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36 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

July 21, 2022 by irishbillsports

36 days to kickoff…

Navarre Raiders at Fort Walton Beach Vikings – 26 Aug 2022

36 games ago – Navarre 53, Choctaw 7 (2018)

Navarre…17 15 14 7 – 53
Choctaw…0 7 0 0 – 7

Marlon Courtney III went 7-11 for 211 yards & two touchdowns, while the ground game produced five rushing touchdowns from five different players (Jaydin Antonio, Dante Wright, Chris Williams, Jebari Mitchell & Joshua Carter). Antonio & Quinn Caballero were on the receiving end of both of Courtney’s touchdown passes.

Xayvion Thomas & Carter led the defense with seven tackles each.

36th win in school history – Navarre 14, Fort Walton Beach 0 (2006)

Ft Walton…0 0 0 0 – 0
Navarre…7 0 7 0 – 14

The Raiders defense produced their third shutout in the first six games of the season to improve to 4-2.

Raiders that have worn #36:
LB Andrew Chepult – Class of 2015
RB Isaiah Mitchell – Class of 2018
LB Collin Starr – Class of 2024

Navarre statistics that involve #36:
36 – assisted tackles in a career – Rocky Brock (1999-2000)
36 – assisted tackles in a career – Victor Byers (2009-10)
36 – receptions in a season – Brad Leggett (2010)
36 – points scored in a game vs. Niceville – Dwayne Carter (2011) – 2nd most in school history
36 – receptions in a season – Gatlin Casey (2013)
36 – points scored in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2015
36 – points scored in a season – Jordan Williams (2016)
36 – points scored in a season – Tyler England (2018 & 19)
36 – points scored in a season – Jaydin Antonio (2018 & 19)
36 – assisted tackles in a career – Xayvion Thomas (2018-19)
36 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Grady Kelly (2020)
36 – assisted tackles in a career – Sebastian Melendez (2019-present)
36 – tackle points in a season – Sebastian Melendez (2020)

Navarre has scored 36 points in a game on two occasions:
2002 – Navarre 36, Northview 8
2016 – Navarre 36, B.T. Washington 20

The Raiders have won 24 of their last 36 games and lead the overall series against Choctaw, 9-7.

2022 Schedule – Leon Lions

July 20, 2022 by irishbillsports

Leon Lions
Head Coach – Tyrone McGriff

26 Aug 22 – at North Florida Christian
2 Sep 22 – vs. Munroe
9 Sep 22 – vs. Fort Lauderdale
16 Sep 22 – vs. Mosley *
23 Sep 22 – at Navarre
30 Sep 22 – Open Week
7 Oct 22 – vs. Lincoln
13 Oct 22 – vs. Chiles *
21 Oct 22 – vs. Niceville *
27 Oct 22 – at Crestview *
4 Nov 22 – at New Smyrna

* Denotes District Game

Helmet courtesy of FloridaHSFootball.com

2022 Schedule – Jefferson County Tigers

July 22, 2022July 20, 2022 by irishbillsports

Jefferson County Tigers
Head Coach – Lenorris Footman (1st Year)

26 Aug 22 – vs. Port St Joe
2 Sep 22 – at St John Paul II
9 Sep 22 – at North Florida Christian
16 Sep 22 – vs. Baker
23 Sep 22 – at Dixie County
30 Sep 22 – vs. FAMU
7 Oct 22 – vs. Sneads
14 Oct 22 – vs. Wildwood
21 Oct 22 – vs. Taylor County
28 Oct 22 – at Lafayette
4 Nov 22 – Open Week

2022 Schedule – Florida High Seminoles

July 20, 2022 by irishbillsports

Florida High Seminoles
Head Coach – Jarrod Hickman

26 Aug 22 – vs. Trinity Catholic
2 Sep 22 – at Ponte Vedra
9 Sep 22 – vs. Taylor County
16 Sep 22 – at Gadsden County *
23 Sep 22 – vs. Madison County
30 Sep 22 – Open Week
7 Oct 22 – vs. Munroe
15 Oct 22 – at Godby *
21 Oct 22 – at Chiefland
28 Oct 22 – at Marianna *
4 Nov 22 – at Lincoln

* District Game

Helmet courtesy of FloridaHSFootball.com

37 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

July 20, 2022 by irishbillsports

37 days to kickoff…

Navarre Raiders at FWB Vikings – 26 Aug 2022

37 games ago – Navarre 41, Crestview 35 (OT) – (2018)

The Bulldogs dominated the first half as they jumped out to a 28-0 halftime lead. But, the Raiders ran off 35 straight points (28 in the fourth quarter) to take their first lead. Jay Stanton would score with 33.3 seconds left in the game for Crestview to tie it back up at 35 to send it to overtime.

