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Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 42 days

July 10, 2020 by irishbillsports

42 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

42 games ago – Navarre 44, Milton 0 (2016)

Box Score

Milton….0 0 0 0 – 0

Navarre…10 20 14 0 – 44

The Raiders (7-0, 2-0) won their seventh straight game to stay unbeaten on the season. Caine Adamson had one of his best passing games of the year as he went 13-17 for 206 yards and three TDs. Michael Carter produced 115 yards on 18 carries and a score and had five receptions for 65 yards. Jordan Williams, Dante Wright and Sam Register all hauled in TD receptions in the game.

Navarre’s defense registered three sacks, forced three turnovers and had six TFL and was led by Aaron Mitchell’s 9 tackles (7 solo/2 assists/sack). Wright was 5-6 on extra points and hit a 25-yard FG.

Raiders who wore #42:

LB 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

42 – points scored in a game – Woodham (Week 3 – 2003)

42 – points scored in a game – Mosley (Week 4 – 2007)

42 – points scored in a game – Crestview (Week 8 – 2007)

42 – points scored in a game – Gulf Breeze (Week 10 – 2009)

42 – rushing TDs in a career – Dwayne Carter (2009-11) – 2nd all-time

42 – points scored in a game – Walton (Week 2 – 2010)

42 – points scored in a game – Crestview (Week 5 – 2010)

42 – points scored in a game – Crestview (Week 7 – 2011)

42 – points scored in a game – Wakulla (Week 2 – 2014)

42 – points scored in a game – Milton (Week 5 – 2014)

42 – solo tackles in a season – Anthony Miller (2014)

42 – points scored in a season – Derrick Smith (2014)

42 – points scored in a game – Washington (Week 3 – 2015)

42 – points scored in a game – Pace (Week 6 – 2015)

42 – points scored in a game – Pace (Week 5 – 2016)

42 – points scored in a game – Niceville (Week 10 – 2016)

42 – solo tackles in a season – Josh Carter (2016)

42 – tackle points in a season – Nolan Garrett (2016)

42 – points scored in a game – Niceville (Week 9 – 2017)

42 – solo tackles in a season – Matthew Downey (2017)

42 – points scored in a season – Josh Carter (2016)

42 – tackles for loss in a career – Josh Carter (2015-18) – Navarre Record

42 – points scored in a season – Quinn Caballero (2018)

42.5 – tackle points in a season – Tyler England (2019)

Navarre is 32-10 in their last 42 games and leads the series against Milton, 12-8.

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 43 days

August 15, 2020July 9, 2020 by irishbillsports

43 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

43 games ago – Navarre 17, Escambia 13 (2016)

Box Score

Navarre….3 0 7 7 – 17

Escambia..13 0 0 0 – 13

The Raiders (6-0, 1-0) found themselves in a defensive battle with the Gators. After giving up two early touchdowns and falling behind 13-3 at the end of the first quarter, the Navarre defense would shut out Escambia the rest of the way for road win to stay unbeaten.

Caine Adamson went 15-24 for 184 yards with two picks and one rushing TD, while Michael Carter rushed for 118 yards on 28 carries and a score to lead the offense. Dante Wright added three receptions for 75 yards and Sam Register had four receptions for 53 yards.

Bo Hering had 14 tackles (8 solo/6 assists), Caleb Dale had 11 (3 solo/8 assists) and Xavier Fernandez had 10 (7 solo/3 assists/sack) to lead a valiant effort by the Raider defense. Wright went 2-2 on extra points and had a career long 41 yard field goal.

Raiders who wore #43:

TE Ryan Daeges – Class of 2017

WR Michael Smith – Class of 2018

Current Raider wearing #43:

WR Logan Collinsworth – Class of 2021

43 – total tackles in a season – Kevin Cohan (2013)

43 – total tackles in a season – Michael Sandle (2014)

43 – points scored in a game – Dothan (Week 1 – 2015)

43 – tackle points in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2015)

43 – solo tackles in a season – Bailey Huston (2019)

Navarre is 33-10 in their last 43 games and leads the series against Escambia, 7-3.

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 44 days

July 8, 2020 by irishbillsports

44 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

44 games ago – Navarre 42, Pace 28 (2016)

Box Score

Nav….14 7 7 14 – 42

Pace…..7 7 0 14 – 28

The Raiders (5-0, 1-0) went on the road for their first District game of the season. Dual threat QB Caine Adamson had his best game as he went 11-16 for 106 yards and a TD and was Navarre’s rushing leader with 137 yards on 13 carries with another TD. Michael Carter added 93 yards on 16 carries and a TD.

