NWE, Jay, Flomaton Advance Teams To Escambia River Finals
October 27, 2013
The Northwest Escambia Eagles swept three games Saturday with teams advancing to next Saturday’s Escambia River Conference’s league championships in Jay.
Saturday’s championship matchups, times to be announced, are as follows:
- NWE Sophomores vs. Poarch
- NWE Juniors vs. Jay
- NWE Seniors vs. Flomaton
Here are select playoff results from Saturday:
- Flomaton Seniors 27, Poarch 20
- NWE Seniors 33, Jay 0
- NWE Juniors 49, Neal 0
- NWE Sophomores 40, Baker 6
- Jay Juniors over Excel
Results of other games were not submitted for publication.
Pictured top: NWE Senior’s Trent Kite gains yardage as he faces a Jay defender Saturday in Walnut Hill. Pictured below: The NWE Seniors shutout Jay 33-0 Saturday. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate’s Winning Season Continues
October 26, 2013
After winning a tough game against Crestview last week, Tate traveled again to Okaloosa County to play Fort Walton Friday night. The game was a defensive battle, but Tate dominated on both the offense and defense in the fourth quarter to win 24-13.
Tate started out their first series by trying to go for it on fourthand short, but was unable to get the first down.
Fort Walton took possesion on Tate’s 21 yard line after the turnover on downs. Tate’s defense faced a big test early and held Ft Walton to just a field goal to make the score 3-0. That would be all the scoring in the first quarter, as the defenses for both teams proved to be strong.
In the second quarter, the Aggies’ Taylor Brown intercepted a Vicking pass and returned it for a touchdown. Tate took the lead 7-3. Tate again fumbled the ball deep into their own territory and Fort Walton recovered. The Aggies’ defense was up to the challenge again and held the Vikings to just three points. Tate still held a 7-6 advance. Fort Walton scored late in the second quarter on a 20 yard run to lead at the half 13 – 7.
The second half would be all Aggies. Tate’s defense would not allow the Vikings to score any more points for the night.
Tate’s Dylan Mancuso kicked a 40- yard field goal in the third to make the score Tate 10, Fort Walton 13. Early in the fourthquarter, Sawyer Smith scored on an 18ard run to regain the lead 17-13.
Later in the fourth, Diamonte Thompson intercepted a Viking pass and would run it all the way back for a apparent touchdown. But Tate was penalized for holding and the touchdown was nullified and the ball was brought out to the 20 yard line. A few plays later, Tay Samuel ran it in for another Aggie touchdown.
Tate’s defense faced many challenges during the game and held strong throughout. There was only one series that the defense were not able to stop the Vickings and allowed a touchdown. The two field goals that Fort Walton scored were on offensive turnovers deep in Aggie territory and the defense kept them from scoring a touchdown.
Tate improved their season record to 7-2 for the year. Tate has a bye next week before facing Escambia High on November 8th at Emmitt Smith Field at 7:30 p.m.
Walton Tops Northview
October 26, 2013
Turnovers certainly hurt the 1A Northview High School Chiefs Friday night in their 20-12 loss to 4A Walton on the road in Defuniak Springs. And then there was the whistle-happy referee.
“It really was two evenly matched teams,” Northview Coach Sid Wheatley said. “I don’t think the final score was a true indicator of how the two teams played.”
The Chiefs were plagued by turnovers, with three interceptions and two fumbles.
A pass to a Chief in the end zone was batted up and then caught by a Brave, resulting in a defensive touchdown. And during an 80-yard punt return by Neino Robinson for a touchdown, a referee attempting to call a penalty for a block in the backfield inadvertently blew his whistle, calling back the TD.
“Overall, our offense played well; our defense played well,” Wheatley said. Offensively, the Chiefs earned over 330 yards Friday night, about 175 in the air and 160 rushing. The Chiefs scored on a 1-yard dash from junior Ladarius Thomas and 19-yard pass from Daulton Tullis to senior Neino Robinson.
Now, the Chiefs are turning 100 percent focus to next Friday night in what will be their biggest regular season game as they host the undefeated Baker Gators in a district matchup.
“We are ready,” Wheatley said Friday night. “I saw the effort in our guys tonight. We’ll practice hard and work on improving. But we are ready.”
The Northview Chiefs (3-4, 2-0) will host the Baker Gators (8-0, 2-2) with kickoff set for 7:00 in Bratt. Northview’s Senior Night activities will precede kickoff.
NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge
Jay Beats Cottondale
October 26, 2013
The Jay Royals beat The Cottondale Hornets Friday night 39-28 in a non-district game.
Tate Upton was 7-for-14 for three touchdowns and 169 yards. Braden Cross gained 168 yards for the Royals.
The Royals (4-4, 0-2) will host the Freeport Bulldogs (0-8, 0-2) next Friday night in Jay in district matchup. The Royals will wrap up regular season play the following Friday night as they host Maclay of Tallahassee in Jay.
Pictured: The Jay Royals beat Cottondale Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photos by Michele Gibbs, click to enlarge.
Friday Night Finals
October 26, 2013
Here is a look at Friday night games from across the North Escambia area:
FLORIDA
- Walton 26, Northview 12 [Read more...]
