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Like Father, Like Son Mickey & Jay Lindsey

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Player Profiles Brice Peaden

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From the Publisher

Welcome to the inaugural Emerald Coastedition of In the Game Magazine! ITG will be serving Northwest Florida and surrounding communities as a platform to showcase young student-athletes and shed light on the positive side of athletics. ITGEC is the fifth magazine in the In The Game Family, joining South Georgia, Northeast Florida, Columbus Valley, and Southeast Georgia.

This magazine will profile prep athletes from Pensacola to Panama City who exhibit perseverance and achievement on the field, in the classroom, and in their communities.

We will also highlight area coaches and past athletes who teach and demonstrate the positive characteristics one learns from involve-

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Working hand-in-hand with our community partners, In the Game will host award banquets, college signing presentations, coaching clinics, and other community involvement activities. We are planning radio and TV segments with our corporate sponsors.

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In this edition, we are happy to highlight a father and son duo that is now leading two area high schools on the gridiron; a legendary golfer who is giving back to the community, and an up-and-coming swimmer, among many other stories.

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Braden Barkley Greater Pensacola Aquatic Club (GPAC)

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ith a reserved demeanor, Braden Barkley is quietly making his mark in competitive youth swimming. He has been swimming as a member of the Greater Pensacola Aquatic Club (GPAC) for six years, but in the last 18 months, he has broken out of the pack. He was ranked in the top 10 nationally for 12-year-old boys in the 1500-meter freestyle this past May. Braden is aiming to improve his times through stringent training and competition this summer.

Possessing a work ethic that far surpasses his age, Braden trains at the University of West Florida Aquatic Center at 6 a.m., six days a week. It’s not hard to see where Braden derives his work habits; his parents Karla and Jerry Barkley, make sacrifices to ensure he is where he needs to be. Mom, a physical therapist at Sacred Heart Hospital, and dad, retired military, currently working with Boeing, are as dedicated to the sport as Braden.

GPAC coaches brag how he shows up and goes to work without a complaint.

Braden moves effortlessly through the water like a fish. When asked how he got into swimming he mildly shrugs. Karla says she swam when he was younger, but the main reason she got Braden and his older sister Karoline into swimming was the family’s initial move to Pensacola and her fear of the potential for kids to drown in the Gulf of Mexico. Braden also says his mom can occasionally be heard over

the crowd but is very grateful for his family’s support.

When asked what he loves about his sport, Braden says his teammates. Being part of something bigger than himself and the mutual support the team shares is one of his biggest joys. “Braden is a great teammate,” says GPAC coach Greg Johnson. “He respects and is respected by everyone.” Spending time at the pool with his fellow swimmers and making the trips to away swim meets is also fun, according to Braden. He prefers distance swimming, and at Zones Open Water Championships in North Carolina, he finished eighth in the 2-kilometer open water race. It just happened to be the first time he competed in an open water event.

In a lot of respects, Braden is a typical 12-year-old. A rising seventh-grader at Episcopal Day School, you can find him playing basketball and soccer with his friends, and he confesses to watching YouTube videos when he’s just hanging out. With his dad, he is mastering the sport of archery. Together, they set up targets in the yard for practice. He is looking forward to the chance to take his bow into the woods and aim for a buck.

Braden says he tries to get better each day. He understands that he can only improve through hard work and by continuously trying. He feels Coach Johnson helps motivate him on

those days he might be struggling and provides the influence to keep pushing onward. “He makes it fun for us with his goofy humor,” Braden says. Laughing, Braden adds that his coach comes up with all sorts of quirky remarks to keep things light.

When asked what the future holds, Braden shyly mentions the possibility of making the 2024 Summer Olympic team.

He plans to continue swimming through high school. He is not certain which university he would like to attend and swim for, but he has aspirations of becoming an engineer. Although he did not make his goal to make the Southeastern Zones Team, at the end of summer, he still took first place in 11- and 12-year-old boys in the 400- and 800- meter freestyle recently held in Knoxville, Tennessee. He has set his expectations high. Braden, his family, and his coaches all fully expect him to achieve them.

As soon as he enters the water, Braden flips a switch and is all business. He has developed a mental toughness you do not see in athletes twice his age. He is happy not drawing attention to himself unless it is for his performance in the water. Even when he outperforms everyone else, Braden possesses an aura of humility that is inspiring. Who knows what the future holds for him, but for now he can be found at the pool, six days a week at 6 a.m., swimming silently toward his goals.

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Quarterback: Sage Chambers (5’10”, 182 lbs) Sophomore Running Back: Michael Carter (5’8”, 185 lbs) Junior Offensive Lineman: Nick Brahms (6’4”, 267 lbs) Junior Wide Receiver/Corner Back: Thomas Leggett (6’1”, 180 lbs) Senior Wide Receiver/Corner Back: Michael Sandle (5’10”, 175 lbs) Senior Defensive Lineman: Anthony Miller (6’0”, 250 lbs) Senior

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videnced in the paternal affection that is apparent between Mickey and Jay Lindsey, the father and son have a relationship based in love and mutual respect. Both men demonstrate a sense of calling for leading and teaching young men through the sport of football; Mickey at Pace High School, and his only son, Jay, at Tate High School. A laid-back attitude underscored with a deep emotional tie to each other is shown via the mission that they live. The role these two individuals serve in their community is one of teacher, coach, mentor, and developer of young people.

