Area Sports
Soccer boys suffer first defeat
The undefeated Jeff Davis Yellow Jackets went against Fitzgerald this past Tuesday. JD decided to be aggressive early. After a string of passes on the left wing, Gael Valora assisted Fernando Vega. Fitzgerald decided to match the intensity. They retaliated by scoring a 25 yd banger bringing the game to a tie. To start the…
Read MoreNetters sweep Claxton, Dodge
Jeff Davis Varsity tennis traveled to Claxton last Monday. Both varsity guys and girls swept Claxton with a 5-0 score. Marquez Patterson played number one singles for the guys, and he made quick work of his opponent with a 6-0, 6-1 win respectively. Cain Johnson and Alan Lopez also won quickly. They placed the ball…
Read MoreJackets split in Savannah
The threat of bad weather in west Georgia forced the cancellation of Jeff Davis High’s baseball games with Rockmart and Pepperell over the weekend. So the Yellow Jackets picked up a pair of games in Savannah, losing to Savannah Christian Preparatory School 4-3 on a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning, and…
Read MoreTennis meets West Laurens, Sumter, Wayne
The Yellow Jacket Tennis Teams hosted West Laurens Feb. 27. The Yellow Jackets girls grabbed another win with a score of 3-2. Presley Cox and Ava Coleman pulled off a doubles win for the Lady Jackets finalizing the win. The guys lost to the AAAA school, but they had several close matches. Amarri Jackson and…
Read MoreJackets top Appling 6-2
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team took a 6-2 win over previously undefeated Appling County last Tuesday in Hazlehurst. Alex Mason picked up the win on the mound, going five innings and allowing only one hit. Catcher Carter Mullis got things started for the Jackets in the first inning with a towering, 2-out, 2-run homer over…
Read MoreSoccer boys win three
Jeff Davis High’s soccer boys took a trio of victories, defeating Berrien County 4-3 Feb. 14, topping Dodge County 4-3 Feb. 16, and winning 4-0 over Worth County Feb. 21. Against Berrien, Jeff Davis did well to maintain possession of the ball, but both teams remained scoreless during the first half. The second half was…
Read MoreTennis team sweep Ware
Jeff Davis Tennis hosted Ware County Feb. 23 at home. Jeff Davis boys pulled out a close match 3-2 for a win against the Gators. Braun Reyes played the second singles spot for the varsity boys. He played really aggressively against his opponent with great placement on the ball. Jeff Davis varsity girls swept the…
Read MoreJackets split with Wayne and TCC
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team split two games on a chilly, windy day in Thomasville Saturday, falling 7-6 to Wayne County and defeating Thomas County Central 4-1 in a battle of three teams of Yellow Jackets. For the two games, 4th ranked Class 2A Jeff Davis out hit their two opponents — 10th ranked Class…
Read MoreJDMS Blue splits pair
Jeff Davis Middle School’s Blue Team split two games last week, rolling over Dodge County 14-0 and falling to Pierce County 8-4. The Young Jackets banged out eight hits against Dodge and Zack Hulett and Peyton Jones combined for a one-hitter on the mound. Jacob Laney had a single, a double and two RBI to…
Read MoreHulett wins state
For somebody who had not wrestled in three years, Hayden Hulett turned out to be pretty good at it. The John Milledge Academy senior won the school’s first wrestling state championship since 2021 over the weekend, earning the crown as top 190-pound wrestler in the Georgia Independent Athletic Association (GIAA). And he did it by…
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