High School Football Standings, Upcoming Schedule
September 30, 2013
Here is a district by district look at last Friday night’s high school football scores and this week’s schedule.
Pictured top: Last Friday night’s coin toss as Northview hosted Choctawhatchee. The Chiefs begin district play this Friday night as they travel to Jay. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
High School Football Preview
September 29, 2013
Here’s a look at the football schedule for next Friday night, October 4, in the North Escambia area:
FLORIDA
- *Northview at Jay, 7 p.m.
- *Bay at West Florida, 7 p.m.
- *Niceville at Tate, 7:30 p.m.
- *Pace at Pine Forest, 7:30 p.m.
- *Mosley at Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
- *PHS at Escambia, 7:30 p.m.
- *Washington at Milton, 7:30 p.m.
- *Navarre at Fort Walton Beach, 7 p.m.
- *Rutherford at Gulf Breeze, 7 p.m.
ALABAMA
- Flomaton at Sweet Water
- Thomasville at Escambia Co. (Atmore)
- Escambia Academy at Pike Liberal
- T.R. Miller at Cottage Hill Christian
- Excel at W.S. Neal
The Aggies Do It Again: Four In A Row With Pine Forest Shutout
September 28, 2013
The Tate Aggies cruised to a 35-0 win over the Pine Forest Eagles Friday night at Pete Gindl Stadium in Cantonment.
The Tate Aggies came into Friday night’s game riding high on a three game winning streak. Tate had not beat Pine Forest in a decade. Tate make it four wins in a row for this season, their best start since the early 90’s. Crosstown rivals Pine Forest, however, were looking to put a stop to that winning streak.
The first quarter ended with the score still 0-0. It wasn’t until late in the second quarter before Tate scored on three-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Sawyer Smith to De-Vekyo Lewis to make the score 7-0 Tate with 3:34 remaining in the half.
Pine Forest was threatening with time running out, but the Eagles drew a penalty as they snapped the ball with 0.9 seconds remaining. The clock started on the snap, but the play was whistled dead for the penalty but not before time expired for the half with Pine Forest standing behind on Tate’s three-yard line.
In the second half, Tate punted the football, but Pine Forest fumbled the catch and Tate recovered the ball on Pine Forest 11. On what would have been fourth down, a roughing the quarterback penalty against the Eagles gave the Aggies a first down and they capitalized on a three-yard touchdown pass from Smith to Stephen Pederson, making the score 14-0 Tate.
Quarterback Sawyer Smith found Pederson again on a 30-yard touchdown pass. Tate lead 21-0 with 3:18 remaining in the third. Then, with just 12 seconds remaining in the third quarter, Tate’s Rashan Johnson intercepted an Eagles’ pass and returned the ball 77 yards for another Tate touchdown, 28-0.
Tate wasn’t done yet. Smith found Reginald Payne in the end zone for another touchdown pass for Tate’s last score. Tate made it two shutouts in a row holding the Eagles scoreless.
Tate’s Coach Ronny Douglas stated the he was “very pleased with the way the team played. The players played well, the coaches did their jobs and the defense played excellent to get two shutouts in a row. No one expected to stop the split back for 48 minutes. We preached to the players all week to do your job and do your assignment. It is a big, big win for us and any time you can get a shutout that is great.”
Tate moves to 4-1 for the season. Tate starts district play next week at 7:30 when they host Niceville for their final home game of the regular season.
by Darryl Singleton
Pictured: The Tate Aggies beat the Pine Forest Eagles 35-0 Friday night in Cantonment. Photos by Kaleigh Blackmon for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Indians Beat Chiefs (With Photo Gallery)
September 28, 2013
The 1A Northview Chiefs were shut out by the 6A Choctawhatchee Indians Friday night in Bratt, 35-0.
The scoreboard, according to Northview Coach Sid Wheatley did not tell the whole story of the game against Choctawhatchee, a 1,500 student school from Fort Walton Beach that has defeated Pace, Crestview and Gulf Breeze so far this year.
“I thought our kids played hard, and we tried to compete,” he said. The Chiefs’ defense held the Indians to just seven throughout most of the first half, with the Indians scoring on a 32-yard touchdown run shortly before the half.
“The touchdown they got right before halftime was big…it was a back breaker, Wheatley said. “If we could have held there, it could have still been a 7-0 game or 7-7 at halftime. It gave them momentum. It kind of sucked a little life, a little wind out of ourselves.”
For a game action photo gallery, click here.
Northview quarterback Daulton Tullis had about 140 yards passing on the night. Senior Neino Robinson completed six for 90 yards. Keondrae Lett had 10 carries with about 50 yards, and Ladarius Thomas contributed a dozen carries for 40 yards.
“Our defense did a good job tonight of getting them in third-and-long, we just didn’t finish the job and allowed some conversions, Wheatley said.
Things are about to get serious defending 1A station champion Chiefs. Their 1-3 season record is irrelevant as they look toward Orlando in December…a district championship takes wins against just three teams — Baker, Freeport and Jay. And all of them are 0-0 in district play this season….a clean slate.
