Northview Beats Vancleave
September 24, 2016
The Northview Chiefs beat the Vancleave (MS) Bulldogs Friday night on the road, 25-3.
“It was a great four quarter game from our guys,” Northview Head Coach Dereck Marshman said. “We preached all week about how physical Vancleave was. Our guys responded and dominated physically for four quarters.”
“I felt it was by far our most complete game. Couldn’t be more proud about how we imposed our will to win tonight,” Marshman added.
The Chiefs were first on the scoreboard of the Mississippi school with a Luke Ward touchdown with 3:30 on the clock in the first. A missed extra point, and Northview was up 6-0. Just seconds before the half, Ward was in for another TD, 13-0.
With 6:41 in the third, the Bulldogs kicked a 39-yard field goal to make the score 13-3. The Chiefs struck again with 1:14 left in the third, Ward scored his third touchdown of the night, 19-3.
Seconds into the fourth quarter, Northview added another touchdown, this time from Hunter Edwards to make it 25-3.
With his three touchdowns, Ward had 18 carries for 125 yards. He also had 58 yards in the air. Edwards had a rushing touchdown, while Jeremiah Woods had 14 carries for 54 yards.
Defensively, Edwards recorded nine tackles, one QB sack and an interception. Jared Aliff had six tackles and two sacks. Neikel Robinson had an interception and two punt returns for 65 yards. Ward also had one punt return for 45 yards.
The Chiefs are on the road again next Friday night, this time to Maplesville, AL, about 30 miles north of Selma.
Look for a photo gallery by Monday on NorthEscambia.com
NorthEscambia.com photos by Gary Amerson, click to enlarge.
Niceville Tops Tate
September 24, 2016
The last time the Tate Aggies played Niceville, it ended with a 21-20 Aggie win that put Tate in the Final Four. But Friday night was a different story, as Niceville powered to a surprising 39-3 win over Tate.
Tate’s only score of the night came on a 40-yard field goal from with 1:30 to go in the first to make it 14-3.
Next Friday night, the Aggies head to Washington High School at 7:30 p.m.
A photo gallery will be posted by Monday.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
High School Football Finals
September 24, 2016
Here’s a look at Friday night’s high school football final scores:
FLORIDA
Northview 25, VanCleave MS 3
Niceville 39, Tate 3
Graceville 50, Jay 7
West Florida 42, Gulf Breeze 33
Pine Forest 23, Milton 20 OT
Catholic 35, PHS 34
L.C. Columbia 40, Escambia 20
Navarre 48, Fort Walton Beach 6
Bay 28, Washington 12
Baker 56 Rocky Bayou 6
ALABAMA
Resurrection Catholic MS 21, Escambia Academy 20 OT
Escambia County (Atmore) 34, Hillcrest Evergreen 14
T.R. Miller 34, Tallassee 27
Carroll 21, W.S. Neal 0
Flomaton – OFF
Volleyball Photo Gallery: Central Tops Northview
September 23, 2016
The Northview Chiefs fell to Central Thursday in high school volleyball action.
For a photo gallery, click here.
The Chiefs travel to Laurel Hill on Tuesday before hosting Jay next Thursday.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Tate Cheerleaders To Hold Lil’ Aggies Fall Cheer Clinic
September 22, 2016
The Tate High School cheerleaders will be holding a Cheer Clinic for kids age 5-2.
The clinic on October 1 will be held in the new gym from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m. Participants will be taught proper stretch techniques, sideline cheers and chants, dances and more. Each athlete will receive a t-shirt and take part in a pre-game cheer and the run-through for the game on October 7.
Click here to print a registration form.
Northview Football Names Players Of The Week
September 22, 2016
The Northview Chiefs have named Players of the Week from their game last Friday night against Chipley.
They are:
OFFENSE
Luke Ward – Passing: 11-25, 219 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; Rushing: 11 att., 258 yards, 3 TD
DEFENSE
Neikel Robinson – 1 tackle, 53 yard interception return for TD
Ohijie Elliott – 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks
SPECIAL TEAMS
Seth Killam — 3-4 PAT, Onside kick recovered by Northview
DOMINATOR
Luke Ward — Hit on #4 on Chipley sideline
Hunter Cofield — Hit on #4 middle of field AND block on #53
Pictured top: An onside kick from Seth Killam. Pictured inset: An interception from Northview’s Neikel Robinson. Pictured below: Ohijie Elliot with a tackle. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Cross Country Meet Goes Gold For Childhood Cancer
September 21, 2016
The Northview Chiefs hosted a three-school cross country meet on Thursday with a focus on not only beating best finish times, but also on beating childhood cancer.
Members of the Northview and Ernest Ward cross country teams wore gold bandanas during the meet in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
For a photo gallery, click here.
