Bonus Photos: Northview Band, Cheerleaders, ROTC, Homecoming
September 19, 2022
The Northview Chiefs celebrated a homecoming win over Elberta Friday night.
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Blue Wahoos Wrap Regular Season With 5-2 Win Over Biloxi
September 19, 2022
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos ended their 10th regular season in team history with a 5-2 win over the Biloxi Shuckers on Sunday afternoon, heading to the Southern League playoffs with a 68-63 record.
In just his second Double-A start, Luis Palacios (W, 1-0) silenced the Shuckers with 5.0 one-hit innings to snap Biloxi’s winning streak at nine and avoid a sweep.
The Blue Wahoos broke through in the third inning against Carlos Luna (L, 5-6) with a Griffin Conine RBI single to take a 1-0 lead. After Biloxi’s Tristen Lutz briefly tied the game 1-1 with a solo homer in the fifth, Pensacola came right back with another Conine RBI single and a Will Banfield RBI double in the bottom of the inning to reclaim the lead for good.
Conine ends the regular season with 24 home runs and 74 runs batted in, both single-season records for the Blue Wahoos franchise.
Palacios handed the game to the Pensacola bullpen after five innings as Jorge Mercedes, Tyler Mitzel, Chandler Jozwiak and Andrew McInvale (S, 1) kept Biloxi at arm’s length. Davis Bradshaw capped the scoring with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth to bring the score to a 5-2 final.
After an off day on Monday, the Blue Wahoos begin the best-of-three Southern League Division Series against the Montgomery Biscuits on Tuesday night in Montgomery.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Wahoos Drop Fifth Straight
September 18, 2022
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos saw their losing streak reach a season-high five games on Saturday night, falling 4-1 to the Biloxi Shuckers.
Marcus Chiu’s solo home run in the third was one of only three hits the Blue Wahoos managed all night, as a quality start from Cody Mincey (L, 5-7) was squandered by Pensacola’s struggling offense.
The Shuckers took a 2-0 lead in the second with back-to-back homers from Zavier Warren and Tristen Lutz, and answered Chiu’s home run with a solo blast from Nick Kahle in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead.
Nick Bennett (W, 7-11) established a new career high with 11 strikeouts over 7.0 dominant innings for Biloxi, allowing only Chiu’s home run and a J.D. Orr single in his final start of the year.
An RBI single from Jackson Chourio in the seventh stretched Biloxi’s lead to 4-1, and Harold Chirino (S, 3) worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to help the Shuckers to their ninth straight win.
The Blue Wahoos play their final game of the regular season against the Shuckers on Sunday afternoon.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Northview Gets 49-24 Homecoming Win Over Elberta
September 17, 2022
The Northview Chiefs earned the crown on homecoming night Friday in Bratt with a 49-24 win over the Warriors of Elberta, Alabama.
Northview head coach Wes Summerford said it was not a pretty win.
“Over the course of a season you are going to have some wins like that,” he said. “It wasn’t pretty, but y end of the night we got the win.”
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He said several big defensive stops were the turning point for the Chiefs.
“The defense was just able to stop in the second half,” Summerford said.
Northview quarterback Kaden Odom had touchdown runs of 3-yards and 10-yards. Odom also hit Wyatt Scruggs from 17-yards out for a touchdown, and Odom found Aiden Broadhead from 11-yards out for another TD for the Chiefs.
Jamarkus Jefferson had touchdown runs of 19-yards, 42-yards, and 22-yards. Luke Bridges and Scruggs each had good 2-point conversion runs. And Chiefs kicker Brandon Ferguson had three good point afters through the uprights.
Next week, the Chiefs (4-0) will host the Baker Gators (3-1).
Summerford knows that Baker Gators are headed to Bratt looking for a win.
“We’ve got to stop the run; that’s for sure. They are going to do a little bit of our own game at us,” he said. “They are going to run the football on us, and we’ll see how tough we’ve gotten these last four weeks.
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Tate Aggies Fall To The Navarre Raiders 38-20 (With Gallery)
September 17, 2022
The Navarre Raiders defeated the Tate Aggies 38-20 Friday night at Tate’s Pete Gindl Stadium.
The Raiders took an early 7-0 lead with 3:25 to go in the second quarter on a 5-yard touchdown run.
A pass from Tate’s Taite Davis was picked off in the endzone by Navarre, setting up Navarre’s offense on the 1-yard line. On a big tackle, Tate’s Conner Mason downed Navarre back in the endzone for a safety, making it 7-2 with 2:35 on the clock before the half.
With no time on the clock in the half, Davis was in from 2-yards out, putting Tate on top 8-7 at halftime.
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But Navarre was back on top 13-8 after returning the second half kickoff 92-yards for a touchdown.
Andre Colston added an Aggie touchdown with a 53-yard run, putting the Aggies back on top by one, 14-13 with just under 11 minutes in the third.
The Raiders improved to 3-1, while the Aggies are 1-3.
The Aggies will be off next Friday night before hitting the road September 30 to take on Milton.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Jennifer Repine, click to enlarge.
