NWE Holds Football Banquet
November 22, 2008
The annual Northwest Escambia Football League held their annual football banquet Friday night.
The Mites, Mini-mites and midgets were honored, along with the Mini-mite and Mite cheerleaders.
The NWE Mite cheerleaders recently traveled to Pace to compete in the GCYFA Cheerleading competition. The girls competed in the non-mount medium category along with five other teams. Each team was given 2 minutes and 30 seconds to perform one cheer, one chant and a dance routine.
The talented young ladies from NWE took home the third place trophy for their performance that day. Jennifer Peebles, head coach, commented, “All of these girls worked very hard to make sure their motions, jumps, everything, were timed just right.”
Coaching along side Jennifer were Lisa Byrd, assistant coach, and Taylor Byrd, a J.V. cheerleader from Northview High School. The 2008 NWE Mite Cheerleaders are:
Memory Peebles, Kylie Brooke, Kristen Byrd, Danielle Robinson, Liberty Peebles, Jasmine Walker, and Jordan Parham.
Pictured above: The NWE Midgets. Pictured below: The NWE Mini-mites, Mites, Mini-mite cheerleaders and Mite cheerleaders. Submitted photos by Leah Gifford for NorthEscambia.com.
Flomaton Hurricanes Down Northview Chiefs Boys And Girls
November 21, 2008
Flomaton beat the Northview varsity girls Thursday by a score of 34-29. The Cane’s boys beat Northview 75-57.
Gabe Wesley and Timeka Marshall scored nine apiece for the Chiefs. Shakeria White sank half a dozen points. Brittany Thompson and Angela Rodriguez added a couple points ech and Saniqua Jones had one point for Northview.
Tara Gafford led the Hurricanes in scoring with 13. Sarah Steele had seven, and Lily Wright added four. Kaitlyn Hambrick and Brittany Mallet added three points each, and April Cayson and Allison Gafford had two points apiece for the Canes.
Northview player stats:
Shaniqua Jones 3 steals, 1 rebound, 1 assist
Timeka Marshall 1 steal, 1 rebound, 3 assists
Brittney Thompson 4 rebounds
Gabe Wesley 3 steals and 2 assists
Shakeria White 2 steals
For a photo gallery from both the boys and girls games, click here. Photos courtesy Mike Newton.
Pictured above and below: Action from Flomaton versus Northview Thursday. Photos courtesy Mike Newton Photography for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Carver/Century Takes Two From Ernest Ward
November 21, 2008
The Carver/Century Middle School Blackcats swept to basketball games from Ernest Ward Middle School Thursday night in Walnut Hill.
The Blackcat girls were up 28-10 by the end of the third period. Carver/Century increased their lead in the fourth period to beat the Lady Eagles by a score of 40-15.
The Carver/Century boys had a two to one advantage by the end of the first half of play Thursday night against Ernest Ward. The Blackcats held a 30-15 lead by the end of the half. Both teams were about even on scoring in the third, ending the period 47-24.
The Blackcat boys went on to win 55-29 over the Eagles.
For a photo gallery from both boys and girls games, click here.
Pictured above: Carver/Century Middle versus Ernest Ward Middle action from Thursday night. Pictured below: The Lady Blackcats versus the Lady Eagles. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photo Gallery: Northview Cross Country Runs
November 21, 2008
The Northview High School cross country teams recently participated in the Ross Memorial Run at Pensacola Naval Air Station and in the Dolphin Dash in Gulf Breeze.
Click here for a photo gallery from both runs.
The Ross Memorial Run is named for Major James G. Ross, 51, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in late August 2007 in north Santa Rosa County. He was Northview’s Naval sciences and ROTC instructor at Northview since 2002.
Pictured above: The start at the Dolphin Dash in Gulf Breeze. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com.
Ernest Ward Boys, Girls Beat Pollard
November 20, 2008
Both the girl’s and boy’s basketball teams at Ernest Ward Middle School beat Pollard-McCall Tuesday night.
The boy’s team won by a score of 41-29. Leading the scoring for the Eagles was DaMichael Fountain with 14 points. Ladareus Franklin score hald dozen, and LaMichael Banks and Kevin Vaughan score five each.
The girl’s team beat Pollard-McCall 16-12.
Dazarae Turner and Danielle Steaham scored four each. Morgan Payne and Jazzlyn Franklin had three points each, and Kaitlyn Gunn scored two points for the Eagles.
Ernest Ward will take on Carver/Century Thursday at Ernest Ward. The girls tip off at 5:00, and the boys play at 6:00.
Northview Splits Basketball Games With Central
November 19, 2008
The Northview varsity girl’s basketball team beat Central High School Tuesday, and Central’s JV beat the NHS JV team.
The varsity Chiefs defeated Central 39-30.
Lanecia Gomez had two rebounds and one assist for the Chiefs. Shaniqua Jones had five steals and seven rebounds, while Timeka Marshall had seven steals. Angela Rodriguez had one steal. Brittney Thompson had six steals and nine rebounds on the night, and Gabe Wesley had six steals and a rebound. Shakeria White had six steals and two rebounds.
Marshall lead the Chief’s scoring, with 14. Wesley picked up 11 points. Jones had seven, and Thompson had three. White and Rodriguez both had a couple of points for Northview.
Northview’s JV team lost to Central, 27-16.
For the JV Chiefs, Naomi Cooler had one steal, and Christina Donald had three rebounds. Amber Francis had a rebound, while Kassandra Lett had one steal and five rebounds. Also for the NHS Chiefs, Sarah Kyles had a steal and a couple of rebounds. Shelly Reich had three steals, two rebounds and three assists.
Leading the scoring for Northview was Lett with nine points, Cooler with four and Reich with three.
NWE Names Little League Officers
November 18, 2008
The Northwest Escambia Little League has named its officers and directors for the upcoming season.
Steve Hanks (pictured left) was once again named as the group’s president.
Other officers are: Pam Brown vice president; Rebecca Presnall, secretary; Theresa Hanks and Jessica Cloud, co-treasurers; Paul Lee, player agent; David Bell, safety officer; Wendy Aliff, public relations; and Rebecca Presnall, information officer.
The league’s board of directors includes: DeWayne Brown, Byron Vaughan, Chris Chambliss, Amy Holland, Wayne Holland, Greg Green, Ryan Stabler, Bodie Tullis, Larry Gibson, David Preston, Jacob Maholovich, April Maholovich, T.J. Aliff, Ronnie Cloud and Jason Presnall.
Pictured above: NWE President Steve Hanks and last year’s closing ceremonies on June 7. File photo.
Ernest Ward Cheerleaders Win Regionals, Headed To Nationals Next Year
November 17, 2008
The Ernest Ward Middle School cheerleaders are headed to Orlando next year to compete for a national title.
The EWMS cheerleaders took first place in the Universal Cheerleaders Association West Florida Regional this weekend at Tate High School. That qualifies the girls to head to Orlando for the national championships.
Members of the squad, pictured above are: (front row, L-R) Jessica Lowery, Hannah Gibson, Katelynne Calloway, Ali Martin, Ariel Holland, Mariah Albritton, (second row L-R) Lana Clayton, Morgan Ward, Raven Weaver, Reagan Bell, Angel Mitchell, Paeton Hadley, (back row L-R) Ashley Mooney and Madison Arrington. Not pictured: Coach Ashley Godwin. Submitted photo f0r NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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.
