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68 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

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Nick Brahms
Lee Joyner
68 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.
 
68 games ago – Navarre 53, Choctaw 7 (2018)
 
Navarre…17 15 14 7 – 53
Choctaw…0 7 0 0 – 7

Stars of the Game
Offense – Marlon Courtney III – 7-11, 211 yards, 2 TDs
Defense – Xayvion Thomas – 7 tackles, TFL, FR; Joshua Carter – 7 tackles, sack
 
68th win in school history – Navarre 32, Gulf Breeze 0 (2011)
 
Navarre…0 13 12 7 – 32
Gulf Breeze…0 0 0 0 – 0
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Dwayne Carter – 212 yards, 2 TDs
Defense – Nick Benton – 8 tackles
 
Raiders who wore #68
OL Nick Brahms – Class of 2017 – played at Auburn University (AL)
OL Lee Joyner – Class of 2022
OL Jaiden Nagellino – Class of 2025
 
Statistics that involve #68
68 – assisted tackles in a career – Joey Torres (2005-07)
68 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Kyle Arrasmith (2013-14)
68 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Cade Taylor (2016)
68 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Andre Spence (2022)
 
Navarre is 43-25 in their last 68 games.

69 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

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Dominick Cunningham
69 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.
 
69 games ago – Navarre 41, Crestview 35 (OT-2018)
 
Crestview…21 7 0 7 0 – 35
Navarre…0 0 7 28 6 – 41
 
After trailing 28-0 at the half, the Raiders ran off 35 straight points in the second half for the biggest come from behind win in school history.
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Dante Wright – 4 rushing TDs, 6 receptions, 78 yards
Defense – Xayvion Thomas – 8 tackles, 2 TFL, QBH
 
69th win in school history – Navarre 33, Washington 7 (2012)
 
Jay Walls gets his first win in his first game at the helm for the Raiders. Also, this was the first of twelve wins on the season as Navarre claimed their first Region 1 title, leading to their first trip to the State Semifinals.
 
Raiders who wore #69
DL Dom Cunningham – Class of 2023
DL Jeffrey Schockley – Class of 2027
 
Statistics that involve #69
69 – solo tackles in a career – Jessie Holmes (2011-12)
69 – rushing TDs in a career – Michael Carter (2013-16) – School Record
69 – solo tackles in a career – Dante Wright (2016-18)
69 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – EZ Gaska (2024)
 
Navarre is 44-25 in their last 69 games.

2025 Schedule – Fort Walton Beach Vikings

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Fort Walton Beach Vikings

2025 Schedule – Fort Walton Beach Vikings
Head Coach – Josh Pulliam (1st Year)

8/15 -vs. Blountstown (KO Classic)
8/22 – at Tate
8/29 – at South Walton
9/5 – vs. West Florida
9/11 – vs. Washington
9/19 – at Walton
9/26 – at Rickards *
10/3 – vs. Wakulla
10/10 – vs. Arnold *
10/17 – Open Week
10/24 – vs. Choctaw *
10/31 – at Crestview

* Denotes District Game

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.