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Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 25 days

July 27, 2020 by irishbillsports

25 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.

25 games ago – Navarre 49, Niceville 47 (2017) – Playoffs

Box Score
Niceville….14 3 21 9 – 47
Navarre…..14 7 21 7 – 49

The Raiders (9-1) faced off with the Eagles for the second consecutive week, which turned out to be an old fashioned shootout. Both quarterbacks had huge nights in the contest; Sage Chambers for Navarre and Jack White for Niceville. But it was the Raiders defense that stepped up big in the waning moments to stop the Eagles two-point conversion that would have tied up the game and sent it to overtime.

Chambers finished the night with the second most passing yards in a game in Navarre history as he went 19-24, for 380 yards and four touchdowns. Dante Wright hauled in four receptions for 144 yards and three touchdowns and Quinn Caballero had seven receptions for 107 yards. Garren Harper contributed a 55-yard touchdown reception.

Additionally, the Raiders received help from the ground game as Omari Green had 18 carries for 96 yards and 52 yards on seven carries for Chris Williams. Josh Carter, Wright and Chambers all had a rushing touchdown.

Jack White did his best Tim Tebow impression, but it came up just a little bit short. He went 12-21 passing for 225 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 190 yards on 15 carries and two scores. Eagles rushed for 350 yards in the game. Ryan Romair added six receptions for 146 yards and a touchdown.

Cade Taylor led the defense with 9 tackles (6 solo/3 assists) and Carter aided with 7 tackles (6 solo/assist). Mitchell Hunt ended the night with four quarterback hurries. Kevin Taich went 7-7 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #25:
DB Terry Lee – Class of 2006
RB Kwamane Howard – Class of 2009
LB Gerry Dilworth – Class of 2011
RB/LB Jay Warren – Class of 2013 – played at Florida Atlantic
DB Dylan Main – Class of 2015 – played at Birmingham Southern
LB Xavier Fernandez – Class of 2017 – serving in U.S. Air Force
DB Gabe Davis – Class of 2020

25 – points scored in a game – West Florida Tech (Week 1 – 2005)
25 – total touchdowns in a career – Jay Warren (2010-12) – 5th all-time
25 – assisted tackles in a season – Will Robinson-Pettus (2013)
25 – solo tackles in a season – Anthony Miller (2015)
25 – tackles for loss in a career – Xavier Fernandez (2014-16)
25 – rushing touchdowns in a career – Dante Wright (2016-18) – 3rd all time
25 – assisted tackles in a season – Nolan Garrett (2017)

Navarre is 18-7 in their last 25 games and leads the series against Niceville, 8-3.

Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 26 days

July 26, 2020 by irishbillsports

26 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.

26 games ago – Navarre 42, Niceville 20 (2017)

Box Score

Niceville….0 7 13 0 – 20

Navarre…..0 14 14 14 – 42

The Raiders (8-1, 3-0) finished with a win at home to the end the regular season. Sage Chambers went 7-11 for 75 yards and two touchdowns and Dante Wright contributed 85 yards on 7 carries and a score. Josh Carter added a rushing and receiving touchdown.

The defense found the end zone twice as well as Kevon Washington returned an interception 26 yards for a score and moments later, Wright added an interception return from 60 yards out. Cade Taylor had 12 tackles (9 solo/3 assists) and Carter added 9 tackles (6 solo/3 assists). Kevin Taich went 6-6 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #26:

LB/RB Marcus Jones – Class of 2016

DB Cameron Thomas – Class of 2019

Current Raider wearing #26:

DB Mekhi Domino – Class of 2021

26 – points scored in a game – Milton (Week 5 – 2004)

26 – points scored in a game – Choctaw (Week 6 – 2007)

26 – completions in a game – Dusty Jones (2011)

26 – assisted tackles in a season – Will Robinson-Pettus (2012)

26 – points scored in a game – Catholic (Week 5 – 2012)

26 – points scored in a game – Gainesville (Playoffs – 2012)

26 – assisted tackles in a season – Anthony Miller (2015)

26 – solo tackles in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2015)

26 – assisted tackles in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2015)

26 – solo tackles in a season – Michael Sandle (2015)

26 – assisted tackles in a season – Nolan Garrett (2016)

26 – assisted tackles in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2017)

26 – solo tackles in a season – Cameron Thomas (2018)

26 – points scored in a game – Pine Forest (Week 5 – 2018)

Navarre is 19-7 in their last 26 games and lead the series against Niceville, 8-3.

Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 27 days

July 25, 2020 by irishbillsports

27 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.

27 games ago – Navarre 29, Gulf Breeze 23 (2017)

Box Score

Navarre……..0 21 0 8 – 29

Gulf Breeze… 7 7 9 0 – 23

On a blustery late-October night, the Raiders (7-1, 3-0) sealed up the District title. While going against the wind, Navarre could not put any points on the scoreboard. When they had the wind on their side, Sage Chambers put the Raiders on the board with a 6-yard run in the second and produced two more scoring drives in the second quarter and one in the fourth. Dante Wright sealed the victory with a highlight real interception on Gulf Breeze’s last drive.

Chambers completed 5-9 passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Sam Register had a 61-yard touchdown grab and Wright hauled in a 17 yard touchdown (both coming in the second quarter). Josh Carter only had eight carries on the night, but made the most of them with 108 yards rushing. Wright would finish out the scoring for Navarre with a 6-yard run 46 seconds into the fourth quarter.

Cade Taylor and Josh Carter had big nights on the defensive side of the ball with 16 tackles (10 solo/6 assists) each. Nolan Garrett added 10 tackles (7 solo/3 assists). Carter, Taylor and Alex Gilchrist each had a sack. Kevin Taich went 3-3 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #27:

DB Lavonte Geisser – Class of 2015

DB Tyson Brown – Class of 2017

DB Avery Biesel – Class of 2018

LB Matthew Poynter – Class of 2020

27 – points scored in a game – Freeport (Week 3 – 1998)

27 – points scored in a game – Arlington Country day (Week 1 – 2003)

27 – points scored in a game – Crestview (Week 9 – 2005)

27 – solo tackles in a season – Ryan Diamco (2015)

27 – points scored in a game – Washington (Week 2 – 2017)

27 – points scored in a game – Escambia (Week 6 – 2017)

27 – solo tackles in a season – Bryson Brewer (2017)

27 – points scored in a game – Escambia (Week 7 – 2018)

27 – points scored in a game – Crestview (Playoffs – 2018)

27 – solo tackles in a season – Grady Kelly (2019)

Navarre is 20-7 in their last 27 games and leads the series against Gulf Breeze, 13-8.

Countdown to Original Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 28 days

July 25, 2020July 24, 2020 by irishbillsports

28 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.

28 games ago – Navarre 28, Milton 7 (2017)

Box Score

Navarre…0 14 14 0 – 28

Milton……0 7 0 0 – 7

The Raiders (6-1, 2-0) took a big step for another trip to the State Playoffs as they defeated the Panthers to remain undefeated in District play.

Sage Chambers had another solid performance as he went 13-19 for 217 yards and two touchdowns. Once again, his favorite target was Dante Wright, who hauled in five receptions for 133 yards and two touchdowns (52 & 40 yards); he also added 40 yards rushing on two carries and another score (37 yards).

Navarre was led on defense by Josh Carter once again as he contributed 10 tackles (7 solo/3 assists) and Cade Taylor added 9 (6 solo/3 assists). Jordan Jefferson had two of the Raiders seven sacks on the night and finished with three TFL. Kevin Taich was 4-4 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #28:

RB/DB Will Sutter – Class of 2014

LB Jay Klosinski – Class of 2016

DB Matthew Downey – Class of 2019

Current Raider wearing #28:

LS Jackson Rainwater – Class of 2021

28 – points scored in a game – Crestview (Week 8 – 2001)

28 – touchdown passes in a career – Austin Grimm (2006-07)

28 – points scored in a game – Rutherford (Week 1 – 2007)

28 – points scored in a game – Milton (Week 4 – 2008)

28 – points scored in a game – Niceville (Playoffs – 2010) – first playoff win in history

28 – points scored in a game – Washington (Week 1 – 2011)

28 – points scored in a game – Mosley (Week 9 – 2012)

28 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 10 – 2012)

28 – points scored in a game – Columbia (Playoffs – 2012)

28 – points scored in a game – Pace (Week 3 – 2013)

28 – solo tackles in a season – Nolan Garrett (2016)

28 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 9 – 2016)

28 – points scored in a game – St Augustine (Playoffs – 2016)

28 – solo tackles in a season – James Segrest (2017)

28 – receptions in a season – Quinn Caballero (2017)

28 – points scored in a game – Milton (Week 7 – 2017)

28 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 1 – 2019)

28 – solo tackles in a season – Jaden Rivera (2019)

Navarre is 21-7 in their last 28 games and leads the series against Milton, 12-8.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 29 days

July 23, 2020 by irishbillsports

29 days to kickoff of 2020 High School Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 2020. Start of the season may be delayed due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19; but I will continue my countdown to the original start date.

