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Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 85 days

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Tyler Bush - Class of 2012
Nick Benton
85 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.
 
85 games ago – Navarre 28, Columbia 21 (2012)
 
The Raiders (12-1, 5-0) got off to a really quick start in the Class 6A Region 1 Final against the Tigers and future NFL star lineman, Laremy Tunsil. Nick Benton returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a score and Navarre would add another touchdown to take a 14-0 lead after one. The lead would jump to 21-0 in the second before Columbia would put 14 points on the board before halftime to cut the game to 21-14.
 
The Tigers tied it up in the third at 21-21, so this game would be decided in the fourth quarter. The Raiders went on to score the only points in the fourth for their first ever Region Title in school history and ran their winning streak to 11 straight games.
 
Former Raiders that have worn #85:
WR Tommy Schoeneberg – Class of 2006
WR Garrett Casey – Class of 2008
WR Rodney Martin Waits – Class of 2010
WR Tyler Bush – Class of 2012
WR Zack Taylor – Class of 2019
 
85 – totals tackles in a season/career – Brian Commissiong (2007)
85 – assisted tackles in a career – Shane McMaster (2008-10)
 
Navarre leads series against Columbia, 1-0.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 86 days

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Aaron Brummett - Class of 2007
86 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.
 
86 games ago – Navarre 20, Milton 12 (2012)
 
The Raiders (11-1, 5-0) went into hostile territory and pulled out a hard fought win against the Panthers. With the victory, Navarre won their tenth straight game; which gave them a chance to host their first ever Region title game against Lake City Columbia.
 
Former Raider that has worn #86:
K Aaron Brummett – Class of 2007 – played at Huntingdon College
 
86 – points scored in a season – Patrick Hess (2003)
86 – points scored in a career – Adam Hamilton (2007-08)
 
Navarre leads overall series against Milton, 12-8.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 87 days

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Derek Aloy - Class of 2011
Erik Anderson - Class of 2019
87 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.
 
87 games ago – Navarre 30, Pace 10 (2012)
 
The Raiders (10-1, 5-0) stayed at home in the first round of the State Playoffs and knocked off the Patriots for the second time on the season. Winning streak rises to nine straight games.
 
Former Navarre players that have worn #87:
WR Austin Tilghman – Class of 2006
WR Allen Spangler – Class of 2008
WR Tommy Burman – Class of 2009
TE Derek Aloy – Class of 2011
TE Erik Anderson – Class of 2019
 
87 – total tackles in a career – Michael Arnold (2009-10)
87 – assisted tackles in a career – Demontel Thompson (2011-13)
87 – total tackles in a career – Elijah Appel (2011-12)
 
Raiders lead overall series against Pace, 11-7.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 88 days

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Brian Commissiong - Class of 2008
Grant Golombeski - Class of 2011
88 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.
 
88 games ago – Navarre 28, Gulf Breeze 14 (2012)
 
The Raiders (9-1, 5-0) finished the regular season with their eighth straight win and their sixth straight over the Dolphins in the Publix Beach Bowl Cup. The nine wins tie for the second most wins in a regular season for Navarre.
 
Former Raiders that have worn #88:
TE/WR Eric VanBuren – Class of 2006
DE Brian Commissiong – Class of 2008
TE Grant Golombeski – Class of 2011
 
88 – total tackles in a career – Rocky Brock (1999-2000)
88 – assisted tackles in a career – Jay Warren (2009-12)
88 – total tackles in a career – Jay Klosinski (2014-15)
88 – solo tackles in a season – Josh Carter (2018)
 
Navarre leads overall series against the Dolphins, 13-8.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 89 days

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Connor Cordero - Class of 2018
89 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.
 
89 games ago – Navarre 28, Mosley 13 (2012)
 
Box Score
Mosley…7 0 0 6 – 13
Navarre…7 7 7 7 – 28
 
The Raiders (8-1, 5-0) defense held the Dolphins to 177 total yards (92 passing/85 rushing) on the night. With the win, they garnered the top spot in District 2-6A and secured their fourth trip to the State Playoffs…winning streak now stands at seven.
 
Former Raider that wore #89:
WR Connor Cordero – Class of 2018
 
89 – total tackles in a career – Kris Metcalf (2000-02)
89 – solo tackles in a career – T. J. Williams (2003-05)
89 – total tackle points in a career – J. R. Milioti (2004-05)
 
The series between Navarre and Mosley is tied at 2-2.

