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We head past the midway point of the high school football season and it’s a busy Friday night ahead for teams in our coverage area.

Pace, Milton, Jay and Central all play at home this week, with the Royals being the lone unbeaten team. Here’s a closer look at this week’s matchups.

Riding an eleven-game win streak, Jay’s volleyball team traveled up Highway 89 to take on rival Central last Tuesday and won with a sweep.

Jay, Central and Pace all placed in the top 10 at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Tournament at A.C. Read in Pensacola on Tuesday. Navarre and Milton also competed in the tourney.

Monday night matches are never easy. But for Central’s volleyball team, playing right out of the gate after the weekend was tough for other reasons.

“Our two setters and libero were at an FFA event all day and to drive back from Marianna. The teachers and parents helped out in making sure the kids made it here,” head coach Mark Gough said.

Jay’s volleyball team is still No. 1 in Rural Region 1 and is now the top team in the state as well.

Pace and Navarre finished in the top 10 of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Tournament at A.C. Read last Monday in Pensacola.
The Patriots took third overall while the Raiders were sixth. Jay’s Presley Hawthorne competed as an individual and shot an 84 to finish 13th overall. She was one of only two 1A golfers to place in the top 15.

It was almost deafening inside the Beniah Gymnasium as L.E.A.D. Academy’s volleyball took the floor for a match during the school day.

Children cheered. One teacher ran around the gym encouraging the students to do the Wave.

Pensacola Blue Wahoos manager Nelson Prada and pitcher Eliazar Dishmey have earned postseason recognition.

It’s time to take a look at how this past week went for football teams in our coverage area.

Jay stayed unbeaten while Central and Navarre both lost on Friday. Pace and Milton did not play.

Coming off a bye week, Jay put its undefeated record on the line, welcoming Holmes County to Merle V. North Stadium for a Friday night football showdown.

The Royals faced their greatest test of the season to date, but they ultimately prevailed 24-14.