Courtney Danforth raced down the field, turned, looked up and waited for the perfect pass from Madison Simmons to drop into her hands before snagging the ball in the corner of the end zone as Navarre extended its lead to 24 points.

“I kept running my route, went straight to the corner, and (Madison Simmons) threw it to me. It worked out perfectly,” Danforth said.

Through two innings there was no score. After four, it was only a 3-1 game, Navarre’s softball team still harboring hope of an upset over one of the nation’s best teams.

What the Raiders couldn’t do against Pace, though, was avoid the mistakes that the No. 3 team in Florida is always quick to cash in on.

Isaac Cole almost didn’t lift at Wednesday’s District 1-3A meet. He hurt his back at a meet a week earlier and that put his postseason hopes in jeopardy.

“I thought it was going to stop me,” Cole said.

Quentin Randolph shined brighter than the Las Vegas Strip Saturday night, turning in a memorable performance in his debut for the Vegas Knight Hawks.

The Navarre and UWF alum scored three touchdowns for the Knight Hawks as his second year in the IFL got off to an impressive start.

Let’s talk about odds for a moment. Navarre’s softball team had a few stacked against them in Tuesday night’s battle with rival Niceville.

For starters, the Raiders came into the night on a four-game losing streak. And they trailed 5-0 after two innings against the Eagles, the same Eagles who have long been a thorn in their side, including at the end of last year when they bounced Navarre from the district tournament.

Head coach Jason Kisor drew up the play, fully confident it would work.

Bella Kendall made the throw, the ball traveling through the air, on course for its intended target.

Jayah Jones came through with the catch in the end zone, three defenders running towards her but not in nearly enough time to do anything about it.