Braden Duvall is a Division-I commit who will be on the campus of Southern Mississippi next fall playing golf at the college level

For now, Duvall continues to thrive at the high school level for Pace, shooting a 32 in a four-team match at Hidden Creek Thursday afternoon.

Pace and Milton are looking for bounce-back wins Friday night. Both teams are on the road as the Patriots play at West Florida Tech and the Panthers face off against Booker T Washington.

Jay is hoping to keep the momentum rolling in the right direction when it plays host to Franklin County.

Zariah Allen, Kaydence Rogers and Harper Cooley bring a lot of experience to the table for Milton’s volleyball team.

Allen and Rogers are seniors and team captains. Cooley is a junior.

Drew Henry has the potential to be a state qualifier this season and that’s a sign the hard work he’s put in is paying off.

“Things are going well,” Henry said. “I had a good (offseason) with GPAC.”

Jay’s volleyball team is on a roll early on this season. The Royals are unbeaten through five games after knocking off Northview in four sets Tuesday.

Jay won the match 25-9, 21-25, 25-20, 25-20 to keep its perfect record intact.

Pace finished second in the overall team standings at a tri-meet with Navarre and West Florida Tech last Tuesday afternoon at the Pullum YMCA.

The Patriot boys had three event winners, including Brandon Carney, who won the 200 Freestyle (2:14.07).

Pace could feel its lead slipping away in the second set of its match against rival Milton Tuesday night.

A once commanding 10-point advantage had been trimmed to four, But then, that was to be expected in a battle of two schools separated by a little more than eight miles.

Milton’s Gabi Wright is one of the better golfers in the area and came through with medalist honors at a tri-match against Navarre and Pace Tuesday afternoon at Hidden Creek.

Wright checked in with a 39 to pace the Panthers.

Eli Tyner picked up his speed as he charged towards the finish line, the rain beginning to fall a little harder as the sophomore took aim at putting a bow on a top 15 finish at the Patriot Invitational on Sept. 2.

The Pace sophomore ended up 15th overall, recording a time of 18:26.9, and felt good about his finish.

The Jay Royals recovered Freeport’s onside kick with less than two minutes to play and ran out the clock to seal the deal on a 20-14 win last Friday night.

At 2-0, Jay is off to its best start in more than a decade.