Tate Varsity Cheerleaders Get Clean Sweep In Tampa; JV Gets National Invite
December 4, 2022
It was a clean sweep for the Tate Aggies varsity cheerleaders in Tampa.
The varsity squad took first place at the UCA Regionals, first place in the traditional routine out of 18 teams and first place in game day out of four teams.
Their performance earned the varsity two bids to Nationals — one in the game day division and one in traditional.
The Tate JV cheerleaders also competed and received a bid to Nationals.
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UWF Advances To National Semifinals With 45-14 Win Over Wingate
December 4, 2022
In another mind-boggling way, UWF’s football team produced its latest gem and newest rarefied place.
The Argos wowed with four defensive touchdowns, a feat which may be unmatched in recent college postseason history, en route to rolling past Wingate, 45-14, Saturday to win the Super Region 2 championship at Pen Air Field. The blowout win, matching the Argos’ biggest point differential in postseason, sends them into the NCAA Division II national semifinals for the third time in UWF’s six-year, program history.
Three of those defensive scores came in succession to start the second half. It meant by the time UWF’s offense actually took a snap in the third quarter, less than a minute remained and it was 45-7.
“What an amazing game,” said UWF coach Pete Shinnick, who then added, jokingly. “Just really disappointed in our offense that only had the ball for 56 seconds in the third quarter. I have never seen a third quarter like we had.
“It might be one of the best, if not the best defensive effort I have ever seen in my life. Fired up about that.”
Adding to the emotional joy, the sixth-ranked Argos (12-1) will play next Saturday at fifth-ranked Ferris State (12-1), located in Big Rapids, Michigan, next Saturday at 11 a.m. (CST) for a chance to reach the Division II national championship game for a third time and extend a record as the fastest startup college football program to attain this kind of success.
UWF won at Ferris State 28-14 on December 14, 2019, in that year’s semifinals to advance to the national title game the Argos won against Minnesota State in McKinney, Texas.
Already, UWF’s third region championship is fifth-best, all-time, among South Region teams in D-2 history.
“It really has been different groups each time,” said Shinnick, who was hired in 2014, two years before UWF’s inaugural first game. “(2017) was a special time with it being the first. We won (national title) in ‘19 and this is a brand new start of another group.
“The University of West Florida is an amazing place. We’ve known that since the beginning. And we just continue to find the right pieces to make this program what it is.”
Seven different UWF players scored touchdowns. Only two were offensive guys. Three were pick-6, interception returns from Anthony Johnson Jr, Keon Voison and Kode Lowe, who combined to tie the NCAA Division II playoff record for interception scores in a game.
“It was something special. I have never seen something like that,” said UWF star linebacker Will Breland, who recovered a fumble, forced a fumble, had an interception and a quarterback pressure that led to one of those pick-6 scores.
“Two or three of those defensive scores, I was on the sideline, waiting to get in and right back out there, when we had guys scoring.”
All of this flurry of astonishment occurred after Wingate scored the game’s first touchdown with under five minutes left in the first quarter. UWF only led 10-7 with less than three minutes left before halftime.
And then, dynamite ignited.
As linebacker Lowe applied pressure, Wingate grad-senior quarterback Shaw Crocker rushed a throw that Johnson Jr. swiped out of the air and returned 36 yards for a score to make it 17-7 with 2:33 left.
“I felt that was a big play in the game,” Johnson Jr. said. “We really needed that. We trust our offense always, but sometimes we (defense) have to make plays, too.”
On the ensuing possession from the Wingate 40, Breland intercepted a Crocker pass and returned it 22 yards with 53 seconds left in the first half. Eight plays, two timeouts later, UWF quarterback Peewee Jarrett took a snap with 4.9 seconds left from the 5 and threw a perfect dart to Jakobe Quillen for a touchdown as time expired.
“I was like, okay we owe the defense here and we owe them a couple touchdowns,” said Jarrett, who passed for just 149 yards in the game with limited possessions.
Said Shinnick: “Pewee is on the sidelines (during timeout) telling me, “Coach I will get (pass) off in time. I will get it before 4.9 seconds. And he didn’t… but he threw a touchdown.”
In all, UWF forced six turnovers. The defense outscored the Argos offense 28-17.
“We never really got to do what we planned,” said Wingate coach Joe Reich, whose team was playing in the Super Region 2 championship/national quarterfinals for the first time in team history. “We turned the ball over and It’s like you never get a chance to get started.”
