Peewee Jarrett sat at a table before the start of a postgame press conference and was looking down. It was obvious a 31-28 loss to Valdosta State cut deep on the final Saturday of October at Pen Air Field.
The latest FHSAA regional rankings are out and three area teams find themselves in contention to make the postseason.
Navarre and Pace remain ranked in the top eight in the Region 1-4S while Jay is in the top six in Region 1-1R.
Milton grad Paige Phillips has been named the Region 8 Player of the Year after a successful first season with the start-up Pensacola State women’s soccer team.
One second to go. A chance to tie and force overtime.
That’s the situation the University of West Florida football team found itself in Saturday night at Pen Air Field in a showdown with Valdosta State.
Milton’s Drew Henry was on top of his game last Friday in the District 1-3A meet in Pensacola, swimming a personal-best time of 5:04.11 to win the 500 Freestyle at the University of West Florida Aquatic Center.
None of the current players on the roster were in high school the last time Jay had a winning season in football.
This current group of players accomplished the feat Friday night as the Royals went on the road and top Wewahitchka 35-22 to secure the program’s first winning campaign since 2018.
Following a heartbreaking loss against Navarre last week, the Pace Patriots were looking for a way to bounce back. This year’s edition of the Battle for the Bronze Helmet provided ample opportunity to do just that.
The volleyball season ended for Jay last Thursday night as the Royals lost in three sets to Chipley in a Region 1-1A semifinal.
Jay played the Tigers close in all three sets, losing 25-22 in each of the first two before getting knocked off 25-20 in the finale.
