Northview High School’s NJROTC Wins Big At Gator Games
September 23, 2008
The NJROTC unit from Northview High School earned several awards at the recent Gator Games. Northview placed third overall at the annual event hosted by Escambia High School.
The Gator Games are comprised of 11 competitive athletic and fun events. Fifteen high schools from across the area participated.
Northview earned six trophies, including:
- 4th place team sit-ups
- 3rd place knot tying
- 2nd place wheelbarrow relay
- 1st place orienterring
- 1st place female push-ups
- 3rd place overall
“It was a team effort, and all the cadets had a great time,” said Northview Senior Naval Science Instructor Charlie Code.
Click here for a complete photo gallery from the event.
Pictured above: Northview’s NJROTC cadets with their trophies from the annual Gator Games. Pictured below: Northview’s NJROTC took second place in the wheelbarrow race. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com.
Local Boys Attend Atlanta Falcons Game
September 23, 2008
Two local boys attended Sunday’s Atlanta Falcons game as the Falcons beat Kansas City 38-14.
Luke Ward (left) and Zachary Holland of Walnut Hill watched Sunday’s game in Atlanta. Both boys play football for the Northwest Escambia Football League. Luke is the son of Carl and Melissa Ward; Zachary is the son of Wayne and Amy Holland.
In the game, the Falcons (2-0) scored five touchdowns, racked up 378 yards on offense, had three interceptions, a defensive score and ended in a tie for the NFC South lead.
Running back Michael Turner rushed for 104 yards and a career-high three touchdowns while rookie quarterback Matt Ryan found Roddy White on a 70-yard touchdown.
Defensive backs Erik Coleman, Brent Grimes and Chris Houston each recorded an interception off second-year quarterback Tyler Thigpen, who was starting his first NFL game. Houston returned his for a touchdown late in the game. The defense opened the game by forcing five straight three-and-outs.
Pictured above: Luke Ward (left) and Zachary Holland of Walnut Hill at Sunday’s Falcon’s game in Atlanta. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com.
Northview’s Head Coach Recognized For Exceptional Sportsmanship
September 22, 2008
Northview High School and Cody Keene, head football coach, have been recognized by the Florida High School Athletic Association for Exceptional Sportsmanship.
Exceptional Sportsmanship reports are submitted to the FHSAA for acts that go “beyond orginary expectations”.
“I had the pleasure of officiating a game on Friday (9/12/08) that was on of the most enjoyable experiences of my 30 year offication career in high school sports,” wrote Bruce M. Breegle who served as the head linesman referee at Northview’s game at Chipley just over a week ago. Breegle said that Keene repeatedly referred to him as “sir” and was polite, much unlike many other high school head coaches.
“He was never critical or demeaning and always pleasant,” Breegle wrote. “This would be my pick for a sportmanship award for the year!”
Pictured above: Northview Head Coach Cody Keene at Friday night’s game at home against Walton. Pictured below the entire Florida High School Athletic Association Exceptional Sportsmanship narrative.
NWE Shuts Out Gulf Breeze In 2 Of 3 Saturday Games
September 21, 2008
The Northwest Escambia Football League hosted Gulf Breeze Saturday, with two of three NWE Eagle teams shutting out the Dolphins.
The NWE Mini Mites started the games off by falling to the Dolphins with a loss of 30-0. Chase Gifford and Hunter Edwards made several tackles which slowed the advancement of a seemingly unstoppable Dolphin team. This primarily rookie team kept their spirits high with the experience of this loss preparing them for East Milton next week.
On the flip side, the NWE Mites obtained their first regular season victory with an incredible 42-0 shut out against the Dolphin team. Chasen Freeman took control of the game in the first play by running for an exhilarating 40 plus yard touchdown on the opening kickoff for the Eagles. With such an exciting start, the Eagles kept the momentum going by maintaining a flawless defense and an invincible offense. This win is exactly what the Mites needed to catapult them into a winning season.
The NWE Midgets following suit a Dolphin defeat. This was the second win of the season for the Midget Eagles. The Eagle defense shut the Dolphins down by keeping them off the scoreboard. The final score was Eagles 40, Dolphins 0.
All three teams play again at the Ernest Ward Middle School Field next Saturday at 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon against the East Milton Jaguars.
Submitted story.
For a complete photo gallery with pictures from all three games, click here.
Pictured above and below: NWE versus Gulf Breeze Saturday at Ernest Ward Field. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photo Gallery Flomaton Vs. Leroy
September 21, 2008
Flomaton traveled to Leroy Friday night to take on the Leroy Bulldogs.
Both teams were unbeaten going into the game. Leroy scored very early in the first quarter and would hold on the lead throughout the game. The final was Leroy 48, Flomaton 12. The Hurricanes are now 3-1 overall. Next week will be homecoming for Flomaton with a game against Central Hayneville.