And next Friday night, the Chiefs will travel across the river to take on the Jay Royals (3-1).
“I’ve really got to get on this film and I got to see what guys, like I told them, are hungry and really want to get playing time and want to really go hard into this district schedule,” Wheatley said.
And, by the way, Wheatley says he’s got a few trick up his sleeve that he’s been saving for district play. “We have a little different look, a couple of things we have yet to get into,” he said.
For a game action photo gallery, click here. (Cheerleader and band photos will be posted Sunday morning.)
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Close Battle: Flomaton Defeats Jay
September 28, 2013
The Flomaton Hurricanes, with just 33 seconds on the clock, pulled ahead to defeat the Jay Royals Friday night in Flomaton.
Jay (3-1) will host the Northview Chiefs (1-3) next Friday night, while the Flomaton Hurricanes (3-2) will be at Sweet Water (3-2).
Photos by Michele Gibbs for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
JV Football: Northview Chiefs Host The Escambia Gators (With Photo Gallery)
September 27, 2013
The freshman Escambia High School Gators defeated the junior varsity Northview Chiefs 15-0 Thursday in Bratt.
The JV Chiefs will continue their season October 3 as they host the Jaguars of West Florida High School and October 17 as they host the Baker Gators. Both games kick off at 6 p.m. in Bratt.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Pictured: The Northview Chiefs hosted the Escambia Gators Thursday in Bratt. Cheerleader photos by Delaney Reynolds. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Ernest Ward Beats Excel (With Photo Gallery)
September 27, 2013
The Ernest Ward Middle School Eagles beat the Panthers of Excel Thursday night, 42-30.
Ernest Ward will travel to Foley on October 8 before ending their season with a 6 p.m. home game in Walnut Hill against T.R. Miller.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Pictured: Ernest Ward Middle School beat the Excel Panthers Thursday night. Cheerleader photos by Delaney Reynolds. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
West Florida JV Defeats Catholic
September 27, 2013
The junior varsity West Florida Jaguars beat Catholic’s Crusaders Thursday evening. Pictured: West Florida Quarterback Gavin Grant of Walnut Hill throws a pass for Jaguars touchdown. Submitted cell phone photo by Nancy Thomas, click to enlarge.
Tate Looking To Continue Winning Streak Against Pine Forest
September 26, 2013
When the Tate Aggies faced Pensacola High earlier in the season, not many people gave Tate a chance to win. History was not on their side, with no Aggie defeating PHS in the past 20 years. A first year coach was not on the Aggies’ side. Truth be told, perhaps not many fans were on their side after several losing seasons. The Aggies have faced many challenges through the season so far, but no one told the players. Tate went on to a historic win against PHS.
Now Tate faces the same historic challenge as earlier in the year with a game against Pine Forest High School. Coach Ronnie Douglas said “none of the (Tate’s) coaches could remember when the last time Tate won a game against them (Pine Forest)”. (We checked the record books back to 2004, and Tate has lost nine of their last nine games against Pine Forest, including painful 39-0 and 63-0 shutouts the past couple of years.)
Pine Forest’s 0-4 record headed into Friday night’s game against Tate is not typical of the Eagles’ records of years past. Douglas said he warned his team to “not to pay any attention to their record”.
“We know that they are going to be well coached, they have a lot of talent and they are going to be tough,” Douglas said.
Players To Watch
Douglas named Shadow Singleton and Brian Davis as players to watch this week.
Junior Shadow Singleton (#55), 7A – District 1 leading defensive lineman, said he was “glad that the defense was able to get a shutout in last weeks game We have worked really hard during the off season and now the results are showing it.”
Senior receiver Brian Davis (#4), who had three catches for 25 yards last week, stated that this season “is a big change” from the past three years he has played for Tate. The Aggies, he said, “been working hard, putting in a lot of work and playing hard” to get results.
Tate High (3-1) faces Pine Forest High Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Tate’s Pete Gindl Stadium in Cantonment.
by Darryl Singleton
Northview Beats Jay In District Volleyball (With Photo Gallery)
September 25, 2013
The Northview Lady Chiefs earned an important district win against the Jay Royals Tuesday evening in Bratt.
In varsity action, Northview defeated Jay 23-25, 25-16, 25-18, 12-25, 15-19. Tiffani Pritchett had 5 aces, 2 kills, and 17 digs for the Lady Chiefs, while Hanna Ging had 4 aces, 1 kill, and 7 digs. A portion of the matches was played in dim conditions after half of the lighting in the Northview gym failed due to power problems in a heavy thunderstorm.
In junior varsity action, Jay defeated Northview 18-25, 25-13, 11-15. Dimonique Brown had 1 ace, 6 kills, and 5 digs, and Leah Fischer had 3 aces, 4 kills, 1 block, and 4 digs for Northview.
For a photo gallery, click here.
The varsity Lady Chiefs will travel to Jay Thursday to play Freeport in a district match up.
Pictured top and inset: The Northview Lady Chiefs take on the Jay Lady Royals Tuesday in Bratt. Picture below: The varsity Chiefs celebrate a win. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
