Smith – Class of 2012 – currently an assistant coach at Washington HS in Pensacola
OL Cota Taylor – Class of 2019
OL Nathan Duggan – Class of 2020
OL Eric Meraz – Class of 2022
OL Leo Avila – Class of 2025
 
Stats that involve #75:
75 – solo tackles in a career – Josh Nicdao (2006-07)
75 – total tackle points in a season/career – Brian Commissiong (2007)
75 – solo tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Nolan Lematrie (2009-10)
75 – assisted tackles in a career – Jessie Holmes (2011-12)
75 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Dylan Main (2013-14)
75.5 – total tackle points in a season – Isaiah Heyward (2018)
75 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Bailey Huston (2019)
 
Navarre has won 58 of their last 75 games and lead the overall series against Dothan, 2-0. The Raiders are 7-3 all-time against teams from Alabama.
 
vs. Dothan (2-0)
vs. Gulf Shores (2-0)
vs. Andalusia (1-0)
vs. Enterprise (1-0)
vs. Straughn (1-1)
vs. Charles Henderson (0-1)
vs. Davidson (0-1)

76 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

Preston Brewer
Ethan Jardini
76 days to kickoff…
 
The 2022 HIgh School football season will get underway as the Navarre Raiders will travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.
 
76 games ago – Choctaw 35, Navarre 14 (Playoffs – 2014)
 
Navarre…14 0 0 0 – 14
Choctaw…7 12 0 16 – 35
 
Raiders jumped out to a 14-7 lead on the road after one, but five costly turnovers ended their season.
 
76th win in school history – Navarre 28, Mosley 13 (2012)
 
Mosley…7 0 0 6 – 13
Navarre…7 7 7 7 – 28
 
Raiders defense limited the Dolphins to 177 total yards (92 passing/85 rushing).
 
Current Raider wearing #76:
OL Evan McNeish – Class of 2025
OL Preston Brewer (Class of 2021) and OL Ethan Jardini (Class of 2024) wore #76 previously.
 
Stats that involve #76:
76 – solo tackles in a career – Damontell Thompson (2011-13)
76.5 – total tackle points in a career – Elijah Appel (2011-12)
76.5 – total tackle points in a season – Anthony “The Unit” Miller (2014)
76 – wins in the regular season – Jay Walls (2012-present)
 
Navarre has won 59 of their last 76 games and leads the overall series against Choctaw, 9-7. Raiders are 26-18 all-time against teams from Okaloosa County.
 
vs. Choctaw (9-7)
vs. Fort Walton Beach (9-6)
vs. Niceville (8-4)
vs. Baker (0-1)

77 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

John Hunnicutt
Lamarcus Smith
Jeremiah Chavis-Mhoon
Charlie Cottrell
77 days to kickoff…

The 2022 High School football season will get underway as the Navarre Raiders will travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.
 
77 games ago – Navarre 44, Escambia 30 (Playoffs – 2014)
 
Navarre…7 0 14 23 – 44
Escambia…14 3 7 6 – 30
 
Matthew Webb produced 315 yards of total offense (183 passing/132 rushing) and accounted for 5 TDs (2 passing/3 rushing).
 
77th win in school history – Navarre 28, Gulf Breeze 14 (2012)
 
The Raiders finished the regular season with their eighth straight win and their sixth straight over the Dolphins in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup.
 
Raiders that have worn #77:
DL John Hunnicutt – Class of 2015 – played at Huntingdon College (AL)
OL Lamarcus Smith – Class of 2017 – played at Ava Maria University (FL)
OL Jeremiah Chavis-Mhoon – Class of 2021
OL Charlie Cottrell – Class of 2024
 
Stats that involve #77:
77 – solo tackles in a career – Kevin Moore (1999-00)
77.5 – total tackle points in a career – Chris Wells (1999-01)
77.5 – total tackle points in a career – Troy Rivera (2000-02)
77 – assisted tackles in a career – Spencer Clark (2000-03)
77 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Isaiah Heyward (2018)
77 – extra points made in a career – Dante Wright (2016-18)
77 – solo tackles in a career – Matthew Downey (2017-18)
77.5 – total tackle points in a career – Jeffrey Mattox (2018-19)
77.5 – total tackle points in a season – Hunter Crowder (2021)
 
Navarre has won 59 of their last 77 games and leads the overall series against Escambia, 7-3. Raiders are 42-23 overall against teams from Escambia County.  Below is their record against Escambia County opponents:
 
vs. Pensacola Catholic (13-8)
vs. Escambia (7-3)
vs. Washington (6-0)
vs. West Florida Tech (5-0)
vs. Tate (4-2)
vs. Pine Forest (4-4)
vs. Northview (2-2)
vs. Woodham (1-2)
vs. Pensacola (0-2)

78 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

Matthew Weaver
Darrell Hixon
Caden Hawkins
78 days to kickoff…
 
The 2022 High School football season will get underway as the Navarre Raiders will travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.
 
78 games ago – Navarre 35, Gulf Breeze 0 (2014)
 

Gulf Breeze…0 0 0 0 – 0
Navarre…14 0 14 7 – 35

1st Qtr
Navarre – Michael Carter 45-yard run (Luke Morton kick), 9:50
Navarre – Carter 5-yard run (Morton kick), 0:24
2nd Qtr
No Scoring
3rd Qtr
Navarre – Quentin Randolph 5-yard run (Morton kick), 9:47
Navarre – Tyrell Courtney 56-yard pass from Matthew Webb (Morton kick), 8:04
4th Qtr
Navarre – Randolph 2-yard pass from Matthew Webb (Morton kick), 10:54

78th win in school history – Navarre 30, Pace 10 (Playoffs – 2012)

Jay Warren rushed for 243 yards and 3 TDs.

