7 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.
7 games ago – Lincoln 35, Navarre 20 (2019)
Box Score
Navarre…7 7 0 6 – 20
Lincoln…..7 14 7 7 – 35
The Raiders (3-1, 0-1) had not faced an opponent from Tallahassee since the heartbreaking 34-33 triple overtime loss to Lincoln in the 2010 Region Finals. On this Thursday night, they found themselves up against the Trojans once again.
Navarre scored first as Marlon Courtney III connected with Xayvion Thomas on a 39-yard scoring play at 7:32 of the first quarter. Lincoln would answer at the 6:28 mark when Marko Skarica hauled in a 56-yard catch from Chris Beard…7-7 after one.
Courtney put the Raiders back on top when he scampered in from the three at 8:59 of the second. Lincoln would respond two touchdo6wn passes, Beard to Sage Ennis (Clemson commit) for 27 yards and Perry Fisher to Ennis for 64 yards…Trojans 21-14 at the half.
The lone touchdown in the third quarter came when Beard threw his third touchdown of the night, 22 yards to Dominic Larry…28-14 Lincoln.
The Trojans stretched that lead out to 21 when Ennis ran one in from four yards out. Navarre would get on the board one more time, as Jaydin Antonio found the end zone from 6-yards out…Lincoln 35-20.
Courtney finished the night 13-21 for 228 yards and a touchdown. Tyler England had four receptions for 111 yards and Xayvion Thomas hauled in four for 77 yards and a score. Navarre was limited to 42 yards on 31 carries on the night.
The Raiders held the Trojans to 31 yards on 32 carries, but Lincoln passed for 333 yards on the night. It was a record breaking performance for Navarre’s defensive end Grady Kelly as led the defense with 11 tackles (8 TFL/7 sacks/8 QBH). The seven sacks in a game is a Navarre record.
Raiders who wore #7:
Trey Rose – Class of 2001
Colton Kane – Class of 2011 – played at Florida Atlantic & Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Jordan Jones – Class of 2012
Mikul Smith – Class of 2013 – serving in U.S. Marine Corps
Will Robinson-Pettus – Class of 2014
Michael Carter – Class of 2017 – currently playing at University of North Carolina
Current Raider wearing #7:
Tyler Martinez – Class of 2021
7 – receiving touchdowns in a season – Stephen Crabtree (1999)
7 – receiving touchdowns in a season – Chris Weaver (2007)
7 – receiving touchdowns in a season – Brad Leggett (2010)
7 – sacks in a season – Chris Anderson (2010)
7 – sacks in a season – Virgilio Hunter (2010)
7 – blocked kicks in a career – Nick Benton (2010-12) *
7 – interceptions in a career – Elijah Appel – (2011-12)
7 – receiving touchdowns in a season – Jordan Leggett (2012)
7 – receiving touchdowns in a season – Quentin Randolph (2013)
7 – touchdowns in a game – Michael Carter (2016) *
7 – sacks in a game – Grady Kelly (2019) *
7 – playoff appearances – Jay Walls (2012-present) *
* Navarre Record
Navarre is 3-4 in their last seven games and trails in the series against Lincoln, 2-0.