Double OT Revenge: Northview’s JV Beats Atmore’s Blue Devils
September 27, 2011
The junior varsity Northview Chiefs got a little revenge Monday night in a double overtime win over the Escambia County (Atmore) Blue Devils, 18-12.
A couple of weeks ago, Escambia County beat the Chiefs 8-0 in Atmore. But Monday night’s intense game in Bratt had a happier ending for Northview.
For a photo gallery from the game, click here.
The Blue Devils and the Chiefs were tied 0-0 just seconds before halftime when the Chiefs’ Jeffrey Taylor was in on a short touchdown run. Sophomore Brannon Freeman came up short on a two point conversion, and Northview carried a 6-0 lead into the half.
Escambia County tied the game with a touchdown and missed two point pass attempt with 3:55 to go in the third.
The Blue Devils came within inches of a win as time wound down in the fourth, but a series of penalties and a tough goal line stand by the Chiefs held ECHS out of the end zone for a 6-6 tie at the end of the fourth.
A quick coaches’ agreement, and the game headed into overtime — each team getting four downs from the 10. After the first overtime period, the game was tied 12-12.
First up in the second OT, the Blue Devils were pushed backwards all the way to the 21 by Northview’s defensive line. On third down and 21 to go for Escambia County, a Blue Devils pass was intercepted by Northview freshman Keondre Lett.
On third and four, the Chiefs sealed the 18-12 win with a Daulton Tullis touchdown.
The JV Chiefs, now 3-1, with play the fifth and final game of their season October 13 at home against West Florida High School.
For a photo gallery from the game, click here.
Pictured top: Daulton Tullis passes for the Chiefs Monday night against Escambia County High School in Bratt. Pictured top inset: Freshman Keondre Lett gains yardage for the Chiefs. Pictured bottom inset: Northview Coach Ty Wise reacts to a strong NHS defensive play, while Coach Sid Wheatley calls fourth down for the Blue Devils. Pictured bottom: Northview’s Hunter Sherouse prepares to block for Keondre Lett. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Ernest Ward Cuts Escambia Academy From Football Schedule
September 27, 2011
(Updated) Ernest Ward Middle School has dropped two scheduled football games against Escambia Academy, citing a concern over the number of ninth graders playing for the Cougars — a difference created by different rules in different states.
The Ernest Ward Eagles were scheduled to host Escambia Academy September 27 and travel to Canoe to face EA on October 18. Now, Ernest Ward will face the Baker Gators on those dates.
Ernest Ward’s football team is comprised of seventh and eighth graders under Florida rules. Escambia Academy fields a junior varsity team of seventh through ninth grade players under the rules of the Alabama Independent School Association, Headmaster Betty Warren said Tuesday morning.
“We can’t mix high school and middle school on the football field,” Ernest Ward Principal Nancy Perry said Monday. “This is not meant to be a controversy; this is about the kid’s safety.”
Perry said that when the games were scheduled, she was told there was perhaps one ninth grade student on Cougars’ team. But Perry said she learned that Escambia Academy has 11 ninth grade students on their middle school team this year and that the Escambia (Fla.) School District will not allow Ernest Ward Middle, the only middle school team in the county, to take the field against high school grade players.
Escambia Academy is a private school located in Canoe, Ala., east of Atmore. Ernest Ward and Escambia Academy faced off twice last year, with EWMS winning 14-8 and 16-6.
Pictured: Ernest Ward plays Escambia Academy last season. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
District Football Standings
September 26, 2011
Four weeks into the high school football season, there have not yet been any district games in District 1-1A, while District 1-6A teams have paired off.
In District 1-1A, week five will also not have any district games. Each team has one non-district loss, except for Jay with three.
In District 1-6A, Pace, Pensacola and Escambia all have one district win, while Pine Forest, Milton and Tate each have one district loss. Washington has not yet played a district game.
All of the teams will be in district action Friday night, with the exception of PHS with an open date.
Pictured: Escambia defeats Tate (top), Northview slams South Walton (inset), and Flomaton beat Jay (bottom of page). NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Video: Northview Chiefs Beat South Walton Seahawks
September 25, 2011
Here are video highlights by Keith Garrison for NorthEscambia.com from Northview’s win Friday night over South Walton.
