Tate High’s Darrien McDowell Signs With Pensacola State
November 11, 2019
Tate High School senior Darrien McDowell has signed to play baseball with Pensacola State College. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview Advances To Region 1-1A Semifinals With Win Over Jay (With Photo Gallery)
November 9, 2019
The Northview Chiefs beat the Jay Royals 41-21 Friday night in the Region 1-1A quarterfinals in Bratt.
It was a back-to-back win over the Royals; Northview topped Jay 40-7 to wrap up the regular season last week.
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“Credit to Jay, they showed a lot of character from them because we had just beaten them by 33 last week. They easily could have come in and laid down like hey we are going to lose again, but I thought they fought really hard, and coaches did a really good job,” Northview head coach Derek Marshman said after the win.
Marshman said the Chiefs suffered from turnovers that led to a much closer game this week between the Royals and Chiefs.
“Five turnovers, four in the first half and one in the second half and then really six if you count a pick on a two point conversion. So sloppy from us but our kids were resilient and they fought hard; they battled through the adversity Our first three possessions was three turnovers; our opening kicking and then our next two possessions were three turnovers but our kids are resilient, they battled,” Marshman said. “Different game than last week, it played out differently they made us work a little bit more made us go on drives a little bit. We were able to sustain those and I thought we did a really good job of finishing.”
Junior Jaheem Durant had an offensive touchdown, defensive touchdown and a special teams touchdown to lead Chiefs. Trent Peebles, Jayden Jackson, Mark Findley, and Jaheem Durant had touchdowns for Northview, and Marshman also gave a lot of credit to the D-line.
“The defense played really good ,” he said. “They had a lot of success last week with the pass and Keyshawn Breedlove really stepped up with a big, big game tonight. He ended up with a pick and the defensive line was just great tonight on pass rush, I mean time after time getting to the quarterback, hurrying him, sacking him, forcing fumbles….I thought we did great upfront some success there late against the run. Overall defensive line did a great job.”
The Chiefs (8-2) will travel about 120 miles down the road to Vernon (7-3) next week for the Region 1-1A semifinals.
“It’s going to be a heck of a football game I’m sure,” Marshman said. “It’s going to be a big time challenge for us. We will have to play better. We can’t afford five turnovers next week.”
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Flomaton Storms Past Opp 58-28 (With Photo Gallery)
November 9, 2019
The Flomaton Hurricanes stormed past Opp 58-28 in round one of the Class 3A state playoffs Friday night in Flomaton.
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Up next, the defending 3A state champion Flomaton Hurricanes (10-1, 5-1) will host St. James of Montgomery (10-1, 6-1) next Friday night.
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Escambia Academy Beats Lakeside 49-0 To Advance To AISA Semifinals
November 9, 2019
The Escambia Academy Cougars beat Lakeside School of Eufaula 49-0 in the AISA Class 2A quarterfinals Friday night in Canoe.
The Cougars (8-3, 5-0) will host Edgewood (9-2. 2-1)) next Friday in the state semifinals.
Photos by Andrew Garner/Atmore Advance for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Friday Night Football Playoff Finals
November 9, 2019
Here Friday night football playoff school finals scores from around the North Escambia area Friday night. Every area team advanced to round two, with the exception of Washington in Region 1-6A and Jay in Region 1-1A.
Region 1-1A Quarterfinals
Northview 41, Jay 14 [Details, photo gallery]
Region 1-3A
Pensacola Catholic (bye)
Region 1-5A Quarterfinals
Pine Forest 35, Baker County 28
Region 1-6A Quarterfinals
Escambia 44, New Smyrna Beach 0
Daytona Beach Mainland 38, Washington 20
ALABAMA
3A – AHSAA
Flomaton 58, Opp 28 [Details, photo gallery]
T.R. Miller 25, Pike County 13
AA – AISA
Escambia Academy 49, Lakeside 40 [Details, photos]
Pigskin Picks: Century Council’s Friday Football Favorites
November 7, 2019
The Century Town Council has picked football favorites for state playoff games that begin Friday night.
