11th In A Row: Flomaton Hurricanes Defeat The Jay Royals
September 7, 2019
The Flomaton Hurricane picked up their 11th win in row over the Jay Royals Friday night in a rivalry dating back to 1933.
The Hurricanes shut out Jay 40-0.
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In the first quarter, Flomaton quarterback Vickery’s pass was intercepted by Jay senior Brenton Eister, but the Royals could not capitalize and were forced to punt it away. It was fielded by Da’quan Johnson for a 65 yard punt return, and Flomaton was up 6-0 on their home field. Johnson was in again in the first quarter from 35 yards out as Flomaton pulled out to a 14-0 lead.
Jate’vious Franklin added a 17-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to make it 20 to zip for Flomaton.
Travon Brown zigged and zagged pass numerous Jay defenders in a 30-yard touchdown run, and quarterback Zeb Vickery found Johnson with a 50-yard touchdown pass as Flomaton pulled out 34-0 advantage over the Royals.
With the win, the Flomaton Hurricanes improved to 2-0. They will travel to Excel next Friday night.
The Jay Royals fell to 1-2. The Royals are off next Friday night and will host Escambia Academy on September 20.
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Friday Night Finals
September 7, 2019
Here are Friday night finals from around the North Escambia area:
FLORIDA
- Tallahassee Lincoln 43, Tate 0
- Flomaton 40, Jay 0
- Catholic 50, West Florida 14
- Escambia 23, Pine Forest 20
- Washington 38, Pensacola High 0
- Gulf Breeze 27, Choctaw 24
- Navarre 21, Milton 13
- Northview – Open
- Pace – Open
ALABAMA
- Escambia County (Atmore) 46, Monroe County 0
- Tuscaloosa Academy 20, Escambia Academy 19
- Flomaton 40, Jay 0
- T.R. Miller 12, Excel 7
- Hillcrest 47, W.S. Neal 0
Pictured: Flomaton shut out Jay Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photo.
Northview JV Beats West Florida Freshmen (With Photo Gallery)
September 6, 2019
The junior varsity Northview Chiefs defeated the West Florida Jaguars freshmen 32-20 Thursday night in Bratt.
Northview’s junior varsity will travel to Pine Forest on September 19 befort returning home to host Baker on September 26. West Florida’s freshmen will be at Pensacola High School on September 12.
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Ernest Ward Middle Beats Snooks Christian
September 4, 2019
The 2019 Ernest Ward Eagles opened their regular season Tuesday in Walnut Hill with a 36-12 win over Snook Christian Academy of Foley.
Ernest Ward will travel to T.R. Miller on September 10 and Snook on September 24 before their next home game on October 1 against T.R. Miller.
Ernest Ward has the only middle school football team in Escambia County.
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Volleyball: Tough Tuesday For Northview, Tate
September 4, 2019
Northview
The Baker Gator defeated the Northview Chiefs in high school volleyball action Tuesday in Bratt. In varsity play, Baker beat Northview in three, 25-15, 25-20, 25-11. In JV play, Northview fell to Baker 25-17, 22-25, 10-15.
The Chiefs will host Central on Thursday. For more Northview junior varsity photos, click here.
Tate
In varsity action Tuesday, Gulf Breeze defeated Tate 25-20, 25-9, 25-18.
Pictured: Junior varsity action between Northview and Baker Tuesday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Escambia Deputies, Corrections Officers Win Guns Vs. Hoses Tourney Benefiting Deputy Cancer Patient
September 2, 2019
Officers from Escambia County Sheriff Office and Escambia County Corrections Department joined together to with the annual Guns vs. Hoses tournament in Walton County. With the partnership of Cancer Freeze, the tournament raised over $50,00 to help Walton County Sheriff’s deputy Lee Barry fight his battle with cancer. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Flomaton Takes State Line Battle Over Northview (With Photo Gallery)
August 31, 2019
It was a game of cross the state line rivals that ended with the defending Alabama 3A state champ Flomaton Hurricanes defeating the Northview Chiefs 34-26 Friday night in Flomaton.
“The saying goes it’s a game of inches; tonight was a game of inches. You can really go back and look at two or three plays that won that game for them,” Northview head coach Derek Marshman said. “We gave up too many plays on special teams, we gave up big plays, we gave up boneheaded mistakes that we shouldn’t give up.”
