Navarre Raider History – 2012 – First State Semifinal Appearance

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2012 Navarre Raider Seniors

Navarre hired Head Coach Jay Walls in the off season. Coach Walls came to the Raider program from Tift County High School in Tifton, Georgia. Prior to coming to Navarre, he had a 103-71 record in 15 seasons while coaching at Suwannee High School (1997-2005) and Tift County (2006-2011) with 11 playoff appearances.

The first year head coach led the Raiders to a win over Washington in game one, before falling to Pensacola on the road in game two. Navarre would then run off an eight game winning streak with wins over Pace, Niceville, Catholic, Choctaw, Crestview, Fort Walton Beach, Mosley and Gulf Breeze to finish the regular season at 9-1 and 5-0 in District play. The Raiders qualified for their fourth playoff appearance.

In round one Navarre beat Pace for the second time on the season and then went on the road to knock off Milton in round two. In round three, Columbia would travel to face off with the Raiders for the Region title.

On the opening kickoff, Nick Benton would return the kickoff for a 85-yard touchdown, which had the Raider faithful up on their feet. Navarre QB Andrew Rieves led two more scoring drives in the first half as the Raiders jumped to a 21-0 lead before the Tigers clawed back to cut the lead to 21-14 at the half. Columbia tied it at 21 in third, but the Raiders added a fourth quarter score for the win and their first ever Region title.

In their first trip to the State Semifinals, Navarre hosted Gainesville. The Purple Hurricanes came to play on this night at they jumped out to a 28-0 halftime lead. The Raiders would cut the lead to 41-19 after three, but Gainesville could not be stopped as they cruised on to victory.

Navarre finished the year with their first 12-win season and 11-game winning streak, as well as their first Region title and State Semifinal appearance. The Raiders outscored their opponents, 375-258.

 

 

2012 Game Results (12-2, 5-0)
Navarre 33, Washington 7
Pensacola 25, Navarre 24
Navarre 19, Pace 13
Navarre 35, Niceville 28
Navarre 26, Catholic 0
Navarre 21, Choctaw 17
Navarre 13, Crestview 8
Navarre 44, Fort Walton Beach 28
Navarre 28, Mosley 13
Navarre 28, Gulf Breeze 14
Navarre 30, Pace 10 (Playoffs)
Navarre 20, Milton 12 (Playoffs)
Navarre 28, Columbia 21 (Playoffs)
Gainesville 62, Navarre 26 (Playoffs)

Navarre Raider Class of 2013
3 – Johnny Robinson-Pettus – DB
6 – Jordan Leggett – TE (played at Clemson, National Champ, drafted by the Jets)
7 – Mikul Smith – WR
8 – Andrew Rieves – QB
9 – Matt Privette – WR
11 – Alex Eastwood – WR
12 – Nick Benton – DB (played at Jacksonville University)
15 – Dwayne Walls – RB/WR
17 – Robby Miller – QB
20 – Kody Kelley – DB
21 – Mason Mikul – DL
22 – Elijah Appel – DB
25 – Jay Warren – RB/DB (played at Florida Atlantic)
29 – Jessie Holmes – LB
31 – Jacob Fitchett – DB
38 – Jonathon Shaw – LB
44 – Devin Colonel – LB
50 – Mitch Posey – DL/OL
51 – Marvin Darby – OL
57 – Dyllan Rogers – DL
61 – Jacob Kendall – DL (played at Millsaps College)
62 – Boston Morgan – DL/OL
66 – Drayton Taylor – OL
71 – Joel Fry – DE
74 – Tyler Schmitt – OL

Navarre Raiders History – 2011

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Navarre Raider Class of 2012
Navarre Raiders

After leading the Raiders to their first Region Title game in 2010, year number four for Coach Lashley would be his last season at the helm of the Raider program.

2011 was an up and down season for Navarre. They started out with a win against Washington (a team they have never lost too), then lost back to back games to Pensacola and Pace. Bounced back with a big win over Niceville as Dwayne Carter rushed for 307 yards (a school record at the time) and six touchdowns (still tied for a school record).