The Raiders pulled out all the tricks out of the bag as Carter and Dante Wright also threw TD passes on the night. Carter’s was a 63-yard pass to Jordan Williams and Wright found Williams again for 53 yards. Williams ended up with 137 yards receiving on 6 receptions and 2 TDs.

Anthony Johnson, Jr., led the ground attack for the Patriots with 33 carries for 163 yards and 4 TDs and Cameron Rohling added 108 yards on 5 receptions.

Aaron Mitchell (7 solo/2 assists), Bo Hering (7 solo/2 assists/3 TFL) and Caleb Dale (4 solo/5 assists) led the Navarre defense with nine tackles each. Josh Carter pitched in 3 TFL as well. Wright went 6-6 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #44:

DL John Hermance – Class of 2007

LB Trey Palumbo – Class of 2009

LB Devin Colonel – Class of 2013

LB Caleb Dale – Class of 2018

Current Raider wearing #44:

LB Wyatt Bucey – Class of 2021

44 – assisted tackles in a career – T. J. Williams (2003-05)

44 – receptions in a season – Kyle Irby (2007)

44 – assisted tackles in a career – Nolan Lemaitre (2009-10)

44 – points scored in a game – FWB (Week 8 – 2012)

44 – points scored in a game – Escambia (Playoffs – 2014)
44 – points scored in a game – Milton (Week 7 – 2016)

44.5 – tackle points in a season – Royce Thomas (2016)

44 – solo tackles in a season – Dante Wright (2017)

Navarre is 34-10 in their last 44 games and leads the series against Pace, 11-7.

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 45 days

July 7, 2020 by irishbillsports

45 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

45 games ago – Navarre 48, FWB 6 (2016)

Box Score

FWB…0 6 0 0 – 6

Nav….21 13 7 7 – 48

The Raiders (4-0) continued to rely on their running game against the Vikings. Navarre rushed for 363 yards on 38 carries (9.6 per carry). Michael Carter had 172 of those yards on 15 carries and four TDs. Dante Wright found the end zone twice and Chris Williams added the other TD. Caine Adamson went 5-9 passing for 84 yards and Jordan Williams hauled in three receptions for 61 yards.

The defense forced five turnovers and was led by Bo Hering’s 8 tackles (solo/7 assists). Caleb Dale (3 solo/3 assists) and Josh Doxey (2 solo/4 assists/TFL) would add 6 each. Cade Taylor had two of the Raiders four sacks on the night. Wright went 6-7 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #45:

WR Josh Livingston – Class of 2003

RB Jeff Elliott – Class of 2008

LB Walter Hill – Class of 2009

LB Michael Arnold – Class of 2011

45 – points scored in a game (Week 1 – 2006)

45 – assisted tackles in a season – Robert Roux (2007)

45 – receptions in a season – Jordan Leggett (2011)

45 – total tackles in a season – Michael Sandle (2013)

45 – assisted tackles in a career – Tommy Leggett (2014-15)

45 – touchdowns scored in a season – Michael Carter (2016) – school record

45 – solo tackles in a season – Aaron Mitchell (2016)

45 – tackle points in a season – Marc Struck (2016)

45 – assisted tackles in a career – Jordan Jefferson (2017-18)

Navarre is 35-10 in their last 45 games. After losing the first three games in the series against FWB, the Raiders have won eight of the last 11 games and lead the series, 8-6.

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 46 days

July 6, 2020 by irishbillsports

46 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

46 games ago – Navarre 34, Choctaw 21 (2016)

Box Score

Navarre..0 14 7 13- 34

Choctaw..7 14 0 0 – 21

Scoring Plays

1st Qtr

8:56 – 29 yard pass, Brady Ooten to Zailes Alexander, Jacob Pulliam kick

2nd Qtr

9:30 – 12 yard pass, Ooten to Ian Theriault, Pulliam kick

9:05 – 58 yard pass, Sage Chambers to Michael Carter, Dante Wright kick

8:21 – 55 yard run, Marqiuse Kane, Pulliam kick

4:35 – 56 yard run, Caine Adamson, Wright kick

3rd Qtr

6:15 – 25 yard pass, Adamson to Wright, Wright kick

4th Qtr

7:31 – 53 yard run, Carter, Wright kick

2:07 – 16 yard run, Carter, kick blocked

After falling down at the half, the Raiders (3-0) ran off 20 straight points in the second half for the road victory. Michael Carter had another solid performance as he rushed for 128 yards on 18 carries with two TDs and hauled in two receptions for 66 yards and another score. Caine Adamson went 10-17 for 115 yards and a rushing TD. Dante Wright had his coming out party with seven receptions for 109 yards and a TD.

