Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 7 Days

Colton Kane
Jordan Jones
Will Robinson-Pettus
Michael Carter
Jaden Rivera
7 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.
 
7 games ago – Navarre 17, Pace 7 (2020)
 
Box Score
Navarre…3 7 7 0 – 17
Pace…..0 7 0 0 – 7
 
It seemed like the 2020 season would never arrive…first the season was delayed because of COVID-19; then Mother Nature threw us another curve with Hurricane Sally cancelling the first game against the Milton Panthers. But, Navarre would finally take the field on September 25th as they travelled to Pace.
 
The Raiders would get on the board first as Preston Penton connected from 29 yards out with eight minutes to go in the opening quarter. Unfortunately in the first, Navarre would lose one of their senior offensive lineman as Jeremiah Chavis-Mhoon suffered a season ending leg injury. End of one, 3-0 Raiders.
 
Navarre would go up ten as Jaden Rivera found the end zone from 7 yards out at 6:03 of the second. But, Pace would answer right back as Brandon Miller hit Tyler Strain on a 56-yard pass play at 2:05…went to the half, 10-7 Raiders.
 
Navarre would score on their opening possession of the second half as Rivera scored his second touchdown of the night, this one from 10 yards out to close out the scoring…Final, Raiders win 17-7.
 
Rivera led the offense with 145 yards on 24 carries and two scores and the defense held the Patriots to 172 yards of total offense on the night (99 passing/73 rushing) led by junior LB Devin Wright’s 10 tackles (6 solo/4 assists). Newcomer safety Jaden Jones pitched in with two interceptions.
 
Raiders that wore #7:
Trey Rose – Class of 2001
QB Colton Kane – Class of 2011 – played at Florida Atlantic & Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
DB Jordan Jones – Class of 2012
DB Mikul Smith – Class of 2013 – serving in U.S. Marine Corps
DB Will Robinson-Pettus – Class of 2014
RB Michael Carter – Class of 2017 – played at University of North Carolina & drafted by the NY Jets in the 4th Round of 2021 NFL Draft
RB/LB Jaden Rivera – Class of 2021 – currently playing at the Field of Dreams Sports Academy
 
Current Raider wearing #7:
QB Kyle Chambers – Class of 2022
 
Statistics that involve #7:
7 – receiving touchdowns in a season – Stephen Crabtree (1999)
7 – receiving touchdowns in a season – Chris Weaver (2007)
7 – receiving touchdowns in a season – Brad Leggett (2010)
7 – sacks in a season – Chris Anderson (2010)
7 – sacks in a season – Virgilio Hunter (2010)
7 – blocked kicks in a career – Nick Benton (2010-12) *
7 – interceptions in a career – Elijah Appel – (2011-12)
7 – receiving touchdowns in a season – Jordan Leggett (2012)
7 – receiving touchdowns in a season – Quentin Randolph (2013)
7 – touchdowns in a game – Michael Carter (2016) *
7 – sacks in a game – Grady Kelly (2019) *
7 – points scored in a game (9 times)
* Navarre Record
 
Navarre is 6-1 in their last 7 games and leads 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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