Navarre head girls’ soccer coach Rob Simon believes that if you want to face good teams in February, you’d better have some on your schedule during the regular season.
The doubters were out there. To think Navarre could be as good as it was a season ago after losing the guy who was on the sideline Friday night — that being Michael Carter, the school’s all-time leading rusher who now plays at North Carolina — was something non-believers weren’t willing to put money on.
Michael Carter makes it all look so easy, the slashes through the defense, the bursts of speed in the open field. It’s as if he’s still playing in high school, only he’s not.
Mike Beaudry had just hit Rodney Coates on a 31-yard scoring strike in the third quarter that put the University of West Florida ahead by 13 with 7:50 to play.
Lined up against a wide receiver, Kevon Washington looked over to the crowd and motioned for them start cheering beyond the deafening level the noise was already at.
Confidence was high for the Pensacola Ice Flyers as they returned to practice for the first time since their 4-0 season-opening win over reigning SPHL champion Macon.
