Area Sports
Bohannon chosen for All State game
Jeff Davis High senior softball player Ava Bohannon has been selected to play in the 2026 Georgia Dugout Club All-State Softball Games this Saturday at Truist Park in Atlanta. Bohannon will participate as a Region 1 player in the 10:40 a.m. all-classification game between players from Georgia High School Association Regions 1 and 2 vs.…
Read MoreLady Jackets finish 3rd in state tournament
Jeff Davis High’s softball team took a 3rd place finish in the Georgia High School Association Class AA State Tournament, finishing the season with a 21-17 record. The Lady Jackets of Coach Brooke Taylor were the surprise of the tournament as they were the lowest seeded team to earn a trip to the State Finals…
Read MoreYellow Jackets top Rebels 41-20
Friday night’s Jeff Davis-Berrien football game turned out to be a clinic on how an offensive line can dominate an opponent. And it was the Yellow Jackets’ down linemen that won the contest. Tye Rea, Kenneth Kidd, Jamari Wilcox, Brice Bohannon, Giovanni Torres, Delbert Sumner and Jeremiah Davis won the battle in the trenches as…
Read MoreRobinette, Bohannon lead batting
Sophomore Savanna Robinette and senior Ava Bohannon led the 2026 Lady Jacket softball team’s batting as Robinette batted .429 with 8 home runs and 38 RBI, and Bohannon batted .425 with 12 homers and 37 RBI. Opposing pitchers were wary of Bohannon’s bat as she walked 32 times, more than twice as many times as…
Read MoreCross Country hosts sections; boys and girls win region titles
The Jeff Davis Cross Country program hosted the 2A (Regions 1,2,3,4) and the 3A (Regions 1,2,3,4) Sectional meets this weekend. The two meets brought over 500 runners and 50 teams from all across the state. The Sectional Meets serve as the qualifying meet to advance to the State Championship in Carrollton next weekend. The Top…
Read MoreJackets rally to defeat Cook
Trailing 14-7 going into the 4th quarter, Jeff Davis High’s football team dominated the final stanza to score twice and take a-from-behind 21-14 victory over Cook High School Friday in Hazlehurst. The Jackets and the Hornets had battled on even terms in the 1st three quarters. But, starting with the final play of the 3rd…
Read MoreJackets fall to Thomasville
Jeff Davis High suffered its first loss of the season Friday night in Thomasville as the Yellow Jackets fell 28-25 to the Bulldogs. The matchup was the state’s Class AA Game of the Week as JD was 6-0 and Thomasville was 6-1 and both teams were ranked in the state’s Top 10. The Thomasville defense…
Read MoreSoftball team headed to Columbus
Jeff Davis High School’s softball team has earned a berth in the 2026 Georgia High School Association Elite 8 Playoff Finals Tournament Oct. 28-31 in Columbus. Coach Brooke Taylor’s charges swept Oglethorpe County, 10-1, 12-4 last Tuesday in the opening round and then upset No. 4 seed Cook High, 6-5, 10-7 Monday in Adel. Following…
Read MoreCross Country runs in Richmond Hill
Jeff Davis High’s cross country teams ran in the /Richmond Hill Invitational Oct. 17. Following are the Jeff Davis results: Boys 5K: 18. Mario Franco, 18:03.44; 23. Luke Relihan, 18:13.38; 38. Peyton Hamilton, 19:06.86; 52. Duke Mincey, 20:00.05; 56. Jesse Galvan, 20:25.53; 57. Ivan Sanchez, 20:26.12; 60. Chase Hughes, 20:36.98; 73. Preston Godwin, 22:07.71; 75.…
Read MoreLady Jackets lose 2, then win 2 in playoffs
Jeff Davis High’s softball team closed out its regular season last week with a pair of road losses but they finished high enough in the playoff rankings to earn a home series for the first round of the 2026 State Playoffs. The Lady Jackets fell to Emanuel County Institute 6-1 last Tuesday in Twin City…
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