June 2022 – Page 2 – Irish Bill's Twist on Sports

67 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

June 20, 2022 by irishbillsports

67 days to kickoff…

The 2022 High School football season will get underway when the Navarre Raiders travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.

67 game ago – Navarre 47, Gulf Breeze 7 (2015)

Navarre…19 28 0 0 – 47
Gulf Breeze…0 0 0 7 – 7

Michael Sandle returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for a TD and the Raiders ran off 47 straight points in the first half. Caleb Dale and Bo Hering led the defense with 10 tackles each.

67th win in school history – Navarre 35, Fort Walton Beach 14 (2011)

Navarre…7 21 0 7 – 35
Ft Walton…7 7 0 0 – 14

Dusty Jones passed for 296 yards and a TD and Dwayne Carter added 174 yards and 3 TDs. Brad Leggett hauled in 9 receptions for 112 yards and a score. Demetrius Brown led the defense with 12 tackles and 3 interceptions.

Raiders that have worn #67:
DL Ben Wangerin – Class of 2017
OL Austin Gray – Class of 2021
OL Teal Lovelette – Class of 2025

Stats that involve #67:
67 – receptions in a season – Chris Weaver (2007) – School Record
67 – receptions in a career – Michael Pettus (2007-09)
67 – solo tackles in a season/career – Kody Kelly (2012)
67 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Alex Todd (2013)
67 – solo tackles in a career – Anthony “The Unit” Miller (2014-15)

Navarre has won 50 of their last 67 games and leads the overall series against Gulf Breeze, 14-9. The only season that the Raiders and Dolphins didn’t face off, was the 1998 season (Navarre’s first season).

68 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

June 19, 2022 by irishbillsports

68 days to kickoff…

The 2022 High School football season will get underway when the Navarre Raiders travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.

68 games ago – Navarre 35, Milton 0 (2015)

Navarre…7 28 0 0 – 35
Milton…0 0 0 0 – 0

Hasaan Williams found the end zone twice and rushed for 178 yards on 14 carries. Bo Hering and Xavier Fernandez led the defense with 10 tackles each. Jay Klosinski added a 74-yard interception return for a score as well.

68th win in school history – Navarre 32, Gulf Breeze 0 (2011)

Navarre…0 13 12 7 – 32
Gulf Breeze…0 0 0 0 – 0

Dusty Jones contributed 3 TDs (1 passing/2 rushing) and passed for 169 yards, while Dwayne Carter rushed for 212 yards and 2 TDs. On defense, Nick Benton led the way with 8 tackles as the Raiders finished the season at 5-5.

Raiders that have worn #68:
OL Nick Brahms – Class of 2017 – graduate player at Auburn University
OL Lee Joyner – Class of 2022
OL Jaden Colabine – Class of 2025

Stats that involve #68:
68 – assisted tackles in a career – Joey Torres (2005-07)
68 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Kyle Arrasmith (2013-14)
68 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Cade Taylor (2016)

Navarre has won 51 of their last 68 games and lead the overall series against Milton, 12-9.

69 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

June 18, 2022 by irishbillsports

69 days to kickoff…

The 2022 High School football season will get underway when the Navarre Raiders travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.

69 games ago – Navarre 20, Escambia 9 (2015)

Escambia…0 0 3 6 – 9
Navarre…..0 14 0 6 – 20

1st Qtr
No scoring

2nd Qtr
10:18 – 3-yard run, Hasaan Williams, Brady Hammel kick (Navarre)
7:20 – 13-yard run, Caine Adamson, Hammel kick (Navarre)

3rd Qtr
9:50 – 33-yard FG, Emilio Maldonado (Escambia)

4th Qtr
11:03 – 35-yard FG, Hammel (Navarre)
6:39 – 64-yard run, Jabre Brown, kick failed (Escambia)
2:18 – 34-yard FG, Hammel (Navarre)

69th win in school history – Navarre 33, B. T. Washington 7 (2012)

Jay Walls gets his first win in his first game at the helm for the Raiders. Navarre is 19-5 all-time in opening games of the season.

