VFW Essay Contest Winners Named
October 19, 2022
Savanna Hudson has been named Northview High School’s winner of the Atmore VFW Post 7016 essay contest.
Second and third place winners of the “Why The Veteran Is Important” themed contest were Tyler Carach and Samantha Minchew. English teacher Vicki Baggett organizes the event for Northview, and selected teachers grade the essays.
They will now compete with other students from the area for scholarship opportunities.
Pictured: (L-R) Samantha Mitchell, Tyler Carach and Savanna Hudson. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview And Tate Fall In District Volleyball Tournament Play
October 19, 2022
Both Northview and Tate fell in district volleyball tournament play Tuesday.
In 6A District 1, Gulf Breeze defeated Tate in three straight, 25-17, 25-11, 25-9. Navarre will be at Gulf Breeze Thursday night for the district championship
The Aggies finished their season at 13-14 overall.
In 1A District 1, Baker beat Northview in three straight, 25-6, 25-17, 25-11.
Jay defeated Central 3-2 to advance to the district championship Thursday night against Baker.
Northview’s season ended at 6-11.
Pictured: Gulf Breeze at Tate earlier this season. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Century Blackcats Celebrate Homecoming (With Photo Gallery)
October 16, 2022
The Century Blackcats youth football team celebrated homecoming Saturday.
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No. 9 UWF Flies Past Shorter, 50-26, For 13th Consecutive Road Win
October 16, 2022
Peewee Jarrett had 287 yards of total offense and David Durden finished with 111 receiving yards as ninth-ranked UWF defeated Shorter, 50-26, at Historic Barron Stadium on Saturday.
Jarrett did a little bit of everything for UWF (5-1, 3-1 Gulf South) as he completed 18-of-29 for 189 yards with a touchdown and rushed for 98 yards on six carries and another score. His rushing total was a UWF record for a quarterback.
The Argonauts scored on eight of their 11 possessions, with one of the two punts directly leading to a safety.
Durden had his third 100-yard game in the last four and opened the scoring, returning a punt 58 yards following a 3-and-out by Shorter. He also caught a career-high-tying nine passes.
Following a Hawks punt on the next possession, Jarrett led an 80-yard drive that saw him complete four-consecutive passes after a Shomari Mason run to put UWF at the 12. Two plays later he finished off the drive with a 12-yard touchdown run for a 14-0 lead.
Shorter got on the scoreboard early in the second with a 24-yard Nicholas Pope field goal, before UWF’s Griffin Cerra made a 24-yarder to send the teams into the locker room with a 17-3 Argo lead.
Cerra added a 27-yarder on the opening possession of the third quarter to extend the lead to 20-3. Another 3-and-out gave UWF the ball 55 yards from paydirt. Jarrett ended the 8-play march with consecutive completions to Durden, including a 13-yard slant into the end zone for a 27-3 advantage.
Shorter got a score back near the end of the third when Aeneas Dennis completed a 10-yard pass to Trevon Dirden.
Then the teams started lighting up the scoreboard in the final 15 minutes.
Tra’quan McNair got to Dennis in the end zone and forced the Hawk to intentionally ground the ball for a safety. UWF took the next possession on the free kick and had excellent field position when Da’quan Bailey-Brown returned it 45 yards to the Shorter 30. From there, Jarrett broke off a 25-yard scamper and Shomari Mason went in untouched from the 10 for a 36-10 lead.
The Argos added a pair of touchdowns from C.J. Wilson, including a 40-yarder that pushed the margin to 50-18.
UWF outgained Shorter 441-335 and continued its balanced attack, running for 222 and passing for 219.
The Argos will return to Pen Air Field for the next two weeks, starting next Saturday, Oct. 22 against Mississippi College (4-3, 3-1) at 4 p.m.
Photo: Morgan Givens
Northview Rolls To 7-0 With 49-13 Win Over Jay (With Photo Gallery)
October 15, 2022
Maybe there’s just something about the number 49.
For the fourth consecutive game, the Northview Chiefs scored 49 points Friday night as they beat Jay 49-13.
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With the win, the Chiefs rolled to 7-0. But the win wasn’t as straightforward was NHS head coach Wes Summerford would like to see.
“It wasn’t a pretty one for us. We just didn’t execute well,” Summerford said. “The penalties hurt us on offense, and we’ve got to start faster on defense. When you get up in the playoffs, you’ve got to come out ready to play. Our kids know that. We’ve just got to preach that message; I think you’ve got to practice that way.”
The Chiefs were first on the board at a packed Merle North Stadium in Jay with a 2-yard dash from Jamarkus Jefferson with just over nine minutes to go in the first quarter, 7-0 Northview. Jefferson added another TD in the first, 14-0.
Northview led 21-7 at the half after another Jefferson touchdown.
Maliki Haynes had a big second half endzone interception in the second half, setting momentum for the Chiefs.
“Everytime after the first half we come out, we get a big stop and then the ball game really ends at that point,” he said. “That’s how big that momentum is…we lit a little fire under our kids at halftime and got them going.”
Northview quarterback Kaden Odom found Aiden Broadhead for a 40-yard touchdown in the third quarter, 28-7. Luke Bridges was in from 8-yards out to give the Chiefs a 35-7 advantage.
The Chiefs expanded their lead to 42-7 with a 16-yard touchdown from Wyatt Scruggs.
The Royals added one more touchdown from 38-yards out when Hayden Morris connected with Tomas Ravendo. With a missed kick, it was 42-13.
Jefferson scored his fourth touchdown on a one-yard run to seal the 49-7 win.
Northview will defend their perfect record on the road next Friday night at Marianna (1-6). They will round out the season at home against Escambia County of Atmore (currently 4-4) on October 28 and Bay (currently 6-1) on November 4.
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Tate Falls To Pace (With Photo Gallery)
October 15, 2022
The Tate Aggies fell on the road at Pace Friday night, 38-9.
Tate was first on the board with a 29-yard field goal from Caleb Westergreen for a 3-0 lead.
Down 7-3, the Aggies scored again on a Taite Davis to Diego Dukes with a 14-yard pass.
The Aggies (1-6) will host Gulf Breeze (4-3) next Friday night.
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NorthEscambia.com photos by Jennifer Repine, click to enlarge.
High School Football Scoreboard
October 15, 2022
Here are Friday night football scores from across the North Escambia area:
FLORIDA
- Northview 49, Jay 13 [Details, photos...]
- Pace 38, Tate 9 [Details, photos...]
- West Florida 40, Pensacola High 2
- Washington 42, Fort Walton Beach 0
- Escambia 28, Choctaw 27
- Pensacola Catholic 35, Walton 6
- Navarre 34, Milton 27
- Blountstown 35, Baker 0
- Bye: Pine Forest, Gulf Breeze
- Sneads 43, Lighthouse Christian 14 (Thursday)
ALABAMA
- Patrician 52, Escambia Academy 13
- Bayside Academy 66, Escambia County 48
- Mobile Christian 29, Flomaton 14
- T.R. Miller 41, Satsuma 14
- Thomasville 21, W.S. Neal 6
Pictured: The Northview Chiefs beat Jay 49-13 Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photo Gallery: Tate Dig Pink Volleyball
October 13, 2022
The Washington Wildcats defeated the Tate Aggies Tuesday night in a “Dig Pink” game to support the Side-Out Foundation and their metastatic breast cancer research.
Washington won 3-1 over Tate, 25-20, 19-25, 26-24, 25-19.
The Tate Aggies (11-13, 2-4) will round out the regular season at Escambia on Thursday, and Washington (14-7, 4-0) will be at Pace.
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Tate Volleyball Hosting Dig Pink Event Tuesday To Support Breast Cancer Research
October 10, 2022
Tate High School Volleyball will host a Dig Pink event Tuesday to support the Side-Out Foundation.
The Side-Out dedicates the majority of donations to their own metastatic breast cancer research. In addition to research, Side-Out allocates a portion of their funds to high-quality support services for cancer patients and their families, as well as college scholarships for students.
Tate will host Washington with the freshmen beginning at 4:30, junior varsity at 5:30 and varsity at 6:30. All Tate students who wear pink will get in free.
Pictured: The 2021 Dig Pink event at Tate High School. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
NWE Chiefs Take On The Cantonment Cowboys (With Photo Gallery)
October 9, 2022
The Northwest Escambia Chiefs celebrated homecoming Saturday and welcomed the Cantonment Cowboys to Greg Gibson Field in Walnut Hill.
Scores were as follows:
6U – NWE 6 Cantonment 12
8U – NWE 0 Cantonment 6 OT
10U – NWE 30 Cantonment 0 (Clock turned off in second quarter)
12U – NWE 26 Cantonment 18
For a photo gallery from the 12U and (a few) from the 10U, click or tap here.
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