Flomaton star Tony Ellis was held to just 58 yards on 24 carries Friday night.
Ellis came into the contest at Leroy averaging 212 yards per game. The top ranked Bears extended their regular season winning streak to 14 games.
Submitted story.
For more photos from the game, click here.
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Pictured above and below: The Flomaton Hurricanes lost to Leroy Friday night. Submitted photos by Mike Newton Photography for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Video: Northview Vs. Walton
September 20, 2008
NorthEscambia.com video from Friday night’s Northview High Chief versus Walton High game. Click to play
Chiefs Fall To Walton County, 36-13
September 20, 2008
A young Northview High School team lost 36-13 to Walton High Friday night in Bratt.
Walton blocked two different punts, and they returned both for touchdowns.
A 37-yard pass with 9:56 in the first quarter put the Braves on the board first. A good kick, and Walton led 7-0.
Walton scored another TD with an almost 70 yard run, and they had a good kick with 11:03 in the first to increase their lead to 14-0. With 4:14 in the quarter, Walton scored again to move ahead 23-0.
The Chiefs got their first points on the board with 2:24 to go in the half. A 37 yard pass and a one yard run by Jay Jackson made the score 23-7 going into the half.
Walton picked up another seven with 7:05 on the clock in the third to make the score 30-7. They added another half dozen with 5:21 to go in the ballgame, 36-7 Walton.
Chief Montayo Mitchell intercepted a Walton pass and had scored a touchdown on a 27 yard run with 4:03 in the ballgame for a final score of 36-13.
“All we can do is put this behind us and look forward to next week,” Northview Head Coach Cody Keene told the team after the game. “We are not going to point any fingers at anyone on this one. If we are going to point any fingers, we are going to point them at me.”
“We just made a lot of mistakes in the kicking game, and we just didn’t play very well,” he said. “We tackled real poorly.”
“They’ve got a good football team,” Keene said about Walton after the game. “We are real young, and we are going to keep working and try to improve this week and get ready for a district game.”
Northview’s first district game is next Friday night on the road at Holmes County.
For a complete NorthEscambia.com photo gallery with over 100 photos from the game, click here. The photos include the football players, cheerleaders and band.
Pictured above and below: Walton County downed Northview Friday night 36-13 in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
West Florida Over Northview JV
September 19, 2008
West Florida High downed the Northview High School JV team Thursday evening 36-0 in Pensacola.
The Jaguars put 20 points on the board in the first quarter. The Chiefs held them scoreless until the fourth.
The JV Chiefs have an open week next week.
Click here for a photo gallery from the game.
Pictured above: Northview JV versus West Florida High in Pensacola Thursday evening. Heather Leonard photo for NorthEscambia.com. Click to enlarge.
Volleyball: Walton Over Northview
September 19, 2008
The Walton High Raiders were victorious over Nothview’s varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams in district play Thursday.
The Northview varsity girls lost to Walton 12-25, 15-25, 9-25.
Ashley Digmon had seven digs for the Chiefs. Brittney Thompson had three block and four kills. Angela Rodriguez, a junior, had a couple of blocks, two kills and two aces. And Caitlin Hall, also a junior, had four blocks and eight assists.
The JV girls also lost to Walton on the road, 9-25, 13-25.
Shaniqua Jones, a sophomore, had one kill and four digs on the night. Freshman Raylin Spence had two digs, and freshman Kayla Miles had seven aces.
The varsity Northview volleyball team will be on the road Saturday in the Spanish Fort Tournament in Spanish Fort, Alabama. Both the varisty and JV will be in action on the road next Thursday against South Walton.
Northview Downs Neal In V-ball
September 17, 2008
The Northview Chiefs downed W.S. Neal High School in varsity and junior varsity volleyball action Tuesday afternoon.
The varsity Lady Chiefs downed the Lady Eagles 26-24, 25-20, 24-26, 25-19.
Sophomore Ashley Digmon had four digs. Shawna Montgomery had three digs, three blocks, three kills and 11 aces.
Senior Britney Thompson had two blocks, six kills, two digs and 10 aces for Northview. Angela Rodriguez and a single dig and five kills. Catilin Hall, a junior, and a block and 19 assists.
The JV Chiefs beat W.S. Neal 25-17, 25-27, 15-11.
Shaniqua Jones had four kills and four aces. Freshman Raylin Spence and two kills and three aces. Miranda Burkett and one ace and three digs.
Tori Searcy and six aces for the Chiefs, and Kayla Mills had five aces.
Both the JV and Varsity will be on the road Thursday against Walton in district play. The JV plays at 4:30 and the varsity plays at 6:00.
Click here for more photos from one of the JV games.
Pictured above and below: Northview JV Lady Chiefs against W.S. Neal Tuesday afternoon in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photos.
