Two Escambia High Coaches Arrested
October 4, 2011
Two Escambia High School coaches have been arrested, charged with obstruction of justice.
Head Coach Scott Anderson (pictured) and Assistant Coach Timothy Jansky turned themselves in this morning at the Escambia County Jail on the misdemeanor charge.
The charges stem from a September 19th incident where one student struck another student. According to the report and witnesses, both Anderson and Jansky approached the victim
of the battery on separate occasions and told him that if he pursued charges against the suspect, they could not guarantee his safety and the student would not play football.
According to an arrest report, Escambia Principal Michael Sherrill, told Anderson that he was “to stay out of the matter and allow law enforcement to do their job”.
Anderson and Jansky were released on their own recognizance. Both are on paid administrative leave from the school.
Editor’s note: The Sheriff’s Office did not release Jansky’s mugshot. His arrest report lists him as a “law enforcement official, former, spouse, or child of LEO”.
Registration Continues For Chief Challenge 5k Run/Walk; Students Handcraft Awards
October 4, 2011
The Second Annual Chief Challenge 5K Run/Walk is coming up Saturday morning at Northview High School.
This week, Northview’s Materials and Processes Class students are making the awards for first through third place in each category. The students designed the award tomahawks in the class that has a focus on mass production techniques and use of materials.
The event will be held Saturday, October 8 at 8:30 a.m. at the school campus in Bratt.
Awards will be broken down to each grade level for males and females, as well as awards for adult, master and grand master. For a registration form and more details, click here.
Over 140 runners and walkers took part in last year’s Chief Challenge.
The Chief Challenge 5K Run/Walk is sponsored in part by NorthEscambia.com, Pepsi and Atmore Family Medicine.
Pictured: Instructor Bill Welch and Northview’s Materials and Processes Class students Wayne Bolton (left) and Trevis Redmond (right) worth to create awards for Saturday’s Chief Challenge 5K Run/Walk. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Football: Leaders Emerge In 1-6A and 1-5A, Not Yet In 1-1A
October 3, 2011
Five weeks into the high school football season, leaders are beginning to emerge in District 1-5A and 1-6A, while the 1-1A schools will play their very first district games this upcoming Friday night.
In District 1-6A, Pace (4-1, 2-0) and Pensacola (3-1,1-0) sit undefeated atop the standings heading into week six, while Tate (0-5, 0-2) sits at the bottom of the pack.
In District 1-5A, West Florida (5-0, 1-0) and Gulf Breeze (3-1, 1-0) are at the top of of District 1-5A.
This Friday night will see winners and losers begin to emerge in District 1-1A with the first district matchups of the season — Northview at Jay and Baker at Freeport.
Complete district standings are in the graphic below.
Pictured: Brandon Sheets (#8) passes to Roderick Woods (#25) for Northview Friday night in Bratt during a non-district loss to Gulf Breeze. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Dig Pink Volleyball Matches To Benefit Breast Cancer Awareness
October 3, 2011
The Northview Lady Chiefs and the Flomaton Hurricanes will take part in a Dig Pink volleyball match this week to raise breast cancer awareness.
Dig Pink is an organization raising awareness for cancer through volleyball. A hospitality room will be available for survivors and cancer survivors will receive free admission to the games.
The Dig Pink event will take place Thursday, October 6 with the junior varsity playing at 5:00 and the varsity playing at 6:00 at Northview High School in Bratt.
Pictured top: The Northview Lady Chiefs varsity volleyball team. Pictured inset: Action from last year’s Dig Pink matchup between Northview and Flomaton. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Dobson Takes Eighth In Disney Half Marathon
October 2, 2011
Matt Dobson of Jay finished eighth overall in the second annual Disney World Wine & Dine Half-Marathon Saturday night at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando.
Dobson, 42, finished the 13.1 mile course through Walt Disney World in 01:19:42. First place went to Anton Van Zyl of Fort Lauderdale with a time of 01:13:14.
Another area runner, Steve Harris of Pensacola, finished 19th overall with a time of 01:26:07.
There were more than 12,500 runners that took part in the night course, which began at 10 p.m. Eastern.
Dobson, a graduate of Jay High School, holds the distinction of being the only American to win the Disney World Marathon Championship with a first place finish in 2004. He finished the 2004 Boston Marathon 49th overall out of 20,000 runners and was the 16th fastest American.
Last year, Dobson finished the inaugural Disney World Wine & Dine Half-Marathon in second place.