Wingate (11-3) ranked No. 22 entering the game, was UWF’s first-round playoff opponent in 2017 and 2019, both years the Argos went to the national title game.
This Wingate team, however, boasted a defense that had allowed opponents just 10.2 points per-game and was ranked second nationally in scoring defense, third nationally in total defense.
“We’re thinking okay (after scoring first), this is what we expect,” Reich said. “But I had a concern coming into the game, we play really hard and I was concerned about penalties, because we played this song before on occasion.
“And then you add the turnovers into it and it’s a recipe for disaster. And that’s what happened.”
Wingate committed six first-half penalties, four of which were personal fouls, as both teams engaged in post-play jawing and shoving at times.
And when Wingate got the ball to start the third quarter, the Bulldogs committed the first of three turnovers on consecutive possessions to put the game out of reach.
On the seventh play of the second half, Will Breland made a big hit on Crocker to dislodge the ball. Johnson scooped up the fumble and went 37 yards for a touchdown. Wingate ran five plays the next time it got the ball. On the sixth play, Voison made his big interception and went 64 yards for a score.
“We were going good, and I really felt like it was going to be a back-and-forth game and we never got back on track,” Reich said. “Turnovers just crushed us. And we lost some discipline. That’s on me. I take responsibility for that. We got to do better than that.
“Pete Shinnick, we’ve been competing against each other for a long time, and he’s one the best coaches in any division right now. His teams are just phenomenal. So well coached. I give them the credit.”
Lowe’s interception and 31-yard score came with 6:59 left, which meant UWF’s offense with Jarrett taking a snap did not occur until 3:03 left in the third quarter.
“This is the first time I have ever made the playoffs with any team, so to be able to be a factor and help our team win games is great,” said Jarrett.
GAME NOTABLES
— While it was a tough day for UWF placekicker Griffin Cerra, who missed two field goals (he made a 32-yarder to give UWF the lead for good in the second quarter) and had an extra point go awry on a bad snap, he had a heart-warming week.
On Monday, Cerra missed practice and traveled to Seattle, Washington to donate special plasma needed to save a life through the Be The Match. The 4-hour procedure was successful, and Cerra returned the following day.
“He’s had an amazing week,” Shinnick said. “He’s probably done more in a week than any of us will ever do in a week in our lifetime.”
— Since 1990, a school from the Gulf South Conference has advanced to the Division II national semifinals 25 of the last 31 seasons.
— The Argos have now forced 42 turnovers in 14 playoff games.
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Undefeated Northview Chiefs Head To State With 21-11 Win Over Union County (With Gallery)
December 3, 2022
It’s been a decade since the Northview Chiefs brought a state championship trophy back to Bratt, but they have a little trip to Tallahassee planned to pick up the hardware and earn the rings.
The Chiefs defeated the Union County Tigers 21-11 Friday night in Bratt’s Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium in the Class 1-R state semifinal.
It was the toughest battle of the season for the Chiefs as they improved to a school-record 13-0.
“It feels awesome,” Northview head coach Wes Summerford said. “It’s a little bit surreal right now. It will probably take a few hours, and yeah, we’re going to Tallahassee!”
Summerford credited a team effort for the win, but gave extra credit to his seniors, several of whom have played together since their youth football days.
“That’s our senior leadership,” Summerford said. “These guys will run through a brick wall for each other, and they just about did that; I think they did everything but that tonight.”
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In the first couple plays of the game, Jefferson broke free for a long sprint down to the 1-yard line. But the Tigers held him from crossing the goal line in four straight downs.
But in the second quarter, the Chiefs would be first on the board on a 37-yard run from Jefferson and a good extra point by Brandon Ferguson.
In the second quarter, Jefferson was in again from 32-yards out. Toss in a field goal from the Tigers, and it was 14-3 at the half.
In the fourth, Union County was in from 2-yards out to cut Northview’s lead to 14-9.
After eating about eight minutes off the clock, QB Kaden Odom found Jefferson for another touchdown with just over a minute to go to seal the win, 21-11.
“The best moment of the game is when we scored that touchdown,” Summerford said. “We were just trying to get a first down. I never had any doubt these seniors would come up with a big play, and boy they did with that catch.”
“Jamarkus told me before the play…he’s like ‘dude, I’m going to slip out and be open, I promise. Give me the ball, and I trusted him’,” Odom said. “I took a lick, but delivered a strike to him.”
“We always talk about big time plays, big time things,” Jefferson said. “Kaden told me that he was going to give it to me; he told me to make a play. And that’s exactly what he did. He threw it to me, and I made a play.”
