Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 22 Days

Russell Mertens
Adam Hamilton
Gio Randolph
Gio Randolph - Grambling State
Elijah Appel
Cade Taylor
Derek Percivalle
22 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.
 
22 games ago – Navarre 40, Gulf Breeze 12 (2018)
 
Box Score
Gulf Breeze…0 0 0 12 – 12
Navarre…..19 7 14 0 – 40
 
The Raiders (8-1, 3-0) go undefeated in District play for the second straight year. Navarre jumped out to a 19-0 lead after one, the first coming on a 70-yard pass from Marlon Courtney III to Dante Wright at 10:59. The defense got into the scoring column as well as Evan Gourley recovered a fumble in the end zone at 9:01 and then Quinn Caballeo ran one in from the 12 at the 1:19 mark.
 
Tyler England would find the end zone on a 29-yard pass from Wright at 1:04 for the only score of the second quarter…26-0 Navarre at the half.
 
Chris Williams (13-yard run) and Josh Carter (3-yard run) extended the lead to 40-0 by the end of the third quarter, so there would be a running clock in the fourth quarter.
 
The Dolphins would score two late touchdowns in the fourth quarter as Tyler Dittmer scored on a 34-yard run at 2:28 and Nic Deweese hauled in a 28-yard reception from Cooper Harris as time expired.
 
It was a quiet nice of passing for Courtney as he went 3-6 for 115 yards and a score; he also added 46 yards on nine carries. Chris Williams led the ground attack with 79 yards on nine carries and a TD.
 
Josh Carter led the way on defense with 14 tackles (5 solo/9 assists) and a blocked punt and the Raiders produced double digit tackles for loss (10) for the third straight game. Jordan Jefferson leading the way with four and Grady Kelly added three. Wright was 4-4 on extra points.
 
Raiders who wore #22:
DB/WR Lucas Thomas – Class of 2003
RB Tashan Verdell – Class of 2006
DB Russell Mertens – Class of 2007
DB/K Adam Hamilton – Class of 2009
DB Giovanni Randolph – Class of 2011 – played at Grambling State
DB Elijah Appel – Class of 2013
LB Cade Taylor – Class of 2018
 
Current Raider wearing #22:
DB Derek Percivalle – Class of 2022
 
Statistics that involve #22:
22 – points scored in a game – vs. Gulf Breeze (Week 10 – 2006)
22 – wins by a coach in his career – Chad Lashley (2008-11)
22 – points scored in a game – vs. Pensacola (Week 2 – 2011)
22 – rushing touchdowns in a season – Dwayne Carter (2011) – 2nd All-Time
22 – points scored in a game – vs. Catholic (Week 1 – 2013)
22 – assisted tackles in a season – Dylan Main (2014)
22 – assisted tackles in a season – Jay Klosinski (2014)
22 – points scored in a game – vs. Tate (Playoffs – 2015)
22 – touchdown passes in a career – Caine Adamson (2014-16)
22 – tackles for loss in a season – Jordan Jefferson (2018) – 2nd All-Time
22 – solo tackles in a season – Connor Eastwood (2019)
22 – solo tackles in a season – Sebastian Melendez (2020)
 
Navarre is 16-6 in their last 22 games and leads the all-time series against Gulf Breeze, 14-8. The Raiders have outscored the Dolphins in the series, 554-427.

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