Ultimately, a goal five minutes into the second half of Navarre’s boys soccer game against Milton Thursday night was the difference between winning and losing.

And that goal was scored as a result of a gutsy play by the Raiders, who edged the Panthers 2-1 on senior night at Bennett C Russell Stadium.

Navarre’s girls soccer team came into Wednesday night’s battle with Pace feeling good about its latest surge of success and its place in the District 1-6A regional poll.

The Raiders stood atop it, unbeaten in eight of its last nine games, poised to seal the deal on the top seed for the district tournament.

Grady Kelly is headed back to Florida.

The Navarre alum announced Sunday was committing to the Seminoles after making an official visit to Florida State over the weekend.

‘Just like football’ chants rang through a gymnasium engulfed in energy, the fired-up student section referencing the thrilling Beach Bowl win Navarre enjoyed over Gulf Breeze during football season.

Now, here was the basketball version of the Raiders, at one point down 20, holding a lead with a couple of minutes to go, smiling knowing they were on their way to a victory that once seemed so unlikely.

It was early on in his high school football career at Navarre when Terence Marshall realized he had the talent and ability to play at the next level.

“When I started playing football, I didn’t think about college. I was always good at it (football), but it was sophomore year when I started taking it for real and feeling I could do something,”