Central’s volleyball team has played a tough schedule through the first month of the season and sits at 5-10 after 15 games.
The 1A Jaguars have played several bigger schools this season, including West Florida Tech, which held off Central in three sets Wednesday by the scores of 25-10, 25-9 and 28-26.
The latest regional volleyball rankings are out and a handful of teams remain in the top eight, with Navarre and Jay in the top eight in their respective classifications.
The first set of regional rankings for football are out.
Pace and Jay find themselves ranked in the top eight in their respective classifications while Navarre is just outside of the top eight, sitting in 11th this week.
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.