The Union County Tigers finished their season at 8-3.
The Northview Chiefs will face Hawthorne (11-0) in the state 1R championship game. Hawthorne is coming off a 28-0 shutout of Blountstown Friday night. The FHSAA 1-Rural state title game will be played at 7 p.m. (EST) on Saturday, December 10 at Gene Cox Stadium in Tallahassee.
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Tate’s Drew Reaves Signs To Play Baseball At PSC
December 1, 2022
Tate High School senior Drew Reaves signed Wednesday to play baseball at Pensacola State College.
“I would like to thank God, as He has put me with these abilities to be able to go to PSC and play,” Reaves said. “Also, He has put me with this great family which led to these great friends, teammates, coaches, and ultimately to where I am at today.”
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Student Athletes Honored At FCA Go The Distance Banquet
November 28, 2022
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.
Volleyball
- Jordyn Dunaway — West Florida
- Layna Lowry — Jay
- McKenna Simmons — Northview
- Piper Sealey — Central
- Abby Price — PHS
- Alyx Zapatka — Washington
- Kaleigh Windham — Pace
- Alyssa Moodie — Tate
- Grace Tenniswood — East Hill
- Jacque Martin — West Florida
- Amber Yates — Catholic
- Madi Shane — Gulf Breeze
- Emma Carroll — PHS
- Abbie McNair — Escambia
- Riley Gates — Milton
Swimming
- Dylan Sigley — Catholic
- Davan Webster — Gulf Breeze
- Emi Gato — Gulf Breeze
- Kevin Herr — Gulf Breeze
- Sheridan Albanesi — Milton
- Noah Day — Milton
- Dominica Estes — Pine Forest
- Emilio Watts — Pine Forest
- Andrew Oestman — Navarre
- Claire Sczesny — Navarre
- Emily Lyons — Tate
- Korbin Menser — Tate
Golf
- Chase Guillot — Lighthouse
- Edgardo Zane Estrada — Escambia
- Jason Paynter — West Florida
- Jocelyn Vickery — Escambia
- Alex Sweeney — Catholic
- Jaden Gray — Pace
- Aiden Czarnecki — Milton
- Adyson Illian — Tate
- Isabella Ortiz — Pace
- Keller Fairchild — Washington
- Jack Patrick — Gulf Breeze
- Gabby Branning — Gulf Breeze
- Kayla Willis — Milton
- Ben Amjad — PHS
- Elizabeth Owens — Catholic
- Mia Brown — West Florida
- Jayda Pandes — Navarre
- Sarah Rudd — Pine Forest
- Sidney Lane — Washington
- Landon Ray — Tate
- Gabrielle Hultstrand — PHS
Cross Country
- Kada Beihl — Navarre
- Gavin Anthony — Navarre
- Jody Godwin — Jay
- Katelyn Harrison — Jay
- Ronen Lim — Gulf Breeze
- Zella Tavai — Gulf Breeze
- Jayla Rudolph — Pine Forest
- Chrisshaun Terrell — Pine Forest
- Marcelo Owens — Catholic
- Emma Thompson — Catholic
- Gretchen Dedolph — Milton
- Victoria Dela Cruz — East Hill
- Austin Metheny — East Hill
- Alithiah Sturdivant — Escambia
- Isaiah Sgarlata — Escambia
- Jack McAuley — West Florida
- Charlotte Nesmith — West Florida
- Victoriah Reed — Washington
- Hal Tubbs — Washington
- Sydney Smiga — Pace
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UWF Argos Beat Statesmen 38-27 In NCAA Second Round
November 27, 2022
The UWF football team continues to cause Delta State fits at McCool Stadium.
Last year it was a 20-point halftime deficit for a come-from-behind win. And on Saturday, the Argos erased a 14-point hole in the fourth quarter with 28 points and the game-winning score with 30 seconds left for a 38-27 win in the Second Round of the 2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship.
Third-seeded UWF (11-1) rushed for 336 yards in the game, including 55 on the final drive that saw the Argonauts go 75 yards on 10 plays in 3:40 following a DSU field goal. C.J. Wilson found the end zone from a yard out to complete the comeback.
“I thought our offensive line really started to wear on their defense in the fourth quarter,” said UWF coach Pete Shinnick. “When you can throw three running backs the way we do… Shomari can tell you, he’s fresh and a 1,000-yard rusher averaging eight yards a carry.”