For game details and a photo gallery from the game, click here.
Northview Chiefs Scalp The South Walton Seahawks
September 24, 2011
The Northview Chiefs picked up a huge 47-8 win Friday night as they destroyed South Walton on the road in Santa Rosa Beach.
The Chief had nearly 600 yards total offense Friday night, with over 500 yards on the ground.
For a photo gallery from the game, click here.
Northview opened the first quarter with a 70 yard touchdown run from Brandon Sheets. With a good kick, the Chiefs were up 7-0 with 10:56 to go in the first.
Running back La’Mikal Kyles was in with a 40-yard touchdown reception with 7:47 to go in the first, and the Chiefs were up 14-0 over the Seahawks. At the end of the first, the Chiefs were up 20-0 after a 2-yard touchdown dash from Mitchell and a blocked kick with 2:46 on the clock.
Early in the second quarter, Montaio Mitchell added another half dozen for the Chiefs with a 75-yard touchdown run, 27-0. With 3:13 remaining in the half, Kyles added a 60-yard touchdown, 34-0 Chiefs.
Northview jumped out to 41-0 with a 63-yard run from fullback Roderick Woods with 7:38 in the third. The Chiefs’ domination expanded to 47-0 with a 24-yard run from Sheets with 1:31 to go in the third.
The Seahawks, managed to put eight on the board in the fourth, as the Chiefs picked up a big 47-8 win on the road in South Walton.
Northview (2-1, 0-0) will finally play at home in Bratt next Friday night with the Chiefs’ first home game of the season seeing the Gulf Breeze Dolphins headed to the country.
For a photo gallery from the game, click here.
Pictured: The Northview Chiefs defeated South Walton Friday night in Santa Rosa Beach. NorthEscambia.com photos by Heather Leonard, click to enlarge.
Flomaton Beats Jay 47-14
September 24, 2011
The Flomaton Hurricanes beat the Jay Royals 47-14 Friday night in a rivalry that dates back to the 1940’s.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the game, click here.
The Hurricanes were Category 5 strength all the way until the fourth quarter with a 41-0 lead as they put in members of their JV team against the Royals.
Flomaton’s Ryheem Dixon had five total touchdowns on the Cane’s home field – rushing for 161 yard and two touchdowns and passing for three touchdowns and 96 yards.
The Canes had a 3-yard run in the first quarter from Neiko Robinson and a 49-yarder from Dixon to take an early 14-0 lead. The next four touchdowns had Dixon written all over them — a 7-yard pass to Jacob Newton, a 1-yard run for a 27-0 lead at the half, 35 yards in the air to Robinson, and a 15-yarder to Newton.
After the Hurricanes’ first string left the field in the fourth, the Royals had a couple of touchdowns including one from Ricky Cofield after a 90-yard run. Overall, Cofield was a standout for the injury-plagued Jay Royals with 193 yards rushing.
Jay will celebrate their homecoming next Friday night as they host South Walton, while the Flomaton Hurricanes will also celebrate homecoming as they take on Cottage Hill.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the game, click here.
Pictured: The Jay Royals fell to the Flomaton Hurricanes Friday night in Flomaton. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Prep Football Finals
September 24, 2011
Here are final scores from games across the North Escambia area Friday night:
- Northview 47, South Walton 8 [Story, photos...]
- Flomaton, 47 Jay 14 [Story, photos...]
- Escambia 24, Tate 22 [Story, photos...]
- West Florida High 49 Bay 22
- Pace 13 Pine Forest 12
- PHS 17, Milton 0
- Gulf Breeze 38 Arnold 8
- Escambia County (Atmore) 27 Faith 21
- Hillcrest 19 WS Neal 6
- Andalusia 35 TR Miller 10
- Patrician Academy 34, Escambia Academy 28
Escambia Gets Past Tate
September 24, 2011
The Escambia Gators defeated the Tate Aggies Friday night, 24-22.
For a photo gallery from the game, click here.
