Monday-The Jay Lady Royals’ season ended at Ponce de Leon in the regional championship game for the second year in a row, 62-48. Ponce (22-2) came out firing on all cylinders, rarely missing any first quarter shots while Jay (21-5) struggled most of the night to connect from the field. Trailing 17-10 going into the […]
Thursday-Things looked bleak for the Jay boys basketball team. Down 17-4 at the end of the first quarter in the regional semi-finals at Paxton (20-6), a team that Jay (16-9) had fallen to less than a week ago in the district championship by a score of 52-31, it seemed that the 23/24 season was coming […]
Mary Sandra West Blackmon, 74, of Birmingham, Alabama, went to heaven on January 28, 2024, after a battle with liver and kidney disease. Sandra was born on September 23, 1949, to Frank Mason and Mary Kate West in Brewton, Alabama as the youngest of five children. After she graduated from Jay High School in 1967, […]
Wednesday-The Jay Lady Royals (21-4) made quick work of Paxton (19-4) in front of a packed home crowd as they dismantled the Bobcats, 57-35. This was the second meeting between the two teams. Jay won 44-38 in the first meeting back in early December. The Lady Royals jumped out early on Paxton, hitting three 3’s […]
Athletics for the week of February 12th – February 17th Monday; February 12th Varsity vs. FWB @ 7:00 P.M. Tuesday; February 13th Wednesday; February 14th · Varsity Girls’ Basketball @ Home vs. Paxton – Regional Semifinal – 7:00 PM Thursday; February 15th
Paxton (20-5) 52 Jay (15-9) 31 Jay did make the playoffs, however, and will get another shot at the Bobcats as they travel to Paxton on Thursday night for the regional semi-finals.
The Lady Royals are district champions for the second year in a row! Jay defeated Central on Friday in front of a huge crowd, 56-47. The Lady Jags had defeated the Lady Royals twice this season, but Jay won the one that mattered the most. Jay defeated Freeport in overtime on Wednesday to advance to […]
Thursday-The Jay Royals defeated the Central Jaguars at Jay in the semi-finals to advance to the District Championship, 63-58. In a packed John C. Smith Gymnasium, Ethan Mcdonald showed out and dropped 25 on the Jags to lead all scores. This was the closest game between the rival schools all season. Jay won the first […]
Wednesday-Well, a win is a win and the Lady Royals were happy to have it…but boy was it close. Jay defeated Freeport 61-57 in overtime to advance to the district championship on Friday. Jay had previously defeated Freeport twice this season and it was assumed that the Lady Royals would be able to coast to […]
Tuesday-The JHS boys’ basketball team advanced to the semi-final round of the district tournament after dismantling Northview (3-15) at Jay, 64-29. Jay (14-8) will now face Central (13-11) on Thursday. The game will be at Jay and tipoff is set for 7:00pm. Jay has defeated Central twice this year. 65-39 on January 12th and 64-44.
