Area Sports
Boys suffer upset loss to Bacon; defeat Worth & Brantley
Jeff Davis High’s boys won 2-of-3 region basketball games last week. Their wins came over Worth last Tuesday 69-48 in Hazlehurst and Brantley County 65-41 Saturday also at home. But Friday in Alma, the Jackets suffered an upset as Bacon came from behind in the final quarter to take a 60-53 win. The Jackets finished…
Read MoreLady Jackets drop 3 games
Jeff Davis High’s girls basketball team lost three games over the last week to fall to 4-12 overall and 1-3 in the region. The Lady Jackets fell 50-40 to Worth County Tuesday in Hazlehurst, 66-32 to undefeated Bacon County Friday in Alma, and 45-34 to Brantley County Saturday at home. Against Worth, Bree Coney’s 2…
Read MoreJD girls win 2 straight
Jeff Davis High’s girls basketball team grabbed the early lead in the Region 1 standings Friday as they took a 49-41 win over Berrien High School in Hazlehurst. Saturday night, also in Hazlehurst, the Lady Jackets got their second win in a row with a 36-14 shellacking of Toombs County. Coach KatyBeth Jordan’s charges trailed…
Read MoreBoys win streak snapped
Jeff Davis High’s boys basketball team had its 9-game win streak snapped Saturday night in Hazlehurst as Toombs County took a 52-48 win over the Jackets. Friday night, also in Hazlehurst, Coach Thomas McAboy’s Jackets took an easy 63-26 win over Berrien, their 9th straight victory after losing their first 3 games of the season.…
Read MoreCross Country awards presented
The Jeff Davis County Schools cross country program held its annual awards banquet Dec. 15. Athletes honored for their work throughout the year were: Varsity Girls Most Valuable Runner — Ellie Kate Marchant. Most Improved Runner — Jade Franco. Pride of the Jackets — Marley Powell. Motto Award: Made4More — Christina Wilcox. Heart of a…
Read MoreGirls down Pierce, fall to Telfair & Appling
Jeff Davis High’s girls basketball team won its second game of the season last Tuesday in Blackshear as the Lady Jackets topped Pierce County 42-37. But JD lost its next two games to fall to 2-9 for the season. Against Pierce, Bree Coney and Brylee Wyatt provided a strong one-two punch with 17 and 15…
Read MoreBoys extend win streak to 8
Jeff Davis High’s boys basketball team ran their win streak to 8 games with 3 victories last week, defeating Pierce County 71-56 Tuesday in Blackshear, downing visiting Telfair County Friday 70-49 and blowing past Appling County 65-42 Saturday in Baxley. A.J. Sampson, J.J. Benjamin and J.T. Bryant paced the Yellow Jacket win over the Bears…
Read MoreLady Jackets get first win
Jeff Davis High School’s girls basketball team got its first victory of the season Saturday afternoon in Alamo as Coach KatyBeth Jordan’s Lady Jackets took a 53-24 win over Wheeler County. Brylee Wyatt scored a career-high 21 points, hitting four 3-pt. shots, to lead the victory. The outcome was never in doubt as JD took…
Read MoreJackets win 5 straight
Jeff Davis High’s boys basketball team is on a roll as Coach Thomas McAboy’s charges have won 5 straight games after opening the season with 3 straight losses. Last Tuesday in Hazlehurst, the Jackets downed Atkinson County 46-36, Friday in McRae they rolled to a 73-37 win over Telfair County and Saturday in Alamo they…
Read MoreBoys win 2 straight
In basketball play last week, Jeff Davis High’s boys snapped their 3-game losing streak and turned it into a 2-game winning streak. The Lady Jackets, however, lost 3 games to drop to 0-5 for the season. Coach Katie Beth Jordan’s girls enjoyed an experience they will remember for a lifetime as they traveled to Atlanta…
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