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The wait is over. Michael Carter is headed to the NFL.

Projected to go in the third round Friday night, Carter finally heard his name called shortly after Noon Saturday when he was announced as a fourth-round pick of the New York Jets.

Three Navarre Raiders are expected to contend for regional championships at the Region 1-4A meet Saturday at Flagler Palm Coast.

Talin Griffin, Rachel Leggett and Devin Wright are in that position and poised to punch an automatic bid to next week’s state meet in Jacksonville. But several other athletes competing in the regional are in the running as well.

Pressure stared Navarre’s flag football team in the eyes, and the Raiders didn’t blink in their first regional tournament appearance in program history.

Down by a point with under a minute to go, Mackenzie England hauled in a game-winning touchdown catch to lift Navarre to a 12-7 victory over Fleming Island Wednesday night.

Thomas Leggett has always had his doubters.

As he prepares for the NFL Draft this weekend, he hears them talking again. Many experts expect the former Navarre standout to go late in the draft or to end up as an undrafted free agent.

Navarre is seeking to make a little more history in flag football tonight when it plays in the 2A regional for the first time.

The Raiders are in Fleming Island to take on the Golden Eagles in a 6 p.m. semifinal game.

Michael Carter said he loves football so much that he would play the game for free.

But soon enough, Carter will be getting paid to play the game he has long excelled in.

It’s the summer of 2015. It’s hot and humid. The sun is unforgiving as it bakes the football practice field behind Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

I’m here to watch the Raiders put in work at one of their trademark intense summer workouts, and my focus is locked in on two players in particular. Michael Carter and Thomas Leggett.

Navarre is playing its best softball at the right time of the year. The Raiders have won three consecutive games and hope to carry that momentum into Tuesday’s District 1-6A semifinal against Tate in Niceville.

Game time is 5 p.m. The winner plays Niceville or Crestview for the district title on Thursday.

Though Navarre’s baseball team is just 7-13 on the season, head coach Chris Williams knows from experience that a district title isn’t out of reach.

Two years ago, the Raiders entered the district tournament with a sub.500 record but went on to win the championship, stunning Niceville for the title.