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Navarre Raiders History – Week 2 Results

August 24, 2020 by irishbillsports

The Regular Season will kickoff on 18 Sep 2020 when the Navarre Raiders will host the Milton Panthers.

Below are Week 2 games since 1998:

1998 – Liberty County 41, Navarre 14

1999 – Navarre 38, Straughn (AL) 8

2000 – Navarre 49, Quincy Shanks 42

2001 – Navarre 21, Catholic 9

2002 – Catholic 27, Navarre 13

2003 – Navarre 31, Catholic 18

2004 – Navarre 14, Catholic 10

2005 – Navarre 15, University Christian 6

2006 – Navarre 14, University Christian 0

2007 – Navarre 51, West Florida Tech 14

2008 – Navarre 20, West Florida Tech 3

2009 – Catholic 32, Navarre 7

2010 – Navarre 42, Walton 36

2011 – Pensacola 29, Navarre 22

2012 – Pensacola 25, Navarre 24

2013 – Wakulla 28, Navarre 21

2014 – Navarre 42, Wakulla 41 (OT)

2015 – Navarre 57, Catholic 14

2016 – Navarre 36, Washington 20

2017 – Navarre 27, Washington 12

2018 – Navarre 53, Washington 12

2019 – Navarre 34, Pace 0

Navarre is 16-6 in Week 2 games since the program started.

2020 Schedule – Arnold Marlins

August 22, 2020 by irishbillsports

Arnold Marlins
Head Coach – Norris Vaughan

18 Sep 20 – Open Week
25 Sep 20 – vs. South Walton
2 Oct 20 – at Bay
9 Oct 20 – vs. Rutherford
16 Oct 20 – vs. Bozeman
23 Oct 20 – vs. Gadsden County
30 Oct 20 – vs. Bay
6 Nov 20 – at Mosley

Navarre Raider History – 2003

August 22, 2020 by irishbillsports

The Larry Olson era entered year number two in 2003. Navarre finished the 2002 season sky high with back to back wins over Gulf Breeze and Northview. The Raiders went on to win there first three games, giving them a five game winning streak for the first time in school history.

The season brought one new opponent to the Raiders schedule as they faced off with Pine Forest in Week 5. Navarre went on to wrap up their first winning season in program history at 5-4. Coach Olson now stands at 9-10 through his first two seasons at the helm.

Navarre Raider Class of 2004:

5 – Shermaine Jones

8 – Brandon Williams

15 – Nick Feilner

20 – Patrick Hess

32 – Spencer Clark

48 – Chris Day

50 – Guy Alexander

55 – Patrick Burch

58 – Taylor Greene

72 – David Eichling

80 – Josh Butterbaugh

88 – Ben Munday

2003 Results

Navarre 27, Arlington Country Day 8

Navarre 31, Catholic 18

Navarre 42, Woodham 3

Crestview 28, Navarre 21

Navarre 34, Pine Forest 3

Milton 24, Navarre 21

Navarre 23, Bay 20

Gulf Breeze 21, Navarre 0

Fort Walton Beach 34, Navarre 14

The Raiders went to outscore their opponents in 2003 (213-150).

2020 Schedule – Crestview Bulldogs

August 21, 2020 by irishbillsports

Crestview Bulldogs
Head Coach: Tim Hatten

18 Sep 20 – at Fort Walton Beach, 7 PM
25 Sep 20 – at Choctaw, 7 PM
2 Oct 20 – at Niceville, 7 PM
9 Oct 20 – vs. Washington, 7 PM
16 Oct 20 – vs. Milton, 7 PM
23 Oct 20 – at Pace, 7 PM
30 Oct 20 – vs. Escambia, 7 PM
6 Nov 20 – vs. Navarre, 7 PM

2020 Schedule – Navarre Raiders

August 22, 2020August 21, 2020 by irishbillsports

This would have been Game Day for the Navarre Raiders, but now they will not start the season until 18 Sep 20 when they will host Milton.

