Month: September 2024

Game Day – Milton at Navarre

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Who: Milton Panthers vs. Navarre Raiders
What: Santa Rosa County Match-up
Why: Homecoming for the Raiders
When: Tonight, 7:30 PM central
Where: Bennett C. Russell Stadium

Join Irish Bill, Seminole Bob and Raider Riley for live action of Raider football with the pregame at 7:00 PM on IrishBillSports.com or via YouTube at IrishBillsSportsLive944.

Navarre leads the all-time series against Milton, 14-9:

2000 – Milton 23, Navarre 10
2001 – Milton 41, Navarre 34
2002 – Milton 48, Navarre 33
2003 – Milton 24, Navarre 21
2005 – Milton 28, Navarre 8
2006 – Milton 43, Navarre 21
2007 – Milton 50, Navarre 35
2008 – Navarre 28, Milton 7
2009 – Milton 38, Navarre 7
2010 – Navarre 49, Milton 20
2012 – Navarre 20, Milton 12 (Playoffs)
2013 – Navarre 19, Milton 0
2013 – Navarre 24, Milton 17 (Playoffs)
2014 – Navarre 42, Milton 7
2015 – Navarre 35, Milton 0
2016 – Navarre 44, Milton 0
2017 – Navarre 28, Milton 7
2018 – Navarre 49, Milton 12
2019 – Navarre 21, Milton 13
2021 – Milton 18, Navarre 13
2022 – Navarre 34, Milton 27
2023 – Navarre 51, Milton 14

Helmets courtesy of FloridaHSFootball.com.

2024 Florida Panhandle & Big Bend Scoreboard – Week 5

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19 Sep 2024
Fort Walton Beach 28, Leon 7
Jay 23, Chipley 13
Tate 42, West Florida 7
 
20 Sep 2024
Milton at Navarre
B.T. Washington at Gulf Breeze
Niceville at Choctaw
Pace at Andalusia (AL)
Pine Forest at Catholic
Escambia at Mosley
Lincoln at Ware County (GA)
Rutherford at Arnold
Godby at Chiles
Florida High at South Walton
Gadsden County at Seminole County (GA)
Rickards at Colquitt County (GA)
North Bay Haven at Baker
Bay at Madison County
W.S. Neal (AL) at Marianna
Taylor County at Blountstown
Northview at Holmes County
Cottondale at Lighthouse PCA
Port St Joe at Destin
FAMU DRS at Wakulla
Franklin County at Rocky Bayou
Vernon at Freeport
Jefferson County at Wewahitchka
North Florida Christian at Valwood (GA)
Bozeman at Sneads
Aucilla Christian at Baconton Charter (GA)

Navarre Raiders at Mosley Dolphins – 12 Sep 2024

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Final from the Gridiron…12 Sep 2024
 
Mosley 36, Navarre 7
 
Navarre…0 0 0 7 – 7
Mosley…8 15 0 13 – 36
 
Mosley (4-0); Navarre (0-3)
 
Ian Lockwood POG: Joshua Wilson (Navarre)
Offensive POG: Connor Hamblin (Navarre)
Will Sutter Defensive POG: Vinny Villanova (Navarre)
Special Teams POG: Jack Beyer (Navarre)
 
Scoring
First Quarter
6:44 – 4-yard run, Samuel Chisolm, 2-pt conv good (MHS)
Second Quarter
8:59 – 13-yard pass, Sammy Freitas to Carson Griffin, Maverick Wright kick (MHS)
5:34 – 37-yard run Lokavion Jackson, 2-pt conv good (MHS)
Third Quarter
No Scoring
Fourth Quarter
11:52 – 11-yard run, Jackson, Wright kick (MHS)
10:12 – 33-yard pass, Freitas to Jaden Sapp, kick blocked (MHS)
3:23 – 24-yard pass, Roman Marshall to Brody Powers, Jack Beyer kick (NHS)
 
Official Statistics
Navarre Passing (6-13, 60 yards, TD)
Roman Marshall – 6-13, 60 yards, TD
 
Mosley Passing (13-30, 183 yards, 2 TDs, 2 Ints)
Sammy Freitas – 12-26, 178 yards, 2 TDs, 2 Ints
JP Holsombake – 1-4, 5 yards
 
Navarre Receiving (6 receptions, 60 yards, TD)
Connor Hamblin – 3 receptions 25 yards
Brody Powers – 1 reception, 24 yards, TD
Brandon Estrada – 1 reception, 11 yards
Jack Helton – 1 reception, 0 yards
 