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Mickey Lindsey’s roots arise out of rural Whatley, Alabama going to Livingston University to play football. In the early 70s, the Tigers were a Gulf South Conference powerhouse under then-head coach Mickey Andrews, who went on to be a legendary defensive coach at Florida State University with Bobby Bowden. While attending school in Alabama, he met his wife, Gayle, of 39 years and the future mother of his children Jessica and Jay. After graduation, he headed to South Georgia for seven years as an assistant football coach at several high schools.

During this time, Mickey and Gayle both received their master’s degrees from Valdosta State University. Then, in 1983, the Lindsey family moved to the Emerald Coast, where they have resided for the last thirty-one years.

Mickey has been the head football coach at Pace High School for the past 24 years, after making stops along the way at Escambia High School and Century High School. The Lindsey family’s ties to Pace run deep. Gayle Lindsey taught at Pace High School until retiring two years ago. The two Lindsey children, Jessica and Jay, attended and graduated from Pace High School. Jessica is currently a teacher in Gulf Breeze, and Jay is the head coach at Tate High School.

And this is where our story truly begins…. rowing up as a football coach’s son means going to practices with dad, running around the gym, throwing balls with whomever will play catch, and jumping on tackling dummies. Jay grew up idolizing the Pace High School football players his dad coached and could be found on the sidelines handing out water and footballs under the Friday night lights. Once he was old enough, he played receiver for his father at Pace High School.

After graduation, Jay followed in Mickey’s footsteps and attended the University of West Alabama (formerly Livingston College) for a couple of years before returning to complete his degree at the University of West Florida. Jay’s coaching career began under his dad’s tutelage; he was an assistant coach for six years at Pace High School before taking the

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When sitting with Mickey and Jay together, their love for each other bleeds through, regardless of the topic of conversation. Usually talking on the phone multiple times each week and getting together whenever work and family allows, not all of the conversation is about football. But as any coach will tell you, the subject still comes back around.

When asked how much they would talk the week before their head-to-head match up, the competitiveness came out a little through grins and chuckles. Although neither coach

offensive coordinator’s position at Tate High School in 2012. Jay, his wife Carrie, and their 4-month-old daughter Avery were ecstatic when he was named the head coach at Tate High School during the summer of 2015.

Jay states his father never put any pressure on him to play football or to pursue a career as a high school coach, although he says there was never a thought of doing anything else. Just as his father, Jay views coaching as a calling to help develop young men, not just in football, but in life. He believes that being a member of a team and working together to achieve a common goal is one of the biggest life lessons one can learn from the sport of football. Jay says that teaching players to push harder than they think possible and being a part of something bigger than themselves are other important lessons learned from the game.

Both father and son express a strong affection for the Pace and Tate High School communities. Mickey states both are very similar blue-collar towns that support their football teams through thick and thin.

Mickey and Jay are thankful for the loyalty the parents and fans demonstrate for their programs. Both teams are known for their strong work ethic that, more often than not, helps them overcome some of the more talented teams they face.

These two top-tier football programs will collide this fall. It will be the first time the Lindsey father-son duo will face each other as opposing head coaches.

Optimism permeates from Mickey and Jay about the upcoming season for their respective teams.

Father and son state both squads had productive offseason programs, which are unintentionally very similar when comparing their training methods. As to what the outcome will be when they square off this season, the pair declared it is not about them, but all about the kids. They will both prepare their teams to win and not let their relationship overshadow the game. Jay says, “It is one game out of ten we have on the schedule, and that one game will not define who we are as a program.”

would give a clear cut answer, both stated they do not see any changes in preparation for that week. Jay makes it clear that his mother, Gayle, will be in her usual seat behind the Pace sidelines. After the game they would not be two head coaches meeting at midfield for the customary handshake, but father and son, regardless of the outcome.

Mickey’s Friday ritual is to send Jay a “good luck” text message, much like any dad’s wish for his son. That text message will still arrive on October 9th when Mickey travels with his

Mickey’s Friday ritual is to send Jay a “good luck” text message, much like any dad’s wish for his son.

That text message will still arrive on October 9th when Mickey travels with his team to Tate High School.

team to Tate High School. Whatever happens on that Friday night in Cantonment, and no matter the final record at the end of the season, the Emerald Coast is host to a rare occurrence: a father and son coaching rival high school football teams on the gridiron.

Northwest Florida is blessed to have some of the finest men leading Panhandle football teams, and Mickey and Jay Lindsey are two great examples of high character individuals showing our youngsters how to be men through sport. ITG

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Brice Peaden Senior Pace High School 6’2 235 Tight End Parents: Kevin & Kristen Peaden Brother Logan 3.0 GPA

First Team All-Area, Three-Year Starter Unsure on college, wants to pursue nursing Hunting and Fishing His grandparents, Nick & Debbie Nickles and Dewaine and Beth Hall, and his parents biggest influence on his life.

Mickey Lindsey’s star tight end

Mickey & Jay Lindsey have plenty in common, including excellent o athletes on their teams. Meet tw of their powerhouse players!

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Sawyer Smith Senior Tate High School 6’2” 200 Quarterback Family: Billy & Johanna Smith, Brother Austin Smith- minor league player with the Miami Marlins Verbally committed to the University of Central Florida After football, he wants to become a sports agent His goal is to lead the Aggies to the District Championship and on into the playoffs

Jay Lindsey’s star quar terback

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A Cheerleader’s Game day

Two-a-days. Cardio. Weight training. Stretching. Nutrition. Learning the playbook. Are you thinking football? Add dance, gymnastics, hair and make-up, pyramids, lifts and aerials and you have one of the largest sports in the panhandle, the state and the nation – Cheerleading! written by Ed Spears | photography by Amber Fletcher

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nd make no mistake, cheerleading is a sport, one that has evolved over the years from standing on the sidelines, waving pom-poms, and reciting cheers. Cheering is equal parts performance and athletic competition, and it takes tremendous preparation to get ready for the Friday night lights.

