Flomaton Hurricanes Blow Past Southern Choctaw
September 4, 2010
Ryheem Dixon had a good Friday night for the Flomaton Hurricanes, as they blew past Southern Choctoaw 27-14.
Dixon had touchdown runs of 53 and two yards, and had a five yard pass to Austin Patterson for another touchdown.
The Hurricanes opened with an 11-play, 80-yard drive that ended with a 32-yard touchdown run from Neiko Robinson. On the ground, A.J. Odom had 116 yards for Canes on 21 carries.
Flomaton accumulated about 315 yards, about 265 of them on the ground in their Southern Choctaw defeat.
The Flomaton Hurricanes (2-0, 1-0) will be back at home next Friday night against J.U. Blacksher.
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Photo Gallery: Hundreds Turn Out To Meet The Northview Chiefs
September 3, 2010
Hundreds of people turned out Thursday night to Meet the Chiefs at Northview High School.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Ernest Ward Middle Eagles Soar Past Perdido Raiders
September 3, 2010
The Ernest Ward Middle School Eagles beat the Perdido Middle Raiders Thursday evening, 32-6.
The Eagles soared to a quick lead, 6-0, about two minutes into their season opener. With four minutes to go in the first quarter, the Eagles scored again. Then, in the second, Ernest Ward expanded their lead to 18-0.
Ernest Ward made it an all-Eagles first half, with a 32-0 lead at the buzzer. The Raiders managed to score just six in the second half, for the 32-6 final.
The Ernest Ward Middle School Eagles — the only middle school football team in Escambia County, Fla. — will be at home next Tuesday against Excel.
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Pictured: Action as Ernest Ward Middle School beat Perdido Thursday evening. Submitted photos by Wayne Holland, click to enlarge.
Tate Beats Washington, 30-20
September 3, 2010
The Tate Aggies beat Washington High Thursday night in the season opener for Florida schools, 30-20.
Sophomore Lorzeno Long put the Aggies on the Board from seven yards and added a two point conversion with just over two minutes to go in the first quarter. Tate’s lead expanded to 14-0 in the second with a 43-yard touchdown run. Less than another minute had expired on the clock before Washington answered with a touchdown, 14-6.
The Wildcats scored again to narrow the Aggies’ lead to 14-12 headed to the lockers at the half.
In the third, senior Josh Dees scored from the five and Ladarian Young, a junior, added a two point co version to expand Tate’s lead to 22-12. Then in fourth, both Tate and Washington scored back to back TD’s, including a 30-yard run from Long, his second touchdown of the night.
Coarch Ed Rigby’s Aggies spoiled the Washington coaching debut of Michael Smith.
Tate will travel to Pensacola High Friday night, September 10 at 7:30.
NHS, Jay Split Volleyball Matches
September 1, 2010
The Northview Chiefs and the Jay Royals split volleyball matches on Tuesday.
Northview Vs. Jay –Varsity
At the varsity level, the Lady Chiefs (1-1) beat Jay in four games — 25-18, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21.
Northview stats:
Shawn Montgomery — Kills-8, Aces-1, Blocks-2
Kara Hardin — Aces-1, Digs-3, Blocks-1 Kills-7
Ashley Digmon –Assists-5,Aces -9, Digs-5
Katie Wieborg – Kills-6, Assists-3, Aces-1
Northview Vs. Jay — Junior Varsity
In JV action, the Lady Royals defeated Northview (0-2) in a three-game match, 25-21, 15-25, 7-15.
Northview JV stats:
Rebecca Masaitis – Kills-1, Assists-1, Aces-1
Madison Arrington — Assits-6. Aces-1
Lana Clayton – Kills-4, Aces-1
Danielle Steadham — Kills-3, Aces-1
Flomaton JV Beats Uriah 30-0
September 1, 2010
The JV Flomaton Hurricanes picked up a big 30-0 win Tuesday evening in their season opener against J.U. Blacksher of Uriah. The JV Hurricanes will be on the road at Baker at 6 p.m. on September 7.
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Lady Chiefs Split Volleyball Matches With Catholic
August 31, 2010
The Northview Lady Chiefs Ninth grade team beat Catholic Monday afternoon on the volleyball court, while the JV and Varsity teams lost.
In the first game of the ninth grade match, Northview won by two points, 25-23. The Lady Chiefs took a big 11-point win the second game, 25-14. Mallory Wiggins had one kill, four aces and a block for the Chiefs (1-0). Paeton Hadley had one assist and a half dozen aces, and Ali Martin had four aces.
The Varsity Lady Chiefs lost three games to the Crusaders, 25-10, 25-14, 25,11. Shawna Montgomery had two kills, three assists and two blocks for the Varsity Chiefs (0-1). Kara Hardin had one ace, two assists and a dig, while Sarah Killam had 13 assists, one kill and a block.
The JV Lady Chiefs lost two games to Catholic, 25-5, 25-9. Sophomore Rebecca Masaitis had one dig for the JV Lady Chiefs (0-1).
The JV and Varsity teams will be in action again Tuesday at Jay beginning at 4:00.
Escambia County High Football Game Moved To Atmore
August 31, 2010
Escambia County High School’s football this week against B.C. Rain has been moved to Atmore Friday night, according to Head Coach Mark Heaton.
The game was first scheduled for Friday night at B.C. Rain. It was the moved to Thursday, but both teams agreed to move the game to the Blue Devil’s home turf this Friday night.
