Jay, Pace, Central and Milton are all ranked high in the latest regional polls for their respective classes.
Central is second in Rural Region 1 and is 12-1 through its first 13 games. The Jaguars have won five in a row.
Jay’s Chase Dooley and Dolan Enfinger are District 1-1A weightlifting champions.
The two lifters for the Royals turned in strong performances at Wednesday’s district meet at Baker as the road to state begins for both athletes.
Autumn Boutwell sat at a table in the lobby of the gymnasium at Central where so many big shots and life-long memories have been made over the course of her high school career.
Here on a Wednesday afternoon in late March, it was finally signing day for Boutwell, who is taking her basketball talents to Pensacola Christian College.
Pace and Navarre continue to stay on track for a postseason berth in flag football.
The Patriots are ranked second in Region 1-3A this week while the Raiders are seventh. The top eight teams make the playoffs, with district champs securing automatic berths.
Joey Nieves made a big impact in his two seasons as the head coach of the Milton Panthers boys basketball team.
But he made a tough decision Tuesday to step down from his position after an impressive run with the Panthers.
Pace, Navarre and Jay are all top five teams in the state in the first set of FHSAA regional rankings.
The reigning state champion Patriots are atop Region 1-6A while the Raiders are second in the region. The two teams are second and fourth-respectively, in the state. Jay is second in the state and atop the Rural Region.
Milton’s boys weightlifting team began its postseason Monday afternoon, competing at the FHSAA District 1-3A meet at Pace.
The Panthers finished in the top five in Olympic and traditional, with Bryson Brown leading the way despite moving up a weight class for the postseason.
It’s the first step on the road to a state title repeat as Pace’s boys weightlifting team dominated the FHSAA District 1-3A meet Monday at home, winning the Olympic and traditional crowns.
