Northview Ends Season With Loss To West Florida
November 15, 2008
The Northview Chiefs finished their season with a loss to the West Florida High School Jaguars Friday night, 31-20.
The Jags jumped on the board early in the first quarter, taking a 7-0 lead. Northview answered at 9:27 in the half with a Dustin Yuhasz touchdown. The point after kick was blocked, 7-6.
Click here for a complete photo gallery from the game, the cheerleaders and the band.
West Florida returned the kickoff to the 45 before being taken down by Chiefs Austin Albritton and Austin Reid. On their second down with two to go, Jay Jackson stopped the Jags run. On the next play, Ka ‘Daris Grice and Austin Arrington made the tackle, but West Florida had a first down.
After four poor passing attempt, West Florida picked up little ground and punted the ball to the Chiefs. With 6:35 to go in the first, the Chiefs were once again in control of their home field.
On their first down, the Chiefs fumbled and recovered behind the line to the 20. Second down saw a pass to Yuhasz to the 35, making it first and 10. A Jeremy Jackson carry and a Brandon Sheets pass to Chris Sheets picked up little yardage for the Chiefs. On third down, a Brandon Sheets pass was tipped off, setting up four and eight. The Chiefs punted the ball away.
West Florida took over on the 38, with an eventual march to the endzone for a touchdown with 4.6 seconds in the first quarter. Their kick was good, and West Florida was up 14-6 at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter saw the Chiefs return the kick to the 25. A Jay Jackson run setup first and 10 on the 30 for NHS. A long Sheets to Sheets pass was incomplete on the second down. Another incomplete pass on the third forced the Chiefs to punt on the fourth down.
West Florida took over on the 26 yard line, and had driven to Chiefs’ 20 with just over four minutes in the half. At first and 10 on the 20, the Jags quarterback was taken down behind the line by Jay Jackson and Grice for a loss, setting up second and 16 for WFHS. The Jags continued their drive, scoring again to make it 17-6.
With 45 seconds to go in the half, the Chiefs took over inside their own 10. A Brandon Sheets pass to Jay Jackson, a pass to Yuhasz and another pass to Jay Jackson put the Chiefs on the 37 yard line with a first down. A 73-yard run from Yuhasz added a touchdown for Northview. A two point attempt failed, and West Florida led 17-14 with seconds to go in the half.
The third quarter started on the 20 for the Chiefs and a Brandon Sheets handoff to Grice and a loss on the play. At second and 13, a Sheets to Yuhasz pass was incomplete. Sheets took to the air again on third down, missing a pass to Jackson. The Chiefs punted the ball away again on the fourth down.
West Florida answered with another touchdown with 6:54 to go in the third. Their point after kick was good, and the Jags expanded their lead to 24-14.
With 2:41 in the third, Yuhasz picked up three yards after the Chiefs recovered a Jaguar fumble. A Brandon Sheet to Jay Jackson pass moved Northview to the 45. Four plays later, the Chiefs were punting it away again, following incomplete pass attempts and one loss play.
The Chiefs recovered the ball early in the fourth quarter deep in the Jaguar territory. From first and 10 on the 26, Northview picked up four yards on a Jeremy Jackson run. A Jackson-Sheets pass put the Chiefs at first and goal. Brandon Sheets scored on a quarterback keeper. The point after was no good, cutting West Florida’s lead to 24-20.
With 6:45 to go, the Jags added another TD for the final score of 31-20.
Northview finished the season at 2-8, 1-3 in district play.
Click here for a complete photo gallery from the game, the cheerleaders and the band.
Pictured above: Brandon Sheets scores on a quarterback keeper. Pictured below: Justin Yuhasz gains yardage for the Chiefs. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Northview Freshman To Undergo Brain Surgery
November 14, 2008
Nathan Therrell is important part of the Northview High School football team, but you’ve probably never read his name in news story, seen him in a team photo or heard his name on the public address system at the stadium. As the team’s waterboy, Nathan quietly spends Northview’s games doing what waterboys do…serving and helping. Now that football season is coming to a close, Nathan needs your help.
Wednesday, Nathan will undergo brain surgery at the Miami Children’s Hospital to remove something the size of a grain of rice that has caused years of problems for him. It’s called a hypothalamic hamartoma, also called an “HH”. The HH is not a tumor, nor is it a cancer; it is a tissue growth.
The HH causes seizures, a problem Nathan has had for four years. They were originally controlled by medication, but the medicines have failed to work, his mother Tina Therrell said. They’ve tried radiation and laser treatments. None have workeed. That led the family to decide to have the surgery to remove the HH from the middle of the Northview freshman’s brain.