Mosley Receiving (13 receptions, 183 yards, 2 TDs)
Carson Griffin – 3 receptions, 60 yards, TD
Jaden Sapp – 2 reception, 46 yards, TD
Jack Massey – 5 receptions, 42 yards
Adam Land – 1 reception, 27 yards
Ga’Marcus Halstead – 1 reception, 5 yards
Raedyn Bruens – 1 reception, 3 yards
 
Navarre Rushing (36 carries, 153 yards)
Joshua Wilson – 18 carries, 81 yards
Keagen Gilbert – 8 carries, 47 yards
Keith Danner – 1 carry, 15 yards
Andre Spence – 2 carries, 12 yards
Connor Hamblin – 1 carry, 0 yards
Roman Marshall – 6 carries, -2 yards
 
Mosley Rushing (25 carries, 183 yards, 3 TDs)
Sammy Freitas – 8 carries, 80 yards
Lokavion Jackson – 4 carries, 60 yards, 2 TDs
Samuel Chisolm – 13 carries, 43 yards, TD
 
Navarre Defense
Bryce Wheeler – 11 tackles
Vinny Villanova – 10 tackles
Andre Spence – 8 tackles, Int
EZ Gaska – 8 tackles
Jaden Jones – 7 tackles
Cooper Black – 7 tackles
Curtis Sanders – 5 tackles, Int
Bryce Moore – 4 tackles
Will Payton – 4 tackles
Braxton Barr – 4 tackles, QBH
Marquez White – 4 tackles
Matthew Lee – 3 tackles, QBH
Brady Theissen – 1 tackle, 2 QBH
Gabe Alonzo – 1 tackle
Jason Lutte – QBH
Yalal Mustafa – QBH
 
Navarre Special Teams
Jack Beyer – 1 KO, 30 yards, 1-1 XPs
Cade Fugate – 1 KO, 27 yards
Marquez White – 3 KO returns, 53 yards

2024 Panhandle Power Rankings & Players of the Week – Week 3

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Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 4A, 5A & 6A) – Week 3
1 – Niceville (3-0) – beat Pine Forest, 36-14
2 – Choctaw (3-0) – beat Crestview, 14-0
3 – Mosley (3-0) – beat Rickards, 35-7
4 – Tate (3-0) – beat Pensacola, 27-22
5 – Escambia (1-1) – Open Week
6 – Arnold (3-0) – beat Bozeman, 42-34
7 – Pace (1-1) – Open Week

Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Rankings (Class Rural, 2A, & Independent) – Week 3
1 – Catholic (2-0) – Open Week
2 – Marianna (3-0) – beat Maclay, 39-7
3 – Chipley (3-0) – beat Rutherford, 14-7
4 – Baker (3-0) – beat Central, 42-7
5 – Jay (3-0) – beat Lighthouse PCA, 35-8
6 – Blountstown (2-0) – Open Week
7 – Walton (1-2) – beat Holmes County, 50-14

Irish Bill’s Players of the Week – Week 3
Offensive Player
Pensacola RB AG Floyd had 24 carries for 239 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Tigers, 27-22 loss to Tate.
Defensive Player
Tate LB Brayden Walker produced 15 tackles, a tackle for loss and a sack in the Aggies, 27-22 win over Pensacola.
Special Teams Player
Niceville PK Logan Karwacki takes the honors for the second straight week as he went 4-4 on extra points and 2-2 on field goals (33/36) in a 36-14 win over Pine Forest.
 
Other Performances:
Quarterback
Walton – Wells Bettenhausen – 14-19, 288 yards, 5 TDs
Arnold – Will Cotter – 9-20, 270 yards, 3 TDs; 11 carries, 50 yards, 2 TDs
Northview – Dane King – 6-13, 94 yards; 15 carries, 101 yards, 2 TDs
Choctaw – Carter Marracco – 8 carries, 108 yards, TD
 
Wide Receiver
Walton – Dominic Godwin – 5 receptions, 109 yards, 3 TDs
Walton – Brayden Sampson – 4 receptions, 100 yards, TD
Arnold – Darin Elder – 2 receptions, 100 yards, TD
 
