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Navarre Raiders at Escambia Gators

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****GAME DAY***

WHO: Navarre Raiders vs. Escambia Gators
WHAT: Week 7 of Florida HS Football Season
WHY: It’s HS Football…enough said
WHERE: Emmitt Smith Field, Escambia HS
WHEN: 7 PM Central

Join Irish Bill, Seminole Bob and Raider Riley with the pre-game at 6:30 PM central on IrishBillSports.com or via YouTube at IrishBillsSportsLive944.

Navarre leads the all-time series, 7-3:

1999 – Escambia 40, Navarre 20
2009 – Navarre 13, Escambia 10
2010 – Navarre 51, Escambia 7
2014 – Navarre 44, Escambia 30 (Playoffs)
2015 – Navarre 20, Escambia 9
2016 – Navarre 17, Escambia 13
2016 – Navarre 40, Escambia 35 (Playoffs)
2017 – Escambia 35, Navarre 27
2018 – Escambia 37, Navarre 27
2018 – Navarre 50, Escambia 22 (Playoffs)

Helmets are courtesy of FloridaHSFootball.com.

Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Ranking & Players of the Week – Week 6

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Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 4A, 5A & 6A) – Week 6
1 – Niceville (6-0) – beat Gulf Breeze, 41-7
2 – Mosley (6-0) – beat Milton, 42-14
3 – Pace (4-1) – beat Crestview, 56-28
4 – Tate (5-1) – lost to Navarre, 30-27
5 – Choctaw (4-2) – beat Arnold, 42-19
6 – Escambia (3-2) – beat B.T. Washington, 48-14
7 – Arnold (4-2) – lost to Choctaw, 42-19
 
Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Rankings (Class Rural, 2A, & Independent) – Week 6
1 – Catholic (4-1) – beat Freeport, 53-26
2 – Marianna (6-0) – beat Rutherford, 56-21
3 – Jay (5-1) – lost to Flomaton (AL), 24-17
4 – Cottondale (5-0) – beat Wewahitchka, 28-8
5 – Chipley (5-1) – beat Holmes County, 12-8
6 – Walton (3-2) – beat South Walton, 60-38
7 – Baker (5-1) – beat Houston County (GA), 33-18

Irish Bill’s Players of the Week – Week 6
Offensive Player
Pace sophomore RB Makael Williams had 17 carries for 264 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-28 District win over Crestview.
 
Defensive Player
Navarre sophomore DL Bryce Wheeler produced 15 tackles and a quarterback hurry as the Raiders upset previously unbeaten Tate, 30-27 in a District match-up.
 
Special Teams Player
Pace Junior PK Caleb Nelson connected on all eight extra points and six of his nine kickoffs found the end zone as the Patriots defeated the Bulldogs, 56-28 in a District tilt.
 
Other Performances:
Quarterback
Walton – Wells Bettenhausen – 14-18, 276 yards, 5 TDs
Mosley – Sammy Freitas – 12-18, 267 yards, 3 TDs
South Walton – JD Brown – 25-43, 255 yards, 4 TDs
Catholic – Ryan Huff – 10-14, 243 yards, 2 TDs
Escambia – Nino Freeman – 14-25, 217 yards, 3 TDs; 4 carries, 30 yards, TD
B.T. Washington – Trae Townsend – 10-17, 195 yards, 2 TDs
Marianna – RJ Mayes – 13-20, 171 yards, 2 TDs
Gulf Breeze – Brock Stomps – 11-23, 164 yards
Crestview – Jayzion McQueen – 16-28, 162 yards, 2 TDs; 17 carries, 78 yards, TD
 
Wide Receiver
Mosley – Jack Massey – 5 receptions, 183 yards, 2 TDs
B.T. Washington – Gionni Lewis – 4 receptions, 155 yards, TD
South Walton – Grant Gilmore – 10 receptions, 138 yards
Walton – Brayden Sampson – 4 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TDs
Escambia – LaMarcus LeGree – 6 receptions, 101 yards
South Walton – Cannon Page – 8 receptions, 84 yards, 4 TDs
 
