27 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

Levonte Geisser
Tyson Brown
Avery Biesel
Matthew Poynter
27 Days to Kickoff…
 
Navarre Raiders at FWB Vikings – 26 Aug 2022
 
27 games ago – Crestview 49, Navarre 27 (Region Final – 2018)
 
Crestview…7 0 14 28 – 49
Navarre…13 0 14 0 – 27
 
Raiders led 27-21 heading into the fourth quarter, but it was all Jay Stanton and the Bulldogs as they ran off 28 straight points. Stanton finished the night 103 yards rushing and five touchdowns.
 
Marlon Courtney III went 9-18 for 185 yards and a touchdown with two picks and Joshua Carter led the defense with 17 tackles.
 
27th win in school history – Navarre 14, Catholic 10 (2004)
 
In a season which was limited to eight games due to Hurricane Ivan, Navarre started 2-0.
 
Raiders that have worn #27:
DB Levonte Geisser – Class of 2015
DB Tyson Brown – Class of 2017
DB Avery Biesel – Class of 2018
LB Matthew Poynter – Class of 2020
DB Connor Baird – Class of 2023
 
Statistics that involve #27:
27 – solo tackles in a season – Ryan Diamco (2015)
27 – tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Lee Jones (2015)
27 – solo tackles in a season – Bryson Brewer (2017)
27 – solo tackles in a season – Grady Kelly (2019)
27 – points scored in a season – Preston Penton (2020)
 
Navarre has scored 27 points in a game on eight different occasions:
1998 – Navarre 27, Freeport 6
1999 – Chipley 34. Navarre 27
2003 – Navarre 27, Arlington Country Day 8
2005 – Crestview 37, Navarre 27
2017 – Navarre 27, Washington 12
2017 – Escambia 35, Navarre 27
2018 – Escambia 37, Navarre 27
2018 – Crestview 49, Navarre 27 (Region Finals)
 
The Raiders have won 17 of their last 27 games and lead the overall series against Crestview, 12-7.

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