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93 Days Until Friday Night Lights Return – Navarre Raiders

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93 Days Until Friday Night Lights Return – Navarre Raiders

Building the legacy…
Doing the work behind the scenes.
The standard bearer.
 
Now, let’s continue to chart where the journey has already taken us…
 
93 games ago – Lake Gibson 35, Navarre 14 (Semi-State – 2016)
 
Lake Gibson…7 0 8 20 – 35
Navarre…0 7 0 7 – 14
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Michael Carter (22 carries, 110 yards, TD, 6 receptions, 65 yards); Dante Wright (6 receptions, 64 yards)
Defense – Bo Hering (12 tackles, TFL, sack)
Special Teams – Dante Wright (2 kickoff returns, 99 yards)
 
93rd win in school history – Navarre 49, Fort Walton Beach 13 (2014)
 
FWB…6 7 0 0 – 13
Navarre…15 14 20 0 – 49
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Matthew Webb (11-17, 128 yards, 53 yards rushing, TD)
Defense – Bo Hering (9 tackles, TFL); Dylan Main (interception return, TD)
Special Teams – Luke Morton (5-6 XPs); Tevyn Stevenson (80-yard kickoff return, TD)
 
Raiders that have wore #93
DL Fashad Woodbury – Class of 2021
 
Statistics that involve #93
93 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Chris Wells (1999-2001)
93 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Josh Nicdao (2006-07)
93 – tackle points in a season – Xavier Fernandez (2014)
93 – solo tackles in a season – Vinny Villanova (2024)
 
Navarre is 57-36 in their last 93 games.

94 Days Until Friday Night Lights Return – Navarre Raiders

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94 Days Until Friday Night Lights Return – Navarre Raiders

When knocked down…
We will rise again.
 
Now, let’s continue to chart where the journey has already taken us…
 
94 games ago – Navarre 28, St Augustine 10 (Playoffs – 2016)
 
Navarre…0 14 7 7 – 28
St Augustine…0 7 0 3 – 10
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Michael Carter (30 carries, 243 yards, 4 TDs)
Defense – Joshua Carter (8 tackles, 4 TFL, QBH)
 
94th win in school history – Navarre 49, Dothan AL 24 (2014)
 
Dothan…7 3 0 14 – 24
Navarre…14 7 21 7 – 49
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Michael Carter (8 carries, 81 yards rushing, 3 TDs); Hasaan Williams (4 carries, 70 yards, TD)
Defense – Bo Hering (12 tackles); Xavier Fernandez (12 tackles); Kyle Arrasmith (3 sacks)
 
Players that wore #94
DL Isaac McCoy – Class of 2017
DL Paul Schultz – Class of 2020
DL Ryanosuke Heis – Class of 2028
 
Statistics that involve #94
94 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Howie Walker (2013)
94 – tackle points in a season – Vinny Villanova (2023)
 
Navarre is 57-37 in their last 94 games.

95 Days Until Friday Night Lights Return – Navarre Raiders

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95 Days Until Friday Night Lights Return – Navarre Raiders

Held the line.
Pressure breaks.
Now we strike–Unleashed.
 
Now, let’s continue to chart where the journey has taken us already...
 
95 games ago – Navarre 60, Tate 28 (Playoffs – 2016)
 
Navarre…13 12 14 21 – 60
Tate…7 14 0 7 – 28
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Michael Carter (21 carries, 333 yards, 4 TDs, 99-yard KO return, TD)
Defense – Josh Carter (13 tackles, 3 TFL); Bo Hering (10 tackles)
 
95th win in school history – Navarre 35, Gulf Breeze 0 (2014)
 
Gulf Breeze…0 0 0 0 – 0
Navarre…14 0 14 7 – 35
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Matthew Webb (24-29, 318 yards, 2 TDs, 9 carries, 53 yards)
Defense – Everette Alford (6 tackles, sack, TFL); Dylan Main (6 tackles)
Special Teams – Luke Morton (5-5 XPs)
 
Players that wore #95
Alex Gilchrist – Class of 2019 – Played at Culver-Stockton
Shane Bristol – Class of 2021
Demarcus Taylor – Class of 2022
Will Payton – Class of 2025
Derek Fromenthal – Class of 2028
 
Statistics that involve #95
95 – total tackle points in a career – Frank Willis (1999-2001)
95 – solo tackles in a career – Brandon Williams (2001-03)
95.5 – total tackle points in a career – Justin Guilmette (2002-04)
 
Navarre is 58-37 in their last 95 games.

96 Days Until Friday Night Lights Return – Navarre Raiders

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96 Days Until Friday Night Lights Return – Navarre Raiders

The days are passing by more steadily.
The pressure is starting to build.
Don’t let the moment overtake you.
Hold the line!
 
