Several Milton swimmers turned in strong performances at a meet against Choctaw and Pensacola Saturday afternoon.
Individually, Anna Barnes won the 50 Freestyle with a time of 30.32 while Alan McAlarney came through with a win in the 50 Freestyle, clocking in at 26.34.
Peewee Jarrett unleashed a long throw down the field, the ball destined to find the hands of John Jiles, who leaped in the end zone in an effort to make the grab.
The pass play was broken up despite Jiles just missing on getting his hands on the ball, but ultimately it didn’t matter.
It was another long night for the Milton defense on Friday as the Panthers hosted Escambia in a non-district game.
Gator quarterback Anthony Hall was on target, completing 21-of-30 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Gators to a 37-0 victory.
It was a back-and-forth volleyball match between rivals Milton and Jay that had come down to a decisive final set, the pressure rising to another level inside a gym full of energy Thursday night.
As expected, it was tight, the Panthers and Royals trading points, but ultimately, Milton, ahead 10-9 finished strong, scoring five of the final seven points to seal the deal on a 15-11 victory.
Milton is the lone team in the north end of Santa Rosa County that will be in action Friday night as Pace and Jay both have bye weeks.
The Panthers play at home for the second consecutive week as they take on Escambia in a non-district game.
The state championship games for all classifications will be held at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee Dec. 7-9.
The FHSAA made the announcement Thursday morning.
Pace and Milton competed at the Patriot Invitational Saturday at the University of West Florida.
The Patriot girls finished fourth while the boys placed sixth. The Panther boys placed ninth and the girls took 12th.