Below are Week 1 games since 1998:

1998 – Straughn (AL) 25, Navarre 14

1999 – Navarre 39, Port St Joe 20

2000 – Navarre 20, Port St Joe 14

2001 – Charles Henderson (AL) 28, Navarre 13

2002 – Arlington Country Day 22, Navarre 13 *

2003 – Navarre 27, Arlington Country Day 8

2004 – Navarre 34, West Florida Tech 7

2005 – Navarre 25, West Florida Tech 6

2006 – Navarre 45, West Florida Tech 0

2007 – Navarre 28, Rutherford 0

2008 – Rutherford 29, Navarre 6

2009 – Fort Walton Beach 36, Navarre 18

2010 – Navarre 10, Fort Walton Beach 0

2011 – Navarre 28, Washington 7

2012 – Navarre 33, Washington 7

2013 – Catholic 45, Navarre 22

2014 – Navarre 31, Catholic 21

2015 – Navarre 43, Dothan (AL) 22

2016 – Navarre 41, Catholic 13

2017 – Navarre 56, Catholic 35

2018 – Navarre 35, Catholic 7

2019 – Navarre 28, Gulf Breeze 21

* Forfeited Win

Navarre has won nine of their last 10 opening week games and stands at 17-5 overall.

Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 1 day

August 20, 2020 by irishbillsports

1 day to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.

1 game ago – Navarre 52, Crestview 14 (2019)

Box Score

Crestview…14 0 0 0 – 14

Navarre…..21 24 7 0 – 52

The Raiders (6-4, 3-3) needed to win this contest to have any hope of making the playoffs. Unfortunately, the win was not enough as Navarre fell percentage points behind the Bulldogs.

Crestview got on the scoreboard first with a 2-yard Taylor Scarborough run with just over six minutes to go in the first. The Raiders would strike right back as Marlon Courtney III would connect on a 40-yard pass to Tyler England. Navarre would grab their first lead of the night when A.J. Arno broke off a 47-yard run for a score with a little over two minutes to go. Crestview didn’t take much time off the clock to tie it back up on a Scarborough 25-yard touchdown run with a minute. The wild first quarter would come to end when Courtney found Arno on a 49-yard pass…Navarre 21-14 after one.

The second quarter was all Raiders as they ran off 24 straight points. Xayvion Thomas hauled in a 18-yard pass from Courtney with 10 minutes to go. Then, Preston Penton added a 25-yard field goal. Courtney followed with two more touchdown passes to England (32, 17) to close out the scoring in the first half…45-14 Navarre.

The Raiders added their final touchdown in the third as Courtney hit England with a 30-yard pass with seven minutes. A running clock ensued and the Navarre defense took care of the rest…Final 52-14.

It was a record breaking night for two Raiders, as Courtney set a new touchdown passing mark with six. Which was incredible because he only completed nine passes in the game. He finished the night, 9-13 for 221 yards. England broke the touchdown receptions mark in a game with four. He hauled in five receptions in the game for 129 yards and also had three interceptions on defense (which tied a record).

Jeffery Mattox led the Navarre defense with 10 tackles (6 solo/4 assists/sack/TFL) and Mekhi Domino added 7 tackles (5 solo/2 assists). The Raiders forced five turnovers on the night (4 interceptions/fumble) and shutout the Bulldogs the last three quarters.

Raiders who wore #1:

LB Howie Walker – Class of 2014

DB/WR Thomas Leggett – Class of 2016 – played at Allan Hancock CC (CA) for one season & is now playing at Texas Tech

DB/WR Royce Thomas – Class of 2017 – played at Shorter University (GA)

WR/K Saturn Wagner – Class of 2018

QB Marlon Courtney III – Class of 2020

Navarre Raider Class of 2020:

1 – Marlon Courtney III

2 – Tyler England

3 – Xayvion Thomas

4 – Jaydin Antonio

8 – Logen Lee

9 – Gabe Apongan

16 – Jayln Wilson

21 – Kobe Johnson

25 – Gabe Davis

27 – Matthew Poynter

32 – Brennen Payton

42 – Jeffery Mattox

49 – Fernando Gomez

51 – Kyle Kaschak

54 – Roger Adams

60 – Joaquin Ravenel

75 – Nathan Duggan

91 – Malachi Sager

92 – Brandon Wangerin

94 – Paul Schultz

1 – first win in Raider history – over Freeport, 27-6 (Week 3 – 1998)

