Central’s volleyball season came to an end Tuesday night in a District 1-1A semifinal against reigning district champion Baker.
The Jaguars fell 25-12, 25-17 and 25-15 to the Gators.
They kept smiling the entire match, even facing a deficit, and they continued to encourage each other and play hard.
That has been the case for the Milton Panther volleyball team all season. Their road match against Tate Monday in a District 1-6A quarterfinal was no different.
The University of West Florida football team fell hard in this week’s AFCA NCAA Division II Top 25 poll this week after losing 10-6 Saturday to West Alabama on the road.
The official rivalry games for Navarre and Pace are next week when the Raiders take on Gulf Breeze and the Patriots battle Milton.
But the game that might carry the most weight is Friday night when Navarre and Pace square off with the District 1-4S title and automatic berth to the playoffs on the line.
Jay is searching for a way to get back on track.
The Royals lost 41-19 to 2022 state runner-up Northview Friday night, their third consecutive loss during a grueling stretch of games against playoff contenders.
Pace continued District 1-4S play last Friday night on the road, defeating the Tate Aggies 41-13. The Patriots move to 2-0 in the district and are 6-1 overall.
For one quarter last Friday night, there was hope. Hope that Milton would pull off an upset of Navarre. Hope that the Panthers would put an end to a three-game losing streak.
They were tied with the Raiders at 7-7 after one quarter and trailed just 10-7 with a little over four minutes left until halftime.
It’s district tournament time for area volleyball teams.
Things get started Monday with a pair of games as Milton (8-16) travels to Tate (17-7) in the District 1-6A tourney while Central plays host to Laurel Hill in District 1-1A play.
