Seahawks Beat Northview Chiefs 31-0 In District Game
November 8, 2008
The Northview Chiefs fell to the South Walton Seahawks Friday night, 31-0 in a district game.
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Jay Jackson returned the opening kickoff to the 16 yard line. Dustin Yuhasz then piked up seven yards for the Chiefs to the 23. On the second down, Jackson carried for a Chief first down.
From first and 10, Jackson went down in the backfield for a loss of three on the play. Yuhasz lost a couple more yards on the next play, followed by a Brandon Sheets pass to Chris Sheets for a seven yard gain. The Austin Reid punted for the Chiefs on fourth down with a return by the Seahawks to the 40.
After little yardage by the Seahawks, the Chiefs took over on the 26. Jackson picked up two for second down and eight. Brandon Sheets tossed an incomplete pass. On third down, Ka’Daris Grice took the ball nowhere for no gain on the play. On fourth down, the Chiefs punted the ball away again, with the Seahawks taking a knee for first and 10 from the 15.
The Seahawks picked up a pair of yards before a tackle by Lance Yuhasz to make it two and eight. With 4:32 to go in the first, South Walton’s Cody Adams picked up a 13 yard touchdown. The point after was through the uprights. Walton was on the board first for the night, 7-0.
The Chiefs took over on the 20 after a touchback on the kick. Grice picked up four yards to the 24, fighting hard every inch of the way. With 3:55 in the first, the Seahawks recovered a Chief fumble to take over on the 24. A Lance Yuhasz backfield tackle sank the Seahawks to make it third and 19. An incomplete pass and a punt gave Northview the ball on their own 20.
Jay Jackson went down in the backfield to make it second and 19 to go. On the third down, Brandon Sheets hit Dustin Yahasz for a 14 yard gain. The Chiefs were still short of the first down, at fourth and five. Austin Reid punted, but there was a flag on the play. The Chiefs took over first and 10 on the 41 after a personal foul for roughing the kicker.
The Chiefs picked up four on a Brandon Sheets pass. A few incomplete passes later, the Seahawks took over on their own 37 with 32 seconds to go in the quarter.
A Dustin Yahasz and Cole Gandy double team tackle started the second with the Seahawks off first and 35. A Chris Sheet brought South Walton down on the next play inside the Chief’s 20 yard line. The Seahawks continued their drive all the way to the endzone. A good kick, and the Seahawks were up 14-0 with 7:26 in the half.
Montaio Mitchell returned the kick for a NHS first down on the 26. Brandon Sheets passed to Austin Arrington for a seven yard pickup. Grice gained a yard on a run. A few drive attempts later, Northview once again punted away the pigskin, with the S-hawks taking over first and ten on the 37.
South Walton picked up few yards before punting back to Northview. The Chief has possession with 3:47 in the half, first and 10 on the 28. Brandon threw an incomplete pass, followed by a one yard gain. A couple of plays later, and the Chiefs were punting…again.
The Seahawks marched with five yards of another touchdown before kick a field goal on their fourth down, increasing their lead to 17-0 with 19 seconds in the half.
Austin Albritton and Seth Leonard brought South Walton down on the 32 on the second half opening kick.
An oops-the-field-is-wet, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up moment brought the Seahawks QB down for a four yard loss on their first down of the second half. But the Seahawks recovered, marching toward the endzone, scoring again with 7:14 to go in the third. A perfect kick, and South Walton led Northview 24-0.
The Chiefs took over first and 10 on their own 20. Jeremy Jackson picked up a couple of yards for the Chiefs, followed by pass to Dustin Yuhasz. A missed Sheets to Sheets pass, and Austin Reid was punting for the Chiefs again.
The Seahawks took over with first and 10 on the half-and-half mark. The Seahawks hit the endzone from the 50, but flag for illegal blocking brought them back out to the spot of the of the foul…the Chiefs’ 29. A Seahawk player went down, that’s going to hurt in the morning kind of hard, on a Jay Jackson tackle to make it second and 11. The Seahawks advanced to just shy of another touchdown by the end of the third.
Seconds into the fourth, the Seahawks completed their drive to put the game at 31-0.
The Chiefs found themselves once again first and 10 on the 20. Jeremy Jackson gained five. A botched pass to Jake Clayton had the Chiefs at three and five. Brandon Sheets found Chris Sheets for the first down. The Chiefs were in a first and 10 situation on the 32.
Brandon Sheets missed passes to Dustin Yahasz and Jay Jackson. Sheets passed to Sheets and Jeremy Jackson gained yardage for a Northview first down. The drive failed to pickup a first down, and it was the Seahawk’s ball with 8:09 in the game. Leonard took down a Seahawk to make it second and six for South Walton. Austin Reid stopped the next Seahawk offensive play with a single yard gain.
The Chief were unsuccessful in scoring on their drive. The Seahawks took over to run out the last minute on the clock and down Northview with a 31-0 final.
Northview is now 2-7, 1-3 in the district.
The final game of the season for Northview will be Friday night in Bratt against West Florida.
Pictured above and below: Action from Northview versus South Walton Friday night in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Leading The Cheer
October 25, 2008
Both the varsity and junior varsity Northview cheerleaders led the crowd at Friday night’s Homecoming game against Vernon.
The Northview Cheerleaders are coached by Anna Berry and Megan Carroll.
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Pictured above: The Northview High School cheerleaders at Friday night’s Homecoming game. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Heartbreaking Homecoming For Northview Chiefs
October 25, 2008
It was a heartbreaking homecoming for the Northview High School Chiefs Friday night in Bratt.
The Chiefs lost a district game to Vernon, 29-12.
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The Yellow Jackets faced first and 25 early in the game, but they gained the 25 and then some on a single play with a 58 yard touchdown run. A good kick, and the Yellow Jackets were up 7-0 with 8:54 to go in the first.
The Chiefs returned the kickoff to the 45 yard line on a
Jackson carried for another six yards before Yuhasz scored on a 14-yard run with 4:56 to go in the first quarter. Austin Reid’s kick was blocked by Vernon, leaving the Yellow Jackets on top 7-6.
The Yellow Jackets returned the kick 43 yards before being forced out of bounds by Austin Reid. Ka’Daris Grice took down a Yellow Jacket behind the line to lost three yards for Vernon, setting up second and 14. Seth Leonard helped take down a Vernon runner, putting the YJ’s at third and eight.
The next Yellow Jacket with the ball was stung by Lonnie Gardner and Grice, but he picked up a first down.
The third quarter ended with the Jackets still on top 7-6.
The Chiefs gained ground in the second quarter, but it was never enough for the “O” to cross the goal line. On one drive, Jackson picked up 15 yards to put the Chiefs at first and 10 on the 31. Chris Sheets then picked up a one-yard carry. Jackson picked up a first down, and Holmes picked up yardage.
With 52 seconds to go in the half, the Yellow Jackets score again and picked up a good kick to expand their lead to 14-6.
Jackson returned the kick to the 48 yard line to start the second half, first and 10 Chiefs. A Jackson to Austin Arrington pass was incomplete. With 36 seconds to go in the half, another Jackson pass attempt, this oneto Yuhasz, was also incomplete. Jackson carried on third down to make it fourth and two with third seconds left in the half. The Chiefs punting team went in, but Jackson took the ball up the middle.
The referees ruled the run short. Northview Head Coach Cody Keene called for a measurement, which he did not get. He called a timeout and called for a measurement again, but the referees refused his request to measure what was obviously within inches of being a first down.
The first half ended with the Yellow Jackets in possession. The score at the half: 14-6 Vernon.
A Chief’s fumble early in the second half was returned by a Yellow Jacket for another half dozen. A good kick, and Vernon was ahead 21-6 with 7:53 to go in the third.
Sheets returned the kick to the 40-yard line. Holmes picked up another first down for NHS. An encroachment call against Vernon made it first and five for the Chiefs. A Jackson carry put the Chiefs at second and three. Another Jackson carry, and the Chiefs were at third and two. Jackson was stopped short on the next play, bringing up fourth and two and a punt.
The Chief’s next drive ended with a Holmes touchdown with 2:30 to go in the third quarter.. Jackson was taken down in the backfield on the point after attempt, cutting Vernon’s lead to 21-12. And that’s where the third quarter ended.
With 2:11 left in the game, a Northview fumble was returned 80 yards by Verson for another TD. Their two point attempt was good, expanding the Vernon lead to 29-12.
Verson ran out most of the remaining time on the clock with their quarterback dropping to the knee for all four of their next downs. Northview got control of the ball for the last time with just 11 seconds on the clock.
Northview’s homecoming hopes ended with a 29-12 loss to Veron.
“I’m disappointed. I hate it for our kids. Hats off to Vernon; they did a better job than we did,” Head Coach Cody Keene said after the game. “They had a little better speed and tackling in the first half.”
“We’re a young football team. Got to keep working,” Keene said. “We have just got to get better.”
Northview is now 2-5, 1-2 in their district.
The Chiefs will be on the road Halloween night against Marianna.
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Pictured above: Jay Jackson (#25) picks up yardage against Vernon Friday night in Bratt with blocking help from Austin Cooper (#76) and Samuel Cooler (#67). Pictured below: Dustin Yuhasz (#4) with the ball. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Chiefs Lose To BHS On Long Road Trip
October 18, 2008
A long road trip to Blountstown did not work out well for the Northview Chiefs Friday night. Blountstown picked up their first win of the season over the Chiefs, 31-13.
Senior Jay Jackson had 25 carries Friday night for 136 yards. He was nine for 18 passing for 116 yards, and he had one touchdown and a couple of interceptions against the Tigers on the wet, slip-and-slide of a field.
Chris Sheets, a junior, had five carries for 63 yards, and Dustin Yuhasz had a 42 yard touchdown. It was Yuhasz’s first game of the season; he had been on the injury list.
Shakel Holmes also racked up yardage for the Chiefs, picking up 40 yards and a touchdown on eight carries.
On the defensive side, Austin Reed had 13 tackles for the Chiefs. Holmes had nine tackles, and Anthony Pierce had eight on the night.
The Northview Chiefs are 2-4 on the season, 1-1 in the district after their 350 mile round trip to Blountstown.
The Chiefs are home Friday night for Homecoming against district team Vernon High School.
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Heather Leonard story.
Pictured above and below: Action from Northview at Blountstown. Heather Leonard photos for NorthEscambia.com.
Canes Lose; Other Area Scores
October 18, 2008
The Flomaton Hurricanes lost a key district matchup on their home turf Friday night. Millry beat the Canes 27-20.
Tony Ellis had 114 yards on 24 carries for the Canes. He scored on a one-yard run and and 30-yard hook-and-lateral.
The Canes are now 6-2, 4-2. They will be on the road Friday night at Washington County.
In other action around the area, Atmore’s Escambia County High School Blue Devils lost to Citronelle, 20-7. Escambia County is now 2-6, 1-5 on the year.
The only score for ECHS came in the fourth quarter when Michael Thomas made a 12-yard run. He had eight carries for 75 yards overall. Rico Stallworth had 160 yards during the night. The Blue Devils went backwards a full football field length during the game, with 13 penalties for 105 yards.
Meadowview Christian crushed the Escambia Academy Cougars, 46-0. The Cougars are 0-6 this year.
Washington High School beat Tate Friday night, 26-15. Jamarian Bonner put the Aggies on the board early with a 70 yard fumble recovery. Luchez Purifoy added another TD to give Tate a 12-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Washington and Tate both scored in the second. The second half was all Washington with three touchdowns.
Also Friday night, Jay beat Freeport, 22-16.
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Pictured above and below: The Flomaton Hurricanes lost a big district matchup Friday night to Millry. Submitted photos by Mike Newton Photography for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
NHS JV Falls To WFHS, 18-6
October 10, 2008
The JV Northview Chiefs lost to West Florida High School Thursday night, 18-8 in Bratt.
The Jaguars jumped out to a an early 6-0 lead in the first quarter. By the third, they had increased that lead to 18-0.
The Chiefs came back to put six on the board for the 18-6 final.
The JV Chiefs will end their season at home against Catholic High School next Thursday night.
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Pictured above: A Northview defender takes down a Catholic player early in the first quarter. Pictured below: Freshman Sean Knight picks up yardage for the Chiefs. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Blue Wahoos To Renovate Fields At Century’s Showalter Park
October 21, 2024
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos will team with area businesses and organizations to renovate little league fields at Showalter Park in Century.
Planned improvements include an overhaul of the infield clay, painting of foul poles, weeding, mowing and trimming required to bring these fields into game-ready shape for the youth of the Century area.
The work is scheduled to take place Tuesday.
Pictured: Youth baseball last May at Showalter Park in Century. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
