Flomaton Hurricanes Defeat St. Michael Catholic 53-21
September 20, 2019
The Flomaton Hurricanes defeated the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals 53-21 Thursday night at Majors Field in Fairhope.
The Hurricanes opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 16-yard rushing touchdown from senior Jate’vius Franklin followed by a two point conversion from seniorDa’quan Johnson for an 8-0 lead.
Flomaton was just getting started, adding a 58-yard touchdown from Johnson, a 6-yard touchdown rush from senior Sam Smith, and a 19-yarder from junior Travon Brown to give the defending 3A station champion Hurricanes a 29-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Brown added a 1-yard TD from Brown, a 6-yard touchdown from Brown and a 1-yard touchdown from Franklin for a commanding 47-7 lead at the half.
Up next, the 4-0 Flomaton Hurricanes will set their sights on the Blue Devils of Escambia County High School on September 27.
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Northview Lady Chiefs Hold ‘Gold Digger’ Game For Childhood Cancer
September 19, 2019
The Northview Chiefs volleyball team held their annual Gold Digger game, defeating W.S. Neal. The Gold Digger game is Northview’s annual fundraiser game for the American Childhood Cancer Association.
The Lady Chiefs also recognized the participants in their youth volleyball clinic.
While the volleyball district tournament is weeks ago, the Gold Digger event was the last home game for the Lady Chiefs. They will be on the road the remainder of the season.
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Haas Center: UWF Football Generates $9.7 Million In Economic Impact
September 18, 2019
An economic impact analysis completed by the University of West Florida’s Haas Center shows the 2018 football season generated an estimated $9.7 million in sales in Escambia County.
The Haas Center used various inputs, including ticket, concessions and merchandise sales information from UWF Athletics, student spending and other data in its calculations. Nearly half of the economic impact resulted from more than 13,000 visitors to the area and their spending on retail, restaurants, bars, accommodations and other items.
“The results of the report will be invaluable in helping the University administration improve the game day experience for visitors and attract and retain sponsors,” said Dave Scott, UWF athletic director. ‘This truly shows the value that UWF Football has on the community and the campus as a whole.”
UWF football’s economic impact was associated with $6.1 million in value added to the economy, supporting 94 jobs and generating approximately $4.6 million in personal income. The study completed by the Haas Center also details information about out-of-town visitors who attended home games. An estimated 55% stayed in Pensacola overnight, with 33% staying in paid accommodations such as hotels or condos. The majority stayed in downtown Pensacola, where they accounted for approximately $1.2 million in sales.
“The report’s initial goals were to illustrate to key stakeholders the economic value of the program, the games and its visitors,” said Amy Newburn, director of market research for the Haas Center. “It also highlights key qualitative measures, like game experience or recommending an Argo game to a friend, that show how much the community enjoys the presence of UWF football in downtown Pensacola.”
UWF will host the Virginia University of Lynchburg in its 2019 football home season opener at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 at Blue Wahoos Stadium. The Argos will host five home football games this season.
Tate Finishes Strong In Golf Tourney; Beaver Ties For Lowest Score
September 18, 2019
The Tate High School golf team finished fifth in a 17 team event held at the A.C. Golf Course aboard NAS Pensacola with a team score of 334. Ethan Beaver tied for the lowest score during the round at 71. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Volleyball Senior Night: Jay Defeats Northview (With Photo Gallery)
September 17, 2019
The Jay Royals defeated the Northview Chiefs 3-2 Monday night in Bratt.
The Lady Chiefs celebrated senior night, honoring senior Teriana Redmond, Lexi Broadhead, Payton Jackson, Hailie Anderson and Abi Mascaro (pictured bottom).
The Chiefs will host their Gold Digger event against W.S. Neal beginning at 4:30 Tuesday. The Royals will be at T.R. Miller on Tuesday.
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Tate Boys Golf Wins Match Over Washington, PHS, Pine Forest; Girls Defeat Escambia
September 16, 2019
The Tate High School boys golf team won a recent match defeating Washington, Pensacola and Pine Forest high schools. The team posted a season low score of 150 for four players over 9 holes.
Individual scores:
Ethan Beaver 34 (even par)
Jackson Penton 38
JT Semple 40
Trent Callahan 38
Jace Anthony 46
The Tate High School girls golf teen recently defeated Escambia High. Individual scores:
Adyson Illian 44
Kayla Tolbert 47
Lindsey Morris 50
Kendall Blackmon 54
UWF Beats Shorter With Reed’s Record Setting Day
September 15, 2019
Austin Reed turned Barron Stadium into his own playground Saturday, throwing for 364 yards and accounting for all six touchdowns in a 42-14 road victory over Shorter in the Gulf South Conference opener for both teams.
The redshirt freshman from St. Augustine made his first career start and didn’t disappoint, completing 24-of-35 passes while putting up the sixth-most passing yards by an Argonaut in program history. Additionally, his six touchdowns responsible for tied the school record set by current quarterbacks coach Kaleb Nobles against Missouri S&T in 2016.
UWF (1-1, 1-0 GSC) finished with 556 yards of total offense, including 140 on the ground. The total yards were the third-most in the school’s 39-game history.
The Argos came out on fire in the second half, led by Reed who completed all seven passes in the opening two possessions as UWF took command of the game. After halftime he was 13-for-16 for 217 yards with four passing scores on the first four possessions.