Now, let’s continue to chart where the journey has already taken us…
 
96 games ago – Navarre 40, Escambia 35 (Playoffs – 2016)
 
Navarre…7 14 13 6 – 40
Escambia…0 7 21 7 – 35
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Michael Carter (28 carries, 244 yards, 4 TDs); Dante Wright (3 receptions, 55 yards, 2 TDs)
Defense – Aaron Mitchell (12 tackles); Caleb Dale (10 tackles)
 
96th win in school history – Navarre 44, Escambia 30 (2014)
 
Navarre…7 0 14 23 – 44
Escambia…14 3 7 6 – 30
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Matthew Webb (183 yards passing, 2 TDs/132 yards rushing, 3 TDs); Quentin Randolph (6 receptions, 77 yards, 2 TDs)
Defense – Xavier Fernandez (16 tackles, 2 TFL); Tommy Leggett (14 tackles); Anthony “The Unit” Miller (12 tackles, TFL); Bo Hering (11 tackles, TFL)
Special Teams – Luke Morton (4-4 XPs)

Players that wore #96
DL Jacobi Smith – Class of 2019
DL Nick Ducati – Class of 2022
DL Trent Bowden – Class of 2026
 
Statistics that involve #96
96.5 – total tackle points in a career – Virgilio Hunter (2010-11)
96 – total tackle points in a career – Ronnie Wesson (2006-08)
96 – solo tackles in a career – Demetrius Brown (2010-11)
96 – solo tackles in a career – Johnny Robinson-Pettus (2010-12)
96 – points scored in a season – Hasaan Williams (2015)
96 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Grady Kelly (2018)
96 – points scored in a career – Jaden Rivera (2019-20)
96.5 – total tackle points in a season – Devin Wright (2021)
96.5 – total tackle points in a season – Vinny Villanova (2024)
 
Navarre is 59-37 in their last 96 games.
 
Day 96 has an additional story related to Trent Bowden (who wore #96), I will re-post his story that I wrote back in 2023. No one always knows what is happening off the field. His story is about the adversity that this young man faced and still found the energy to fight and play high school football.

Navarre Raider – Trent Bowden (#96)

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Trent Bowden
Trent Bowden & Whitney Hayes (Mom)

Since we are on Day 96 in our Countdown to Kickoff; I am sharing a story I posted back in 2023 on Trent and the struggles that he went through.

A lot of football players don’t always make it into the spotlight and kind of go unnoticed. So, fans don’t always know the whole story of how these individuals arrive at where they are today.
 
Trent Bowden fought the earliest of battles…at birth. He was on feeding tubes because his muscles were too weak to keep his stomach closed.
 
The tubes resulted in two large scars on both of his thighs from muscle biopsy’s because the doctors thought he had muscular dystrophy.
 
The vest he had to wear every day, helped shake the clutter from his lungs, because he had chronic pneumonia and his chest was too weak to push it out.
 
Trent walked with leg braces and a walker until he was nearly in school as he was diagnosed with hypotonic cerebral palsy when he was 3-4 years old at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
 
His parents (Paul Bowden and Whitney Hayes) drove all over the State of Florida trying to find out what was wrong with their five pound baby boy. They moved to another State searching for answers…just to be told that he would probably not live to see moments like he is currently experiencing.
 
Trent went through therapy five days a week and his determination to defy every negative prognosis was his driving force to continue his fight.
 
God has great plans for Trent, whether on the gridiron or off. The magnitude of what he went through in his early childhood, the many many struggles he faced during his continual battle, to where his path has currently taken him…he will not be denied!
 
Navarre Raider – Trent Bowden – #96

Pace 11, Navarre 0 (Final)

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Pace 11, Navarre 0 (Final)

Navarre…000 00 – 0 4 0
Pace…104 6x – 11 11 0
 
Navarre (15-11); Pace (25-4)
 
WP – Hannah DeMarcus – 5IP, 0R, 6K, 2BB
LP – Karsyn Riddle – 2IP, 5R, K BB
Kaleigh Atchley – 2IP, 6R, K, 3BB
 
Navarre Hitting – Taylor Sullivan (1-3); Faith Rudy (1-2); Kaleigh Atchley (1-2); Nadia Rivera (1-2, BB)
Pace Hitting – Kamryn Pierce (3-3, 3R, 2B); Ashley Pickard (1-2, 2R, 2RBI, BB); Gracie Ueberroth (2-3, 2RBI, 2R, 2B); Kylie Reed (2-3, 3RBI, R, 2B); Britten Kettler (1-2, HR, 3RBI, R, BB); Haley Olivet (1-2, RBI, BB); Laila Loomis (1-1, 2R, BB)
 
The Lady Patriots will head back to State for the sixth year in a row.

97 Days Until Friday Night Lights Return – Navarre Raiders

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97 Days Until Friday Night Lights Return – Navarre Raiders

Built different.
Proven by many.
Always Greater…To Be A Raider.
 
