Month: August 2025

Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 4A, 5A & 6A) – Week 1
1 – Mosley (1-0) – beat Rutherford, 64-15
2 – Choctaw (1-0) – beat Gulf Shores (AL), 21-14
3 – Pine Forest (1-0) – beat Pensacola, 29-0
4 – Niceville (0-1) – lost to Lincoln, 36-29
5 – Pace (0-1) – lost to Mary G. Montgomery (AL), 34-21
6 – Tate (1-0) – beat Fort Walton Beach, 21-7
7 – Milton (1-0) – beat Crestview, 20-19 (OT)

Irish Bill’s Panhandle Power Rankings (Class Rural, 3A, 2A, 1A & Independent) – Week 1
1 – Catholic (1-0) – beat Navarre, 42-27
2 – Walton (1-0) – beat Marianna, 33-6
3 – South Walton (1-0) – beat Gulf Breeze, 35-6
4 – Destin (1-0) – beat Northview, 37-2
5 – Jay (1-0) – beat Lighthouse PCA, 40-0
6 – Baker (1-0) – beat Vernon, 48-6
7 – Freeport (1-0) – beat North Bay Haven, 54-13

Irish Bill’s Players of the Week – Week 1
Offensive Player
Jay RB Jaymes Youngblood  had 23 carries for 253 yards and 3 TDs in the Royals 40-0 win over Lighthouse PCA.

Defensive Player
Walton’s Kyren Campbell produced 10 tackles and 6 tackles for loss in the Braves 33-6 win over Marianna.

Special Teams Player
Mosley PK Maverick Wright went 8-8 on extra points as the Dolphins beat Rutherford, 64-15.

Other Performances:
Quarterback
Freeport – Carter Nunes – 14-19, 300 yards, 5 TDs
South Walton – JD Brown – 15-19, 270 yards, 4 TDs
Niceville – Deagan McCoy – 19-27, 246 yards, 4 TDs
Walton – Whitton West – 14-22, 228 yards, 3 TDs
Navarre – Roman Marshall – 17-26, 209 yards, 3 TDs
Blountstown – Jaylen Jones – 5-8, 204 yards, 3 TDs
Baker – Justice Baldwin – 9-10, 200 yards, 4 TDs, 36 yards rushing
Rutherford – Jaleel Reed – 11-27, 192 yards, TD, 48 yards rushing, TD
Cottondale – Nick Heinemann – 12-20, 190 yards, 2 TDs, 9 carries, 42 yards, 2 TDs
Mosley – JP Holsombake – 11-14, 188 yards, 4 TDs
Catholic – Jaylin Brown – 11-16, 174 yards, 4 TDs
North Bay Haven – Caleb Muszynski – 8-15, 143 yards, 5 carries, 81 yards, 2 TDs

Wide Receiver
Freeport – Julius Miles – 9 receptions, 201 yards, 4 TDs
South Walton – Grant Gilmore – 6 receptions, 147 yards, TD
Baker – Riley Renfro – 6 receptions, 140 yards, 3 TDs
Navarre – Marquez White – 10 receptions, 136 yards, TD
Walton – Elijah Odom – 5 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TDs
Catholic – Caden Jasso – 6 receptions, 126 yards, 4 TDs
Cottondale – Tramond Collins – 9 receptions, 125 yards
Niceville – Robert Oliver – 5 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TDs
Blountstown – Curtis Ellis – 3 receptions, 124 yards, 2 TDs
Bay – De’Jay Davenport – 7 receptions, 103 yards

Running Back
Pace – Makael Williams – 35 carries, 235 yards, 3 TDs
Catholic – Caleb Willoughby – 19 carries, 180 yards, TD
Destin – Junior Harris – 12 carries, 114 yards, TD, 1 reception, 52 yards, TD
Cottondale – Zacarius Collins – 10 carries, 111 yards
Sneads – Tyran Thomas – 18 carries, 109 yards, 2 TDs
Niceville – Jakobe Gilyard – 17 carries, 105 yards, TD
Catholic – Ethan Crandall – 7 carries, 101 yards, TD
Walton – Sincere Williams – 7 carries, 100 yards, TD

Defense
Crestview – Landon Scott – 13 tackles
Crestview – Gabriel Gottlieb – 12 tackles
Navarre – Jayden Jones – 12 tackles
Niceville – Caleb Sartori – 11 tackles, 2 TFL
Tate – Brody White – 11 tackles, 3 TFL
Marianna – Kentrell James – 11 tackles, TFL, sack
Catholic – Kaleb Johnson – 11 tackles, TFL
Cottondale – Tyler Jones – 11 tackles
Cottondale – Tramond Collins – 11 tackles
Jay – Nick Baxley – 10 tackles, 3 TFL, sack
Niceville – Teray Geiger – 10 tackles, TFL
Niceville – Noah Renes – 10 tackles, 3 TFL
Niceville – Harper Campbell – 10 tackles, TFL
Pine Forest – Ellis Alloway – 10 tackles, 2 TFL
Milton – Lorenzo Davis Jr – 10 tackles. 2 TFL
Milton – Matthew McDonald – 10 tackles
North Bay Haven – Sean Kozelecki – 10 tackles

Special Teams
Baker – Joel Morse – 6-6 XPs
Freeport – Cullen Green – 6-6 XPs
Catholic – Keller Brown – 6-6 XPs
South Walton – Gibson Willis – 4-4 XPs
Destin – Ivan Carrion – 3-3 XPs
Choctaw – Kyler Galkowski – 3-3 XPs
Navarre – Jack Beyer – 3-3 XPs
Niceville – Camrin Pearson – 3-3 XPs
Tate – Connor Green – 3-3 XPs