 

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 90 days

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Reggie Stalker - Class of 2007
Zamir Jones - Class of 2016
Kyle Hickman - Class of 2018
90 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.
 
90 games ago – Navarre 44, Fort Walton Beach 28 (2012)
 
Box Score
FWB…0 7 14 7 – 28
Nav….7 14 7 16 – 44
 
Raiders (7-1, 4-0) committed 15 penalties for 155 yards and gave up 28 first downs and 504 yards of offense, but they still managed to stay unbeaten in District play, winning their sixth straight game in the process.
 
Former Navarre Raiders that wore #90:
DL Reggie Stalker – Class of 2007
DL Brian Langston – Class of 2009
DL Zach Smith – Class of 2010
DL Zamir Jones – Class of 2016
P Kyle Hickman – Class of 2018 – playing at Huntingdon College
DL TJ Pemberton – Class of 2021
 
90 – solo tackles in a career – Devin Colonel (2009-12)
90 – points scored in a season – Chris Williams (2018)
 
Raiders lead overall series against the Vikings, 8-6.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 91 days

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91 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.
 
91 games ago – Navarre 13, Crestview 8 (2012)
 
The Raiders (6-1, 3-0) found themselves on the road again and in a defensive battle against the Bulldogs. Crestview took a 3-0 lead after one; but Navarre tacked on a touchdown in the second to take a 7-3 halftime lead. The Bulldogs added another field goal in the third and a safety in the fourth to take a 8-7 lead. The Raiders would get the ball back late in the game and QB Andrew Rieves put together a 90+ yard drive for the District win.
 
Navarre’s fifth straight win on the season.
 
Former Raider that wore #91:
DL Malachi Sager – Class of 2020
 
Navarre leads overall series against Crestview, 10-7.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 92 days

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Brandon Wangerin - Class of 2020 (Photo courtesy of Tammie Pnut Norton)
92 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.
 
92 games ago – Navarre 21, Choctaw 17 (2012)
 
After four weeks on the road, the Raiders (5-1, 2-0) returned home to the comfy confines of Bennett C. Russell Stadium. This game was nip and tuck the whole way through, but somehow they managed to pull out a victory against their District foe. This was their fourth straight win.
 
After moving Andrew Rieves from LB to QB, the senior was finally starting to get his legs underneath himself and he had a lot of  help in the backfield from senior Jay Warren, who was leading the ground attack. Warren would end up with the second most rushing yards in a season in Raider history with 1,832 and he also produced 20 touchdowns.
 
Former Raiders that have worn #92:
DL Stephen Bates – Class of 2017
DL Brandon Wangerin – Class of 2020
 
92 – total tackles in a career – Andre Mahone (2000-02)
92 – solo tackles in a career – Armani Williams (2007-09)
92 – total tackles in a career – Victor Byers (2009-10)
92 – receptions in a career – Tyler England (2018-19)
 
Navarre leads the overall series against Choctaw, 8-7.
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Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 93 days

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Navarre Raider Class of 2013

93 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.

93 games ago – Navarre 26, Pensacola Catholic 0 (2012)

Raiders (4-1, 1-0) headed to Pensacola to take on the Crusaders; this was their fourth straight week that they went on the road. The defense stood tall in this game for their only shutout on the season. This was their third of eleven straight wins.

No former Navarre Raiders have worn #93:

93 – total tackles in a career – Chris Wells (1999-2001)
93 – total tackles in a career – Josh Nicdao (2006-07)
93 – tackle points in a season – Xavier Fernandez (2014)

Navarre’s final rankings according to Max Preps for 2012:

Nationally – #254
State – #17

Raiders lead overall series against Catholic, 13-8.

Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 94 days

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Paul Schultz - Class of 2020

94 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.

94 games ago – Navarre 35, Niceville 28 (2012)

Raiders (3-1, 1-0) ventured into hostile territory for the third straight week and pulled out a tight District win against the Eagles. This was their second of eleven straight wins.

Former Navarre Raiders that have worn #94:

DL Isaac McCoy – Class of 2017
DL Paul Schultz – Class of 2019

94 – total tackles in a season – Howie Walker (2013)
94 – losses in Raider history

Navarre leads overall series against Niceville, 8-3.