Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings & Players of the Week – Week 11

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Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 3S & 4S)
1 – Pine Forest (9-0) – Idle
2 – Niceville (9-1) – beat Navarre 35-14
3 – Navarre (8-2) – lost to Niceville 35-14
4 – Pace (7-3) – beat Hollis Christian Academy 48-0
5 – Escambia (6-3) – beat Pensacola 35-6
6 – Crestview (6-4) – beat Fort Walton Beach 41-3
7 – Choctaw (5-5) – beat Mosley 63-34

Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 1R, 1S & 2S)
1 – West Florida (7-2) – beat Gulf Breeze 14-7
2 – Catholic (9-1) – Idle
3 – Northview (10-0) – beat Bay 41-6
4 – Chipley (10-0) – beat Dixie County 35-0
5 – Sneads (10-0) – beat Freeport 72-42
6 – Bay (8-2) – lost to Northview 41-6
7 – Port St Joe (8-2) – beat FAMU DRS 57-12

Players of the Week
Co-Offensive Players
Sneads’ Jason Patterson went over 400 yards rushing for the second time on the season, 25 carries, 420 yards & five touchdowns in a 72-42 win over Freeport; while Choctaw’s Cole Tabb produced 344 yards on 31 carries, finding the end zone six times in a 63-34 win over Mosley.

Defensive Player
Sneads’ Aven Tyus totaled 18 tackles and a sack as the Pirates finished the regular season unbeaten with a 72-42 win over Freeport.

Special Teams Player
Pace’s Reice Griffith made all six of his extra points and all seven of his kickoffs reached the end zone in a 48-0 win over Hollis Christian Academy.

Congratulations goes out to Jason, Cole, Aven and Reice!

Other Panhandle Performances:
Quarterback
Washington – Jake Minard – 11/15, 250 yards, 3 TDs
Walton – Paul Dillon – 13/25, 242 yards, 2 TDs
Freeport – Ashton Nunes – 18/25, 188 yards, TD
Crestview – Jerome Brazen – 10/14, 178 yards, 3 TDs
Choctaw – Jesse Winslette – 5/8, 172 yards, 3 TDs
Niceville – Harrison Orr – 14/17, 160 yards
Northview – Kaden Odom – 9/12, 153 yards, 3 TDs; 5 carries, 24 yards
Cottondale – Cameron Odom – 8 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD; 1/2, 45 yards, TD
Arnold – Seth Fernandez – 11 carries, 107 yards, TD; 3/6, 36 yards

Wide Receiver
Choctaw – Jayce Brown – 4 receptions, 168 yards, 3 TDs
Washington – Reed Robinson – 6 receptions, 152 yards, 3 TDs
Northview – Luke Bridges – 5 receptions, 123 yards
Walton – Devon Tyson – 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD
Chipley – Antonio Lewis – 9 receptions, 110 yards

Running Back
Northview – Jemarkus Jefferson – 26 carries, 252 yards, 3 TDs
Niceville – DJ Shorts – 24 carries, 182 yards, 3 TDs
Freeport – Zyon Willson – 19 carries, 176 yards, 3 TDs
Port St Joe – DJ Oliver – 5 carries, 162 yards, TD
Arnold – Lucas Champagne – 17 carries, 161 yards, 3 TDs
Cottondale – Jaimin Willis – 8 carries, 140 yards, 2 TDs
Baker – Kayleb Wagner – 9 carries, 138 yards, 4 TDs
Crestview – Jason Jones – 13 carries, 115 yards
Gulf Breeze – Troy Coughlin – 26 carries, 107 yards
Rutherford – Jaicari Brown – 15 carries, 105 yards, 2 TDs
Escambia – Dorrion Brooks – 10 carries, 101 yards, 2 TDs