29 games ago – Escambia 35, Navarre 27 (2017)

Box Score

Escambia…0 6 7 22 – 35

Navarre……21 6 0 0 – 27

Win #6 was looking very promising for the Raiders (5-1, 1-0) after they jumped out to a 21-0 lead after one and 27-6 at the half. But the Gators got the offense moving in the second half and ran off 29 straight points for the come from behind victory.

Sage Chambers went 10-20 for 146 yards and a touchdown, but that was about all the Raiders offense could muster on this night as they only rushed for only 59 yards on 26 carries. Dante Wright hauled in four receptions for 96 yards and a score and Omari Green had the lone rushing touchdown.

Navarre’s defense was led by Josh Carter, who had a 46-yard interception return for a score and 20 tackles (13 solo/7 assists); Bryson Brewer added 12 (7 solo/5 assists) and Wright contributed 10 (9 solo/assist/TFL) and a 99-yard interception return. The Raiders finished the evening with nine tackles for loss and two and a half sacks. Kevin Taich was 3-4 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #29:

DB Nolan LeMaitre – Class of 2011 – serving in U.S. Army

LB Jessie Holmes – Class of 2013

DB Alex Cork – Class of 2015 – serving in U.S. Air Force

RB Omari Green – Class of 2018 – played at Southwest CC (CA)

Current Raider wearing #29:

K Preston Penton – Class of 2021

29 – points scored in a game – Walton (Week 3 – 1999)

29 – rushing touchdowns in a career – Patrick Hess (2002-03) – 4th all-time

29 – solo tackles in a season – Michael Sandle (2013)

29 – receptions in a season – Tyrell Courtney (2014)

29 – assisted tackles in a season – Everette Alford (2014)

29 – solo tackles in a season – Michael Sandle (2014)

29 – assisted tackles in a season – Anthony Miller (2014)

29 – assisted tackles in a season – Ryan Diamco (2015)

29 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 8 – 2017)

29 – receiving touchdowns in a career – Dante Wright (2016-18) – Navarre record

29 – assisted tackles in a season – Devin Wright (2019)

29 – solo tackles in a season – Xayvion Thomas (2019)

Navarre is 22-7 in their last 29 games and leads the series against Escambia, 7-3.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 30 days

July 22, 2020 by irishbillsports

30 days to kickoff of 2020 High School Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 2020. Start of the season may be delayed due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19; but I will continue my countdown to the original start date.

30 games ago – Navarre 49, Pace 35 (2017)

Box Score

Pace…..14 7 7 7 – 35

Navarre..7 28 7 7 – 49

Not only did the Raiders (5-0, 1-0) have to battle their Santa Rosa County foe on this night, they had to deal with Mother Nature as rain saturated the playing surface at Bennett C. Russell Stadium. The Patriots jumped out to a seven point lead after one; but Navarre would answer with 28 points in the second quarter to take a 35-21 lead to the half. The Raiders would maintain that lead in the second half for their fifth straight win.

Navarre couldn’t get the passing game going, so they relied on the running game (boy did they ever). The Raiders had three individuals go over the century mark on the evening and averaged 13.5 yards per carry. Omari Green led the way with 139 yards on eight carries and 2 TDs; Dante Wright gained 132 yards on five carries and 2 TDs and Chris Williams added 125 yards on 13 carries and a score. Wright also had a 67-yard punt return and Sage Chambers contributed a rushing TD.

Damien Bivins led the ground attack for the Patriots with 42 carries for 195 yards and 3 TDs and Camaron Rohling hauled in five receptions for 113 yards and a score.

Joshua Carter had a career night in tackles with 16 (12 solo/4 assists) and Cade Taylor totaled 14 tackles (13 solo/assist/sack). Cameron Thomas pitched in 11 tackles (6 solo/5 assists) and Matthew Downey added 10 (9 solo/assist). Mitchell Hunt had two of the Raiders three sacks. Kevin Taich went 7-7 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #30:

DE Blake Miller – Class of 2003

LB John Blatz – Class of 2007

LB Chris Stapleton – Class of 2011 – played at Florida Tech – leading tackler in Panther history.