Game five brought a loss to Catholic and game six the Raiders rallied from 23 points down in the fourth quarter to tie Choctaw, only to lose on a late field goal. Navarre rebounded for wins over Crestview and Fort Walton Beach to even their record at 4-4. Then, finished up the season with a loss at Mosley and their fifth straight win in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup against Gulf Breeze.

Raiders went 5-5 overall and 3-2 in the District 2-6A in 2011. Coach Lashley finished with a 22-21 record and Navarre’s first two wins in the State Playoffs.

2011 Results (5-5, 3-2)
Navarre 28, Washington 7
Pensacola 29, Navarre 22
Pace 27, Navarre 23
Navarre 56, Niceville 33
Catholic 43, Navarre 24
Choctaw 50, Navarre 47
Navarre 42, Crestview 23
Navarre 35, Fort Walton Beach 14
Mosley 49, Navarre 20
Navarre 32, Gulf Breeze 0

Navarre Raider Class of 2012
2 – Virgilio Hunter – DL (played at Jacksonville University)
4 – Demetrius Brown – DB (played at Huntingdon College)
5 – Brad Leggett – WR (played at Florida Tech)
7 – Jordan Jones – DB
9 – Dusty Jones – QB (played baseball at LBW)
11 – Randal Spain – QB
15 – Marquis Hagewood – WR
20 – Gunnar Casey – LB
24 – Alex Horton – DB/WR
30 – Scott Mealer – LB/FB
33 – David Docarmo – K
35 – Dwayne Carter – RB (played at Independence CC & Harding University)
42 – Connor Brantley – DE/WR
60 – Michael Hill – OL (played at Huntingdon College)
75 – David Smith – OL (currently an Asst Coach at Washington)
81 – TeVan Grant – WR
85 – Tyler Bush – WR
99 – Marcus Winebrenner – K

Navarre Raider History – 2010 – a Year to Remember!

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Navarre Raiders - 2010
Navarre Raiders - 2010
Live for Today, Fight for Tomorrow, Live Strong!
Coach Lashley entered his third year after going 6-14 in his first two seasons and he was looking to put the Raiders on the map in 2010…he did just that.
 
The Raiders started out with a shutout win over Fort Walton Beach, then a come from behind victory at home against Walton. They fell to Catholic in game three, but were awarded a victory as the Crusaders had played with an ineligible player.
 
Navarre suffered a setback in game four against Pine Forest, but then ran off six straight wins (Crestview, Milton, Escambia, Pace, Tate and Gulf Breeze) to finish their first 9-1 regular season and earned their third Playoff appearance.
 

Went on the road in Week 1 and won their first ever playoff game in school history against Niceville. In Week 2, they headed back to Pine Forest and knocked off the Eagles with a late 90-yard drive led by QB Colton Kane as he finished off the drive with a 30-yard touchdown pass to WR Brad Leggett.

On the road once again in Week 3, where they faced off with the Lincoln Trojans. The game went to overtime tied at 13. Lincoln outlasted Navarre in triple overtime for the Region Title and ended the Raiders historic season at 11-2.

On January 28th, 2011, the Raiders lost one of their teammates…Ian Cole Lockwood. Ian had battled a brain tumor and was an inspiration to the Navarre program and to the entire Panhandle Region.

2010 Results (11-2)
Navarre 14, Fort Walton Beach 0
Navarre 42, Walton 36
Catholic 42, Navarre 21 *
Pine Forest 33, Navarre 13
Navarre 42, Crestview 0
Navarre 49, Milton 20
Navarre 51, Escambia 7
Navarre 31, Pace 21
Navarre 41, Tate 6
Navarre 34, Gulf Breeze 24
Navarre 28, Niceville 7 (Playoffs)
Navarre 20, Pine Forest 18 (Playoffs)
Lincoln 34, Navarre 33 (Playoffs – 3OT)
* Forfeited win
 

