Less than a week remains until district tournament play begins and several area teams are in the mix for a postseason berth.
Jay is ranked second in Rural in the latest FHSAA regional rankings while Baker is fourth. Pace, winners of 12 in a row, is eighth in Region 1-6A.
Nothing came easy, but the Pace Patriots kept their win streak intact with a big win over Madison County Friday night.
Pace rallied for a 20-18 victory after Brooks Washington found room to run and scored as the Patriots knocked off the Cowboys.
Central made the short trip to Jay Friday night for a football clash between familiar foes. In the end, the Royals came out on top, defeating the Jaguars 47-7.
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.
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.
