Area Sports
Cross country runs in 3-Rivers Classic
Jeff Davis High’s boys and girls varsity and boys jayvee cross country teams ran in the Three Rivers Cross Country Classic last Thursday in Hazlehurst. Girls Varsity 5K Run 24. Laysie Lewis, 22:41.80; 31. Jade Franco, 40. Christina Wilcox, 44. Aurie Taylor, 47. Graysie Lewis. Team Scores 1. Bleckley County 19 2. Frederica Academy 94…
Read MoreLady Jackets down Vidalia, Lanier
Jeff Davis High Schools softball team ended its regular season last week with a pair of non-region wins to reach the 20-win plateau for the season. The Lady Jackets defeated Vidalia 4-1 last Monday and downed Lanier County 5-2 last Wednesday. Today (Wednesday) Jeff Davis (20-10) hosts Bleckley County (18-5) in a best-of-3 series…
Read MoreJackets win homecoming game 42-14
Jeff Davis High shook off a pesky Berrien High Friday night as the Yellow Jackets rolled to a 42-14 homecoming victory. The visiting Rebels made it interesting in the first half with a 14-pt. second quarter. But, after leading only 21-14 at intermission, the Jackets scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to win…
Read MoreSoftball splits 2 games
PHOTOS BY GAVIN VICKERS Jeff Davis High’s softball team split a pair of non-region games last week, rolling by Class A, Div. II Telfair County 17-3 and falling to Class 5A Coffee 6-2. Playing in McRae-Helena last Tuesday, the Lady Jackets spotted the Lady Trojans to a 3-0 1st inning lead, tied the game 3-3…
Read MoreXC Teams run in Cochran
The Jeff Davis High and Middle School cross country teams participated in the Bleckley County 2 Mile Night Run last Thursday in Cochran. Ellie Kate Marchant’s 5th place finish in the varsity girls race was the top finish by a Jeff Davis High runner. She covered the 2 miles in a time of 12:57.12.…
Read MoreWalsh has hot bat
Sophomore 3rd baseman Mattie Walsh had an outstanding week at the plate last week, going 9-for-15 in 4 games and boosting her batting average to a team-leading .485. Sophomore catcher Ava Bohannon is close behind with a .435 average, and 8 home runs and 28 RBI, both of which lead the team. The Lady Jackets…
Read MoreJackets fall 56-21 to Thomasville
The first quarter of Friday night’s Jeff Davis–Thomasville football game was like a horse race as the two teams raced up and down the field and left fans dizzy from the fast-paced action. Forty-two points were scored in the opening stanza that ended with the homestanding Bulldogs on top 28-14. In the end, the Yellow…
Read MoreLady Jackets struggle
Last week got off to a great start for the Lady Jacket softball team with a big, 5-1 victory over region-leading Bacon County in Alma. But from there, Coach Brooke Taylor’s charges dropped four straight games, including both ends of a double-header against Bacon Thursday in Hazlehurst. Thursday’s losses, coupled with Saturday’s road defeats to…
Read MoreJackets improve to 4-0 with 31-0 win
Last September in Nahunta, Jeff Davis High lost to Brantley County in an upset 28-21. The Herons’ first three scores came on a kickoff return, a punt return and a return of a blocked punt. The loss was a huge disappointment for the Jackets. But in last Friday night’s rematch, there would be no upset.…
Read MoreValdelamar Sets New School Record
The first half of last Friday’s Jeff Davis High football victory over Brantley County ended with a celebration — the celebration of senior placekicker Fabian Valdelamar’s school record 52-yd. field goal that came as the first half came to an end. The kick barely made the distance as the football hit the crossbar and bounded…
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