Running Back
Marianna – Amari Clemons – 17 carries, 231 yards, 5 TDs; 2 receptions, 55 yards, TD
Catholic – Caleb Willoughby – 21 carries, 162 yards, TD
Cottondale – Jocarian Garrett – 22 carries, 148 yards, 2 TDs
Walton – Peyton Seay – 19 carries, 123 yards, 2 TDs
Cottondale – Tramond Collins – 6 carries, 115 yards, 2 TDs
 
Defense
Navarre – Andre Spence – 14 tackles
Holmes County – Aiden Justice – 14 tackles, 2 TFL, FR, CF
B.T. Washington – Kolby Saladino – 12 tackles, QBH
B.T. Washington – BJ Johnson – 12 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, QBH
Navarre – Vinny Villanova – 12 tackles, TFL
South Walton – Connor Rooney – 12 tackles
Jay – Hayden Morris – 12 tackles, interception
Cottondale – Wyatt Speers – 12 tackles
Mosley – Sawyer Schultz – 11 solo tackles, 2 TFL, sack
Marianna – Waylon Snelgrove – 11 tackles
Navarre – Jaden Jones – 11 tackles, BK
Holmes County – Nick Chiren – 11 tackles
Niceville – Maddox Hayles – 10 tackles, 3 TFL
B.T. Washington – Tryston Simpkins – 10 tackles, 2 TFL
Mosley – Wyatt Fleming – 10 tackles, TFL, QBHchi
Catholic – 20 TFL, 13 sacks & 13 QBH
 
Offensive Lineman
Pace – Grant Wise – 16 pancakes
Pace – Jack Taylor – 10 pancakes
Pace – Mason Mathis – 10 pancakes
 
Special Teams
Walton – Brayden Sampson – 6-6 XPs
Escambia – Morgan Stancliffe – 6-6 XPs
Walton – Dominic Goodwin – 3 KO returns, 191 yards, 95-yard TD
Pace – Brooks Washington – 79-yard KO return, TD

2024 Florida Panhandle & Big Bend Scoreboard – Week 7

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2 Oct 2024
Rickards 17, Fort Walton Beach 14 *
 
3 Oct 2024
Godby 39, Baker County 34 *
Jay 49, Central 0
 
4 Oct 2024
Escambia 28, Navarre 18
Choctaw 37, South Walton 0
Pine Forest 13, Crestview 7 (OT)
West Florida 35, Gulf Breeze 7
Pace 35, Madison County 31
Pensacola 23, B. T. Washington 0
Catholic 48, Mobile Christian 20
Florida High 37, Chiles 27
Gadsden County 31, Lincoln 21
Cairo (GA) 35, Leon 7
Jefferson County 49, North Florida Christian 28
Arnold 40, Vernon 0
Marianna 55, North Bay Haven 0
Rutherford 31, Port St Joe 7
Lighthouse PCA 39, Snook Academy (AL) 0
Baker 20, Northview 6
Blountstown 38, Sneads 3
Destin 24, Bozeman 21
Wakulla 21, St John Paul II 14
Cottondale 56, Franklin County 27
Wewahitchka 20, Liberty County 7
Maclay 70, FAMU DRS 0
Aucilla Christian 47, Calhoun County (GA) 14
Hollis Christian at Chipley (Cancelled)

Navarre upends Tate in District Match-up

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Final from the Gridiron…27 Sep 2024
 
Navarre 30, Tate 27
 
Navarre…13 3 7 7 – 30
Tate…12 8 0 7 – 27
 
Ian Lockwood POG: Roman Marshall (Navarre)
Offensive POG: Andre Spence (Navarre)
Will Sutter Defensive POG: EZ Gaska (Navarre)
Special Teams POG: Cade Fugate & Cooper Black (Navarre)
 
Navarre (2-3, 1-0); Tate (5-1, 0-1)
 
Scoring
First Quarter
8:16 – 23-yard pass, Taite Davis to Carson Sacchari, kick blocked (Tate)
5:41 – 28-yard pass, Roman Marshall to Jacob Crowder, Cade Fugate kick (Navarre)
3:30 – 30-yard pass, Davis to Laquarius Bradford, kick blocked (Tate)
0:00 – 1-yard run, Andre Spence, kick NG (Navarre)
Second Quarter
4:51 – 7-yard pass, Davis to Elijah West, 2-pt conv, Davis to West (Tate)
0:00 – 34-yard FG, Cade Fugate (Navarre)
Third Quarter
3:14 – 1-yard run, Spence, Jack Beyer kick (Navarre)
Fourth Quarter
8:08 – 4-yard run, Sacchari, Elijah Crites kick (Tate)
6:59 – 35-yard run, Spence, Fugate kick (Navarre)
 
Unofficial Statistics
Navarre Passing (7-11, 83 yards, TD)
Roman Marshall – 7-11, 83 yards, TD
 
Tate Passing (21-30, 205 yards, 3 TDs)
Taite Davis – 21-30, 205 yards, 3 TDs
 
Navarre Receiving (7 receptions, 83 yards, TD)
Jacob Crowder – 1 reception, 28 yards, TD
Joshua Wilson – 2 receptions, 19 yards
Brody Powers – 1 reception, 13 yards
Keagan Gilbert – 1 reception, 9 yards
 
Tate Receiving (21 receptions, 205 yards, 3 TDs)
Laquarius Bradford – 6 receptions, 86 yards, TD
Elijah West – 7 receptions, 61 yards, TD, 2-pt conv
Carson Sacchari – 1 reception, 23 yards, TD
Nikko White – 1 reception, 13 yards
Brayden Beck – 1 reception 9 yards
Marcell Vazquez – 1 reception, 7 yards
Nathan Case – 1 reception, 4 yards
Demorian Clay – 1 reception, 2 yards
 
Navarre Rushing (30 carries, 192 yards, 3 TDs)
Keagan Gilbert – 9 carries, 60 yards
Joshua Wilson – 8 carries, 54 yards
Roman Marshall – 5 carries, 42 yards
Andre Spence – 8 carries, 36 yards, 3 TDs
 
Tate Rushing (28 carries, 94 yards, TD)
Carson Sacchari – 13 carries, 52 yards, TD
Demorian Clay – 11 carries, 30 yards
Laquarius Bradford – 3 carries, 7 yards
Taite Davis – 1 carry, 5 yards
 
Navarre Special Teams
Cade Fugate – 2-2 XPs, 1-1 FGs (34)
Jack Beyer – 1-2 XPs
Cooper Black – 2 KO Returns, 53 yards
Curtis Sanders – 1 KO Return, 13 yards
Jacob Bishop – 1 punt, 12 yards
 
Tate Special Teams
Elijah Crites – 1-3 XPs
 
Navarre Defense
Bryce Wheeler – 15 tackles, QBH
Andre Spence – 14 tackles
Vinny Villanova – 12 tackles, TFL
Jaden Jones – 11 tackles, BK
Marquez White – 9 tackles, BK
Cooper Black – 8 tackles
EZ Gaska – 8 tackles, 2 TFL, BK, 2 QBH
Braxton Barr – 7 tackles, 2 QBH
Brady Thiessen – 6 tackles, TFL, QBH
Bryce Moore – 5 tackles
Jacari Thomas – 5 tackles
Curtis Sanders – 4 tackles
Matthew Lee – 2 tackles, TFL
Ryder Longo – 1 tackle
Jacob Bishop – 1 tackle
Will Payton – 1 tackle

2024 Florida Panhandle & Big Bend Scoreboard – Week 6

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27 Sep 2024
Navarre 30, Tate 27 *
Pace 56, Crestview 28 *
Niceville 41, Gulf Breeze 7 *
Escambia 48, B.T. Washington 14 *
Catholic 53, Freeport 26 *
Walton 60, South Walton 38*
Flomaton (AL) 24, Jay 17
W.S. Neal (AL) 37, Blountstown 6
Escambia County (AL) 14, Northview 0
Baker 33, Houston County (GA) 18
Cottondale 28, Wewahitchka 8
Opp (AL) 39, Destin 0

28 Sep 2024
Rocky Bayou 35, Central 0

30 Sep 2024
Bay at Pensacola *
Arnold at Choctaw *
Marianna at Rutherford *
Mosley at Milton *

Game Not Played on Friday
Holmes County at Chipley
Port St Joe at Bozeman
Aucilla Christian at Franklin County
FAMU DRS at Maclay
Liberty County at Sneads
St John Paul II at North Florida Christian *
Saint Francis at North Bay Haven
Fort White at Chiles
Lincoln at Leon *
Florida High at Taylor County *
Impact Christian Academy at Gadsden County
Suwannee at Wakulla *

