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70 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

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Stephen Venegas
Armani Williams
Chas Swem
Lucas Marvel
Drew King
70 days (10 weeks) to kickoff of the 2025 Florida High School football season as the Navarre Raiders will host the Catholic Crusader on 22 Aug 2025 at the comfy confines of Bennett C. Russell Stadium.
 
70 games ago – Navarre 53, B.T. Washington 12 (2018)
 
Washington…0 0 0 12 – 12
Navarre…26 14 6 7 – 53
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Marlon Courtney III – 6-8, 112 yards, TD
Defense – Isaiah Heyward – 6 tackles
 
70th win in school history – Navarre 19, Pace 13 (2012)
 
Navarre…6 0 7 6 – 19
Pace…0 6 7 0 – 13
 
This was the first of 14 straight wins for Coach Walls over the Patriots. He never lost to Pace in his tenure (14-0).
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Derrick Smith – 111 yards rushing, TD
Defense – Christian Gill – 2 sacks
 
Raiders who wore #70
Paul Bowden – Class of 2003
OL Stephen Venegas – Class of 2007 – US Air Force
DL Armani Williams – Class of 2010 – played one year at Jacksonville State (AL)
OL Chas Swem – Class of 2014 – US Air Force
OL/DL Lucas Marvel – Class of 2022
OL Drew King – Class of 2024
OL James Pruden – Class of 2027
 
Statistics that involve #70
70 – solo tackles in a career – Frank Willis (1999-2001)
70 – total tackle points in a career – Rocky Brock (1999-2000)
70 – total tackle points in a career – Andre Mahone (2000-02)
70 – solo tackles in a career – J. R. Milioti (2004-05)
70 – total tackle points in a season – Howie Walker (2013)
70 – total tackle points in a career – Jay Klosinski (2014-15)
70 – solo tackles in a career – Lee Jones (2015-16)
70 – solo tackles in a season – Cade Taylor (2017)
70 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Mekhi Domino (2019-20)
 
Navarre is 45-25 in their last 70 games.

2025 Schedule – Pace Patriots

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Pace Patriots

2025 Schedule – Pace Patriots
Head Coach – Vance Smith (1st Year)

8/22 – at Mary G. Montgomery (AL)
8/29 – vs. Catholic
9/5 – at Gulf Breeze
9/12 – Open Week
9/19 – vs. Andalusia (AL)
9/26 – vs. Crestview *
10/3 – at Madison County
10/10 – at Tate *
10/17 – at Pine Forest
10/24 – vs. Navarre *
10/31 – vs. Milton

* Denotes District Game

Helmet is courtesy of FloridaHSFootball.com.

2025 Schedule – Pensacola Tigers

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Pensacola Tigers

2025 Schedule – Pensacola Tigers
Head Coach – Wade McKinney (2nd Year)

8/15 – at Navarre (KO Classic)
8/22 – vs. Pine Forest
8/29 – vs. Milton
9/5 – at Tate
9/12 – vs. Destin
9/19 – Open Week
9/26 – at Bay *
10/3 – vs. Washington (at Blue Wahoos Stadium)
10/10 – at Escambia
10/16 – at St Michaels (AL)
10/24 – vs. West Florida *
10/31 – at Gulf Breeze

* Denotes District Game

71 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

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Sabine & Elijah Melendez
Wesley Routh
Ethan Newman
Cameron Pollard
Jacob Walsh
71 days 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.
 
71 games ago – Navarre 35, Catholic 7 (2018)
 
Navarre…0 14 14 7 – 35
Catholic…0 7 0 0 – 7

Stars of the Game
Offense – Marlon Courtney III – 12-16, 185 yards, 2 TDs, rushing TD; Chris Williams – 19 carries, 113 yards
Defense – Nathan Crews – 7 tackles
 
71st win in school history – Navarre 35, Niceville 28 (2012)
 
Navarre ventured into hostile territory for the third straight week and pulled out a tough District win against Niceville.
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Jay Warren – 203 yards rushing, 2 TDs; Andrew Rieves – 100 yards rushing, TD, 90 yards passing, 2 TDs
 
Raiders who wore #71
OL Clay Bryan – Class of 2001
DL Nathan Stroud – Class of 2004
OL Jonathan Jones – Class of 2007
OL/DL Derek Santiago – Class of 2010
DE Joel Fry – Class of 2013
DL Sabine Melendez – Class of 2015
OL Wesley Routh – Class of 2017
OL Elijah Melendez – Class of 2021 – played at McNeese State (LA)
OL Ethan Newman – Class of 2023 – currently playing at Memphis (TN)
OL Cameron Pollard – Class of 2024
OL Jacob Walsh – Class of 2025
 
Statistics that involve #71
71.5 – total tackle points in a career – Kris Metcalf (2000-02)
71.5 – total tackle points in a career – Michael Arnold (2009-10)
71 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Anthony “The Unit” Miller (2014)
71.5 – total tackle points in a season – Bo Hering (2015)
71 – solo tackles in a career – Aaron Mitchell (2015-16)
71 – total tackle points in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2016).
71 – assisted tackles in a career – Sebastian Melendez (2019-21)

Navarre is 46-25 in their last 71 games.

