Tate High School Mens Soccer Senior Spotlight
November 19, 2020
Tate High School Mens varsity soccer opened their 2020 season with a 7-0 win over Pensacola High School.
And 2020 promises to be an exciting season for the returning senior varsity players.
Logan Tyree #7 is a four-year varsity starter. Tyree plays on the Gulf Coast Texans club team, as well as the Pensacola FC NPSL team.
Calen Arnevik #6 is also a 4-year varsity player. Arnevik once a Gulf Coast Texans player now plays for Bay Side as well as being the starting kicker for Tate Varsity football.
Owen Jacobs #2 has been in the program for 4 years. Jacobs plays for the Gulf Coast Texans and has already committed to playing soccer next season for Belhaven University.
Caleb Thompson #1 is another four-year veteran to Tate soccer and is goal keeper Caleb plays for the Gulf Coast Texans, Pensacola FC and has also committed to playing soccer next year at Belhaven University.
Nathan Bailey #10 brought his skills to the varsity team the year he arrived in Pensacola as a sophomore. Bailey too plays for both the Gulf Coast Texans and Pensacola FC.
Tate will host Pace High Friday. Junior varsity begins at 5:30 p.m., and varsity plays at 7:30 p.m. at Ashton Brosnaham Park. Click or tap here to purchase tickets.
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Northview Gets Exciting 32-12 Playoff Win Over Chipley (With Photo Gallery)
November 14, 2020
The Northview Chiefs beat the Chipley Tigers 32-12 Friday night in the 1A regional quarterfinals.
Just two weeks ago, Northview handily beat Chipley 45-13.
After scoreless first quarter Friday night at Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium in Bratt, sophomore Kaden Odom scrambled on a quarterback keeper for a touchdown to put the Chiefs on the scoreboard first at 7-0 with 9:55 remaining in the second.
After a Chipley score, senior standout Jayden Jackson stepped in as QB and scored from 67-yards out to put Northview back on top 13-6.
With 1:07 to go in the half, the Chiefs snapped to Jackson again, and he was in from six yards out to make it 19-6. Jackson added another touchdown with 6:12 to go in the third, 26-6.
First year Northview High School head coach Wes Summerford stepped up to his team after the game and opened with “I’m excited”.
“I’m excited about the way they responded in the second half, you know had a little slower start which was kind of unusual as a late, but I loved the way they responded,” Summerford told NorthEscambia.com after the win. “I’m excited for these guys. I preached all week about the playoffs. I said you stick together, and you play together anything can happen.”
The Chiefs (7-1) will host the Vernon Yellowjackets (5-1) next Friday night at 7:30 in the regional semifinals. Summerford said he believes his team is ready, with just a little fine tuning needed to prepare.
“I think that we have a good defensive game and our offense has been rolling is it,” Summerford said. “We are just gonna touch up on the little things. We are always going to do what we do, but we’re gonna touch up on the fundamentals.”
The Northview Chiefs are in a unique position if they roll on with the wins. They will play the next three playoff games at home before the state championship game on December 12 in Tallahassee.
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Tate Drops Round One Playoff Game To Fleming Island
November 14, 2020
The Tates Aggies dropped Friday night’s round one 7A playoff game on the road at Fleming Island.
The Aggies were 1-5 headed into Friday night’s contest against the 6-2 Fleming Island Golden Eagles..
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Escambia Academy Headed to AISA Class 2A Championship After Win Over Macon East
November 14, 2020
The Escambia Academy Cougars area headed to the AISA Class 2A championship game after a 54-13 win over the Macon East Cougars Friday night in Canoe.
It will be the fifth consecutive state championship game for the Cougars (9-1).
The Knights jumped out to any early 7-0 lead, but the Cougars answered on the next play from scrimmage with a 66-yard touchdown run from Landon Sims.
Tyler Ray-Cloud forced a fumble, and it was picked up by Caleb Davis for a 74-yard touchdown to put the Cougars on top 13-7. With a 39-yard TD run from Bubba Nettles, the Cougars expanded their advantage to 21-7 on their way to the win.
The Cougars will take one Chambers in the state championship game at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.
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Friday Night High School Football Playoff Scores
November 14, 2020
Here are high school football playoff scores from across the North Escambia area:
FLORIDA
1A
- Northview 32, Chipley 12 [Story, photos...]
- Baker 35 , Jay 0
- Freeport 44, Holmes County 22
3A
- Pensacola Catholic def. P.K. Younge (PKY forfeits due to COVID-19)
5A
- West Florida 34, Pensacola High 7
- Wakulla at Pine Forest, 7 p.m.
6A
- Pace 24, Washington 20
- Escambia 44, Middleburg 0
- Seabreeze 21, Gulf Breeze 20
7A
- Fleming Island 21, Tate 0 [Story, photos...]