High School Football Scoreboard
September 17, 2022
Here are the Friday night football scores from across the North Escambia area.
FLORIDA
- Northview 49, Elberta 24 [Click for photos, story.]
- Navarre 38, Tate 20 [Click for photos, story.]
- Pine Forest 28, Choctaw 7
- Escambia, 38, Fort Walton Beach 0
- Pensacola Catholic 46, Lighthouse Private Christian Academy 0
- Gulf Breeze 35, Milton 14
- Crestview 29, Pace 21
- Baker 36, Jefferson County 12
- Bye: Jay, Washington, West Florida Pensacola.
ALABAMA
- Excel 31, Flomaton 24
- Jackson Academy 51, Escambia Academy 6
- Escambia County (Atmore) 34, Wilcox Central 0
- W.S. Neal 28, Hillcrest Evergreen 27
- T.R. Miller 38, Orange Beach 13
Pictured: The Northview Chiefs took down Elberta 49-24 Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Biloxi Shuckers Defeat The Wahoos
September 17, 2022
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos dropped their fourth game in a row on Friday night, falling 2-1 to the Biloxi Shuckers despite a late ninth-inning rally.
In his first Double-A appearance since going on the injured list in early August, Eury Pérez worked 2.0 scoreless innings and struck out four despite walking four Shuckers batters. Pensacola pitching allowed only four hits and struck out 15 batters, but Dax Fulton (L, 1-1) surrendered a two-run double to Zavier Warren in the third that proved to be the difference in the game.
Pensacola couldn’t crack Biloxi starter Justin Jarvis (W, 2-1), as the righty worked around six walks to toss 5.0 scoreless innings. One night after being blanked in a 1-0 defeat, the Blue Wahoos didn’t get on the board until mounting one last threat in the ninth inning.
With Ryan Middendorf (S, 1) on the mound in search of his first Biloxi save, the Blue Wahoos got a one-out single from Marcus Chiu and double from Demetrius Sims to put the tying run in scoring position. Thomas Jones brought home Chiu with a sacrifice fly before Nasim Nuñez and J.D. Orr drew walks to load the bases. J.D. Osborne fouled off several pitches before striking out to end the game.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Shuckers on Saturday evening
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Northview Varsity And JV Defeat Hoboes (With Photo Gallery)
September 16, 2022
The Northview Chief varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams defeated the Hoboes of Laurel Hill Thursday.
The varsity Chiefs swept the Hoboes 25-23, 25-13, 25-1. The JV Chiefs topped the Hoboes in two, 25-17, 25-15.
The Lady Chiefs will host Central next Tuesday before traveling to Pine Forest on Thursday.
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Wahoos Blanked 1-0 By Biloxi
September 16, 2022
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos had plenty of opportunities, but couldn’t come through with a big hit as they fell 1-0 to the Biloxi Shuckers on Thursday night for their third consecutive loss.
The Blue Wahoos were 0-for-11 with men in scoring position, including 0-for-4 with four strikeouts with the bases loaded, as they were unable to take advantage of a strong start from Patrick Monteverde.
Monteverde, in his final appearance of the regular season, struck out seven Biloxi batters over 5.2 scoreless innings. He traded zeroes with Shuckers starter Brandon Knarr (W, 4-6) until Biloxi finally broke through in the seventh.
Jorge Mercedes (L, 0-1) stranded an inherited runner for the final out of the sixth, but issued a leadoff walk to Yeison Coca in the seventh. Coca followed with a pair of stolen bases to advance to third, and Corey Ray brought him home with a sacrifice fly to put the Shuckers ahead 1-0.
Pensacola loaded the bases in the eighth and drew two walks in the ninth, but Zach Vennaro (S, 11) put away the Blue Wahoos with back-to-back strikeouts to end the game.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Shuckers on Friday evening.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Blue Wahoos Silenced by Shuckers
September 15, 2022
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos dropped their second straight game to the Biloxi Shuckers on Wednesday, falling 8-2.
J.D. Osborne was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk, but it wasn’t nearly enough as the Shuckers extended their winning streak to six games.
On short notice, reliever Andrew McInvale (L, 2-3) was asked to make a spot start for the Blue Wahoos. The righty turned in 3.0 innings, but allowed four runs in the second as Biloxi claimed the early lead and ran with it. A run-scoring error from first baseman Marcus Chiu opened the door for Corey Ray’s RBI single, turning a two-run inning into a four-run frame.
The Shuckers added more offense in the fourth against Zack Leban with a two-run home run from Nick Kahle. Osborne’s solo homer in the fourth was followed by a run-scoring throwing error from Biloxi center fielder Jackson Chourio in the fifth to draw the score to 6-2, but that was all the offense the Blue Wahoos could muster against Biloxi starter T.J. Shook (W, 4-2).
Ethan Murray hit a solo homer in the sixth for the Shuckers, and Zavier Warren capped the scoring with an RBI single in the ninth to bring Biloxi to their final lead of 8-2.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Shuckers on Thursday evening.
by Eric Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos