Northview And Jay Split Boys, Girls Basketball
January 19, 2011
The Northview Chiefs boys beat the Jay Royals Tuesday, while the Royals girls defeated Northview in Jay.
Northview 69 Jay 50 (Boys)
The Northview Chiefs were led by Colton Sims with 25 in their defeat of the Royals.
Northview — Colton Sims 25, Lance Bushaw 17, Ladarrian White 11, Roderick Woods 6, Derrick Portis 5, Austin Arrington 5.
Jay — Tyler Prescott 17, Connor Weekes 15, Tate Upton 10, Trent Sweeney 2, Tyler Prescott 17, Keith Lisonbee 6.
Northview 17 13 22 17-69
Jay 13 14 10 13 -50
Jay 50 Northview 40 (Girls)
Tessa Hendricks paced the Jay Royals girls with 16.
Jay — Tessa Hendricks 16, Becca Calloway 10, Olivia Wright 1, Hillary Hendricks 10, Lauren Steadham 2, Danielle Skaggs 5, Taylor Moore 6. Next: Monday at Central.
Northview 8 9 8 15-40
Jay 13 13 15 9-50
Auburn Tigers Win National Championship 22-19 Over Oregon
January 11, 2011
A 19-yard field goal as the clock wound down from Wes Byrum gave No. 1 Auburn a 22-19 win over No. 2 Oregon for the BCS national championship Monday night.
The Ducks managed to tie it at 19 with 2:33 to go with a two point conversion. But Auburn’s Cam Newton came back with a 73-yard drive for the Tigers on the strength of key plays from freshman Michael Dyer. Dyer rolled over an Oregon defender, with most of the field thinking the play was over about the midfield mark. But cheered on by his teammates on the sidelines, Dyer sprinted another 30 yards down to the 23.
On the next play, Dyer was down to the one on a 16-yard run.
Byrum’s kick at the buzzer gave the Auburn Tigers their first national championship since 1957.
Video: War Eagle! South Korean Students Cheer For AU
January 10, 2011
Even the South Koreans had War Eagle fever before Monday night’s BCS National Championship game.
A video shows a few hundred South Korean children screaming “War Eagle”. And some of the kids even have names like Bo, Jackson, Cam and Aubie.
The spoof video was produced by Lauren Bercarich, an American with a broadcast journalism background, who lives in South Korea.
“How many times has Auburn won the national championship?” Bercarich asks one child.
“One hundred and seventeen times,” the student replied.
“I’m pretty sure that’s impossible,” she said.
“That’s what teacher says,” the student replied.
And teacher Chris Lowe explained to his students in South Korea that Auburn did not play in the national championship last year, “because they were too good”.
Bercarich explains the video on her YouTube page:
“It’s true: Chris Lowe is an Auburn alumnus, he is an English teacher in South Korea, and he taught hundreds of his students some of his favorite Auburn chants and cheers to celebrate the Tigers playing in the BCS Championship. However, this video is a fictional comic take based on Chris’ love for all things Auburn. No, he did not actually name any of his students Bo, Jackson, Cam or Newton. He has not been teaching his students about Auburn football all semester long. Oh, but one more thing is true; Chris and all his students wish Auburn good luck against Oregon in the national title game.”
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Northview Gets Double OT Win Over PCA
January 7, 2011
Here’s a look at area high school basketball action on Thursday:
Northview 43 PCA 35 2OT
The Northview Chiefs defeated Pensacola Christian Academy in double overtime Thursday. The Chiefs and PCA were tied 33-33 at the end of regulation. In the first overtime, both teams managed just two points each. But in the second overtime, Northview dominated PCA 10-0 for the 43-35 win.
Northview 6 7 11 9 2 10
PCA 4 7 11 11 2 0
Aletheia 59 Jay 53
The Jay Royals fell by a half dozen to Aletheia Thursday 59-53.
GIRLS
Jay 55 Aletheia 22
Tessa Hendricks led the Lady Royals with 10 in a 55-22 win over Aletheia Thursday.
