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Northview Chiefs Destroy Wewahitchka In Semifinal Game 67-14

The Northview Chiefs destroyed the Wewahitchka Gators 67-14 in round one of 1A playoff action Friday night in Bratt.

It was the biggest win in the history of Northview High School — the 67 points set a new school record for the number of points in a game, thanks to a final touchdown at the buzzer from Andrew Farrow.

The win was so big, it even surprised Northview Head Coach Sid Wheatley.

“The plan was to hopefully play a good football game and win,” Wheatley said. “I didn’t expect it to be like this, to be quite honest with you. I’m very proud of the effort tonight.”

For a photo gallery from the game, click here.
For a photo gallery with the cheerleaders, band and dance team, click here.

Things were looking really bad for the Wewa Gators very early — just seconds into the second quarter, Northview was already up 35-0.

The Chiefs opened the scoring with a 45-yard pass from Brandon Sheets to sophomore Dalton Daniel with 9:26 to go in the first quarter. A good kick, and the Chiefs were up 7-0. LaMikal Kyles added a 46-yard touchdown run — his first of three. And  Sheets hit Kyles with a 45-yard pass to round out the first quarter.

Roderick Woods was in on a 1-yard run for another Chiefs touchdown with 11:09 to go in the second quarter. Wewa scored ona 19-yard pass with 7:54 in the second. Northview answered with a 14-yard TD run from Montaio Mitchell and an 80-yard run from Kyles, who had just over 200 yards total offense on the night.

Daniel returned a fumble for a 50-yard touchdown with 9:12 on the clock in the third for his second touchdown of the night, and Vaughan picked up a 34-yard TD run with 11:10 in the fourth.

“The offense was tremendous. I thought our defense hung in there and battled,” he said. “It was a great night for Northview tonight.”

With the big win over the Wewa Gators, the Chiefs advance to the regional finals next Friday night. They will host Freeport, which defeated Vernon 32-18 Friday night.

“Next week, I just told the kids, it’s only going to get tougher. We’ve got to have a great week of preparation. We’ll enjoy it this weekend, but know that when Monday comes, we’ve got to go back to work. We’ve set some goals for ourselves. We want to keep working and try to reach those,” Wheatley added.

• For a photo gallery from the game, click here.
• For a photo gallery with the cheerleaders, band and dance team, click here.

Pictured top: Junior LaMikal Kyles in for a Chiefs touchdown, one of three touchdowns he made Friday night as Northview beat Wewahitchka in Bratt. Pictured insetd: More action as the Chiefs advance to the regional finals next Friday night. Pictured below: Northview QB Brandon Sheets (#8) passes for the Chiefs. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.