Sports Archive

Central’s Katelyn and Emily Will were among the top runners at the Wildcat Invitational on Saturday on the campus of the University of West Florida.

Pace has moved up to third in the latest FHSAA regional football rankings in 6A and Milton is fourth in 5A. Baker is also in the mix for a postseason berth the Rural classification.

Less than a week remains until district tournament play begins and several area teams are in the mix for a postseason berth.


Jay is ranked second in Rural in the latest FHSAA regional rankings while Baker is fourth. Pace, winners of 12 in a row, is eighth in Region 1-6A.

Marcus Stokes threw for four touchdowns and helped lead the University of West Florida to a 31-24 win over Northeastern State Saturday in Oklahoma.

Nothing came easy, but the Pace Patriots kept their win streak intact with a big win over Madison County Friday night.


Pace rallied for a 20-18 victory after Brooks Washington found room to run and scored as the Patriots knocked off the Cowboys.

Central made the short trip to Jay Friday night for a football clash between familiar foes. In the end, the Royals came out on top, defeating the Jaguars 47-7.

Check out the latest area football stats as we head into week seven of the season.

Pace faces a big test on the road against Madison County while Jay and Central square off in a rivalry game as week seven of the high school football season is tonight.

The University of West Florida football team remains ranked third in the nation in the latest AFCA NCAA Division II poll.

Haylen Washington once dreamed of playing college football for the Florida Gators and then moving on to play in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles.


Football, interestingly enough, has always been his favorite sport. But basketball is where the former Milton Panther has really made his mark.