Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 13 Days

Tommy Correa
Brandon Marquis
13 days to kickoff of the 2021 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will host Fort Walton Beach on 27 Aug 2021.
 
13 games ago – Pine Forest 24, Navarre 6 (2019)
 
Box Score
Navarre…..0 3 3 0 – 6
Pine Forest…0 10 14 0 – 24
 
The last time the Raiders (3-2, 0-1) were held to no touchdowns in a game was in 2013 against Niceville (72 games ago). In this game, both teams combined to have 29 penalties in the game, Pine Forest with 18 and Navarre with 11.
 
After a scoreless first quarter, the Eagles got on the board first on a 4-yard run by Zy McWiliams at 11:52 of the second quarter. Pine Forest would then add a 36-yard field goal by Dakota Weaver with 3:51 left to take a 10-0 lead. Raider kicker Preston Penton would finally get the Raiders on the board with four seconds left in the half as he connected from 38 yards…10-3 Eagles at the half.
 
Eagles would stretch the lead to 17-3 after a one-yard run by McWilliams (his second on the night) at 10:08 of the third quarter. Penton then hit from 38 yards again to cut the lead to 17-6. But that would be as close as they would get as the Eagles Ladarius Clardy would close out the scoring at 1:21 with a 34-yard touchdown run.
 
The Raider offense struggled on the night as Marlon Courtney III hit only 10 of 23 passes for 144 yards and the rushing attack could only muster 54 yards on 23 carries.
 
Navarre’s defense had a trio of defenders that had 12 tackles; Jaden Rivera (8 solo/4 assists), Tyler England (8 solo/4 assists) and Bailey Huston (7 solo/5 assists/TFL). The Raiders also totaled seven tackles for loss, four sacks and nine quarterback hurries in the game.
 
Raiders who wore #13:
WR Tommy Correa – Class of 2016
WR/P Brandon Marquis – Class of 2018
 
Current Raider wearing #13:
WR Devin Grotke – Class of 2022
 
Statistics that involve #13:
13 – rushing touchdowns in a season/career – Zack Cook (2001)
13 – receptions in a game – Chris Weaver (2007) – Navarre Record
13 – rushing touchdowns in a a season – Michael Pettus (2007)
13 – touchdown passes in a season/career – Andrew Rieves (2012)
13 – touchdowns in a career – Gatlin Casey (2012-13) – 3rd all-time
13 – tackles for loss in a season – Christian Gill (2013)
13 – tackles for loss in a season – Anthony “The Unit” Miller (2015)
13 – rushing touchdowns in a season – Hasaan Williams (2015)
13 – points scored in a game – 7 times from 1998-present
13 – wins against one opponent – Pensacola Catholic (1998 – 2020)
13 – playoff wins (2 – Coach Lashley; 11 – Coach Walls)
 
Navarre is 10-3 in their last 13 games and the all-time series against Pine Forest is tied at 4-4. The Raiders have been outscored in the series, 160-142.

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