Northview Beats Baker 49-10 (With Photo Gallery)
September 24, 2022
The Northview Chiefs last beat the Baker Gators in 2012. That was the year the Chiefs went all the way to Orlando and brought back the state championship.
But Friday night in Bratt, the Chiefs were hungry for the win as they beat Baker 49-10.
“I told you there wasn’t going to be any problem with motivation this week,” head coach Wesley Summerford said. “They played a great game tonight and did what we asked them to do. We had several players really contributing right across the board; all of them contributed some piece to the win.”
For a photo gallery, click or tap here. Look for a gallery with the cheerleaders, bands, fans, ROTC and more by Monday.
Jamarkus Jefferson led the Chiefs with 236 yards on 12 carries and three touchdowns, and Luke Bridges had added touchdowns.
Northview opened the scoring with a 5-yard pass from Odom to Aiden Broadhead to put the Chiefs up 7-0 after a good kick from Brandon Ferguson. Later the first, Jefferson was in from 15 yards out to expand the Chiefs lead to 14-0.
Baker was on the board with a 30-yard touchdown pass early in the second, 14-7 NHS leading. The Gators made a 25-yard field goal with about two minutes to go in the half to move within four, 14-10. But the Chiefs were looking for a few more points before the bands played at the half with a 59-yard rushing TD from Jefferson. At the half, NHS was up 21-10.
The Chiefs were last 5-0 back in in 2010 before losing their next game to Freeport. In 2006, they reached 9-0 before dropping the last game of the season to Chipley. As for 2012 when they won that state championship, the Chiefs opened that year at 1-1 after losing their second game to Marianna. They finished 2012 at 11-3.
The Chiefs have are off next week before three games on the road beginning with Blountstown on October 7.
“I think where we are right now, out kids our going to embrace that off week,” Summerford said, adding that he did give them Monday off from practice.
“So we celebrate that, and I told them Tuesday we’ve got to get back to work and get back on the ground.”
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High School Football Scoreboard
September 24, 2022
Here are this week’s North Escambia area high school football scores
FLORIDA
- Northview 49, Baker 10 [Game story, photos...]
- Holmes County 42, Jay 23
- Pine Forest 35, West Florida 21
- Escambia 41, Milton 0
- Washington 42, LeFlorida 6
- Pensacola Catholic 31, Mobile Christian 28
- Navarre 38, Leon 7
- Gulf Breeze 38, Pensacola High 8 (Thursday)
- Bye Week: Tate, Pace
ALABAMA
- Escambia Academy 25, Valiant Cross Academy 18
- Escambia County (Atmore) 20, Monroe County 0
- Bye Week: Flomaton, W.S. Neal, T.R. Miller
Pictured: The Northview Chiefs took downed Baker 49-10 Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photoclick to enlarge.
Pensacola Blue Wahoos Advance To Southern League Championship Series
September 24, 2022
Dax Fulton struck out a career-high 13 batters over 6.0 scoreless innings as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos defeated the Montgomery Biscuits 1-0 in Game Three of the Southern League Division Series on Friday night.
Norel González delivered the only run of the evening with a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the eighth, and Thomas Jones saved the game with a tremendous catch at the center field wall in the bottom of the ninth to secure Pensacola’s first ever trip to the Southern League Championship Series.
Fulton allowed only one hit over 6.0 innings as the Blue Wahoos pitching staff fanned a season-high 19 Biscuits batters. Chandler Jozwiak (W, 1-0) kept the game scoreless with 2.0 clean innings before Sean Reynolds (S, 1) worked around a two-out jam in the ninth.
Pensacola couldn’t solve either Mason Montgomery or Evan McKendry, who combined for 6.0 scoreless innings in a tandem start for the Bsicuits. They finally built a threat in the eighth against Joe LaSorsa (L, 1-1), as Jones led off the inning with a double off the left field wall. Nasim Nuñez bunted him to third before González delivered the go-ahead RBI single to put Pensacola in front 1-0.
Reynolds got the first two outs in the ninth without issue, but allowed singles to Kyle Manzardo and Ronny Simon to keep the game alive for Montgomery. Pinch hitter Jordan Qsar lifted a 3-2 pitch deep to center field that sent Jones to the warning track before making the catch and crashing into the fence to end the game.
The Blue Wahoos claimed their only league title in 2017, when they earned a Southern League Co-Championship in a season shortened by Hurricane Irma. They will play the winner of the North Division semifinal, either Rocket City or Tennessee, in the best-of-three Southern League Championship Series beginning on Sunday.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Gulf Breeze Tops Tate (With Photo Gallery)
September 23, 2022
The Gulf Breeze Dolphins defeated the Tate Aggies in three straight sets Thursday night in Cantonment.
Gulf Breeze won 25-15, 25-13, 25-17.
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Tate (8-12) will host Pensacola High (12-6) on Monday at 6:30 p.m. Gulf Breeze (14-3, 3-0) will host Choctaw (15-3) on Tuesday.
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Here Is Tonight’s High School Football Schedule
September 23, 2022
Here is this week’s North Escambia area high school football schedule:
FLORIDA
- Baker at Northview
- Jay at Holmes County
- West Florida at Pine Forest
- Milton at Escambia
- LeFlore at Washington
- Pensacola Catholic at Mobile Christian
- Leon at Navarre
- Gulf Breeze 38, Pensacola High 8 (Thursday)
- Bye Week: Tate, Pace
ALABAMA
- Valiant Cross Academy at Escambia Academy
- Escambia County (Atmore) at Monroe County
- Bye Week: Flomaton, W.S. Neal, T.R. Miller
Pictured: The Northview Chiefs took down Elberta 49-24 last Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photos click to enlarge.
