8 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.
8 games ago – Navarre 52, Crestview 14 (2019)
Box Score
Crestview…14 0 0 0 – 14
Navarre…..21 24 7 0 – 52
Crestview…14 0 0 0 – 14
Navarre…..21 24 7 0 – 52
The Raiders (6-4, 3-3) needed to win this contest to have any hope of making the playoffs. Unfortunately, the win was not enough as Navarre fell percentage points behind the Bulldogs.
Crestview got on the scoreboard first with a 2-yard Taylor Scarborough run with just over six minutes to go in the first. The Raiders would strike right back as Marlon Courtney III would connect on a 40-yard pass to Tyler England. Navarre would grab their first lead of the night when A.J. Arno broke off a 47-yard run for a score with a little over two minutes to go. Crestview didn’t take much time off the clock to tie it back up on a Scarborough 25-yard touchdown run within a minute. The wild first quarter would come to end when Courtney found Arno on a 49-yard pass…Navarre 21-14 after one.
The second quarter was all Raiders as they ran off 24 straight points. Xayvion Thomas hauled in a 18-yard pass from Courtney with 10 minutes to go. Then, Preston Penton added a 25-yard field goal. Courtney followed with two more touchdown passes to England (32, 17) to close out the scoring in the first half…45-14 Navarre.
The Raiders added their final touchdown in the third as Courtney hit England with a 30-yard pass with seven minutes. A running clock ensued and the Navarre defense took care of the rest…Final 52-14.
It was a record breaking night for two Raiders, as Courtney set a new touchdown passing mark with six. Which was incredible because he only completed nine passes in the game. He finished the night, 9-13 for 221 yards. England broke the touchdown receptions mark in a game with four. He hauled in five receptions in the game for 129 yards and also had three interceptions on defense (which tied a record).
Jeffery Mattox led the Navarre defense with 10 tackles (6 solo/4 assists/sack/TFL) and Mekhi Domino added 7 tackles (5 solo/2 assists). The Raiders forced five turnovers on the night (4 interceptions/fumble) and shutout the Bulldogs the last three quarters.
Raiders who wore #8:
Maurice Allen – Class of 2001
LB Brandon Williams – Class of 2004
DB/QB Jett Bryan – Class of 2008 – serving in U.S. Air Force
RB Tre’von Allen – Class of 2010
QB Andrew Rieves – Class of 2013
WR/DB Gatlin Casey – Class of 2014 – played at Lehigh University (PA) & Middle Tennessee State (TN)
QB/WR Nate Taylor – Class of 2016
DB Lee Jones – Class of 2017
DB Nathan Crews – Class of 2019
DB Logen Lee – Class of 2020
WR Matthew Pareja – Class of 2021
Maurice Allen – Class of 2001
LB Brandon Williams – Class of 2004
DB/QB Jett Bryan – Class of 2008 – serving in U.S. Air Force
RB Tre’von Allen – Class of 2010
QB Andrew Rieves – Class of 2013
WR/DB Gatlin Casey – Class of 2014 – played at Lehigh University (PA) & Middle Tennessee State (TN)
QB/WR Nate Taylor – Class of 2016
DB Lee Jones – Class of 2017
DB Nathan Crews – Class of 2019
DB Logen Lee – Class of 2020
WR Matthew Pareja – Class of 2021
Current Raider wearing #8:
WR Jaden Reese – Class of 2023
WR Jaden Reese – Class of 2023
Statistics that involve #8:
8 – fumble recoveries in a career – Brandon Williams (2001-03) – Navarre Record
8 – fumble recoveries in a career – Chris Stapleton (2009-10) – Navarre Record
8 – receptions in a game – Brad Leggett (2011)
8 – sacks in a season – Christian Gill (2013)
8 – receiving touchdowns in a season – Gatlin Casey (2013)
8 – receptions in a game – Cameron Mayweather (2014)
8 – sacks in a season – Kyle Arrasmith (2014)
8 – sacks in a season – Xavier Fernandez (2015 & 2016)
8 – receiving touchdowns in a season – Dante Wright (2018)
8 – receptions in a game – Tyler England (twice – 2019)
8 – wins against an opponent – Niceville & Fort Walton Beach
8 – fumble recoveries in a career – Brandon Williams (2001-03) – Navarre Record
8 – fumble recoveries in a career – Chris Stapleton (2009-10) – Navarre Record
8 – receptions in a game – Brad Leggett (2011)
8 – sacks in a season – Christian Gill (2013)
8 – receiving touchdowns in a season – Gatlin Casey (2013)
8 – receptions in a game – Cameron Mayweather (2014)
8 – sacks in a season – Kyle Arrasmith (2014)
8 – sacks in a season – Xavier Fernandez (2015 & 2016)
8 – receiving touchdowns in a season – Dante Wright (2018)
8 – receptions in a game – Tyler England (twice – 2019)
8 – wins against an opponent – Niceville & Fort Walton Beach
Navarre Raider Class of 2020:
1 – Marlon Courtney III – QB
2 – Tyler England – WR/DB
3 – Xayvion Thomas – DB/WR
4 – Jaydin Antonio – RB
8 – Logen Lee – DB
9 – Gabe Apongan – WR
16 – Jayln Wilson – WR
21 – Kobe Johnson – DB
25 – Gabe Davis – DB
27 – Matthew Poynter – LB
32 – Brennen Payton – LB
42 – Jeffery Mattox – LB
49 – Fernando Gomez – TE
51 – Kyle Kaschak – LB
54 – Roger Adams – DL
60 – Joaquin Ravenel – DL
75 – Nathan Duggan – OL
91 – Malachi Sager – DL
92 – Brandon Wangerin – DL
94 – Paul Schultz – DL
1 – Marlon Courtney III – QB
2 – Tyler England – WR/DB
3 – Xayvion Thomas – DB/WR
4 – Jaydin Antonio – RB
8 – Logen Lee – DB
9 – Gabe Apongan – WR
16 – Jayln Wilson – WR
21 – Kobe Johnson – DB
25 – Gabe Davis – DB
27 – Matthew Poynter – LB
32 – Brennen Payton – LB
42 – Jeffery Mattox – LB
49 – Fernando Gomez – TE
51 – Kyle Kaschak – LB
54 – Roger Adams – DL
60 – Joaquin Ravenel – DL
75 – Nathan Duggan – OL
91 – Malachi Sager – DL
92 – Brandon Wangerin – DL
94 – Paul Schultz – DL
The Raiders are 7-1 in their last 8 games and lead the overall series against Crestview, 11-7. The Raiders have outscored the Bulldogs in the series, 485-376.