June 2021 – Page 4 – Irish Bill's Twist on Sports

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 80 Days

June 8, 2021 by irishbillsports

80 days to kickoff of the 2021 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will host Fort Walton Beach on 27 Aug 2021.

80 games ago – Navarre 24, Milton 17 (2013 Playoffs – 1st Round)

The Raiders (7-4, 2-0) entered the State Playoffs looking for their second win against the Panthers on the season. Navarre took the first game 19-0; but this game would be a lot closer.

The Raiders jumped out to a 10-0 lead after one and 17-7 at the half. The game would go to the fourth quarter with Navarre on top, 24-14; Milton would add a field goal; but that would be as close as they would get.

Box Score
MHS….0 7 7 3 – 17
NHS…10 7 7 0 – 24

Raiders that wore #80:
Buddy Stephens – Class of 2000
WR Josh Butterbaugh – Class of 2004
WR Tony Long – Class of 2006
WR Just Moore – Class of 2007
WR John Harris – Class of 2008
TE Nathan Comer – Class of 2021

Current Raider wearing #80:
WR Dexter Jefferson – Class of 2023

Statistics that involve #80:
80 – points scored in a season/career – Zach Cook (2001)
80.5 – tackle points in a season/career – Robert Roux (2007)
80 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Damontell Thompson (2012)
80 – assisted tackles in a career – Christian Gill (2011-13)
80.5 – tackle points in a career – Cameron Thomas (2017-18)

Navarre is 64-16 in their last 80 games and leads the overall series against Milton, 12-8.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 81 Days

June 7, 2021 by irishbillsports

81 days to kickoff of the 2021 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will host Fort Walton Beach on 27 Aug 2021.

81 games ago – Navarre 34, Gulf Breeze 24 (2013)

The Raiders (6-4, 2-0) went on the road to face off against the Dolphins for the Publix Beach Bowl Cup. The Navarre defense forced three interceptions and beat Gulf Breeze for the seventh straight time, making sure the Cup stayed with the Raiders.

Raiders that wore #81:
WR Stephen Crabtree – Class of 2000
DB Benjie Barbeau – Class of 2005
WR/LS Kyle Irby – Class of 2008 – played at Brevard (NC) & Georgia State (GA)
WR Te’van Grant – Class of 2012
WR Kennedy Jacobson – Class of 2015
LS/TE Garrett Schluter – Class of 2018 – playing at Huntingdon College

Current Raider wearing #81:
TE Davion Hardy – Class of 2022

Statistics that involve #81:
81 – solo tackles in a career – Michael Hagewood (2005-06)
81 – assisted tackles in a career – John Blatz (2005-06)
81 – solo tackles in a season – Will Robinson-Pettus (2013)

Navarre 65-16 in their last 81 games and leads the overall series against Gulf Breeze, 14-8 (the most wins and most games played against any opponents).

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 82 Days

June 7, 2021June 6, 2021 by irishbillsports

82 days to kickoff of the 2021 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will host Fort Walton Beach on 27 Aug 2021.

82 games ago – Davidson (AL) 24, Navarre 21 (2013)

After a steady rain fell in the Panhandle most of the day; the skies cleared as the Raiders (5-4, 2-0) traveled to Mobile for the first time to play the Warriors at Ladd Peebles Stadium. Also, was the first time since the 2001 season that they faced off against an opponent outside the State of Florida.

Navarre is 7-3 all-time against Alabama teams…their very first game in program history was a 25-14 loss to Straughn; then they came back the next year and beat Straughn, 38-8. In 2000, they beat Gulf Shores, 54-0. The following year they lost to Charles Henderson, 28-13 to open the season and then ended that same season with 41-7 win over Gulf Shores.

The next time the Raiders would play a team from Alabama would be in 2014, when they defeated Dothan 49-24 at home. Navarre then traveled to Dothan to kick start the 2015 season. After numerous lightning/weather delays, the Raiders prevailed 43-22.

Andalusia and Enterprise came to Bennett C. Russell Stadium in 2020; Navarre would take them both down, beating Andalusia, 16-14 and Enterprise, 42-28.

Raiders that wore #82:
WR Tater Smith – Class of 2000
DE Guy Alexander – Class of 2004
WR Joey Hill – Class of 2007
WR Cody Thompson – Class of 2019

Current Raider wearing #82
TE Joshua Doak – Class of 2022

Statistics that involve #82:
82 – wins at Navarre in nine seasons – Coach Jay Walls (2012-present)
82 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Bo Hering (2015)
82 – assisted tackles in a career – Cade Taylor (2015-17)
82.5 – total tackle points in a career – Dante Wright (2016-18)
82 – totals tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Jordan Jefferson (2017-18)
82 – total points in a career – Preston Penton (2018-20)

Navarre is 66-16 in their last 82 games and trails in the series against Davidson, 1-0.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 83 Days

June 6, 2021June 5, 2021 by irishbillsports

83 days to kickoff of the 2021 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will host Fort Walton Beach on 27 Aug 2021.