Now, let’s continue to chart where the journey has already taken us…
 
97 games ago – Navarre 42, Niceville 28 (2016)
 
Navarre…7 7 14 14 – 42
Niceville…21 7 0 0 – 28
 
Caine Adamson and Sage Chambers combined for 257 yards passing and four touchdowns and Michael Carter rushed for 223 yards on 26 carries and four scores (3 rushing/1 receiving) in the come from behind win. Dante Wright pitched in 129 yards receiving on only two receptions.
 
After falling down 28-14 at the half, the defense led by Bo Hering’s 12 tackles, shut out the Eagles in the second half on the road.
 
97th win in school history – Navarre 43, Dothan 22 (2015)
 
Navarre…7 10 13 13 – 43
Dothan…0 12 3 7 – 22
 
The Raiders took control right from the onset in their first and only visit to Dothan, as they rushed for 481 yards and six touchdowns. RB Michael Carter finished the night with 231 yards on 24 carries and three TDs and Hasaan Williams added 99 yards on 8 carries and a score.
 
Aaron Mitchell led the defense with eight solo tackles.
 
Raiders that wore #97:
DL Chandler Mapoles – Class of 2016
DL Mitchell Hunt – Class of 2019 – played at Harding University
OL/DL Jordan Moon – Class of 2021 – FHSAA Weightlifting Champion
TE Elijah Kuiper – Class of 2023
DL Tristan Ferrera – Class of 2024
DL Ezekial “EZ” Gaska – Class of 2025
DL Ehren Manuel – Class of 2029
 
Statistics that involve #97:
97 – receptions in a career – Chris Weaver (2005-07) – 5th All-Time
97 – solo tackles in a career – Spencer Clark (2000-03)
97 – solo tackles in a career – Conner Bryan (2002-04)
97 – solo tackles in a career – Shane McMaster (2008-10)
97 – tackle points in a career – Nolan Lematrie (2009-10)
97 – tackle points in a season – Joshua Carter (2017)
97 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Jeffery Mattox (2018-19)
 
Navarre is 60-37 in their last 97 games.

98 Days Until Friday Night Lights Return – Navarre Raiders

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98 Days Until Friday Night Lights Return – Navarre Raiders

The standard never fades…
Built by those before.
Carried on by those today
 
Now, let’s continue to charter where the journey has already taken us…
 
98 games ago – Gulf Breeze 31, Navarre 28 (2016)
 
Gulf Breeze…7 10 7 7 – 31
Navarre…7 14 0 7 – 28
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Caine Adamson – 20-30, 222 yards, 2 TDs; Michael Carter – 21 carries, 122 yards, TD; Dante Wright – 3 receptions, 84 yards, TD, 4-4 XPs
Defense – Aaron Mitchell – 10 tackles, 2 QBH, sack
 
98th win in school history – Navarre 57, Catholic 14 (2015)
 
Catholic…0 7 0 7 – 14
Navarre…23 13 14 7 – 57
 
Stars of the Game
Offense – Michael Carter – 13 carries, 235 yards, 4 TDs
Defense – Xavier Fernandez – 9 tackles; Aaron Mitchell & Bo Hering – 8 tackles each
 
Players that wore #98
DL Mason Scheiwe – Class of 2025
DL Rylan Mapel – Class of 2029
 
Statistics that involve #98
98 – total tackle points in a career – Michael Hagewood (2005-06)
98 – total tackle points in a career – Walter Hill (2007-08)
98 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Thomas Leggett (2014)
98 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a career – Matthew Downey (2017-18)
98 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Bryce Wheeler (2024)
 
Navarre is 61-37 in their last 98 games.
 
Our image for 98 days is a special one for us as it reflects one young mans perseverance to overcome and still achieve his dream of playing high school football…Mason Scheiwe!

*** SPRING GAME DAY ***

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*** GAME DAY ***

WHO: Navarre Raiders vs. Milton Panthers
WHAT: Spring Game
WHY: See the future for both teams for the 2026 season
WHERE: Hurley Manning Field at Haywood Hanna Stadium
WHEN: Tonight, 7 PM Central
 
We will not broadcast tonight’s game. Our next broadcast will be Week 1 of the regular season as the Raiders will travel to Tallahassee to take on Florida High.

*** GAME DAY ***

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*** GAME DAY ***

WHO: Navarre Lady Raiders vs. Pace Lady Patriots
WHAT: FHSAA Class 6A, Region 1 Championship Game
WHERE: Pace High School
WHEN: Tonight, 6:30 PM Central
RECORD: Navarre (15-10); Pace (24-4)
FLORIDA RANK: Navarre (44); Pace (2)
CLASS 6A RANK: Navarre (7); Pace (2)
 
Pace has won the previous three match-ups this season (10-3, 15-4 & 4-3).