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Facing a 20-point deficit at halftime, hope was on life support and fading fast for the University of West Florida football team Saturday night in its Gulf South Conference opener on the road.

But a game is never over until the clock hits zero, and that rang true for the top-ranked Argos, who pieced together the greatest comeback in school history to knock off Delta State 39-33 at McCool Stadium.

Michael Carter took a hand off late in the first half of New York’s game against Tennessee and ran straight ahead. 

An effort was made to keep him short of the goal line, but Carter kept moving and got an extra push from his offensive line as the Navarre alum found the end zone for the first time in his NFL career.

Gulf South Conference play begins Saturday afternoon for the University of West Florida football team.

The Argos begin their quest for their first conference title in program history in a road game against Delta State.

Navarre has risen one spot in this week’s Region 1-7A rankings.

The Raiders’ 24-14 win over Leon last week in Tallahassee helped their cause, and they are one of two area teams ranked in the region.

Navarre is still holding down a spot in the top eight of the Region 1-6A volleyball rankings.

The Raiders are one of three area teams to be ranked in the region in 6A.

Until last Tuesday, Navarre had never competed in a swim meet at the Gospel Project pool in Milton. In fact, head coach Mary Moorer admitted she didn’t know it existed.

But the pool was a little different than normal, especially with no blocks to dive off for the start of a race. The depth at the starting area was 10 feet and it dipped to 4 feet at the other end of the pool.

Most football players love the spotlight. As a long snapper at Huntingdon, Garrett Schluter would prefer that as few people know him as possible.

But don’t get him wrong. The former Navarre Raider enjoys playing the position at the college level.

Michael Carter led the New York Jets in rushing for the second consecutive week.

The former Navarre Raider kept that streak going Sunday afternoon against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High.

The one thing Navarre hasn’t done this season is start fast offensively against an opponent.

That changed on Friday as the Raiders built a two-touchdown lead in the first quarter and went on to defeat Leon 24-14 on a fall-like September evening at Gene Cox Stadium in Tallahassee.