Navarre Raider Class of 2011
4 – Giovanni Flowers – DB
7 – Colton Kane – QB (played at FAU & Mississippi Gulf Coast CC)
10 – Ian Lockwood – WR (only number retired in Raider history)
11 – Will Posey – WR
20 – Joel Beauchemin – WR
21 – Larry Leonard – DB
22 – Giovanni Randolph – DB (played at Grambling State University)
25 – Gerry Dilworth – LB
29 – Nolan LeMaitre – DB
31 – Colton McDonald – DB/LB
32 – Shane McMaster – LB
33 – Robert “Trey” Chandler – WR
34 – Chris Anderson – DE
45 – Michael Arnold – DE
49 – Logan Willson – TE
52 – Michael Lauber – LB
53 – Troy Fletcher – OL
54 – Michael Venegas – OL
58 – Derek Aloy – TE
59 – Andrew Garcia – DL
63 – Victor Byers – DL (played at Belhaven University)
64 – Niel Vic Tidwell – OL
65 – Neil Rannals – OL
72 – Sterling Lovelady – OL (played at FSU, National Champ)
73 – Dylan Unterbrink – OL (played at Delta State University)
78 – Matthew Weaver – OL
82 – Steven Householder – K
84 – Grant Golombeski – TE

Navarre Raider History – 2009

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Navarre looked to rebound from a 3-7 record in 2008 in Coach Lashley’s first season. But the Raiders struggled out the gate in 2009 and dropped their first five games while being outscored 156-48.
 
They would rebound with back to back wins over Walton and Escambia, before falling to Pace and Tate. Navarre wound up the season with a win over Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup to finish 3-7 overall and 1-4 in District.
 
2009 Results
Fort Walton Beach 36, Navarre 18
Catholic 32, Navarre 7
Pine Forest 29, Navarre 3
Crestview 21, Navarre 13
Milton 38, Navarre 7
Navarre 49, Walton 27
Navarre 13, Escambia 10
Pace 21, Navarre 7
Tate 31, Navarre 14
Navarre 42, Gulf Breeze 12

Navarre Raider Class of 2010
3 – Eugene Robinson – DE/WR
8 – Tre’von Allen – DB/WR
9 – Michael Pettus – RB/QB/WR
10 – Andrew Velasquez – QB
12 – Noel Cook – WR/DB
38 – Will Bush – LB
42 – Aaron Farrill – DB
48 – Matt Burrell – LB
52 – Vincent Wills – DL
56 – Justin Bishop – OL
57 – Justin Schipani – DE
61 – Kevin Lopez – DL
62 – Daniel Watson – DL
65 – David Wells – LB
66 – Jonathon Elliott – DL
70 – Armani Williams – DL
71 – Derek Santiago – DL/OL
74 – Kris Vanderwilt – OL
75 – Tyler Williams – OL
85 – Martin Waits – WR
90 – Zach Smith – DL

Navarre Raider History – 2008

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2008 Navarre Raiders
Coach Chad Lashley
The Raiders welcomed new Head Coach Chad Lashley to the sidelines in 2008 as he took over for Larry Olson. Coach Lashley inherited a young team with only 16 seniors.
 
Navarre started out the season with two wins (West Florida Tech & Milton) in their first four games, but then went on to lose five straight before ending the season with a victory over Gulf Breeze.
 
The Raiders finished the season at 3-7 overall and 0-3 in District play as they were outscored 271-141.
 
2008 Results
Rutherford 29, Navarre 6
Navarre 20, West Florida Tech 3
Catholic 37, Navarre 23
Navarre 28, Milton 7
Mosley 42, Navarre 7
Fort Walton Beach 33, Navarre 0
Choctaw 55, Navarre 0
Florida High 42, Navarre 32
Crestview 14, Navarre 7
Navarre 18, Gulf Breeze 9
 

Navarre Raider Class of 2009
4 – Billy Mitchell – SS/WR 
(played at Marshall University)
22 – Adam Hamilton – DB
24 – Greg Moses – DB
25 – Kwamane Howard – RB
33 – Antonio Neris – DB
44 – Tre Polumbo – LB
45 – Walter Hill – LB
49 – Kyle Gambera – RB
50 – Brian Baswell – DE
51 – Jarrod Bauldree – OL
54 – Ronnie Wesson – LB
60 – Tim Coggins – DE
63 – Ryan Barton – OL
83 – Adam Taylor – WR
87 – Tommy Burman – WR
99 – Jonathon Coleus – DL

Navarre Raider History – 2007

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Photo courtesy of the Navarre Press.
Coach Larry Olson
Coming off their best season in 2006, the Raiders were looking to build on that success in 2007. This year would turn out to be Coach Larry Olson’s last season at the helm.
 