Northview Falls To Gulf Breeze
October 1, 2011
The first home game of the season was a tough one for the Northview Chiefs Friday night in Brat as tje 1A Chiefs lost to the 5A Gulf Breeze Dolphins 49-14.
“Obviously we didn’t get it done in most areas tonight,” Northview head coach Sid Wheatley said after the loss to the Dolphins. “We didn’t have an answer for their offense — really they just hit us with big plays.”
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the game, click here.
Gulf Breeze took an early 7-0 lead with a 12-yard pass with 8:39 on the clock in the first quarter. With 2:55 in the first, Montaio Mitchell scored on a 2-yard run for the Chiefs, and Kevin Vaughan sailed the pigskin through the uprights to tie it up at 7-7.
Early in the second, quarterback Brandon Sheets was into the end zone from 40 yards out for the Chiefs. But the officials ruled he fumbled the ball to the Dolphins as he went down (pictured bottom of page). To add insult to injury, the Dolphin’s next drive ended with another score and a 14-7 Gulf Breeze lead.
Gulf Breeze scored again in the second quarter a couple of plays after a Northview fumble on second and goal at the 2-yard line. Northview answered in the third with a 5-yard run from Mitchell and another good kick from Vaughan. Gulf Breeze scored again twice in the fourth quarter.
“Offensively early in the game I thought we did some really good things,” Wheatley said. “If we had gotten the ball down in here deep early, it may have changed the whole complexion of the game and kept us right in it.”
Northview’s hopes for another trip to the state playoffs are still alive. The Chiefs (2-2) will be on the road down Highway 4 to play Jay (2-3) next Friday night in the first district contest of the year for either team.
“We will just have to bounce back,” Wheatley said the District 1-1A game. “If we want to get where we want to go, we’ve got to start with this district game. We’ve got to have a win: we’ve got to get better, a lot better next week.”
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the game, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Prep Football Finals
October 1, 2011
Here’s a look at Friday night prep football scores from across the North Escambia area.
Florida
- Gulf Breeze 49, Northview 14 [Read more, photos...]
- Pine Forest 63, Tate 0 [Read more, photos...]
- Jay 33, South Walton 28 [Read more...]
- West Florida 35, Walton 0 [Read more...]
- Milton 14, Escambia 6
- Pace 33, Washington 7
Alabama
- Flomaton 42, Cottage Hill 0 [Read more...]
- Thomasville 38, Escambia County (Atmore) 15
- W.S. Neal 55, Monroe County 14
- T.R. Miller 14, Clarke 6
- Escambia Academy 60, South Choctaw 7
Jay Wins Homecoming Game Over South Walton 33-28
October 1, 2011
It was a happy homecoming for the Jay Royals Friday night as they beat South Walton 33-28 at Merle-North Stadium.
Royals sophomore running back Ricky Cofield had 192 yards and three TD on a career-record 31 carries. Cofield is about 50 yards shy of 1,000 on the season. Jay quarter back Tate Upton was 8 of 13 for 138 yards passing with a couple of touchdowns.
The Royals will host the Northview Chiefs next Friday night in the first District 1-1A game of the season for either team.
Flomaton Gets 42-0 Homecoming Win Over Cottage Hill
October 1, 2011
The Flomaton Hurricanes picked up a big homecoming win Friday night over Cottage Hill, 42-0.
The Hurricanes’ Rhyeem Dixon threw for three touchdowns and had another 54 yards on the ground as undefeated Flomaton picked up win number six for the season.
Dixon’s first TD of the night was a 54-yarder with Neiko Robinson, and he hit Jacob Newton for touchdowns of 64 and 68 yards.
Robinson intercepted a Cottage Hill pass and returned it in the second quarter for a 28-0 Flomaton lead at the half. Dixon added another touchdown — a 54-yarder — in the third. The Canes sealed the shutout with a 3-yard touchdown from Dustin Postlewait.
Flomaton (6-0, 4-0) will visit No. 1 Leroy next Friday night.
Pine Forest Pounds Tate
October 1, 2011
The Pine Forest Eagles pounded the Tate Aggies 63-0 Friday night at Pete Gindl Stadium in Cantonment.
Pine Forest was ahead 35-0 by the end of the first quarter and up 56-0 at the half. Tate’s downward spiral began early — the Aggies fumbled the opening snap, with the Eagles recovering at Tate’s 12. After one more play, the Eagles were up 7-0.
The winless Tate Aggies will travel to Milton next Friday night for another 1-6A matchup.
For a photo gallery from the game, click here.
Photos by Gary Carnley for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
