Area Sports
Lady Jackets swinging bats well
Fourteen games into the 2023 Jeff Davis High School softball season, nine Lady Jackets are batting over .300, led by senior Jaci Underwood with a .467 average. The Lady Jackets have 10 homers led by Underwood, freshman Ava Bohannon and sophomore Claire Stinson with three each. Sophomore Carrie Ellen Arnold has the other round-tripper. Stinson…
Read MoreJD Hosts Southern Georgia XC Championships
The Jeff Davis cross country program hosted the Southern Georgia XC Championships last Thursday. The event has become the largest cross country event in south Georgia over the last several years, as it brings in almost a 1,000 runners from 30 high school and 17 middle school teams. In the middle school boys race, Ignacio Rubio continues…
Read MoreJacket Gridders Win 2-0
In a battle of defenses last Friday night in Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis took a 2-0 win over Metter High School to even the Yellow Jackets’ record at 2-2. The defenses so dominated play that neither team made a serious threat to score. And the Yellow Jackets had the far superior defense as the visiting Tigers…
Read MoreLady Jackets Drop 2 To Cook
Jeff Davis High’s softball team dropped two games to No. 1 ranked Cook High School last week, both by scores of 9-7. The games left Cook with an 11-0 record while Jeff Davis fell to 6-3. But while the scores were the same, the two games were very different. Last Tuesday in Adel, the Lady…
Read MoreSoftball Rankings
MaxPreps Class 2A Softball Rankings 1. Cook 11-0 2. Rockmart 15-0 3. Jeff Davis 6-3 4. Appling County 7-2-1 5. Mount Paran 10-0-2 6. ACE Charter 10-2 7. Toombs County 8-4 8. Banks County 10-4 9. Vidalia 5-6 10. Dodge County 9-4 ScoreAtlanta Class 2A Softball Rankings 1. Jeff Davis 6-3 2. Mount Paran 10-0-2…
Read MoreTwo Nothings
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information appeared in the Sept. 11 edition of Georgia High School Football Daily web site] Jeff Davis defeated Metter 2-0 last week. It was the 66th 2-0 game in GHSA history, according to the Georgia High School Football Historians Association, but first since 2005. The most memorable 2-0 score was probably LaGrange’s…
Read MoreJDMS Cross Country Competes
Jeff Davis High School’s cross country teams did not have a meet last week as the Bulldog Dash, hosted by Georgia Military College Prep, as cancelled due to storms. The middle school teams traveled to Southeast Bulloch for their second meet of the year. Both teams performed well, as the girls team finished 2nd behind…
Read MoreSwainsboro Hands Jackets 32-0 Loss
Jeff Davis High took its second straight loss and second straight shutout as the Yellow Jackets fell 32-0 to visiting Swainsboro last Friday night. The Jackets fell to 1-2 while the Tigers, ranked No. 2 in Class A, Division 1, improved to 3-0. Penalties and miscues plagued Jeff Davis and the Tigers’ fleet footed, elusive…
Read MoreBoys Ranked No. 2
Jeff Davis High’s boys cross country team is ranked No. 2 in Georgia’s Class 2A by Milesplit.com. The Jacket boys have been led by Kevin Vega who has the 18th best time in Class 2A with his 5K time for 18:19.00. The Class 2A boys rankings are: 1. Vidalia 93 2. Jeff Davis 137 3.…
Read MoreGirls Ranked No. 4
Milesplit.com has ranked Jeff Davis High’s girls cross country team as No. 4 in Georgia’s Class 2A. Lady Jacket Ellie Kate Marchant has the 13th best recorded time among Class 2A girls with a 5K time of 23:12.20. And close behind are Rebecca Lopez (23:43.90 — No. 17) and Ali Lewis (23:45.60 — No. 18).…
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