For the third Friday in a row, fans dawned their maroon attire and flooded the stands of Eagle Stadium to watch their beloved hometown football team dominate under the Friday Night Lights. This week’s opponent was Milton High School, who left painfully defeated after being handed their first loss of the season.

Dark clouds blanketed the sky, and a sporadic drizzle left the fields wet, but as usual, the Eagles persevered and pushed through. Eight minutes into the first quarter, Niceville’s #7 Maddax Fayard scored a touchdown, setting the scene for a victorious night. Within the following 10 minutes, Niceville scored again; this time, it was by #18 Mo Seck, who caught a 29-yard pass by the starting Quarterback, #15 Kane LaFortune.

The second quarter did not disappoint, with the Eagles scoring most of their points in this timeframe. The quarter started with yet another touchdown made by Niceville’s #7 Maddax Fayard. Following a pattern from the first quarter, only six minutes had passed between Fayard running a touchdown and #15 Kane LaFortune completing a 6-yard pass to #12 Tim Smith for a touchdown. The first half of the game was wrapped up beautifully with Maddax Fayard scoring his third touchdown of the night, leaving the Eagles with a score of 35-0 going into halftime.

As usual, halftime was just as entertaining as the football game itself. Milton’s band kicked off the 16 minute intermission with a short performance but was soon outshined by Niceville’s award-winning marching band with over 300 members, the Eagle Pride. After the halftime show, the drumline joined the cheerleaders and dance team in front of the student section, clothed in neon from head to toe, to do Niceville’s halftime tradition involving silly string and colored chalk cannons. The energy was buzzing, and everyone was ready for the second half of the game.