Friday Night Football Finals
September 14, 2013
Friday night football final scores from around the area:
Florida
- Chipley 47, Northview 18 [Read more...]
- Tate 35, Bay 21 [Read more...]
- Jay 13 Vernon 0 [Read more...]
- Fort Walton Beach 15, Milton 14
- Niceville 37, Pine Forest 6
- Baker 55, Holmes County 6
- Navarre 28, Pace 18
- Choctaw 31, Gulf Breeze 14
- Catholic 14, PHS 0
- Washington 37, Lake Area 12
- Walton 49, South Walton 0
Alabama
- Flomaton 23, Choctaw 20
- Wilcox 14, Escambia County (Atmore) 0
- T.R. Miller 54 Excel 14
- W.S. Neal 48, Cottage Hill 2
- Monroe Academy 50, Escambia Academy 14
Seasons Of Hope Banquet To Benefit Terminally Ill, Injured Warriors
September 13, 2013
Seasons of Hope will hold their Second Annual Benefit Bandquet fundraiser later in just over a week.
Seasons of Hope provides positive outdoor hunting, fishing, camping and other outdoor activities for the terminally ill, the physically challenged and members of the Armed Forces injured in the line of duty. The excursions are provided at little or no cost.
The benefit banquet will be held Saturday, September 21 at 5 p.m. at SS Dixon Intermediate School at 5540 Education Drive in Pace. In addition to the meal, there will be a silent auction. Guest speaker will be Brad Clay of Final Descent Outdoors. Tickets are $10 each.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.seasonsofhopeinc.org or call Bryen Ballard at (850) 232-0592.
Northview Beats Central
September 11, 2013
The Northview Lady Chiefs JV and varsity teams beat the Central Jaguars in straight sets Tuesday evening.
In junior varsity action, Northview beat Central 25-18, 25-22.
Dimonique Brown had two aces and one kill for the Chiefs, while Mallory Merchant recorded four aces.
In varsity action, Northview swept three from Central, 25-16, 25-15, 27-25.
Danielle Steadham had four aces, three kills and six blocks for Northview, and Kyndall Hall had four aces and two assists.
The Lady Chiefs will head across the river to take on the Lady Royals of Jay High School on Thursday. The junior varsity plays at 5:00 and the varsity takes the court at 6 p.m. in a district game.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Pictured: Northview’s varsity swept three sets from Central Tuesday in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Cincinnati Reds To Play MLB Game In Pensacola
September 11, 2013
Pensacola will be dipping its toe into the frenzied waters of professional baseball a little earlier next year as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos host their parent Major League team, the
Reds, in an exhibition game scheduled for March 27, 2014. The announcement will be made Wednesday at 2pm from a ceremony at home plate in Pensacola’s Bayfront Stadium.
The Blue Wahoos will join executives from the Reds in announcing the contest which will kick off the 2014 season. Wahoos fans will see familiar names and faces on the Reds roster as Blue Wahoos past compete against Blue Wahoos present.
The contest, the first time since 1958 that a Major League team has played in Pensacola, is the result of months of behind-the-scenes work by Blue Wahoos and Reds executives to bring the big league team to the Bayfront.
Quint Studer, owner of the Blue Wahoos, said the long-standing history of baseball in Pensacola was part of the inspiration to bring Cincinnati to the Sunshine State.
“I have loved hearing from people who remember a half-century ago when they had the chance to see Major League players play in Pensacola. Having a Double-A affiliate team in Pensacola, the highest level of professional baseball in the City’s history continues to open up opportunities and experiences that were previously not available to the community,” said Studer.
“To watch current Reds players like Joey Votto, Homer Baily, Jay Bruce, Arnoldis Chapman, Tony Cingrani and others is an experience that we are so pleased to provide. Great college games, a Major League team playing in downtown Pensacola, then onto another wonderful Wahoos season. It looks like 2014 is going to be a very special year, and we’re grateful to Reds organization and the Blue Wahoos sponsors and fans for making this game possible,” Studer continued.
The last time a Major League team played in Pensacola was April 3, 1958. The Chicago White Sox played the St. Louis Cardinals.
Northwest Escambia Eagles Split Games With Uriah
September 10, 2013
Northwest Escambia traveled to Uriah, Ala., Saturday, splitting games.
Freshmen
Uriah 39, NWE 33
Sophomores
NWE 47, Uriah 12
Juniors
NWE 62, Uriah 0
Jaheem Durant scored on the first play of the game, while Jaden Cunningham scored two touchdowns and one extra point. Jayden Jackson scored two touchdowns, one of which he stripped on defense from a Uriah player, and one extra point. Michael Merchant scored one touchdown. Logan Bryan scored one touchdown, and Jacob Lee scored two touchdowns. The Eagles defense prevented the Bulldogs from ever converting at 3rd down and ended the game holding them in negative yardage.