Jay –Tessa Hendricks 19, Lauren Steadham 8, Becca Calloway 8, Olivia Wright 4, Hilary Hendricks 4, Danielle Skaggs 4, Emily Russel 4, Lauren Diamond 2, Taylor Moore 2
Jay 12 20 13 10-55
Aletheia 4 8 5 5-22
Linam Named Liberty Bowl MVP
January 3, 2011
An Atmore son was named the defensive MVP for the University of Central Florida Knights as they defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 10-6 in the Autozone Liberty Bowl.
Josh Linam, a junior middle linebacker for the Knights, grew up in Tavares, Florida, and Atmore. On Friday, he made his career interception, the tenth different Knight to make an interception this year but just the second linebacker.
What was going through Linam’s head during his MVP interception? “I was thinking just catch it and not fumble it so coach wouldn’t get mad,” he said.
The Knights tied the game up 3-3 just before the half, but even that score was tinged with a bit of disappointment. UCF got an interception from Linam and promptly moved the ball to the 6-yard line. But that’s where the drive stopped after a spiked pass, an incompletion and a stopped scramble.
Linam said there was a bit of disappointment in giving up six points to the Bulldogs.
“We thought we would give up zero. We knew it was going to be a tight ball game, and we prepared for that. We just came out and did our job,” he said.
Linam was named to the All Conference USA All Academic 1st Team, ESPN-nominated for Academic All American, ESPN All District 3 Academic 1st Team and Conference USA player of the week versus Houston with 17 tackles.
Linam finished season with 78 tackles, 9.0 tackles for losses and one interception.
Linam is the son of Dr. Kevin R. Linam of Atmore.
Pictured top: Josh Linam (#50) assisted with a tackle in the Autozone Liberty Bowl as UCF beat the Georgia Bulldogs 10-6. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
SEC Bowl Game Schedules
December 21, 2010
For the second straight season, the Southeastern Confernce has 10 teams participating in post-season bowl games. Here’s a look at SEC team bowl games:
Thursday, Dec. 30
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Tennessee (6-6, 3-5) vs. North Carolina (7-5)
LP Field (67,000) • Nashville, Tenn. • ESPN • 6:40 p.m. ET (5:40 p.m. CT)
Series Record: UT leads, 20-10-1 • Last Meeting: UNC, 22-21 (Nov. 4, 1961 at Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Tennessee in bowl games: 25-23 • Tennessee in Music City Bowl: First appearance
Friday, Dec. 31
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Georgia (6-6, 3-5) vs. #25 Central Florida (10-3)
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (61,737) • Memphis, Tenn. • ESPN • 3:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. CT)
Series Record: UGA leads, 1-0 • Last Meeting: UGA, 24-23 (Sept. 25, 1999 at Athens)
Georgia in bowl games: 26-16-3 • Georgia in Liberty Bowl: 1-1 (1967, 1987)
Chick-fil-A Bowl
#20 South Carolina (9-4, 5-3) vs. #23 Florida State (9-4)
Georgia Dome (71,147) • Atlanta, Ga. • ESPN • 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT)
Series Record: FSU leads, 15-3 • Last Meeting: FSU, 38-10 (Nov. 9, 1991 at Tallahassee, Fla.)
South Carolina in bowl games: 4-11 • South Carolina in Chick-fil-A Bowl: 0-1 (1969)
Saturday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
Florida (7-5, 4-4) vs. Penn State (7-5)
Raymond James Stadium (65,657) • Tampa, Fla. • ABC Sports • 1 p.m. ET (Noon CT)
Series Record: UF leads, 2-0 • Last Meeting: UF, 21-6 (Jan. 1, 1998 at Orlando, Fla.)
Florida in bowl games: 18-19 • Florida in Outback Bowl: 1-2 (2003, 2004, 2006)
Capital One Bowl
#16 Alabama (9-3, 5-3) vs. #9 Michigan State (11-1)
Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium (65,438) • Orlando, Fla. • ESPN • 1 p.m. ET (Noon CT)
Series Record: First Meeting
Alabama in bowl games: 32-22-3 • Alabama in Capital One Bowl: 1-0 (1995)
Gator Bowl
#21 Mississippi State (8-4, 4-4) vs. Michigan (7-5)
EverBank Field (73,000) • Jacksonville, Fla. • ESPN2 • 1:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. CT)
Series Record: First Meeting
Mississippi State in bowl games: 7-6 • Mississippi State in Gator Bowl: First appearance
Tuesday, Jan. 4
Allstate Sugar Bowl
#8 Arkansas (10-2, 6-2) vs. #6 Ohio State (11-1)
Louisiana Superdome (72,000) • New Orleans, La. • ESPN • 8:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CT)
Series Record: First Meeting
Arkansas in bowl games: 12-22-3 • Arkansas in Sugar Bowl: 1-4 (1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1980)
Friday, Jan. 7
AT&T Cotton Bowl
#11 LSU (10-2, 6-2) vs. #17 Texas A&M (9-3)
Cowboys Stadium (71,167) • Arlington, Texas • FOX • 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT)
Series Record: LSU leads, 26-20-3 • Last Meeting: A&M, 33-17 (Sept. 2, 1995 at College Station, Texas)
LSU in bowl games: 21-19-1 • LSU in Cotton Bowl: 2-1-1 (1947, 1963, 1966, 2003)
Saturday, Jan. 8
BBVA Compass Bowl
Kentucky (6-6, 2-6) vs. Pittsburgh (7-5)
Legion Field (71,594) • Birmingham, Ala. • ESPN • 12 p.m. ET (11 a.m. CT)
Series Record: First Meeting
Kentucky in bowl games: 8-6 • Kentucky in BBVA Compass Bowl: First appearance
Monday, Jan. 10
Tostitos BCS National Championship Game
#1 Auburn (13-0, 8-0) vs. #2 Oregon (12-0)
University of Phoenix Stadium (73,000) • Glendale, Ariz. • ESPN • 8:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CT)
Series Record: First Meeting
Auburn in bowl games: 20-13-2 • Auburn in BCS National Championship Game: First appearance
Molino’s Kart King Finishes Season With 3 State Titles
December 19, 2010
Molino’s kart racing king Jarrett Parker recently finished his season with three state titles, 16 wins, 12 pole positions and 43 top five finishes out of 55 starts.
At the recent O’Reilly’s Indoor Kart Nationals, Parker had four top 10 finishes — third in FH Heavy, fifth in Jr. Lite, ninth in Junior Animal Heavy and tenth in Junior Pro.
He was involved in one of the many wrecks that occurred during the two-day event. Parker had no where to go and hit the kart of Nich Thrash, flipping Thrash completely over. Thrash walked away with just a minor knee injury. Parker’s teammate, Dee Paschal of Georgia, was involved in a serious wreck in his last race and was hospitalized.
“Thankfully our prayers have been answered and Dee was released from the hospital and is supposed to be resting back at home in Georgia.” Parker said. “The races were with out a doubt some of the roughest driving I have seen.”
Parker offered thanks to several people as he wrapped up the 2010 season.
“A big thank you to my dad. Many thanks to Dustin Dowdy of Dowdy Motorsports who helped wrench on my kart all weekend long. And to David Lynn, thank you for your help in our pits Saturday. I have to thank Mrs. Stacie Campbell for everything she does for our group at this event, Southern Speed. Thank you especially to Dee Paschal and Mark Bowers for all of your support throughout the year. I am very thankful,” he said.
Parker drives a Tod Miller powered 2010 Phantom Seraph and pits with MB Motorsports. Jarrett Parker, a sophomore at Northview High School, is the son of Scott and Tammy Parker of Molino.
Pictured top: Molino’s Jarrett Parker (second from right) in the Winner’s Circle at the O’Reilly’s Indoor Kart Nationals. Pictured inset: Parker (right) in action. Pictured below: Jarrett Parker. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Pace’s Smith To Lead Jay Royal Football; Youngblood Athletic Director
December 16, 2010
Kent Smith was named the Royal’s new head coach Thursday, and Lance Youngblood will be the school’s new athletic director while remaining boys basketball coach.