Joshua Carter would then intercept a Jack Coburn pass in overtime and then the Raiders would end it on a nine yard run by Dante Wright. Wright finished the night with four rushing touchdowns.

37th win in school history – Navarre 21, Choctaw 14 (2006)

The Raiders (5-2) went on the road and took down the Indians for their third straight win. With this victory they tied the record for most wins in a season (2001 & 2003) in the short history of Navarre.

Raiders that have worn #37:
DB Isaac Vega – Class of 2019
DB/K Taylor Gardner – Class of 2023 – wore during 2021 season
DB Cooper Black – Class of 2025

Navarre statistics that involve #37:
37 – pass attempts in a game – Dusty Jones (2011) – 2nd all-time
37 – assisted tackles in a season – Nick Gill (2013)
37 – assisted tackles in a season – Alex Todd (2013)
37 – pass attempts in a game – Matthew Webb (2014) – 2nd all-time
37 – total tackles (solo/assists) in season – Jay Klosinski (2015)
37 – receptions in a season – Michael Carter (2016)
37 – assisted tackles in a season – Joshua Carter (2018)
37 – receptions in a season – Quinn Caballero (2018)
37 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Sebastian Melendez (2019)

The Raiders have won 25 of their last 37 games and lead the overall series against Crestview, 12-7.

38 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

July 19, 2022 by irishbillsports

38 days to kickoff…

Navarre Raiders at FWB Vikings – 26 Aug 2022

38 games ago – Navarre 55, B. T. Washington 12 (2018)

Washington…0 0 0 12 – 12
Navarre…26 14 6 7 – 53

Marlon Courtney III passed for 112 yards & a touchdown & the Raiders received two rushing touchdowns each from Chris Williams & Joshua Carter. The defense held the Wildcats to 181 yards of offense (25 passing/156 rushing).

38th win in school history – Navarre 17, Florida High 6 (2006)

Florida High…0 6 0 0 – 6
Navarre…7 3 0 7 – 17

Navarre ran off their fourth straight win after starting the season at 2-2.

Raiders that have worn #38:
DB Chris Wells – Class of 2002
LB Rich Dalphone – Class of 2007
LB Will Bush – Class of 2010
LB Jonathan Shaw – Class of 2013
WR Jason Rangel – Class of 2015
DB Jared Elliott – Class of 2018
DB Conner Black – Class of 2024

Navarre statistics that involve #38:
38 – wins against teams from Okaloosa County (1998-present)
38 – assisted tackles in a career – J.R. Milioti (2004-05)
38 – assisted tackles in a career – Nick Benton (2010-12)
38 – solo tackles in a season – Howie Walker (2013)
38 – assisted tackles in a season – Christian Gill (2013)
38 – solo tackles in a career – Jay Klosinski (2014-15)
38 – assisted tackles in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2016)
38 – assisted tackles in a season – Cade Taylor (2017)
38 – assisted tackles in a career – Grady Kelly (2018-20)
38 – solo tackles in a career – Mekhi Domino (2019-20)

Navarre has scored 38 points in a game on five occasions:
1999 – Navarre 38, Straughn (AL) 8
2001 – Navarre 38, Walton 13
2007 – Navarre 38, Catholic 22
2018 – Navarre 38, Niceville 13
2018 – Navarre 38, Pace 6 (Playoffs)

The Raiders have won 26 of their last 38 games and lead the overall series against B. T. Washington, 6-0.

39 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

July 18, 2022 by irishbillsports

T-minus 39 days to kickoff…

Navarre Raiders at FWB Vikings – 26 Aug 2022

39 games ago – Navarre 35, Catholic 7 (2018)

Navarre…0 14 14 7 – 35
Catholic…0 7 0 0 – 7

Marlon Courtney III went 12-16 for 185 yards & two touchdown on the night. Chris Williams added 113 yards on 19 carries & Dante Wright (two TDs) and Tyler England both had 87 yards receiving.

Nathan Crews led the defense with seven tackles & Gabe Davis had a pick.

