19 days to kickoff of the 2021 High School Football season for the Navarre Raiders as they will host Fort Walton Beach on 27 Aug 2021.
19 games ago – Navarre 50, Escambia 22 (2nd Round, Playoffs – 2018)
Box Score
Escambia…0 7 15 0 – 22
Navarre…14 6 23 7 – 50
Escambia…0 7 15 0 – 22
Navarre…14 6 23 7 – 50
The Raiders (11-1) avenged their only loss of the regular season against the Gators. Marlon Courtney III scored on Navarre’s first possession at 10:10 with a 15-yard run; then he found Fernando Gomez for a 19-yard score…14-0 after one.
Escambia cut the lead to seven early in the second when Av Smith hit Chris Hale on a 75-yard strike. Kevin Taich would stretch the lead to 13 in the second quarter as he connected on two 37-yard field goals…Raiders up 20-7.
The scoring was early and often in the third quarter and Chris Williams got it going with a 38-yard run and Navarre had their biggest lead of the game. On the ensuing kickoff, Escambia’s Patrick Sanders broke free and returned the kick 92 yards for a score to cut the lead to 27-14. Raiders would score the next 10 on a 6-yard run from Carter and Taich’s third field goal of the night. Gators Frank Pesant found the end zone from three yards to get within 15 at 1:38; but Navarre would answer right back on Dante Wright’s 63-yard run…43-22 Raiders.
Jaydin Antonio would put the final touches on Navarre’s win with a one yard run at 6:14. Taich finished the night, 5-6 on extra points and went 3-3 on field goals; his best night as a Raider.
After throwing for over 300 yards in the first meeting, Navarre didn’t have to rely on their passing game as much, as Courtney completed 9-18 for 116 yards and a TD. Raiders turned to the running game and Williams led the way with 145 yards on 16 carries and Wright added 93 yards on three carries. Navarre finished the night with 343 yards on 46 carries.
On defense, Josh Carter led the way again with 11 tackles (7 solo/4 assists) and Isaiah Heyward pitched in with 9 (4 solo/5 assists/sack). The Raiders defense forced three turnovers on the night (interception & two fumble recoveries) and also recorded a blocked field goal.
Raiders who wore #19:
LB Teddy Harrell – Class of 2016 – serving in U.S. Army
RB T. J. Peltier – Class of 2021
LB Teddy Harrell – Class of 2016 – serving in U.S. Army
RB T. J. Peltier – Class of 2021
Current Raider wearing #19:
QB Curran Oberg – Class of 2024
QB Curran Oberg – Class of 2024
Statistics that involve #19:
19 – points scored in a game – vs. Choctaw (Week 5 – 2000)
19 – rushing touchdowns in a career – Frank Willis (1999-2001)
19 – touchdown passes in a career – Dusty Jones (2009-11)
19 – rushing touchdowns in a season – Jay Warren (2010)
19 – points scored in a game – vs. Pace (Week 3 – 2012)
19 – points scored in a game – vs. Milton (Week 5 – 2013)
19 – touchdown passes in a season – Matthew Webb (2014) – 2nd All-Time
19 – tackles for loss in a season – Anthony Miller (2014) – 3rd All-Time
19 – solo tackles in a season – Jay Klosinski (2014)
19 – solo tackles in a season – Lee Jones (2015)
19 – assisted tackles in a career – Dante Wright (2016-18)
19 – solo tackles in a season – Mitchell Hunt (2017)
19 – touchdown passes in a season – Marlon Courtney III (2018) – 2nd All-Time
19 – assisted tackles in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2018)
19 – solo tackles in a season – Sebastian Melendez (2019)
19 – points scored in a game – vs. Choctaw (Week 5 – 2000)
19 – rushing touchdowns in a career – Frank Willis (1999-2001)
19 – touchdown passes in a career – Dusty Jones (2009-11)
19 – rushing touchdowns in a season – Jay Warren (2010)
19 – points scored in a game – vs. Pace (Week 3 – 2012)
19 – points scored in a game – vs. Milton (Week 5 – 2013)
19 – touchdown passes in a season – Matthew Webb (2014) – 2nd All-Time
19 – tackles for loss in a season – Anthony Miller (2014) – 3rd All-Time
19 – solo tackles in a season – Jay Klosinski (2014)
19 – solo tackles in a season – Lee Jones (2015)
19 – assisted tackles in a career – Dante Wright (2016-18)
19 – solo tackles in a season – Mitchell Hunt (2017)
19 – touchdown passes in a season – Marlon Courtney III (2018) – 2nd All-Time
19 – assisted tackles in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2018)
19 – solo tackles in a season – Sebastian Melendez (2019)
Navarre is 13-6 in their last 19 games and leads the all-time series against Escambia, 7-3. The Raiders have outscored the Gators in the series, 285-201.