After the Gators jumped out to an early 8-0 lead in the first, Tate answered with a 22-yard touchdown pass from quarterback David Moorhead to Justin Elliot. With a two point conversion from LaVantai Samuel, the Aggies and the Gators were even at 8-8.
In the second quarter, Escambia scored again with a touchdown and field goal to go ahead 18-8.
With 5:39 to go in the third quarter of play, Aggies quarterback David Moorehead hit Alex Westergreen on 35-yard pass to bring the Aggies within three, 18-15. Tate scored again in the third with a 60-yard pass from Moorhead to Westergreen, and Mancuso made a good kick. The Aggies were up 22-18 in headed into the fourth.
But the Gators bit again in the fourth with a touchdown to make it 24-22, Escambia. The Aggies had a chance at the win with about a minute left in the game, but a 37-yard field goal went wide to the right.
The Tate Aggies will host the Pine Forest Eagles next Friday night at Pete Gindl Stadium in Cantonment.
For a photo gallery from the game, click here.
Pictured: The Escambia Gators defeated the Tate Aggies Friday night in Pensacola. NorthEscambia.com photos by Gary Carnley, click to enlarge.
Volleyball: Northview Beats Jay (With Photo Gallery)
September 23, 2011
The Northview Chiefs beat the Jay Royals Thursday in both varsity and junior varsity volleyball in Bratt.
For a photo gallery from the games, click here.
Varsity
The Lady Chiefs defeated the Royals in five — 19-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Junior Misty Doran led the Lady Chiefs with nine aces, eight kills, three block and 10 digs. Taylor Roberson added two aces, three kills and three digs, while Morgan Payne had one ace, 11 kills, one assist and four blocks. Shelley Mothershed recorded one ace, two kills and 10 assists, and Rebecca Masitias added one assist and seven digs for the Lady Chiefs.
Northview (1-9, 1-3) will host Laurel Hill next Tuesday in Bratt.
Junior Varsity
The JV Lady Chiefs defeated Jay in three — 24-26, 25-21 and 15-11.
Hannah Fiellin had three aces, one kill and four assists for Northview, while Rebecca Grim added two aces, two kills and one assist. Danielle Steadham posted seven kills, one assist, one block and one did, and Tiffani Pritchett had three kills and four assists.
With the win, the JV Chiefs improved to 7-5 overall, 3-1 in the district.
For a photo gallery from the games, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Pensacola Blue Wahoos Get Final Major League Approval
September 23, 2011
After months of waiting, working, and negotiating, Pensacola officially has a major league baseball franchise.
In a letter from the Office of Commissioner Bud Selig, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos were granted official standing by Major League Baseball last week as the Double-A farm club of the Cincinnati Reds franchise. The approval is part of a complicated transaction that involved other minor league teams, the purchase of the Reds’ Carolina Mudcats farm team, and the relocation and renaming of that team to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
The approval from Major League Baseball follows the recent go-ahead by the Southern League, the division of minor league baseball that gave the Blue Wahoos the preliminary go-ahead to come to town. Blue Wahoos President Bruce Baldwin said that the official approval from Major League Baseball triggers a host of other activities and opportunities for the team.
“Because the Blue Wahoos are a franchise of the Major League Baseball Cincinnati Reds, we have to comply with many of the same branding, marketing, and legal standards as Major League teams do. Major League Baseball is rightfully very protective of their product, and so this final approval gives the Blue Wahoos the green light to start doing some of the things that people associate with team sports,” said Baldwin. “Over the next few months, we will be rolling out a new website, unveiling our logo, releasing all sorts of great merchandise for the fans, and our season ticket holders will be picking their seats – all before the end of the year,” said Baldwin
Baldwin was excited about the final approval and looked forward to the next steps in rolling out the new franchise.
“This is great news and we’re really excited about bringing the Blue Wahoos to Pensacola. The stadium is coming along, and now that we’re officially approved by Major League Baseball I think the community and fans will start to see some more activity and excitement around the Blue Wahoos organization,” said Baldwin. “It’s exciting and I’m looking forward to the Blue Wahoo experience being a real draw for Pensacola and our fans, because we believe that a Blue Wahoo game won’t just be a baseball game, but an entire family, social, and entertainment event.”