39th win in school history – Navarre 21, Crestview 7 (2006)

The Raiders (7-2) won their fifth straight game and recorded their seventh win of the season; both are school records at this time in Navarre history.

Raiders that have worn #39:
DB Elijah Sylvester – Class of 2018
LB Chase Lubbert – Class of 2024

Navarre statistics that involve #39:
39 – assisted tackles in a season – Thomas Leggett (2014)
39 – solo tackles in a season – Dylan Main (2014)
39 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Kyle Arrasmith (2014)
39 – assisted tackles in a career – Tyler Morton (2014-15)
39 – points scored in a season – Octavien Moyer (2015)
39 – assisted tackles in a career – Mitchell Hunt (2016-18)
39 – receptions in a season – Dante Wright (2017)
39 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Xayvion Thomas (2019)
39 – total tackle points in a season – Derek Percivalle (2021)

Navarre has only scored 39 points in a game on one occasion:
1999 – Navarre 39, Port St Joe 20

The Raiders have won 27 of their last 39 games and leads

40 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

July 17, 2022 by irishbillsports

40 Days to Kickoff…

Navarre Raiders at FWB Vikings – 26 Aug 2022

40 games ago – St. Augustine 52, Navarre 21 (Playoffs – 2017)

Navarre…7 7 7 0 – 21
St Aug…21 7 24 0 – 52

Sage Chambers went 17-25 for 272 yards & three touchdowns & Dante Wright had four receptions for 157 yards & two scores, but it was not enough as the Yellowjackets amassed 640 yards (253 passing/387 rushing) of offense. Austin Reed went 14-27 for 253 yards & three touchdowns and Dexter Brown carried the ball 19 times for 365 yards & produced four touchdown runs of 80, 80, 93 & 55.

40th win in school history – Navarre 28, Rutherford 0 (2007)

Rutherford…0 0 0 0 – 0
Navarre…14 7 0 7 – 28

The Raiders defense held the Rams offense to 164 total yards (99 passing/65 rushing).

Raiders that have worn #40:
DB Nick Gill – Class of 2016 – only played the 2013 – serving in U.S. Air Force
DB Dylon Pittman – Class of 2017
DB Joshua Erlemann – Class of 2019
LB Jaden Moon – Class of 2022
WR Seth Taylor – Class of 2025

Navarre statistics that involve #40:
40 – assisted tackles in a season – Marcus Mays (2013)
40 – extra points made in a season – Brady Hammel (2015)
40 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Caleb Dale (2015)
40 – tackle points in a season – Charlie Alevras (2016)
40 – assisted tackles in a season – Cade Taylor (2017
40 – receptions in a season – Dante Wright (2018)
40 – tackle points in a season – Jaden Rivera (2019)

Navarre has scored 40 points in a game on two occasions:
2016 – Navarre 40, Escambia 35 (Playoffs – 2016)
2018 – Navarre 40, Gulf Breeze 12

The Raider have won 28 of their last 40 games and is tied in the series with St. Augustine, 1-1.

41 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

July 16, 2022 by irishbillsports

41 Days to Kickoff…

Navarre Raiders at Fort Walton Beach Vikings – 26 Aug 2022

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

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

Sage Chambers had one of the most prolific games in school history as he went 19-24 for 380 yards and four touchdowns and he also contributed a rushing touchdown.

He needed to accomplish that as Niceville’s Jack White was a one man wrecking crew (12-21, 221 yards, 2 TDs & 15 carries, 190 yards, 2 TDs). Ryan Romar had six receptions for 146 yards and a score for

the Eagles as well.

Dante Wright had four receptions for 144 yrds & 3 touchdowns and Quinn Caballero added seven receptions for 107 yards.

41st win in school history – Navarre 51, West Florida 14 (2007)

The Raiders (2-0) went on the road and defeated the Jaguars in Week 2. WRs Chris Weaver and Kyle Irby were QB Austin Grimm’s primary targets in 2007. Kyle went on to play at Brevard College (NC) and Georgia State University (GA). Chris still holds the Navarre record for most receiving yards in a season (973), receptions in a season (67) and receptions in a game (13); all accomplished in 2007.

