Presley Hawthorne is best known for success on the basketball court at Jay.
As the Royals’ point guard, she’s one of the best on the local hoops scene. But the junior standout isn’t a bad golfer either.
Loghan Goodwin is more than a basketball player.
She’s also one of the top students at Milton and involved in a variety of activities outside of the gym.
As fog settled in over the field late Thursday night, Central head football coach Joe Surratt gathered his team together to talk after a 37-0 loss to Port St. Joe in the second round of the Florida Invitational Tournament.
The Jaguars’ best season in program history is officially over, but despite the ending, this team has a lot to be proud of after a memorable year.
Another week of postseason play in football is ahead for two area teams.
Central kicks off a second round Florida Invitational Tournament game against Port St. Joe tonight on the road while Pace travels to Mandarin for a Region 1-6A semifinal on Friday.
Zoe Mattes made more than a handful of tough saves. Sydney Crow connected on a penalty kick.
It wasn’t enough to help Pace’s girls soccer team knock off perennial power Gulf Breeze Monday night on the road, but the effort the Patriots played with for 80 minutes against the Dolphins in a 3-1 loss is worth noting.
Heartbreaking doesn’t begin to describe the University of West Florida’s 47-44 overtime loss to Valdosta State Saturday night at PenAir Field.
Not when the loss cost the third-ranked Argos an unbeaten season as well as the Gulf South Conference championship.
Milton’s football team has enjoyed a turnaround season, but that special year came to an end Friday night with a 23-7 loss to Beachside in a Region 1-5A playoff opener.
Jay’s football team earned a playoff berth for the third consecutive season under head coach Brian Watson.
Unfortunately for the Royals, they also earned a first-round matchup with the undefeated Blountstown Tigers.
Earlier this week AJ Adkins’ basketball coach said he hopes he doesn’t see his senior standout in the gym until early December.
That, of course, would mean the Pace Patriots are playing for a state championship.
Late in the fourth quarter Thursday night, with this historic playoff game for the Central Jaguars hanging in the balance, Cade Scott walked the sideline encouraging his teammates to keep their heads up.
‘We still have the lead,’ Scott told his fellow Jaguars.