As prep sports have grown in popularity and become more of an entertainment spectacle, so have the demands and roles of cheerleaders. Just try and imagine a big time rivalry game without them on the sidelines. The athletic ability required

to be a cheerleader is on par with that of any other sport.

The preparation and training are real. The effort is real. The injuries are real. The rewards are real. Teamwork, comradery, winning together, losing together, pride in execution and putting on a great show are all the traits of a championship cheer squad.

In the Game spent some time with cheerleaders from along the Emerald Coast. Gulf Breeze, Fort Walton and Choctawhatchee High Schools sent team members to share what is required of cheerleaders on game day.

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Choctawhatchee High School.

Rielly Griggs, Junior Although the endless full out routines are not something the team co-captain looks forward to, she understands that it is all part of being a member of a championship cheer squad. “Competing and developing family-type relationships with team members” is what motivates Rielly to endure intensive training required by her three-time state championship team. Her goal is that of many high school athletes, to compete for the state championship.

Loren Burkett, Senior Cheering since the age of 4, Loren works extremely hard to prepare for the upcoming season by attending cheer camps, running long distance, and weight lifting along with routine practices. This senior cheer co-captain whose squads have finished at the UCA in the Top 3 nationally proclaims that the hard work is truly worth it. She would know. Her squad has raised the FHSAA State Championship trophy for the past three years. Loren’s goal is “to win the State Championship for the fourth consecutive year”. Her hard work is not limited to the gym.

In addition to helping create a cheerleading dynasty, Loren has a 3.9 GPA.

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Rabecca Cowen, Senior A cheerleader for 7 years, Rebecca depends on lots of practice to stay prepared for the rigors of varsity cheerleading at Gulf Breeze, but she says she wishes there was more time before the start of football season to prepare. Rabecca, a team captain, states that the Gulf Breeze squad is, “just one big family this year” and that the team unity is her favorite aspect of the squad. Her goal for her senior year is, “to enjoy the time with her teammates and make many wonderful memories”.

Skylyr Merchant, Senior While not a big fan of the 8 a.m. stadium workouts, Skylyr says, “the close bond and how much fun the team has” keep her going. Cheering for 11 years, she focuses on tumbling classes and practice to keep her skills sharp. A rising senior at Gulf Breeze, Skylyr is looking forward to the memories the last year of high school will bring.

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Fort Walton Beach High Alexa Gaddis, Senior Alexa says clearly and confidently

that her goal for the 2015 season is to, “win the FHSAA Cheerleading Championship”. Her daily routine of practices, tumbling classes and conditioning make her number one complaint evident. “The sport is very time consuming”, says the senior at Fort Walton. Oh, and did we mention, she had a 3.98 GPA. But Alexa says she knows it’s the dedication to the training and practice that will help make her goal a reality.

Ashley Holz, Senior Ashley is more than a cheerleader.

She can hold her own in the weight room and in flag football. The Fort Walton senior says that she, “loves all parts of cheer”. The games, the competitions and the team bonding, she says are her rewards for the extra gymnastics classes and prep-clinics. Working hard will lead to her goal for 2015: hitting a clean routine at competitions.

Jesi Harrell, Senior A rising senior, Jesi’s schedule is full with cheer camps, weightlifting and conditioning, flag football and tumbling. Her favorite aspect of cheerleading is creating and learning new routines. “Putting things together as a team is great” says Jesi, whose goals for 2015 include a FSHAA State Championship and Top 5 at UCA Nationals. She says, the sport, “is time consuming, but worth it”.

Hannah Robertson, Senior “The feeling I get when on the competition floor is the best aspect of cheering”, says the 2015 Fort Walton Beach squad captain. Preparing all summer with weightlifting, cardio, tumbling and daily cheer practice, Hannah is looking forward to the pep rallies and football games. Her packed schedule keeps her on the go and with a goal of being the captain that wins each competition the squad competes in, look for Hannah leading the way this season.

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Legend of the Game written by Arnold Gamber | photography by Amber Fletcher

Tenacity Teed Up The same determined focus that made Robin Cook Dezarn a two-time All-American at Auburn University, now illustrates how she is turning around Marcus Pointe Golf Club. This Santa Rosa County native, who calls Pace, Florida home, is set to be as successful in the golf business as she was as a player and coach. Possessing a calculating ability, she dissects the intricacies of managing a golf course just as she did taming it as a competitor. She is also a strong proponent of introducing the game to youth, as well as getting them more involved in the game.

Some would say she has golf running in her veins. Robin was raised on Tanglewood and Stonebrook Golf Courses by her mother and father, Hiram and Bonnie. As soon as she could hold a club, she was on the course. Since dad was a high school coach at Milton and Pace High Schools and a general partner with Stonebrook Village, LLD, it’s not surprising Robin naturally gravitated and excelled on the golf course. At Pace High School, Robin competed on the men’s team because there wasn’t a women’s team. This didn’t hold her back; She was a two-time FHSAA Individual Champion. Her prep success led to a full scholarship offer from Auburn University where she would be under the tutelage of one of her future mentors, head coach Kim Evans.

Robin states it was Coach Evans who helped develop her mentally. She had received physical coaching on her swing and other aspects of her game, but Kim helped bring out the mental toughness which was needed to be consistently competitive. That is one of the biggest differences between a good golfer and a great one. A consistent golfer will not throw away a good round on one bad stroke.

As a student-athlete at Auburn University, Robin states it was then that she started thinking about leadership and the possibilities of coaching. This was influenced by one of the highlights of her career, as she represented Team USA in match play versus Japan. She finished her collegiate career in the spring of 1999. After a brief stint in Atlanta, she returned to

Stonebrook Golf Club as the assistant golf pro. Home was calling, and she knew deep inside the gypsy life of the pro circuit wasn’t for her. Ironically, it was also at Stonebrook she would meet her future husband, Mike Dezarn, during a round of golf.

Robin’s next adventure was starting the women’s golf program at the University of West Florida in 2002. She laughs as she reflects back on the behind-the-scene efforts and all the players that were involved in creating the now nationally ranked program. The next few years brought the birth of the Dezarn’s daughter Natalie, and a move into athletic administration allowed her to balance family life and continue her passion for athletics. January 2015 brought another big decision, leaving the University of West Florida for the opportunity to resurrect Marcus Pointe Golf Club. She feels she is more than prepared to tee up.

On a personal note, Robin is an avid runner and a Disneyworld addict. Between work, and her daughter Natalie’s dance schedule, she and Mike still squeeze in rounds of golf.

She is excited about the challenge of turning Marcus Pointe Golf Club around and proving not only to others, but also to herself, that what she has learned from the game also works in the business world. Robin aims to be a positive role model to young women, including Natalie by being an example to her that any woman can be a successful athlete, mother, wife, and business woman without having to compromise. ITG

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Trent Richardson Camp

On July 18, Escambia High School graduate and NFL running back Trent Richardson hosted a free youth football camp at Escambia High. Over 500 players from grade school age to high school participated. It wasn’t just all drills either, Trent and several other speakers spoke to the players about the importance of staying in school and getting an education.

All campers received hands

on instruction from former collegiate players, local high school and youth football coaches.

Trent said, “It’s my way to give back to kids who, like myself growing up, didn’t have many opportunities”.

Trent, a Heisman Trophy finalist and two time national champion at the University of Alabama recently signed with the Oakland Raiders.

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September 2015

Subway High School All Star Series written by Jason Libbert

Subway High School All-Star Series Shines Bright Light on Senior Athletes

High school athletics in the Florida panhandle are some of the best in the state, the region, and the country. It’s rare when a high school gym or field doesn’t have at least a couple college and pro scouts in attendance evaluating the local talent. Still, sometimes it’s hard for all of the quality players to be seen, especially at the smaller rural schools.

For the past 11 years, the Pensacola Sports Association (PSA) has helped shine the light on local stars.

In 2004, the Pensacola Sports Association, in coordination with Baptist Healthcare (now The Andrews Institute) and several local coaches and athletic directors, created the Subway High School Series as a way to kick-start the rebuilding and positive morale of the Pensacola area, after Hurricane Ivan tore through the panhandle, wiping out high school fall sports in its wake. In December 2004, some 80 football senior athletes from Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa Counties played in the newly organized all-star event for the area. Since that first game, the PSA subsequently added all-star games for volleyball, men’s 26 | inthegamemagazine.com

and women’s soccer and basketball, baseball, and softball. In total, more than 4,000 young men and women have played in the Subway High School All-Star Series.

“We are very proud of this series and how it has allowed us to showcase our area talent,” said Pensacola Sports Association Executive Director Ray Palmer. “To our knowledge, this is the only all-star series in the country which encompasses the six major high school team sports in one area each school year.”

A detailed and balanced selection process ensures that every school in the three counties is guaranteed the opportunity of

The BEST SENIORS from Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa County WILL COMPETE FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS!

VOLLEYBALL

Nov. 19, 2015, 6 p.m.

University of West Florida

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representation on the team if they have an eligible senior. The high school coaches nominate their seniors and attend a selection meeting hosted by the PSA. All players selected are guaranteed playing time. The head coach assignment for the all-star teams is done on a rotation basis to include every school in the area.

The Subway High School All-Stars student-athletes’ experience is much more than just a game. The week begins with practices, depending on the sport, providing the coaches and players the opportunity to meet each other in the new environment as teammates, not opponents. Coaches must develop a gameplan for playing everyone, which can be a challenge with the larger rosters. Every athlete receives an event dry-fit practice shirt. The players and their families are treated to a catered banquet in which the players are introduced and receive their game jersey, which is theirs to keep. The evening includes a guest speaker, most often a current or former professional or collegiate athlete who has excelled in the business or community sector.

“The Subway All-Star Series is a great opportunity to recognize these high school athletes who perform at a high level,” said Pensacola Catholic High School Baseball Coach and athletic director Richard LaBounty. “We are very appreciative to the PSA for their work. It is a huge sacrifice and lot of work behind the scenes to put on this great event for the kids.”

More information on the Subway High School All-Star Series including the rosters, game locations, dates, and sponsor opportunities can be found at www.subwaypsaallstars.com or by calling the PSA at 850-434-2800.

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Public Admission to games: $8 general admission $6 with a canned good or high school student id MANNA FOOD PANTRIES

We are please to be partnered with the Manna Food Drive. Bring a can of food to any of the High School All-Star games and receive a discount on your ticket purchase.

