Raiders post first-ever playoff win, 28-7

Navarre High School beat Niceville 28-7 in the first round of the state Class 4A playoffs Friday at Eagle Stadium, the first time the Raiders have won a postseason game in three tries.

Senior Colton Kane threw touchdown passes to Joel Beauchemin and Brad Leggett and ran one in himself and junior running back Dwayne Carter added a late score for Navarre, which improved to 10-1 overall. Navarre will have a chance to avenge its only official loss, to Pine Forest, when the Raiders travel to the Pensacola school for a rematch that kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

The Raiders are playing in the postseason for the third-time in the program's relatively short history. Navarre won its only district championship in 2006 and was district runner-up in 2007, but the Pace Patriots ended the Raiders' playoff dreams in the first round after each of those seasons.

For more about the Raiders' win at Niceville and the upcoming Pine Forest game, check the Nov. 25 edition of Navarre Press.