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Northview Beats South Walton (With Photo Gallery)

The Northview Chiefs upended the South Walton Seahawks 14-7 Friday night in Bratt.

“Our defense played a hell of a game tonight. The defense stepped up after the past couple of weeks after having some rough outings, but hey the defense stepped up time and time again,” Northview head coach Derek Marshman said.  “We moved the ball great from 20 to 2o and we just got to capitalize on it. We left 20 to 30 points on the board tonight. We’ve got to capitalize on scoring opportunities.”

For a photo gallery, click here.

South Walton opened with a 7-0 lead on their first drive of the game. The Chiefs answered with a Trent Kite touchdown with 4:54 to go in the first quarter, but the Seahawks held on to a 7- advantage.

The Northview defense pushed South Walton back, with senior Lance McLaughlin sacking the Seahawk’s QB in the end zone after a bad snap  for a safety to put the Chiefs up 8-7 with 9:31 in the third.

With 39 seconds on the clock in the third, Northview capped a 99 yard scoring drive with junior Trent Kite punching in a touchdown from a few yards out, giving the Chiefs a 14-7 lead.

Northview sealed the deal with an interception from McLaughlin with 1:40 to go in the game.

Northview (2-1) will travel to Blountstown (2-1) next Friday night.

“It’s gonna be tough. That’s the measuring stick. They were in the state championship a year ago so let’s see where we’re at,” Marshman said.

For a photo gallery, click here.

NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Gulf Breeze Tops Tate (With Photo Gallery)

The Tate Aggies suffered a tough 58-25 non-district loss Friday night at Gulf Breeze.

Gulf Breeze senior running back Tyler Dittmer racked up over 350 yards and five touchdowns for the Dolphins.

The Tate Aggies took a 6-0 lead with 9:41 in the first on a long touchdown pass from senior Hunter Riggan.

By the end of the first quarter, the Dolphins held a 28-6 advantage. At 10:19 on the clock in the second, Tate scored again on  Riggan quarterback keeper. A missed two point attempt, and it was 28-12.

At the half, the Dolphins were up 35-19.

Tate (1-2) will be at Pensacola High (1-2) next Friday night at 7:00.

For a photo gallery, click here.

Photos by Jennifer Repine for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Friday Night High School Football Scores

Finals from around the North Escambia area Friday night:

FLORIDA

• Gulf Breeze 58, Tate 25
• Northview 14, South Walton 7
• Jay 52, Rocky Bayou 0
• Pensacola 14, Washington 7
• Pine Forest 40, Pace 7
• Pensacola Catholic 34, Choctaw 9
• Milton 26, Fort Walton Beach 7
• Crestview 41, Navarre 35 OT
• D’Iberville (Miss.) at West Florida – Canceled
• Escambia at Archbishop (La.) Rummel, 7 p.m. (Saturday)

ALABAMA

• Escambia Academy 41, Clarke Prep 7
• Escambia County (Atmore) 54,  Monroe County 0
• T.R. Miller 34, Excel 19
• Hiillcrest (Evergreen) 62, W.S. Neal 20
• Flomaton (OPEN)

Eighth-Inning Walks Dooms The Wahoos In 3-2 defeat

Biloxi scored twice in the eighth innings thanks to four walks issued by the Wahoos bullpen and won Friday’s game 3-2 at Blue Wahoos Stadium. The Shuckers can now clinch a spot in the championship round with a win in either of the remaining two games.

It was the second defeat of the series that was mired with self-defeat rather than having been outclassed. Tony Santillan started the game for Pensacola allowed one run on two hits across 6.1 masterful innings. He had four separate innings in which he retired the side in order, and he exited the game with eight strikeouts and only one walk.

For the Shuckers, Trey Supak looked like he was in trouble right from the start. After walking two batters in the first inning, he walked three more in the second. The Wahoos were able to score one run courtesy of Jose Siri’s two-out single that brought home Gavin LaValley in the bottom of the second. Supak lasted only three innings, but Pensacola only churned one run out of his six walks on the night.

With the game tied at one in the bottom of the seventh inning, TJ Friedl drew a leadoff walk and stole second base after Aristides Aquino struck out. With two outs, Shed Long placed a single perfectly through the right side, which scored Friedl and gave the Wahoos a 2-1 lead. However, Pensacola’s lead was short-lived. In the eighth, Robinson Leyer—who entered the game in the previous inning—walked Max McDowell to start the inning. After a bunt moved him into scoring position, Jody Davis brought in Jesus Reyes to face Corey Ray. Reyes walked the bases loaded before allowing a sac fly to tie the game and a double to Keston Hiura, which gave Biloxi a 3-2 lead. Alejandro Chacin then replaced Reyes, and after walking Lucas Erceg, he induced Blake Allemand into an inning-ending groundout. The Shuckers scored twice on one hit and four walks.

Pensacola had a last gasp in the ninth against Nate Griep when Friedl drew his fourth walk of the game with one out. After a Mitch Nay flyout, Aquino singled to put the tying run at third and two outs. With Long at the plate, the Wahoo second baseman groundout out to short on a bang-bang play to give Biloxi a 2-1 series lead.

Game four of the South Division Series returns to Biloxi where the Wahoos are looking to avoid elimination. RHP Daniel Wright led the Southern League with 28 starts this season, and he will be tasked with keeping the Wahoos season alive. Biloxi is expected to start with RHP Marcos Diplan.

Gutierrez Powers Wahoos To 4-1 Win In Game 2

In the biggest game of the Wahoos season, one of the Reds best pitching prospects turned in his best performance of the season. Vladimir Gutierrez (W, 1-0) turned in seven strong innings and drove in two as the Wahoos defeated the Shuckers 4-1 Thursday night to even the Southern League South Division Series.

Before Gutierrez ever toed the rubber, the Wahoos had the lead. Jose Siri doubled off the first pitch from Thomas Jankins (L, 0-1) and after a bunt single from TJ Friedl, Mitch Nay delivered an RBI groundout to put the Wahoos up 1-0. After a single from Gavin LaValley, the Wahoos doubled their lead behind Shed Long’s sac fly to make it 2-0.

Irrespective of Pensacola’s quick start, Thursday was all about Gutierrez. Corey Ray led off the home half of the first with a shallow fly ball to center field that escaped past a diving Siri. Instead of taking the double, Ray tried to take third base but was thrown out after a beautiful relay throw by Taylor Featherston for the first out. After that play, Gutierrez retired 19 of the next 20 Shuckers that came to the plate, including 12 straight.

In the top of the seventh inning, the Wahoos manufactured a pair of runs thanks to solid execution and a little bit of good fortune. With Miguel Sanchez in the game and LaValley down in the count 0-2, the Wahoos first baseman managed to draw a leadoff walk. After a wild pitch moved LaValley to second, Taylor Featherston struck out but reached after the pitch escaped catcher Tyler Heineman for another wild pitch. After Chris Okey struck out for the first, Featherston advanced to second on Sanchez’s third wild pitch of the inning. Gutierrez hit for himself and laced a double to right-center for his first professional RBI’s to give the Wahoos a 4-1 lead.

After picking up two quick outs in the bottom of the inning, Troy Stokes Jr singled and stole second base. He later scored on a double from Lucas Erceg to cut Pensacola’s lead down to 4-1. However, Biloxi would get no closer in game two. After finding the first out in the eighth, Jody Davis went to the bullpen and brought in Carlos Navas (S, 1), who retired the final five outs of the game to give Pensacola a critical win in the series. The victory snaps a six-game losing streak to the Shuckers and it is Pensacola’s first ever playoff win in four tries against Biloxi.

Game three of the South Division Series will begin Friday night at Blue Wahoos Stadium at 6:35. Because Biloxi won both halves, this is the only game in the series that will be played in Pensacola. RHP Tony Santillan will have the chance to give the Wahoos a 2-1 series lead and he will be opposed by RHP Trey Supak.

Tate And Northview Non-Varsity, West Florida Varsity Football Games Canceled

The non-varsity football games tonight at Tate and Northview high schools have been canceled.

The Tate JV and freshmen teams were scheduled to play at Gulf Breeze, but were canceled. The Tate varsity football team will still travel to Gulf Breeze for a game Friday at 7:00 (the Tate schedule said 7:30, but it’s really 7:00).

Northview’s junior varsity was set to play Flomaton tonight, but Flomaton has forfeited both of the their JV games against Northview, according to the NHS Quarterback Club. The varsity Chiefs will host South Walton at 7:00 Friday in Bratt.

West Florida High School’s varsity football game Friday night against D’Iberville, MS, was also canceled. Due to Tropical Storm Gordon was unable to practice.

Pictured: Northview Chiefs JV football quarterback Ben Wilson with a pass. NorthEscambia.com photo.

Wahoos Lose 5-3 In 12 Innings In Game One

With the bases loaded and one out, Max McDowell came off the bench a hit a ground-rule double off Joel Bender (L, 0-1) to give the Shuckers a thrilling 5-3 win in game one of the Southern League South Division Series.

The Wahoos were off to a dream start after TJ Friedl homered off the 2018 Southern League’s Most Outstanding Pitcher, Zack Brown, to give Pensacola a 2-0 lead in the third inning. Friedl only hit two home runs during the regular season; however, one of those two came at MGM Park.

Seth Varner opened the game for the Wahoos and grinded his way through five innings. In the first inning, the Shuckers had the bases loaded and couldn’t score. In the third inning, Biloxi had two men on with nobody out, and again, Varner kept Biloxi off the board. Eventually, the southpaw was lifted after five innings having allowed one run on seven hits with one walk and six strikeouts.

