Jay and Central entered Tuesday night’s volleyball match in vastly different head spaces, with the Royals coming off five straight sweeps and the Jaguars looking to bounce back after a tough loss to West Florida Baptist.

It wasn’t long ago that Central didn’t have a football field or a team.

Head coach Joe Surratt remembers it well.

The first cross-country meet of September took place on a hot and humid Saturday morning at Sims Middle School in Pace.

But area runners were ready for the challenge.

Division I is still fun for the University of West Florida football team.

The Argos beat a nationally ranked opponent for the second week in a row, topping No. 24 Central Arkansas 42-14 Saturday night on the road in their second game as a D-I team.

Three weeks are history for the high school football season. One team remains undefeated in our coverage area while another is still searching for its first win.

Here’s a look at how things played out this past Friday for Central, Jay, Milton, Navarre and Pace.

In Pace Friday Night, the stands were packed as Pace took on Choctaw on the newly named Mickey Lindsey Field. The Patriots fell 21-14 to the Indians in their non-district showdown.

Before the game, the Pace community held a ceremony to name the field in honor of the Patriots’ longtime coach.

After two weeks of showing flashes of its potential but coming up empty in the win column, Milton’s football team secured a victory, rolling over Navarre 51-13 on Friday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Head coach Ronnie Douglas could sense his team was close to putting it all together over the last couple of weeks.

Both Jay and Central entered Friday’s rivalry game with zeroes in the loss column. Only one could remain undefeated, however, as the Royals walked away with a 41-0 road win.

Pensacola State women’s soccer coach Mark Yepshin remembers when his Pensacola State women’s soccer team only had a practice field and had to play its home games at the Ashton Brosnaham Complex.

Navarre and Pace competed in a tri-meet with Gulf Breeze last Tuesday at the Pullum YMCA in Navarre.

The Raiders won the girls meet with 574 points while Pace was second with 481. On the boys side, Pace took second (858) and Navarre was third (798).