The University of West Florida football team is back in the Top 25 of the AFCA NCAA Division II poll.
The Argos check in at No. 25 this week after beating Mississippi College 42-14 on Saturday.
Navarre’s Adalynn Curtis said after the EscaRosa Meet in early October that her goal was to push her time down to under 21 minutes.
Three weeks later, Curtis achieved her goal in a big way, hitting 20:46.6 at the District 1-4A meet in Gainesville on Nov. 4, nearly qualifying for the regional as a freshman.
Navarre and Jay are headed to the FHSAA playoffs.
They were among the teams selected Sunday morning for the postseason, which kicks off Friday night. Pace, meanwhile, got snubbed.
Terence Marshall was on the cusp of another big catch, the ball coming at him, the heart of hope beating that another crucial play would keep this second-half drive alive and ultimately result in a Navarre touchdown.
It had been a back-and-forth battle with powerhouse Niceville up to this point at Eagle Stadium Friday night, the Raiders and Eagles trading punches in a game that, for one half at least, lived up to the hype.
Seven wins in a row. Playoff-bound. One final game remaining in the regular season.
And it’s a big one as the Navarre Raiders travel into Okaloosa County Friday to take on the Niceville Eagles in a showdown with regional implications weighing on it.
Peewee Jarrett sat at a table before the start of a postgame press conference and was looking down. It was obvious a 31-28 loss to Valdosta State cut deep on the final Saturday of October at Pen Air Field.
Navarre’s Hailey Netro competed at the Region 1-3A tournament for the first time in her high school career Monday and fared well all things considered.
The junior standout shot a 93.
Navarre’s boys soccer team has won a total of five games in the last two seasons, including just two a year ago.
Yet, as a new year gets underway for the Raiders, head coach James Baccarini is optimistic better days are ahead for the program.