1 – first win for Coach Kenny Hughes – Freeport, 27-6 (Week 3 – 1998)

1 – first win for Coach Danny Williams – Port St Joe, 38-20 (Week 1 – 1999)

1 – first win for Coach Larry Olson – Arlington Country Day (Week 1 – 2002), first win on the field – Walton, 38-15 (Week 3 – 2002)
1 – first District Championship – 2006

1 – first playoff appearance – lost to Pace, 26-7 (2006)

1 – first win for Coach Chad Lashley – West Florida Tech, 20-3 (Week 2 – 2008)

1 – first playoff win – over Niceville, 28-7 (2010)

1 – first win for Coach Jay Walls – Washington, 33-7 (Week 1 – 2012)

1 – first Region Title – over Columbia, 28-21 (2012)

Navarre is 144-94 (.605) overall and 13-10 (.565) in the State Playoffs. They have outscored their opponents 6,479 (27.2 per game) to 5,406 (22.7 per game).

Lead the overall series against Crestview, 10-7.

Navarre Raider Football History – 2002

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 by irishbillsports

The 2002 season started under new leadership for the Navarre Raiders as Coach Larry Olson took over as the new head coach.

This season brought Navarre their first win ever against Santa Rosa County foe, Gulf Breeze. The Raiders went on to finish the season at 4-6 and were outscored 285-209.

Navarre Raider Class of 2003:

3 – Kris Metcalf

11 – Lucas Willoughby

22 – Lucas Thomas

24 – Sean Acosta

30 – Blake Miller

35 – Andre’ Mahone

45 – Josh Livingston

50 – John Simmons – played at Delta State (MS)

51 – Troy Rivera

52 – James Kempton

53 – Clifton Becker

87 – Allen Leonard

Game Results

Navarre 2, Arlington Country Day 0 (Forfeit) *

Catholic 27, Navarre 13

Navarre 38, Walton 15

Woodham 22, Navarre 15

Pace 55, Navarre 6

Bay 29, Navarre 13

Milton 48, Navarre 33

Crestview 46, Navarre 21

Navarre 21, Gulf Breeze 13

Navarre 36, Northview 8

* Navarre was credited with a forfeited win over Arlington Country Day. The FHSAA later ruled that the Apaches had to forfeit three games that season due to playing ineligible players. Navarre had originally lost the game, 22-13.

Former Raider John Simmons (Class of 2003) provided me with the paper clipping from the Arlington Country Day game.

Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 2 days

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 by irishbillsports

2 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.

2 games ago – Navarre 31, Leon 28 (2019)

Box Score

Navarre…3 3 15 10 – 31
Leon……..14 0 0 14 – 28

The Raiders (5-4, 2-3) found themselves in a District 1-7A battle at Gene Cox Stadium in Tallahassee against the Lions. With the victory, Navarre’s long trip back home was a lot more enjoyable.

Leon’s Steven Bivins got the fireworks going at 8:25 when he broke off a 56-yard touchdown. Three and half minutes later, Preston Penton booted his first of three field goals on the night, this one from 23 yards. On the ensuing possession, Paxton Tomaini scored from the one and the Lions went up 14-3 after one.

The only points of the second quarter, went to Penton as he added his second field goal (23) of the half to cut the lead to 14-6 going to the break.

Navarre would tie it up 6:01 of the third as Jaydin Antonio had a 5-yard touchdown and were successful on the two-point conversion. The Raiders would grab their first lead of the night when Jaden Rivera scored on a 28-yard run. 21-14 Navarre after three.

Penton’s third field goal of the night (42 yards) gave Navarre their biggest lead of the game, 24-14. Tomaini would cut the lead back to three, as he scored on a 15-yard run at 5:27. On the Raiders next possession, Rivera started to his right, but cut back to the left and outraced the Lions defense to end zone from 42 yards out at 2:47. Tomaini would lead Leon on another scoring drive, ending with a 11-yard pass to Semaj James (who had 11 receptions on the night for 131 yards) with 50.7 seconds left on the clock. Raiders held on…31-28.

Navarre had trouble getting their passing attack going, so they relied on their running game. Both Rivera (19 carries, 212 yards) and Antonio (20 carries, 153 yards) had career best performances. Xayvion Thomas was the leading receiver with three grabs for 66 yards.

