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.”
Northview JV Chomps Baker
September 23, 2011
The junior varsity Northview Chiefs picked up a win Thursday night on the road against as they chomped the Baker Gators, 22-15.
The JV Chiefs, now 2-1 on the season, will play their first home game of their five-game season next Monday, September 26, against Escambia County High School of Atmore. Northview will be looking for revenge — they lost a tight game 8-0 to the ECHS Blue Devils back on September 12.
The final game of the season for the JV Chiefs will be October 13 against West Florida.
NWE Football In Action Saturday
September 23, 2011
The Northwest Escambia Eagles will travel to Bellview this Saturday, coming off games against Perdido Bay on the road last weekend.
Last Saturday, Northwest Escambia Mites beat Perdido Bay 33-6, and the NWE Midgets beat the Buccaneers 31-6. Perdido Bay defeated the NWE Mini-Mites 22-6.
Northwest Escambia will play Bellview Gold on Saturday, with the mini-mites at 9:30, the mites at 12:30 and the midgets at 3:30.
Pictured: The Northwest Escambia Mini-Mites. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Northview Falls To No. 5 After Loss To Chipley
September 22, 2011
The Northview Chiefs (1-1) have fallen to No. 5 in the state in Class 1A football after a 34-27 non-district loss last Friday night to the Chipley Tigers.
With the win, Chipley (3-0) moved up to No. 2 in the state in the latest Associated Press Poll. Union County (2-0) moved into the top spot.
Chipley and Northview are in separate regions in the new Florida High School Athletic Association Rural Division. If they should meet again in the state playoffs, it would not be until the state semifinal game.
Northview will travel to South Walton Friday night in non-district game.
Local Schools Place In Pace Cross Country Meet (With Gallery)
September 22, 2011
Several North Escambia area schools took part in a recent cross country meet hosted by Pace High and held at Sims Middle School. There were 161 total runners that took part in the meet under rainy and muddy conditions.
Team results were as follows:
- T.R. Miller
- Pace
- Jay
- Navarre
- Catholic
- Pine Forest
- Gulf Breeze
- PCA
- Baker
- Milton
- Escambia
- Northview
- Rocky Bayou
- Central
- Ernest Ward
- Tate
Top five runners for Jay were: Allison Blair, Jorja Agrait, Jessica Thornton, Savannah Brown and Ally Settle.
Top five runners for Northview Girls were: Georgia Goetter, Lakelynn Parker, Jazzlyn Franklin, Zacarra Davis and Ashley Joiner.
Top five runners for Northview Boys were: Isaac McGahan, Jarrett Parker, Joseph Baldwin, Dakota Craft and Joshua Borelli.
Top five runners for Ernest Ward Middle Girls were: Natalie Goetter, Bethany Reynolds, Moriah McGahan, Victoria Amerson and Jessica Barrows.
Top three runners for Ernest Ward Middle Boys were: Zachary Calloway, Gavin Coon and Logan Calloway (Note: EWMS only fielded three boys.)
For a gallery of submitted photos, click here.
Pictured top: Runners from Ernest Ward Middle and Northview High wait in a heavy rain for the start of a cross country meet a Sims Middle School in Pace. Pictured inset and below: Runners on the course. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