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8 Class 6A - District 3 9. Choctawhatchee High School (Fort Walton) 10. Crestview High School 11. Fort Walton Beach High School 12. Niceville High School

8 Class 5A Region 1 District 1 13. Arnold High School (Panama City Beach) 14. Bay High School (Panama City) 15. Mosley High School (Lynn Haven) 16. Pensacola High School 17. West Florida High School (Pensacola)

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8 Class 1A - Region 1 - District 1 21. Baker School (Pensacola) 22. Jay High School 23. Northview School (Bratt)

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The First Tee of Northwest Florida

Girls Golf Heats Up Across the Panhandle With the departure of two of the area’s all-time best female Junior Golfers, Madison Pacheco and Miranda Holt (to the University of Florida and Southern Miss respectively), Girls Prep Golf will be looking for the next generation of stars, so here are a few of the names to know: written by Marty Stanovich | photography by First Tee

Ailsa Clark

Jade Sanders

Abigail Herrmann

Four for the Fall: Fresh off her win at the 58th Annual Divot Derby, Navarre High School senior Ailsa Clark turned everyone’s heads with a stellar final round six-under 65 to come from eight shots back to take the title. Having just started playing golf in 2012 at age 13, she won her first nine-hole GPJGA event and hasn’t looked back. Playing number one on her team since her freshman year, she won four of the seven three-team matches last year, and finished second in the other three matches. She shot 74 at the Class 3A District 1 tournament, finishing one shot out of first. At the Class 3A Regionals in Gainesville, she was three under par after eight holes, but struggled on the back nine to finish with a 78, finishing ninth out of 52 players. Ailsa won the 2014 Pensacola City Championship, and was selected to play for the Panhandle Cup’s West Team, where she won all three of her matches, helping the West Team to an unprecedented 12.5 to 5.5 win over the East (Tallahassee) Team. In May, Ailsa qualified for the Optimist International Tournament by shooting 76 at Orange County’s 6000-yard Crooked Cat course, and also won the Emerald Coast Junior Tour’s Match Play Championship--beating the State of Florida’s number 33 and 73 ranked players on the way to the championship. In July, Ailsa shot 74-73 to finish fourth in the Northwest Florida Daily News Tournament. Her recent fine play has pushed her USGA handicap to 1.4—and got the college coaches talking.

Another rising senior is Jade Sanders of Booker T. Washington High School. A seven-time medalist for her 2014 matches and three-year FHSAA Regional Qualifier, Jade has claimed the Tom Dorsey Winter Classic and City of Pensacola Junior Championship, and was Medalist at the 2014 FWB Daily News Tournament. Champion at the 2015 Optimist Alabama Qualifier, she went on to finish 41st at the Optimist International

tournament at PGA National. A member of the 2014 PNJ All-Area Girls Golf Team, she is fresh off of top-five finishes at the Divot Derby, SJGT and Dixie PGA events. Jade is a member of Positivity Youth Club at WHS and the Antioch Baptist Church Youth Choir, and has set her sights on playing collegiate golf at one of the following schools: Alabama State, Bethune-Cookman, Jacksonville (Fla.) University, The University of Southern Mississippi, or The University of West Florida.

Abigail Herrmann is a senior at Pensacola Catholic High and recently verbally committed to accept a scholarship offer to play Division I golf at the University of Memphis in 2016. Abby used her success late last year as the 2014 Tom Dorsey Winter Classic winner and The GPJGA Bonnie Cook Trophy winner (low stroke average on the 2014 Summer Tour) as a springboard to multiple wins and high finishes on regional and national junior golf tours in 2015. Abby’s 2015 highlights include: three wins on the Emerald Coast Junior Golf Tour with a stroke average of 74 and the Spring Points champion; T2 the AJGA St. Francisville, LA Junior at the Bluffs Qualifier, then 12th in the full field (54 hole) event; 2nd in the Florida Optimist International Junior Championships Qualifier at Orange County National Golf Club in Orlando; Finished in the top third of an international field (T-37th of 120) at The Optimist International Junior Golf Championships at PGA National Resort, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Fifth at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Junior Golf Championship at English Turn GC in New Orleans. Abby was also selected to represent Northwest Florida at the FSGA Junior Team Championships at Walt Disney World Resort and is currently ranked inside the top 200 female junior golfers in the United States on both Golfweek and Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings.

Payton Pacheco

Caroline Craig

Madelyn Dimitroff Teaming with Abby again on a loaded Catholic Girls Squad is Junior Madelyn Dimitroff. Starting for the Crusaders as a freshman, she pulled her weight with an undefeated freshman season and a one-loss sophomore season—and to District 1A Team Championships in 2013 and 2014, and a regional championship and runner-up in those two years respectively—giving her two state championship appearances under her belt. In those two years, this hard worker has dropped 10 strokes off her handicap, having won top honors in the 2013 GPJGA 14-15 Future Masters Division Summer Tour, Divot Derby, and A. Downing Gray Cup. She followed that with third-place finishes in the 2014 Summer Tour 14-15 Junior Masters Division and Downing Gray. After second-place finishes in the Pensacola City Championship and Southern Juniors, she won the 2015 Bonnie Cook Trophy (low scoring average for the Summer Tour) with a 78.3. An Honors student with a 4.3 GPA, she is ranked ninth in her class and is a member of the Mu Alpha Theta math honor society. An Ace Participant of The First Tee, she has almost 100 hours volunteering as a coach and mentor for the Northwest Florida Chapter.

Frosh Watch: Payton Pacheco, Pensacola Catholic High School—The younger sister of star prep golfer Madison Pacheco has decided to forgo volleyball for the Lady Crusaders and follow in her big sister’s footsteps. Always to be found on the range or the putting green with her older sibling at Pensacola Country Club, in her short junior golf career she already has a career-low 75 on the GPJGA Summer Tour and shot two rounds in the 70’s to finish sixth in the 2015 Divot Derby Presented by Bubba Watson.

