Countdown to Kickoff – Navarre Raiders – 44 Days

John Hermance
Trey Palombo
Devin Colonel
Caleb Dale
44 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.
 
44 games ago – Navarre 60, Tate 28 (2nd Round, Playoffs – 2016)
 
Box Score
Navarre…13 12 14 21 – 60
Tate………..7 14 0 7 – 28
 
The Raiders (11-1) 2015 season ended at the hands of the Aggies; but Navarre was not going to have their year ended by Tate two years in a row. Both offenses were rolling in the first half, with the Raiders leading 25-21 going to the break. Navarre would outscore Tate in the second half, 35-7, to secure a trip to the Class 6A Region 1 Finals and a trip to St Augustine.
 
Michael Carter outdid his performance against American Heritage-Delray Beach by two yards (21 carries, 333 yards, 4 TDs) to set a new record for rushing yards in a game. Michael added a fifth touchdown on a 99-yard kickoff return. This was his third straight game over 200 yards.
 
He had a lot of help on this night as Caine Adamson went 5-8 with 102 yards passing and a TD. Dante Wright pitched in four carries for 96 yards and a score, as well as hauling in a 70-yard touchdown reception from Adamson. Navarre finished with 489 yards rushing on 40 carries and 591 total yards of offense.
 
Joshua Carter led the Raider defense with 13 tackles (9 solo/4 assists/3 TFL/sack/2 blocked FGs) and Bo Hering added 10 tackles (7 solo/3 assists). Wright was 4-5 on extra points and Saturn Wagner was 2-2.
 
Raiders who wore #44:
Matt Stephens – Class of 2000
DL John Hermance – Class of 2007
LB Trey Palombo – Class of 2009
LB Devin Colonel – Class of 2013
LB Caleb Dale – Class of 2018
LB Wyatt Bucey – Class of 2021
 
Current Raider wearing #44:
DB Jacob Herrara – Class of 2023
 
Statistics that involve #44:
44 – assisted tackles in a career – T. J. Williams (2003-05)
44 – receptions in a season – Kyle Irby (2007)
44 – assisted tackles in a career – Nolan Lemaitre (2009-10)
44 – points scored in a game – vs. FWB (Week 8 – 2012)
44 – points scored in a game – vs. Escambia (Playoffs – 2014)
44 – points scored in a game – vs. Milton (Week 7 – 2016)
44.5 – tackle points in a season – Royce Thomas (2016)
44 – solo tackles in a season – Dante Wright (2017)
 
Navarre is 34-10 in their last 44 games and leads the all-time series against Tate, 3-2. The Raiders have outscored the Aggies in the series, 147-88.

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