For the first time in school history, Navarre won their first four games of the season and five of their first six to open 5-1. The lone loss was a 6-3 setback to Fort Walton Beach.
 
The Raiders would split their last four games, with two wins over Crestview and Gulf Breeze and losses to Florida High and Milton to finish the regular season at 7-3.
 
Navarre went through District play with a 3-1 record, making the State Playoffs for the second straight year. But their season would come to an end at the hands of Pace once again in a 55-13 setback.
 
Coach Olson turned the Raider program around and finished with a 30-29 record. He brought home Navarre’s first two State Playoff appearances as well as their first two District titles.
 
2007 Results
Navarre 28, Rutherford 0
Navarre 51, West Florida Tech 14
Navarre 38, Catholic 22
Navarre 42, Mosley 35
Fort Walton Beach 6, Navarre 3
Navarre 26, Choctaw 24
Florida High 17, Navarre 7
Navarre 42, Crestview 23
Milton 50, Navarre 35
Navarre 35, Gulf Breeze 14
Pace 55, Navarre 13 (Playoffs)

Navarre Raider Class of 2008:
3 – Chris Weaver – WR
4 – Josh Nicdao – DB
5 – Lee Proctor – DB
8 – Jett Bryan – QB/DB
10 – Austin Grimm – QB
11 – Steve Williams – DB
21 – Robert Roux – LB
24 – Josh Brooks – WR
32 – Joey Torres – LB
42 – Christian Ewing – DB
45 – Jeff Elliott – RB
48 – Keith Munday – WR
53 – James Coakley – OL
56 – Michael Andrade – OL
57 – Tyler Dearing – LB
59 – Phillip Pybus – OL
62 – John Duke – OL
64 – Jonathan Chavers – DL
72 – Stephen Bellinghausen – OL
80 – John Harris – WR
81 – Kyle Irby – WR
85 – Garrett Casey – WR
87 – Allen Spangler – WR
88 – Brian Commissiong – DE

Florida Panhandle Scoreboard – Week 1

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Wewahitchka 33, Cottondale 18
Chipley 28, Graceville 0
Baker 35, Lighthouse PCA 12
Freeport 20, Holmes County 13
Port St Joe 34, Marianna 26
South Walton 35, Walton 28
Sneads 27, Libert County 0
Lakeland Christian 50, St John Paul II 0
Franklin County 7, North Bay Haven 0
Munroe Day 54, Arlington Country Day 0
Aucilla Christian 27, Zarephath 6
Florida High at Taylor County – Cancelled

Navarre Raider History – 2006

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The Raiders finished 2005 with five straight losses, but as they entered the 2006 season, there was a feeling in the air that the Navarre Raider football program was about ready to turn the corner.

Navarre started out with back to back shutout wins over West Florida Tech and University Christian, but fell to 2-2 with losses to Catholic and Milton in Weeks 3 & 4. The Raiders would then reel off five straight wins to move to 7-2, which guaranteed them their second winning season and their first-ever District Title and State Playoff appearance.

The Raiders dropped a close game to Gulf Breeze (24-22) in the season finale to finish the regular season at 7-3 (best regular season win total). Navarre would then host Pace in the first round of the State Playoffs, where they fell 26-7 to end their record setting season.

Coach Olson now stands at 23-25 after five seasons.

