Northview JV Chiefs Beat Escambia County
October 9, 2018
The junior varsity Northview Chiefs ended their season Monday night at home in Bratt with a 6-0 win over the Blue Devils of Escambia County High School (Atmore).
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Photos: Century Blackcats Host The Frisco City Whippets
October 7, 2018
The Century Blackcats hosted the Whippets of Frisco City Saturday night.
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Scores were not available at publication time.
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High School Volleyball Teams ‘Dig Pink’ For Breast Cancer Awareness
October 7, 2018
Five area high schools took part in a “Dig Pink” volleyball tournament Saturday at W.S. Neal High School in East Brewton. Teams from Northview, Flomaton, Central, Milton, and W.S. Neal took part in the breast cancer awareness event. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview Celebrates Homecoming With 30-20 Win Over Jay
October 6, 2018
The Northview Chief earned a 30-20 homecoming win Friday night in Bratt over the Jay Royals.
“We played good in a spurts, and we played really bad in spurts,” Northview football coach Derek Marshman said after the win.
The Chiefs got off to a rough start with a a penalty on their first down and no gain on their second before Jayden Jackson scored on a 64-yard run to give the Chiefs and early 6-0 lead with 10:40 remaining in the first quarter.
At 8:30 in the second, Jay quarterback Bryson McCullough found senior Conner Roberts for a 40-yard touchdown to tie it up 6-6.
With 5:55 remaining in the first half, from Ben Wilson connected with Ray’von Bush for another Chiefs TD, 12-6.
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The Chiefs were not going to the lockers without on more before the half. With 1:50 on the clock, Northview moved ahead 18-6 when Wilson found Seth Killam for a 76-yard touchdown. But not to be left out, the Royals squeeze in another touchdown as time expired in the half on a 13-yard pass from McCullough to Austin Ashworth to cut the Chiefs lead to 18-12.
Jackson scored on a 15-yarder with 5:31 go to in the third, and Aunterio Minor powered in from a yard out with 3:02 to go in the fourth for a 30-12 lead.
Solomon Ransom scored from about 30-yards out for the Royals with 1:49 in the game.
“Our run defense was incredible tonight. They have a great running back and a great running team. We challenged them physically all week to stop the run and we did that,” Marshman said.
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The Northview Chiefs (4-2, 1-0) are facing their biggest challenges of the season the next two weeks. NHS will be at Pensacola Catholic next Friday night, then it’s a trip to Baker in a couple of weeks. Catholic is coming off a 48-3 loss Friday night to Madison County, while 1-A powerhouse Baker is riding a 27-game regular season winning streak.
For now, the Chiefs are not thinking about the Baker Gators; they are setting their sights on a “W’ against the Catholic Crusaders.
“Catholic is going to be a tough team. They have beaten a lot of schools that are bigger than they are. They are playing up in class every week, besides next week,” Marshman said. “It’s going to a be a big challenge for us. It’s always tough to play a bigger school like that with the kind of athletes they have, but we are going to be up for the challenge.”
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High School Football Final Scores
October 6, 2018
Here are final scores from around the North Escambia area Friday night.
FLORIDA
- Northview 30, Jay 20 [Story, photos...]
- West Florida 27, Pine Forest 24
- Escambia 37, Navarre 27
- Crestview 61, Milton 20
- Gulf Breeze 54, Fort Walton Beach 14
- Madison County 48, Pensacola Catholic 3
- Tate: OPEN
ALABAMA
- Escambia County 34, Clarke County 12
- Bayside Academy 34, Flomaton 21
- Mobile Christian 28, T.R. Miller 25
- W.S. Neal 45, Monroe County 7
- Escambia Academy 47, Hooper Academy 14
Ernest Ward Gets Another Win, Outscoring Opponents 154-12 In Four Games
October 5, 2018
The Ernest Ward Middle School Eagles have outscored opponents 154-12 just four games into this season.
Only Saraland has scored against Ernest Ward, the only middle school football team in Escambia County, FL.
Thursday night, EWMS celebrated a homecoming win over the Eagles of W.S. Neal, 40-0.
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Earlier this season, Ernest Ward defeated W.S. Neal 28-0, Summerdale 44-0, and Saraland 42-12.
