Little League Photos: Century Blackcats And Flomaton Hurricanes
October 11, 2009
The Century Blackcats and Flomaton Hurricanes met in little league football action Saturday at Anthony Pleasant Park in Century.
Pictured: Little league action between the Flomaton Hurricanes and Century Blackcats Saturday afternoon in Century. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Northview Gets Big District Win Over Holmes County
October 10, 2009
The Northview Chiefs picked up a major District 1-1A win against Holmes County 33-19 in Bonifay Friday night.
The Chiefs jumped out to an early lead with 9:33 to go in the first quarter on a 4-yard run from Shakel Holmes. With a good kick from Brad Lowery, the Chiefs were up 7-0 early in the game Holmes’ touchdown was a couple of plays after Northview recovered a fumbled Blue Devil snap inside the five.
Then with 2:57 in the first a 5-yard touchdown run from Ka’Daris Grice and a good kick pushed the NHS lead to 14-0.
Northview scored again with 9:09 in the second on a 5-yard Dusitin Yuhasz dash, 21-0.
NHS expanded their lead over the Holmes County Blue Devils to 27-0 with 1:03 to go in the half with another Shakel Holmes touchdown. The kick was no good.
Holmes County managed a 21-yard TD pass with 6:30 in the third to make it 27-6.
Ka’Daris Grice added another Chief touchdown from 12 yards out with just five seconds to go in the third quarter. A missed kick, and Chiefs expanded their lead to 33-6.
With 9:21 to go in the District 1-1A game, Bonifay added a seven yard touchdown run, making it 33-13 Chiefs. Bonifay managed another six from the six with just 21 seconds to go in the game. The Blue Devils came up short on a two point attemp for the final 33-19.
The Chiefs racked up an impressive 359 yards against Holmes County. Holmes had 104 yards and two touchdowns for Northview. Yuhasz gained 74 yards on a dozen carries, and Grice had 21 yards to go along with his two TD’s. La’Mikal Kyles gained 63 yards Friday night, and Jeremy Jackson had 71 yards.
On the defensive side of the Chiefs’ line, Levi Gideons had eight tackles for Northview.
The Northview High School Chiefs (4-1, 3-1) will be at home next Friday night against Freeport in another District 1-1A game. Freeport (4-1, 4-0) is the only undefeated team remaining in the district after a 43-21 win over South Walton (5-1, 4-1) Friday night.
For a photo gallery from the game, click here. Submitted photos by Brenda Garrett.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Bond Set At $250,000 For Day; Sheriff Says He Knows Where Body Is
October 10, 2009
Escambia County (Ala.) authorities say they know where to find the body of Woodrow “Token” Allen, the man Bruce Edward Day is accused of killing.
Day’s bond was set at $250,000 Friday by an Escambia County (Ala.) judge. He is charged with an open count of murder for the death of Allen, who was last seen in December of 2001.
Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff Grover Smith has said that new information has given his department the location of Allen’s body, and an attempt to recover it will be made soon.
A murder warrant for Day’s arrest was issued Monday, accusing him of killing Allen, 25, of Nokomis in 2001. Allen was last seen alive just a short time before he was scheduled to testify against Day in an attempted murder case.
Day was arrested on an attempted murder charge for shooting three times into a vehicle on James Road in Nokomis on October 28, 2001. The vehicle was occupied at the time by Allen, 25, and his juvenile niece. Allen’s mother reported him missing on December 17, 2001, claiming that she has last seen her son on December 13, 2001.
When U.S. Marshals attempted to arrest Day Tuesday, he fled into the woods near the University of West Florida, prompting the first lockdown in the school’s history. He surrendered to Smith in Atmore Thursday night.
For more on Day and his arrest, click here.
Tough Homecoming Loss For Jay
October 10, 2009
The Jay Royals suffered a tough homecoming district loss Friday to Vernon, 20-13.
Vernon jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, but the Royals answered. Rush Hendricks gained yardage for the Royals inside the five, but Hendricks went down hard. The Royals’ star running back suffered a serious knee injury and might be out of the rest of the season. Steven James drove the pigskin in from inside the five to complete the scoring drive for the Royals, tying the game at 7-7.
Vernon regained the lead 13-7 until Steven Brabham picked up another TD for the Royals. A missed kick, and the game was tied 13-13 in Jay. In the fourth, Vernon added the game winning touchdown and a good point after for the final, 20-13.
The Royals are now 1-3, 0-3 in district play. It’s a road trip next week for Jay, as they travel to take on South Walton. The following week, the Royals will play host to the Northview Chiefs.
Tate Falls To Pine Forest
October 10, 2009
The Tate Aggies fell to the Pine Forest Eagles Friday night, 49-21.
The Eagles had the only points on the board in the first quarter with a touchdown and a good kick with 7:22 remaining in the quarter.
The Eagles and Aggies split the second quarter, with both adding seven. Joey Harmon added the touchdown for Tate with a 9-yard pass from senior quarterback Edwin Richburg. A good kick from senior Blake Cicheskie with 2:18 in the half, and the Aggies were down 14-7.
PFHS and THS had a total of six touchdowns in the third quarter — four for the Eagles and two for the Aggies. A Richburg to Harmon 4-yard pass and Jamarian Bonner returned a fumble 79 yards for Aggie TDs. By the end of the third, Pine Forest was ahead 42-21.
The Eagles added a 2-yard TD in the fourth for the final, Pine Forest 49, Tate 21.
The Aggies have next week off to regroup before an away district game against Milton.
Losses For Flomaton, ECHS; Escambia Academy Wins
October 10, 2009
Excel 39 Flomaton 6
It was a rough night for Flomaton Friday night in Monroe County as the Hurricanes lost to Excel 39-6.
The ‘Canes will be on the road again next week against Millry.
Gulf Shores 42 Escambia County 6
The road trip to Gulf Shores was not a good one Friday night for the Escambia County High School Blue Devils.
The Blue Devils were up against Gulf Shores QB Logal Paul who threw for 347 yards and five touchdown in just three quarters.
Escambia County will be at home against Citronelle next week.
Escambia Academy 30 Clarke Prep 24
It was a happy homecoming for the Escambia Academy Cougars Friday night in Canoe.
EA beat Clarke Prep by a half dozen, 30-24. Escambia Academy will play their final home game of the season next Friday night against Meadowview.
Annual Fall Festival Held At Bratt Elementary
October 10, 2009
Bratt Elementary School held its annual Fall Festival Friday afternoon at the school, with hundreds of students and area residents attending despite a wet and soggy start.
The festival featured a variety of games, a hulu hoop contest, and plenty of food. A mid-afternoon storm dampened the beginning of the festival, but bright and sunny skies prevailed by the end of the annual event.
For a photo gallery from the Bratt Elementary Fall Festival, click here.
Pictured top: The “Go Fishing” game was popular Friday afternoon at the Bratt Fall Festival. Pictured left inset: It was hard to resist some of the tasty goodies available at the annual event. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Ernest Ward’s Got Talent
October 10, 2009
Seventh grader Morgan Ward received top honors Friday night in Ernest Ward Middle School’s Got Talent program.
Fourteen acts, ranging from singing to comedy routines to human video, participated in the program.
Morgan performed a human video to the song “Mighty to Save”. This year’s EWMS talent show featured an opportunity for the audience to purchase votes; the top audience vote getter was Miranda Bailey who danced as Michael Jackson.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery with all of the entertainers, click here.
Performers in the talent show were:
- Lorri Harrell, 6th grade, singing “In Better Hands”
- Danielle Steadham, Taylor Brook, Mason Solchenberger, 8th grade, The Ventrilaquist
- Morgan Ward, 7th grade, human video to “Mighty to Save”
- Reagan Bell, 7th grade, singing “All in All”
- Morgan Wiggins, 6th grade, twirl routine to “Route 66″
- Amy Murph, 7th grade, piano “Pachelbel’s Canon in D”
- D.J. Hadley, 8th grade, playing guitar “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
- Shalmali Bhadkamkar, 7th grade, singing “The Climb”
- Lauryn Walker and Rachel Presley, 8th grade, comedy routine “The Blondes”
- Miranda Bailey, 8th grade, dancing to “Billy Jean”
- Harmoni Till, 6th grade, singing “Fearless”
- Kaityln Abbot, 6th grade, twirl routine to “Footloose”
- Danielle Scott, 8th grade, singing “There Will Come A Day”
- Cory Hester, 8th grade, playing guitar “Evil Angel”
Pictured top: Morgan Ward’s dramatic human video to the song “Mighty to Save” took top honors at Ernest Ward Middle School’s Got Talent program Friday night. Pictured below: Amy Murph, seventh grade, performs “Pachelbel’s Canon in D”. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Jay, Tate To Perform At Band Competition Today
October 10, 2009
The Florida Bandmasters Association Music Performance Assesment for Marching Bands will be held today at Milton High School.
Sixteen bands from Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties will perform their halftime shows, including Tate and Jay high schools. The first band takes to the field at 2:30 p.m. and the last performs at 7:30 p.m. Results will be announced at 8:15 p.m.
Jay High School will perform at 3:15 p.m and Tate’s Show Band of the South will perform at 6:30 p.m.
Concessions will be available throughout the day. For more information, call (850) 983-5611.
Small Electrical Fire Reported At Molino Home
October 9, 2009
A small electrical fire caused minor damage to a Molino home Friday afternoon.
A homeowner on Pilgrim Trail West reported a small fire at an electrical outlet on a garage attached to the two story home. The fire was out by the time the first units from the Molino Station of Escambia Fire Rescue arrived on the scene. Firefighters used a thermal imaging camera to make sure the fire was not burning in a wall of the home.
Pictured: Firefighters responded to a small electrical fire at this Molino home Friday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.