Paxton-The Lady Royals (18-3) defeated Paxton (17-9) 52-32 for the District 1A Championship. The win marks the 6th win in a row for Jay. Paxton came out on fire on their home court. Abbie Davis hit two quick 3’s for the Bobcats, but the young Lady Royals quickly answered. 8th grader Presley Hawthorne hit two […]
Paxton-On Wednesday Jay knocked off Freeport in the district tournament semi-finals round, 60-43. Jay was lead by Kaylee Gilbreath, who scored 26. “Kaylee Gilbreath put on a show,” head coach Jorey Diamond said. “What a ballgame she had.” Presley Hawthorne scored 11 and Darcy Locklin added 8. “Darcy was good off the bench,” Diamond added. […]
Weekly Athletics Schedule sponsored by Baptist Hospital. Athletics for the week of January 30th – February 4th Monday; January 30th Tuesday; January 31st Wednesday; February 1st Thursday; February 2nd Friday; February 3rd Saturday; February 4th
Friday-Jay (16-3) hosted Central (5-16) on Friday in front of a packed gym and came away with their 10th win in a row, 63-19. Central jumped out on the Royals to begin with, leading 6-0 early on, but once the Royals settled in, the young Jaguars had no answers. Senior Tristan Watson led all scores […]
Thursday-It was a good night to be a Jay Royal as both the boys’ and girls’ teams defeated the rival Chiefs at home, while honoring senior players Tristan Watson, Landy Locklin, and Jaylen Routley. It was a dominating night from the beginning as the Jay girls proved way too much for the chiefs, 52-14. The […]
Wednesday-In a makeup game due to inclement weather, the Royals (14-3) outpaced visiting Destin High School (7-13), 64-51. Senior Tristan Watson exploded on the night, leading all scorers with 27. Ethan Mcdonald scored 14, while Mason Allen added 11. In all, seven total Royals would get in the scorebook. Jay held a 26-19 lead at […]
On Friday, January 27th, Jay’s 1963 boy’s basketball team will be honored. JHS will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of the team that made it to the final four. Save the date… Friday, 1/27/23 1963 Boys Basketball Team 60th Anniversary of Final Four State Championship Appearance Recognized between JV & Varsity games
Monday-Jay (15-3) won it’s third game in a row by defeating Catholic(9-10), 46-35 at home. Jay used a big second quarter to distance themselves from the visiting Crusaders and that was enough to secure the win. All tied up at 11 after the first quarter, eighth grader Presley Hawthorne scored six while Darcy Locklin scored […]
Weekly Athletics sponsored by Baptist Hospital. Athletics for the week of January 23rd – 28th Monday; January 23rd Tuesday; January 24th Thursday; January 26th Friday; January 27th Saturday; January 28th
Friday-The Lady Royals (14-3) are back on a winning streak after traveling to Milton High (9-11) and defeating the Panthers, 46-28. It’s Jay’s second win in as many days. Three different Royals hit 3’s in the first quarter to help get Jay to a 11-8 lead. Jay’s stingy defense held Milton to only five points […]
