IB’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Large & Small) & Players of the Week – Week 1

Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 3S & 4S)
1 – Pine Forest (1-0) – beat Tate, 48-21
2 – Niceville (1-0) – beat North Miami Beach, 29-0
3 – Escambia (1-0) – beat West Florida, 31-20
4 – Pace (1-0) – beat Choctaw, 41-17
5 – Choctaw (0-1) – lost to Pace, 41-17
6 – Milton (1-0) – beat Orange Beach (AL, 7-0
7 – Navarre (0-1) – lost to Catholic, 34-27 (OT)

Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 1R, 1S & 2S)
1 – Catholic (1-0) – beat Navarre 34-27 (OT)
2 – Walton (1-0) – beat Blountstown, 35-7
3 – West Florida (0-1) – lost to Escambia, 31-20
4 – South Walton (1-0) – beat Baker, 35-7
5 – Sneads (1-0) – beat Cottondale, 64-34
6 – Chipley (1-0) – beat Hollis Christian, 32-0
7 – Port St Joe (1-0) – beat Liberty County, 34-14

Players of the Week
Offensive Player
Sneads’ Jason Patterson continued right where he left off in 2022, as he rushed for 254 yards on 12 carries and four touchdowns and a 83-yard kickoff return for a score in the Pirates 64-34 win over Cottondale.

Defensive Player
Port St Joe’s Asher Peacock produced 20 tackles and a tackle for loss in a 34-24 win over Liberty County.

Special Teams Player
Navarre’s Tyler Daniell ‘s 42-yard field goal with no time on the clock sent the game to overtime. He nailed a 33-yard field goal and went 3-3 on extra points in a 34-27 overtime loss to Catholic.

Congratulations goes out to Jason, Asher and Tyler.

Other Panhandle Performances:
Quarterback
Escambia – Anthony Hall – 16-26, 279 yards, TD
Walton – Wells Bettenhausen – 14-23, 242 yards, 2 TDs; rushing TD
Tate – Taite Davis – 10-15, 205 yards, TD
Mosley – Sammy Freitas – 7-11, 191 yards, 2 TDs
Bay – Zabeyon Morgan – 8-12, 188 yards, 2 TDs; 2 carries, 15 yards
Franklin County – Cody Abercrombie – 6-13, 184 yards
Pace – Nick Simmons – 9-15, 169 yards, 2 TDs; 23 carries, 176 yards, 2 TDs
Destin – Hugh Boudreaux – 6-14, 145 yards
Bay – Jonathan Devos – 4 carries, 114 yards, 2 TDs; 11-16, 114 yards, TD

Wide Receiver
Tate – Christian Neptune – 9 receptions, 200 yards, TD
Escambia – Joshua Jackson – 5 receptions, 129 yards
Walton – Dalton Kolmetz – 4 receptions, 120 yards, TD
Jay – Grayson Shehan – 4 receptions, 117 yards, TD
Franklin County – Lonnie O’Neal – 3 receptions, 110 yards
Bay – Omari Johnson – 3 receptions, 107 yards, TD

Running Back
Catholic – CJ Nettles – 25 carries, 215 yards, 3 TDs; 1 reception, 22 yards
Fort Walton Beach – Eddie Love Jr – 22 carries, 184 yards; 4 receptions, 33 yards
Escambia – Dorrion White – 24 carries, 169 yards, 3 TDs
Jay – Brock Stout – 29 carries, 164 yards, TD
Northview – Devin Kelly – 18 carries, 149 yards
Navarre – Connor Mathews – 19 carries, 130 yards, 2 TDs
Destin – Will Bruckner – 11 carries, 129 yards, 2 TDs
Cottondale – Cameron Odom – 21 carries, 115 yards, 3 TDs, 2 2-pt conv
Walton – Corniulis McKenzie – 6 carries, 110 yards, 2 TDs
Tate – Andre Colston – 15 carries, 103 yards, TD
Catholic – Nigel Nelson – 12 carries, 101 yards, TD; 1-1 passing, 10 yards, TD
Cottondale – Jocarian Garrett – 14 carries, 100 yards, TD

Defense
Walton – Daniel Boatwright – 14 tackles
Navarre – Andre Spence – 13 tackles
Vernon – Caden Hammack – 11 tackles, TFL
Graceville – Jamaris Gainer – 11 tackles
Navarre – Vinny Villanova – 10 tackles, 2 TFL
Mosley – Tashaun Kyle – 10 tackles, TFL
Rutherford – Roshawn Taylor – 10 tackles
Port St Joe – Chance Gainer – 2 interception returns for TDs, 67-yard punt return for a TD