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2020 Schedule – Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays

June 28, 2020 by irishbillsports

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays
Head Coach – Oliver Longley

21 Aug 20 – vs. Chickasaw (AL), 7 PM
28 Aug 20 – vs. Lakeside School (AL), 7 PM
4 Sep 20 – vs. Northview, 7 PM
11 Sep 20 – Open Week
18 Sep 20 – at Cottage Hill Christian (AL), 7 PM
25 Sep 20 – at Holmes County, 7 PM
2 Oct 20 – at Mobile Christian (AL), 7 PM
9 Oct 20 – at Baker, 7 PM
16 Oct 20 – vs. St Michael Catholic (AL), 7 PM
23 Oct 20 – vs. St Joseph Academy, 7 PM
30 Oct 20 – vs. South Walton, 7 PM

Cronin on Washington Nationals 60-man roster

June 28, 2020 by irishbillsports

Navarre High and University of Arkansas Alum Matt Cronin made the 60-Man roster for the 2020 Washington Nationals!

He will be a part of the core of players helping the Nationals defend their 2019 World Series Championship!

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 54 days

June 28, 2020 by irishbillsports

54 days to kickoff of 2020 High School Football season for Navarre as they will travel to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 2020.

54 games ago – Navarre 42, Pace 27 (2015)

Box Score
Pace……….0 0 7 20 – 27
Navarre…7 14 14 7 – 42

The Raiders (6-0, 1-0) were victorious in their first District game of the season and remained unbeaten. Navarre received rushing TDs from Michael Sandle (2), Caine Adamson and Aaron Mitchell, as well 105 yards rushing from Hasaan Williams. Sage Chambers went 9-11 for 78 yards and a score.

Pace was led on offense by Anthony Johnson, Jr. (34 carries, 147 yards, 2 TDs) and Ty Oxford (9 receptions/132 yards).

Raiders were led on defense by Aaron Mitchell’s 11 tackles (9 solo/2 assists/2 TFL) and Xavier Fernandez had two of the teams five sacks on the night. Brady Hammel went 6-6 on extra points.

Raiders that wore #54:

LB Ronnie Wesson – Class of 2009
LB Michael Venegas – Class of 2011
LB Aubrey Wesson – Class of 2015
OL Tim Elenz – Class of 2018
DL Roger Adams – Class of 2020

54 – points scored against Gulf Shores (Week 9 – 2000)
54 – solo tackles in a career – Kris Metcalf (2000-02)
54 – points scored in a season – Luke Morton (2014)
54 – points scored in a season – Michael Carter (2015)
54 – points scored in a season – Michael Sandle (2015)
54 – total tackles in a season – Marc Struck (2016)
54 – total tackles in a season – Nolan Garrett (2016)
54 – points scored in a season – Omari Green (2017)
54 – solo tackles in a season – Isaiah Heyward (2018)

Navarre is 43-11 in their last 54 games and leads the series against Pace, 11-7.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 55 days

June 27, 2020 by irishbillsports

55 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will travel to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 2020.

55 games ago – Navarre 55, FWB 14 (2015)

Box Score

Navarre…..7 21 14 13 – 55

Ft Walton…7 0 7 0 – 14

The Raiders (5-0) stayed unbeaten as they continued their ground and pound attack at the expense of the Vikings defense, Navarre ran for 471 yards on 48 carries and five touchdowns.

Hasaan Williams led the way with 19 carries for 168 yards and a score. Aaron Mitchell added 96 yards on nine carries and two touchdowns and Michael Sandle produced 85 yards on four carries with a score. Octavien Moyer rushed for the other TD as the Raiders averaged 9.8 yards per carry. Moyer and Nathan McMaster hauled in touchdown receptions from Caine Adamson to complete the onslaught.

Navarre’s defense was equally up to the task as they held Fort Walton Beach to 95 yards of total offense (71 passing/24 rushing). Bo Hering led the defense with 7 tackles (3 solo/4 assists) and freshman Josh Carter had two of the Raiders five sacks on the night, Michael Sandle had two returns; a 63-yard kickoff return and a 72-yard TD on a punt return.

