6A Washington Tops 1A Northview (With Photo Gallery)

August 22, 2015

Sometimes it’s just easier to play somebody your own size. But if you can hold you own against the big boys, it only makes you stronger.

The 1A Northview Chiefs certainly held their own against 6A Washington Friday night in a kickoff jamboree, in Bratt with Washington coming out on top 14-12.

And it won’t get any easier the next few weeks as the 1A Chiefs continue their trial by fire….they’ll face a pair of 6A teams – Crestview and Gulf Breeze.

“It’s not ideal playing much larger schools,” Northview Head Coach Sid Wheatley said. “It’s not what in a perfect scenario you would draw up. But that’s the way it fell, and as long as we can stay healthy I think it will make us better in the long run.”

Unlike the traditional kickoff Jamboree where junior varsity or backup players square off few a few quarters, Friday night’s meeting between the Chiefs and Wildcats was four quarters of full-on football.

Northview took the lead in the first quarter on a 6-yard run from Jared Aliff. And Northview held the lead at the half after a Luke Ward make a jumping catch of a 19-yard pass from quarterback Gavin Grant.

Wheatley was confident that his offense held their own during the four quarters with more possession time than the Wildcats, but NHS made a couple of key errors, including a fumble on the 2-yard line and another fumble inside the 15.

“You can’t leave points out there,” he said. “The difference could have been if we punched that touchdown in, but as it was we failed to do so.”

“For the most part, I thought we were sound. But those little mistakes, those can be fixed,” Wheatley said.

The Northview Chiefs will open the regular season at 7:00 next Friday night on the road against the 6A Crestview Bulldogs. They will sit out September 4 with an open date before hosting 6A Gulf Breeze on September 11.

For a photo gallery, click here. (Band, cheerleader and  dance team photos will be published later.)

NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

7 Responses to “6A Washington Tops 1A Northview (With Photo Gallery)”

  1. linday on August 23rd, 2015 10:10 pm

    @coach13 i think Cane ment the flomation hurri”canes” another team thats to scared to play northview

  2. Coach13 on August 23rd, 2015 7:19 am

    @Cane who is we? I hope you are not talking about Escambia Academy that would be a walk in the park for our Northview Chiefs. The two teams play 2 total different schedules and as you can see by Norhtview playing a 6A school Northview Scheduling is a lot harder, but you can bring them on.

  3. Puddin on August 22nd, 2015 7:59 pm

    Great job Northview. You will get them next time! @CANE Bring baby! Lol

  4. EW on August 22nd, 2015 6:16 pm

    Northview’s defense shut down those D-1 prospects

  5. CANE on August 22nd, 2015 4:52 pm

    Well if your looking for some competition we’re right over the line.
    Would be good for both teams.

  6. Coach13 on August 22nd, 2015 9:58 am

    Chiefs yall played a very good game and the sky is the limit for ya’ll team this season I am very proud of yall the score may not indicate what really happen during those 48mins last night because yall kick Washington butt all up and down the field. Good game and Good Luck on the season. GO CHIEFS!!!!! CHIEFSNATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  7. Good friend on August 22nd, 2015 7:50 am

    We are so proud of #15 Jared Aliff! Go Northview Chiefs!!

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