(Results are below photo, scroll down)
Meet results were as follows:
Fastest Girl- Kristin Coleman from Flomaton 27:09
Fastest boy- Brandon Korinchak from Northview 19:09
Girls
- Northview
- Flomaton
- Ernest Ward
Boys
- Northview
- Flomaton
- Ernest Ward
Top 5 Runners for each School
Northview
- Marissa Rothrock 29:00
- Jasmine Elliott 29:11
- Lexxi Baggett 32:02
- Rebekah Amerson 32:12
- Hannah McGahan 32:14
- Brandon Korinchak 19:09
- Tanner Levins 21:39
- Oscar Rodriguez 22:07
- Adrian King 25:04
- Josiah Stilwell 25:05
Ernest Ward
- Leah Anderson 34:06
- Autumn Williams 36:56
- Shelby Godwin 37:30
- Emily Levins 37:52
- Kacy Knable 39:37
- Dakota Bryan 30:04.o5
- Levi Kirkpatrick 30:04.66
- Kole Stewart 30:05.0
- Braedan McGhee 30.05.25
- Eric Amerson 35:08
Flomaton
- Kristin Coleman 27:09
- Charley Boutwell 31:39
- Patricia Rogers 34:32
- Cheris Rogers 34:56
- Makenzie Morrison 35:10
- Dwayne Hamby 19:37
- Dustin Reaves 21:37
- Dylan Patterson 22:02
- Will Rolin 27:06
- Dustin Martin 31:44
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
UWF Football Suffers First Ever Loss
September 18, 2016
The UWF football team committed three turnovers in the second quarter that resulted in 14 points for Chowan as the Hawks held on to defeat the Argonauts 35-28 at Garrison Stadium Saturday night.
UWF (2-1) finished with 459 yards of total offense, including 415 through the air, but committed a season-high four turnovers in suffering its first loss in program history.
Graduate Kaleb Nobles completed 29-of-48 for 398 yards and three touchdowns, but was sacked four times and three two interceptions. Redshirt freshman Grey Jackson saw time on two different series, including the second possession of the third quarter when he engineered a six-play, 31-yard drive that tied the game at 28. He was 3-for-4 for 17 with a TD and also rushed for 23 yards.
UWF and Chowan each recorded touchdowns on the first three drives of the game before things settled down offensively. The first strike came on a seven-yard run from CU’s Tyree Lee.
Nobles didn’t waste any time getting those points back, as the Argonauts went 75 yards on just three plays in 31 seconds to even the score at 7-7. The drive was capped off with a 58-yard touchdown pass to senior Anas Hasic. It was the first of three scoring catches for the Phoenix native, who previously played at North Carolina Central, located in Durham just under two hours from Murfreesboro. He finished with nine receptions for 190 yards, the most in a game in the Gulf South Conference this season.
Chowan followed suit on the next drive, as quarterback Randall Dixon dropped in a 29-yard touchdown pass to put the score at 14-7 with 10:50 left on the clock in the first quarter. He finished the game with 449 yards passing on 28-of-44 and two touchdowns.
The Argos drove deep into Chowan territory later in the period but came away empty when an Austin Peffers field goal attempt from 26 yards bounced off the right upright.
UWF did reach the end zone on its next possession. With 3:02 remaining in the quarter, Leroy Taylor intercepted a pass from Dixon in the red zone to start a UWF drive that stretched 84 yards and evened the score on another touchdown connection from Nobles to Hasic – this time from 16 yards.
The 14-14 score did not hold for long, as Chowan took advantage of UWF turnovers on consecutive possessions to put the score at 28-14 at the half.
Nobles threw his first interception of the season that gave Chowan possession at the UWF 15. The Hawks scored after four rushes to go ahead 21-14. Chowan extended the lead to 28-14 on a 73-yard drive that ended with a Tyree Lee 29-yard run with 4:21 left in the half.
In what has become standard UWF fashion, the Argonauts came out of halftime in a full sprint and rallied for 14 unanswered points before many in attendance had returned from the concession stand. Nobles found junior Ishmel Morrow for a 71-yard grab on the third play of the half to cut the score to 28-21. He hauled in a game-high 12 passes to go along with 161 yards.
Just a play into the ensuing Chowan drive, freshman Trent Archie snagged his first interception of the season and the turnover led to seven more UWF points. Jackson led the Argonauts on the drive, adding a 17-yard run before finding Hasic from 14 yards to even the score.
CU took the lead for the final time with 10:50 left in the fourth quarter on a 4-yard pass. UWF moved the ball into Chowan territory briefly on its final possession but was forced to punt and never got the ball back as the Hawks picked up four first downs in the final 3:57.
The UWF defense entered the game averaging 6.5 sacks per game and tallied four while picking off three passes. Sophomore Marvin Conley had 11 tackles and freshman Joshua Smiley finished with 10 to lead the Argonauts.
Chowan (2-1) had 579 yards of offense on 92 plays with 449 passing and 130 rushing.
UWF will open GSC play against Valdosta State next Saturday, September 24, in Valdosta, Ga. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. ET start.
Bonus Gallery: Tate Aggies Beat Pensacola High School
September 18, 2016
Friday night, the Tate Aggies beat Pensacola High School.
For a photo gallery of raw, unedited photos from the game, click here.
For a game summary, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Youth Sports Groups Can Apply For Local Grant
September 18, 2016
The Pensacola Sports Foundation is accepting applications for its 2017 grant program. Community organizations involved in providing youth sports opportunities are eligible to apply for funding. Applications must be received by November 1,2016.
The mission of the Pensacola Sports Foundation is to “support that part of the mission of Pensacola Sports that focuses on the development, education, promotion and recognition of youth sports, amateur sports, scholar athletes, and athletic excellence in the Greater Pensacola area.” Since its inception in 1984, the Foundation has distributed over $500,000 in funding to organizations in the Greater Pensacola area.
Grant application forms can be downloaded from the Pensacola Sports website – www.pensacolasports.org or by contacting the Pensacola Sports office at (850) 434-2800. Completed forms may be either mailed to the Pensacola Sports Foundation, P.O. Box 12463, Pensacola FL 32591, or delivered to the Pensacola Sports office downtown at 101 W. Main Street, Pensacola FL 32502.