Blue Wahoos Complete Comeback To Force Decisive Game Three With Biscuits
September 23, 2022
Trailing 5-0 with time running short to save their season, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos charged back in the late innings to defeat the Montgomery Biscuits 6-5 on Thursday night and force a winner-take-all Game Three.
Nasim Nuñez came through with the biggest hit of the night, hitting his first Double-A home run in the bottom of the eighth to put Pensacola ahead for good.
Eury Pérez allowed four runs over 3.0 innings as the Biscuits took an early lead for the second game in a row. Kameron Misner grounded an RBI triple into the right field corner and Kyle Manzardo lifted a sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead in the first inning, and an Alika Williams sacrifice fly was followed by a Brett Wisely RBI double in the second to put the Biscuits ahead 4-0.
Pérez was replaced by Patrick Monteverde in the fourth, and Jordan Qsar greeted him with a solo home run to extend Montgomery’s lead to 5-0. But the lefty settled in, pitching into the eighth without any further damage to keep the game within reach.
Biscuits starter Sean Hunley allowed only an infield single over his first 5.0 innings, but finally cracked in the sixth as Davis Bradshaw hit an RBI double to get the Blue Wahoos on the board. Thomas Jones hit a two-run homer to draw the Blue Wahoos within a pair at 5-3.
In the seventh, the Blue Wahoos pounced on former teammate Josh Roberson to tie the game 5-5 on a two-out, two-run single from Bradshaw. Sean Reynolds (W, 1-0) stranded an inherited runner in the top of the eighth to preserve the tie.
Nuñez, who had hit only two home runs in his professional career, launched a solo blast over the right field wall against Chris Gau (L, 0-1) to give the Blue Wahoos their first lead of the night. Reynolds allowed a leadoff single in the ninth, but coaxed a game-ending double play from Blake Hunt to close it out.
The Blue Wahoos will play the decisive Game Three of the Southern League Division Series against the Montgomery Biscuits on Friday night.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Tate Volleyball Tops West Florida (With Gallery)
September 21, 2022
Tate High School volleyball defeated West Florida Tuesday night with the Aggies taking three of four sets.
The Lady Aggies also honored educators during a teacher appreciation night.
Up next, Tate will host Gulf Breeze Thursday night.
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Photos by Matt Durham for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Bonus Photos: Northview Band, Cheerleaders, ROTC, Homecoming
September 19, 2022
The Northview Chiefs celebrated a homecoming win over Elberta Friday night.
- For a bonus gallery with the band, cheerleaders, ROTC and more, click here.
- For new football action photos and a game summary, click here.
- For the homecoming court and photos, click here.
- For the homecoming parade, click here.
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Blue Wahoos Wrap Regular Season With 5-2 Win Over Biloxi
September 19, 2022
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos ended their 10th regular season in team history with a 5-2 win over the Biloxi Shuckers on Sunday afternoon, heading to the Southern League playoffs with a 68-63 record.
In just his second Double-A start, Luis Palacios (W, 1-0) silenced the Shuckers with 5.0 one-hit innings to snap Biloxi’s winning streak at nine and avoid a sweep.
The Blue Wahoos broke through in the third inning against Carlos Luna (L, 5-6) with a Griffin Conine RBI single to take a 1-0 lead. After Biloxi’s Tristen Lutz briefly tied the game 1-1 with a solo homer in the fifth, Pensacola came right back with another Conine RBI single and a Will Banfield RBI double in the bottom of the inning to reclaim the lead for good.
Conine ends the regular season with 24 home runs and 74 runs batted in, both single-season records for the Blue Wahoos franchise.
Palacios handed the game to the Pensacola bullpen after five innings as Jorge Mercedes, Tyler Mitzel, Chandler Jozwiak and Andrew McInvale (S, 1) kept Biloxi at arm’s length. Davis Bradshaw capped the scoring with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth to bring the score to a 5-2 final.
After an off day on Monday, the Blue Wahoos begin the best-of-three Southern League Division Series against the Montgomery Biscuits on Tuesday night in Montgomery.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Wahoos Drop Fifth Straight
September 18, 2022
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos saw their losing streak reach a season-high five games on Saturday night, falling 4-1 to the Biloxi Shuckers.
Marcus Chiu’s solo home run in the third was one of only three hits the Blue Wahoos managed all night, as a quality start from Cody Mincey (L, 5-7) was squandered by Pensacola’s struggling offense.
The Shuckers took a 2-0 lead in the second with back-to-back homers from Zavier Warren and Tristen Lutz, and answered Chiu’s home run with a solo blast from Nick Kahle in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead.
Nick Bennett (W, 7-11) established a new career high with 11 strikeouts over 7.0 dominant innings for Biloxi, allowing only Chiu’s home run and a J.D. Orr single in his final start of the year.
An RBI single from Jackson Chourio in the seventh stretched Biloxi’s lead to 4-1, and Harold Chirino (S, 3) worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to help the Shuckers to their ninth straight win.
The Blue Wahoos play their final game of the regular season against the Shuckers on Sunday afternoon.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos