Tate Beats Crestview 41-33
September 18, 2010
There was a lot of celebrating in Cantonment Friday night as the Tate Aggies beat the Crestview Bulldogs 41-33.
The Tate Aggies (2-1) celebrated the 30th anniversary of their 1980 state championship and honored legendary coach Carl Madison. Members of that championship team were also honored Friday night.
Fast forward 30 years to Friday night, and the Aggies bit the Bulldogs early, with a one-yard touchdown run from Josh Dees. The point after failed, and the Aggies were up 6-0 with 6:37 to go in the first quarter. The Bulldogs answered with a five-yarder and a good kick to take the lead 7-6 with 3:36 in the first.
Crestview added another touchdown from about the midfield mark early in the second. The kick was good, and it was the Bulldogs 14-6.
But the Aggies were just getting started with three touchdowns and a field goal in the second quarter. Tate scored with a 33-yard pass from Thumper Grice to Alex Westergreen, a 26-yard run from Lorenzo Long, a 13-yard run from Ladarion Young and a 34-yard field goal from Hagan Mancuso.
In the third quarter, Crestview added a 23-yard touchdown run, and the Aggies had five-yard touchdown run from Long. Crestview scored twice in the fourth, including a touchdown pass with just 54 seconds to go in the game.
With a win in their first home game of the year at Pete Gindl stadium, the Aggiest handed the Bulldogs their first loss of the year.
Tate will be on the road in Santa Rosa County next Friday night in a district game against Pace.
Blue Devils Slam W.S. Neal 60-0
September 18, 2010
A big, big win Friday night for the Blue Devils of Escambia County High School as they destroyed the Blue Eagles of W.S. Neal 60-0 in Atmore.
Demetric Henderson put the Blue Devils on the board in the first quarter with a two-yard touchdown run. A good kick, and the Blue Devils were just getting started. 7-0.
Henderson was in a short time later for a 70-yard touchdown, followed by a five-yarder from Chris Smith. Good kicks, and it was 21-0. Then Henderson added another one to his touchdown list. With a missed kick, Atmore’s Big Blue held a big 27-0 win at the half.
Rico Stallworth added a six-yard touchdown as the half got underway, 33-0. Then it was Smith with another touchdown; this one from 16 yards away. In the fourth, the Blue Devil scoreboard tallied a three-yard touchdown run from Laderrick Crenshaw, a 17-yard TD from Ladereis Payne and a 35-yard run from Tywon Dixon.
When it was all over, the Blue Devils (3-1, 2-1) had a tired scorekeeper and a big 60-0 win over Neal.
Neal had just 25 yards offensively in the entire game, while the Blue Devils racked up about 375 yards.
Escambia County will be on the road next Friday night against Faith Academy.
Freeport Beats Jay 42-6
September 18, 2010
The Jay Royals fell to 0-3, 0-1 in district play with a Friday night loss to Freeport. The Bulldogs beat Jay 42-6 in the district game.
The Royals had only 121 yards total offense, with their only score coming on the final drive of the first half.
The Jay Royals will make the short trip to Flomaton next Friday night to take on the Hurricanes.
Northview Takes First, Second At Cross Country Meet (With Photo Gallery)
September 17, 2010
Northview High School’s boy’s cross country team placed first and the girl’s team placed second at a four-team meet Thursday afternoon in Bratt.
Northview High, Baker High, Central High and Escambia Academy took place in the cross country event, which follows a 5K route around the school campus.
For a photo gallery from the meet, click here.
The first place girl’s team was Baker High School, followed by Northview in second place. The NHS boy’s team placed first, followed by Central High School in second and Baker third.
Top 10 individual results are as follows.
Top 10 Overall Girls
- Georgia Geotter -Northview 27:03
- Cheyenne Brannon-Baker 29:45
- Kennady Fuller-Central 31:12
- Sierra Brannon-Baker 31:18
- Jazzlyn Franklin -Northview 32:31
- Kayla Hunter -Central 33:14
- Katie Smith -Baker 34:01
- Julia Thorpe-Northview 34:19
- London Thiessen -Baker 34:28
- Kristen Matthews-Escambia Academy 34:40
Top 10 Overall Boys
- Josh Scott -Northview 20:12
- Dylan Scott-Baker 21:24
- Taylor Fisher-Central 22:02
- Dustin Lewis-Northview 22:34
- Chason Roley-Escambia Academy 23:31
- AJ Lambert-Northview 24:13
- Brandon Wherly -Baker 24:22
- Kyle Fuller -Central 25:33
- Patton Geotter 25:37
- Dillian Crutchfield -Northview 26:16
Pictured top: The top male and female runners at a Thursday cross country meet in Bratt: Josh Scott and Georgia Geotter, both from Northview High School. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Lady Chiefs Fall To Baker (With Varsity, JV Photo Galleries)
September 17, 2010
The Northview Lady Chiefs came up short against Baker Thursday.
For a photo gallery from the varsity game, click here.
For a photo gallery from the JV game, click here.
Varsity
The NHS varsity fell to Baker in four games — 21-25, 25-23, 21-25, 23-25 — on the road in Baker.
“We played with the most heart and effort I have ever seen. However, we are still needing to work on our serve receive and serving. Once we get those two things up to the play that we did tonight we will really have the season we want to have,” Northview Head Coach Betty Heaton said.
Senior Shawna Montgomery paced the Chiefs with nine kills, three aces, 10 blocks and five digs, while junior Raylin Spence contributed nine assists, one ace, three blocks, one kill and five digs. Sophomore Misty Doran had one assist, seven kills and eight blocks; and Ashley Digmon added nine assists, three aces, three digs and three blocks.