“It’s been very expensive for us,” mom Tina said. “We have insurance, but we’ve made five trips this year to Miami. The expenses from that really add up.”
A barbecue lunch sale was held Friday at the Century Fire Department and a car wash was held Saturday to raise funds for Nathan’s medical expenses.
Pictured above: Nathan Therrill waits on the Northview sidelines, his water ready to go. Pictured below and bottom: Nathan watches last Friday night’s Northview game. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Lady Chiefs Pickup Big Preseason Basketball Win
November 14, 2008
The Northview High School varsity girls basketball team picked up a win Thursday night in preseason game.
The Lady Chiefs destroyed Pensacola Christian Academy 57-10 in the Preseason Classic in Pensacola.
Gabe Wesley had a big night, sinking 20 points for the Chiefs. Other scorers for the Northview Chiefs Thursday night were:
Lanecia Gomez 8 pts
Shaniqua Jones 2 pts
Timkea Marshall 7 pts
Shakeria White 4 pts
Brittney Thompson 8 pts
Angela Rodriguez 8 pts
Carver/Century Student Attempt To Help Set Guinness World Record
November 14, 2008
Students at Carver/Century K-8 School took part in a Guinness World Record attempt Thursday in the fast paced sport of cup stacking.
During the day, students stacked cups up and down in pyramids and prescribed patterns at lightning speed. Guinness World Records is billing it as the “World’s Largest
Sport Stacking Event.” with more than 175,000 stackers expected to participate around the world.
Sport stacking has been termed a “track meet for your hands at warp speed.” It is an exciting sport where students up stack and down stack 12 specially designed cups called Speed Stacks in predetermined sequences as fast as they can. Stackers race against the clock and compete in relays.
Last year, an official count of 143,530 stackers participated to break the first STACK UP! record set in 2006. Once again, thousands of stackers are expected to contribute their sport stacking skills from across the United States and around the world in countries such as Germany, Japan, Australia, Singapore and the UK.
According to Mark Lingle, World Sport StackingAssociation Director, the Guinness event is a great platform to bring together sport stackers across the globe. “Sport stacking is an activity enjoyed by all ages and cultures. It promotes handeye coordination, action, teamwork, speed and lots of fun. This is the third year we’ve teamed up with Guinness World Records, and November 13th promises to be our biggest and best event yet.”
It will be several days before the final number of worldwide stackers is available, and it will take time for Guinness to certify the new world record if one was set Thursday.
Pictured above: Alisha Grice stacks cups Thursday at Carver/Century K-8, just a small part of a world record attempt. Pictured below: Jontashia Myles (left) and Tierra Floyd complete to see who can complete a stack fastest is a “Battlestack” game. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Work Begins On Drew’s Field In Memory Of Little Drew Marlow
November 10, 2008
With the rumble of a bulldozer, the dream of Drew’s Field took another major step forward during the past week. For the first time since Cyndi Marlow dreamed of Drew’s Field, it’s a bit easier to look at the upper area of Bradberry Park and see the dream of Drew’s Field.
For the past week, a lone bulldozer has moved tons of dirt at Bradberry Park, carefully carving Drew’s Field out of the land.
Two year old Drew Marlow and his dad Danny Marlow died January 28 in an accident on Highway 97. A short time later, the Northwest Escambia Little League voted to name a new t-ball field at the back of Bradberry Park “Drew’s Field” in honor of Drew’s dream to play ball.
The total price tag for all of the dirt work to build Drew’s Field? Nothing. A Cantonment contractor took over the entire construction process — from pulling permits to erosion control studies to the actual hands-on labor to build in the park — for free.
The Poarch Creek Indians have donated fencing for the project. Now, Cyndi said, she needs to find funding or donations for sod. And about $15,000 for lighting. If all goes as planned, Drew’s Field will be ready for opening day in the spring.
“It’s exciting to see it come together,” Cyndi said. “I’m so happy to see things happen.”
In the meantime, the monument is done that will stand at Drew’s Field. It’s a little over five feet tall. The top reads “Welcome to Drew’s Field” and the bottom features a quote from Danny. “Always let your Light shine,” it says. That’s what Danny would always tell players after ballgames that he coached.
The middle of the monument features a little boy and man walking hand in hand toward the sunset with baseball caps and a bat. The back of the boy’s jersey says “Drew” and has the number “3″ and the man’s jersey says “Drew’s Dad” and has the number “3″ too.
Drew and Danny spent hours playing with a blue and orange Florida Gators bat. Dreaming of that big t-ball opening day they both just knew would come when that little boy with a big number “3” on his jersey stepped to the plate.