The council voted unanimously to offer well wishes to the Northview Chiefs, Flomaton Hurricanes and Escambia Academy Cougars as they enter round one of the playoffs.
Northview will host Jay in the FHSAA Region 1-1a quarterfinals, Flomaton will host Opp in AHSAA 3A, and Escambia Academy will host Lakeside in AISA AA play.
Student Athletes Honored At FCA Going The Distance Banquet
November 6, 2019
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes Going the Distance Awards were presented recently at a banquet hosted by the First Baptist Church of Pensacola.
Athletes from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties were honored for their participation in cross country, golf, swimming and volleyball. The winners were chosen by their teammates based upon their integrity, dedication, character, and FCA values.
(North Escambia area winners are in bold.)
Golf
Austin Binegar — Escambia High
Kaylie Herring — Gulf Breeze
Clay Dobry — Gulf Breeze
Briana Willis — Milton High
Jax Butterfield — Milton High
Alexis Grove — Navarre High
Meredith McGhee — Northview High
Bryce Korinchak — Northview High
Lacie Day — Catholic High
JP Birdwell — Catholic High
Kenya Barnes — Pensacola High
Haden McBroom — Pensacola High
Adyson Illian — Tate High
Trent Callahan — Tate High
William Fairchild — Washington High
Harper Davis — West Florida High
Volleyball
Faith Bush — Central High
Hailey Wallker — Escambia High
Tara Bass — Gulf Breeze
Baylie Odom — Jay High
Haley Brown — Milton
Lily Trujillo — Navarre
Margaret Richardson — Catholic High
Akelah Reeves — Pensacola High
Madison Hatch — Tate High
Chayton Willis — West Florida High
Avery Roberts — Pensacola State College
Swimming
Hannah Goto — Gulf Breeze
Matthew Rodgerson — Gulf Breeze
Gracie Fountain — Milton High
Elijah Spann — Milton High
Lily Stockton — Catholic High
Francis Langevin — Catholic High
Clark Dunham — Pine Forest High
Cannon Hutchens — Tate High
Cross Country
Gwyneth Keene — East Hill Christian
Ben Carter — East Hill Christian
Mira Helms — Gulf Breeze
Javier Arroyo — Gulf Breeze
Jillian Thornton — Jay High
Jonathan Ratliff — Jay High
Vanessa Filios — Milton High
James Smith — Milton High
Alexis Dillard — Catholic High
John Middleton — Catholic High
Ella Phillips — Pensacola High
Malik Durant — Pensacola High
Jazmyn Fountain — Pine Forest High
Anna Moulds — Tate High
Ben Shinnick — Tate High
Mila Duong — Washington High
Zachary Peterson — Washington High
Ravyn Wood — West Florida High
Phillip Gindl — West Florida High
Becky Lapp — University of West Florida
Andrew White — University of West Florida
Eight Area Teams Make The Playoffs
November 4, 2019
Eight North Escambia area teams are in the playoffs. Six of the teams are in Florida, and two are in Alabama.
FLORIDA
Region 1-1A Quarterfinals
Jay (4-6) at Northview (7-2)
It’s a rematch in Region 1-1A between the Northview Chiefs and the Jay Royals. Just last Friday night, Northview bat Jay 40-7. For more details on the matchup, the 1A brackets and rankings and more, click here for an earlier story.
Region 1-3A
Pensacola Catholic, ranked No. 1 in the region, has a bye Friday night and on November 15 will play the winner of Trinity Catholic vs. Trinity Christian.
Region 1-5A Quarterfinals
Baker County (6-4) at Pine Forest (7-2)
Region 1-6A Quarterfinals
New Smyrna Beach (7-3) at Escambia (10-0)
Washington (8-1) at Daytona Beach Mainland (5-4)
ALABAMA
3A – AHSAA
The defending state champion Flomaton Hurricanes (9-1) will open the first round of the 3A state football championship at home against Opp.
AA – AISA
The Escambia Academy Cougars will host Lakeside on Friday, November 8.
Pictured top: The Northview Chiefs defeated the Jay Royals on Friday, Nov. 1. Pictured below: The Flomaton Hurricanes defeated Escambia County High School on Sept. 27. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Northview To Host Jay In First Round Of 1A Playoffs Friday Night
November 3, 2019
The Northview Chiefs will be at home Friday night against the Jay Royals in the first round of the Florida High School Athletic Association 1A state championship series.
The Florida High School Athletic Association released final rankings and playoff brackets Sunday morning.
The Baker Gators remain the top ranked team in Region 1-1A and have a bye Friday night, along with Vernon, the No. 2 ranked team. The Chiefs are ranked No. 3, while Jay is ranked No. 6. Only the top six teams in the region make the playoffs.
The Chiefs (7-2) are coming off a 40-7 win just this past Friday night over Jay (4-6). The winner of the Northview vs. Jay regional quarterfinal game will advance to face Vernon (7-3) on November 15 in the regional semifinal round. Baker will face the winner of next Friday night’s Graceville at Freeport game.
Northview’s only two losses this season were 14-12 to Baker and 34-26 to the defending Alabama 3A state champion Flomaton Hurricanes. Baker’s 38-game regular season win streak came to an end Saturday night as Blountstown beat the Gators 33-7.
Kickoff for Friday night’s game is 7:30 p.m.
Final Region 1-1A final rankings are as follows:
- Baker 0.665 (9-1)
- Vernon 0.629 (7-3)
- Northview 0.625 (7-2)
- Freeport 0.574 (6-3)
- Graceville 0.573 (7-3)
- Jay 0.502 (4-6)
- Holmes County 0.484 (5-5)
- Chipley 0.446 (2-8)
- Cottondale 0.418 (2-7)
Teams are ranked based upon a RPI formula. RPI stands for Ratings Percentage Index. In short, it is a way to measure a team’s strength relative to other teams, based largely on the strength of their schedules.
Final four play is November 29, and the 1A state championship is in Tallahassee on December 7.
NorthEscambia.com photo.
Northview Chiefs Beat The Jay Royals (With Photo Gallery)
November 2, 2019
The Northview Chiefs wrapped up their regular season with a big 40-7 road win over the Jay Royals Friday night.
The Chiefs started a little slow with only 14 plays, and 14 points, in the first half. Their first touchdown came with 1.7 second to the go in the first quarter from junior Jayden Jackson and the second on a long run by Jaheem Durant with 6:55 on the clock in the second.
“I thought Jay played really hard coming out of the gate. They did a really good job of keeping the ball out of our hands,” Northview Head Coach Derek Marshman said. “We only had 14 plays in the first half so it was really tough for us to get our feet going. I thought at halftime we made a lot of good adjustments offensively, and obviously it paid dividends. We had a lot of big plays in the second half.”
On the first play of the second half from scrimmage, Jackson had a 64-yard touchdown run for a 20-0 Chiefs lead. Then with 6:33 in the third, quarterback Ben Wilson hand off to sophomore Damerion Findley for a 58-yard run, 26-0. Toss in another Durant touchdown, and Northview held a 33-0 advantage after three.
Jackson scored again for the Chiefs in the fourth to start the running clock with 9:09 in the ballgame. Jay had a late touchdown from senior Brent Eister for the final, 40-7.
The Chiefs (7-2) are without a doubt in the 1A playoffs, but their next game remains to be seens. If they hold the No. 2 ranking in Region 1-1A, they will have a bye next Friday night. If they should slip to No. 3, they will be home next Friday night against a to be determined opponent. The FHSAA will announce playoff pairings on Sunday.
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