Caroline Craig, Niceville High School: Caroline began playing at the age of 6 with The First Tee of Northwest Florida, and at age 9 she was selected to play with Annika Sorenstam in the Annika Challenge. A member of the World Cup team at US Kids World, she will be playing in the SJGT Cup for the West this fall.

She won their Female Sportsmanship award in 2014—and was the age 12-14 winner of the SJGT Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club, finishing second overall.

She has a 1.2 handicap, and shot a career low two-under 70 in the 2015 Divot Derby, leading her to a runner-up finish at the age of 14. She began playing AJGA events this year as well as taking unofficial college visits; she would like to play somewhere in the Southeast, such as Georgia, Furman, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, or Samford. Caroline is an officer with FCA and their “Go the Distance” award winner for 2015, a member of National Junior Honor Society, a Presidential Award for Academics recipient, and made the “A” Honor Roll.

Name to Know for the future: Caroline’s little sister, southpaw Catie Craig, who is currently a seventh-grader, FCA Officer and “A” Honor Roll member at Ruckel Middle School--where she will surely follow in Caroline’s footsteps as Captain and MVP of the golf team. Starting golf at the age of 5 with The First Tee of Northwest Florida, she won the Responsibility Award in 2013 and has already been named the Red Hills Junior Tour Player of the Year.

Marty Stanovich, Executive Director The First Tee of Northwest Florida (850) 456-7010 www.thefirstteenwfl.org

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chosen by the ITG staff

Games Week of the

Week Date Game District 1

8/21 Navarre @ Dothan

6A|2

2

8/28 Lincoln @ Niceville

6A|3

3

9/4 Tate @ West Florida

6a|1

4

9/11

FreePort @ Holmes

1a|2 / 3

5

9/18

Choctaw @ Navarre

6A|2 / 3

6

9/25

Catholic @ Pensacola

5A|1 / 3A|1

7

10/2 Mosley @ arnold

5A|1

8

10/9 Tate @ Pace

6A|1 / 2

9

10/16

Choctaw @ Niceville

6A|3

10

10/23

West Florida @ Arnold

5a|1

11

10/30

Fort Walton @ Choctaw

6A|3

12

11/6 Niceville @ Navarre

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2015 Emerald Coast Team Schedules

Escambia Gators District 6A-1 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 @ West Florida 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Niceville 7:30 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 @ Pensacola Catholic 7:30 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 Jesuit, LA 7:30 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 @ Columbia 7:30p.m.ET 7 Fri 10/2 @ Pine Forest* 7:30 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 @ Navarre 7:30 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 Tate* 7:30 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 BYE 11 Fri 10/30 Washington (Pen*) 7:30 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 Pensacola 7:30 p.m.

Gulf Breeze Dolphins District 6A-2 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 @ Choctawhatchee 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Pensacola Catholic 7:30 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 @ Northview 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 Pine Forest 7:30 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 West Florida 7:30 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 @ Milton* 7:30 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 @ Walton 7:00 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 @ Pace* 7:30 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 BYE 11 Fri 10/30 Navarre* 7:30 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 Crestview 7:30 p.m.

Choctawhatchee Indians District 6A-3 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 Gulf Breeze 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 @ Pine Forest 7:30 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 Rickards 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 @ Navarre 7:30 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 Arnold 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 @ Crestview* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 BYE 9 Fri 10/16 @ Niceville* 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 Tate 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 Fort Walton Beach* 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 @ Mosley 7:00 p.m.

Pine Forest Eagles District 6A-1 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 @ Pensacola 7:30 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Choctawhatchee 7:30 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 Pace 7:30 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 @ Gulf Breeze 7:30 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 Milton 7:30 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 Escambia* 7:30 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 BYE 9 Fri 10/16 @ Washington (Pen*) 7:30 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 Niceville 7:30 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 @ Tate* 7:30 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 @ Trinity Christian 7:30 p.m.ET

Navarre Raiders District 6A-2 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 @ Dothan, AL 7:00 p.m.

2 Fri 8/28 Pensacola Catholic 7:30 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 @ Washington (Pen*) 7:30 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 BYE 5 Fri 9/18 Choctawhatchee 7:30 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 @ Fort Walton Beach 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 Pace* 7:30 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 Escambia 7:30 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 @ Milton* 7:30 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 BYE 11 Fri 10/30 @ Gulf Breeze* 7:30 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 Niceville 7:30 p.m.

Fort Walton Beach Vikings District 6A-3 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 @ Pace 7:30 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Arnold 7:00 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 Milton 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 Rutherford 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 Navarre 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 Niceville* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 BYE 9 Fri 10/16 @ Crestview* 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 Bay 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 @ Choctawhatchee* 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 @ Leon 7:00 p.m.ET

Tate Aggies District 6A-1 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 Biloxi, MS 7:30 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 @ West Florida 7:30 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 BYE 5 Fri 9/18 Pensacola 7:30 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 Niceville 7:30 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 Washington (Pen*) 7:30 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 @ Pace 7:30 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 @ Escambia* 7:30 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 @ Choctawhatchee 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 Pine Forest* 7:30 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 BYE

Milton Panthers Week Date 1 Fri 8/21 2 Fri 8/28 3 Fri 9/4 4 Fri 9/11 5 Fri 9/18 6 Fri 9/25 7 Fri 10/2 8 Fri 10/9 9 Fri 10/16 10 Fri 10/23 11 Fri 10/30 12 Fri 11/6

District 6A-2 Opponent Time BYE Washington (Pen)* 7:30 p.m.

Ocean Springs, MS 7:00 p.m. @ Fort Walton Beach 7:00 p.m. @ Pensacola Catholic 7:30 p.m. @ Pine Forest 7:30 p.m.