LB/FB Scott Mealer – Class of 2012

Current Raider wearing #30:

DB Matthew Feldner – Class of 2021

30 – points scored in a game – Pace (Playoffs – 2012)

30 – solo tackles in a season – Alex Todd (2013)

30 – receptions in a season – Cameron Mayweather (2014)

30 – assisted tackles in a season – Xavier Fernandez (2015)

30 – solo tackles in a season – Xavier Fernandez (2016)

30 – assisted tackles in a season – Xavier Fernandez (2016)

30 – solo tackles in a season – Cade Taylor (2016)

30 – carries in a game – Michael Carter (2016)

30 – carries in a game – Chris Williams (2018)

30 – points scored in a season – Marlon Courtney III (2019)

Navarre is 22-8 in their last 30 games and leads the series against Pace, 11-7.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raider – 31 days

July 21, 2020 by irishbillsports

31 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 2020.

31 games ago – Navarre 27, Pine Forest 14 (2017)

Box Score

Navarre….7 7 7 6 – 27

Pine Forest…0 7 7 0 – 14

The Raiders (4-0) won their fourth straight game to start the season. Navarre got on the board on their first play from scrimmage as Sage Chambers connected with Dante Wright on a 65-yard touchdown. Chambers went 9-19 for 184 yards and three touchdown (all to Wright). Dante finished the night with seven receptions for 166 yards. Chris Williams added 92 yards on 20 carries.

Navarre never trailed in the game. Josh Carter led the way with 8 tackles (7 solo/assist) and Cade Taylor added 7 (3 solo/4 assists/2 sacks/2 TFL). The Raiders defense had seven sacks on the evening. Kevin Taich was 3-4 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #31:

DB Jason Graves – Class of 2004

LB Brandon Lawson – Class of 2006 – currently an assistant coach at Navarre

LB Stefan Tipton – Class of 2007

LB/DB Colton McDonald – Class of 2011

DB Jacob Fitchett – Class of 2013

LB Will Kane – Class of 2016

K Zach Gonzalez – Class of 2017

Current Raider wearing #31:

LB Sebastian Melendez – Class of 2022

31 – assisted tackles in a career – Chris Wells (1999-2001)

31 – points scored in a game – Catholic (Week 2 – 2003)

31 – assisted tackles in a career – Michael Arnold (2009-10)

31 – points scored in a game – Pace (Week 8 – 2010)

31 – solo tackles in a season – Monte Thompson (2013)

31 – points scored in a game – Catholic (Week 1 – 2014)

31 – solo tackles in a season – Caleb Dale (2016)

31 – points scored in a game – Chiles (Week 8 – 2019)

31 – points scored in a game – Leon (Week 9 – 2019)

Navarre is 23-8 in their last 31 games and series with Pine Forest is tied at 4-4.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 32 days

July 20, 2020 by irishbillsports

32 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 2020.

32 games ago – Navarre 41, Choctaw 24 (2017)

Box Score

Choctaw…0 17 0 7 – 24

Navarre….7 7 14 13 – 41

The Raiders (3-0) jumped out to a 7-0 lead after one; then the Indians rallied in the second, to take 17-14 to the half. But, it was all Navarre in the second half as they outscored Choctaw 27-7 to win their third straight to open up the season.

Sage Chambers completed 10-17 for 174 yards and three touchdowns. Two of those went to Dante Wright (4 receptions, 87 yards) and the other one went to Bryson Brewer. Omari Green had another solid performance on the ground (17 carries, 151 yards, TD).

James Segrest led the defense with 10 tackles (5 solo/5 assists/2 sacks) and Cade Taylor finished with 8 (4 solo/4 assists). Nolan Garrett had a blocked punt and two of the Raiders eight sacks on the night. Kevin Taich went 5-6 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #32:

FB/LB Spencer Clark – Class of 2004

LB Joey Torres – Class of 2008 – Track & Field at University of South Alabama

LB Shane McMaster – Class of 2011

LB Nathan McMaster – Class of 2016

LB Michael Moffo – Class of 2018

LB Brennen Payton – Class of 2020

32 – points scored in a game – Bay (Week 6 – 2001)

32 – points scored in a game – Florida High (Week 8 – 2008)

32 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 10 – 2011)

32 – passing TDs in a career – Matthew Webb (2012-14) – 2nd all-time

32 – solo tackles in a season – Everette Alford (2014)

32 – tackles for loss in a career – Anthony “The Unit” Miller (2014-15) – 3rd all-time

32 – assisted tackles in a season – Ryan Struck (2016)

32 – points scored in a season – Marlon Courtney III (2018)

32 – solo tackles in a season – Jeffery Mattox (2019)

32 – assisted tackles in a season – Bailey Huston (2019)

Navarre is 24-8 in their last 32 games and leads the series against Choctaw, 8-7.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 33 days

July 19, 2020 by irishbillsports

33 days until kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 2020.