Danny had it all planned out, down to the jersey number. Drew was Cyndi and Danny’s “miracle baby”…he was their third attempt at in vitro conception.
“We were just so excited. But then we went to the doctor. They rate the chances of the embryo surviving on a scale of one to five. A four or below has a small chance of surviving.”
“The doctor rated the embryo as a three that was Drew. A three out of five. We knew it was all in God’s hands.”
And God blessed the Marlows with a healthy sandy blond baby boy they named Drew.
“That’s where the jersey number ‘3’ came from. Danny always said ‘could you imagine if he was a five’,” Cyndi said. “He always wanted Drew to wear ‘3’ in his first t-ball game.”
“We were going to go play t-ball,” Cyndi said. “That’s all Drew talked about. “
Drew will never get to play on his field at Bradberry Park. But Cyndi hopes that it will be ready to dedicate on next year’s opening day. “And we are hoping to have a team in the league called ‘Drew’s Dream Team’,” she said.
Additional funding is still needed to make Drew’s Field a reality. If you would like to help build Drew’s Field, donations can be made at any Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties in Florida or at the Atmore, Alabama, branch to the “Drew’s Field” account.
For more information, or to volunteer to help, email jessc@frontiernet.net
To read our story from April about Drew’s Field, click here.
Pictured top: Drew Marlow’s Florida Gator bat on first base at what will become Drew’s Field. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge. Pictured middle: An artist’s drawing of the memorial to be placed at Drew’s Field. Pictured bottom: Drew Marlow, submitted photo.
NWE Midgets Beat Myrtle Grove, Advances To Round Two Of Playoffs
November 9, 2008
The Northwest Escambia Midgets beat Bellview 36-0 to advance to the second round of the Gulf Coast Youth Alliance Football tournament.
NWE avenged a regular season defeat to Bellview with a strong running performance by Dalton Daniel. Daniel had three touchdown runs of 60, 54 and six yards, and finished with a total of 231 yards.
Brannon Freeman intercepted a Bellview pass and returned it 34 yards for a TD.
Next week, NWE (7-2) travels back to to Myrtle Grove to face a tough 8-1 Milton team.
Prep Playoffs: Canes Lose To Houston Academy
November 8, 2008
Flomaton’s dream of state championship came to an end Friday night in Dothan with a 32-14 loss to Houston Academy.
It was a good night for senior Tony Ellis as he ran for 184 yards on 25 carries in his last high school game. He picked up over 1,500 yards a season in each of the last three years.
The Canes finished the season at 8-3.
Seahawks Beat Northview Chiefs 31-0 In District Game
November 8, 2008
The Northview Chiefs fell to the South Walton Seahawks Friday night, 31-0 in a district game.
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Jay Jackson returned the opening kickoff to the 16 yard line. Dustin Yuhasz then piked up seven yards for the Chiefs to the 23. On the second down, Jackson carried for a Chief first down.
From first and 10, Jackson went down in the backfield for a loss of three on the play. Yuhasz lost a couple more yards on the next play, followed by a Brandon Sheets pass to Chris Sheets for a seven yard gain. The Austin Reid punted for the Chiefs on fourth down with a return by the Seahawks to the 40.
After little yardage by the Seahawks, the Chiefs took over on the 26. Jackson picked up two for second down and eight. Brandon Sheets tossed an incomplete pass. On third down, Ka’Daris Grice took the ball nowhere for no gain on the play. On fourth down, the Chiefs punted the ball away again, with the Seahawks taking a knee for first and 10 from the 15.
The Seahawks picked up a pair of yards before a tackle by Lance Yuhasz to make it two and eight. With 4:32 to go in the first, South Walton’s Cody Adams picked up a 13 yard touchdown. The point after was through the uprights. Walton was on the board first for the night, 7-0.
The Chiefs took over on the 20 after a touchback on the kick. Grice picked up four yards to the 24, fighting hard every inch of the way. With 3:55 in the first, the Seahawks recovered a Chief fumble to take over on the 24. A Lance Yuhasz backfield tackle sank the Seahawks to make it third and 19. An incomplete pass and a punt gave Northview the ball on their own 20.
Jay Jackson went down in the backfield to make it second and 19 to go. On the third down, Brandon Sheets hit Dustin Yahasz for a 14 yard gain. The Chiefs were still short of the first down, at fourth and five. Austin Reid punted, but there was a flag on the play. The Chiefs took over first and 10 on the 41 after a personal foul for roughing the kicker.
The Chiefs picked up four on a Brandon Sheets pass. A few incomplete passes later, the Seahawks took over on their own 37 with 32 seconds to go in the quarter.