Smith has 23 years of coaching experience, including the 22 years at Pace High School where most recently he was defensive coordinator and linebacker coach. The Pace Patriots finished this season at 7-3, just short of a playoff appearance.
The Royals finished their last season under Head Coach Elijah Bell at 0-10. Bell led the Royals for 21 years, with a 108-95 record. Jay made the state playoff series seven times under Bell’s leadership, most recently the quarterfinals in 2007.
Bell was a major player in the formation of a new rural school classification for small schools like Jay in an effort to make the chances at a state playoff more equitable for smaller schools like Jay. He advocated such a plan since about 1990.
Next season, under Smith’s leadership, the Jay Royals will join Baker, Freeport and Northview in the first year of District 1 of the new Rural Division.
Smith holds a B.S. in business administration from Auburn University.
Football All Star Game To Feature Area Seniors
December 15, 2010
The Pensacola Sports Association has announced the rosters for the 2010 Subway High School All-Star Football Game Presented by the Andrews Institute. The 7th Annual All-star Game is scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m. at the Woodham Middle School Stadium.
This year’s game features some of the best seniors from Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Counties (East) playing against the seniors from Escambia County (West). Choctaw Head Coach Greg Thomas is the head coach of the East team while Greg Seibert from Catholic will lead the West team.
Several North Escambia area players will be taking part. Participating on the West All-Star Team from Northview will be: Austin Arrington, SS; Taylor Martin, LB; Lonnie Gardner, DT. Team members from Tate will be DJ Johnson, DB; Bruce Hemphill, LB/SS; and Tyler Tymbes, OL.
On the East All-Star Team, Trent Sweeney of Jay (WB) will take part.
Tickets for the game will be $7, or $6 with a canned good to support Manna Food Bank.
FHSAA Announces New Districts For Area Schools In All Sports
December 14, 2010
The Florida High School Athletic Association has new classifications and district assignments for the 2011-12 and 2012-2013 school years, including the new Rural Division and a Pensacola powerhouse football district.
Class 1A-Rural
The new 1A Rural division includes 36 schools for football — 47 for other sports — among rural schools with a student population of 44 to 600. The football district aligns just four schools — Northview, Jay, Freeport and Baker — in District 1-1A Rural.
Northview, Jay, Holmes County, Freeport, Chipley and Baker will be grouped in District 3-1A Rural for baseball, basketball and softball. In volleyball, Northview, Jay, Laurel Hills, Freeport, Central and Baker will comprise District 1-1A Rural.
6A Pensacola Area Schools
In Pensacola, there will be lots of football competition in District 1-6A with all of the local big school powerhouse teams — Tate, Escambia, Milton, Pace, Pensacola, Pine Forest and Washington.
In baseball, basketball, softball and volleyball, the Tate Aggies will be the only Pensacola area team in District 1-6A, joining Choctawhatchee, Crestview, Fort Walton Beach and Niceville. Escambia, Milton, Navarre, Pace, Pensacola, Pine Forest and Washington will be grouped in District 2-6A in the non-football sports.
Appeals
Schools will have the opportunity to appeal their classification and district assignments. The appeals must be filed with the Florida High School Athletic Association by January 7, 2011.
FOOTBALL
Class 1A Rural
District 1
Baker
Freeport
Jay
Northview (Bratt)
Class 6A
District 1
Escambia (Pensacola)
Milton
Pace
Pensacola
Pine Forest (Pensacola)
Tate (Cantonment)
Washington (Pensacola)
BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, SOFTBALL, VOLLEYBALL
Class 1A Rural
District 3
Baker
Chipley
Freeport
Holmes County (Bonifay)
Jay
Northview (Bratt)
Class 6A
District 1
Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach)
Crestview
Fort Walton Beach
Niceville
Tate (Cantonment)
District 2
Escambia (Pensacola)
Milton
Navarre
Pace
Pensacola
Pine Forest (Pensacola)
Washington (Pensacola)