Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 36 days

Andrew Chepult - Class of 2015
Isaiah Mitchell - Class of 2018
36 days until kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 2020.
 
36 games ago – Navarre 28, St Augustine 10 (2016) – Region 1 Final
 
Box Score
Navarre….0 14 7 7 – 28
St Augustine…0 7 0 3 – 10
 
The Raiders (12-1) went on their furthest road trip in school history to face off with the Yellow Jackets for the Class 6A Region 1 title. After a scoreless first quarter, Navarre went to the half up by seven. The Raiders added a touchdown in the third and another in the fourth to secure a 18-point win and their second Region 1 title.
 
Caine Adamson went 9-15 for a modest 55 yards; but the Raiders didn’t require his arm on this night as Michael Carter went over 200 yards rushing for the fourth straight game as he gained 244 yards on 30 carries and four touchdowns. Over the last four games, Michael has rushed for 1,043 yards on 105 carries (9.9 yards per carry) and 15 rushing touchdowns.
 
The defense put the clamps down on the St Augustine offense and held them to a season low 10 points. Navarre forced three turnovers on the night; with the biggest take away of the night coming in the third quarter. With the Raiders up 14-7, Caleb Dale stepped in front of a Cole Northrup pass; this set up Navarre with a short field and eventually a 21-7 lead.
 
Josh Carter led the way on defense once against with 9 tackles (4 solo/5 assists/4 TFL) and Bo Hering, Xavier Fernandez and Charlie Alevras all pitched in 7 tackles each. Dante Wright went 4-4 on extra points.
 
Raiders who wore #36:
LB Andrew Chepult – Class of 2015
RB Isaiah Mitchell – Class of 2018
 
36 – assisted tackles in a career – Rocky Brock (1999-2000)
36 – points scored in a game – Northview (Week 10 – 2002)
36 – assisted tackles in a career – Victor Byers (2009-10)
36 – receptions in a season – Brad Leggett (2010)
36 – receptions in a season – Gatlin Casey (2013)
36 – points scored in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2015)
36 – points scored in a game – Washington (Week 2 – 2016)
36 – points scored in a season – Jordan Williams (2016)
36 – points scored in a season – Tyler England (2018 & 19)
36 – points scored in a season – Jaydin Antonio (2018 & 19)
 
Navarre is 27-9 in their last 36 games and the series with St. Augustine is tied, 1-1.

Leave a Comment