Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 3S & 4S)
1 – Pine Forest (2-0) – beat Navarre, 40-17
2 – Niceville (2-0) – beat Milton, 42-7
3 – Mosley (2-0) – beat Bay, 62-7
4 – Escambia (1-1) – lost to Catholic, 13-12
5 – Pace (1-1) – lost to Lincoln, 21-7
6 – Choctaw (1-1) – beat Fairhope (AL), 33-13
7 – Tate (1-1) – beat Pensacola, 54-0
Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 1R, 1S & 2S)
1 – Catholic (2-0) – beat Escambia, 13-12
2 – Walton (2-0) – beat Flomaton (AL), 45-21
3 – West Florida (1-1) – beat Booker T. Washington, 30-14
4 – Sneads (1-0) – Game Cancelled due to Hurricane Idalia
5 – Chipley (2-0) – beat Geneva (AL), 34-13
6 – South Walton (1-1) – lost to Fort Walton Beach, 28-13
7 – Destin (2-0) – beat Baker, 21-19
Players of the Week
Offensive Player
Fort Walton Beach running back Eddie Love Jr had 23 carries for 259 yards and three touchdowns in a 28-13 win over South Walton as the Vikings snapped a 20-game losing streak.
Defensive Player
Catholic linebacker Turner McLaughlin contributed 15 tackles, three tackles for loss and a sack as the Crusaders knocked off Escambia, 13-12 to start the season 2-0.
Special Teams Player
Walton kicker/punter Eric “Maston” Joyner had a perfect night as he went 6-6 on extra points and drilled his only field goal attempt from 47 yards as the Braves beat Flomaton Hurricanes, 45-21.
Other Panhandle Performances:
Quarterback
West Florida – John Nicholas – 23-31, 286 yards, 2 TDs
Walton – Wells Bettenhausen – 16-20, 237 yards, 2 TDs; 3 carries, 10 yards
Marianna – RJ Hayes – 9-15, 190 yards, 2 TDs
Catholic – Ryan Huff – 8-15, 134 yards, TD
Wide Receiver
West Florida – Josh Spears – 6 receptions, 137 yards, TD
Running Back
Vernon – Krishod Peterson – 26 carries, 234 yards, 2 TDs
Jay – Brock Stout – 29 carries, 160 yards, 2 TDs
Pine Forest – Miequle Brock Jr – 14 carries, 146 yards, 3 TDs; 87-yard KO return, TD
Crestview – Jaden Appleby – 16 carries, 133 yards
Crestview – Lazarius Parks – 17 carries, 116 yards, TD; 3 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TDs
Northview – Wyatt Scruggs – 16 carries, 106 yards, TD; 3 receptions, 47 yards
Marianna – Amari Clemons – 5 carries, 102 yards, 4 TDs; 4 receptions, 94 yards, TD
Defense
Gulf Breeze – Roan Maldonado – 15 tackles
Northview – Moses Delarosa – 15 tackles
Blountstown – Jamarion Engram – 14 tackles
Blountstown – Amarion Hover – 14 tackles, TFL
Blountstown – Gavin Lambeth – 11 tackles
Escambia – Ladarian Clardy – 11 tackles
Franklin County – Eric Smith – 11 tackles
Special Teams
Tate – Jackson Clarke – 7-7 XPs, 1-2 FGs (20)
Niceville – Logan Marise – 5-5 XPs
Fort Walton Beach – Jax Lechner – 4-4 XPs
Gulf Breeze – Leland Arnette – 3-3 XPs
Holmes County – Landon Lumpkin – 90-yard KO return, TD
Blountstown – Jordan Pride – 90-yard KO return, TD