143 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will travel to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 2020.
143 games ago – Navarre 35, Gulf Breeze 14 (2007)
Raiders (7-3) finish the regular season with seven wins and a FHSAA playoff birth for the second consecutive season. This was Navarre’s third game in eight days and it was their first victory over the Dolphins (2-8) in five years.
Navarre leads overall series, 13-8
144 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will travel to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 2020.
144 games ago – Milton 50, Navarre 35 (2007)
Raiders (6-3) lost a Monday Night make up game on the road at Milton. This was Navarre’s second game in four days and it was the first night that I sat in the booth for a broadcast.
144 – wins in Raider history
Navarre leads overall series, 12-8.
146 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will travel to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 2020.
146 games ago – Florida High 17, Navarre 7 (2007)
Raiders (5-2) fall at home for the first time in 2007. The game went to the half tied at 7. Navarre’s offense couldn’t get on track in the second half in the loss.
QB Austin Grimm passed for 17 TDs on the season and finished his two years on varsity with 28 TD passes (both are tied for fourth all-time in Raider history).
Navarre trails in the overall series, 3-1.
147 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will travel to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 2020.
147 games ago – Navarre 26, Choctaw 24 (2007)
Raiders (5-1) came back home after a tough loss on the road to beat the Indians in a big conference game.
LB Robert Roux (58 solo/45 assists) and DE Brian Commissiong (65 solo/20 assists) were a big part of the Raiders front seven all season long in 2007.
Navarre leads overall series, 8-7.
148 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will travel to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 2020.
148 games ago – Fort Walton Beach 6, Navarre 3 (2007)
Raiders (4-1) fall on the road for their first setback of the season. They led 3-0 going into the fourth quarter before the Vikings pushed across a rushing TD. This was the first time that Navarre had failed to find the end zone in 16 games.
LB Joey Torres played three years on Varsity and finished his career with 224 total tackles (fifth all-time in Navarre history).
Navarre leads overall series, 8-6.
This was Ian Lockwood’s last TD that he scored in his High School career on 8 October 2010 against Milton.
He found the end zone twice that night as the Raiders ran away from the Panthers, 49-20.
Ian watched and cheered on his Raider teammates from the sideline the remainder of the 2010 season. Navarre (11-2) made it to their first Region title game in school history.
Ian passed away on 28 January 2011…
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149 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will travel to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 2020.
149 games ago – Navarre 42, Mosley 35 (2007)
The Raiders (4-0) started the season with their fourth straight win (the first time in school history). Navarre had now won 11 of their last 15 games.
Sophomore Michael Pettus led the team in scoring in 2007 with 78 points. He would finish his career with 114 points (tied for eighth all-time with Frank Willis).
The overall series with Mosley, is tied 2-2.
150 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will travel to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 2020.
150 games ago – Navarre 38, Catholic 22 (2007)
The Raiders (3-0) returned home with a victory against the Crusaders. QB Austin Grimm set the Navarre season record in 2007 with 2,517 yards passing and finished his high school career with 4,087 yards (which stands third overall in school history).
Navarre leads overall series, 13-8.
151 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will travel to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 2020.
151 games ago – Navarre 51, West Florida Tech 14 (2007)
The Raiders (2-0) went on the road and defeated the Jaguars in Week 2.
WRs Chris Weaver and Kyle Irby were QB Austin Grimm’s primary targets in 2007. Kyle went on to play at Brevard College (NC) and Georgia State University (GA). Chris still holds the Navarre record for most receiving yards in a season (973), receptions in a season (67) and receptions in a game (13); all accomplished in 2007.
Navarre leads overall series, 5-0.