3 days to the original kickoff of the 2020 HS Football season as Navarre would have been traveling to Gulf Breeze on 21 Aug 20. The season originally was scheduled to start on 27 Jul 20 (practice); but has now been delayed until 24 Aug 20.
3 games ago – Chiles 49, Navarre 31 (2019)
Box Score
Chiles…..14 7 14 14 – 49
Navarre…7 10 7 7 – 31
Chiles…..14 7 14 14 – 49
Navarre…7 10 7 7 – 31
The Raiders (4-4, 1-3) still looking for their first win against a team from Tallahassee since 2006 (beat Florida High, 17-6), couldn’t stop the running game of Chase Gillespie (24 carries, 182 yards) and Garrett Greene (21 carries, 178 yards) as they fell at home in District action.
Chiles’ Gillespie started the scoring at 7:35 when he broke off a 50-yard run. Marlon Courtney III connected on a 30-yard pass to Jaden Rivera to tie the score up at 7-7 at 5:36. With 37.3 seconds left in the quarter, Gillespie added his second score of the night from 23 yards out…Chiles up 14-7.
On the Raiders first possession of the second quarter, Preston Penton would draw Navarre within four with a 29-yard field goal at 10:17. Then, Courtney would give the Raiders their only lead of the night as he scampered in from 14 at 6:33. But West Virginia commit, Garrett Greene would score his first of three touchdowns on the night at 4:07, this one on a 52-yard run. 21-17 Timberwolves at the half.
Greene put Chiles up by 11 at 7:50 of the third on a 2-yard run. Navarre would cut it back to four when Bailey Huston answered from 18 yards out at 6:38. Then Greene found Jalen Herring on a 38-yard pass play at 3:20. 35-24 Timberwolves.
Twenty nine seconds into the fourth the Raiders were back within four, as Rivera scored his second touchdown on the night. But that’s where scoring would end for Navarre as Chiles put the game away with a Greene one yard plunge and a 100-yard interception return by Herring.
Courtney went 15-25 for 192 yards and a score and two interceptions. Rivera had his breakout night, finishing with 170 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown. Tyler England led the receiving core with eight receptions for 73 yards.
England also led the defense with 12 tackles (8 solo/4 assists) and Huston and Sebastian Melendez added 8 tackles each (5 solo/3 assists). Penton finished 4-4 on extra points and made his only field goal attempt.
Raiders who wore #3:
QB/DB Kris Metcalf – Class of 2003
TE/DB Phillip Munday – Class of 2006
WR Chris Weaver – Class of 2008
DE Eugene Robinson – Class of 2010 – played at University of Arkansas-Monticello
LB Johnny Robinson-Pettus – Class of 2013
WR/DB/P Octavien Moyer – Class of 2016 – playing baseball at FAMU
DB Jace Kempner – Class of 2017
RB Chris Williams – Class of 2019
DB/WR Xayvion Thomas – Class of 2020 – currently at South Alabama
QB/DB Kris Metcalf – Class of 2003
TE/DB Phillip Munday – Class of 2006
WR Chris Weaver – Class of 2008
DE Eugene Robinson – Class of 2010 – played at University of Arkansas-Monticello
LB Johnny Robinson-Pettus – Class of 2013
WR/DB/P Octavien Moyer – Class of 2016 – playing baseball at FAMU
DB Jace Kempner – Class of 2017
RB Chris Williams – Class of 2019
DB/WR Xayvion Thomas – Class of 2020 – currently at South Alabama
3 – wins against an opponent – Holmes County (3-0) & Tate (3-2)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Michael Porter (2000)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Armani Williams (2009)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Johnny Robinson-Pettus (2010)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Nick Benton (2011)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Marcus Mays (2013)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Will Robinson-Pettus (2013)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Everette Alford (2014)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Anthony Miller (2014)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Xavier Fernandez (2015)
3 – passing touchdowns in a game – Caine Adamson (twice, 2016)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Lee Jones (2016)
3 – passing touchdowns in a game – Sage Chambers (three times, 2017)
3 – touchdown receptions in a game – Dante Wright (twice, 2017)
3 – fumble recoveries in a season – Evan Gourley (2018)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Evan Gourley (2018)
3 – fumble recoveries in a season – Alex Gilchrist (2018)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Matthew Downey (2018)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Michael Porter (2000)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Armani Williams (2009)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Johnny Robinson-Pettus (2010)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Nick Benton (2011)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Marcus Mays (2013)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Will Robinson-Pettus (2013)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Everette Alford (2014)
3 – caused fumbles in a season – Anthony Miller (2014)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Xavier Fernandez (2015)
3 – passing touchdowns in a game – Caine Adamson (twice, 2016)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Lee Jones (2016)
3 – passing touchdowns in a game – Sage Chambers (three times, 2017)
3 – touchdown receptions in a game – Dante Wright (twice, 2017)
3 – fumble recoveries in a season – Evan Gourley (2018)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Evan Gourley (2018)
3 – fumble recoveries in a season – Alex Gilchrist (2018)
3 – blocked kicks in a season – Matthew Downey (2018)
Navarre is 2-1 in their last three games and trails in the series against Chiles, 1-0. The only other time these two teams met was in the Kickoff Classic in 2017.