Month: November 2019
Promise Made…Promise Kept!
I venture back to your 8th grade school year, when you were finishing up playing soccer. You told me that you wanted to keep on kicking and that you wanted to start playing football as a kicker. The summer prior to your Freshman year when you were going through summer workouts; you didn’t know if you wanted to stay with it or not. You decided to gut it out.
The many roads that you and I have traveled over the past eight years have molded our relationship into one that I will always cherish. All the drives to One on One Kicking Camps in Alabama, Georgia and Florida, I was giving you something in life that one could only hope for…an opportunity to live out your dream.
This was not only about you getting better as a kicker; but also, a chance for you to grow up into the young man that you are today. Learning that life is not always fair and sometimes that you just keep working hard to get what you want. Your Mom and I could not be any prouder of the young man that you have become.
I made a promise to you during your senior year that if you were to play in college, that I would do my best to travel to every one of your games. Below are the places that your Mom and I have traveled to be able to share your experience with you:
2016 – Freshman Year at Shorter University
Five homes game to Rome, Georgia, as well as trips to Chattanooga, Tennessee; Mars Hill, North Carolina; Cleveland, Mississippi; Florence, Alabama and Valdosta, Georgia.
2017 – Sophomore Year at Shorter University
Five more home games to Rome, Georgia, as well as trips to Livingston, Alabama; Boiling Springs, North Carolina; Melbourne, Florida; Tusculum, Tennessee; Carrollton, Georgia and Clinton, Mississippi.
2018 – Junior Year at Mile College
Four home games to Birmingham, Alabama, to include a SIAC Conference Championship, as well as trips to Huntsville, Alabama; Livingston, Alabama; Chicago, Illinois (Soldier Field); Frankfort, Kentucky; Jackson, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia.
2019 – Senior Year at Miles College
Four home games to Birmingham, Alabama, as well as trips to Fort Valley, Georgia; Rolla, Missouri; Columbia, South Carolina; Jacksonville, Florida; Wilberforce, Ohio and Tuskegee, Alabama.
Over 35,000 miles we have traveled to watch you play along the way; to include one final trip this coming Saturday, as we will travel to Albany, Georgia, for a chance for you and your Miles College teammates to win another SIAC Championship.
All of you may ask me, would you do it all over again…without hesitation, my response would be an emphatic, YES!
PROMISE MADE…PROMISE KEPT!
Playoff Scores – Region 1 (Class 2A to Class 7A) & Region 1 & 2 (Class 1A)
Class 7A – Region 1
Niceville 31, Chiles 10
Lincoln 42, Winter Springs 7
Edgewater 31, Crestview 14
Fleming island 28, Wekiva 14
Class 6A – Region 1
Escambia 44, New Smyrna Beach 0
Daytona Mainland 38, Washington 20
Columbia 14, Ponte Vedra 7
Robert E Lee 29, St Augustine 21
Class 5A – Region 1
Pine Forest 35, Baker County 28
Wakulla 41, Suwannee 10
Godby 38, Terry Parker 14
Raines 52, Westside 20
Class 4A – Region 1
South Walton 38, Marianna 24
Bradford 21, Gadsden County 0
Class 3A – Region 1
Episcopal School of Jax 35, Baldwin 25
Trinity Catholic 23, Trinity Christian 21
Class 2A – Region 1
North Florida Christian 21, FAMU 14
St Joseph 34, Aucilla Christian 20
Class 1A – Region 1
Northview 41, Jay 21
Graceville 40, Freeport 13
Class 1A – Region 2
Port St Joe 35, Bozeman 14
Jefferson County 21, Sneads 7
Other Game
Angel Christian 20, Lighthouse PCA 14
Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Large/Small) after Week 11
Former Navarre Raiders…where are they now!
Activated from Practice Squad, but DNP in 40-34 OT loss to Seattle
Next vs. Arizona, 10 Nov @ 4 PM
Big Bend and Panhandle Scores – Week 11
Big Bend & Panhandle Scores – Week 11
Thursday
Lincoln 17, Ribault 6
Friday
Escambia 52, Pensacola 7
Catholic 29, Milton 28
West Florida 40, Tate 26
Chiles 49, American Collegiate 7
Choctaw 42, FWB 6
Northview 40, Jay 7
Pine Forest 49, Gulf Breeze 7
Oak Mountain AL 27, Pace 24
Madison County 34, Crestview 13
Rickards 42, Baker County 28
Mosley 29, Arnold 0
Rutherford 33, Bay 0
Gadsden County 17, Hawthorne 10
Vernon 36, Port St Joe 13
Bozeman 42, North Bay Haven 35
Walton 48, St John Paul II 24
Chipley 42, Lighthouse PCA 6
Oak Hall 50, Munroe Day 14
Florida High 47, Leon 10
Rocky Bayou 49, St Francis 33
FAMU 50, Maclay 13
Wewa 26, Liberty County 14
Holmes County 1, Franklin County 0 (Forfeited win)
Saturday
Blountstown 33, Baker 7
Graceville 22, Sneads 0