Seniors
NWE 44, Uriah 0
Trent Kite ran in one touchdown, and Seth Killam recovered a fumble and ran it in for a touchdown, Killame also threw a touchdown pass with Keeton Solmonson running it it. Tanner Deese scored two touchdowns, and Cameron Cloud completed a pass to Jason Fayard for a touchdown.
Northwest Escambia will play their first home games of the season as they host Poarch this Saturday. The Freshmen play at 10 a.m., followed by the Sophomores at 11:30, the Juniors at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors at 3:00 at the Ernest Ward Middle School field.
Pictured top: Jacob Lee fakes a handoff to Jaden Cunningham before Lee scores a touchdown for Northwest Escambia. Pictured inset: Jaheem Durant running a touchdown on the first play of the NWE Juniors game against Uriah. Pictured below: Jaxon Singleton on a 15-year gain for the NWE Eagles. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview To Name Football Stadium, Possibly For Tommy Weaver
September 9, 2013
Northview High School is considering naming their football stadium, possibly in memory of late teacher and coach Tommy Weaver.
The school has received an official request to name the stadium for Weaver, setting the naming process in motion. For a 30 day period, the school will accept suggestions from the community for potential stadium names. Any name change would then be considered by the Escambia County School Board.
Suggestions must be submitted by October 7 by email to bjohnson3@escambia.k12.fl.us.
Weaver was a longtime DCT and Ag instructor and assistant coach who passed away suddenly at the age of 61 in March 2012. The Chiefs’ entire 2012 state championship football season was dedicated to Weaver.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
High School Football Standings, Upcoming Schedule
September 9, 2013
Here is a district by district look at last Friday night’s high school football scores and this week’s schedule. District play has not yet started, so there are no district rankings.
NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Photo Gallery: Northview Takes On Marianna
September 9, 2013
The Northview Chiefs traveled to Marianna Friday night to take on the Bulldogs.
For a game results story, click here.
For a photo gallery featuring action photos, cheerleaders and the band, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Friday Night Football Schedule
September 8, 2013
Here’s a look at next Friday night’s high school football schedules for teams around the area:
FLORIDA
- Northview at Chipley, 7 p.m.
- Bay at Tate, 7:30 p.m.
- Vernon at Jay, 7 p.m.
- Escambia at Rutherford, 7 p.m.
- Niceville at Pine Forest, 7:30 p.m.
- Catholic at PHS, 7:30 p.m.
- Gulf Breeze at Choctawhatchee, 7 p.m.
- Lake Area New Tech (La.) at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
- Fort Walton Beach at Milton, 7:30 p.m.
- Pace at Navarre, 7:30 p.m.
- OPEN: West Florida
ALABAMA
- Flomaton at Choctaw County
- Escambia County (Atmore) at Wilcox Central
- Escambia Academy at Monroe Academy
- Cottage Hill Christian at W.S. Neal
- T.R. Miller at Excel
Northview Falls To 4A Marianna
September 7, 2013
The 4A Marianna Bulldogs defeated the Northview Chiefs 28-6 Friday night in Marianna.
The defending 1A state champion Chiefs were looking for revenge against the Marianna Bulldogs, but fell short of that goal. Last year in Bratt, Northview was up 42-26 in the fourth quarter before the Bulldogs rallied for a tie in regulation and pulled out a 48-42 win over the Chiefs in OT.
Friday night’s 28-6 loss was just as disappointing, if not worse in a game that a started about 15 minutes late after the Chiefs’ charter bus broke down just shy of the Marianna exit.
“It was a tough loss,” Northview head coach Sid Wheatley said. “Marianna’s got a fine football team. They are very skilled. If their running backs are able to break that first line, they make it tough. Our tackles have got to continue to get better. We’ve got to break down, be in control and get more bodies to the ball.”
Also defensively he pointed to several problems the Chiefs had lining up correctly for the play.
Offensively, Wheatley said the Chiefs lacked consistency against the Bulldogs. “It would look like we had a little drive going, and we’d turn it over,” he said.
Overall, the Chiefs racked up just shy of 200 yards Friday night, 127 in the air and 70 on the ground. Running back Ladarius Thomas contributed 50 of those yards. The Chiefs’ only touchdown of the night was a 27-yard pass from quarterback Daulton Tullis to Cameron Newsome. Hunter Sherouse had nine tackles for Northview, while Emanuel Etheridge and Jeffery Taylor both had seven tackles.
The Northview Chiefs will be on the road again next week to take on the Chipley Tigers in another non-district game. The Chiefs rolled over Chipley 50-29 last year, but historically are 2-5 against the Tigers. In 2011, Northview lost a regular season game against Chipley only to face them again and lose to the Tigers in the state semifinal game.
The Chiefs won’t play a district game until they face Jay on October 4.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Pictured: The Northview Chiefs at Marianna Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