Raider that has worn #69:
DL Dom Cunningham – Class of 2023

Stats that involve #69:
69 – solo tackles in a career – Jessie Holmes (2011-12)
69 – rushing TDs in a career – Michael Carter (2013-16) – School Record
69 – solo tackles in a career – Dante Wright (2016-18)

Navarre has won 52 of their last 69 games and leads the overall series against Escambia, 7-3.

70 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 by irishbillsports

70 days to kickoff…

The 2022 High School football season will get underway when the Navarre Raiders travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.

70 games ago – Navarre 42, Pace 27 (2015)

Pace…0 0 7 20 – 27
Navarre…7 14 14 7 – 42

Hasaan Williams rushed for 105 yards to lead the Raider offense and Aaron Mitchell led the defense with 12 tackles.

70th win in school history – Navarre 19, Pace 13 (2012)

Navarre…6 0 7 6 – 19
Pace…0 6 7 0 – 13

Raiders who have worn #70:
OL Stephen Venegas – Class of 2007 – serving in U.S. Air Force
DL Armani Williams – Class of 2010 – played at Jacksonville State (AL)
OL Chas Swem – Class of 2014 – serving in U.S. Air Force
OL/DL Lucas Marvel – Class of 2022
OL Drew King – Class of 2024

Stats that involve #70:
70 – solo tackles in a career – Frank Willis (1999-2001)
70 – total tackle points in a career – Rocky Brock (1999-2000)
70 – total tackle points in a career – Andre Mahone (2000-02)
70 – solo tackles in a career – J. R. Milioti (2004-05)
70 – total tackle points in a season – Howie Walker (2013)
70 – total tackle points in a career – Jay Klosinski (2014-15)
70 – solo tackles in a career – Lee Jones (2015-16)
70 – solo tackles in a season – Cade Taylor (2017)
70 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Mekhi Domino (2019-20)

Navarre has won 53 of their last 70 games and lead the overall series against Pace, 13-7.

71 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

June 16, 2022 by irishbillsports

71 days to kickoff…

The 2022 High School football season will get underway when the Navarre Raiders will travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.

71 games ago – Navarre 55, Fort Walton Beach 14 (2015)

Navarre…7 21 14 13 – 55
Ft Walton…7 0 7 0 – 14

Hasaan Williams finished the night with 168 yards on 19 carries and a TD, while Bo Hering led the defense with 7 tackles.

71st win in school history – Navarre 35, Niceville 28 (2012)

Navarre ventured into hostile territory for the third straight week and pulled out a tough District win against Niceville.

Raiders that have worn #71:
OL Clay Bryan – Class of 2001
DL Nathan Stroud – Class of 2004
OL Johnathan Jones – Class of 2007
OL/DL Derek Santiago – Class of 2010
DE Joel Fry – Class of 2013
DL Sabine Melindez – Class of 2015 – serving in U.S.M.C.
OL Wesley Routh – Class of 2017
OL Elijah Melendez – Class of 2021 – playing at Valdosta State
OL Ethan Newman – Class of 2023

Stats that involve #71:
71.5 – total tackle points in a career – Kris Metcalf (2000-02)
71.5 – total tackle points in a career – Michael Arnold (2009-10)
71 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Anthony “The Unit” Miller (2014)
71.5 – total tackle points in a season – Bo Hering (2015)
71 – solo tackles in a career – Aaron Mitchell (2015-16)
71 – total tackle points in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2016)

Navarre has won 54 of their last 71 games and leads the all-time series against Fort Walton Beach, 9-6.

72 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

June 16, 2022 by irishbillsports

72 days to kickoff…

The 2022 High School football season will get underway when the Navarre Raiders travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.