Choctaw was led by Marquise Kane, who rushed for 188 yards on 28 carries and a score. Brady Ooten went 11-21, for 127 yards and two TDs.

Josh Carter led the way on defense with 12 tackles (5 solo/7 assists/2 TFL). Tyson Brown added 10 (9 solo/assist) and Lee Jones had 10 (5 solo/5 assists) as well. Dante Wright went 4-5 on extra points.

Raider who wore #46:

DB James McCloskey – Class of 2015

46 – assisted tackles in a career – Lloyd Heflin (1999-2000)

46 – tackle points in a season – Jacob Kendall (2013)

46 – pass attempts in a game – Matthew Webb (2014) – school record

46.5 – tackles points in a season – Ryan Diamco (2015)

46 – total tackles in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2017)

46.5 – tackle points in a season – Nolan Garrett (2017)

46.5 – tackle points in a season – Matthew Downey (2018)

Navarre 36-10 in their last 46 games and lead the series against Choctaw, 8-7.

Trip down memory lane…Coach Larry Olson

July 5, 2020July 5, 2020 by irishbillsports

Navarre fielded their first Varsity Football team during the 1998 season (with their first junior class). They went 4-5 under Coach Kenny Hughes that season. Coach Danny Williams would take over for the next three years (going 12-18); followed by Larry Olson.

Coach Olson has been on a sideline since 1971; starting out as an assistant at Niceville from 1971 to 1974. He stayed in Okaloosa County and moved over to Fort Walton Beach from 1974 to 1985. His path then led to Crestview, where he was hired as the Head Coach and Athletic Director in 1986 and remained there until 1998, going 76-60.

In 1999, he moved one county over to the west, Santa Rosa, where was he hired as an assistant coach under Coach Williams. In 2002, Coach Olson was hired as the Raiders third coach in their short history.

Navarre would get a victory in Coach Olson’s first game at the helm, but it was a forfeited win from Arlington Country Day. After dropping a 27-13 contest to Catholic; he received his first win on the field of play, taking out Walton 38-15. The Raiders finished the 2002 season (4-6) with their first win in school history over their Santa Rosa County foe, Gulf Breeze, 21-13.

After winning their last two games in 2002, they started the 2003 season with three straight wins, running their longest winning streak to five games. Navarre lost three of their last five games to finish the season at 5-4. This was the first winning season in Raider history.

The 2004 season was limited to eight games due to Hurricane Ivan. Navarre could never really get their feet underneath themselves and only managed victories over West Florida Tech, Catholic and Milton, finishing the year at 3-5. Coach Olson stood at 12-15 through his first three campaigns.

2005 started out well for Coach Olson and the Raiders as they won four of their first five games. But after a 33-12 win over Holmes County, Navarre would not find the “W” column for the remainder of the season, finishing up at 4-6.

Things were starting to come together for the Raiders in 2006. Coach Olson had his young team firing on all cylinders right out of the gate winning their first two games over West Florida and University Christian. After back to back setbacks to Catholic and Milton, Navarre won five straight games to run their record to 7-2 (first time for seven wins in a season) and finished 3-0 in District play, securing their first ever State Playoff berth. The Raiders lost to Gulf Breeze to end the regular season and would face another Santa Rosa County foe in the playoffs, Pace.

The Patriots clamped down on the passing game of Austin Grimm and secured a 26-7 victory at Bennett C. Russell Stadium, ending Navarre’s historical season at 7-4.

With a lot of returning players going into the 2007 season, Coach Olson and the Raider faithful had high expectations for the upcoming season. Navarre went on to win five of their first six games and finished the regular season with a win over Gulf Breeze, 35-14, to run their record to 7-3 and finished undefeated in District play for the second straight year. A familiar foe awaited them in first round of the State Playoffs, Pace. This time though the Raiders had to go on the road. They could never really get their offense going in a 55-13 loss to finish their season at 7-4.

Coach Olson set the table for where the Navarre program is today. He handed the reins over to Coach Chad Lashley in 2008; who took the Raiders to their first Region Final in 2010; then onto current Head Coach Jay Walls in 2012, who will be entering his ninth year in 2020 and has taken the Raiders to their first two State Semifinals.

Hope you have enjoyed this trip down memory lane!

“Always Greater to be a Raider”

Head Coach – Larry Olson (30-29)

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 47 days

July 5, 2020 by irishbillsports

47 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

47 games ago – Navarre 36, Washington 20 (2016)

Box Score

Wash……0 0 20 0 – 20

Navarre..0 16 13 7 – 36

1st Qtr

No scoring

2nd Qtr

11:34 – Safety, Josh Carter

11:14 – 45 yard run, Michael Carter, Dante Wright kick

4:16 – 2 yard run, M. Carter, Wright kick

3rd Qtr

9:30 – 13 yard run, M. Carter, Wright kick

9:16 – 88 kickoff return, Eric Goldsmith, kick NG

6:06 – 8 yard run, M. Carter, Wright kick NG

2:40 – 12 yard run, Andre Hunt, 2 pt conv – Hunt to Anderson

0:33 – 67 yard run, Aaron Malory, 2 pt conv NG

4th Qtr

10:33 – 30 yard run, M. Carter, Wright kick good

After a scoreless first quarter, the Raiders (2-0) got the offense rolling. Michael Carter gained 191 yards on 24 carries and found the end zone five times (nine times in the first two games). Sage Chambers went 6-12 for 70 yards and Jordan Williams hauled in five receptions for 43 yards.

Bo Hering led the defense with 11 tackles (6 solo/5 assists/TFL) and Joshua Carter added a safety, four TFL, and a sack. Dante Wright went 4-5 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #47:

LB Brandon Wilhelm – Class of 2017

LB Dusty Rogers – Class of 2017 – didn’t play senior season; currently playing baseball at Waldorf College (IA)

47 – touchdowns scored in a career – Dwayne Carter (2009-11)

47 – tackle points in a season – Marcus Mays (2013)

47 – receptions in a season – Blake Malter (2013)

47 – solo tackles in a season – Will Robinson-Pettus (2013)

47 – solo tackles in a season – Christian Gill (2013)

47 – tackle points in a season – Matthew Downey (2017)

Navarre is 37-10 in their last 47 games and leads the series against Washington, 6-0.

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 48 days

July 4, 2020 by irishbillsports

48 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

48 games ago – Navarre 41, Catholic 13 (2016)

Box Score

Navarre…21 13 7 0 – 41

Catholic…0 6 7 0 – 13

The Raiders (1-0) welcomed back RB Michael Carter from his injury that shortened his 2015 season and Navarre got right back to their winning ways. Michael tallied 150 yards on 14 carries and found the end zone four times and Dante Wright rushed for 56 yards on four carries and a score in his first Varsity game. Sage Chambers went 8-12 for 110 yards and Jordan Williams led all receivers with four receptions for 58 yards.

Tyson Brown (6 solo tackles), Lee Jones (3 solo/3 assists) and Caleb Dale (solo/5 assists) led the Raider defense, which limited the Crusaders to 177 yards of total offense. Dante Wright went 5-6 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #48:

DB/WR Mike Hagewood – Class of 2007 – played at Cumberland University

WR Keith Munday – Class of 2008

LB Matt Burrell – Class of 2010

LB Damontell Thompson – Class of 2014

LB Isaiah Heward – Class of 2019

48 – solo tackles in a career – Andre Mahone (2000-02)

48 – assisted tackles in a career – Chris Anderson (2008-10)

48 – solo tackles in a career – Howie Walker (2012-13)

48 – total tackles in a season – Jacob Kendall (2013)

48 – extra points made in a season – Luke Morton (2014)

48 – points scored in a season – Matthew Webb (2014)

48 – assisted tackles in a season – Bo Hering (2014)

48 – points scored in a game against FWB (Week 4 – 2016)

48 – points scored in a season – Caine Adamson (2016)

48 – total tackles in a season – Matthew Downey (2017)

48 – tackle points in a season – Cameron Thomas (2017)

Navarre is 38-10 in their last 48 games and lead the series against Catholic, 13-8.

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 49 days

July 3, 2020 by irishbillsports

49 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 20.

49 games ago – Tate 23, Navarre 22 (2OT) – State Playoffs

Box Score

Tate…0 0 7 6 3 7 – 23

Nav….0 7 0 6 3 6 – 22

The Raiders (10-1, 3-0) hosted the Aggies in the first round of the State Playoffs. Tate would go on to upset and end the Raiders undefeated season in double overtime.

Hasaan Williams had another big game as he rushed for 176 yards on 33 carries and 2 TDs. Sage Chambers went 8-13 for 90 yards and a score. Octavien Moyer led the Raider receivers with three receptions for 50 yards.

Bo Hering led the Navarre defense with 11 tackles (3 solo/8 assists) and Anthony “The Unit” Miller added 7 tackles and 4 TFL.

The Raiders were dominant in 2015 as they outscored their opponents 414-142.

Raiders who wore #49:

RB Kyle Gambera – Class of 2009

TE Logan Willson – Class of 2011 – serving in U.S. Air Force

DB Everette Alford – Class of 2015 – Asst Coach at Navarre

DL Ryan Struck – Class of 2017 – playing at Huntingdon College

TE Fernando Gomez – Class of 2020

49 – career receptions – Kyle Irby (2006-07)

49 – points scored against Holmes County (Week 6 – 2006)

49 – points scored against Walton (Week 6 – 2009)

49 – points scored against Milton (Week 6 – 2010)

49 – points scored against Pace (Week 3 – 2014)

49 – points scored against FWB (Week 6 – 2014)

49 – points scored against Dothan (Week 9 – 2014)

49 – points scored against Pace (Week 5 – 2017)

49 – points scored against Niceville (Playoffs – 2017)

49 – points scored against Pace (Week 6 – 2018)

49 – points scored against Milton (Week 8 – 2018)

Navarre Raider Class of 2016

Tommy Leggett #1

Octavien Moyer #3

Jordan Ewing #6

Nate Taylor #8

Robert Waltman #9

Brady Hammel #11

Michael Sandle #12

Tommy Correa #13

Hasaan Williams #14

Ryan Diamco #16

Zach Hamm #17

Teddy Harrell #19

Marcus Jones #26

Jay Klosinski #28

Will Kane #31

Nathan McMaster #32

Chris Kelly #35

Matthew McLeod #50

Nicholas Moffo #72

Corey Capenia #73

Brent Short #74

Zamir Jones #90

Colton Mapoles #97

Anthony “The Unit” Miller #99

Navarre is 39-10 in their last 49 games. Series with Tate is tied at 2-2.

Navarre Raiders – Countdown to Kickoff – 50 days

December 10, 2024July 3, 2020 by irishbillsports

50 days until kickoff of 2020 HS Football season as Navarre travels to Gulf Breeze in Publix Beach Bowl Cup on 21 Aug 2020.

50 games ago – Navarre 35, Niceville 13 (2015)

Box Score

Niceville…7 6 0 0 – 13

Navarre….7 14 14 0 – 35

The Raiders (10-0, 3-0) finish off their first undefeated regular season in school history. The game was all knotted up at the end of one, but Navarre would take a 21-13 lead to the half (a lead that they would never relinquish).

Hasaan Williams had one of his best nights as he rushed for 186 yards on 22 carries and a score and also had a 31-yard TD reception. Caine Adamson pitched in 54 yards on six carries and a TD and Tyler Rebber added 54 yards on 13 carries. Nathan McMaster hauled in three receptions for 55 yards to lead all Raider receivers.

On defense, Anthony Miler finished with 7 tackles (3 solo/4 assists/2 sacks) and Tyler Morton added 7 assisted tackles as well. Xavier Fernandez blocked a punt and returned it for a TD. Saturn Wagner went 5-5 on extra points.

Raiders who wore #50:

OL John Simmons – Class of 2003 – played at Delta State

LB Brian Baswell – Class of 2009 – enlisted in U.S. Marine Corps; now serving in U.S. Army

DL/OL Mitch Posey – Class of 2013

OL Sean Dunlap – Class of 2015

OL Matthew McLeod – Class of 2016

LB Conner Brasell – Class of 2019

Current Raider wearing #50:

DL Lemmy Wilson – Class of 2022

50 – assisted tackles in a career – Frank Willis (1999-2001)

50 – assisted tackles in a career – Johnny Robinson-Pettus (2010-12)

50 – points scored in a season – Michael Carter (2013)

50 – solo tackles in a season – Xavier Fernandez (2014)

50 – points scored in a season – Quentin Randolph (2014)

50 – assisted tackles in a career – Jay Klosinski (2014-15)

50 – total tackles in a season – Royce Thomas (2016)

50 – total tackles in a season – Matthew Downey (2018)

50 – total tackles in a season – Tyler England (2019)

Navarre is 39-11 in their last 50 games and leads the series against Niceville, 8-3.