Defense
Cottondale – Jayson Harris – 15 tackles
Navarre – Connor Black – 14 tackles, 3 QBH
Freeport – Tracker Thomaston – 14 tackles, TFL
Sneads – Hunter Tyus – 13 tackles, TFL, sack
Marianna – Waylon Snelgrove – 12 tackles
Sneads – Brayden Stalvey – 12 tackles, sack
Northview – Joe Wright – 12 tackles, 2 TFL
Choctaw – Owen Burks – 12 tackles, 2 interceptions
Choctaw – Jacob Muse – 12 tackles, 2 TFL, interception
Rutherford – Bryson Schirmer – 12 tackles
Navarre – Andre Spence – 11 tackles
Freeport – Elijah Ritchie – 11 tackles
Escambia – Lejon Williams – 11 tackles, TFL, sack
Bay – Josh Carpenter – 11 tackles
North Bay Haven – Jayden Spurlock – 11 tackles, 2 TFL
Navarre – Joshua Wilson – 10 tackles
Navarre – Trey Bragg – 10 tackles
West Florida – Wyatt Casey – 10 tackles, 2 TFL
Marianna – Nikyan Harvey – 10 tackles
Crestview – Marion Hawthorne – 10 tackles, TFL
Arnold – Andrew Bennett – 10 tackles, FR

Special Teams
Choctaw – Sam King – 8/8 XPs
Baker – Judah Morse – 6/6 XPs
Holmes County – Nash Ammons – 6/6 XPs
Niceville – Logan Marise – 5/5 XPs, 3 touchbacks
Chipley – Ethan Berry – 5/5 XPs
Northview – Brandon Ferguson – 5/5 XPs
Escambia – Matthew Meyerchick – 5/5 XPs
Washington – Kyle Hunnicutt – 4/4 XPs
Arnold – Stone Hatton – 4/4 XPs

Navarre falls in Week 11

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Final from the Gridiron…4 Nov 2022
 
Niceville 35, Navarre 14
 
Niceville (9-1, 4-0); Navarre (8-2, 4-0)
 
Niceville…7 7 14 7 – 35
Navarre…0 7 7 0 – 14
 
Ian Lockwood POG: DJ Shorts (Niceville)
Offensive POG: Harrison Orr (Niceville)
Defensive POG: Christian Caballero (Niceville)
Special Teams POG: Jaden Reese (Navarre)
 
Scoring
1st Qtr
8:19 – 4-yard run, Christian Caballero, Logan Marise kick (Niceville)
2nd Qtr
4:00 – 21-yard run, DJ Shorts, Marise kick (Niceville)
0:47.3 – 1-yard run, EJ Love, Taylor Gardner kick (Navarre)
3rd Qtr
9:45 – 45-yard run, Shorts, Marise kick (Niceville)
3:50 – 19-yard run, Shorts, Marise kick (Niceville)
0:42.0 – 35-yard pass, Hunter Pfeister to Jaden Reese, Gardner kick (Navarre)
4th Qtr
4:07 – 1-yard run, Caballero, Marise kick (Niceville)
 
Official Statistics
Navarre Passing (6/17, 101 yards, TD, Int)
Hunter Pfeister – 6/17, 101 yards, TD, Int
 
Niceville Passing (16/19, 168 yards)
Harrison Orr – 16/19, 168 yards
 
Navarre Receiving (6 receptions, 101 yards, TD)
Jaden Reese – 2 receptions, 53 yards, TD
Terence Marshall – 3 receptions, 28 yards
Braydon Brown – 1 reception, 20 yards
 
Niceville Receiving (16 receptions, 168 yards)
Maddax Fayard – 6 receptions, 45 yards
Jaden Mikhael – 1 reception, 34 yards
Landon Isbell – 2 receptions, 32 yards
Aiden Broussard – 2 reception, 23 yards
Caden Bridgeman – 2 reception, 11 yards
DJ Shorts – 1 reception, 8 yards
Uriah West – 1 reception, 8 yards
Micah Turner – 1 reception, 7 yards
 
Navarre Rushing (16 carries, 41 yards, TD)
EJ Love – 11 carries, 35 yards, TD
Jadon Reese – 1 carry, 3 yards
Connor Mathews – 3 carries, 1 yards
Ricky Riley – 1 carry, 2 yards
 
Niceville Rushing (46 carries, 278 yards, 5 TDs)
DJ Shorts – 25 carries, 189 yards, 3 TDs
Micah Turner – 7 carries, 41 yards
Christian Caballero – 8 carries, 39 yards, 2 TDs
Uriah West – 1 carry, 11 yards
Harrison Orr – 5 carries, -12 yards
 
Navarre Special Teams
Taylor Gardner – 2/2 XPs
Tyrell Marshall – 4 punts, 34.7 average
Jaden Reese – 61-yard kickoff return
Terence Marshall – 2 kickoff returns, 60 yards
 
Niceville Special Teams
Logan Marise – 5/5 XPs, 4 touchbacks, 1 punt, 32 yards, inside 20
 
