Sunday, December 9, 2012

Northview Chiefs Win Florida 1A State Championship

The Northview High School Chiefs won the Florida Class 1A football championship Friday night in Orlando, beating the Trenton Tigers 42-21.

The road to Orlando had been oh so long for the Chiefs ? losing out the past couple of years a the state semi-final level ? making the victory oh so much sweeter Friday night.

The state title is the first ever for Northview, the only Escambia or Santa Rosa County team to make the Citrus Bowl in Orlando this year.

There were 3,609 fans on hand for Friday night?s game ? over 1,500 of them making the road tip from North Escambia.

For a highlight photo gallery, click here. NorthEscambia.com will publish hundreds of additional photos over the next several days.

After ?a scoreless first quarter, La?Mikal Kyles scored fro the Chiefs on a 58 yard run with 11:07 on the click. And the Chiefs were just getting warmed up. Chad Smith was in with 8:25 in the half on a 20 yard blocked punt return.And LaDarius Thomas scored on a two-yard run with just 34 seconds in the half. With good kicks from Kevin Vaughan on all three touchdowns, the Chiefs held a 21-0 dominating lead at the half.

Trenton scored on a three yard run in the third, while Northview scored twice in the quarter. Neino Robinson had a 79 yard kickoff return, and Brannon Freeman add a touchdown with a 28 yard run.

Northview had one touchdown, a six-yard run from Kevin Vaughan, in the fourth, while Trenton scored twice. As the clock wound down, the Chiefs won the 1A championship 42-21.

Kyles finished the night with 113 yards and one touchdown on 12 attempts. Freeman had a touchdown and 61 yards on 11 attempts, and Thomas also added a TD and 39 yards on 10 attempts.

Trenton covered more artificial turf that Northview in the Citrus Bowl ? 270 yards to Northview?s 226.

For a highlight photo gallery, click here. NorthEscambia.com will publish hundreds of additional photos over the next several days.

NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Source: http://www.northescambia.com/2012/12/2breaking-news-northview-chiefs-win-florida-1a-state-championship

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