18 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.
18 games ago – Navarre 49, Pace 30 (2018)
Box Score
Navarre…7 14 14 14 – 49
Pace……..10 7 0 13 – 30
The Patriots got on the board first when Blake Bullock connected on a 32 yard FG. The Raiders (6-0, 1-0) responded right back as Chris William tallied his first of three TDs on the night. Pace would add another score at 2:43 on a four yard run by Damean Bivins…Patriots up 10-7 after one.
Marlon Courtney III hit Quinn Caballero with a 31-yard TD pass just 12 seconds into second quarter to the Raiders on top. But the Patriots would take advantage of Navarre’s only miscue on the night when J. C. Preacher stepped in front of a Courtney pass and returned it for a score. The Raiders would grab the lead on a 54-yard run by Dante Wright…Navarre 21-17 at the half.
The Raiders scored the only points of the third quarter as Courtney found Tyler England on a 49-yard TD pass and Williams would find a hole in the Pace defense with a 31-yard TD run…Navarre 35-17 heading to the fourth.
Teams traded touchdowns in the fourth. Navarre first as Courtney connected with England on a 23-yard pass. Then, Bivins from 4 yards out for Pace. Williams with his third TD of night extended the lead to 22 for the Raiders and then the Patriots scored with 58 seconds left as Kason Lincke found Caleb Buckner on 20 yard pass.
Courtney went 14-22 for 194 yards and three TDs and Chris Williams finished the night with 102 yards on 10 carries. England added 124 yards on seven receptions and Caballero added 70 yards on seven receptions.
Josh Carter led the defense with 14 tackles (11 solo/3 assists) and Matthew Downey chipped in 9 (6 solo/3 assists). Jeffery Mattox and Grady Kelly produced the only sacks on the night. Wright went 7-7 on extra points.
Raiders who wore #18:
RB Jaquil Johnson – Class of 2014
K Luke Morton – Class of 2015
TE/RB Tyler Rebber – Class of 2017 – played baseball in college
Current Raider wearing #18:
WR Matthew Pareja – Class of 2021
18 – assisted tackles in a career – Josh Nicdao (2006-07)
18 – rushing touchdowns in a career – Michael Pettus (2007-09)
18 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 10 – 2008)
18 – sacks in a career – Christian Gill (2011-13) – 3rd all-time
18 – sacks in a career – Xavier Fernandez (2014-16) – 3rd all-time
18 – sacks in a season – Grady Kelly (2019) – Navarre Record
Navarre is 12-6 in their last 18 games and leads the series against Pace, 11-7.