72 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

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Sterling Lovelady
Nicholas Moffo
AJ Neal
Zeaven Jones
72 days to kickoff of the 2025 Florida High School football season as Navarre will host the Catholic Crusaders on 22 Aug 2025 at the comfy confines of Bennett C. Russell Stadium.
 
72 games ago – St Augustine 52, Navarre 21 (Playoffs-2017)
 
Navarre…7 7 7 0 – 21
St Augustine…21 7 24 0 – 52
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Sage Chambers – 17-25, 272 yards, 3 TDs; Dante Wright – 4 receptions, 157 yards, 2 TDs
Defense – James Segrest – 7 tackles; Cade Taylor – 7 tackles QBH
 
72nd win in school history – Navarre 26, Catholic 0 (2012)
 
Navarre…7 6 7 6 – 26
Catholic…0 0 0 0 – 0
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Jay Warren – 196 yards rushing, TD
Defense – pitched their only shutout of the season
 
Raiders who wore #72
OL Nick Rivera – Class of 2000
OL David Eichling – Class of 2004
OL Andrew Keating – Class of 2006
OL Stephen Bellinghausen – Class of 2008
OL Sterling Lovelady – Class of 2011 – National Champion at Florida State
OL Nicholas Moffo – Class of 2016
OL AJ Neal – Class of 2017
LB Joshua Briggs – Class of 2024
OL/DL Zeaven Jones – Class of 2026
 
Statistics that involve #72
72 – points scored in a season – Patrick Hess (2002)
72 – assisted tackles in a career – Andrew Garcia (2008-10)
72 – points scored in a career – Matthew Webb (2012-14)
72 – points scored in a season – Gatlin Casey (2013)
72 – solo tackles in a season – Josh Carter (2017)
72 – points scored in a career – Jaydin Antonio (2018-19)
72 – points scored in a career – Tyler England (2018-19)
72 – points scored in a season – Jaden Rivera (2020)
 
Navarre is 47-25 in their last 72 games.

73 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

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Dylan Unterbrink
Corey Capenia
Taylor Bryant
Dawson Higgenbotham

73 days 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.

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

Niceville…14 3 21 9 – 47
Navarre…14 7 21 7 – 49

Stars of the Game 
Offense – Sage Chambers – 19-24, 380 yards, 4 TDs, rushing TD; Dante Wright – 4 receptions, 144 yards, 3 TDs, 31 yards rushing, TD
Defense – Cade Taylor – 9 tackle, QBH

73rd win in school history – Navarre 21, Choctaw 17 (2012)

Choctaw…7 3 0 7 – 17
Navarre…0 0 6 15 – 21

Stars of the Game 
Offense – Andrew Rieves – 10-14, 222 yards, 3 TDs; Jordan Leggett – 8 receptions, 203 yards, 3 TDs; Jay Warren – 154 yards rushing

Raiders who wore #73
OL John Eichling – Class of 2002
OL Dylan Unterbrink – Class of 2011 – played at Delta State
OL Corey Capenia – Class of 2016
OL Taylor Bryant – Class of 2018
OL Dawson Higgenbotham – Class of 2021
OL Austin O’Brien – Class of 2025

Statistics that involve #73
73 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Will Robinson-Pettus (2012)
73 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Tyson Brown (2015-16)
73 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Jeffery Mattox (2019)

Navarre is 47-26 in their last 73 games.

74 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

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Kris Vanderwilt
Tyler Schmitt
Brent Short
Aaron Smith
Preston Brewer
Jacari Thomas
74 days 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.
 
74 games ago – Navarre 42, Niceville 20 (2017)

Niceville…0 7 13 0 – 20
Navarre…0 14 14 14 – 42

Stars of the Game
Offense – Dante Wright – 7 carries, 85 yards, TD, 2 receptions, 13 yards, TD, 66-yard interception return, TD
Defense – Cade Taylor – 12 tackles, QBH
 
74th win in school history – Navarre 13, Crestview 8 (2012)
 
Navarre…0 7 0 6 – 13
Crestview…3 0 3 2 – 8
 
The Raiders defense stopped the Bulldogs late and QB Andrew Rieves put together a 98-yard drive for the District win.
 
Raiders who wore #74
OL Jason Daughtey – Class of 2006
OL Kris Vanderwilt – Class of 2010
OL Tyler Schmitt – Class of 2013
OL Brent Short – Class of 2016
OL Aaron Smith – Class of 2018
OL Preston Brewer – Class of 2021
OL Jacari Thomas – Class of 2025 – playing at Community Christian College (MI)
 
Statistics that involve #74
74 – total tackle points in a career – Victor Byers (2009-10)
74 – total points in a career – Jordan Leggett (2010-12)
74 – receptions in a career – Michael Carter (2013-16) – 6th all-time
74 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Lee Jones (2016)
74 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Mitchell Hunt (2016-18)
74 – solo tackles in a season – Devin Wright (2021)
 
Navarre is 48-26 in their last 74 games.

