Check out the latest area football stats as we head into week seven of the season.

Pace faces a big test on the road against Madison County while Jay and Central square off in a rivalry game as week seven of the high school football season is tonight.

Haylen Washington once dreamed of playing college football for the Florida Gators and then moving on to play in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles.


Football, interestingly enough, has always been his favorite sport. But basketball is where the former Milton Panther has really made his mark.

Jaymes Youngblood burst onto the scene as a running back at Jay last season.


He rushed for more than 1,100 yards during a nine-win campaign for the Royals.

Pace’s volleyball team had just survived a thrilling five-set match with Crestview and senior Cambree Klein summed up the feeling in a few words.


“My heart is racing,” Klein said.

Pace, Milton and Baker all remain in position to make the playoffs based on the latest FHSAA regional football rankings.

Jay, Pace and Baker are all still in a good position in the latest FHSAA regional volleyball rankings while Central is on the cusp of cracking the top four in Rural Region 1.

Milton football coaching legend Hurley Manning passed away on Tuesday.


Manning, 87, led the Panthers to a state runner-up finish in 1972 and to back-to-back state championships in 1978 and 1979.

Reice Griffith’s success on the football field at Mercer is not going unnoticed.


For the second consecutive week, the former Pace Patriot has been named the Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.

Gracie Ueberroth will be taking her softball talents to Georgia Southern University next fall.


The Pace standout announced her commitment to the Eagles on Friday.