Four Teams, Including Northview, Undefeated In District 1-A
September 24, 2010
Four teams remain undefeated in District 1-A football three weeks into the 2010 season — including the Northview Chiefs.
The Chiefs are 1-0 in district play, as is Freeport. Vernon and Holmes County are both 2-0 in the district.
Northview, which was off last week, will face Bozeman this Friday night in Bratt. Bozeman has not won a football game this year. For the Chiefs, it’s the first game of the season at home.
Tonight’s Prep Schedule
September 24, 2010
Here is a schedule of area prep football games tonight in the North Escambia area.
Remember, if you are attending a game, we encourage you to email us scores, stats and/or photos tonight to news@northescambia.com.
Florida
- Bozeman at Northview
- Tate at Pace
- Flomaton at Jay
- Gulf Breeze at West Florida
- Pensacola at Washington
- Crestview at Catholic
- Navare at Pine Forest
- Escambia at Miilton
Alabama
- Flomaton at Jay
- Escambia County (Atmore) at Faith Academy
- Escambia Academy at Patrician
- T.R. Miller at Andalusia
- Hillcrest at W.S. Neal
Pictured top: The Northview Chiefs at a recent practice. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Northview Beats Freeport
September 24, 2010
The Northview varsity and junior varsity beat Freeport on the volleyball coat Thursday.
Varsity
The varsity Lady Chiefs defeated Freeport three games to two — 25-13, 25-15, 11-25, 24-26, 15-13.
“The varsity came out intense and ready to play. The scores from the first two games show that. We struggled to maintain that intensity in the third game and the beginning of the fourth game. However, towards the middle of the fourth game the girls picked their intensity back up and really played hard. They kept that same intensity in the fifth game and we were able to come away with a win,” Northview Head Coach Betty Heaton said.
Seniors Shawna Montgomery, Ashely Digmon, Sarah Killam and Katie Wieborg led the Lady Chiefs in their first home matches of the season. Montgomery produced 15 kills, six aces, five blocks and three digs, while Digmon added 13 assists, two aces and three digs. Killam had 11 assists, one kill, three digs, five aces and a block; and Wieborg had five kills, three aces and two digs.
The Northview Lady Chiefs are 3-1 in district play and 4-9 overall.
Junior Varsity
The junior varsity Lady Chiefs had swept Freeport — 25-15, 25-19.
“The JV team did a great job communicating and making effort during the game. They really stepped up and played hard,” Heaton said.
Paeton Hadley finished with eight assists, two aces and two digs, while Lana Clayton had five kills and three aces. Madison Arrington added two assists and one ace; and Danielle Steadham had seven kills and one dig.
The JV Lady Chiefs are 2-6 overall.
Pictured: Senior Katie Wieborg prepares to serve for the Northview Lady Chiefs. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
‘Person of Interest’ Named In Escambia Murder Investigation
September 24, 2010
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has named a person of interest in a Pensacola murder.
Larry Cox, Jr., 22, of Pensacola, is wanted by the Sheriff’s Office on an unrelated accessory after the fact charge. He is also a person of interest in the August 25 murder of Matthew William Suarez on Madison Drive in the Mayfair Subdivision.
Anyone with information about the current whereabouts of Cox is asked to contact the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Gulf Coast Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP. Persons providing a tip to Crime Stoppers are eligible for up to a $1,000 reward.
Registration Discount Ends Today For Chief Challenge 5K Run/Walk
September 24, 2010
The First Annual Chief Challenge 5K Run/Walk is coming to Northview High School, and today is the last day to receive a preregistration discount.
The event will be held Saturday, October 2 at 8:30 a.m. at the school campus in Bratt. “The course is not your typical 5K race. It includes a variety of terrains and challenging hills around the campus,” according to event organizers.
A preregistration discount is available through September 24. For a registration form and more details, click here.
The First Annual Chief Challenge 5K Run/Walk is sponsored in part by NorthEscambia.com.
Jay Quarterback Club Lunches Sold Today
September 24, 2010
If you are hungry and in North Santa Rosa County, the Jay Quarterback Club has lunch for you.
The Jay Quarterback Club will be selling Chubby’s Chicken Dinners consisting of a leg quarter, baked beans, cole slaw, bread and a dessert for $7. Pick ups will be at the football field concession stand, while delivery is available for orders of five or more.
The Jay Quarterback Club supports all athletics at Jay High School. For more information call (850) 675-2730.
Stuck Truck Blocks Molino Roadway
September 23, 2010
Traffic was blocked on a Barrineau Park Road for a short time Thursday afternoon by a stuck truck. The driver of the 18-wheel flatbed truck attempted to turn around and became stuck just west of Highway 29. Submitted photo by April Mitchell for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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Molino Man Charged With Scott’s Pharmacy Robbery
September 23, 2010
A Molino man is now behind bars charged with the Monday robbery of Scott’s Pharmacy in Molino.