Raider that wore #55:

James Segrest (2018) – currently playing at Harding University (AR)

55 – receptions in a season – Brad Leggett (2011)

55 – receptions in a season – Jordan Leggett (2012)

55 – points scored against FWB (Week 5 – 2015)

55 – assisted tackles in a career – Anthony “The Unit” Miller (2014-15)

55.5 – tackle points in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2018)

Navarre is 44-11 in their last 55 games and lead the series against Fort Walton Beach, 8-6.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 56 days

June 26, 2020 by irishbillsports

56 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will travel to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 2020.

56 games ago – Navarre 16, Choctaw 14 (2015)

Box Score

Choctaw…6 8 0 0 – 14

Navarre…..7 0 0 9 – 16

After the Raiders (4-0) outscored their opponents 142-36 in the first three games of the season, they found themselves in a defensive battle against the team that ended their previous two seasons.

Navarre led by one after the first quarter; but the Indians scored the only points of the second quarter to take a 14-7 lead to the half. After a scoreless third quarter, the Raiders fought back and took a 16-14 lead on Brady Hammel’s 27-yard field goal with a little over a minute to play. That’s where the defense stepped up and shut down Choctaw’s offense for the win.

Sage Chambers went 8-10 for 83 yards and Hasaan Williams gained 84 yards on 14 carries. Aaron Mitchell (7 tackles/2 TFL) and Bo Hering (7 tackles/TFL) led the defense on the night.

Raiders that wore #56:

OL Michael Andrade – Class of 2008

OL Justin Bishop – Class of 2010

LB Bo Hering – Class of 2017 – playing at Maryville College (TN)

LB/LS Mark Diaz – Class of 2019

56 – solo tackles in a career – Victor Byers (2009-10)

56 – solo tackles in a career – Michael Arnold (2009-10)

56 – points scored against Niceville (Week 4 – 2011)

56 – assisted tackles in a season -Howie Walker (2013)

56.5 – tackle points in a season – Anthony “The Unit” Miller (2015)

56 – total tackles in a season – Ryan Diamco (2015)

56 – points scored against Catholic (Week 1 – 2017)

56 – points scored in a season – Josh Carter (2018)

Navarre is 45-11 in their last 56 games and leads the series against Choctaw, 8-7.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 57 days

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 by irishbillsports

57 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will travel to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 2020.

57 games ago – Navarre 42, Washington 0 (2015)

Box Score

Navarre…14 21 0 7 – 42

Washington…0 0 0 0 – 0

The Raiders (3-0) offense continued to gel like a fine oiled machine on the road against the Wildcats. Unfortunately late in the second quarter when Navarre was putting another drive together, Michael Carter went down with a injury that would cost him the rest of his junior season.

Up to that point, Michael had 10 carries for 73 yards and a score and a 55-yard TD reception. So, in steps senior Hasaan Williams to pick up the load. Hasaan finished the game with 173 yards on 11 carries and a TD and found the end zone on both of his receptions for 54 yards. Sage Chambers only had to throw six passes, completing four for 109 yards and a TD; Caine Adamson pitched in with two TD passes as well.

The defense held Washington at bay all night long in the win. Navarre was led by Xavier Fernandez and Aaron Mitchell’s nine tackles each. Fernandez also contributed two of the Raiders seven sacks on the night. Brady Hammel went 6-6 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #57:

DL Nick Jolly – Class of 2006

LB Tyler Dearing – Class of 2008

DL Justin Schipani – Class of 2010

DL Dyllan Rogers – Class of 2013

OL Daniel Bost – Class of 2018

Current Raider wearing #57:

LB Nate Hering – Class of 2021

57 – assisted tackles in a career – Armani Williams (2007-09)

57 – receptions in a career – Blake Malter (2012-13)

57 – tackle points in a season – Cade Taylor (2016)
57 – total tackles in a season – Charlie Alevras (2016)
57 – made extra points in a season – Dante Wright (2016)

Navarre is 46-11 in their last 57 games and has never lost to Washington, leading the series, 6-0.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 58 days

June 24, 2020 by irishbillsports

58 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will travel to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 2020.

58 games ago – Navarre 57, Catholic 14 (2015)

Box Score

Catholic…0 7 0 7 – 14

Navarre…23 13 14 7 – 57

The Raiders (2-0) hosted the Crusaders in Week 2 and the offense scored early and often. Navarre lead 36-7 at the half and 50-7 after three quarters in the fourth largest margin of victory in school history. The only other games that had larger margins were the Raiders 53-7 win over Choctaw in 2018; the 45-0 win over West Florida in 2006 and the 70-26 win over American Heritage-Delray Beach in 2016.