With the move, Escambia County’s schedule now includes five home games and five on the road.
Dobson Places In USA 10km Trail Championships
August 30, 2010
Matt Dobson of Jay placed in the 2010 USA 10K Trail Championships this past weekend in Laurel Springs, North Carolina, and he’s already looking forward to a host of upcoming races, including the Boston Marathon.
Saturday, Dobson, 40, finished 9th in the Masters runners division and 25th in the Open Men division with a time of 55:15.
“This race happened to be exceptionally difficult and the slower times proved it out,” said Dobson, who won a 10K in Pensacola with a time of 34 minutes. “This course could have been titled an adventures course or survival course! Huge rocks on the trail made it imposable to run across because they were at angles and they were slick. You had to grab the tops of rocks and use arm strength to pull you up, over, and/or across.”
He described the course as having up to a 25 percent grade — “mountainous hills”, he said.
“All in all, I enjoyed it as much as it hurt. It’s like I tell first time marathoners — do your first one to get experience, then go from there. This was my first true “trail” championship race. I learned much from the experience and will think twice about doing that course again. Not for the faint of heart,” the experienced runner said.
Dobson’s upcoming races include the Marine Corp Charity 5K in Pensacolaon September 18, the Cross Country Stampede 8K at the Equestrian Center in Pensacola September 25, the Disney World Wine and Dine Half Marathon on October 2, the Pensacola Marathon on November 14, the Disney Marathon in January and the 115th Boston Marathon in April, 2011.
Dobson finished the 2004 Boston Marathon 49th overall out of 20,000 runners and was the 16th fastest American.
Pictured top: Matt Dobson of Jay. Pictured bottom: A runner on the course at the USA 10K Trail Championships in Laurel Springs, North Carolina. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Escambia County Tops Miller In OT; Tate Falls To West Florida; Clarke Beats Escambia Academy
August 28, 2010
Friday night was the first regular season games for Escambia County High School and Escambia Academy in Alabama, and the Tate Aggies played a little preseason football in Florida.
Escambia County 35 T.R. Miller 34 (OT)
It was a nail-biter in Atmore Friday night as the Escambia County High School Blue Devils beat the T.R. Miller Tigers 35-34 in overtime.
The Blue Devils took the lead 7-0 in the first with a five-yard run from Rico Stallworth. But Miller answered with an Anthony Herbert touchdown to even it up at 7-7 in the first. Herber scored again, and with a missed point after, the Tigers held a 13-7 lead. The Blue Devils would strike again just before the half with Chris Smith in for six for one yard out. A good extra point, and the Blue Devils were up 14-13 heading into halftime.
Stallworth added another TD in the fourth. A good extra point, the Blue Devils were back on top 21-13. The Tigers picked up a two-yard touchdown and missed the two-point conversion to make the ECHS lead 21-19 . Smith was in again with about two minutes to go in the ballgame from a couple of yards out. After a missed extra point, ECHS was on top 27-19.
But it was not over, as the Tigers scored again and made a two point conversion to tie the game 27-27 with under a minute on the clock.
In overtime, T.R. Miller drove to the one and was in for six. The kick was good, and Miller was up 34-27. The Blue Devils took possession and drove to the one. On fourth down, Stallworth was in again for a one-yard touchdown. It was Stallworth again for the two-point conversion, and the Blue Devils took the win 35-34.
For the T.R. Miller Tigers, it was their first game without Coach Donnie Rotch on the field or in the stand. Rotch, who died in a traffic crash earlier this month in Brewton, was honored by his beloved Tigers with special helmet decal.
For Escambia County High School, Friday night was the regular season coaching debut for former Northview High School Coach Mark Heaton.
Escambia County will be on the road next Friday against B.C. Rain while the T.R. Miller Tigers will travel to Bayside Academy.
West Florida 21 Tate 20
The regular season in Florida does not start until next Friday night, but the West Florida Tech Jaguars and the Tate Aggies met in a Kickoff Classic Fiday night at Woodham Middle School. The Jaguars came out on top, 21-20.
Defense was not the name of the game for either team; both teams scored on every drive before the clock ran out. Antawn Carter scored for the Jags on 76-year, 10-play drive. Then it was Tate’s turn, with quarterback Nathaniel “Thumper” Grice with a 34-yard TD run. A missed two-pointer, and the Jags were up 7-6.
The Jags drover it in again, capped by a touchdown pass from Kyle Faxlanger to Jake Morris. 14-6. It was Tate’s turn to score again, with Lorenzo Long, a running back, with a 27-yard run. On West Florida’s next drive, Faxlanger tossed to Jake Morris for another TD. The Aggies answered after a 14-play drive ending with a three-yarder running back Josh Dees. Long got the two point conversion.
Last year, the Aggies won the matchup 35-0.
The Aggies will be at Washington High School next Friday night at 7:30 in a non-district game.
Clarke Prep Academy 51 Escambia Academy 30
It was a tough night on the road for the Escambia Academy Cougars as they lost to Clarke Prep Academy 51-30. It was the first regional game of the year for the Cougars (1-1, 0-1).
The Gators had just over 500 yards on the ground in their defeat of the Cougars, who were ranked ninth in the Alabama Independent School Association going into the game.
Escambia Academy will be at home in Canoe, Ala., next Friday night as they host Jackson.