- Tate 24, Fort Walton 13 [Read more...]
- Jay 39 Cottondale 28 [Read more...]
- West Florida 55, Arnold 3
- Pace 56, Escambia 42
- Milton 28, Pine Forest 20
- Baker 54 Franklin County 13
- Pensacola 45, Washington 0
- South Walton 35, Freeport 21
- Catholic 35, Gulf Breeze 7
ALABAMA
- Millry 40 ,Flomaton 38
- T R Miller 28 , W S Neal 0
- Andalusia 48, ECHS 32
- Escambia Academy 40, Southern 0
Outta’ The Woods: Hunting Season Is Here
October 26, 2013
Finally, the time of year we’ve been waiting for is here.
From Escambia and Santa Rosa east to about Leon County, you’re in Zone D, where archery and crossbow seasons began October 26 on private lands.
To hunt during archery season, you’ll need a Florida hunting license and an archery permit. During crossbow season, you’ll need a hunting license and crossbow permit. If you’re a Florida resident, an annual hunting license will cost $17. Nonresidents have the choice of paying $46.50 for a 10-day license or $151.50 for 12 months. Archery and crossbow permits cost just $5 each, and all deer hunters must have the $5 deer permit. Anyone planning on hunting one of Florida’s many WMAs must purchase a management area permit for $26.50.
And don’t forget to pick up the WMA brochure for the area you wish to hunt, because hunting season dates on many of the areas are often different from what the zonal dates are. You can pick up a copy of these WMA brochures at your local tax collector’s office or read them at
During archery season and that part of crossbow season that is concurrent with archery, you can take deer of either sex, regardless of antler size (except for spotted fawns). After archery ends, during the remaining portion of the crossbow season, only legal bucks (having at least one antler that is at least 5 inches long) may be taken. The daily bag limit on deer is two. Bag limits for deer on WMAs can differ, so check the specifics of the area before you hunt.
You can hunt wild hogs on private lands year-round with no bag or size limits. On most WMAs, there’s also no bag or size limits, and hogs are legal to take during most hunting seasons except spring turkey. On a few WMAs, bag and size limits do apply, so be sure to check the brochure for the specific area to be certain.
It’s also legal to shoot gobblers and bearded turkeys during archery and crossbow seasons, given you have a turkey permit ($10 for residents, $125 for nonresidents). You can take only one turkey per day, and there’s a two-bird fall-season limit. It’s against the law to hunt turkeys in Holmes County in the fall, and it’s illegal to shoot them while they’re on the roost, over bait, when you’re within 100 yards of a game-feeding station when bait is present or with the aid of recorded turkey calls.
On private property, if you’re hunting during the archery season, you may hunt only with a bow, and you must have the $5 archery permit. During crossbow season, you may use either a crossbow or bow, but you must have the $5 crossbow permit. On WMAs, only hunters with a disabled crossbow permit are allowed to use crossbows during archery season. All bows must have a minimum draw weight of 35 pounds, and hand-held releases are permitted. For hunting deer, hogs and turkeys, broadheads must have at least two sharpened edges with a minimum width of 7/8 inch.
Tony Young is the media relations coordinator for the FWC’s Division of Hunting and Game Management. He can be reached with questions about hunting at Tony.Young@MyFWC.com.
Photos: West Florida Junior Varsity At Northview
October 25, 2013
The junior varsity West Florida Jaguars defeated the JV Northview Chiefs 40-14 Thursday night in Bratt.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Pictured top: Northview’s Desmone Knight (white jersey) blocks a two point attempt by West Florida. Pictured inset: West Florida gains yardage against the Chiefs as Jared Aliff (#3) closes in for the tackle. Pictured below: Peighton Dortch (left) and Hadley Woodfin cheer for the Chiefs. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
High School Football District Standings, Schedules
October 24, 2013
Here is a look at local high school football district standings, scores from last week, and Friday night’s schedule for Florida schools:
District Volleyball: Freeport Tops Northview; Niceville Over Tate
October 23, 2013
The Northview High School Lady Chiefs fell to the Freeport Bulldogs in display play Tuesday night.
Northview lost to Freeport in four, 25-21, 13-25, 19-25, 12-25.
For a Northview-Freeport photo gallery click here.
Also Tuesday night, Niceville knocked the Tate Lady Aggies out of the District 1-7A semifinals. Niceville beat tate in three straight, 25-21, 25-17, 25-9.
For the Aggies — Carissa Carroll 3 digs; Lexi Windham 3 digs, kill; Jordan White 4 digs, 7 kills; Hope Tourney 2 digs; Lauren Merts 3 digs, 18 assists; Julie McKinley 5 digs, 3 kills; Regine Simmons 4 kills, 3 blocks; Kayli Kirklin 2 kills, block; Sydney Roberson 2 blocks.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Ernest Ward Beats T.R. Miller (With Photo Gallery)
October 23, 2013
The Ernest Ward Middle School Eagles wrapped up their season Tuesday night with a big win over T.R. Miller. The EWMS Eagles beat the Tigers 44-24.
For a photo gallery, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
