Football Recap: Niceville Snags Third Victory in Last Four Games

Jakobe Gilyard

Rushing Yards

10/24/25 vs Milton	193
10/09/25 vs Mosley	81
10/03/25 vs Godby	195
09/26/25 @ Gulf Breeze	60
09/19/25 vs Choctawhatchee	32
+ 4 more games

If Milton wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Niceville, they should've done a better job of containing Jakobe Gilyard. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 45-21 margin over the Panthers on Friday thanks in part to Gilyard, who rushed for 193 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 109.6 rushing yards per game.

The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Oliver, who picked up 138 receiving yards and one TD. His longest reception was for an incredible 73 yards.

Milton lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Antonio Middleton, who rushed for 113 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.

Niceville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 5.68 yards per carry in those games compared to only 3.46 in the others. As for Milton, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.

Looking ahead, Niceville will look to defend their home field on Friday against Navarre at 7:00 p.m. The Eagles will be up against the Raiders' rather soft defense (which has allowed 34.75 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Milton, they will head out on the road to take on Pace at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Patriots' defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so the Panthers' offense will have their work cut out for them.