Running Back
Marianna – Amari Clemons – 25 carries, 218 yards, 3 TDs; 1 reception, 18 yards
Gadsden County – Kemarrion Battles – 21 carries, 204 yards, 3 TDs
Vernon – Krishod Peterson – 13 carries, 175 yards, TD
Mosley – Samuel Chisolm – 22 carries, 170 yards
Gadsden County – Tristen Davis – 11 carries, 167 yards, 2 TDs
Niceville – Connor Mathews – 17 carries, 148 yards
Tate – Demorian Clay Jr – 19 carries, 136 yards, TD
Choctaw – Von Keller – 24 carries, 131 yards, TD
Tate – Carson Secchiari – 17 carries, 127 yards, TD
Walton – Peyton Seay – 16 carries, 116 yards
Fort Walton Beach – Jereme Earl – 17 carries, 104 yards
Port St Joe – Eli Harris – 15 carries, 100 yards
Gadsden County – Jeremiah Thomas – 9 carries, 100 yards, TD
Port St Joe – Chance Gainer – 3 carries, 88 yards; 1 reception, 22 yards
 
Defense
Freeport – Blake O’Donnell – 16 tackles, TFL
Freeport – Zakade Schiro – 15 tackles – TFL
Marianna – Waylon Snelgrove – 14 tackles
West Florida – Jailen Wadley – 14 tackles
West Florida – Tyree Caldwell – 14 tackles
Freeport – Cody Campbell – 13 tackles
Washington – Darius Murphy – 13 tackles, 2 TFL, CF
Tate – Samir Muhammad – 12 tackles
Tate – Taqwan Willis – 12 tackles
Vernon – Caden Hammack – 12 tackles, 2 TFL
Washington – BJ Johnson – 12 tackles, 2 TFL, CF
Holmes County – Nick Chiren – 12 tackles, TFL
Northview – Moses Delarosa – 11 tackles, QBH
Holmes County – Aiden Justice – 11 tackles
West Florida – Zachery Smith – 11 tackles
Mosley – Will Arboleda – 10 tackles, TFL, blocked punt, FR, Def TD
Choctaw – Ellis Alloway – 10 tackles, 2 TFL, sack, 2 QBH
Choctaw – Mario Alloway – 10 tackles, TFL, sack
Marianna – Lorenzo Barnes – 10 tackles
Freeport – Anthony Guard – 10 tackles
Freeport – Hunter Bates – 10 tackles, TFL
Gadsden County – 12 sacks
 
Special Teams
Walton – Brayden Sampson – 6-7 XPs
Mosley – Maverick Wright – 5-5 XPs, 3 touchbacks
Tate – Elijah Crites – 3-3 XPs

Game Day

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Who: Navarre Raiders vs. Mosley Dolphins
What: Panhandle Football
When: Tonight, 7 PM
Where: Tommy Oliver Stadium, Panama City
Why: Do I really need to answer that?

Navarre leads the overall series against Mosley, 4-3.
 
Join Seminole Bob and Irish Bill with the pre-game at 6:30 PM central on IrishBillSports.com or via YouTube at IrishBillsSportsLive944.

2024 Florida Panhandle & Big Bend Scoreboard – Week 4

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12 Sep 2024
B. T. Washington 22, Fort Walton Beach 0
Mosley 36, Navarre 7
 
13 Sep 2024
Pace 55, Gulf Breeze 0
Pine Forest 20, Choctaw 14 (OT)
Niceville 35, Crestview 14
Tate 30, Milton 14
Escambia 30, Bay 29 (OT)
Montgomery Catholic (AL) 28, Catholic 14
Pensacola 20, Destin 7
Walton 48, West Florida 21
South Walton 21, Arnold 13
Rickards 14, Chiles 7
Florida High 27, South Broward 6
Coffee (GA) 27, Gadsden County 14
Godby 29, Suwannee 26
Taylor County 56, North Florida Christian 0
Marianna 49, Bozeman 0
Holmes County 34, Rutherford 19
Jay 41, Baker 0
IMG Academy White 48, St John Paul II 27
Chipley 18, Vernon 0
Cottondale 64, Freeport 22
Sneads 25, FAMU DRS 6
Madison County 18, Columbia 13
Aucilla Christian 52, Duval Charter 12
Maclay 20, Valwood 19
Northview 40, Central 0
Jefferson County 28, North Bay Haven 0

16 Sep 2024
Franklin County 35, Liberty County 28

2024 Panhandle Power Rankings & Players of the Week – Week 2

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Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 4A, 5A & 6A) – Week 2
1 – Niceville (2-0) – beat Escambia, 42-21
2 – Choctaw (2-0) – beat Navarre, 35-0
3 – Mosley (2-0) – beat Bay, 53-15
4 – Tate (2-0) – beat Gulf Breeze, 41-0
5 – Escambia (1-1) – lost to Niceville, 42-21
6 – Pine Forest (1-1) – lost to Daphne (AL), 34-7
7 – Pace (1-1) – lost to Catholic, 34-20

Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Rankings (Class Rural, 2A, & Independent) – Week 2
1 – Catholic (2-0) – beat Pace, 34-20
2 – Chipley (2-0) – beat Linden (AL), 24-18
3 – Marianna (2-0) – beat Liberty County, 35-0
4 – Holmes County (2-0) – beat Port St Joe, 44-36
5 – Baker (2-0) – beat Destin, 26-21
6 – Jay (2-0) – beat Freeport, 34-6
7 – Blountstown (2-0) – beat Rutherford, 27-21 (3OT)

Irish Bill’s Players of the Week – Week 2
Offensive Player
Tate WR Christian Neptune hauled in 5 receptions for 141 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Aggies 41-0 win over Gulf Breeze.
 
