Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 39 Days

Elijah Sylvester
39 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.
 
39 games ago – Navarre 41, Choctaw 24 (2017)
 
Box Score
Choctaw…0 17 0 7 – 24
Navarre….7 7 14 13 – 41
 
The Raiders (3-0) jumped out to a 7-0 lead after one; then the Indians rallied in the second, to take 17-14 to the half. But, it was all Navarre in the second half as they outscored Choctaw 27-7 to win their third straight to open up the season.
 
Sage Chambers completed 10-17 for 174 yards and three touchdowns. Two of those went to Dante Wright (4 receptions, 87 yards) and the other one went to Bryson Brewer. Omari Green had another solid performance on the ground (17 carries, 151 yards, TD).
 
James Segrest led the defense with 10 tackles (5 solo/5 assists/2 sacks) and Cade Taylor finished with 8 (4 solo/4 assists). Nolan Garrett had a blocked punt and two of the Raiders eight sacks on the night. Kevin Taich went 5-6 on extra points.
 
Raider who wore #39:
DB Elijah Sylvester – Class of 2018
 
Current Raider wearing #39:
LB Bruce Eberhardt – Class of 2023
 
Statistics that involve #39:
39 – points scored in a game – vs. Port St Joe (Week 1 – 1999)
39 – assisted tackles in a season – Thomas Leggett (2014)
39 – solo tackles in a season – Dylan Main (2014)
39 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Kyle Arrasmith (2014)
39 – assisted tackles in a career – Tyler Morton (2014-15)
39 – points scored in a season – Octavien Moyer (2015)
39 – assisted tackles in a career – Mitchell Hunt (2016-18)
39 – receptions in a season – Dante Wright (2017)
39 – total tackles (solo/assists) in a season – Xayvion Thomas (2019)
 
Navarre is 30-9 in their last 39 games and lead the series against Choctaw, 9-7. The Indians have outscored the Raiders in the series, 423-419.

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