Reice Griffith is one of 17 from Mercer to earn All-Southern Conference honors.

The first month of winter sports is complete and here’s a look at some of the notable items from the last couple of weeks.

As twins, Sergio and Mateo Robinson naturally share a close connection.


On the court, that connection shows in a lot of ways, especially when it comes to producing highlight reel worthy plays for the Milton Panthers.

It wasn’t as if Tony Romo or Jimmy Garoppolo was going to be walking through the door to give Eastern Illinois a fighting chance against the nationally ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on Nov. 22.

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.

Pace’s football team put together a memorable season and nearly kept it going Friday night.


But the Patriots came up short of doing so, losing a heartbreaker, 42-35, to Mandarin in a Region 1-6A semifinal in Jacksonville.

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.