Defensive Player
Catholic LB Vaughn Howard produced 14 tackles and 3 tackles for loss in the Crusaders 34-20 win over Pace.
 
Special Teams Player
Niceville K Logan Karwacki went 6-6 on extra points in the Eagles 42-21 win over Escambia.
 
Other Performances:
Quarterback
Mosley – Sammy Freitas – 16-22, 262 yards, 3 TDs
Walton – Wells Bettenhausen – 15-28, 230 yards
Tate – Taite Davis – 13-20, 219 yards, 4 TDs
Bozeman – Hayden Gay – 11-15, 197 yards, 3 TDs
Arnold – Will Cotter – 12-17, 162 yards, 2 TDs
Holmes County – Rayce Griffin – 5-9, 126 yards, 3 TDs
 
Wide Receiver
Holmes County – Egan Segers – 5 receptions, 126 yards, 3 TDs
Bozeman – Lakota Johnson – 6 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TDs
Mosley – Carson Griffin – 5 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TDs
West Florida – Dane Elliott – 2 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TDs
 
Running Back
Pensacola – AG Floyd – 23 carries, 186 yards
Blountstown – Kayin Martin – 36 carries, 185 yards
Choctaw – Von Keller – 18 carries, 166 yards, 2 TDs
Jay – Jaymes Youngblood – 30 carries, 159 yards, 3 TDs
Crestview – Jayzion McQueen – 10 carries, 143 yards, 2 TDs
Arnold – Nico Landavazo – 23 carries, 141 yards, 2 TDs
Cottondale – Jocarian Garrett – 8 carries, 136 yards, TD
Mosley – Samuel Chisolm – 17 carries, 125 yards, 3 TDs
Walton – Peyton Seay – 20 carries, 110 yards
 
Defense
Catholic – Gavin Lashley – 13 tackles
Catholic – Kaleb Johnson – 13 tackles, 2 TFL, QBH
Blountstown – Ja’Marion Engram – 11 tackles, ½ TFL
Catholic – Noah Hamlin – 10 tackles, 2 TFL
Blountstown – Taye Dawson – 10 tackles, 2 TFL
Catholic – Nigel Nelson – 10 tackles, TFL, QBH
Mosley – Sawyer Schultz – 10 tackles, TFL
Mosley – Lokavion Jackson – 10 tackles, TFL, sack, CF, FR
Bozeman – Brayden Spence – 10 tackles, 3 TFL
Holmes County – Aiden Justice – 10 tackles, TFL, QBH
Navarre – Roan Strom – 10 solo tackles

Special Teams
Choctaw – Sam King – 5-5 XPs
Blountstown – Tristan King – 3-3 XPs

2024 Florida Panhandle & Big Bend Scoreboard – Week 3

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5 Sep 2024
Lincoln 49, St John Paul II 0
Mosley 35, Rickards 7

6 Sep 2024
Choctaw 14, Crestview 0
Niceville 36, Pine Forest 14
Fort Walton Beach 14, West Florida 0
Tate 27, Pensacola 22
Booker T. Washington 12, Milton 7
Florida High 41, Hawthorne 27
Wakulla 17, Chiles 14
Gadsden County 48, Godby 7
Gainesville 14, Leon 7
Arnold 42, Bozeman 34
Walton 50, Holmes County 14
Marianna 39, Maclay 7
Jay 35, Lighthouse PCA 8
Freeport 36, Northview 26
Baker 42, Central 7
Bay 62, North Bay Haven 0
Chipley 14, Rutherford 7
Franklin County 41, FAMU DRS 14
Port St Joe 28, Liberty County 0
Taylor County 37, Dixie County 0
Vernon 30, Wewahitchka 0
Madison County 43, Suwannee 26
Aucilla Christian 29, Trenton 8
Indian Rocks Christian 40, North Florida Christian 14

7 Sep 2024
Jefferson County 37, Rocky Bayou 0

Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings & Players of the Week – Week 1

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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