{"id":27229,"date":"2016-11-26T02:24:16","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T07:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/?p=27229"},"modified":"2016-11-26T04:57:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T09:57:48","slug":"yellow-jackets-stumble-in-regional-final-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/?p=27229","title":{"rendered":"Yellow Jackets stumble in regional final game"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. AUGUSTINE-When Brian Braddock and his staff\u00a0look at the film over the\u00a0weekend, one thing they are sure to is think about what might have been.<\/p>\n

You can be sure the staff might be second guessing themselves after seeing St. Augustine\u00a0(11-2)\u00a0stumble 28-10 to Navarre last night at Foots Brumley Stadium in the\u00a0Regional I-6A final.<\/p>\n

What if the ball had not ricocheted off the wide receiver hands and into the\u00a0hands of the Raiders defender, which led to a Raider score four plays\u00a0later ?<\/p>\n

What\u00a0if they didn’t kick a field goal in the fourth quarter trailing 21-7 \u00a0?<\/p>\n

What if the trips inside the red zone in the second half had resulted in more than 3 total points?<\/p>\n

And most importantly what if they were able to tackle better and contain Michael Carter and\u00a0hold him out of the end zone?<\/p>\n

These questions might haunt the coaching staff and players for the next six months.<\/p>\n

Things started off well with a defensive battle early on as both teams exchanged three and outs in a scoreless first quarter.<\/p>\n

My how quickly that changed.<\/p>\n

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Michael Carter carved up the Yellow Jackets defense finishing with 234 yards and four touchdowns to lead Navarre into the Final Four next week at home against Lake Gibson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Carter broke free for a 14-yard touchdown run giving the Raiders a 7-0 lead\u00a0about two minutes into the second quarter.<\/p>\n

St. Augustine\u00a0answered back as Cole Northrup hit Jacoby Feliciano in stride for a 66-yard touchdown connection tying the game at 7-7 a minute later.<\/p>\n

Carter gave the\u00a0Raiders the lead back\u00a0at 14-7 with a 6 yard run with 1:40 left\u00a0till half.<\/p>\n

Despite having three timeouts and the ball near midfield, the Yellow \u00a0Jackets\u00a0made no attempt to try to tie it before half, sitting on all three timeouts going into the half.<\/p>\n

Leaving most Jackets fans shaking their heads and speechless needless to say.<\/p>\n

Still trailing 14-7 midway\u00a0through the third quarter, Northrup pass was tipped and fell out of the\u00a0hands of his receiver and into the hands of a Raider defender giving the ball at the Jackets 9-yard line.<\/p>\n

Four\u00a0plays later, Carter was in the end zone\u00a0again for his third\u00a0touchdown and more importantly\u00a0giving the Raiders a 21-7 lead.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Northrup, the\u00a0Jackets moved down the field with ease on the\u00a0ensuing drive getting inside the 7-yard line as we headed into the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

However, two\u00a0incomplete passes from Northrup forced Braddock to settle for a field goal despite being down 14 points cutting the lead to 21-10 with 11:15 remaining in the game.<\/p>\n

Two possessions later, the Jackets were back in the red zone again thanks to a desperation pitch to Jahquise\u00a0Russell, who took the pitch 65 yards down to the 14 yard line.<\/p>\n

Three consecutive carries by Russell had the Jackets down to the 5, facing fourth and 1\u00a0with 5 minutes to go.<\/p>\n

Russell again was\u00a0given the ball and he was met head on by a host of Raider defenders turning the ball over on downs.<\/p>\n

Carter, 234 yards and four touchdowns, put an exclamation point on the game with a electrifying 69 yard run with two minutes\u00a0remaining to give Navarre a\u00a028-10 lead. Carter, who is committed to North Carolina, appeared tackled but kept fighting and spun off the tackle and raced untouched for the score.<\/p>\n

Northrup and Feliciano moved\u00a0the ball down the field and had the Jackets inside the 13-yard line before Northrup was picked off with 1:14 left in the game to seal the game.<\/p>\n

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