2008 Football

Team preview: Walton

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  By ADAM PRUIETT adamp@nwfdailynews.com DEFUNIAK SPRINGS - At first glance, the Walton football team appears loaded. For starters, running back/linebacker Issac Jackson, a senior who is the reigning Daily News small school Player of the Yea... Full story

Team preview: South Walton

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  By TRAVIS DOWNEY travisd@nwfdailynews.com SANTA ROSA BEACH - David Barron watches as players file out of the South Walton fieldhouse and onto the Seahawks' practice field and can't help but shake his head. Entering his fourth year as the S... Full story

Team preview: Fort Walton Beach

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  By TRAVIS DOWNEY travisd@nwfdailynews.com FORT WALTON BEACH - Optimism and expectations generally run high at Fort Walton Beach High School. For a football program annually teeming with talent, Mike Owens enters his ninth year as the Vikin... Full story

Team preview: Navarre

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  By JARED MACARIN Florida Freedom Newspapers NAVARRE - There are many things that will be new about Navarre's football team this year. There is a new head coach in Chad Lashley. There will be many new starters, particularly on offense where... Full story

Team preview: Freeport

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  By JARED MACARIN jaredm@nwfdailynews.com FREEPORT - If you listen to Freeport coach Jim Anderson speak about his team, one adjective continues to come up: hard-working. It's a word that brings a smile to Anderson's face, and why shouldn't ... Full story

Team preview: Rocky Bayou Christian

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  By ADAM PRUIETT adamp@nwfdailynews.com NICEVILLE - Athleticism is unquestionably a necessity to build a quality football team. But Rocky Bayou football coach John Reaves believes not having an endless supply of it doesn't mean a team can't... Full story

Team profile: Crestview

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  By RANDY DICKSON Florida Freedom Newspapers CRESTVIEW - It's not a long stretch to believe Crestview can rebound from a disappointing 3-6 season in 2007. All the ingredients seem to be there for the Bulldogs to compete for a playoff spot i... Full story

Player Profile: Taylor Peacock (with VIDEO)

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  By ADAM PRUIETT adamp@nwfdailynews.com NICEVILLE - Rocky Bayou Christian football coach John Reaves can't help but wonder how gratifying it would have been to oversee four years of Taylor Peacock's development on the gridiron. Of course, o... Full story

Player Profile: J.T. Wortham (with VIDEO)

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  By TRAVIS DOWNEY travisd@nwfdailynews.com FORT WALTON BEACH - He isn't the biggest player on the Fort Walton Beach football team's roster and he isn't the fastest, either. But senior J.T. Wortham - who is generously listed at 5-foot-8 on t... Full story

Player Profile: Austin Wilson (with VIDEO)

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  By ADAM PRUIETT adamp@nwfdailynews.com DEFUNIAK SPRINGS - In Lenny Jankowski's experience, asking a defensive lineman to switch to linebacker never yields dissent or even the slightest gripe. The Walton football coach certainly could use A... Full story

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