The boys basketball preseason got rolling this week at Pace for the host Patriots, Milton and L.E.A.D Academy.


While the games don’t count in the standings, there is value in playing.

It’s win or go-home time for a handful of area football teams.


Pace, Milton and Jay have all made the FHSAA championship playoff bracket while Central made history by qualifying for the postseason for the first time, earning a spot in the Florida Invitational Tournament.

Pace grad Cailyn Bailey has earned recognition as one of the top newcomers in the Red River Athletic Conference.

Joshua Crandell has enjoyed his first season of football with the Lighthouse Christian College Makos.

Pace’s girls soccer team played a pair of preseason games on Nov. 1 at the West Florida Soccer Club as it got work in ahead of the new year.

Jay, L.E.A.D. Academy and Central competed in the District 1-1A meet Monday at Twin Oaks Park in Niceville.

By a 10-3 vote, the FHSAA Board of Directors voted Monday to change the look of high school football in Florida when it comes to classifications and playoff format.

Never has the University of West Florida football team had a perfect regular season.


The Argos are a game away from achieving one after beating Delta State 51-38 in a wild Gulf South Conference game Saturday afternoon.

When Central’s football team was 0-6 earlier this season, a winning streak in the future didn’t seem likely.


But here the Jaguars are, at the end of the regular season, riding the high of three consecutive wins, punctuating the run with a 14-12 win over Wewahitchka on the road on Halloween.

It was the annual “Battle of the Bronze” matchup between the Pace Patriots and Milton Panthers on Halloween, and players from both teams has their eyes set on the helmet-laden plaque.


To top that off, both teams had big postseason goals in mind.