Shomari Mason went over 1,000 yards for the second-consecutive season with 120 yards on 16 carries and a score. Wilson had 85 yards on 11 rushes and Ra’veion Hargrove churned out 83 yards with nine runs for a 9.2 yards per carry average. All three backs had at least one run of 21 yards or longer against the Statesmen. In the first meeting with DSU on September 24, UWF controlled the ground attack to the tune of 386 yards.
The win sends UWF into the Super Region 2 finals next Saturday against Wingate (11-2). The unseeded Bulldogs will travel to Pensacola for a 1 p.m. kickoff at Pen Air Field after they upset No. 1 seed Benedict, 23-6, for their second-straight playoff road victory.
UWF grabbed a 3-0 lead 2:57 into the game when Griffin Cerra made a 25-yard field goal after the Argos forced a Patrick Shegog fumble on the second play of the game.
The Statesmen fought back and took a 10-3 lead with a Shegog touchdown from a yard out and a Nick Herber 25-yard field goal.
After the teams traded punts, UWF tied it at 10-10 when Jarrett found David Durden in the end zone from 52 yards out.
Midway through the second quarter, the Statesmen got a 76-yard run by Alfonso Franklin to setup another Shegog 1-yard score that eventually sent the teams into the locker room with Delta leading 17-10.
Following a missed field goal on UWF’s opening possession of the second half, the Statesmen went ahead 24-10 on Shegog’s third touchdown.
The Argos started their comeback on the next possession, finishing off a 75-yard drive when Jarrett connected with a wide open Jakobe Quillen from 35 yards. After forcing Delta to punt on the next drive, UWF tied it up at 24-24 when Hargrove, Jarrett and Mason each carried the ball twice en route to a Mason touchdown from the three.
The Statesmen kicked a go-ahead field goal with 4:10 to play following a UWF goal-line stand on 1st and goal at the four.
The gave Jarrett plenty of time to engineer his second fourth quarter game-tying or go-ahead drive in the last four games.
He finished with 161 passing yards with two touchdowns while rushing for 48 on 12 carries.
The Argos put the Okra in the pot on the first play of their next possession when Anthony Johnson, Jr. picked off Shegog and returned it 39 yards to the end zone. Johnson was the one who stayed at home on the third down play and forced Shegog to throw it away on the previous possession.
DSU (11-2) had 469 total yards on 315 rushing, with 131 coming on Franklin’s long run and a 55-yard fake punt in the first quarter. It was the second loss in the final 30 seconds for the Statesmen, who also allowed West Georgia to score 28 points in the final quarter of a 52-42 loss three weeks ago.
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Northview Destroys Chipley 42-6 For Region Title (With Photo Gallery)
November 26, 2022
The Northview Chiefs destroyed the 11-0 Chipley Tigers 42-6 Friday night in Bratt to claim a 1R regional championship and a seat at the Final Four table next week.
Oh, and the Chiefs are planning to hire a sign guy.
“I promise you I am going to put ‘State Champions’ up there in the biggest font,” head coach Wes Summerford told the team after the big win, pointing to the press box sign in Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium that proclaims the Chiefs as state champions in 2012 — the last time they won a regional championship.
“Tell them to bring me my trophy,” quarterback Kaden Odom told his teammates the postgame huddle.
“I’d like to do it all over again to tell you the truth. I couldn’t be more proud of the guys. I know there was a moment where I was just emotional because going from last week — the guys knew I wasn’t happy with them (last week), backs against the wall,” Summerford said.
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“I think our whole team stepped up. It just shows the character,” he said. “We talked a lot about that this week; there’s so many leaders in our building, and that’s awesome.”
In the regional battle of the undefeateds, perhaps no one really expected such a complete domination by the powerhouse Chiefs — and even a running clock in the second half under the FHSAA’s “mercy rule”.
Senior Jamarkus Jefferson led the Chiefs with five rushing touchdowns. The other TD from the Chiefs was on an 18–yard pass from Odom to Wyatt Scruggs.
By the fourth quarter, Northview had backed off full throttle, giving several key first string players a rest.
“He’s just a freshman; you’re playing a freshhhh—mannn,” the Northview sideline chanted at Chipley as freshman Daniel Earnest repeatedly gained yardage against the perplexed Tigers.
“With this crowd behind us tonight, we knew we were ready,” Odom said. “Coaches put together a great game plan, and we go out there and execute it. Coach always says Friday is payday. We came out here, and we got paid today. It feels good.”
“I feel great. It’s been a long time since we’ve been here,” Jefferson said. “We just had to handle business and do what we had to do.”