In the seventh inning, Taylor Featherston led off the inning with a solo homer off Jeff Ames to restore Pensacola’s two-run lead over the Shuckers. However, Featherston gave that run back in the bottom of the inning with an errant throw. With two outs and a runner at third, Featherston fielded a grounder cleanly but missed badly with his throw to first, which allowed Troy Stokes Jr. to score to cut Pensacola’s lead down to 3-2.

In the eighth inning and Robinson Leyer pitching, Lucas Erceg hit two-out solo home run on an 0-2 pitch to tie the game at three. For Leyer, it was his first homer allowed since August 20 when he allowed an eighth-inning home run to Clint Coulter at MGM Park. In the ninth, Jody Davis brought in Alejandro Chacin, and despite loading the bases with only one out, Chacin struck out the side to send the game into extras.

After scoreless 10th and 11th innings, the Shuckers led off the 12th with a pair of singles against Bender. Weston Wilson laid down a sacrifice bunt to move up the runners, and after an intentional walk to load the bases. Mike Guerrero brought in McDowell—his only other catcher—to pinch hit for the pitcher’s spot in the lineup. Davis brought in Jose Siri from center in order to have a five-man infield, but McDowell laced a walk-off double to give Biloxi a series-opening win. It appeared after the hit that no other runners touched home plate despite the ball bouncing out of play, and by rule, McDowell’s walk-off is potentially subject to change as a single, thus changing the final score to 4-3.

Game two of the South Division Series will begin Thursday night at MGM Park. RHP Vladimir Gutierrez gets the nod in an imperative game for Pensacola while Biloxi will send out RHP Thomas Jankins

FWC Hunter Safety Courses Offered In Molino, Cantonment

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety courses in Molino and Cantonment:

Online completion courses will be held as follows:

Classes will also be held

• September 5 (6 to 10 p.m.) & September 8 (7 to 10 a.m. )
  • Molino Community Center
  • 6450 Highway 95A N. in Molino
• October 10 (6 to 10 p.m.) & October 27 (7 to 10 a.m. )
  • Molino Community Center
  • 6450 Highway 95A N. in Molino
• October 16 (6 to 10 p.m.) & October 27 (7 to 10 a.m. )
  • Langley Bell 4-H Center
  • 3730 Stefani Road in Cantonment

Wahoos Clinch Playoff Berth In 4-3 Win Over Smokies

Pensacola missed out on a chance to win the second-half title with a 3-0 loss to the Smokies on Labor Day at Smokies Stadium.

Offense was hard to come by for both teams on Monday. All three of Tennessee’s runs came in the third inning after the Wahoos ran into injury trouble. Wyatt Strahan (L, 7-12) started the game and left with one out in the bottom of the third due to a blister on his pitching hand. Rafael De Paula replaced Strahan and with his third pitch to P.J. Higgins, he struck in the hand by a line drive, which forced him to leave the game. Higgins’s single loaded the bases, and it forced Carlos Navas to enter the game. He allowed a bases-clearing double to Eddy Martinez to give the Smokies a 3-0 lead.

Keegan Thompson (W, 6-3) pitched five shutout innings and allowed one hit while striking out five. Only twice were the Wahoos able to move runners into scoring position; however, the Wahoos were unable to cash in on either of those opportunities.

Pensacola’s bullpen was nothing short of brilliant given the circumstances of Monday’s contest. After Navas allowed the double to Martinez, the bullpen pitched 5.2 hitless innings. Nick Howard pitch three innings after making an appearance in Sunday’s win and Alejandro Chacin closed out the eighth inning in order.

Pensacola and Biloxi will open the 2018 Southern League Playoffs on Wednesday at MGM Park. The Shuckers won both halves, which means that four of the five games will be played in Biloxi if needed. Neither team has disclosed who will start the playoff opener.

Pictured: The Pensacola Blue Wahoos celebrate in Kodak, TN, after clinching a playoff berth. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Golf Results: Tate, Pine Forest, West Florida, Washington

Local high school boys golf results:

At Cypress Lakes

Team Scores

1. Washington 202
2. Tate 203
3. Pine Forest 220

1. Jaren Cook, Washington – 46
2. Ryan Harrison, Washington – 48
3. JT Semple, Tate – 49

Tate

1. JT Semple 49
2. Jace Anthony 52
3. Grant Gill 50
4. Caleb Banks 52
5. Peyton Caslow 61

Washington

1. Robert Harrison 54
2. Ryan Harrison 48
3. Jaren Cook 46
4. Tyler Levesque 54
5. Conner Diebold 59

Pine Forest

1. Christian Munoz 56
2. Richard Rudd 59
3. Drew Williams 51
4. Tyler Woodward 60
5. William Peavy 54

At Perdido Bay Country Club

Team Scores

1. Tate 195
2. Escambia 200
3. West Florida (no score)

Tate

1. JT Semple 47
2. Jace Anthony 46
3. Grant Gill 51
4. Caleb Banks 51
5. Peyton Caslow 54

Up Next:

West Florida, Escambia, Tate, Washington at Scenic Hills on September 4

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