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By TRAVIS DOWNEY Florida Freedom Newspapers(850) 315-4476 | travisd@nwfdailynews.com PENSACOLA - In a Niceville season that has so often hinged on big plays - whether it be on offense, defense or special teams - the Eagles found themselves on the wrong...
By ADAM PRUIETT Florida Freedom Newspapers(850) 315-4421 | adamp@nwfdailynews.com SANTA ROSA BEACH - Ask David Bazylak about the impact of several transfers on the South Walton football team, and he instantly defers to the Seahawks lifers. "I've got...
By TRAVIS DOWNEY Florida Freedom Newspapers(850) 315-4476 | travisd@nwfdailynews.com NICEVILLE - Whether he knew it or not, Rick Whiddon was born to be the quarterback at Niceville. Or at least, it sure seems that way. His father, Paul, was once a...
By WILL PARCHMAN Florida Freedom Newspapers(850) 315-4484 | willp@nwfdailynews.com FORT WALTON BEACH - When Trent Williams chose to leave Fort Walton Beach before his junior year last year, he left a horde of friends and a lot of history behind him. Turns...
By TRAVIS DOWNEY Florida Freedom Newspapers(850) 315-4476 | travisd@nwfdailynews.com FORT WALTON BEACH - For a unit that has averaged 35.5 points per game this season, members of Fort Walton Beach's high-scoring offense are still set on creating a name...
By ADAM PRUIETT Florida Freedom Newspapers(850) 315-4421 | adamp@nwfdailynews.com SANTA ROSA BEACH - South Walton football coach David Barron has a favorite saying that he's used religiously this season that's applied to seemingly every game the Seahawks...
By WILL PARCHMAN Florida Freedom Newspapers(850) 315-4484 | willp@nwfdailynews.com NICEVILLE - Stephan Haynes readily admits he's a third wheel, and he's enjoying every minute of it. While the Eagles' have other rushers who seek out the perimeter,...
By TRAVIS DOWNEY Florida Freedom Newspapers(850) 315-4476 | travisd@nwfdailynews.com NICEVILLE - Faced with the opportunity to hit, rather than be hit, Niceville running back Roy Finch jumped at Eagles' coach John Hicks' offer to moonlight as a defensive...
By TRAVIS DOWNEY Florida Freedom Newspapers(850) 315-4476 | travisd@nwfdailynews.com FORT WALTON BEACH - Two weeks ago, Fort Walton Beach coach Mike Owens stood before his team in the visitor's locker room at Niceville and told them that the biggest...
By ADAM PRUIETT Florida Freedom Newspapers(850) 315-4421 | adamp@nwfdailynews.com SANTA ROSA BEACH - David Barron didn't need more than a look or two at Bryant Adams to figure out he'd be an exceptional football player. The thing was, the veteran South...