- Niceville 56, Crestview 20
- Navarre – bye
ALABAMA
- Escambia Academy 54, Macon East 13 [Story, photos...]
- Thomasville 28, T.R. Miller 21
NorthEscambia.com photo.
Tate’s Abbie Burks Signs With Florida Gulf Coast Community College
November 11, 2020
Tate High School’s Abbie Burks has signed a letter of intent to play softball with Florida Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City. Pictured below (front row) are Abbie Burks with her parents Mark and Donna Burks and her sisters Carla and Samantha; (back row) coaching staff Brittany Dunson, Eric Showalter, Joanne Wiggins and Tate heach coach Melinda Wyatt. Pictured left: Burks and Scott Thomas of Florida Gulf Coast. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview Chiefs Beat The Jay Royals 41-7
November 7, 2020
The Northview Chiefs beat the Jay Royals 41-7 Friday night in Bratt to end the regular season for both teams.
It was the second matchup between the teams this season; Northview beat Jay 34-15 just two weeks ago.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Northview’s Jayden Jackson in fourth in the nation in rushing yards per game, currently averaging about 270 yards per game. He was also on top in Florida in total rushing yards.
Friday night, Jackson had nearly 140 yards rushing and three touchdowns.
Northview opened scoring when Johnny Windham blocked a Jay punt. Jamarkus Jefferson 6 picked it up and was in on a 37-yard touchdown. The Chiefs were up 6-0 about three minutes into the first. Jackson added a 12-yard touchdown run to make it 12-nothing.
At 20-0 with a little over a minute to go in the half, quarterback Kaden Odom found Jamarkus Jefferson for an 87-yard touchdown run.
With the Chiefs up 41-0 in the fourth, Jay’s Bryce Stout had a 37-yard touchdown run to make it 41-7.
“I thought we did really well,” Northview Coach Wes Summerford said. “I’m so proud of our kids. The way we started….something we preach is fast start and make sure we have that. I thought we had that tonight. I thought early on we were firing on all cylinders, which is good.”
For a photo gallery, click here.
“Our offense has been explosive lately, and we just have to catch that defense, and I think we caught up tonight,” Summerford added. “We did a good job. The kids really responded well. ”
The Chiefs (6-1) will host Chipley (4-5) in the first round of the playoffs next Friday night. The Chiefs beat Chipley 45-13 last week. Also in round one, Jay (2-5) will be at Baker (10-0). The Royals lost to the Gators 18-13 in early October.
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Friday Night Football Finals
November 7, 2020
Here are high school football scores from around the North Escambia area:
FLORIDA
- Gulf Breeze 31, Tate 9
- Northview 41, Jay 7 [Story, photo gallery]
- Washington 29, Milton 20
- Escambia 32, Pensacola High 6
- Niceville 42, Pace 7
- West Florida 13, Pine Forest 0 (Thursday night)
- Navarre 30, Crestview 13 (Thursday night)
ALABAMA (Playoffs)
- Escambia Academy 48, Springwood Academy 8
- Trinity Presbyterian 10, Flomaton 6
- T.R. Miller 42, Dadeville 14
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Tate High Volleyball Wins Inaugural Escambia County Championship
November 6, 2020
The Tate High School Lady Aggies won the inaugural Escambia County Championship over Washington High School.
The championship tournament was established to for volleyball teams that had their regular seasons shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Aggies were 6-11 headed into the contest, while the Wildcats were 6-11.
On Tuesday, Washington defeated Pensacola High, and Tate beat West Florida to advance to the finals.
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Northview Beats Chipley 45-13 (With Photo Gallery)
October 31, 2020
The Northview Chiefs beat the Chipley Tigers 45-13 Friday night in Bratt.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Northview’s Jayden Jackson had 832 yards and 12 touchdowns in the last two games headed into Friday night’s game, averaging 17 yards per carry. MaxPreps has Jackson ranked fifth in the nation with 267 rushing yards per game.
And Jackson was off and running early in Friday night’s matchup with Chipley with a 56-yard touchdown carry for a Northview lead with 10:52 to go in the first quarter.
On the next possession for the Chiefs, Jackson was up the middle on a handoff from quarterback Kaden Odom for an 82-yard touchdown run to make it 12-0 for a Chiefs homecoming lead.
About three minutes later, the Tigers were in to cut the Northview lead to 12-7.
Then Jackson scored on a short 2-yard run for a third TD for a 18-7 Chiefs advantage.
With 1:33 on the clock in the second, Odom handed off to Jamarkus Jefferson to give the Chiefs a 25-7 lead headed into halftime.
Northview, now 5-1 overall, will host the Jay Royals (2-4) next Friday night in Bratt. It’s the second meeting of the season for the teams; Northview beat Jay 34-15 on October 23.
For a photo gallery, including action shots, the band, cheerleaders and NJROTC, click here.
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