Area Sports
Lady Jackets have a busy week
Jeff Davis High’s softball team had a busy week with four games, losing to Brantley County 10-4 and Bacon County 6-0, and then defeating Coffee County 5-2 and Pierce County 9-4. Playing in Nahunta, the Lady Jackets fell behind by a 5-0 score before getting within a run with a 4-run 5th inning. But the…
Read MoreJD hosts Southern Ga. XC Championship
Photos by Meg Wood The Jeff Davis cross country program hosted the 10th Annual Southern Georgia XC Championship last Thursday. The event had 909 registered runners from 26 high schools and 15 middle schools. The Yellow Jacket program did well. Both middle school and high school teams will compete at the For Coffee Invitational in…
Read MoreJackets go to 3-0 with 40-0 win
Jeff Davis High’s football team improved to 3-0 last Friday with their third straight lopsided win. The Jackets got their second shutout of the season with a 40-0 victory over Metter High School on the Tigers’ home field. The Jackets took the opening kickoff and, on the first play from scrimmage, Kobe Hill burst through…
Read MoreMiddle school wins big
The Jeff Davis Middle School cross country teams traveled to Jones County last Wednesday to compete in the Champions of Middle Georgia Invitational. Both the boys and girls captured the team title at the 11-team meet. That makes three straight wins for the boys team and two straight wins for the girls team. Individual Medal…
Read MoreRegion softball
Region 1AA Softball Standings Bacon County 9-2 4-1 Berrien 10-3 4-1 Cook 12-1 3-1 Thomasville 8-5 2-2 Fitzgerald 6-6 1-3 Jeff Davis 5-7 1-4 Brooks 3-5 0-3 Last week’s scores: Aug. 31 Bacon 9, Thomasville 1 Irwin 9, Fitzgerald 1 Sept. 1 Cook 8, Jeff Davis 0 Bacon 11, Brooks 1 Berrien 6, Thomasville 1…
Read MoreRegion football
2026 Region 1AA Football Standings Team Overall Reg. Jeff Davis 3-0 0-0 Berrien 3-0 0-0 Bacon County 2-1 0-0 Fitzgerald 1-1 0-0 Thomasville 1-1 0-0 Cook 1-2 0-0 Brooks County 0-3 0-0 Jeff Davis High 3-0 Aug. 21 Vidalia 37-0 Aug. 28 @ Clinch County 42-7 Sep. 4 @ Metter 40-0 Sep. 11 Open Sep.…
Read MoreLady Jackets lose big, win big
Jeff Davis High’s softball team had a down-and-up week last week, losing 8-0 to Cook Tuesday in Adel and then blanking Fitzgerald 9-0 Thursday in Hazlehurst. The games left the Lady Jackets with a 5-7 overall record, 1-4 in Region 1AA. In Adel Tuesday, there wasn’t much to write about as the Lady Hornets’ pitcher…
Read MoreXC goes to ‘Battle of the Bigs’
The Jeff Davis High cross country teams traveled to Douglasville Aug. 29 to compete in the Bob Blastow Invitational hosted by Alexander High School. Over 70 teams were represented in the two race divisions. The JD squads raced in the Varsity #2 Race, which was the strongest of the two divisions. The boys finished 27th…
Read MoreJackets take 42-7 win over Panthers
Photos by Abi Hernandez Jeff Davis High’s win over Clinch County Friday night on the Panthers’ home field wasn’t a big surprise. The score, however, was a bit of a shocker. The Yellow Jackets dominated the Panthers in every aspect of the game and came away with a 42-7 victory. The win gives Jeff Davis…
Read MoreLady Jackets lose a heartbreaker
Jeff Davis High lost a heartbreaker to Berrien County last Wednesday in Nashville. The Lady Jackets led 2-0 on a 2nd inning 2-run homer by Mikelynn Jones but the Rebelettes fought back, scoring 2 unearned runs in the bottom of the 5th inning to pull out a 3-2 victory. Anna Grace Alligood opened the 2nd…
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