33 games ago – Navarre 27, Washington 12 (2017)

Box Score

Navarre….3 0 10 14 – 27

Washiington…0 6 0 6 – 12

The Raiders (2-0) only produced 269 yards of offense against the Wildcats, but it was enough to go home with the win. After trailing at the half, 6-3, Navarre went on to outscore Washington in second half, 24-6.

Omari Green finished the night with 29 carries for 114 yards and two touchdowns and Sage Chambers passed for 120 yards. Dante Wright hauled in a 30-yard touchdown reception.

Raider defense held the Wildcats offense to 160 total yards (115 passing/45 rushing). Cade Taylor contributed 8 tackles (4 solo/4 assists/TFL) and Josh Carter added 7 tackles (6 solo/assist/2 sacks) and Alex Gilchrist had two sacks. Kevin Taich went 3-3 on extra points and 2-3 on field goals.

Raiders who wore #33:

RB Charlie Slack – Class of 2004

RB Tyler Tiwary – Class of 2006

DB Antonio Neris – Class of 2009

WR Trey Chandler – Class of 2011

K David Docarmo – Class of 2012

DB/RB Marcus Mays – Class of 2014

33 – points scored in a game – Holmes County (Week 5 – 2005)

33 – points scored in a game – Lincoln (Playoffs – 2010)

33 – points scored in a game – Washington (Week 1 – 2012)

33 – carries in a game – Hasaan Williams (2015)

33 – solo tackles in a season – Bo Hering (2015)

33 – solo tackles in a season – Xavier Fernandez (2015)

33 – tackles for loss in a career – Jordan Jefferson (2016-18)

Navarre is 25-8 in their last 33 games and leads the series against Washington, 6-0.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 34 days

July 18, 2020 by irishbillsports

34 days until kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 2020.

34 games ago – Navarre 56, Catholic 35 (2017)

Box Score

Catholic….7 7 21 0 – 35

Navarre….14 14 21 7 – 56

The Raiders (1-0) started the 2017 season out on the right foot with a big night from the running game. Dante Wright led the way with five carries for 154 yards and three touchdowns, Omari Green added three touchdowns as well on 16 carries and 121 yards and Chris Williams pitched in 90 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns. Navarre finished with 405 yards on 42 carries and eight touchdowns.

Catholic’s Abram Smiley had an excellent start to the season as well as he rushed for 211 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns.

Cade Taylor led the way on defense with 12 tackles (4 solo/8 assists) and Gabe Davis (5 solo/2 assists) and Cameron Thomas (4 solo/3 assists/TF) added seven each. Mitchell Hunt had two of the Raiders 7.5 sacks on the night. Kevin Taich went 8-8 on extra points.

Raiders that wore #34:

RB Frank Willis – Class of 2002 – played football and boxed at U.S. Air Force Academy; transferred to Savannah State and played golf before being commissioned in the U.S. Navy.

WR/DB Tremain Barnes – Class of 2007

DE Christopher Anderson – Class of 2011

DL Charlie Alevras – Class of 2017 – serving in U.S. Air Force

Current Raider wearing #34:

WR Evan Makin – Class of 2021

34 – points scored in a game – Sneads (Week 9 – 1998)

34 – assisted tackles in a career – Justin Wilson (2002-04)

34 – points scored in a game – Pine Forest (Week 5 – 2003)

34 – points scored in a game – West Florida Tech (Week 1 -2004)

34 – assisted tackles in a career – Michael Hagewood (2005-06)

34 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 10 – 2010)

34 – assisted tackles in a season – Kody Kelly (2012)

34 – points scored in a game – Fort Walton Beach (Week 6 – 2013)

34 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 10 – 2013)

34 – points scored in a game – Choctaw (Week 3 – 2016)

34 – solo tackles in a season – Cameron Thomas (2017)

34 – points scored in a game – Pace (Week 2 – 2019)

34 – passing touchdowns in a career – Marlon Courtney III (2018-19) – Navarre record

34 – solo tackles in a season – Devin Wright (2019)

Navarre 26-8 in their last 34 games and leads the series against Catholic, 13-8.