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After winning back-to-back District 1-6A championships last week, the Pace Patriots kept the momentum rolling in their favor, beating Pine Forest 34-12 Friday night in Pensacola.


The win is the seventh in a row for Pace, which improves to 7-1.

Jay’s football team extended its win streak to three games Friday night with a 13-6 victory over South Choctaw Academy at home.

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Before Jay took the floor Thursday night for a decisive fifth set against rival Baker in a Rural District 1 title match, head coach Carey Locklin told her team to imagine the feeling of winning a championship.

Pace’s volleyball team has been one of the best in the area all season.


But the Patriots’ dream of a district title run was cut short Monday night in a four-set loss to Navarre at home in a District 1-6A tournament quarterfinal.

Central’s volleyball team left it all on the floor against powerhouse Baker in a Rural District 1 semifinal at Northview Tuesday night.

Pace’s Eli Tyner and Jay’s Addie Cone were among the top local runners at the Aggie Invitational Tuesday morning at the Ashton Brosnaham Complex in Pensacola.

Pace, Navarre and Milton all turned in strong performances at the Santa Rosa County swim meet Monday at the Hunter Pool in Pensacola.

The latest FHSAA regional football rankings are out and Pace is now second in Region 1-6A and third overall in the state in 6A.


Milton is sixth this week in Region 1-5A while Baker is 10th in the Rural Region 1 rankings.

Reice Griffith kicked his way into the Mercer record book on Oct. 11, becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer.