Football Preview: Big Homecoming Games For Tate And Northview
September 19, 2025
West Florida (3-1) at Tate (3-1)
The hottest ticket for Friday night football in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties Friday night is the West Florida Jaguars (3-1) at the Tate Aggies (3-1) in Pete Gindl Stadium.
It’s a great football matchup and so much more.
It’s homecoming for the Tate Aggies, so that means royalty with the homecoming court and the crowning of the homecoming queen at halftime of the 7 p.m. game. But get there early — the festivities begin at 6 p.m. with the annual homecoming parade, and organizers say it’s the biggest parade in years. And yes, there’s candy and beads.
After the big football matchup, there’s a special “Danger Zone” post-game show from the Tate Showband of the South. It’s a top-notch Top Gun-themed show.
The football game is also the “Summerford Bowl” — a battle of the coaching Summerford brothers. Tate head coach Rhett Summerford has led the Aggies since their 2022 season, and notably, he came home to Tate from the head coaching job at West Florida. Little brother Wes Summerford is in his first season as head coach at West Florida after leaving the Northview Chiefs.
As for the game, Tate beat West Florida 42-7 in their last outing. The Jaguars are coming off a big 35-6 win over the Walton Braves last week, while Tate lost to the Milton Aggies by a slim 3-0 margin.
Tate’s sophomore quarterback, Miles Delarosa, has 450 yards in the air this season with 10 touchdowns and no interceptions. Tate wide receivers Elijah West and Laquarius Bradford, both seniors, have 10 receptions. West has five touchdowns and 270 yards on 10 receptions.
Brody White has had 29 solo tackles, including three for a loss.
For West Florida, Charles Benson has 298 passing yards with seven TDs.
Holmes County (1-3) at Northview (1-3)
Friday night is homecoming for the Northview Chiefs as they host the Holmes County Blue Devils at Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium in Bratt.
Homecoming activities will begin at 6 p.m. with presentation of the court and crowning of the queen. The class floats from the afternoon’s homecoming parade will round the track at halftime as the float winner is announced.
The Chiefs and Blue Devils are both coming into the 7 p.m. game at 1-3.
Northview’s Nate Duffy is coming into Friday night with nine of the 14 touchdowns for the Chiefs. He’s averaging just under 10 yards per carry with 572 total rushing yards in four games. Hunter Parker, a sophomore has eight carries for 177 yards and two TDs.
For Holmes County, QB Egan Segers has two rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns. Bowden Bailey has three rushing touchdowns.
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Tonight’s High School Football Schedule
September 19, 2025
Here’s a look at upcoming Friday night high school football games from the North Escambia area, along with Thursday night scores.
FLORIDA
- West Florida and Tate [Preview...]
- Holmes County at Northview [Preview...]
- Jay at Chipley
- Washington at Gulf Breeze
- Panama City Mosley at Escambia
- Pensacola Catholic at Jackson Providence
- Navarre at Milton
- Andalusia at Pace
- Pine Forest – Bye
- Pensacola High – Bye
- Central – Bye
ALABAMA
- Bayside Academy at Flomaton
- Escambia Academy at Coosa Valley
- St. Michael Catholic at Escambia County (Atmore)
- T.R. Miller at Hillcrest (Evergreen)
- Marianna at W.S. Neal
UWF Argos Ranked Top 3 In National Polls
September 18, 2025
The University of West Florida Argos have broken into the top three in the national polls after improving to 3-0 following Saturday’s win over Shorter.
West Florida was listed as No. 3 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) D2 Coaches Poll. The Argos were No. 5 in the same poll last week. Sitting above UWF is No. 2 Harding and defending national championships No. 1 Ferris St.
In Wayne Cavadi’s NCAA Division II Power 10 Rankings, West Florida also sits at No. 3 behind the same two teams as the AFCA poll.
The D2Football.com Top 25 Poll the Argos are ranked No. 4 behind Kutztown, Harding and Ferris State.
UWF is coming off a 42-20 home win over Shorter on Saturday. The Argos will travel to Tigerville, S.C. on Saturday for a matchup against North Greenville. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT at Younts Stadium.
Hot Days And Mild Nights Continue
September 17, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Dry Sunny Weather Continues
September 16, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunny, Highs Near 90 And No Chance Of Rain This Week
September 15, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Hot, Dry Days Ahead All This Week
September 14, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunny Skies And Warm For The Weekend
September 13, 2025
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Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Here’s Where To Watch Today’s College Football
September 13, 2025
Here is this week’s college football schedule and where to watch the games.
All times are Central.
Saturday, September 13
11 a.m. | No. 4 Oregon at Northwestern | FOX
11 a.m. | No. 12 Clemson at Georgia Tech | ESPN
11 a.m. | No. 13 Oklahoma at Temple | ESPN2
11 a.m. | Wisconsin at No. 19 Alabama | ABC
11 a.m. | Central Michigan at No. 23 Michigan | Big Ten Network
11 a.m. | Lehigh at Duquesne | NEC Front Row
11 a.m. | Houston Christian at Nebraska | FS1
11 a.m. | Towson at Maryland | Peacock
11 a.m. | William & Mary at Virginia | ACC Network
11 a.m. | Samford at Baylor | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Memphis at Troy | ESPNU
11 a.m. | Buffalo at Kent State | CBSSN
11 a.m. | Lycoming at Montclair State | YouTube
11:45 a.m. | South Alabama at No. 24 Auburn | SEC Network
12 p.m. | Davidson at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Lafayette at Georgetown | ESPN+
12 p.m. | North Carolina Wesleyan at Apprentice School | YouTube
12 p.m. | Aurora at Mount St. Joseph | YouTube
12 p.m. | Thiel at Adrian | YouTube
12 p.m. | Concordia-Wisconsin at Calvin | YouTube
12 p.m. | Bethany (WV) at Kalamazoo | YouTube
12 p.m. | Moravian at Rowan | YouTube
1 p.m. | New Hampshire at Ball State | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Northern Colorado at South Dakota | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Rhode Island at Holy Cross | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Wisconsin-Oshkosh at North Central | YouTube
1 p.m. | Rockford at Elmhurst | YouTube
1 p.m. | Wisconsin-Whitewater at Saint Xavier | YouTube
1:30 p.m. | Elon at Western Carolina | ESPN+
2 p.m. | UConn at Delaware | ESPN+
2 p.m. | North Dakota at Montana | ESPN+
2 p.m. | San Diego at Montana State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Illinois State at Eastern Illinois | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Bowie State at Delaware State | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Villanova at No. 2 Penn State | FS1
2:30 p.m. | No. 6 Georgia at No. 15 Tennessee | ABC
2:30 p.m. | Oregon State at No. 21 Texas Tech | FOX
2:30 p.m. | SMU at Missouri State | CBSSN
2:30 p.m. | USC at Purdue | CBS/Paramount+
2:30 p.m. | Norfolk State at Rutgers | Big Ten Network
2:30 p.m. | Youngstown State at Michigan State | Big Ten Network
2:30 p.m. | Washington State at North Texas | ESPNU
2:30 p.m. | Pitt at West Virginia | ESPN
2:30 p.m. | Richmond at North Carolina | ACC Network
2:30 p.m. | Northwestern State at Cincinnati | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | UIW at UTSA | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Morgan State at Toledo | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State at North Dakota State | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | VMI at Bucknell | ESPN+
3 p.m. | No. 14 Iowa State at Arkansas State | ESPN2
3 p.m. | Louisiana at No. 25 Missouri | ESPN+/SECN+
3 p.m. | Utah Tech at Idaho | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Lindenwood at Charleston Southern | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Virginia Union at Edward Waters | ESPN+
3:15 p.m. | UTEP at No. 7 Texas | SEC Network
3:30 p.m. | No. 18 South Florida at No. 5 Miami (Fla.) | The CW Network
3:30 p.m. | Alabama A&M at Tennessee State | ESPN+
4 p.m. | Liberty at Bowling Green | ESPN+
4 p.m. | Middle Tennessee at Nevada | Mountain West Network
4 p.m. | Eastern Washington at UNI | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Alcorn State at Mississippi State | ESPN+/SECN+
5 p.m. | FAU at FIU | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Merrimack at Kennesaw State | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky at Marshall | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Monmouth at Charlotte | ESPN+
5 p.m. | East Tennessee State at West Georgia | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman at South Carolina State | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Fayetteville State at North Carolina Central | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Stetson at Chattanooga | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Wofford at Mercer | ESPN+
5 p.m. | West Liberty at Robert Morris | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Lane at Allen | YouTube
6 p.m. | Ohio at No. 1 Ohio State | Peacock
6 p.m. | Western Michigan at No. 9 Illinois | FS1
6 p.m. | Arkansas at No. 17 Ole Miss | ESPN
6 p.m. | Old Dominion at Virginia Tech | ACC Network
6 p.m. | Jacksonville State at Georgia Southern | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Murray State at Georgia State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Appalachian State at Southern Miss | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Rice | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Weber State at McNeese | ESPN+
6 p.m. | The Citadel at Gardner-Webb | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Southern Illinois at UT Martin | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Valparaiso at Western Illinois | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Morehead State at Austin Peay | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Northeastern State at North Alabama | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at SE Louisiana | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Drake at South Dakota State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Erskine at Presbyterian | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Tarleton State at Central Arkansas | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Southern at Fresno State | Mountain West Network
6 p.m. | East Central (OK) at Arkansas-Monticello | YouTube
6 p.m. | Belhaven at Trinity (TX) | YouTube
6:30 p.m. | Florida at No. 3 LSU | ABC
6:30 p.m. | No. 16 Texas A&M at No. 8 Notre Dame | NBC/Peacock
6:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan at Kentucky | ESPNU
6:30 p.m. | UMass at Iowa | Big Ten Network
6:30 p.m. | New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+
6:30 p.m. | East Carolina at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+
6:45 p.m. | Vanderbilt at No. 11 South Carolina | SEC Network
7 p.m. | No. 20 Utah at Wyoming | CBSSN
7 p.m. | Duke at Tulane | ESPN2
7 p.m. | Abilene Christian at TCU | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Navy at Tulsa | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Western Oregon at Cal Poly | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Sul Ross State at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Langston at UT Rio Grande Valley | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Southeastern Oklahoma State at Ouachita Baptist | YouTube
7 p.m. | Puget Sound at Southwestern University | YouTube
7:30 p.m. | Akron at UAB | ESPN+
7:30 p.m. | Northern Arizona at Southern Utah | ESPN+
8 p.m. | Mercyhurst at Sacramento State | ESPN+
8:45 p.m. | Air Force at Utah State | FS1
9 p.m. | Southern at Fresno State | Mountain West Network
9:30 p.m. | Texas State at Arizona State | TNT/truTV/HBO Max
9:30 p.m. | Minnesota at Cal | ESPN
9:30 p.m. | Boston College at Stanford | ACC Network
10:59 p.m. | Portland State at Hawai’i | Spectrum Sports
Blue Wahoos Blank Clingstones
September 13, 2025
witten by Bill Vilona
The Blue Wahoos on Friday attracted their most energized crowd of recent homestands. The ballclub produced a performance to match.
Excelling on the mound, at the plate and turning four double plays, the Blue Wahoos cruised to 6-0 victory against the Columbus Clingstones to even the series and delight a near capacity crowd of 5,037 at the bayfront stadium.
With a roster of mostly newcomers, it was a game which resembled wins in the first month of the season. This one evened the series at 2-2 and gave the Blue Wahoos (67-69) a chance to extend a streak of non-losing seasons to nine consecutive years.
On a night when the Blue Wahoos honored the legacy of military legend Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James Jr., a Pensacola native who grew up in the community and rose to become the first African-American four-star general in the U.S. Armed Forces, the game was a crisp 2 hours and 25 minutes.
Fans were provided a Chappie James bobblehead designed with his combat flight uniform with the U.S. Air Force. His grandchildren were part of a contingent of connections attending the game.
Like they’ve done so often in the past couple weeks, the Blue Wahoos scored the game’s first runs. With two out, Michael Snyder reached on a fielding error, Dub Gleed singled and Fenwick Trimble drove both runners home with a double.
In the fourth inning, Payton Green singled, then Gage Miller blasted a line drive over the left field wall for a 4-0 lead.
Meanwhile, on the mound, starter Orlando Ortiz-Mayr delivered his fourth-consecutive strong outing. He worked four innings, allowed three hits, two walks and struck out four batters. Luis Palacios followed with three hitless innings and four strikeouts to earn his fourth win.
Newcomer reliever Chase Centala pitched the final two innings, allowing just one hit.
The Blue Wahoos added more cushion in the seventh inning on run-scoring singles by Snyder and Trimble.
On Saturday, former Atlanta Braves starter Ian Anderson is scheduled to start for Columbus against the Blue Wahoos’ Jacob Miller on the final fireworks night of the season.
GAME NOTABLES
— The first 1,000 people through the gates Friday received the Chappie James Bobblehead. Three members of the James’ extended family, grandson Frank Berry, great-granddaughter Avalon James, along with a great-nephew, threw out ceremonial first pitches. A video on the Chappie James Flight Academy was shown on the stadium videoboard.
— There were a total of 13 ceremonial first pitches on Friday night.
— In a fitting, decorative touch, Blue Wahoos head groundskeeper Willie Lawrence painted four stars with a blue background behind home plate to symbolize the night honoring Chappie James.
— Only five players on Friday night’s roster, pitchers Evan Fitterer, Jacob Millier, Orlando Ortiz-Mayr and Luis Palacios, along with catcher Sam Praytor, remain from the opening-night roster on April 4. So far, 66 different players have worn Blue Wahoos uniforms this season. The club record is 67, set in 2019 – the only season as a Minnesota Twins affiliate – but that year included five players on injury rehab assignments from the Twins.
WANT TO GO?
WHAT: Blue Wahoos Final Weekend Of 2025
WHO: Columbus Clingstones vs. Blue Wahoos.
WHERE: Blue Wahoos Stadium.
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday. Game times are at 6:05 p.m on Saturday; a special 1:05 p.m. start for Sunday’s final game of the season.