72 games ago – Navarre 16, Choctaw 14 (2015)

Choctaw…6 8 0 0 – 14
Navarre…7 0 0 9 – 16

After falling behind 14-7 at the half, the defense stepped up and shut out the Indians out in second half. The Raiders then completed the comeback when Brady Hammel kicked a 27-yard FG with 1:27 to go in the fourth quarter.

72nd win in school history – Navarre 26, Pensacola Catholic 0 (2012)

Navarre headed to Pensacola to take on Catholic (fourth straight week on the road). The defense stood tall in this game for their only shutout on the season.

Raiders that have worn #72:
OL Nick Rivera – Class of 2000
OL David Eichling – Class of 2004
OL Andrew Keating – Class of 2006
OL Stephen Bellinghausen – Class of 2008
OL Sterling Lovelady – Class of 2011 – National Champion at Florida State University
OL Nicholas Moffo – Class of 2016
OL AJ Neal – Class of 2018
OL Jayden Hunt – Class of 2025

Stats that involve #72:
72 – points scored in a season – Patrick Hess (2002)
72 – assisted tackles in a career – Andrew Garcia (2008-10)
72 – points scored in a career – Matthew Webb (2012-14)
72 – points scored in a season – Gatlin Casey (2013)
72 – solo tackles in a season – Josh Carter (2017)
72 – points scored in a career – Jaydin Antonio (2018-19)
72 – points scored in a career – Tyler England (2018-19)
72 – points scored in a season – Jaden Rivera (2020)

Navarre has won 55 of their last 72 games and leads the overall series against Choctaw, 9-7.

73 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 by irishbillsports

73 days to kickoff…

The 2022 High School football season will get underway when the Navarre Raiders travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.

73 games ago – Navarre 42, B. T. Washington 0 (2015)

Navarre…14 21 0 7 – 42
Washington…0 0 0 0 – 0

Hasaan Williams filled in for the injured Michael Carter (who went out in the second quarter with a season ending injury) with 11 carries for 169 yards, a touchdown and two receptions for 54 yards and two more scores.

73rd win in school history – Navarre 21, Choctaw 17 (2012)

Jordan Leggett hauled in eight receptions for 203 yards and three touchdowns and Jay Warren pitched in 154 yards on the ground.

Raiders that have worn #73:
OL John Eichling – Class of 2002
OL Dylan Unterbrink – Class of 2011 – played at Delta State (MS)
OL Corey Capenia – Class of 2016
OL Taylor Bryant – Class of 2018
OL Dawson Higginbotham – Class of 2021
OL Cameron Pollard – Class of 2024

Stats that involve #73:
73 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Will Robinson-Pettus (2012)
73 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Tyson Brown (2015-16)
73 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Jeffery Mattox (2019)

Navarre has won 56 of their last 73 games and leads the all-time series against B. T. Washington, 6-0.

74 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

June 13, 2022 by irishbillsports

74 days to kickoff…

The 2022 High School football season will get underway when the Navarre Raiders will travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.

74 games ago – Navarre 57, Pensacola Catholic 14 (2015)

Catholic…0 7 0 7 – 14
Navarre…23 13 14 7 – 57

Michael Carter rushed for 235 yards on 13 carries and found the end zone four times. Xavier Fernandez led the defense with nine tackles.

74th win in school history – Navarre 13, Crestview 8 (2012)

Navarre…0 7 0 6 – 13
Crestview…3 0 3 2 – 8

The Raiders got the ball back late in the game and QB Andrew Rieves put together a 90+ yard drive for the District win.

Raiders that have worn #74:
OL Jason Daughtey – Class of 2006
OL Kris Vander Wilt – Class of 2010
OL Tyler Schmitt – Class of 2013
OL Brent Short – Class of 2016
OL Aaron Smith – Class of 2018
OL Preston Brewer – Class of 2021
OL Evan McNeish – Class of 2025

Stats that involve #74:
74 – total tackle points in a career – Victor Byers (2009-10)
74 – total points in a career – Jordan Leggett (2010-12)
74 – receptions in a career – Michael Carter (2013-16) – 6th all-time
74 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Lee Jones (2016)
74 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Mitchell Hunt (2016-18)
74 – solo tackles in a season – Devin Wright (2021)

Navarre has won 57 of their last 74 games and leads the overall series against Catholic, 13-8.