2006 Results
Navarre 45, West Florida Tech 0
Navarre 14, University Christian 0
Catholic 20, Navarre 10
Milton 43, Navarre 21
Navarre 49, Holmes County 7
Navarre 14, Fort Walton Beach 0
Navarre 21, Choctaw 14
Navarre 17, Florida High 6
Navarre 21, Crestview 7
Gulf Breeze 24, Navarre 22
Pace 26, Navarre 7 (Playoffs)

Navarre Raider Class of 2007:
12 – Derek Nelson – RB
15 – Donte’ Rome – WR
20 – Sam Harton – DB
22 – Russell Mertens – DB
30 – John Blatz – LB
31 – Stefan Tipton – LB
34 – Tremain Barnes – WR/DB
35 – Ryan Stewart – DL
38 – Rich Dalphone – LB
44 – John Hermance – DL
48 – Michael Hagewood – DB/WR
52 – Asa Dalphone – DL
58 – Brenden Greene – LB
60 – Zach Gillium – OL
63 – Tommy Wiser – OL
70 – Stephen Venegas – OL
71 – Johnathan Jones – OL/DL
80 – Just Moore – WR
82 – Joey Hill – WR
86 – Aaron Brummett – K
99 – Brett Gallrein – DL/TE

Navarre Raider History – 2005

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Coach Larry Olson
Jeff VanCamp

Once again, the Raiders got off to a fast start in Coach Olson’s fourth season. Navarre opened up 2005 with three straight wins and won four of their first five games.

After what seemed to be a promising start for the Raiders, the offense began to struggle and over the last five games (while losing all five), they scored less than 10 points four times and averaged just 10 points per game…finished the season at 4-6 overall and 0-3 in District 2-4A play.

Coach Olson now stands at 16-21 overall.

2005 Results
Navarre 25, West Florida Tech 6
Navarre 15, University Christian 6
Navarre 21, Catholic 7
Milton 28, Navarre 8
Navarre 33, Holmes County 12
Fort Walton Beach 42, Navarre 7
Choctaw 16, Navarre 6
Florida High 17, Navarre 7
Crestview 37, Navarre 27
Gulf Breeze 25, Navarre 3

Navarre Raider Class of 2006:
3 – Phillip Munday (TE/DB)
4 – Adam Brummett (K)
5 – Chris Haskin (DB)
9 – Matt Jalil (DB)
11 – Jeff VanCamp (QB) – played at FAU
22 – Tashan Verdell (RB/DB)
24 – J.R. Milioti (DB)
25 – Terry Lee (DB)
31 – Brandon Lawson (LB) – asst coach at Navarre
33 – Tyler Tiwary (RB)
35 – Chris Sutter (RB/LB)
50 – Mark Gallrein (DL/OL)
51 – A.J. Carroll (LB)
57 – Nick Jolly (LB)
61 – Ryan Molina (OL)
66 – Mark Coburn (OL)
72 – Andrew Keating (OL)
74 – Jason Daughtry (OL)
79 – T.J. Williams (OL/DL)
80 – Tony Long (WR)
85 – Tommy Schoeneberg (WR)
87 – Austin Tilghman (WR)
88 – Eric VanBuren (TE/LB) 

Navarre Raider History – 2004

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Coach Larry Olson
Coach Olson led the Raiders to their first winning season in 2003; finishing up at 5-4. In his third year at the helm in 2004, he was looking forward to bigger and better things for the program.
 
But, Mother Nature got in the way as Hurricane Ivan not only did damage to the Gulf Coast, but also affected the Raiders 10-game schedule; limiting Navarre to only eight games.
 
The Raiders would win their first two games out of the gate, but struggled to find the win column the rest of the way, losing five of their last six games. Navarre finished the season at 3-5 overall and 1-3 in District play.
 
Navarre Raider Class of 2005:
4 – Chris Hartke (RB/DB)
9 – Dylan Seay (RB)
10 – Chris Murray (QB/DB)
21 – Justin Wilson (DB)
34 – Justin Guilmette (DE)
42 – John Crossley (RB)
53 – Austin Lewis (OL)
54 – Connor Bryan (OL/DL)
81 – Benjie Barbeau (DB)
 
2004 Results
Navarre 34, West Florida Tech 7
Navarre 14, Catholic 10
Crestview 23, Navarre 20
Pine Forest 14, Navarre 13
Navarre 26, Milton 23
Bay 25, Navarre 14
Gulf Breeze 14, Navarre 0
Fort Walton Beach 21, Navarre 14