Choctaw 41, Escambia 0
The Indians shut out Escambia on Thursday in Pensacola. Baker Giles threw four touchdown passes and ran for another, Amir Reese scored on both offense and defense, and the Choctaw defense forced four turnovers. Next up for Choctaw is Fort Walton Beach.
Choctaw shuts out Escambia on the road, Giles accounts for 5 touchdowns
Quarterback Baker Giles accounted for five touchdowns and the Choctaw defense forced four turnovers in a shutout win over Escambia on Thursday night in Pensacola.
South Walton 21, Walton 14 (OT)
The Seahawks handed Walton its first loss of the season Friday night. Connor Rooney took it in from the wildcat in overtime, and the South Walton defense stopped the Braves on fourth-and-goal to seal the win.
South Walton stops Walton on fourth-and-goal in overtime to hand Braves first loss
South Walton handed Walton its first loss of the season Friday night, stopping the Braves on fourth-and-goal in overtime to secure a 21-14 Seahawks win.
Crestview 27, Mitchell 21
For the first time this year, Crestview is victorious. The Bulldogs rallied from a 21-7 second-half deficit in New Port Richey, with Brock Spears hitting Rayshaun Cargle for the go-ahead touchdown. Crestview (1-6) now heads into its bye week.
Crestview football rallies past Mitchell for first win of the season
Crestview scored 20 unanswered points in the second half to beat Mitchell 27-21 in New Port Richey, snapping an 0-6 start before the bye week.
Destin 35, Northview 21
The Sharks improved to 3-2 against Northview on Thursday night. Donnie Couitt turned in a hat trick, running for three touchdowns and 168 yards, while Kellen Ramsey had a touchdown pass to Chase Wandrick. Meanwhile, the Destin defense picked off Chiefs quarterback Caleb Levins three times.
Baker 50, FAMU DRS 16
It was a dominant win for the Gators in Baker’s homecoming game and home finale. Dawson Mitchem threw for three touchdowns, Calvin Wilks III and Ray Rentz had a rushing touchdown each, and the Gators defense allowed only 16 points.
Godby 57, Niceville 22
The Eagles took an early 7-3 lead in the first quarter, and Godby was ahead 17-14 when a lightning delay interrupted the game. After the delay, Godby, led by South Alabama commit Kamren McMillan, took over and outscored the Eagles 40-8. Niceville (3-4) now looks ahead to next week’s de facto district championship against Pace.
Navarre 31, Fort Walton Beach 26
The Vikings dropped back below .500 in a result that makes the path to an at-large playoff berth tougher. Peyton Johns took over early, leading the Raiders to a 17-0 lead, before TyShaun Montgomery got Fort Walton Beach on the board with a touchdown ahead of a lightning delay.
Coming out of the delay, Elijah Donson had a touchdown run to narrow it to one score, but the Raiders responded with a kickoff return for a touchdown. The Vikings added another touchdown on a pass from Lavin McDaniel to Montgomery, but Navarre stayed in front.
Rutherford 47, Freeport 42
Thursday night was a tough one for the Bulldogs, whose second straight loss dropped Freeport to 3-3. Freeport raced out to a 27-20 halftime lead behind four rushing touchdowns. The third quarter proved to be all Rutherford, as running back Jamarion Blount and quarterback Jaleel Reed took over, and the Rams led 41-27 at the end of the third.
In the fourth, Freeport stormed back. A Dylan Louthain touchdown was followed by a Carter Nunes touchdown strike to Talen McElya that put the Bulldogs up 42-41 with a little under a minute left. Rutherford responded with a walk-off 90-yard touchdown pass from Reed to Blount.
Bozeman 47, Rocky Bayou 14
The Knights (0-6) went up 7-6 early on an Isaiah Gayle rushing touchdown Thursday night, and it was only 12-7 Bozeman at the end of the first quarter. The Bucks broke it open with 23 points in the second and led 35-14 at halftime. Bozeman added a touchdown in each of the final two quarters.
