29 days to kickoff of 2020 High School Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 2020. Start of the season may be delayed due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19; but I will continue my countdown to the original start date.
29 games ago – Escambia 35, Navarre 27 (2017)
Box Score
Escambia…0 6 7 22 – 35
Navarre……21 6 0 0 – 27
Win #6 was looking very promising for the Raiders (5-1, 1-0) after they jumped out to a 21-0 lead after one and 27-6 at the half. But the Gators got the offense moving in the second half and ran off 29 straight points for the come from behind victory.
Sage Chambers went 10-20 for 146 yards and a touchdown, but that was about all the Raiders offense could muster on this night as they only rushed for only 59 yards on 26 carries. Dante Wright hauled in four receptions for 96 yards and a score and Omari Green had the lone rushing touchdown.
Navarre’s defense was led by Josh Carter, who had a 46-yard interception return for a score and 20 tackles (13 solo/7 assists); Bryson Brewer added 12 (7 solo/5 assists) and Wright contributed 10 (9 solo/assist/TFL) and a 99-yard interception return. The Raiders finished the evening with nine tackles for loss and two and a half sacks. Kevin Taich was 3-4 on extra points.
Raiders who wore #29:
DB Nolan LeMaitre – Class of 2011 – serving in U.S. Army
LB Jessie Holmes – Class of 2013
DB Alex Cork – Class of 2015 – serving in U.S. Air Force
RB Omari Green – Class of 2018 – played at Southwest CC (CA)
Current Raider wearing #29:
K Preston Penton – Class of 2021
29 – points scored in a game – Walton (Week 3 – 1999)
29 – rushing touchdowns in a career – Patrick Hess (2002-03) – 4th all-time
29 – solo tackles in a season – Michael Sandle (2013)
29 – receptions in a season – Tyrell Courtney (2014)
29 – assisted tackles in a season – Everette Alford (2014)
29 – solo tackles in a season – Michael Sandle (2014)
29 – assisted tackles in a season – Anthony Miller (2014)
29 – assisted tackles in a season – Ryan Diamco (2015)
29 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 8 – 2017)
29 – receiving touchdowns in a career – Dante Wright (2016-18) – Navarre record
29 – assisted tackles in a season – Devin Wright (2019)
29 – solo tackles in a season – Xayvion Thomas (2019)
Navarre is 22-7 in their last 29 games and leads the series against Escambia, 7-3.