Northview Beats Laurel Hill In Three Sets In Volleyball Rural District 1 Quarterfinal
October 15, 2024
The Northview Chiefs beat the Laurel Hill Hoboes in three straight sets Monday in the quarterfinals of the FHSAA Rural District 1 volleyball tournament.
Northview won by scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-8.
No. 4 seed Northview will face No. 1 seed Jay at 4 p.m. Tuesday in semifinal action as No. 2 Baker plays No. 3 Central at 6 p.m. The semifinal games are all at Baker High School. The championship game is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Baker.
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Tate Aggies Fall To Pace In District Tournament Volleyball Opener
October 15, 2024
The No. 5 Tate Aggies fell to the No. 4 Pace Patriots 3-0 Monday night in Pace during the quarterfinals of the FHSAA 6A District 1 volleyball tournament.
Pace won by scores of 25-16, 25-21, 25-16.
Pace will face No. 1 seed Gulf Breeze in Gulf Breeze Tuesday.
The season ended for the Aggies at 14-10.
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Tickets On Sale Now For SEC Soccer Tournament At Ashton Brosnaham Park
October 14, 2024
Twelve nationally ranked Southeastern Conference soccer teams will be competing for the SEC Championship title from Sunday, Nov. 3, through Sunday, Nov. 10, at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex off East 10 Mile Road.
Tickets are now one sale at pensacolasports.org. All-tournament passes are $45. Individual session tickets for the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals are $12 for adults and $7 for students/military. Tickets for the championship game on Sunday, Nov. 10, are $17 for adults and $12 for students/military. Taxes and service fees are included in the listed ticket prices. Kids 12 and under wearing a soccer jersey get in free with a paying adult on Sunday, Nov. 3 and on Tuesday, Nov. 5. A clear bag policy is in effect for this event. Admission is free for children 5 and under at all games.
This is the third year that Pensacola will host the tournament. Pensacola first hosted the tournament in 2022 and set SEC records for attendance.
“I’m so excited to host all of our friends from the SEC again this fall at the beautiful Ashton Brosnaham facility. I ask all sports fans in Escambia County to come to at least one game while the SEC tournament is here and see the elite play from these extremely talented student athletes,” Escambia County District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry said recently.
“The Pensacola community has embraced and welcomed our staff, the teams and the players over the last two years,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. “The SEC Soccer Tournament is an outstanding experience for SEC soccer fans from across the region and will provide our student-athletes with lasting memories.”
On championship game day, Nov. 10, there will be a free Fan Fest from 11:30 a.m. until the start of championship game. There will be music, food trucks and interactive activities for all ages to enjoy.
Over the last seven years, the SEC has earned 52 NCAA Tournament bids – an average of more than seven per year – with all 14 member institutions making at least two appearances during that span. Eight different SEC teams have advanced to the Round of 16 since 2013 and the league has placed teams in the NCAA quarterfinals in nine of the last 10 seasons.
Pictured: The first record-setting SEC Women’s Soccer Tournament at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex in October 2022. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Molino 7U Falcons Win Eastern Shore Fall Brawl
October 13, 2024
The Molino Ballpark 7U Falcons recently won the championship from the Eastern Shore fall Brawl.
Head coach for Falcons is Tanner Brooks.
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UWF Argos Upset No. 19 Delta State
October 13, 2024
The University of West Florida football team put together one of its best all-around performances of the season on Saturday at PenAir Field to take down No. 19 Delta State in Gulf South Conference play.
UWF has now won two straight and are 3-2 overall and 2-1 in the GSC.
“It’s been a heck of a week,” said head coach Kaleb Nobles. “We’ve fought through some adversity. We had a couple tough games early in the season where we played a couple of very good teams. So there’s been a lot of people who’ve just forgotten about West Florida. But these guys are bought in. They’re showing up on time, going to study hall, showing up to weights on time. That stuff shows up.”
It showed up clearly in the stat lines.
The Argos put up 533 total yards of offense, led by redshirt freshman quarterback Marcus Stokes who had three passing touchdowns and two rushing scores. Stokes finished with 326 yards through the air, completing 17 of his 21 pass attempts and 55 yards rushing on eight attempts.
Corey Scott scored what was the game winning touchdown with 11:20 remaining in the fourth quarter. Stokes hit Scott deep down the left-hand side of the field for a 70-yard pass. The score gave UWF a 33-28 lead after the Argos failed the two-point conversion. Scott was the game’s leading receiver with five receptions for 139 yards and two touchdowns.
On UWF’s next offensive possession Stokes and Scott connected again for a touchdown following a 26-yard pass. The score gave the Argos a 40-28 lead with 5:46 remaining in the game to put the home team in the driver’s seat.
“The me and Marcus connection started off in the summer,” said Scott. “We are both from the same area. Even before we came here, we were catching and throwing.”
After taking the two score lead late in the fourth, the UWF defense put its stamp on the game by forcing a three-and-out for Delta State. A false start penalty pushed the Statesmen back five yards to a third down and 15 to go. Traevon Mitchell sniffed out a screen pass and batted it down to shut the drive down in Delta’s own territory. Mitchell was a force on the defensive end throughout the entire game. The junior defensive lineman had 10 tackles, including five tackles for loss, two sacks and a pass break up.
The Argos got the ball back with 5:22 remaining and never gave the ball back to Delta’s offense. Running backs Jay Sharp and TJ Lane chewed up clock with three first downs in the final drive which was also aided by an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the visitors to close out the game. Lane finished with 115 yards rushing on 25 attempts. Sharp had 46 rushing yards.
UWF had a hot start to the game with touchdowns on its first two possessions to take a 13-0 lead in the first quarter. The Statesmen responded with back-to-back scoring drives to go up 14-13. But nearing the end of the first half was when the Argos stole all of the momentum back to carry into the second half. UWF found the endzone twice in the final 1:15 of the half. Stokes had a four-yard TD run to help UWF go up 20-14 and then Stokes found Jakobe Quillen for a 58-yard touchdown pass with 20 seconds remaining in the half. Quillen went for 109 yards receiving on the day.
Delta State finished with a balanced 143 yards passing and 140 yards on the ground.
Next up for the Argos is a long road trip to Murfreesboro, N.C. to take on Chowan on Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. CT.
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Jay Shuts Out Northview 34-0 (With Gallery)
October 12, 2024
The Jay Royals shut out the Northview Chiefs 34-0 Friday night at Merle North Stadium in Jay.
Northview had beat Jay nine of their last 10 outings in the War on Highway 4 rivalry before Friday night. In their last meeting in 2017, Northview walked away with a 31-13 win.
For a photo gallery, click here.
*Look for an upcoming photo gallery with the cheerleaders, bands and fans from both teams.
Jay came into the game on the heels of a 9-0 shutout of the young Central Jaguar program last week and season wins that have included Baker and Chipley. Northview suffered a 20-6 defeat at the hands of Baker last week in Bratt.
Riding high at 7-1 on the season, the Jay Royals will have a bye next week before hosting Wewahitchka (currently 1-6) on October 25. The Northview Chiefs (2-6) will hit the road for Blountstown (3-2) next week before rounding out the season on Thursday night, October 31 by hosting Flomaton on a Halloween night.
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Pace Rolls Past Tate 42-7 In District Matchup
October 12, 2024
The Tate Aggies and Pace Patriots were both 5-1 entering Friday night’s matchup in Pace.
When it was over, Pace walked away with the District 1-6A game 42-7.
Tate’s only score of the night came late in the third quarter on a Taite Davis pass to Davion Thompson for a touchdown. The point-after kick by Carson White was good, making the score 28-7 going in the fourth quarter.
Pace (6-1) will host Pine Forest (4-3) next Friday night, while Tate (5-2) will be in Cantonment as the Aggies host the Washington Wildcats (3-5)
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Friday Night Football Scoreboard
October 12, 2024
Here are Friday night football scores from around the North Escambia area.
FLORIDA
- Jay 34, Northview 0 [Read more, photos...]
- Pace 42, Tate 7 [Read more, photos...]
- Pine Forest 23, Washington 2
- Pensacola Catholic 31, Walton 16
- Escambia 35, Pensacola 21
- Crestview 27, Navarre 7
- Gulf Breeze 26, Milton 17
- Bay 35, West Florida 13 (Thursday)
- Bye: Central
ALABAMA
- Morgan Academy 22 Escambia Academy 6
- W.S. Neal 53, Escambia County (Atmore) 13
- T.R. Miller 35, Excel 0
- Bye: Flomaton
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Here Is Saturday’s College Football TV Schedule
October 12, 2024
Here is this week’s college football schedule and where to watch the games.
All times are Central.
Week 7
11 a.m. | South Carolina at No. 7 Alabama | ABC/ESPN+
11 a.m. | No. 21 Missouri at UMass | ESPN2
11 a.m. | No. 10 Clemson at Wake Forest | ESPN
11 a.m. | Washington at Iowa | FOX
11 a.m. | Wisconsin at Rutgers | Big Ten Network
11 a.m. | Georgia Tech at North Carolina | CW Network
11 a.m. | Ball State at Kent State | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Toledo at Buffalo | ESPNU
11 a.m. | UAB at Army | CBSSN
11 a.m. | Davidson at Dayton | Facebook
11 a.m. | St. Thomas (Minn.) at Marist | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Dartmouth at Yale | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Duquesne at St. Francis (PA) | ESPN+
11:30 a.m. | Georgetown at Lafayette | ESPN+
12 p.m. | UAlbany at Bryant | FloSports
12 p.m. | Maine at Delaware | FloSports
12 p.m. | Brown at Rhode Island | FloSports
12 p.m. | Missouri State at Illinois State | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Murray State at Indiana State | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Fordham at Holy Cross | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Bucknell at Penn | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Sacred Heart at Howard | ESPN+
12:30 p.m. | VMI at Wofford | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Eastern Michigan | ESPN+
1 p.m. | New Hampshire at Elon | FloSports
1 p.m. | Towson at Norfolk State | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Chattanooga at Furman | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Charleston Southern at Lindenwood | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Butler at Drake | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Presbyterian at Morehead State | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Virginia Lynchburg at North Carolina Central | ESPN+
1:30 p.m. | The Citadel at Western Carolina | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Texas A&M-Commerce at Northwestern State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | North Dakota State at Southern Illinois | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Youngstown State at South Dakota State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Alcorn State at Grambling | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Merrimack at Morgan State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | UNI at South Dakota | ESPN+
2 p.m. | SE Louisiana at Houston Christian | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | No. 1 Texas vs. No. 18 Oklahoma (in Dallas, Texas) | ABC/ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | No. 4 Penn State at USC | CBS/Paramount+
2:30 p.m. | Stanford at No. 11 Notre Dame | NBC
2:30 p.m. | Memphis vs. South Florida (in Orlando, Florida) | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Louisville at Virginia | ACC Network
2:30 p.m. | Purdue at No. 23 Illinois | FS1
2:30 p.m. | Cal at No. 22 Pitt | ESPN
2:30 p.m. | Cincinnati at UCF | ESPN2
2:30 p.m. | San Jose State at Colorado State | truTV/Max
2:30 p.m. | San Diego State at Wyoming | CBSSN
2:30 p.m. | Old Dominion at Georgia State | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Akron at Western Michigan | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Bowling Green | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Samford at East Tennessee State | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Princeton at Mercer | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Arizona at No. 14 BYU | FOX
3 p.m. | Ohio at Central Michigan | ESPNU
3 p.m. | Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+
3 p.m. | UT Martin at Western Illinois | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Northern Arizona at Montana | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin at Lamar | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky at Southern Utah | ESPN+
3:15 p.m. | Mississippi State at No. 5 Georgia | SEC Network
4 p.m. | Southern Miss at UL Monroe | ESPN+
4 p.m. | West Georgia at Central Arkansas | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Portland State at Idaho State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Florida at No. 8 Tennessee | ESPN
6 p.m. | Washington State at Fresno State | FS1
6 p.m. | Arkansas State at Texas State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | North Texas at Florida Atlantic | ESPN2
6 p.m. | Air Force at New Mexico | truTV/Max
6 p.m. | UTSA at Rice | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Abilene Christian at North Alabama | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Utah Tech at Tarleton State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Nicholls at UIW | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Cal Poly at UC Davis | ESPN+
6:30 p.m. | No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Oregon | NBC/Peacock
6:30 p.m. | No. 9 Ole Miss at No. 13 LSU | ABC/ESPN+
6:30 p.m. | Oregon State at Nevada | CBSSN
6:30 p.m. | Appalachian State at Louisiana | ESPN+
6:45 p.m. | Vanderbilt at Kentucky | SEC Network
7 p.m. | No. 11 Iowa State at West Virginia | FOX
7 p.m. | Syracuse at NC State | ACC Network
7 p.m. | Marshall at Georgia Southern | ESPNU
7 p.m. | Northern Colorado at Weber State | ESPN+
8 p.m. | Minnesota at UCLA | Big Ten Network
8 p.m. | Eastern Washington at Sacramento State | ESPN+
9:15 p.m. | No. 18 Kansas State at Colorado | ESPN
9:15 p.m. | Idaho at Montana State | ESPN2
10 p.m. | No. 17 Boise State at Hawai’i | CBSSN
Valparaiso at Stetson — POSTPONED
Tate Celebrates Senior Night Sweep Of Pine Forest
October 11, 2024
The Tate Aggies celebrated a senior night sweep Thursday night with a 3-0 win over the Pine Forest Eagles.
Tate beat Pine Forest three straight sets 25-8, 25-11, 25-11.
Tate finished their regular season at 14-9, while Pine Forest ended at 0-10.
Before the game, the Aggies honored senior players Carlyn Henley, Olivia Johnson, Kady Austin, Natalie George, and McKenna Hughes.
In 6A District 1, the No. 5 Tate Aggies will travel to No 4 Pace at 6 p.m. Monday, with the winner advancing to the semifinals Tuesday at No 1. Gulf Breeze. In other Monday pairings, No 7 Milton will be at No. 2 Niceville and No 6. Crestview will be at No 3 Navarre with the winners facing off in the semis on Tuesday.
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