Gulf Breeze* 7:30 p.m.

Crestview 7:30 p.m.

Navarre* 7:30 p.m.

BYE @ Pace* 7:30 p.m. @ Arnold 7:00 p.m.

Crestview Bulldogs District 6A-3 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 Northview 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Mosley 7:00 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 St. Martin, MS 7:00 p.m.

5 Thur 9/17 ISB 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 Pace 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 Choctawhatchee* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 @ Milton 7:30 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 Fort Walton Beach* 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 BYE 11 Fri 10/30 @ Niceville* 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 @ Gulf Breeze 7:30 p.m.

Washington Wildcats (Pensacola) District 6A-1 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 @ Milton 7:30 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Navarre 7:30 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 Pensacola 7:30 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 @ Pace 7:30 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 Bay 7:30 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 @ Tate* 7:30 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 BYE 9 Fri 10/16 Pine Forest* 7:30 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 @ Pensacola Catholic 7:30 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 @ Escambia* 7:30 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 West Florida 7:30 p.m.

Pace Patriots District 6A-2 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 Fort Walton Beach 7:30 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 @ Pensacola 7:30 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 @ Pine Forest 7:30 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 Washington (Pen) 7:30 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 @ Crestview 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 @ Navarre* 7:30 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 Tate 7:30 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 Gulf Breeze* 7:30 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 BYE 11 Fri 10/30 Milton* 7:30 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 @ Pensacola Catholic 7:30 p.m.

Niceville Eagles District 6A-3 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 Lincoln 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 @ Escambia 7:30 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 Godby 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 Bassfield, MS 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 @ Tate 7:30 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 @ Fort Walton Beach* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 BYE 9 Fri 10/16 Choctawhatchee* 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 @ Pine Forest 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 Crestview* 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 @ Navarre 7:30 p.m.

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Arnold Marlins District 5A-1 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 Florida High 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 @ Fort Walton Beach 7:00 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 @ Walton 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 Bay* 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 @ Choctawhatchee 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 Mosley* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 @ Rutherford 7:00 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 @ Pensacola* 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 West Florida* 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 BYE 12 Fri 11/6 Milton 7:00 p.m.

West Florida Jaguars District 5A-1 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 Escambia 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Tate 7:00 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 @ Cario, GA 7:30 p.m.ET 5 Fri 9/18 Mosley* 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 @ Gulf Breeze 7:30 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 BYE 8 Fri 10/9 Pensacola Catholic 7:00 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 @ Bay* 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 @ Arnold* 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 Pensacola* 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 @ Washington (Pen) 7:30 p.m.

Baker Gators District 1A-1 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 @ Holmes County 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Blountstown 7:00 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 West Gadsden 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 Walton 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 @ RBC 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 Jay* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 South Walton 7:00 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 @ Chipley 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 BYE 11 Fri 10/30 @ Northview* 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 @ Liberty County 7:30p.m.ET

Bay Tornadoes District 5A-1 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 @ Vidor, TX 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Rutherford 7:00 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 BYE 5 Fri 9/18 @ Arnold* 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 @ Washington (Pen) 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 Pensacola* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 @ East Gadsden 7:30 p.m.ET 9 Fri 10/16 West Florida* 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 @ Fort Walton Beach 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 @ Mosley* 7:00 p.m.

12 Thur 11/5 Walton 7:00 p.m.

Rutherford Rams District 4A-1 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 Mosley 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 @ Bay 7:00 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 Liberty County 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 @ Fort Walton Beach 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 @ Port St. Joe 7:30 p.m.ET 7 Fri 10/2 @ Walton* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 Arnold 7:00 p.m.

9 Thur 10/15 East Gadsden* 6:30 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 @ Chiles 7:00 p.m.ET 11 Thur 10/29 Marianna* 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 BYE

Jay Royals District 1A-1 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 @ Flomaton, AL 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Resurrection Cath.

7:00 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 @ Wewahitchka 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 @ West Gadsden 7:30p.m.ET 6 Fri 9/25 Graceville 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 @ Baker* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 Cottondale 7:00 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 Northview* 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 @ RBC 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 BYE 12 Fri 11/6 South Walton 7:00 p.m.

Mosley Dolphins District 5A-1 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 @ Rutherford 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 @ Crestview 7:00 p.m.

4 Thur 9/10 Leon 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 @ West Florida* 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 BYE 7 Fri 10/2 @ Arnold* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 @ Chiles 7:00 p.m.ET 9 Fri 10/16 Florida High 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 @ Pensacola* 7:30 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 Bay* 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 Choctawhatchee 7:00 p.m.

Walton Braves District 4A-1 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 Blountstown 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 @South Walton 7:00 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 Arnold 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 @ Baker 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 BYE 7 Fri 10/2 Rutherford* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 Gulf Breeze 7:00 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 @ Marianna* 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 Northview 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 @ East Gadsden* 7:30p.m.ET 12 Thur 11/5 @ Bay 7:00 p.m.

Northview Chiefs District 1A-1 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 @ Crestview 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 TBA 4 Fri 9/11 Gulf Breeze 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 @ Chipley 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 Vancleave High 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 Maplesville, AL 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 Liberty County 7:00 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 @ Jay* 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 @ Walton 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 Baker* 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 TBA

Pensacola Tigers District 5A-1 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 Pine Forest 7:30 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Pace 7:30 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 @ Washington (Pen) 7:30 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 @ Tate 7:30 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 Pensacola Catholic 7:30 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 @ Bay* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 BYE 9 Fri 10/16 Arnold* 7:30 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 Mosley* 7:30 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 @ West Florida* 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 @ Escambia 7:30 p.m.