Navarre Raiders at Tate Aggies

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****GAME DAY****
 
WHO: Navarre Raiders vs. Tate Aggies
WHAT: Class 6A, District 1 Football
WHY: It’s September & that’s what we do
WHERE: Peter Gindl Stadium, Cantonment
WHEN: Tonight, 7 PM Central
 
Join Irish Bill, Seminole Bob and Raider Riley with the pre-game at 6:30 PM on IrishBillSports.com or via YouTube at IrishBillsSportsLive944.
 
Navarre leads the overall series, 6-2:

2009 – Tate 31, Navarre 14
2010 – Navarre 41, Tate 6
2015 – Tate 23, Navarre 22 2OT – Playoffs
2016 – Navarre 60, Tate 28 – Playoffs
2019 – Navarre 10, Tate 0
2021 – Navarre 35, Tate 14
2022 – Navarre 38, Tate 20
2023 – Navarre 45, Tate 42

Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Ranking & Players of the Week – Week 5

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Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 4A, 5A & 6A) – Week 5
1 – Niceville (5-0) – beat Choctaw, 42-25
2 – Mosley (5-0) – beat Escambia, 38-13
3 – Tate (5-0) – beat West Florida, 42-7
4 – Pace (3-1) – beat Andulusia, 42-13
5 – Choctaw (3-2) – lost to Niceville, 42-25
6 – Arnold (4-1) – beat Rutherford, 29-26
7 – Escambia (2-2) – lost to Mosley, 38-13

Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Rankings (Class Rural, 2A, & Independent) – Week 5
1 – Catholic (3-1) – beat Pine Forest, 23-0
2 – Marianna (5-0) – beat W.S. Neal, 49-36
3 – Jay (5-0) – beat Chipley, 23-13
4 – Cottondale (4-0) – beat Lighthouse PCA, 54-28
5 – Chipley (4-1) – lost to Jay, 23-13
6 – Walton (2-2) – Open Week
7 – Baker (4-1) – beat North Bay Haven, 42-20

Irish Bill’s Players of the Week – Week 5
Offensive Player
Mosley QB Sammy Freitas completed 15-25 passes for 198 yards and two touchdown and carried the ball nine times for 60 yards and another score in a 38-13 win Escambia.
 
Defensive Player
Navarre LB’s Andre Spence and Vinny Villanova combined for 38 tackles, a sack, a caused fumble, 5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry in the Raiders first win on the season, as they beat Milton, 15-13. This gave Coach Garrett Bagley his first win as a head coach.
 
Special Teams Player
Niceville PK Logan Karwacki takes honors for the third time this season as he was 6-6 on extra points and all six of his kickoffs found the end zone as the Eagles beat the Indians for the 13th straight time in a 42-25 win.
 
Other Performances:
Quarterback
Choctaw – Carter Marracco – 13-25 , 238 yards, 3 TDs
Tate – Taite Davis – 14-19, 226 yards, 2 TDs
Marianna – RJ Mayes – 12-23, 225 yards, 2 TDs
Bozeman – Hayden Gay – 12-17, 182 yards, 4 TDs
Navarre – Roman Marshall – 14-21, 175 yards
Gulf Breeze – Brock Stomps – 15-30, 153 yards; 6 carries, 11 yards
Freeport – Carter Nunes – 14-24, 144 yards, 2 TDs; 6 carries, 34 yards, TD
Cottondale – Cameron Odom – 2-6, 105 yards, TD; 8 carries, 120 yards, 3 TDs
 
Wide Receiver
Tate – Laquarius Bradford – 9 receptions, 125 yards, TD
Sneads – Dalton Brown – 4 receptions, 106 yards, TD
Cottondale – Tramond Collins – 2 receptions, 105 yards, TD
Mosley – Fletcher Taylor – 3 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TDs
 
