Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 20 Days

Sam Harton
Joel Beauchemin
Gunnar Casey
Kody Kelley
Quentin Randolph
Nolan Garrett
Joe Simmons
20 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.
 
20 games ago – Navarre 38, Pace 6 (1st Round, Playoffs – 2018)
 
Box Score
Pace…..0 0 0 6 – 6
Navarre..17 0 7 14 – 38
 
The Raiders (10-1) beat the Patriots for the second time on the season, this time at home. Kevin Taich got the scoring underway with a 24-yard FG at 7:03. At the 6:07 mark, Dante Wright stepped in front of a Kason Lincke pass and returned it 20 yards for a score. The final score of the first quarter came when Marlon Courtney III connected with Tyler England on a 44-yard TD pass. 17-0 Navarre after one.
 
After a scoreless second quarter, Chris Williams scored on a 33 yard run at 7:23 of the third to increase the lead to 24-0. Raiders would get rushing TDs from Wright (40 yards) and Garon Finley (2 yards) in the fourth to start a running clock. Pace finally got on the board as time expired when Lincke connected with Caleb Buckner on a 35-yard pass.
 
Courtney finished the night going 6-10 for 133 yards and a score and Chris Williams led the ground attack with 66 yards on 10 carries and a TD. England was the Raiders leading receiver as he finished with four receptions for 99 yards and a TD. Pace was led by Damean Bivins 133 yards on 28 carries.
 
Joshua Carter led the Navarre defense once again with 12 tackles (10 solo/2 assists/TFL) and Isaiah Heyward contributed 8 (5 solo/3 assists). Wright had three of the Raiders four interceptions in the game. Taich finished 5-5 on extra points and was successful on his only FG attempt.
 
Raiders who wore #20:
Anthony Bryne – Class of 2000
RB/DB Patrick Hess – Class of 2004
DB Sam Harton – Class of 2007
WR Joel Beauchemin – Class of 2011
WR Gunnar Casey – Class of 2012
LB Kody Kelley – Class of 2013
WR Quentin Randolph – Class of 2014 – played at UWF; won a D2 National Championship in 2019
LB Nolan Garrett – Class of 2018
RB Joe Simmons – Class of 2021

Current Raider wearing #20:
RB Rossie Bunn – Class of 2023

Statistics that involve #20:
20 – points scored in a game – 10 times from 1998-2020
20 – rushing touchdowns in a season – Dwayne Carter (2010) – 3rd All-Time
20 – touchdown receptions in a career – Brad Leggett (2009-11) – 2nd All-Time
20 – total touchdowns in a career – Brad Leggett (2009-11)
20 – tackles for loss in a career – Christian Gill (2011-13)
20 – completions in a game – Caine Adamson (2016)
20 – solo tackles in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2017)
20 – touchdown passes in a season – Sage Chambers (2017) – Navarre Record
20 – completions in a game – Marlon Courtney III (2018)
20 – solo tackles in a season – Dante Wright (2018)
20 – solo tackles in a season – Grady Kelly (2020)

Navarre is 14-6 in their last 20 games and lead the all-time series against Pace, 12-7. The Raiders have been outscored by the Patriots in the series, 498-488.

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