Pace’s boys golf team saw its streak of seven consecutive district championships end Monday afternoon.
But the Patriots are still going to the regional tournament, and in the end, that matters the most.
Jay’s volleyball players watched through their tear-filled eyes as Chipley celebrated the Rural Region 1 championship.
No words can provide comfort in that moment. Not when the Royals expected to be the team punching a ticket to the FHSAA state final four.
Pace, Milton, Crestview and Baker are all in the postseason if it started today based on the latest FHSAA regional football rankings. And Jay is within striking distance of a playoff spot.
Eight games into the season the University of West Florida football team is still unbeaten.
The Argos are one of seven teams in NCAA Division II still owning an unblemished record after crushing West Virginia State 55-6 at Pen Air Field on Saturday.
Kylei Martinez soared in from the left side and slammed home a kill, finishing off Jay’s sweep of Cottondale in a Rural Region 1 semifinal Saturday afternoon.
A celebration followed but it didn’t last long. The Royals (22-4) have bigger goals in mind, like the regional title they are set to play for Tuesday night at top-seeded Chipley (22-6).
Coming off their first victory of the season, the Central Jaguars had momentum on their side.
But to win consecutive games, they’d have to find a way to spoil senior night and Homecoming for the Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays.
Make it eight in a row for the Pace football team after a 41-21 win over Navarre Friday night at home.
The Patriots led 34-7 at the half and held off a second-half rally attempt by the Raiders as they improved to 8-1.
