Rozlyn Palmer charged up the field, weaved through the defense and found an opening to score the game-winning goal against Tate Wednesday night at Bennett C Russell Stadium.
Palmer raised her hands in the air after the goal with 5:53 to play in regulation, and then the freshman found senior teammate Ravyn Jimenez and hugged her.
While the scoreboard showed a 13-1 defeat for Navarre’s boys lacrosse team last Tuesday night, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
Up against rival Gulf Breeze at Bennett C Russell Stadium, the Raiders made sure nothing came easy for one of the top teams in the state.
Ryan Ragan stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded in the seventh inning, the game tied, confident he would deliver in a big moment for Navarre’s baseball team.
This battle between the Raiders and visiting Lafayette County should have been over long before the clock pushed toward 10 p.m., but for Navarre, winning late was better than never on this mild Tuesday evening.
For the second week in a row, Navarre’s own Quentin Randolph has been the leading receiver for the Vegas Knight Hawks.
Randolph caught five passes for 57 yards as he helped the Knight Hawks top Jacksonville 39-33.
Renee Hester came running across the plate showing her emotion, pointing to the Raider bench in an effort to pump up her teammates and keep hope alive for one of those late-game rallies Navarre has shown its capable of this season.
Jonah Forrest’s high school basketball career is complete, but he’s not done shooting, dribbling and defending on a basketball court just yet.
Forrest is taking his talents to Belhaven after committing to the NCAA Division III school in December.