Michael Carter led the ground attack once again with 235 yards on 13 carries and four touchdowns. Hasaan Williams added the other two rushing touchdowns for the Raiders as they totaled 407 yards on 34 carries for the game (12.0 yards per carry). This was the second straight week that they had rushed for over 400 yards in a game. Sophomore QB Sage Chambers completed 4-5 passes for 76 yards and two scores.

Bo Hering and Aaron Mitchell led the way on defense with seven tackles each. Josh Carter added a sack and Michael Sandle had one pick.

Raiders who wore #58:

LB Brendan Greene – Class of 2007

OL James Coakley – Class of 2011

OL Dontray Noel – Class of 2015

LB Mark Letavish – Class of 2018

Current Raider wearing #58:

LB Mason Mallory – Class of 2021

58 – solo tackles in a season – Robert Roux (2007)

58 – total tackles in a season – Marcus Mays (2013)

58 – points scored in a season – Luke Morton (2013)

58 – assisted tackles in a season – Bo Hering (2016)

58 – total tackles in a season – Cameron Thomas (2017)

58 – points scored in a season – Kevin Taich (2017)

58.5 – tackle points in a season – Jeffery Mattox (2019)

Navarre is 47-11 in their last 58 games and leads the series against Catholic, 13-8.

2020 Schedule – Mosley Dolphins

August 22, 2020June 23, 2020 by irishbillsports

Mosley Dolphins
Head Coach – Jeremy Brown

18 Sep 20 – vs. Clearwater Academy
25 Sep 20 – vs. Bay
2 Oct 20 – vs. Wakulla
9 Oct 20 – at Niceville
16 Oct 20 – vs. Gulf Breeze
23 Oct 20 – at Milton
30 Oct 20 – vs. Bozeman
6 Nov 20 – vs. Arnold

2020 Schedule – Fort Walton Beach Vikings

March 17, 2021June 23, 2020 by irishbillsports

Fort Walton Beach Vikings
Head Coach – Chip Petree

21 Aug 20 – at South Walton, 7 PM
28 Aug 20 – vs. Arnold, 7 PM
4 Sep 20 – vs. Niceville, 7 PM
11 Sep 20 – at Milton, 7:30 PM *
18 Sep 20 – vs. Pace, 7 PM *
25 Sep 20 – at Mosley, 7 PM *
2 Oct 20 – vs. Gulf Breeze, 7 PM *
9 Oct 20 – vs. Washington, 7 PM
16 Oct 20 – at Escambia, 7 PM *
23 Oct 20 – Open Week
30 Oct 20 – vs. Choctaw, 7 PM

* Denotes District Game

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 59 days

June 24, 2020June 23, 2020 by irishbillsports

59 days to kickoff of the 2020 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will travel to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 2020.

59 games ago – Navarre 43, Dothan 22 (2015)

Box Score

Navarre….7 10 13 13 – 43

Dothan…..0 12 3 7 – 22

The Raiders (1-0) traveled to Dothan for the first time and not only had to deal with the Wolves, but with Mother Nature as well. After numerous lightning delays, the game finally started and so did Navarre running back, Michael Carter.

Michael led the ground attack with 241 yards on 24 carries and three touchdown. Hasaan Williams added 99 yards on eight carries and a 71-yard touchdown. On the night, the Raiders ran for 481 yards on 53 carries and six touchdowns. The defense was led by Aaron Mitchell (8 solo tackles) and Bo Hering (7 tackles/2 TFL/sack). Both Michael Sandle and Ryan Diamco had a pick.

Raiders that wore #59:

OL Phillip Pybus – Class of 2008

DL Andrew Garcia – Class of 2011

OL Chris Hering – Class of 2015 – played at Huntingdon College

LB Jared Burnham – Class of 2017

59 – total tackle points in a season – Monte Thompson (2013)

59 – solo tackles in a season – Tommy Leggett (2014)

59 – total tackle points in a season – Caleb Dale (2016)

59 – total touchdowns in a career – Dante Wright (2016-18)

59 – carries in a season – Joshua Carter (2018)

Navarre is 48-11 in their last 59 games and leads the series against Dothan (AL), 2-0.