Navarre Defense
Connor Black – 14 tackles, 3 QBH
Andre Spence – 11 tackles
Joshua Wilson – 10 tackles
Trey Bragg – 10 tackles
Dwayne Clark – 9 tackles
Dante Core – 8 tackles
Mack Smith – 6 tackles, TFL
Landon Mentzler – 4 tackles
CJ Hill – 3 tackles
Kiohne Moso – 3 tackles, 2 TFL
Tyrell Marshall – 3 tackles
Chase Marsh – 3 tackles, sack
Dom Cunningham – 2 tackles
Isaac Cole – 2 tackles
Taylor Gardner – 1 tackle
Connor Mathews – 1 tackle

Florida Panhandle & Big Bend Scoreboard – Week 11

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Thursday
Crestview 41, Fort Walton Beach 3
Florida High 10, Lincoln 9
Aucilla Christian 44, Grace Christian 7

Friday
Escambia 35, Pensacola 6
Choctaw 63, Mosley 34
Booker T. Washington 26, Tate 20
Baker 42, Vernon 0
Wewahitchka 16, Jay 10
Arnold 28, North Bay Haven 13
Bozeman 36, Rutherford 32
Holmes County 42, Destin 3
Sneads 72, Freeport 42
South Walton 17, Marianna 3
West Florida 14, Gulf Breeze 7
Milton 56, Godby 32
Pace 48, Hollis Christian 0
Union County 31, Walton 15
Chipley 35, Dixie County 0
Northview 41, Bay 6
Niceville 35, Navarre 14
Cottondale 56, Graceville 6
Jefferson County 24, Liberty County 14
Leon 21, New Smyrna Beach 19
Calvary Christian 39, St John Paul II 0
Maclay 46, Taylor County 43
Trinity Christian 54, Munroe Day 21
Madison County 28, Rickards 21
Port St Joe 57, FAMU DRS 12
Suwannee 10, Bradford 7
Chiles 47, Gadsden County 6

Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings & Players of the Week – Week 10

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Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 3S & 4S)
1 – Pine Forest (9-0) – beat Washington 50-0
2 – Niceville (8-1) – beat Mosley 28-21
3 – Navarre (8-1) – beat Gulf Breeze 28-24
4 – Mosley (5-4) – lost to Niceville 28-21
5 – Escambia (5-3) – beat Tate 38-31
6 – Gulf Breeze (5-4) – lost to Navarre 28-24
7 – Pace (6-3) – beat Milton 42-35

Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 1R, 1S & 2S)
1 – West Florida (6-2) – beat Catholic 38-14
2 – Catholic (9-1) – lost to West Florida 38-14
3 – Bay (8-1) – beat Rutherford 34-0
4 – Chipley (9-0) – beat Excel (AL) 28-12
5 – Northview (9-0) – beat Escambia County Academy (AL) 57-14
6 – Walton (7-2) – beat Pensacola 45-35
7 – Sneads (9-0) – beat Holmes County 40-30

Players of the Week
Offensive Player – Escambia’s Ammiel Steele completed 25 of 37 passes for 364 yards and two touchdowns and a rushing touchdown as well in a 38-31 win over Tate.
Defensive Player – Chipley’s Roman Overstreet produced 13 tackles as the Tigers remained unbeaten on the season with a 28-12 win over Excel (AL).
Special Teams Player – West Florida ‘s Jackson Clarke had a perfect night as he went five for five on extra points and made his only field goal attempt from 39 yards out as the Jaguars upset previously unbeaten Catholic, 38-14.

Congratulations goes out to Ammiel, Roman and Jackson!

Other Panhandle Performances:
Quarterback
South Walton – Carson Hawk – 15/24, 295 yards, 5 TDs
Mosley – Sam Freitas – 23/37, 251 yards, 2 TDs
Navarre – Hunter Pfeister – 14/21, 244 yards, 2 TDs; rushing TD
Northview – Kaden Odom – 6/9, 230 yards, 3 TDs
Pine Forest – Tierra Wilson – 11/13, 210 yards, 2 TDs; 10 carries, 84 yards, TD
Chipley – Neal Adams – 10/18, 205 yards, 4 TDs
Cottondale – Cameron Odom – 10 carries, 187 yards, 3 TDs
Crestview – Jerome Brazan – 11/16, 186 yards, 3 TDs
Gulf Breeze – Battle Alberson – 12/22, 168 yards, TD
Pace – Nick Simmons – 20 carries, 135 yards, 4 TDs; 1/1, 24 yards, TD

