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Jeff Davis High got its 3rd shutout of the season last Friday night against Bacon County with a 37-0 Homecoming victory. The win gave the Yellow Jackets a 6-0 overall record, and a 2-0 Region 1AA mark. This Friday night, the Jackets face what may be their toughest test of the season as they make…

The Jeff Davis Cross Country Teams hosted the Three Rivers XC Classic last Thursday. Twenty-six high school teams participated, including teams as far away as Jackson. The event included a Senior Recognition Parade, a JV Race, and races for each Top 8 Boys and Top 8 Girls. On the boys side, Jeff Davis finished 7th…

It was another busy week for the JDHS Lady Jacket softball team as they had 5 games, posting a 3-2 record. Last Tuesday, Jeff Davis rolled to a 17-0 win in Fitzgerald. Wednesday they hosted Effingham County and took it on the chin, losing 11-1. Thursday, the team split a pair of games against No.…

With 2 games left in the regular season, Savanna Robinette leads the Jeff Davis High softball team’s batting with a .427 average, 6 home runs and 27 RBI. The Lady Jacket bats have heated up over the last few games and, after a slow start early in the season, the team now has 7 batters…

The Jeff Davis Middle School’s teams dominated the Southeast Georgia Middle School Athletic League Championship last week. The JD teams swept all four races (JV Boys, JV Girls, Top 7 Boys, Top 7 Girls). This marked the first time in program history the boys and girls teams have won the league championship in the same…

Last Friday’s Jeff Davis-Fitzgerald football game was a battle of Class AA heavyweights, keeping the large crowd on the edge of their seats from start to finish. The Yellow Jackets and the Purple Hurricanes battled tooth-and-nail until Coach Lance Helton’s Jackets survived with a 29-20 win, after a pair of key coaching decisions from both…

Jeff Davis High’s softball team won 3 of 4 games over the last week, shutting out 3 opponents and being shut out against the other. The Lady Jackets traveled to Quitman last Tuesday for a double header against Brooks County, winning 18-0 and 13-0. Thursday in Hazlehurst they fell 4-0 to region-leading Cook High School.…

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…