Welcome to Coach Jay Walls eighth season at Navarre. The Raiders entered a new classification and district in 2019 (Class 7A, District 1). Entering the season, Coach Walls had a 70-17 overall record.
Navarre started out with three straight wins, all over their Santa Rosa County foes (Gulf Breeze, Pace and Milton). The Raiders entered district play in Week 4 against Lincoln, the first of their two visits to the capitol city in 2019. Grady Kelly had a monstrous night with seven sacks (school record), but it was not enough to beat the Trojans.
The Raiders offense struggled to find the end zone in Weeks 5 & 6, with back to back losses to Pine Forest and Niceville. In Week 7, Navarre’s defense shutout Tate and in Week 8 they couldn’t stop an offensive onslaught by the Chiles Timberwolves.
Week 9 found themselves back on the bus heading to Tallahassee, to face off with Leon. The ground attack was in full force for the Raiders behind Jaden Rivera and Jaydin Antonio, which gave them their first-ever win in Tallahassee.
Back home for Senior Night in Week 10 against Crestview. Navarre’s offense was unstoppable on this night as Marlon Courtney set a school record with six touchdown passes, four to Tyler England (also a school record). England was strong on defense as well with three interceptions. Unfortunately, the Raiders would miss the playoffs for the first time in Coach Walls tenure.
2019 Game Results (6-4, 3-3)
Navarre 28, Gulf Breeze 21
Navarre 34, Pace 0
Navarre 21, Milton 13
Lincoln 35, Navarre 20
Pine Forest 24, Navarre 6
Niceville 20, Navarre 7
Navarre 10, Tate 0
Chiles 49, Navarre 31
Navarre 31, Leon 28
Navarre 52, Crestview 14
Navarre Raider Class of 2020
1 – Marlon Courtney III – QB
2 – Tyler England – WR/DB (playing at Huntingdon)
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/WR
27 – Matthew Poynter – LB
32 – Brennen Payton – LB
42 – Jeffery Mattox – LB
49 – Fernando Gomez – TE
60 – Joaquin Ravenel – DL
75 – Nathan Duggan – OL
91 – Malachi Sager – DL
92 – Brandon Wangerin – DL
94 – Paul Schultz – DL