There might have been a full moon over Cantonment Friday night, but it wasn’t superstition that led to Milton High’s 45-7 District 1-4S loss at the hands of the Tate Aggies.
The Pace Patriots opened District 1-4S play last week with a 55-24 win over the Gulf Breeze Dolphins, breaking a six-year losing streak to the Dolphins to move to 4-1 for the season.
It’s halftime at Pen Air Field on a Saturday night and the University of West Florida has already rolled up 35 points.
The sixth-ranked Argos go on to score 14 more in a 49-21 win over West Georgia in a convincing Gulf South Conference victory.
Jay was poised to knock off Milton in a rivalry matchup in mid-September. The Royals had forced a fifth and deciding set against the Panthers for the second time this season.
Like the first time, Jay came up short.
At times this season Milton’s volleyball team has struggled to find consistency. The Panthers’ season has been up and down.
But there is optimism, something head coach Jan Cupp talked about after a five-set win over county rival Jay in late September.
The second half of the high school football season begins Friday night and Pace, Jay and Milton are all in action.
The Patriots and Royals are coming off bye weeks while the Panthers are looking to snap a two-game losing streak.
Central’s volleyball team has played a tough schedule through the first month of the season and sits at 5-10 after 15 games.
The 1A Jaguars have played several bigger schools this season, including West Florida Tech, which held off Central in three sets Wednesday by the scores of 25-10, 25-9 and 28-26.
The latest regional volleyball rankings are out and a handful of teams remain in the top eight, with Navarre and Jay in the top eight in their respective classifications.
