Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 71 days

Sabine Melendez (Class of 2015) & Elijah Melendez (Class of 2021)
Wesley Routh (Class of 2017)
71 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will travel to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 2020.
 
71 games ago – Navarre 31, Catholic 21 (2014)
 
The Raiders (1-0) went on the road to start the 2014 season. After a scoreless first quarter, Navarre took a 14-7 lead at the half. They would outscore the Crusaders in the second half, 17-14 for the final margin.
 
Matthew Webb completed 8-14 passes for 118 yards and 2 TDs and Michael Carter added 155 yards on 18 carries and 2 scores.  Quentin Randolph pitched in 3 receptions for 71 yards and a TD. K Luke Morton went 4-4 on extra points and hit a 38-yard field goal.
 
Bo Hering and Xavier Fernandez led the Raiders defense with 11 tackles each and Michael Sandle and Everette Alford added 8 tackles.  Kyle Arrasmith contributed 5 QB hurries and a sack in the win.
 
Raiders who wore #71:
OL Johnathan Jones – Class of 2007
OL Derek Santiago – Class of 2010
DE Joel Fry – Class of 2013
DL Sabine Melendez – Class of 2015
OL Wesley Routh – Class of 2017
 
Current Raider wearing #71:
OL Elijah Melendez – Class of 2021
 
71.5 – total tackle points in a career – Kris Metcalf (2000-02)
71.5 – total tackle points in a career – Michael Arnold (2009-10)
71 – total tackles in a season – Anthony “The Unit” Miller (2014)
71.5 – total tackle points in a season – Bo Hering (2015)
71 – total tackle points in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2016)
 
Navarre is 57-14 in their last 71 games and leads the series against Catholic, 13-8.

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