Running Back
Cottondale – Jocarian Garrett – 19 carries, 165 yards, 2 TDs
Mosley – Samuel Chisolm – 18 carries, 147 yards, TD
Pace – Makael Williams – 15 carries, 145 yards, 3 TDs
Milton – Kaiden Hall – 23 carries, 144 yards, 2 TDs
Niceville – Johnny Lewis Jr – 18 carries, 135 yards, TD
Niceville – Connor Mathews – 13 carries, 135 yards, TD
Sneads – Pious Reed – 19 carries, 124 yards
Marianna – Amari Clemons – 15 carries, 119 yards, 3 TDs; 2 receptions, 29 yards, TD
Bozeman – Kalib Williams – 16 carries, 114 yards, 2 TDs
Holmes County – Bowden Bailey – 20 carries, 106 yards, TD
Washington – Kyler Battle – 12 carries, 104 yards, TD
 
Defense
Northview – Sam Reid – 23 tackles
Choctaw – Alante Reese – 17 tackles
Choctaw – Tristan Jackson – 16 tackles, 3 TFL
Northview – Moses Delarosa – 16 tackles, 2 TFL
Freeport – Blake O’Donnell – 16 tackles, TFL
Niceville – Maddox Hayles – 15 tackles, TFL, sack
Holmes County – Aiden Justice – 15 tackles, TFL
Gulf Breeze – Cooper Allison – 13 tackles, 2 TFL
Freeport – Cody Campbell – 13 tackles, 2 TFL, sack
Blountstown – Ja’Marion Engram – 13 tackles, 4 TFL
Franklin County – Michael Hill – 13 tackles
Cottondale – Wyatt Spears – 12 tackles, CF
Blountstown – Cyion Smith – 12 tackles
Vernon – Kyle Bennett – 11 tackles, 5 TFL, sack, CF
Catholic – Caleb Johnson – 11 tackles, 4 TFL, sack
Holmes County – Nick Chiren – 11 tackles, TFL
Holmes County – Landon Weeks – 11 tackles
Choctaw – Mario Alloway – 11 tackles
Port St Joe – Asher Peacock – 11 tackles, TFL
Port St Joe – Ardarian Bryant – 11 tackles, TFL
 
Offensive Lineman
Pace – Grant Wise – 16 pancakes
Pace – Jack Taylor – 11 pancakes
Pace – Chance Baird – 10 pancakes
 
Special Teams
Pace – Caleb Nelson – 6-6 XPs, 5 touchbacks
Tate – Elijah Crites – 6-6 XPs
Mosley – Maverick Wright – 4-4 XPs, 2 touchbacks
Fort Walton Beach – Tony Lopez – 4-4 XPs
Northview – Cam Bourgeios – 3-3 XPs
Jay – Jacob Lewis – 3-3 XPs
Port St Joe – Josiah Beach – 3-3 XPs
Navarre – Marques White – 87-yard KO return, TD

First Win for Coach Bagley

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Final from the Gridiron…20 Sep 2024

Navarre 15, Milton 13

Milton…0 0 6 7 – 13
Navarre…6 6 3 0 – 15

Ian Lockwood POG: Andre Spence (Navarre)
Offensive POG: Roman Marshall (Navarre)
Will Sutter Defensive POG: Vinny Villanova (Navarre)
Special Teams POG: Marquez White (Navarre)

Scoring
First Quarter
11:46 – 87-yard kickoff return, Marquez White, kick NG (NHS)
Second Quarter
11:10 – 5-yard run, Andre Spence, 2-pt conv NG (NHS)
Third Quarter
7:43 – 22-yard run, Kaiden Hall, kick NG (MHS)
3:23 – 28-yard FG, Cade Fugate (NHS)
Fourth Quarter
8:50 – 9-yard run, Hall, Boone Sanborn kick (MHS)

Unofficial Statistics
Navarre Passing (14-21, 161 yards, Int)
Roman Marshall – 14-21, 161 yards, Int

Milton Passing (9-17, 67 yards, 3 Ints)
Aiden Brown – 6-11, 53 yards, 2 Ints
Brendan Farish – 2-5, 14 yards, Int
Kaiden Hall – 0-1, 0 yards