Next week, Northview (12-0) will host the Fightin’ Tigers of Union County High (8-2).
And the Chiefs will be ready.
“We’ve got to go win this,” Jefferson said.. We can’t let up. We’ve got to go handle business.”
“We’ll be ready. These guys, we come ready to work every week, and Friday takes care of itself,” Odom said. “Our last stop is Tallahassee when we hold that state championship trophy, baby!”
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UWF Gets Big 45-19 First Round Playoff Win Over Limestone
November 20, 2022
De’Mareyae Givens well-remembered the anguish from a year ago when UWF exited the first round of the NCAA playoffs, after a shocking upset loss at home as the No. 1 region seed.
“That didn’t feel good,” he said. “I didn’t want that to be our situation. I am a senior and this is my last chance. We’ve got to keep going and I’m going to give all I’ve got.”
His determination produced a pivotal moment Saturday when he blocked a punt, then scooped the ball and scored with 11 seconds left before halftime, building an 18-point lead that the Argos eventually carried into a 45-19 victory against Limestone University in the first-ever NCAA Division II playoff game on campus at Pen Air Field.
Before a crowd of 2,147 on a cold, raw and light raining day, the Argos build at 31-6 lead early in the third quarter, overcome Limestone’s two touchdowns to trim the deficit and cruised the rest of the way into their 10th post-season win. It extends the best winning percentage (10-2 in four years) among any NCAA D-2 team.
“The momentum at the end of the half, that was huge,” said UWF coach Pete Shinnick. “That really gave our guys a lot of energy. But I love how we played just to answer the call. Not the prettiest game on offense, but I will take 45 points any time, anywhere. I think all our guys were very aware of a year ago, so to put ourselves in this situation right now is fantastic.”
The win sends No. 3 region seed UWF (10-2), which just attained its third season of 10 or more wins in the team’s brief, six-year history, into the Super Region 2 semifinals next Saturday in a rematch against Gulf South Conference rival Delta State, a 51-0 winner against Fayetteville (N.C.) State in another first-round game Saturday. The game will be at 1 p.m. next Saturday in Cleveland, Mississippi.
The Statesmen earned a higher seed (No. 2) by virtue of beating UWF 45-42 in double overtime on September 24 in Pensacola. Since that game, the Argos have reeled off eight straight wins.
“We have been saying this since we got into the league our first year (2016). You have to win the Gulf South Conference twice, because almost every year there will be two or three GSC teams in the playoffs,” Shinnick said. “We’ve had to go through this before. When we lost to (Delta State) the feeling was we would see them again.”
The Argos wound up with a 26-point win Saturday, but that is deceiving.
Limestone (8-3), which did not win a game a year ago (0-9) and was playing in its first-ever NCAA playoff game, set an early-game tone by driving to UWF’s 25 on the game’s first possession, then being thwarted on a goal-line stand by the Argos defense on Limestone’s third possession. On a fourth-and-goal call from the 2, the Saints’ star running back Tre Stewart was stood up by UWF’s defensive line.
And in the third quarter, Limestone cut the deficit to 12 points and had its boisterous contingent of fans in an emotional pitch after recovering a botched punt catch attempt by UWF’s David Durden and recovering the bouncing football in the end zone for a touchdown.
“That’s a very good football team we just played and very tough environment to play in but I’m very proud of our kids with the resolve they had,” said Limestone’s third-year coach Mike Furrey, whose team set a school record for most wins in a season and most conference wins in the South Atlantic Conference. The private school with less than 2,500 enrollment is located in Gaffney, South Carolina, about 55 miles southwest of Charlotte.
“I thought we cleaned some things up at halftime and went out and played the best we could play in the second half,” Furrey said. “This is one of the great stories in college football history what these kids (Saints) did going from 0-9 to 8-3 and making the playoffs. It’s never been done before in college football.
“What a great experience for us to play in this game and to be in the playoffs when nobody would have said that six months ago.”
Before the goal line stand from UWF’s defense late in the first quarter, the Argos scored the game’s first points when quarterback Peewee Jarrett scored the first of his three rushing touchdowns on a 19-yard run with 4:00 minutes left. Jarrett battled through a struggling day in the passing game, completing only seven of 18 attempts for 113 yards and was sacked three times.
One of the two pivotal moments in Saturday’s game occurred in the final two minutes of the first half. UWF led just 10-6 when Jarrett steered a nine-play, 70-yard drive that was capped by his 2-yard run with 1:11 left.