Joseph Daniel Flowers, 56, of 484 Molino Road, was booked into the Escambia County Jail just before noon Thursday. He is charged with robbery with a firearm, grand theft, possession of a firearm in pharmacy, and wearing a mask while committing a felony. All of the charges are felonies. Flowers bond was initially set at $60,000.
About 1:30 Monday afternoon, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department believes Flowers robbed the pharmacy at Highway 29 and Molino Road at gunpoint while wearing boxer shorts on his head.
The bandit was described by witnesses as a white male in navy blue bathrobe, blue jeans, black house slippers, yellow kitchen-type gloves, and with boxer shorts on his head. He entered the store and announced that he was robbing the business. Employees said he was armed with a revolver that was wrapped in a plastic bag and pointed at a store employee as he demanded prescription narcotics. Flowers threatened to kill witnesses if the police responded, the report states.
Flowers, “No cops better pull up, because I will kill someone and I will not have a problem doing it either,” a pharmacy employee told deputies.
Flowers fled the store with a large quantity of narcotics worth several thousand dollars in two plastic bags, according to the ECSO report. Deputies recovered an unknown number of pill bottles outside the store following the robbery. Investigators did not say how much of the stolen medication was recovered.
A store employee told deputies that she recognized the suspect as Flowers, a pharmacy customer, by his voice.
For a photo gallery from the pharmacy and the standoff on Molino Road, click here.
A witness told deputies that he saw the armed robber run from the store and enter his getaway vehicle. A vehicle matching the exact description was located in Flower’s yard at 484 Molino Road near the U.S. Post Office.
A short time after the robbery, numerous deputies converged on the home. With weapons drawn, deputies ordered the occupants of the home to exit. Flowers and a female complied and were temporarily detained, questioned and later released.
A third person, identified as a relative of Flowers, refused to exit the home. Deputies could be heard calling the man by name, ordering him step outside and threatening to send a K-9 into the home. After the standoff continued for about a half hour, the man exited the brick home and was detained. He was later released after being questioned by investigators.
Inside the home, deputies recovered a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver matching the description of the one given by store employees, according to the report.
Deputies took Flowers into custody Thursday morning shortly after a judge signed a warrant for his arrest.
Click here for an earlier story about the robbery. For a photo gallery from the scene, click here.
Pictured top: Joseph Daniel Flowers was temporarily detained by deputies Monday afternoon at a home at 484 Molino Road. Pictured top inset: Scott’s Pharmacy in Molino was robbed at gunpoint Monday afternoon. Picture inset: An Escambia County Sheriffs Deputy stands with her weapon drawn has she orders a man to exit the backdoor of a home on Molino Road. Pictured below: Deputies were involved in a brief standoff at a Molino Road home following the pharmacy robbery. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.
Double Murder Update: Santa Rosa Victims Shot To Death
September 23, 2010
Authorities have released the names of two people found dead alongside a road in North Santa Rosa county Wednesday afternoon, and they now say the pair died from gunshot wounds.
The victims were Tracie Lynn Tolbert, 43, of Milton, and Robert McArthur Hamm, 41, of Milton.
“Preliminary autopsy results indicate that both victims in the double murder on Jesse Allen Road died from gunshot wounds,” according to Sgt. Scott Haines, public information officer for the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s office. He declined to release further details concerning autopsies conducted on the victims.
A resident of Jesse Allen Road called authorities just after 4:30 to report what looked like a large amount of blood in Jesse Allen Road. When deputies arrived, deputies found the two bodies on opposite sides of the roadway. The Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office is calling the incident a double homicide and releasing few other details.
Authorities have not determined if the murder happened on Jesse Allen Road or if the bodies were perhaps dumped in the area. The Florida Highway Patrol also responded to the scene, determining that the deaths were not traffic related.
Jesse Allen Road runs west off Highway 87, about 18 miles south of Jay and not far from Central High School.
More details will be posted as they become available.
Pictured: Murder victims Tracie Lynn Tolbert and Robert McArthur Hamm.
Deputies Capture Wanted Felon That Was Subject Of Monday Manhunt
September 23, 2010
The wanted felon that ran from Escambia County deputies Monday afternoon in Century and eluded capture in a manhunt is now behind bars.
Darius Jerel Gardner, 22, of Pensacola, was booked into the Escambia County Jail early Thursday morning on an outstanding warrant for escape. He is being held without bond. Deputies located Gardner at a mobile home on Old Flomaton Road just after 11 p.m. Wednesday. He was taken into custody without incident.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a disturbance on Old Flomaton Road near Lake Street about 1:20 Monday afternoon. When the first deputy arrived on scene, a black male believed to be Gardner was seen running into a wooded area.
Deputies established a perimeter around the area and called in a K-9 team from the Century Correctional Institute. The dogs were reportedly able to trace Gardnert for some distance, but they were unable to locate him.
Further details about the escape charge against Gardner were not available Thursday morning.