PACE PATRIOTS
Head Coach: Kent Smith
District: Class 6A-District 2
Home Stadium: Patriots Stadium
2018 SCHEDULE
All game times 7:30 p.m. Central unless noted. (B) indicates 3 bonus points for playing a playoff team from 2015 or 2016.
* – District Contest
Aug 24 – @ Fort Walton Beach, 7 CT
Aug 31 – Pensacola
Sep 7 – Pine Forest (B)
Sep 14 – @ Washington (Pensacola), 7 CT
Sep 21 – Choctawhatchee (B)
Sep 28 – Navarre* (B)
Oct 5 – OPEN
Oct 12 – @ Gulf Breeze,* 7 CT (B)
Oct 19 – @ Tate, 7 CT (B)
Oct 26 – @ Milton*
Nov 2 – Pensacola Catholic (B)
Bonus Points: 18
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