Bailey Huston led the defense with 9 tackles (6 solo/3 assists) and Kobe Johnson, Jeffery Mattox and Devin Wright added 7 tackles each. Connor Eastwood and Grady Kelly each had two sacks as the Raiders accumulated six sacks in the contest. Penton went 2-2 on extra points and 3-4 on field goals.

Raiders who wore #2:

QB Scott Crouch – Class of 2000
DL Virgilio Hunter – Class of 2012 – played at Jacksonville University
DL/TE Christian Gill – Class of 2014 – played at Coastal Carolina (SC)
QB Caine Adamson – Class of 2017 – played at Maryville College (TN)
WR/DB Bryson Brewer – Class of 2018
WR Tyler England – Class of 2020 – signed with Huntingdon College (AL)

Current Raider wearing #2:
DB Jaden Jones – Class of 2021

2 – touchdown receptions in a game – Quentin Randolph (2014)
2 – touchdown receptions in a game – Michael Carter (2014)
2 – touchdown receptions in a game – Hasaan Williams (2015)
2 – touchdown receptions in a game – Jordan Williams (2016)
2 – touchdown receptions in a game – Dante Wright (six times, 2016-18)
2 – touchdown receptions in a game – Tyler England (2018)
2 – wins against an opponent – Port St Joe (2-0), Gulf Shores (2-0), Dothan (2-0), Arlington Country Day (2-0), University Christian (2-0), Bay (2-2), Mosley (2-2) & Northview (2-2)

Navarre is 2-0 in their last two games and leads the series against Leon, 1-0.

Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 3 days

August 18, 2020 by irishbillsports

3 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.

3 games ago – Chiles 49, Navarre 31 (2019)

Box Score
Chiles…..14 7 14 14 – 49
Navarre…7 10 7 7 – 31

The Raiders (4-4, 1-3) still looking for their first win against a team from Tallahassee since 2006 (beat Florida High, 17-6), couldn’t stop the running game of Chase Gillespie (24 carries, 182 yards) and Garrett Greene (21 carries, 178 yards) as they fell at home in District action.

Chiles’ Gillespie started the scoring at 7:35 when he broke off a 50-yard run. Marlon Courtney III connected on a 30-yard pass to Jaden Rivera to tie the score up at 7-7 at 5:36. With 37.3 seconds left in the quarter, Gillespie added his second score of the night from 23 yards out…Chiles up 14-7.

On the Raiders first possession of the second quarter, Preston Penton would draw Navarre within four with a 29-yard field goal at 10:17. Then, Courtney would give the Raiders their only lead of the night as he scampered in from 14 at 6:33. But West Virginia commit, Garrett Greene would score his first of three touchdowns on the night at 4:07, this one on a 52-yard run. 21-17 Timberwolves at the half.

Greene put Chiles up by 11 at 7:50 of the third on a 2-yard run. Navarre would cut it back to four when Bailey Huston answered from 18 yards out at 6:38. Then Greene found Jalen Herring on a 38-yard pass play at 3:20. 35-24 Timberwolves.

Twenty nine seconds into the fourth the Raiders were back within four, as Rivera scored his second touchdown on the night. But that’s where scoring would end for Navarre as Chiles put the game away with a Greene one yard plunge and a 100-yard interception return by Herring.

Courtney went 15-25 for 192 yards and a score and two interceptions. Rivera had his breakout night, finishing with 170 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown. Tyler England led the receiving core with eight receptions for 73 yards.

England also led the defense with 12 tackles (8 solo/4 assists) and Huston and Sebastian Melendez added 8 tackles each (5 solo/3 assists). Penton finished 4-4 on extra points and made his only field goal attempt.

Raiders who wore #3:
QB/DB Kris Metcalf – Class of 2003
TE/DB Phillip Munday – Class of 2006
WR Chris Weaver – Class of 2008
DE Eugene Robinson – Class of 2010 – played at University of Arkansas-Monticello
LB Johnny Robinson-Pettus – Class of 2013
WR/DB/P Octavien Moyer – Class of 2016 – playing baseball at FAMU
DB Jace Kempner – Class of 2017
RB Chris Williams – Class of 2019
DB/WR Xayvion Thomas – Class of 2020 – currently at South Alabama

3 – wins against an opponent – Holmes County (3-0) & Tate (3-2)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Michael Porter (2000)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Armani Williams (2009)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Johnny Robinson-Pettus (2010)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Nick Benton (2011)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Marcus Mays (2013)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Will Robinson-Pettus (2013)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Everette Alford (2014)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Anthony Miller (2014)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Xavier Fernandez (2015)
3 – passing touchdowns in a game – Caine Adamson (twice, 2016)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Lee Jones (2016)
3 – passing touchdowns in a game – Sage Chambers (three times, 2017)
3 – touchdown receptions in a game – Dante Wright (twice, 2017)
3 – fumble recoveries in a season – Evan Gourley (2018)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Evan Gourley (2018)
3 – fumble recoveries in a season – Alex Gilchrist (2018)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Matthew Downey (2018)

Navarre is 2-1 in their last three games and trails in the series against Chiles, 1-0. The only other time these two teams met was in the Kickoff Classic in 2017.

Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 4 days

August 17, 2020 by irishbillsports

4 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.

4 games ago – Navarre 10, Tate 0 (2019)

Box Score

Navarre…7 0 3 0 – 10

Tate………..0 0 0 0 – 0

The Raiders (4-3, 1-2) recorded their second shutout on the season and their first District win in 2019. Navarre has registered 18 shutouts in the history of their program.

Marlon Courtney III put the Raiders on the board at 4:11 of the first quarter on a 1-yard run. Preston Penton would then add a 24-yard field goal at 5:16 in the third quarter to complete the scoring.

Courtney finished the night, 14-24, for 186 yards through the air and contributed 62 yards on 15 carries on the ground. Jaydin Antonio was the leading rusher for Navarre with 82 yards on 18 carries. Tyler England hauled in eight receptions for 69 yards and Trent Hall’s only reception went for 61 yards.

Bailey Huston led the Raiders defense with 8 tackles (7 solo/assist) and Jeffery Mattox added 6 tackles (4 solo/2 assists/TFL). Sebastian Melendez and Grady Kelly each contributed a sack and Kobe Johnson had a huge goal line interception to preserve the shutout.

Raiders who wore #4:

Darren Ayers – Class of 2002

Adam Brummett – Class of 2006

Josh Nicdao – Class of 2008

Billy Mitchell – Class of 2009 – played at Marshall University

Giovanni Flowers – Class of 2011

Demetrius Brown – Class of 2012 – played at Huntingdon College (AL)

Matthew Webb – Class of 2015 – played at Huntingdon College (AL)

Joshua Carter – Class of 2019 – currently playing at South Alabama

Jaydin Antonio – Class of 2020

4 – caused fumbles in a career – Frank Willis (1999-2001)

4 – caused fumbles in a career – Connor Bryan (2002-04)

4 – fumble recoveries in a season – Brandon Williams (2003)

4 – interceptions in a season – Michael Hagewood (2006)

4 – interceptions in a season – Billy Mitchell (2008)

4 – fumble recoveries in a season – Walter Hill (2008)

4 – caused fumbles in a season – Armani Williams (2009) *

4 – interceptions in a season – Johnny Robinson-Pettus (2010)

4 – blocked kicks in a season – Nick Benton (2012)

4 – interceptions in a season – Michael Sandle (2013)

4 – blocked kicks in a career – Michael Sandle (2013-15)

4 – touchdown passes in a game – Matthew Webb (2014)

4 – caused fumbles in a career – Anthony Miller (2014-15)

4 – blocked kicks in a career – Xavier Fernandez (2015-17)

4 – rushing touchdowns in a game – Michael Carter (twice, 2016)

4 – caused fumbles in a season – Joshua Carter (twice, 2016 & 18) *

4 – touchdown passes in a game – Sage Chambers (2017)

4 – interceptions in a season – Dante Wright (2017 & 2018)

4 – rushing touchdowns in a game – Dante Wright (2018)

4 – touchdown receptions in a game – Tyler England (2019) *

4 – wins against an opponent – Walton (4-1) & Pine Forest (4-4)

* Navarre Record

Navarre is 3-1 in their last four games and leads in the series against Tate, 3-2.