Pace…0 7 3 0 – 10
Navarre…0 10 6 14 – 30

1st Qtr
No Scoring
2nd Qtr
Navarre – Jay Warren 10-yard run (Chandler Moorer kick), 10:10
Pace – Quaide Weimerskirch 1-yard run (Ryan Santoso kick), 3:07
Navarre – Moorer 24-yard FG, 0:37
3rd Qtr
Navarre – Warren 3-yard run (Moorer kick), 8:43
Pace – Santoso 22-yard FG, 0:43
4th Qtr
Navarre – Mikey Smith 38-yard pass from Andrew Rieves (Jordan Leggett pass from Rieves), 10:26
Navarre – Warren 69-yard run (pass failed), 7:00

Raiders that have worn #78:
OL Matthew Weaver – Class of 2011
OL Darrell Hixon – Class of 2018 – played at Huntingdon College (AL)
OL Caden Hawkins – Class of 2022
OL Jacob Walsh – Class of 2025

Stats that involve #78:
78 – solo tackles in a career – Justin Guilmette (2002-04)
78 – points scored in a season – Michael Pettus (2007)
78 – points scored in a career – Steven Householder (2009-10)
78 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Jay Klosinski (2014-15)
78 – assisted tackles in a career – Caleb Dale (2015-16)

Navarre has won 60 of their last 78 games and leads the overall series against Gulf Breeze, 14-9.

79 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

James Crouch
Klayton Dillard
Caleb Akers
79 days to kickoff…
 
The 2022 High School football will get underway as the Navarre Raiders will travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.
 
79 games ago – Navarre 49, Dothan (AL) 24 (2014)
 
Dothan…7 3 0 14 – 24
Navarre…14 7 21 7 – 49
 
1st Qtr
11:33 – Isiah Long 59-yard run (Evan Hogan kick) – Dothan
7:27 – Michael Carter 7-yard run (Luke Morton kick) – Navarre
1:26 – Derrick Smith run (Morton kick) – Navarre
2nd Qtr
8:04 – Hogan 28-yard FG – Dothan
3:39 – Tevyn Stevenson recovered block punt in endzone (Morton kick) – Navarre
3rd Qtr
6:49 – Carter 6-yard run (Morton kick) – Navarre
3:33 – Jordan Ewing 8-yard pass from Matt Webb (Morton kick) – Navarre
1:44 – Carter 44-yard run (Morton kick) – Navarre
4th Qtr
4:45 – Tyson Carter 2-yard run (Hogan kick) – Dothan
3:03 – Hasaan Williams 48-yard run (Morton kick) – Navarre
0:01.7 – Brandon Helms 6-yard pass from Cooper Sellers (Hogan kick) – Dothan
 
79th win in school history – Navarre 20, Milton 12 (Playoffs – 2012)
 
Navarre…0 7 13 0 – 20
Milton…6 6 0 0 – 12
 
1st Qtr
3:25 – Andre Flakes 2-yard run (kick blocked) – Milton
2nd Qtr
11:56 – Christian Gill 3-yard pass from Johnny Robinson-Pettus (Chandler Moorer kick) – Navarre
0;32.5 – Roy Wise 4-yard run (kick fail) – Milton
3rd Qtr
8:36 – Jordan Leggett 12-yard pass from Andrew Rieves (Moorer kick) – Navarre
5:25 – Rieves 5-yard run (pass fail) – Navarre
4th Qtr
No Scoring
 
Raiders that have worn #79:
OL Paul Ke-a – Class of 2001
OL/DL T. J. Williams – Class of 2006
OL James Crouch – Class of 2015
OL Klayton Dillard – Class of 2019 – played at Norwich University (VT)
OL Caleb Akers – Class of 2023
 
Stats that involve #79:
79 – assisted tackles in career – Tre’von Allen (2007-09)
79 – assisted tackles in career – Mason Mikul (2011-12)
79 – total tackle points in career – Howie Walker (2012-13)
79.5 – total tackle points in season – Tommy Leggett (2014)
79 – total touchdowns in career – Michael Carter (2013-16) – School Record
 
Navarre has won 61 of their last 79 games and leads the series against Dothan, 2-0.

80 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

Just Moore
Nathan Comer
80 days to kickoff…
 
The 2022 High School football season will get underway as the Navarre Raiders will travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.
 
80 games ago – Choctaw 25, Navarre 15 (2014)
 
Navarre….0 0 7 8 – 15
Choctaw…0 12 0 13 – 25
 
Matthew Webb went 23-32 for 278 yards and a TD. Quentin Randolph hauled in nine receptions for 83 yards and a score and Cameron Mayweather added eight receptions for 80 yards. Derrick Smith carried the ball 16 times for 112 yards. Navarre turned the ball over four times in the loss.
 
80th win in school history – Navarre 28, Columbia 21 (Region Final – 2012)
 
Columbia…0 14 7 0 – 21
Navarre…14 7 0 7 – 28
 
Nick Benton returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a score and Navarre would jump out to a 21-0 first half lead and held on to secure their first Region Title in school history.
 
Raiders that have worn #80:
Buddy Stephens – Class of 2000
WR Josh Butterbough – Class of 2004
WR Tony Long – Class of 2006
WR Just Moore – Class of 2007
WR John Harris – Class of 2008
TE Nathan Comer – Class of 2021
WR Rylan Reynolds – Class of 2024
 
Stats that involve #80:
80 – points scored in a season/career – Zach Cook (2001)
80.5 – tackle points in a season/career – Robert Roux (2007)
80 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Damontell Thompson (2012)
80 – assisted tackles in a career – Christian Gill (2011-13)
80.5 – tackle points in a career – Cameron Thomas (2017-18)
 
Navarre has won 62 of their last 80 games and leads the overall series against Choctaw, 9-7.