Area Sports

Jeff Davis High’s performance against a strong Pierce County team was riddled with mistakes in the 42-0 loss to the Bears. Nonetheless the Yellow Jackets fought hard but couldn’t match the hard-hitting Bears. The Jackets’ performance Friday night was far superior to their 2022 battle against the Bears as Pierce scored effortlessly on all five…

Jeff Davis High’s softball team suffered its first loss of the season last Friday, falling 2-1 to Class 6A Effingham County in Springfield. But the Lady Jackets bounced back in a big way Monday, thrashing Pierce County 18-0 in Blackshear behind the no-hit pitching performance of sophomore Carrie Ellen Arnold. The games left the Lady…

The Jeff Davis cross country teams traveled to Florida Aug. 25 to participate in the Babe Zaharias Twilight Challenge hosted by Chamberlain High School. The meet is named after Babe Zaharias, a famous female athlete who won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. After participating in the Olympics…

Jeff Davis High School’s football team opened their 2023 season Friday night in Folkston with the Yellow Jackets pulling out a 23-20 win over Charlton County, ranked No. 9 in Class A, Division II. The game was a back-and-forth contest as the lead changed hands six times before Jeff Davis took the lead for good…

There’s an old saying among the football coaching ranks that offense wins games, but defense wins championships. Well, pretty obviously that old adage can apply to any sport, including softball. Monday afternoon in Vidalia, Jeff Davis High softball pulled off a defensive gem that didn’t win a championship but it probably won the game for…

Jeff Davis High’s football team prepared for this week’s opener against Charlton County with a pre-season game last Friday against Atkinson County in Pearson. The Jackets looked formidable, racing to a 28-0 lead with just under two minutes left in the first half. On the kickoff following their final score of the game, on the…

Jeff Davis High’s softball team improved to 2-0 last Thursday with a 6-1 win over visiting Coffee High School. Freshman Jazmine Villasenor got her first varsity start in the game in right field and went 3-for-3 at the plate and drove in three runs. And sophomore pitcher Carrie Ellen Arnold gave up earned no runs…

The Jeff Davis cross country teams opened their 2023 season by hosting the Peach State Preview Aug. 12. The event started with the varsity boys race where the JD squad finished in 3rd place behind Vidalia (runner-up) and Glynn Academy (champion). Junior Gael Valora paced the Yellow Jacket squad with a ninth place finish with…

Jeff Davis High’s softball program got off to a solid start on the 2023 season Monday as the Lady Jackets swept visiting Wilcox County in a JV/varsity doubleheader, 8-0 and 8-0. The pitching and defense stood out as freshman lefty Jaqueline Villasenor pitched a 1-hit shutout with 14 strikeouts in the JV game and she…