Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 4A, 5A & 6A)
1 – Niceville (1-0) – beat South Sumter, 35-28
2 – Choctaw (1-0) – beat Gulf Shores, 31-7
3 – Mosley (1-0) – beat Rutherford, 53-28
4 – Escambia (1-0) – beat West Florida, 45-12
5 – Tate (1-0) – beat Fort Walton Beach, 24-0
6 – Pine Forest (1-0) – beat Pensacola, 19-6
7 – Pace (1-0) – beat Mary G. Montgomery AL, 17-14 OT
Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class Rural, 2A, & Independent)
1 – Catholic (1-0) – beat Navarre, 33-0
2 – Chipley (1-0) – beat North Florida Christian, 46-0
3 – Marianna (1-0) – beat Walton, 50-44
4 – Holmes County (1-0) – beat Bozeman, 40-23
5 – Northview (1-0) – beat Destin, 26-7
6 – Baker (1-0) – beat FAMU DRS, 34-6
7 – Blountstown (1-0) – beat Liberty County, 48-14
Irish Bill’s Players of the Week – Week 1
Offensive Player
Walton QB Wells Bettenhausen went 25-31 for 382 yards and five touchdowns and also contributed another rushing touchdown in a 50-44 loss to Marianna.
Defensive Player
Gulf Breeze LB Noah Perez produced 14 tackles, four tackles for loss and three sacks in a 20-14 come from behind over South Walton.
Special Teams Player
Choctaw kicker Sam King was perfect on the night as he went 4-4 on extra points and nailed his only field goal attempt in 31-7 win over Gulf Shores (AL).
Other Performances:
Quarterback
Mosley – Sammy Freitas – 17-23, 283 yards, 5 TDs
Cottondale – Cameron Odom – 26 carries, 228 yards, TD, 2 2-pt conv
Tate – Taite Davis – 19-24, 222 yards, TD, rushing TD
Niceville – Kane Lafortune – 14-21, 217 yards, 2 TDs
Catholic – Ryan Huff – 14-21, 211 yards, 2 TDs
South Walton – JD Brown – 21-31, 208 yards, TD; 24 carries, 76 yards
Gadsden County – Landon Dougherty – 11-13, 200 yards, 3 TDs
Gulf Breeze – Brock Stomps – 12-19, 180 yards, 2 TDs; 5 carries, 25 yards
Jay – Hayden Morris – 6-8, 153 yards, 2 TDs
Pace – Ben Tyner – 4-7, 45 yards; 22 carries, 133 yards, TD
Wide Receiver
Jay – Brady Godwin – 6 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TDs
Walton – Dreden Bembow – 8 receptions, 141 yards, 3 TDs
Walton – Brayden Sampson – 5 receptions, 130 yards, TD
Mosley – Carson Griffin – 6 receptions, 103 yards, 3 TDs
Tate – Christian Neptune – 8 receptions, 98 yards
Running Back
Choctaw – Von’tavius Keller – 28 carries, 243 yards, 2 TDs
Niceville – Connor Mathews – 20 carries, 235 yards, 2 TDs
Baker – Cavin Wilks – 18 carries, 177 yards, TD
Gadsden County – Kemarrion Battles – 16 carries, 172 yards, 2 TDs; 50-yard TD reception
Jay – Jaymes Youngblood – 29 carries, 169 yards, 3 TDs
Cottondale – Jocarian Garrett – 22 carries, 169 yards, 2 TDs
Sneads – Pious Reed – 9 carries, 112 yards, TD
Walton – Peyton Seay – 18 carries, 103 yards, TD
Gadsden County – Tristen Davis – 10 carries, 101 yards, 2 TDs
Blountstown – Kayin Martin – 13 carries, 101 yards
Defense
Niceville – Maddox Hayles – 15 tackles, TFL
Blountstown – Taye Dawson – 15 tackles, ½ TFL
Niceville – Harper Campbell – 14 tackles, TFL, CF
Niceville – Jon Bocchino – 14 tackles, TFL
Marianna – Lorenzo Barnes – 13 tackles
Escambia – Justus Payne – 13 tackles
Jay – Steven Davis – 12 tackles
Tate – Samir Muhammad – 12 solo tackles
Blountstown – Ja’Marion Engram – 12 tackles
Marianna – Waylon Snelgrove – 11 tackles
Holmes County – Aiden Justice – 11 tackles, TFL, interception
Navarre – Vinny Villanova – 10 solo tackles
Marianna – Bowen Barber – 10 tackles
Marianna – Alec Basford – 10 tackles
Mosley – Wyatt Fleming – 10 tackles, 2 TFL
Blountstown – Cyion Smith – 10 tackles
Gadsden County – Taryan Young – 10 tackles, 2 TFL
Cottondale – Wyatt Speers – 10 tackles
Special Teams
Niceville – Logan Karwacki – 5-5 XPs, 4 touchbacks
Mosley – Maverick Wright – 4-4 XPs
Rutherford – Zavain Olds – 4-4 XPs
Tate – Elijah Crites – 3-3 XPs, 1-1 FGs (22)
Gadsden County – Jaeyon Wimes – 3-3 XPs