Area Sports

Jeff Davis High’s football team tuned up for the 2026 region schedule with a 4-game slate of non-region games which ended last week with a 36-7 win over McIntosh County Academy in Darien. It was the Yellow Jackets’ fourth straight victory leading up to this Friday night’s region opener against Fitzgerald in Fitzgerald. Both the…

Jeff Davis High’s softball team ran its win streak to 4 games last week with a 9-2 win over Thomasville and a 5-0 win over Berrien County. But Monday in Jesup, the Lady Jackets fell 9-0 to Wayne County, a Class 5A team with a 19-3 record Tuesday in Thomasville, the Lady Jackets got off…

   Photos by Meg Wood Jeff Davis cross country performed well at the 2nd Annual For Coffee XC Invitational. The middle school boys and girls finish first overall, while both the high school teams finished second, both behind Coffee. The MS boys continue their winning ways with their 5th straight victory of the season, while…

Jeff Davis High’s softball team had a busy week with four games, losing to Brantley County 10-4 and Bacon County 6-0, and then defeating Coffee County 5-2 and Pierce County 9-4. Playing in Nahunta, the Lady Jackets fell behind by a 5-0 score before getting within a run with a 4-run 5th inning. But the…

Photos by Meg Wood The Jeff Davis cross country program hosted the 10th Annual Southern Georgia XC Championship last Thursday. The event had 909 registered runners from 26 high schools and 15 middle schools. The Yellow Jacket program did well. Both middle school and high school teams will compete at the For Coffee Invitational in…

Jeff Davis High’s football team improved to 3-0 last Friday with their third straight lopsided win. The Jackets got their second shutout of the season with a 40-0 victory over Metter High School on the Tigers’ home field. The Jackets took the opening kickoff and, on the first play from scrimmage, Kobe Hill burst through…

The Jeff Davis Middle School cross country teams traveled to Jones County last Wednesday to compete in the Champions of Middle Georgia Invitational. Both the boys and girls captured the team title at the 11-team meet. That makes three straight wins for the boys team and two straight wins for the girls team. Individual Medal…

Jeff Davis High’s softball team had a down-and-up week last week, losing 8-0 to Cook Tuesday in Adel and then blanking Fitzgerald 9-0 Thursday in Hazlehurst. The games left the Lady Jackets with a 5-7 overall record, 1-4 in Region 1AA. In Adel Tuesday, there wasn’t much to write about as the Lady Hornets’ pitcher…