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.
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.
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.
Six games into the season, the University of West Florida is 6-0.
The interesting thing is that until this season, UWF, which has enjoyed a lot of success in a short time as a program, has never been unbeaten through its first six games.
Jay hit the road Friday night for a football matchup against rival Northview. In a wire-to-wire thriller, the Royals came out victorious 28-20.
Friday’s victory marked the program’s first win on the Chiefs’ field in over 20 years.
The Pace Patriots knew what was at hand Friday night and they weren’t going to let Tate stand in the way.
The laser-focused Patriots captured their second consecutive District 1-6A title with a convincing 30-8 road victory over the Aggies.