83 games ago – Navarre 35, Choctaw 28 (2013)

The Raiders (5-3, 2-0) pulled out a huge home win against the Indians. With the victory, the Raiders secured the Class 6A District 2 Title and their fifth trip to the State Playoffs.

Raiders that wore #83:

WR Raymond Acosta – Class of 2002
WR Adam Taylor – Class of 2009
WR Sheldon Peck – Class of 2015
WR Matt White – Class of 2018
WR Shane Grotke – Class of 2019 – Serving in U.S. Marine Corps

Statistics that involve #83:
83 – tackle points in a career – Lloyd Heflin (1999-00)
83 – tackle points in a career – Justin Wilson (2002-04)
83 – solo tackles in a season/career – Nick Gill (2013)
83 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Damontell Thompson (2013)
83 – solo tackles in a career – Tommy Leggett (2014-15)
83 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2016)
83 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Josh Carter (2016)

Navarre is 66-17 in their last 83 games and leads the overall series against Choctaw, 9-7.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 84 Days

June 4, 2021 by irishbillsports

84 days to kickoff of the 2021 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will host Fort Walton Beach on 27 Aug 2021.

84 games ago – Niceville 26, Navarre 0 (2013)

Box Score
Niceville…6 6 7 7 – 26
Navarre….0 0 0 0 – 0

The Raiders (4-3, 1-0) offense just couldn’t get going against a stringent Eagle defense as they suffered their first loss in five games. This was also the first time in 57 games where Navarre failed to score.

Raiders that wore #84:
DE Jason Rodgers – Class of 2000 – Served in U.S. Air Force
TE/WR Noah Melendez – Class of 2019

Statistics that involve #84:
84 – points scored in a season – Frank Willis (1999)
84 – total tackle points in a career – Josh Nicdao (2006-07)
84 – solo tackles in a career – Mason Mikul (2011-12)
84 – total tackle points in a career/season – Kody Kelley (2012)
84 – solo tackles in a career – Michael Sandle (2013-15)

Navarre is 67-17 over their last 84 games and leads the overall series against Niceville, 8-3.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 85 Days

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 by irishbillsports

85 days to kickoff of the 2021 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will host Fort Walton Beach on 27 Aug 2021.

85 games ago – Navarre 34, Fort Walton Beach 7 (2013)

Box Score
NHS…7 10 10 7 – 34
FWBHS…7 0 0 0 – 7

The Raiders (4-2, 1-0) won their fourth straight game with a dominating defensive performance as they held the Vikings to 117 yards of total offense (11-29 passing for 94 yards & 43 yards rushing on 23 carries).

Raiders that wore #85:
WR Tommy Schoeneberg – Class of 2006
WR Garrett Casey – Class of 2008
WR Rodney Martin Waits – Class of 2010
WR Tyler Bush – Class of 2012
WR Zack Taylor – Class of 2019

Current Raider wearing #85:
TE Chase Richardson – Class of 2022

Statistics that involve #85:
85 – totals tackles in a season/career – Brian Commissiong (2007)
85 – assisted tackles in a career – Shane McMaster (2008-10)
85 – total tackles in a season – Christian Gill (2013)
85 – total tackle points in a season – Bo Hering (2014)

Navarre is 67-18 in their last 85 games and leads the series against Fort Walton Beach, 8-6.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 86 Days

June 2, 2021 by irishbillsports

86 days to kickoff of the 2021 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will host Fort Walton Beach on 27 Aug 2021.

86 games ago – Navarre 19, Milton 0 (2013)

The Raiders (3-2) move over the .500 mark on the season with their shutout victory over the Panthers. This is the first of three shutouts in the series against Milton. The Raiders have shutout their opponent 18 times on their way to 150 wins in program history.

Raiders that wore #86:
Jason Johnston – Class of 2000
K Aaron Brummett – Class of 2007 – played at Huntingdon College

Raider currently wearing #86:
WR Carter Brasell – Class of 2022

Statistics that involve #86:
86 – points scored in a season – Patrick Hess (2003)
86 – points scored in a career – Adam Hamilton (2007-08)

Navarre is 68-18 in their last 86 games and leads the overall series against Milton, 12-8.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 87 Days

June 1, 2021 by irishbillsports

87 days to kickoff of the 2021 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will host Fort Walton Beach on 27 Aug 2021.

87 games ago – Navarre 17, Crestview 14 (2013)

After losing two straight games to start the season, the Raiders (2-2) won their second game in a row to even up their record.

Raiders that wore #87:
DB Allen Leonard – Class of 2003
WR Austin Tilghman – Class of 2006
WR Allen Spangler – Class of 2008
WR Tommy Burman – Class of 2009
TE Derek Aloy – Class of 2011
TE Erik Anderson – Class of 2019

Raider currently wearing #87:
WR Esai Gonzales – Class of 2022

Statistics that involve #87:
87 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Michael Arnold (2009-10)
87 – assisted tackles in a career – Damontell Thompson (2011-13)
87 – total tackles in a career – Elijah Appel (2011-12)
87 – total tackle points in a season – Christian Gill (2013)

Raiders 69-18 in their last 87 games and lead the all-time series against Crestview, 11-7.