The Northview varsity squad will be in action again on Friday and Saturday in the Spanish Fort Varsity Tournament. Flomaton will host the varsity and JV Lady Chiefs
Junior Varsity
The Northview Junior Varsity team fell to Baker in three games, 25-27, 25-10, 6-15.
Rebecca Masaitis had one dig and an assist for the Lady Chiefs, while Madison Arrington added four assists and three aces.
“We really need to work on making a full effort for every ball and our communication. The girls are doing a good job of trying to get three touches on the ball before sending it back over the net,” Heaton said the JV squad.
Pictured above: Action from the junior varsity Lady Chiefs versus Baker Thursday in Baker. Pictured below: Varsity action from the Northview Chiefs versus Baker. Submitted photos by Brenda McCall for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Jay Cross Country Girls Win First Meet
September 16, 2010
The Jay High School Girls Cross Country Team placed first in their first meet of 2010 against Gulf Breeze, Pace, Navarre and Central high schools. During the meet at Sims Middle School in Pace, the top five runners from Jay were Leely Trevino (23:12), Allison Blair (23:57), Robin Blackman (23:59), Caristyn Golden (24:41), and Jessica Thornton (25:09). Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Mixed Beginnings: Ernest Ward Opens Volleyball Season (With Photo Gallery)
September 15, 2010
The Ernest Ward Middle School volleyball team opened their season with a win Monday over Flomaton. On Tuesday afternoon, the Lady Eagles fell to the Escambia Academy Cougars.
Monday afternoon, EWMS took a double header from the Flomaton Hurricanes, winning both sets 25-13, 21-25, 15-7 and 25-6, 25-10 and 15-4. Tuesday afternoon, EWMS dropped a double header to Escambia Academy, 10-25, 23-25 and 25-22, 15-25 and 16-18.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery, click here.
The Ernest Ward Lady Eagles’ short season wraps up with games Monday, September 20 at Ernest Ward and Thursday, September 23 at Escambia Academy. Games begin at 4:30.
Pictured: Action from Ernest Ward Middle School versus Escambia Academy Tuesday afternoon in Walnut Hill. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Baldwin County, Murphy Defeat Northview Lady Chiefs
September 15, 2010
Baldwin County and Murphy high schools defeated Northview Tuesday in a tri-match.
“We have some work that we need to focus on tomorrow at practice after tonight’s game against Baldwin County High School and Murphy High School. We need to focus on getting our serve receive where it needs to be,” Northview Head Coach Betty Heaton said. “I hope that Thursday against Baker we will show ourselves to be a more complete team.”
Northview Vs. Murphy –Varsity
The Lady Chiefs (1-1) fell to Murphy in two games—5-25, 11-25.
Northview Vs. Baldwin County –Varsity
The Chiefs also lost to Baldwin County in three games — 25-23, 20-25, 11-15.
Northview varsity combined tri-match stats:
Shawn Montgomery — Kills-12, Aces-6, Digs-2, Blocks-3
Raylin Spence — Aces-2, Assists-7, Digs – 2
Sarah Killiam – Digs-1, Aces -1, Assists-2
Northview Vs. Murphy – JV
Northview Vs. Baldwin County – JV
Both Murphy and Baldwin County defeated Northview in JV play. Scores were not available.
Northview JV combined tri-match stats:
Madison Arrington 9 – Assists-3, Aces-2
Taylor Roberson – Aces-1, Kills-2, Digs – 1
Danielle Steadham – Blocks-1, Kills -4
Dig Pink Volleyball To Benefit Breast Cancer Programs
September 14, 2010
The Northview Chiefs and the Flomaton Hurricanes will meet on the volleyball court later this month in Bratt in the area’s first ever Dig Pink game.
“Dig Pink is an organization for breast cancer awareness through volleyball. Our girls will be working hard at raising money for the organization and playing a game in honor of survivors and those whom have past away,” said Barbara Luker, assistant Northview volleyball coach. “The volleyball team will be ‘decked’ out in pink for the game and has plans to host a hospitality room for survivors that attend the game. We also are going to try to ‘pink out’ our gym for the game.”
The Dig Pink games will take place on Tuesday, September 28, with the Flomaton and Northview 9th grade teams playing at 4:30, the junior varsity at 5:30 and the varsity at 6:30 in the Northview High School gym.
The Dig Pink website allows individuals to donate to the breast cancer cause. In addition, Northview is seeking monetary and item donations for the hospitality room. For more information, email BLuker@escambia.k12.fl.us or BHeaton@escambia.k12.fl.us
The Dig Pink game is sponsored in part by NorthEscambia.com; additional sponsors are needed. Contact BLuker@escambia.k12.fl.us or BHeaton@escambia.k12.fl.us for information.
District 1A: Northview’s Boys Of Bratt Looking For Title
September 13, 2010
Two weeks into the season, the Boys of Bratt are in the hunt for the District 1-A title.
The Northview Chiefs are in serious contention for the state playoff berth with two district wins . Only four teams are perfect in district play — Northview (2-0, 1-0), Vernon (2-0, 1-0), Homes County (1-0, 1-0) and Baker (1-1, 1-0).
This past Friday night the Chiefs avenged last year’s loss to South Walton with a big 27-20 win over the Seahawks. The Chiefs will be off next week, giving them a couple of weeks to prepare for their first home game on September 24, a district battle with Bozeman (0-2, 0-2).
Picture top: Northview High Head Coach Sid Wheatley calls a play Friday night in the Chiefs win over South Walton. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.