Raiders that have worn #41:
DL/LB Peyton Law – Class of 2019
TE Alex Woodall – Class of 2022
PK Chase Dixon – Class of 2024

Navarre statistics that involve #41:
41 – receptions in a career – Andre Mahone (2001-02)
41 – receptions in a season – Donte’ Rome (2006)
41 – assisted tackles in a career – Eugene Robinson (2007-09)
41 – solo tackles in a career – Dylan Main (2013-14)
41.5 – tackle points in a season – Kyle Arrasmith (2014)
41 – assisted tackles in a season – Josh Carter (2016)
41 – rushing TDs in a season – Michael Carter (2016) – Navarre record
41 – receptions in a season – Jordan Williams (2016)
41 – tackle points in a season – Mitchell Hunt (2017)
41 – receptions in a season – Tyler England (2018)
41 – assisted tackles in a season – Jeffery Mattox (2019)
41.5 – tackle points in a season – Kobe Johnson (2019)
41.5 – tackle points in a season – Lemuel Wilson (2021)

Navarre has scored 41 points in a game on six different occasions:
1998 – Navarre 41, Catholic 40 (5OT)
2001 – Navarre 41, Gulf Shores 7
2010 – Navarre 41, Tate 6
2016 – Navarre 41, Catholic 13
2017 – Navarre 41, Choctaw 24
2018 – Navarre 41, Crestview 35 (OT)

The Raiders have won 28 of their last 41 games and lead the overall series against Niceville, 8-4 (2-0 in the Playoffs).

42 Days to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders

July 15, 2022 by irishbillsports

42 Days to Kickoff…

Navarre Raiders at Fort Walton Beach Vikings – 26 Aug 2022

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

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

On a night where the Raiders didn’t have a 100-yard passer, a 100-yard rusher or a 100-yard receiver, they still managed to put 42 points on the scoreboard over the last three quarters. Cade Taylor led the defense with a dozen tackles (9 solo/3 assists) and a quarterback hurry.

42nd win in school history – Navarre 38, Catholic 22 (2007)

The Raiders (3-0) returned home with a victory against the Crusaders. QB Austin Grimm set the Navarre season record in 2007 with 2,517 yards passing and finished his high school career with 4,087 yards; which currently stands third overall in school history behind Matthew Webb and Marlon Courtney III.

Raiders that have worn #42:
Kevin Moore – Class of 2001
RB John Crossley – Class of 2005
DB Christian Ewing – Class of 2008
DB Aaron Farrill – Class of 2010- serving in U.S. Air Force
DE Connor Brantley – Class of 2012
LB Jeffery Mattox – Class of 2020 – currently playing at UWF

Navarre statistics that involve #42:
42 – rushing TDs in a career – Dwayne Carter (2009-11) – 2nd All-Time
42 – receptions in a career – Cam Mayweather (2013-14)
42 – solo tackles in a season – Anthony Miller (2014)
42 – points scored in a season – Derrick Smith (2014)
42 – points scored in a game – Michael Carter (2016) – Navarre Record
42 – solo tackles in a season – Josh Carter (2016)
42 – points scored in a season – Josh Carter (2016)
42 – tackle points in a season – Nolan Garrett (2016)
42 – assisted tackles in a season – Charlie Alevras (2016)
42 – solo tackles in a season – Matthew Downey (2017)
42 – total tackles in a career – Alex Gilchrist (2017-18)
42 – tackles for loss in a career – Josh Carter (2015-18) – Navarre Record
42 – solo tackles in a career – Jeffery Mattox (2018-19)
42 – points scored in a season – Quinn Caballero (2018)
42.5 – tackle points in a season – Tyler England (2019)
42 – points scored in a season – Trent Hall (2020)

Raiders have scored 42 points in a game on 15 different occasions:
2003 – Navarre 42, Woodham 3
2007 – Navarre 42. Mosley 35
2007 – Navarre 42, Crestview 23
2009 – Navarre 42, Gulf Breeze 12
2010 – Navarre 42, Walton 36
2010 – Navarre 42, Crestview 0
2011 – Navarre 42, Crestview 23
2014 – Navarre 42,. Wakulla 41 (OT)
2014 – Navarre 42, Milton 7
2015 – Navarre 42, Washington 0
2015 – Navarre 42, Pace 27
2016 – Navarre 42, Pace 28
2016 – Navarre 42, Niceville 28
2017 – Navarre 42, Niceville 20
2020 – Navarre 42, Enterprise AL 28

Raiders have won 29 of their last 42 games and lead the overall series against Niceville, 8-4.