A Dustin Yahasz and Cole Gandy double team tackle started the second with the Seahawks off first and 35. A Chris Sheet brought South Walton down on the next play inside the Chief’s 20 yard line. The Seahawks continued their drive all the way to the endzone. A good kick, and the Seahawks were up 14-0 with 7:26 in the half.
Montaio Mitchell returned the kick for a NHS first down on the 26. Brandon Sheets passed to Austin Arrington for a seven yard pickup. Grice gained a yard on a run. A few drive attempts later, Northview once again punted away the pigskin, with the S-hawks taking over first and ten on the 37.
South Walton picked up few yards before punting back to Northview. The Chief has possession with 3:47 in the half, first and 10 on the 28. Brandon threw an incomplete pass, followed by a one yard gain. A couple of plays later, and the Chiefs were punting…again.
The Seahawks marched with five yards of another touchdown before kick a field goal on their fourth down, increasing their lead to 17-0 with 19 seconds in the half.
Austin Albritton and Seth Leonard brought South Walton down on the 32 on the second half opening kick.
An oops-the-field-is-wet, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up moment brought the Seahawks QB down for a four yard loss on their first down of the second half. But the Seahawks recovered, marching toward the endzone, scoring again with 7:14 to go in the third. A perfect kick, and South Walton led Northview 24-0.
The Chiefs took over first and 10 on their own 20. Jeremy Jackson picked up a couple of yards for the Chiefs, followed by pass to Dustin Yuhasz. A missed Sheets to Sheets pass, and Austin Reid was punting for the Chiefs again.
The Seahawks took over with first and 10 on the half-and-half mark. The Seahawks hit the endzone from the 50, but flag for illegal blocking brought them back out to the spot of the of the foul…the Chiefs’ 29. A Seahawk player went down, that’s going to hurt in the morning kind of hard, on a Jay Jackson tackle to make it second and 11. The Seahawks advanced to just shy of another touchdown by the end of the third.
Seconds into the fourth, the Seahawks completed their drive to put the game at 31-0.
The Chiefs found themselves once again first and 10 on the 20. Jeremy Jackson gained five. A botched pass to Jake Clayton had the Chiefs at three and five. Brandon Sheets found Chris Sheets for the first down. The Chiefs were in a first and 10 situation on the 32.
Brandon Sheets missed passes to Dustin Yahasz and Jay Jackson. Sheets passed to Sheets and Jeremy Jackson gained yardage for a Northview first down. The drive failed to pickup a first down, and it was the Seahawk’s ball with 8:09 in the game. Leonard took down a Seahawk to make it second and six for South Walton. Austin Reid stopped the next Seahawk offensive play with a single yard gain.
The Chief were unsuccessful in scoring on their drive. The Seahawks took over to run out the last minute on the clock and down Northview with a 31-0 final.
Northview is now 2-7, 1-3 in the district.
The final game of the season for Northview will be Friday night in Bratt against West Florida.
Pictured above and below: Action from Northview versus South Walton Friday night in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Jay Royals Beat Franklin County, 33-20
November 8, 2008
The Jay Royals beat Franklin County Friday night, 33-20.
The Royals scored twice in the first quarter. Dakota Boughton scored on a 15 yard run. The Todd Laney kick failed. Then Hunter Boutwell scored on a 18 yard pass from Steven Brabham. The kick was good, and the Royals were up 13-0.
Jay three times in the second quarter. Boutwell scored on a pass from Brabham. Laney’s kick was good, 20-0, Jay.
Dale Barlow scored on a 29 yard pass from Brabham. A good kick, and Jay was up 27-0.
Late in the second half, Steven James found the endzone on a six yard run, The kick was not good, and the Royals were up 33-0 at the half.
The second half was scoreless for both Jay and Franklin County, leaving the final at 33-0.
Chiefs Fall To Marianna 42-6
November 1, 2008
The Marianna Bulldogs beat the Northview Chiefs Friday night, 42-6.
The Bulldogs were ahead 35-0 at the half in Marianna, and increased their second half lead to 42-0. A last second play, the final play of the game, saw a pass from freshman Brandon Sheets to sophomore Dustin Yuhasz for the Chief’s only touchdown. That put the final at 42-6.
Yuhasz had three carries on the night for 57 yards and two catches for 47 yards, including the touchdown.
Sheets was four for 14 passing for 56 yards and the single touchdown.
Northview’s typical standout player, Jay Jackson, had threw two Bulldog interceptions against Marianna.
With the loss, the Chiefs fell to 2-6 for the season, 1-2 in district play.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.