Following the ensuing kickoff, Limestone threw a pair of incompletions that kept the clocked stopped. With 24.2 seconds left on a punt from Bryan Frey, there were offsetting penalties, forcing a do-over kick.
This time, Givens burst free from a gap, blocked the ball with two hands and easily picked the ball off the bounce for a walk-in score from five yards out. When Griffin Cerra added the extra point, that once-four-point lead had swelled to 24-6.
“I did (feel a block was coming),” said Givens, a senior from Palatka. “With the spaces that were left in between two (Limestone) players and I know how quick I am to get off the ball, I thought I have a chance of blocking this kick. The snap was high. When (Frey) tried to bring it back down I was already there.
“I couldn’t sleep (Friday night) trying to think about this game. Last year had a lot to do with how this game turned out. I am a senior and I just wanted to do all I could to help us win.”
The Argos took a 31-6 lead on Ra’veon Hargove’s 3-yard run early in the third quarter. But that’s when the game’s second pivotal moment occurred. Limestone drove 64 yards for a touchdown later in the quarter. When the Argos defense got another stop, Frey’s punt to Durden was signaled as a fair catch. But Durden didn’t complete the catch and the ball bounded backwards to enable Limestone to recover it for a touchdown with 57 seconds left in the third quarter.
Suddenly, it’s now a 31-19 game, after the extra point failed.
“Dave muffed a punt which is something he doesn’t do,” Shinnick said. “It was very unfortunate, very uncharacteristic of us and Dave. But I will stick him back there any time. That was obviously something that cannot happen.
“But I still felt we were doing a lot of really good things… So I wasn’t sitting there panicking, but it was more like, okay we got the ball back, now we have to do something good. And I felt like our guys understood the situation well.”
UWF answered less than three minutes later when Jarrett hooked up with Durden on a 33-yard touchdown pass in the back left corner of the end zone.
“I felt like our offense has been electric all season,” Jarrett said. “Big play touchdowns, one play drives. I knew it was coming throughout the game, I like Dave one on our against whoever he faces in that situation.”
From that point, UWF stayed in control. Hargrove led UWF in rushing with 121 yards. CJ Wilson had 66 yards and Shomari Mason had 40 as UWF amassed 259 yards on the ground.
Willie Jordan led UWF’s defense with 11 tackles. Will Breland and Sharrod Oliver both had interceptions. It was a far different ending to this first-round playoff game as compared to the Argos’ 33-30 overtime loss a year ago to Newberry at Blue Wahoos Stadium. That became the final game UWF played at the bayfront baseball stadium.
Shinnick credits this team’s experienced leadership with practice efforts that emphasized not to take Limestone as an easy game.
“Our seniors did a good job this week staying true to that,” he said. “They understood the heartache and they understood the disappointment from a year ago. Last year we had a punt blocked, this year we blocked a punt. Last year we threw interceptions, this year we won the turnover game.”
By doing so, UWF gets an opportunity against Delta State to continue its amazing postseason streak. The Argos have not lost a playoff game at another team’s stadium.
“Like to see that continue,” Shinnick said.
By Bill Vilona, UWF Senior Writer. Photo: Morgan Givens/UWF.
Tate Lady Aggies Hold Annual Softball Skills Clinic (With Photo Gallery)
November 20, 2022
The Tate Lady Aggies held their fall softball skills clinic fundraiser last week with help from the Pensacola State Pirates.
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Northview Chiefs Beat Holmes County 34-26 In 1R Regional Semifinal (With Photo Gallery)
November 19, 2022
The Northview Chiefs improved to 11-0 Friday night with a 34-26 win over Holmes County in a FHSAA Region 1-1R semi-final game on a cold night in Bratt.
“Hats off to Holmes County. They did an excellent job,” Northview head coach Wes Summerford said. “I told their coach that. They did a great job on both sides of the ball; they gave us some trouble all game long. We struggled to be who we are, and that’s something we’ve got to look at this weekend and get it fixed.”
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Northview quarterback Kaden Odom led the Chiefs with four touchdowns — a 75-yard kickoff return plus TD runs of 5-yards, 32-yards and 19-yards. Jamarkus Jefferson also added a touchdown from one-yard out.
Next Friday night, Northview will host Chipley (11-0) at Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium in Bratt. Chipley is coming off a 33-20 win over Baker this week.
“We’ve got a tough team coming in here. We’ve got to get better, and we’ve got to play better than that. We just weren’t ready. That’s my fault, and that’s on me.”
“We just got to do better. We got to get on both sides, the ball better.”
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