Wide Receiver
Navarre – Terence Marshall – 8 receptions, 183 yards, TD
Chipley – Dequayvious Sorey – 7 receptions, 146 yards, 3 TDs
Pace – Xakery Wiedner – 6 carries, 146 yards, 1 reception, 24 yards, TD
West Florida – Andre Coleman – 2 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TDs
Escambia – Akeem Stokes – 8 receptions, 114 yards
Escambia – Anthony Hall – 5 receptions, 108 yards, TD
Pine Forest – Donielle Hayes – 5 receptions, 105 yards, TD
Mosley – Isaac Paul – 4 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TDs
Mosley – Randy Pittman – 11 receptions, 103 yards
Niceville – Maddax Fayard – 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Gulf Breeze – Bryson Rouillier – 3 receptions, 101 yards, TD
South Walton – Pearce Spurlin III – 3 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TDs

Running Back
Sneads – Jason Patterson – 20 carries, 222 yards, TD
Lighthouse PCA – Eishawn Dickens – 14 carries, 188 yards, TD
Northview – Jamarkus Jefferson – 23 carries, 187 yards, 4 TDs
Crestview – Jason Jones – 12 carries, 169 yards, 2 TDs
Choctaw – Cole Tabb – 17 carries, 150 yards, TD
Gulf Breeze – Troy Coughlin – 23 carries, 142 yards, 2 TDs
Blountstown – Elam Johnson – 12 carries, 129 yards, 2 TDs
Niceville – Deangelo Shorts – 16 carries, 127 yards, 2 TDs
Sneads – Treyshon Nettles – 5 carries, 127 yards, 2 TDs
Lighthouse PCA – Daquavious Rich – 10 carries, 104 yards, TD; 90-yard KO return, TD

Defense
Holmes County – Colt Serpas – 13 tackles
Holmes County – Hunter Duncan – 12 tackles, QBH
Gulf Breeze – Turner McLaughlin – 12 tackles, 3 ½ TFL, ½ sack
Northview – Luke Bridges – 12 tackles
Crestview – Marion Hawthorne – 12 tackles, Interception
Sneads – Aven Tyus – 12 tackles
Bozeman – Matthew Tew – 12 tackles, 2 TFL, sack
Bozeman – Kevin Gibbens – 12 tackles
Chipley – Tyren Watford – 11 tackles, blocked FG
Chipley – Xavier Hooks – 11 tackles
Crestview – Jaden Appleby – 10 tackles
Gulf Breeze – Cole Hepworth – 10 tackles, TFL
Jay – Joe Norris – 10 tackles
Holmes County – Jonathan Whiddon – 10 tackles
Blountstown – Tristan Jones – 10 tackles

Special Teams
Northview – Brandon Ferguson – 7/7 XPs
Pace – Riece Griffith – 6/6 XPs, 6 kickoffs, 5 touchbacks
Pine Forest – Juan Fraga – 6/6 XPs
Crestview – Kaos Hansen – 6/6 XPs
Blountstown – Christian Martinez – 6/6 XPs
Escambia – Matthew Meyerchick – 5/5 XPs, 1-1 FGs (30)
Niceville – Logan Marise – 4/4 XPs, 5 kickoffs, 3 touchbacks
Chipley – Ethan Berry – 4/4 XPs
Holmes County – Nash Ammons – 4/4 XPs
Gulf Breeze – Cade Lombardo – 3/3 XPs, 1-1 FGs (46)
Lighthouse PCA – Daquavious Rich – 2 Kickoff Returns, 102 yards, 90-yard return, TD
Sneads – Jocarian Garrett – 75-yard kickoff return, TD

Niceville Eagles vs. Navarre Raiders Match-up

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Class 4S District 1 Champion (Navarre) will host Class 4S District 2 Champion (Niceville) this Friday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium in Week 11.
 
Below are the previous match-ups between these two teams:
 
2010 – Navarre 28, Niceville 7 (1st Playoff win)
2011 – Navarre 56, Niceville 33
2012 – Navarre 35, Niceville 28
2013 – Niceville 26, Navarre 0
2014 – Niceville 35, Navarre 21
2015 – Navarre 35, Niceville 13
2016 – Navarre 42, Niceville 28
2017 – Navarre 42, Niceville 20
2017 – Navarre 49, Niceville 47 (Playoffs)
2018 – Navarre 38, Niceville 13
2019 – Niceville 20, Navarre 7
2021 – Niceville 31, Navarre 9
 
Navarre leads the overall series, 8-4.
 