Quentin Randolph had a career day as well, hauling in four balls for 117 yards and a touchdown. His catches went for 44, 51, six and 16 yards apiece. Rodney Coates made seven catches to lead UWF as 10 different players caught at least one ball.
The running game was also strong, led by Anthony Johnson, Jr. who carried the ball 14 times for 72 yards with five of his touches resulting in first downs. UWF finished with 26 first downs.
Chanler Ferguson led a swarming defense with five tackles and an interception. Kedrick Bradley, Trent Archie, Terry Limehouse, Ty Cox and Ian Bush had four stops each.
Shorter (0-2, 0-1) managed just 93 yards of total offense in the second half to finish with 314. The Hawks have not won a game since midway through the 2015 season – a span of 41-consecutive games.
After the Argos held the Hawks on the first possession of the contest, the teams traded scores over the next four times. UWF’s touchdowns came on runs of one and six yards by Reed, while Shorter got a 65-yard run from Tupac Lanier and a 46-yard pass from Tyler Pullam to Andrew Warren to send the teams into the locker room tied at 14-14.
Reed connected with Kevin Grant from eight yards, Randolph from 51, Ka’Ron Ashley from 16 and Coates from 20 as UWF outscored Shorter 28-0 in the second half.
UWF will have three-consecutive games at Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola, beginning next Saturday against Virginia-Lynchburg. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m.
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Baker Barely Gets Past Northview (With Photo Gallery)
September 14, 2019
A Friday the 13th full moon in Bratt turned out to be unlucky for the Northview Chiefs as they lost a hard fought battle 14-12 to the Baker Gators.
Baker was forced to punt it away, and Northview’s Jayden Jackson took it to the house to give the Chiefs a 6-0 lead with 19.8 seconds to go in the first quarter. It was first of two big touchdowns for Jackson, a Boston College recruit, on the night.
With less than 14 seconds to to in the half, Baker answered with a touchdown and a good kick for a 7-6 lead over the Chiefs.
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In the third, Joe Brunson, son of Baker coach Joe Brunson, was in from the 2 to expand the Gator’s lead to 14-6. But the Chiefs were quick to answer as Jackson added a 61-yard TD for the Chiefs. A critical two-point conversion was no good, 14-12 Baker on top.
With under two minutes to go in the fourth, the Chiefs recovered a fumble in the endzone for a touchback. On their final drive, quarterback Ben Wilson found Jackson on passes of 24 and 34 yards as the clock ticked down. But with just seven seconds remaining, another Wilson pass was picked off by Baker to seal a win for the Gators.
“There are a not a lot of words honestly,” Northview head coach Derek Marshman said. “We had opportunities, but didn’t capitalize. The defense played a heck of a game. The defensive staff did a heck of a job, kudos to them. We didn’t score enough points; we didn’t run the ball well enough. That’s really what it boils down to. Like I said we had opportunities, we just didn’t capitalize.”
Friday night was the 32nd straight win for the Baker Gators (3-0), their eighth straight win over the Northview Chiefs. Northview (1-2) has not beat the Gators since 2012 when the Chiefs won the 1A state championship.
But the story of the Chiefs and the Gators may not be over for 2019. Both teams were ranked in the top 10 in state in class 1A headed into Friday night. Baker was the runner-up for state last year, and the Chiefs other loss was to Flomaton, the defending 3A Alabama state champions. Baker and Northview could easily meet again this season in the playoffs.
In the meantime, Northview will be on the road next Friday night at Holmes County in Bonifay (1-4).
For a photo gallery, click here. (Look for a cheerleader, band and fan photo gallery in the next few days.)
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Tallahassee Leon Downs Tate
September 14, 2019
Tallahassee Leon defeated the Tate Aggies 31-16 Friday night.
It was the second road trip in a row to Tallahassee for the Aggies, thanks to the FHSAA’s new district alignments.
The Aggies took an early lead thanks to a Keaton Solmonson 64-yard touchdown run, 7-0 Tate. Leon tied it up a few minutes later, but the Aggies were on top 10-7 in the first quarter with a 25-yard field goal from senior kicker Matthew Johnson.
Tate’s other score for the night came as time expired on a 43-yard pass from senior quarterback Ethan George to junior Kesean Williams.
The Aggies (1-3, 0-2) will finally be back in their house at Pete Gindl Stadium next Friday night as they host Crestview.
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Flomaton Opens Regional Play With Win Over Excel
September 14, 2019
The Flomaton Hurricanes opened regional play with 30-8 win over Excel Friday night.
Da’quan Johnson punched it in for a short touchdown to give the Canes an early 8-0 lead with a good two point conversion. After a 56-yard run to inside the 5-yard line by Alex Cash, Flomaton expanded their lead with short touchdown run from Travon Brown. With another good two point conversion, the defending 3A state champions were up 16-0 on their home turf.
Excel added a TD and a 2-pointer in the second to make it a 16-8 ballgame. Johnson added another Flomaton touchdown, for a 22-8 Hurricane lead on their way to a 30-8 win.
The Flomaton Hurricanes are now 3-0 on the young season. They will travel to Fairhope to take on St. Michael Catholic next Thursday at 7 p.m. before hosting Escambia County High School on September 27.
Also Friday night, Flomaton Varsity Cheer announced the Hurricane Strong Spirit Scholarship. It will be awarded a graduating 2020 senior in memory of Kelsie Padgett. In 2018, Kelsie passed away after a battle with brain cancer.
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