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The Hurricanes jumped out to a early first quarter seven point lead over the Chiefs before the Chiefs answered with a Trent Peebles touchdown. With a missed kick, the Canes saw their lead cut to 7-6 with 2:01 in the first.
Early in the second, Flomaton cashed in on a run from Da’quan “Money” Johnson. A wayward kick, the it was Flomaton’s ballgame 13-12.
Northview’s Peebles added another touchdown and with a good two point attempt from Jayden Jackson for a 20-13 Northview lead with 22.7 seconds in the half.
In the third, Canes quarterback Zeb Vickery punched it in for a one point contest, 21-20 Flomaton on top. Alex Cash returned Northview punt to the Chiefs’ 3-yard line before Flomaton scored again on a Jate’vius Franklin run with just under three minutes in the third.
Northview regained the lead in the fourth quarter with a 25-yard run from Jackson, Northview on top 26-21.
The Chief were forced to punt, and it went straight into the hands of Cash who returned it to the 3-yard line before being brought down by Northview’s Keaundre Richardson. Franklin ran straight through a big hole in the middle for the TD.
In the end, the Canes topped the Chiefs 34-26.
“We gave up too many plays on special teams, we gave up big plays, we gave up boneheaded mistakes that we shouldn’t give up. We played extremely hard, we worked extremely hard all night,” Marshman said “The kids left it all on the field, both teams left it all on the field so that’s something that they can be proud of and they can continue to work on. We go back and fix the the little things. In the grand scheme of things this is game two; we’ve got a lot of fish to fry down the road.”
Both coaches gave credit to the other team as a very formidable opponent.
“What a game. Northview is a super, super good football team, very physical football team. We knew that all summer going in. The Peebles kid is a heck of a running back; the Jackson kid is a good running back; they got a lot of good running backs. We knew it was going to be a battle, but I think we just persevered and made some plays at the end,” Flomaton head coach Doug Vickery said. “We knew it was going to be a battle, but I think we just persevered and made some plays at the end.”
The Canes take on the Jay Royals next Friday night, an Vickery is confident that his Hurricanes will be read, despite losing a lot of experience from last year’s state title team.
“We lost 11 really good seniors last year and now we have a whole new bunch of kids coming out persevering,” Vickery said. “It’s a long season ahead of us. We’ve got a lot to build on.”
The Chiefs will sit it out with a bye week before hosting the Baker Gators on September 13, and they’ll be using every available moment of that downtime to prepare.
“We are going to continue to get better and I think big things are still ahead of this football team,” Marshman said.
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Pine Forest Eagles Soar Past Tate (With Photo Gallery)
August 31, 2019
The Pine Forest Eagles soared past Tate 31-7 Friday night.
The Aggies were coming off a 37-0 rout of Pensacola High last Friday night.
The only score of the night from the Aggies came when sophomore quarterback Dalton Biggs found senior Keaton Solmonson in the endzone.
The Aggies (1-1) are on the road with back to back road trips to Tallahassee the next two weeks. — September 6 at Lincoln and September 13 at Leon. The Aggies won’t be back in their house at Pete Gindl Stadium until September 20 when they host the Bulldogs of Crestview.
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North Escambia Area Friday Night Finals
August 31, 2019
Here are Friday night football finals from the North Escambia area:
FLORIDA
Flomaton 34, Northview 26 [Details, photo gallery...]
Pine Forest 31, Tate 7 [Details, photo gallery...]
Jay 40, Cottondale 16
Washington 22, West Florida 0
Milton at Pensacola High, 7 p.m.
Escambia 32, Crestview 0.
Catholic 24, Gulf Breeze, 14
Navarre 34, Pace 0
ALABAMA
Flomaton 34, Northview 26
Escambia County (Atmore) 41, Wilcox Central 0
Satsuma 40, W.S. Neal 21
T.R. Miller 45, Choctaw County 0 (Thursday pm)
Pictured: Flomaton got past Northview 34-26 Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Tate JV Beats Pine Forest With OT Field Goal From Conner Wright
August 30, 2019
The junior varsity Tate Aggies beat Pine Forest 10-7 Thursday with an overtime field goal by Conner Wright to seal the win. The JV Aggies are off next week, and will be on the road September 12 against the Escambia Gator JV. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.