75 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

June 12, 2022 by irishbillsports

75 days to kickoff…

The 2022 High School football season will get underway when the Navarre Raiders travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.

75 games ago – Navarre 43, Dothan (AL) 22 (2015)

After the weather cleared after a hour and a half delay at Rip Hewes Stadium, the Raiders went ground chuck on the Tigers; rushing for 408 yards on 49 carries and 5 TDs.

75th win in school history – Navarre 44, Fort Walton Beach 28 (2012)

Ft Walton…0 7 14 7 – 28
Navarre…7 14 7 16 – 44

The Raiders committed 15 penalties for 155 yards and gave up 28 first downs and 504 yards of offense, but they still managed to stay unbeaten in District play, winning their sixth straight game in the process.

Raiders that have worn #75:
OL Brandon Warren – Class of 2000
OL Kyle Wood – Class of 2004
OL Tyler Williams – Class of 2010
OL David Smith – Class of 2012 – currently an assistant coach at Washington HS in Pensacola
OL Cota Taylor – Class of 2019
OL Nathan Duggan – Class of 2020
OL Eric Meraz – Class of 2022
OL Leo Avila – Class of 2025

Stats that involve #75:
75 – solo tackles in a career – Josh Nicdao (2006-07)
75 – total tackle points in a season/career – Brian Commissiong (2007)
75 – solo tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Nolan Lematrie (2009-10)
75 – assisted tackles in a career – Jessie Holmes (2011-12)
75 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Dylan Main (2013-14)
75.5 – total tackle points in a season – Isaiah Heyward (2018)
75 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Bailey Huston (2019)

Navarre has won 58 of their last 75 games and lead the overall series against Dothan, 2-0. The Raiders are 7-3 all-time against teams from Alabama.

vs. Dothan (2-0)
vs. Gulf Shores (2-0)
vs. Andalusia (1-0)
vs. Enterprise (1-0)
vs. Straughn (1-1)
vs. Charles Henderson (0-1)
vs. Davidson (0-1)

76 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

June 11, 2022 by irishbillsports

76 days to kickoff…

The 2022 HIgh School football season will get underway as the Navarre Raiders will travel to Fort Walton Beach to take on the Vikings on 26 Aug 2022.

76 games ago – Choctaw 35, Navarre 14 (Playoffs – 2014)

Navarre…14 0 0 0 – 14
Choctaw…7 12 0 16 – 35

Raiders jumped out to a 14-7 lead on the road after one, but five costly turnovers ended their season.

76th win in school history – Navarre 28, Mosley 13 (2012)

Mosley…7 0 0 6 – 13
Navarre…7 7 7 7 – 28

Raiders defense limited the Dolphins to 177 total yards (92 passing/85 rushing).

Current Raider wearing #76:

OL Evan McNeish – Class of 2025

OL Preston Brewer (Class of 2021) and OL Ethan Jardini (Class of 2024) wore #76 previously.

Stats that involve #76:
76 – solo tackles in a career – Damontell Thompson (2011-13)
76.5 – total tackle points in a career – Elijah Appel (2011-12)
76.5 – total tackle points in a season – Anthony “The Unit” Miller (2014)
76 – wins in the regular season – Jay Walls (2012-present)

Navarre has won 59 of their last 76 games and leads the overall series against Choctaw, 9-7. Raiders are 26-18 all-time against teams from Okaloosa County.

vs. Choctaw (9-7)
vs. Fort Walton Beach (9-6)
vs. Niceville (8-4)
vs. Baker (0-1)