Navarre Receiving (14 receptions, 161 yards)
Joshua Wilson – 1 reception, 58 yards
Connor Hamblin – 5 receptions, 38 yards
Brendan Estrada – 2 receptions, 16 yards
Dantay Walker – 2 receptions, 15 yards
Keagen Gilbert – 2 receptions, 15 yards
Jack Helton – 1 reception, 10 yards
Brody Powers – 1 reception, 9 yards

Milton Receiving (9 receptions, 67 yards)
Brendan Farish – 2 receptions, 19 yards
Bryson Brown – 3 receptions, 18 yards
Cade Pierce – 1 reception, 14 yards
Kaiden Hall – 1 reception, 8 yards
Aiden Spratt – 1 reception, 6 yards
David Aboya – 1 reception 2 yards

Navarre Rushing (25 carries, 115 yards, TD)
Andre Spence – 10 carries, 47 yards, TD
Keagen Gilbert – 7 carries, 39 yards
Joshua Wilson – 8 carries, 29 yards

Milton Rushing (34 carries, 179 yards, 2 TDs)
Kaiden Hall – 23 carries, 144 yards, 2 TDs
Bryson Brown – 5 carries, 20 yards
Aiden Brown – 2 carries, 7 yards
Kyle Paul – 1 carry, 3 yards
Aiden Spratt – 1 carry, 3 yards
Kaiden Barnes – 2 carries, 2 yards

Navarre Special Teams
Cade Fugate – 1-1 FGs (28)
Marquez White – 2 returns, 100 yards, 85-yard KO return, TD
Brody Powers – 1 KO return, 10 yards

Milton Special Teams
Boone Sanborn – 1-2 XPs

Navarre Defense
Andre Spence – 20 tackles, CF, 2 TFL
Vinny Villanova – 18 tackles, Int, sack, 3 TFL, QBH
Bryce Moore – 9 tackles, TFL
Braxton Barr – 9 tackles, 2 TFL, QBH
Bryce Wheeler – 9 tackles, TFL, 2 QBH
EZ Gaska – 8 tackles, 2 TFL, 4 QBH
Cooper Black – 7 tackles, TFL
Jaden Jones – 7 tackles, Int
Marquez White – 6 tackles
Will Payton – 3 tackles, 2 QBH
Matthew Lee – 3 tackles
Curtis Sanders – 2 tackles, Int, FR
Roan Strom – 1 tackle
Chase Moses – 1 tackle

Honoring Ian Lockwood

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Bennett C. Russell Stadium
Ian Lockwood

14 years ago, Ian Lockwood played his last game for the Navarre Raiders against the Milton Panthers; he scored 2 TDs in a 49-20 win. In honor of the only # retired in program history, the 10-yard line is painted Black & Yellow for tonight’s game.

Ian passed away from a brain tumor on 28 January 2011, after a courageous fight!

Game Day – Milton at Navarre

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Who: Milton Panthers vs. Navarre Raiders
What: Santa Rosa County Match-up
Why: Homecoming for the Raiders
When: Tonight, 7:30 PM central
Where: Bennett C. Russell Stadium

Join Irish Bill, Seminole Bob and Raider Riley for live action of Raider football with the pregame at 7:00 PM on IrishBillSports.com or via YouTube at IrishBillsSportsLive944.

Navarre leads the all-time series against Milton, 14-9:

2000 – Milton 23, Navarre 10
2001 – Milton 41, Navarre 34
2002 – Milton 48, Navarre 33
2003 – Milton 24, Navarre 21
2005 – Milton 28, Navarre 8
2006 – Milton 43, Navarre 21
2007 – Milton 50, Navarre 35
2008 – Navarre 28, Milton 7
2009 – Milton 38, Navarre 7
2010 – Navarre 49, Milton 20
2012 – Navarre 20, Milton 12 (Playoffs)
2013 – Navarre 19, Milton 0
2013 – Navarre 24, Milton 17 (Playoffs)
2014 – Navarre 42, Milton 7
2015 – Navarre 35, Milton 0
2016 – Navarre 44, Milton 0
2017 – Navarre 28, Milton 7
2018 – Navarre 49, Milton 12
2019 – Navarre 21, Milton 13
2021 – Milton 18, Navarre 13
2022 – Navarre 34, Milton 27
2023 – Navarre 51, Milton 14

Helmets courtesy of FloridaHSFootball.com.