49 days (7 weeks) to kickoff of the 2025 Florida High School football season as the Navarre Raiders will host the Catholic Crusaders on 22 Aug 2025 at the comfy confines of Bennett C. Russell Stadium.
49 games ago – Navarre 52, Crestview 14 (2019)
Crestview…14 0 0 0 – 14
Navarre…21 24 7 0 – 52
Navarre…21 24 7 0 – 52
Stars of the Game
Offense – Marlon Courtney III – 9-13, 221 yards, 6 TDs (school record); Tyler England – 5 receptions, 129 yards, 4 TDs (school record)
Defense – Tyler England – 10 tackles, 3 interceptions; Bailey Huston – 9 tackles
Offense – Marlon Courtney III – 9-13, 221 yards, 6 TDs (school record); Tyler England – 5 receptions, 129 yards, 4 TDs (school record)
Defense – Tyler England – 10 tackles, 3 interceptions; Bailey Huston – 9 tackles
This was the only game that I have not broadcasted since I started full-time back in 2009, as I was out of town to catch my son’s game in Wilberforce, Ohio, against Central State.
49th win in school history – Navarre 18, Gulf Breeze 9 (2008)
Navarre beat Gulf Breeze for the second straight year behind QB Jeff VanCamp (played at Florida Atlantic) and would go on to beat Gulf Breeze nine straight years before the streak would end in 2016.
Billy Mitchell would sign with the Marshall Thundering Herd; where he would be a 3-year starter at outside/inside linebacker. He attended Navarre as a freshman before his family moved to Oregon for two years (where he was All-State in Track) after Hurricane Dennis hit the Florida Panhandle. But he returned for his senior season.
Raiders that have worn #49
Josiah Nitsch – Class of 2003
RB Kyle Gambera – Class of 2009
TE Logan Willson – Class of 2011 – U.S. Air Force
DB Everette Alford – Class of 2015 – Head Coach at Lighthouse PCA
DL Ryan Struck – Class of 2017 – played at Huntingdon College (AL)
TE Fernando Gomez – Class of 2020
LB Hunter Crowder – Class of 2022
WR Will Egen – Class of 2027
Josiah Nitsch – Class of 2003
RB Kyle Gambera – Class of 2009
TE Logan Willson – Class of 2011 – U.S. Air Force
DB Everette Alford – Class of 2015 – Head Coach at Lighthouse PCA
DL Ryan Struck – Class of 2017 – played at Huntingdon College (AL)
TE Fernando Gomez – Class of 2020
LB Hunter Crowder – Class of 2022
WR Will Egen – Class of 2027
Statistics that involve #49
49 – career receptions – Kyle Irby (2006-07)
49 – points scored against Holmes County (2006)
49 – points scored against Walton (2009)
49 – points scored against Milton (2010)
49 – points scored against Pace (2014)
49 – points scored against FWB (2014)
49 – points scored against Dothan (2014)
49 – assisted tackles in a season – Bo Hering (2015)
49 – tackle points in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2017)
49 – points scored against Pace (2017)
49 – points scored against Niceville (2017)
49 – points scored against Pace (2018)
49 – points scored against Milton (2018)
49 – points scored against Carroll AL (2023)
49 – points scored against Gulf Breeze (2023)
49 – solo tackles in a season – Andre Spence (2023)
49 – career receptions – Kyle Irby (2006-07)
49 – points scored against Holmes County (2006)
49 – points scored against Walton (2009)
49 – points scored against Milton (2010)
49 – points scored against Pace (2014)
49 – points scored against FWB (2014)
49 – points scored against Dothan (2014)
49 – assisted tackles in a season – Bo Hering (2015)
49 – tackle points in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2017)
49 – points scored against Pace (2017)
49 – points scored against Niceville (2017)
49 – points scored against Pace (2018)
49 – points scored against Milton (2018)
49 – points scored against Carroll AL (2023)
49 – points scored against Gulf Breeze (2023)
49 – solo tackles in a season – Andre Spence (2023)
Navarre has scored 49 points or more on 27 different occasions and has given up 49 or more points in 16 games.
Navarre is 29 -20 in their last 49 games.