West Florida Downs Northview In Spring Jamboree (With Photo Gallery)

May 20, 2011

The Northview Chiefs, coming off the best season ever in the school’s history, lost to the West Florida Jaguars 21-6 Thursday night during the varsity part of their spring football jamboree.

The Chief’s lone score came from Brandon Sheets with a 53-yard run.

The loss was, to say the least, a disappointment for Head Coach Sid Wheatley. He said the team had spent the three weeks of spring practice working on some new tricks that failed Thursday night due to mistakes.

For a photo gallery from the jamboree, click here.

“We knew we would have some mistakes and miscues; we were trying some different things offensively,” Wheatley said.

The mistakes and miscues were not limited to the offense, with the defense giving up some big plays.”Tackling was the most disappointing thing for us defensively,” he said. “We will work extremely hard to get better on the basics like tackling.”

Wheatley said fans will see a much improved team by fall, where the Chiefs have their sights set on that bringing thhat elusive state championship trophy home to Bratt.
We are going to continue to work, and we are going to be better,” Wheatley said.

West Florida scored with a 30-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Faxlanger to Ty Peasant, an 11-yard run from Daylan Abrams and a 12-yard dash from Lawrence Lee.

For a photo gallery from the jamboree, click here.

JUNIOR VARSITY

In the JV half of Thursday nights spring football jamboree at Woodham Middle School, the West Florida Jaguars slipped past the Northview Chiefs 3-0.

Even with the loss, Head Coach Sid Wheatley said his JV Chiefs played hard, moved the ball well and controlled the clock.

“I though the young kids played hard, and they are going to get better,” he said. “We are going to continue to work and have a great off-season and be ready to go in the fall.”

Pictured: Action as the Northview Chiefs take on the West Florida Jaguars Thursday evening at Woodham Middle School. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

5 Responses to “West Florida Downs Northview In Spring Jamboree (With Photo Gallery)”

  1. footballplayer on May 22nd, 2011 8:31 am

    WEST FLORIDA TECH is garabage. Northview beat them every year they played then. The spring means nothing. And lasttime i check West Florida Tech is the worst football team in florida. There record is like 4-76 since the school opened. Ppl schedule WFT for there homecoming to whoop up on them. Lol. Players get there stats up when they play WFT.

  2. joe on May 21st, 2011 3:06 pm

    remember, if you don’t get the grades you can’t make the plays!
    we need all of the team to get it together.

  3. robert on May 20th, 2011 3:10 pm

    They need to rethink the 3-4 defense and go back to what got them there last year on defense. that defense leaves to many gaos in the middle of the field. Also the defensive line needs some work on staying low everyone of them came out of there stanse last night standing straight up. ALWAYS REMEBER THAT THE LOW MAN WINS THE FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. Chief Fan on May 20th, 2011 11:32 am

    This game was more of a smack down.
    What happened to the chiefs from last season?
    We got spanked like a kid talking back to granny!
    lets get it together Chiefs, we want another awsome season! lets go all the way again. we know what it takes, lets make it happen!

  5. McDavid Resident on May 20th, 2011 8:06 am

    GO JAGS!!! WOOT!!!