 

75 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

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Tyler Williams
David Smith
Cota Taylor
75 days 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.
 
75 games ago – Navarre 29, Gulf Breeze 23 (2017)

Navarre…0 21 0 8 – 29
Gulf Breeze…7 7 9 0 – 23

Stars of the Game
Offense – Josh Carter – 108 yards rushing, TD
Defense – Josh Carter – 16 tackles, 2 TFL, sack; Cade Taylor – 16 tackles, TFL, sack, 3 QBH
 
75th win in school history – Navarre 44, FWB 28 (2012)
 
FWB…0 7 14 7 – 28
Navarre…7 14 7 16 – 44

Star of the Game
Offense – Jordan Leggett – 6 receptions, 164 yards, TD

Note: The Raiders committed 15 penalties for 155 yards and gave up 28 first downs and 504 yards of offense, but they still managed to stay unbeaten in District play.
 
Raiders who wore #75
OL Brandon Warren – Class of 2000
OL Kyle Wood – Class of 2004
OL Tyler Williams – Class of 2010
OL David Smith – Class of 2012
OL Cota Taylor – Class of 2019
OL Nathan Duggan – Class of 2020
OL Eric Meraz – Class of 2022
OL Joel Jackson – Class of 2025
 
Statistics that involve #75
75 – solo tackles in a career – Josh Nicdao (2006-07)
75 – total tackle points in a season/career – Brian Commissiong (2007)
75 – solo tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Nolan Lematrie (2009-10)
75 – assisted tackles in a career – Jessie Holmes (2011-12)
75 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Dylan Main (2013-14)
75.5 – total tackle points in a season – Isaiah Heyward (2018)
75 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Bailey Huston (2019)
 
Navarre is 49-26 in their last 75 games.

76 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

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76 days to kickoff of the 2025 Florida High School football season as the Navarre Raiders will host the Catholic Crusader on 22 Aug 2025 at the comfy confines of Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

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

Navarre…0 14 14 0 – 28
Milton…0 7 0 0 – 7

Stars of the Game
Offense – Sage Chambers – 13-19, 217 yards, 2 TDs; Dante Wright – 5 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TDs
Defense – Joshua Carter – 10 tackles, sack, 2 QBH
 
76th win in school history – Navarre 28, Mosley 13 (2012)
 
Mosley…7 0 0 6 – 13
Navarre…7 7 7 7 – 28
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Jay Warren – 84-yard TD run: Gatlin Casey – 60-yard TD run
Defense – limited the Dolphins to 177 total yards (92 passing/85 rushing)
 
Raiders who wore #76
OL Teal Lovelette – Class of 2025
DL Tristen Lee – Class of 2027
 
Statistics that involve #76
76 – solo tackles in a career – Damontell Thompson (2011-13)
76.5 – total tackle points in a career – Elijah Appel (2011-12)
76.5 – total tackle points in a season – Anthony “The Unit” Miller (2014)
76 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Dwayne Clark Jr (2022)
76 – points scored in a season – Tyler Daniell (2023) – most points by a kicker
76 – solo tackles in a career – EZ Gaska (2023-24)

Navarre is 50-26 in their last 76 games.

77 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

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77 days (11 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.

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

Escambia…0 7 6 22 – 35
Navarre…21 6 0 0 – 27

Stars of the Game
Offense – Dante Wright – 4 receptions, 96 yards, TD
Defense – Joshua Carter – 20 tackles, 46-yard interception return, TD

77th win in School History – Navarre 28, Gulf Breeze 14 (2012)

Gulf Breeze…7 0 0 7 – 14
Navarre…0 7 14 7 – 28

Stars of the Game
Offense – Gatlin Casey – 2 TD receptions (68, 55)
Defense – Nick Benton – 2 interceptions

Raiders who wore #77
DL John Hunnicutt – Class of 2015 – played at Huntingdon College (AL)
OL Lamarcus Smith – Class of 2017 – played at Ava Maria University (FL)
OL Jeremiah Chavis-Mhoon – Class of 2021
OL Charlie Cottrell – Class of 2024
OL Jered Hoyla – Class of 2027

Statistics that involve #77
77 – solo tackles in a career – Kevin Moore (1999-00)
77.5 – total tackle points in a career – Chris Wells (1999-01)
77.5 – total tackle points in a career – Troy Rivera (2000-02)
77 – assisted tackles in a career – Spencer Clark (2000-03)
77 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Isaiah Heyward (2018)
77 – extra points made in a career – Dante Wright (2016-18)
77 – solo tackles in a career – Matthew Downey (2017-18)
77.5 – total tackle points in a career – Jeffrey Mattox (2018-19)
77.5 – total tackle points in a season – Hunter Crowder (2021)
77 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Tyrell Marshall (2021-23)
 
Navarre is 51-26 in their last 77 games.