Next Thursday, Ernest Ward will host Escambia County Middle School of Atmore, and they will wrap up their season October 18 on the road at Summerdale. Both games are at 6 p.m.
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Northview JV Battles Back Hard In Game Against Catholic
October 5, 2018
The junior varsity Northview Chiefs may be few in number, but they held their own against Pensacola Catholic’s JV Thursday night in Bratt.
Catholic held a 20-0 lead in the fourth quarter, but the JV Chiefs came alive with two touchdowns in the final two minutes of the game for a final score of 20-16. The JV Chiefs only have 13 players.
Northview’s JV will travel to Atmore Monday to face the JV Blue Devils of Escambia County High School at 6 p.m.
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FWC Hunter Safety Courses Offered In Molino, Cantonment, Jay
October 4, 2018
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety courses in Molino, Cantonment and Jay.
Online completion courses will be held as follows:
Classes will also be held
- October 10 (6 to 10 p.m.) & October 27 (7 to 10 a.m. )
- Molino Community Center
- 6450 Highway 95A N. in Molino
- October 16 (6 to 10 p.m.) & October 27 (7 to 10 a.m. )
- Langley Bell 4-H Center
- 3730 Stefani Road in Cantonment
- October 24 (6 to 10 p.m.) & October 27 (7 to 10 a.m.)
- Jay Community Center
- 5259 Booker Lane in Jay
Students who have taken the online course and wish to complete the classroom portion must bring the online-completion report with them.All firearms, ammunition and materials are provided free of charge. Students should bring a pen or pencil and paper. An adult must accompany children younger than 16 at all times.
Anyone born on or after June 1, 1975, must pass an approved hunter safety course and have a hunting license to hunt alone (unsupervised). The FWC course satisfies hunter-safety training requirements for all other states and Canadian provinces.
Contact Paul Averill, Florida Fish and Wildlife hunter safety instructor at (850) 982-8070m or visit MyFWC.com/HunterSafety for more information.
Blue Wahoos Announce New Affiliation Partnership With Minnesota Twins
October 2, 2018
The Minnesota Twins it is. Going right up to the deadline the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and the Minnesota Twins signed a player development contract (PDC) for the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
The final Double-A affiliation agreements came down to the San Diego Padres and Minnesota Twins Organizations and the cities of Pensacola, Fla. and Amarillo, Texas.
“This is a rare time when there are no losers. The Padres and Twins are first class organizations,” said Blue Wahoos president Jonathan Griffith. “One would end up playing in the picturesque downtown Pensacola’s Blue Wahoo Stadium and the other in a brand new 44 million ball park in Amarillo, Texas. Both are great venues in great cities.”
“This was our first time going through this process it was beyond expectations,” added Griffith. “The Padres and Twins were both great. We learned so much during the process on what we can do better based on how they both operate. In an operational area such as speeding up food delivery the Padres still offered to share their processes with us even after learning the decision to sign with the Twins. The Twins, like the Padres, are committed to a partnership that will help the Wahoos continue to get better.”
“We are thrilled to sign a two-year player development contract with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos,” said Director, Minor League Operations Jeremy Zoll. “Their owners and leadership team have a clear commitment to positively impacting the community in Pensacola, and we believe that the values of the Twins and Blue Wahoos could not be better aligned. We are looking forward to being true partners to Pensacola in both business and baseball operations and are excited for our AA players to have the opportunity to call the Pensacola community their home.”
“Both teams’ owners, Ron Fowler of the Padres and Jim Pohlad of the Twins, were very active in the process, which we appreciated,” said Blue Wahoos owner Quint Studer. “Both organizations are in a rebuilding process. With the leadership that these owners provide, it is no surprise why they have minor league systems rated in the top five. They both are deeply committed to their respective communities beyond baseball.”
The team will open the new year with exciting news about stadium upgrades. The Blue Wahoos will also announce more details about the community impact of the partnership between the Wahoos and the Twins.
Cantonment’s Strictly Business Wins 10U Tournament
October 1, 2018
Cantonment’s Strictly Business won the 10U Guarding the Guard tournament this past weekend at the Foley Sportsplex. With the win, Strictly Business is 16-0 in season and tournament play. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