Helmets are courtesy of FloridaHSFootball.com.

Walls registers 200th win

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With the win on Friday night, Navarre’s Coach Jay Walls registered his 200th win (200-97); he is currently 95-27 at Navarre in his 11th season.
 
Walls graduated graduated from Rutherford HS in Panama City, Florida in 1981.  Then went on to Valdosta State, where he was a three year starter as a defensive tackle. He spent two years at Valdosta State as a graduate assistant.
 
He then moved to Crestview HS as an assistant for eight years (the last 5 as the defensive coordinator). From there he would get his first head coaching job at Suwannee (FL).
 
Walls reached his 100th career win while coaching at Tift County, Georgia. He was 44-34 for the Blue Devils. Only Gene Brodie has more wins.
 
#GreaterToBeARaider

Navarre wins Class 4S District 1 Title

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Final from the Gridiron…28 Oct 2022
 
Navarre 28, Gulf Breeze 24
 
Navarre…0 7 14 7 – 28
Gulf Breeze…7 3 7 7 – 24
 
Navarre (8-1, 4-0); Gulf Breeze (5-4, 3-1)
 
Ian Lockwood POG: Terence Marshall (Navarre)
Offensive POG: Hunter Pfeister (Navarre)
Defensive POG: Dwayne Clark/Joshua Wilson (Navarre)
Special Teams POG: Cade Lombardo (Gulf Breeze)
 
Scoring
1st Qtr
4:15 – 7-yard run – Troy Coughlin, Cade Lombardo kick (GB)
2nd Qtr
5:41 – 6-yard run – Hunter Pfeister, Taylor Gardner (Navarre)
0:00.5 – 46-yard FG – Lombardo (GB)
3rd Qtr
10:22 – 11-yard run – Coughlin, Lombardo kick (GB)
5:14 – 51-yard pass – Pfeister to Terence Marshall, Gardner kick (Navarre)
0:00 – 28-yard pass – Pfeister to Jadon Reese, Gardner kick (Navarre)
4th Qtr
11:40 – 74-yard pass – Battle Alberson to Bryson Rouillier, Lombardo kick (GB)
7:18 – 5-yard run – Connor Mathews, Gardner kick (Navarre)
 
Unofficial Statistics
Navarre Passing (14/21, 244 yards, 2 TDs, Int)
Hunter Pfeister – 14/21, 244 yards, 2 TDs, Int
 
Gulf Breeze Passing (12/22, 168 yards, TD)
Battle Alberson – 12/22, 168 yards, TD
 
Navarre Receiving (14 receptions, 244 yards, 2 TDs)
Terence Marshall – 8 receptions, 183 yards, TD
Jason Reese – 3 receptions, 41 yards, TD
Ricky Riley – 1 reception, 13 yards
Ryan Bavis – 2 receptions, 7 yards
 
Gulf Breeze Receiving (12 receptions, 168 yards, TD)
Bryson Rouillier – 3 receptions, 101 yards, TD
Brock Clayton – 8 receptions, 54 yards
Troy Coughlin – 1 reception, 13 yards
 
Navarre Rushing (37 carries, 150 yards, 2 TDs)
EJ Love – 23 carries, 87 yards
Connor Mathews – 6 carries, 29 yards, TD
Anthony Gassaway – 4 carries, 24 yards
Hunter Pfeister – 4 carries, 10 yards, TD
 
Gulf Breeze Rushing (25 carries, 137 yards, 2 TDs)
Troy Coughlin – 23 carries, 142 yards, 2 TDs
Battle Alberson – 2 carries, -5 yards
 
Navarre Special Teams
Taylor Gardner – 4/4 XPs, 0-2 FGs (37/35)
Tyrell Marshall – 2 punts, 36 yard average
 
Gulf Breeze Special Teams
Cade Lombardo – 3/3 XPs, 1-1 FGs (46)
Brock Clayton – 5 punts, 37.2 yard average, 2 inside 20
 
Navarre Defense
Joshua Wilson – 9 tackles, sack
Dwayne Clark – 8 tackles
Andre Spence – 7 tackles, QBH
Kiohne Moso – 7 tackles, 1/2 sack, TFL, QBH
Dante Core – 5 tackles
Connor Black – 5 tackles
Isaac Cole – 5 tackles, sack, TFL, QBH
Chase Marsh – 4 tackles
Landon Mentzler – 3 tackles
Trey Bragg – 3 tackles
Tyrell Marshall – 2 tackles
Jacob Herrera – 2 tackles
Jacob Weaver – 2 tackles
Connor Mathews – 2 tackles
Dom Cunningham – 2 tackles, QBH
Jonathan Brogan – 1 tackle
Taylor Gardner – 1 tackle
Mack Smith – 1 tackle, 1/2 sack, TFL, 2 QBH

GAME DAY – Navarre Raiders at Gulf Breeze Dolphins

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***GAME DAY***
 
Who: Navarre Raiders vs. Gulf Breeze Dolphins
What: Class 4S, District 1 Championship
Where: Gulf Breeze HS
When: Tonight, 7:30 PM Kickoff
Why: For the Publix Beach Bowl Cup
 
Gulf Breeze has not beat Navarre on their home field since the 2005 season. Navarre has won the last seven games on the road in the series. The Dolphins last three wins against the Raiders have been at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.
 
Join myself and Seminole Bob for the call of this Santa Rosa County matchup on Irish Bill’s Sports Live on YouTube and also on IrishBillSports.com.
 
My daughter Brooke will be with us on the video camera.

Florida Panhandle/Big Bend Scoreboard – Week 10

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Thursday
Niceville 28, Mosley 21
Chipley 28, Excel (AL) 12
Bozeman 35, Liberty County 7

Friday
Escambia 38, Tate 31
Pace 42, Milton 35
Walton 45, Pensacola 35
West Florida 38, Pensacola Catholic 14
Pine Forest 50, Booker T. Washington 0
Choctaw 48, Fort Walton Beach 0
Crestview 42, Leon 6
South Walton 40, North Bay Haven 7
Freeport 36, Graceville 0
Sneads 40, Holmes County 30
Bay 34, Rutherford 0
Cottondale 64, Vernon 22
Aucilla Christian 69, Destin 3
Blountstown 42, Port St Joe 14
Pataula Charter (GA) 47, Franklin County 7
Navarre 28, Gulf Breeze 24
Harvest Community 34, Lighthouse PCA 32
J.U. Blacksher (AL) 41, Jay 20
Northvie 57, Escambia County (AL) 14
St John Paul II 67, FAMU DRS 0
Florida High 34, Marianna 7
Dillard 35, Lincoln 10
North Florida Christian 56, Munroe Day 40
Rickards 42, Arnold 6
Suwannee 22, Wakulla 14
Godby 24, Gadsden County 14
Lafayette 35, Jefferson County 28
Wewahitchka 26, Trenton 12
Maclay 42, Rocky Bayou 0

Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings & Players of the Week – Week 9

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Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 3S & 4S)
1 – Pine Forest (8-0) – beats Escambia 36-3
2 – Niceville (7-1) – beats Leon 49-20
3 – Navarre (7-1) – beat Pace 23-21
4 – Mosley (5-3) – Idle
5 – Gulf Breeze (5-3) – beat Tate 49-21
6 – Escambia (4-3) – lost to Pine Forest 36-3
7 – Pace (5-3) – lost to Navarre 23-21

Irish Bill’s Super 7 Panhandle Power Rankings (Class 1R, 1S & 2S)
1 – Catholic (9-0) – beat Munroe Day 49-33
2 – West Florida (5-2) – Idle
3 – Bay (7-1) – beat Fort Walton 29-8
4 – Chipley (8-0) – beat Bozeman 42-20
5 – Northview (8-0) – beat Mariana 42-20
6– Walton (6-2) – beat Blountstown 28-19
7 – Sneads (8-0) – beat Franklin County 41-13

Players of the Week

Offensive Player – Freeport’s Ashton Nunes completed 25 of 42 passes for 463 yards and five touchdowns and rushed five times for 33 yards in a 52-35 loss to Baker. The passing yardage broke a 31-year old school record.

Defensive Player – Freeport’s Tracker Thomaston produced 24 tackles and a tackle for loss in a 52-35 loss to Baker.

Special Teams Player – Gulf Breeze’s Cade Lombardo went seven for seven on extra points in a 49-21 win over Tate.

Congratulations goes out to Ashton, Tracker and Cade.

Other Panhandle Performances:
Quarterback
Chipley – Neal Adams – 11/15, 274 yards, 5 TDs
Blountstown – Joshua Pope – 12/27, 234 yards, 2 TDs
Milton – Emory Williams – 15/25, 215 yards, 3 TDs; 11 carries, 71 yards
Catholic – Aidan Byrd – 12/21, 203 yards, 2 TDs
Choctaw – Jesse Winslette – 13/17, 188 yards, 4 TDs; 14 carries, 69 yards, TD
Pine Forest – Tierra Wilson – 12/19, 184 yards, 2 TDs
Pensacola – De’Vonsha O’Neal – 10/25, 175 yards, 2 TDs
Gulf Breeze – Battle Alberson – 11/15, 174 yards, 5 TDs
Bay – Seth Warren – 9/17, 165 yards, 2 TDs
Northview – Kadom Odom – 10/13, 164 yards, TD; 6 carries, 34 yards
Crestview – James Brazan – 11/17, 152 yards, TD; 8 carries, 107 yards, 4 TDs

Wide Receiver
Blountstown – Jordan Pride – 5 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TDs
Freeport – Robbie Durgin – 7 receptions, 144 yards, TD
Freeport – Elijah Ritchie – 7 receptions, 128 yards, TD
Freeport – Cameron Fernandez – 5 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TDs
Chipley – Dequayvious Sorey – 4 receptions, 115 yards, 3 TDs
Pine Forest – Donielle Hayes – 5 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Gulf Breeze – Brock Clayton – 6 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TDs

Running Back
Baker – Kayleb Wagner – 330 yards rushing, 5 TDs
Northview – Jamarkus Jefferson – 23 carries, 252 yards, 3 TDs; 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD
Navarre – Connor Mathews – 22 carries, 198 yards; 1 reception, 10 yards
Cottondale – Jaimin Willis – 11 carries, 158 yards, 2 TDs
Crestview – Jason Jones – 19 carries, 151 yards, TD
Port St Joe – DJ Oliver – 18 carries, 137 yards, TD
Walton – Makei Jones – 12 carries, 128 yards
Catholic – CJ Nettles – 22 carries, 127 yards; 4 receptions, 108 yards
Gulf Breeze – Troy Coughlin – 22 carries, 120 yards, TD

Defense
Pace – Jackson Ward – 21 tackles, TFL, FR, QBH
Bozeman – Trevor Oswald – 19 tackles. FR (69 yards)
Fort Walton Beach – Carter Tobik – 17 tackles, 5 TFL, FR
Escambia – Lejon Williams – 14 tackles
Milton – Kaden French – 14 tackles, sack
Crestview – Marion Hawthorne – 14 tackles
Bozeman – Mason Shuller – 13 tackles
Walton – Nuke McKenzie – 13 tackles
Marianna – Waylon Snelgrove – 13 tackles
Franklin County – Parker Mock – 13 tackles, CF, FR
Franklin County – Eric Smith – 13 tackles
Cottondale – Jayson Harris – 13 tackles
Pine Forest – Diontae Reinhardt – 12 tackles, TFL, QBH
Gulf Breeze – Cole Hepworth – 12 tackles, TFL, 2 Interceptions
Bay – Ty’vohn Carter – 12 tackles, 2 TFL, QBH
Pace – Brandon Beckham – 12 tackles, 2 TFL
Bay – Qwaun Pennywell – 11 tackles, 2 TFL, sack, QBH
Fort Walton Beach – Darius Brundidge – 11 tackles, TFL
Milton – Jayson Kennedy – 11 tackles
Freeport – Zyon Willson – 11 tackles
Freeport – Uriah Frith – 11 tackles, 2 TFL, CF
Cottondale – Marques Johnson – 11 tackles
Pace – Xakery Wiedner – 11 tackles
Navarre – Connor Black – 11 tackles, Interception

Special Teams
Crestview – Kaos Hansen – 7/7 XPs
Chipley – Ethan Berry – 6/6 XPs
Freeport – Dylan Harrison – 5/5 XPs
Catholic – Jacob Wilkinson – 5/5 XPs
Pine Forest – Juan Fraga – 4/4 XPs
Milton – Grant Mills – 4/4 XPs
Bay – Will Smiley – 85-yard KO return, TD