Pensacola Catholic Crusaders District 3A-1 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 @ Navarre 7:30 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 @ Gulf Breeze 7:30 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 Escambia 7:30 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 Milton 7:30 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 @ Pensacola 7:30 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 @ Florida High* 7:30 p.m. ET 8 Fri 10/9 @ West Florida 7:00 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 Taylor County* 7:30 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 Washington (Pen) 7:30 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 BYE 12 Fri 11/6 Pace 7:30 p.m.

Holmes County Blue Devils District 1A-2 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 Baker 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 @ Bozeman 7:00 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 Freeport 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 @ Graceville* 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 Cottondale* 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 BYE 8 Fri 10/9 @ Sneads* 7:00 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 @ North Bay Haven 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 @ Vernon* 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 Wewahitchka* 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 Chipley 7:00 p.m.

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2015 Emerald Coast Team Schedules Vernon Yellow Jackets District 1A-2 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 FAMU 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 @ West Gadsden 7:30p.m.ET 4 Fri 9/11 BYE 5 Fri 9/18 Cottondale* 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 Chipley 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 @ Wewahitchka* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 Arlington CD 7:00 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 Graceville* 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 Holmes County* 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 @ Sneads* 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 @ Blountstown 7:00 p.m.

Chipley Tigers District 1A-4 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 @ Marianna 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Graceville 7:00 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 Blountstown 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 Northview 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 @ Vernon 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 @ Franklin County* 7:30p.m.ET 8 Fri 10/9 BYE 9 Fri 10/16 Baker 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 @ West Gadsden* 7:30p.m.ET 11 Fri 10/30 Liberty County* 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 @ Holmes County 7:00 p.m.

Bozeman Bucks District 1A-3 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 Munroe 7:00 p.m.

2 Fri 8/28 @ RBC 7:00p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Holmes County 7:00 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 Bell 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 Port St. Joe* 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 TBA 7 Fri 10/2 @ Blountstown* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 @ Franklin County 7:30p.m.ET 9 Fri 10/16 TBA 10 Fri 10/23 Freeport* 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 @ South Walton* 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 North Bay Haven 7:00 p.m.

North Bay Haven Buccaneers Independent Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 Sneads 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Franklin County 7:00 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 @ Graceville 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 Freeport 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 @ Wewahitchka 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 @ Cottondale 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 BYE 9 Fri 10/16 Holmes County 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 @ South Walton 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 Munroe Day 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 @ Bozeman 7:00 p.m.

Freeport Bulldogs District 1A-3 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE 2 Fri 8/28 Cottondale 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Wewahitchka 7:00 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 @ Holmes County 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 @ North Bay Haven 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 BYE 7 Fri 10/2 South Walton* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 @ Lafayette 7:30p.m.ET 9 Fri 10/16 Blountstown* 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 @ Bozeman* 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 @ Port St. Joe* 7:30p.m.ET 12 Fri 11/6 Rocky Bayou Christian 7:00 p.m.

Rocky Bayou Christian Knights Independent – North Florida Football Conference (North Division) Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 BYE

2 Fri 8/28 Bozeman 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 @ Cornerstone Chart. 6:00p.m.ET 4 Fri 9/11 @ St. Johns CD 7:00p.m.ET 5 Fri 9/18 BYE

6 Fri 9/25 Baker 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 John Paul II* 7:00 p.m.

8 Fri 10/9 @ St. Francis 7:00p.m.ET 9 Fri 10/16 Munroe Day* 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 Jay 7:00 p.m.

11 Fri 10/30 @ Aucilla Christian* 7:00p.m.ET 12 Fri 11/6 @ Freeport 7:00 p.m.

South Walton Seahawks District 1A-3 Week Date Opponent Time 1 Fri 8/21 @ Graceville 7:00 p.m.

2 Fri 8/28 @ Liberty County 7:00 p.m.

3 Fri 9/4 Walton 7:00 p.m.

4 Fri 9/11 @Cottondale 7:00 p.m.

5 Fri 9/18 @ Blountstown* 7:00 p.m.

6 Fri 9/25 BYE 7:00 p.m.

7 Fri 10/2 @ Freeport* 7:30p.m.ET 8 Fri 10/9 @ Baker 7:00 p.m.

9 Fri 10/16 Port St. Joe* 7:00 p.m.

10 Fri 10/23 North Bay Haven 7:30p.m.ET 11 Fri 10/30 Bozeman* 7:00 p.m.

12 Fri 11/6 @ Jay 7:00 p.m.

Good luck to all Emerald Coast area teams!

Free Basketball Coaches Clinic

for coaches of boys and girls basketball of all ages October 10, 2015 10am-6pm at the University of West Florida Fieldhouse

Scheduled to appear: Stephanie Lawrence Yelton HC WBB University of West Florida Jeff Burkhamer HC MBB University of West Florida Terry Fowler HC WBB University of South Alabama Pete Pena HC MBB Pensacola State College Clenita Jones HC WBB Pensacola State College other area high school coaching legends

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If traveling from ou t of town, the Com fort Inn at 8080 Da vis Highway Pensacola, FL 32514 is pr oviding a special ra te for clinic attendee s. Please contact An ita Cromartie at 850-48 4-8070 for discount ed rates while stay ing in Pensacola.

To register or for m ore information, email edward@inth egamemagazine.co m

Lunch will be provided!

SPONSORED BY IN THE GAME EMERALD COAST and COMFORT INN

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