High School Basketball
Thursday- Royals are on the road tonight in the first round of the playoffs at Poplar Springs at 7pm. Central hosts Graceville tonight at 7pm.
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Royals Football search has begun
The Jay Royals have begun conducting interviews to hire the next head football coach at Jay High School. The job was posted on the Santa Rosa County job line last week.
Jay Alum Hired as Head Football/AD at Chipley
Jay High School class of 2002 graduate Marcus Buchanan was named head football coach and athletic director at Chipley High School. Buchanan has been coaching at Milton for the last 4 years and had coached at Pace for 6 years prior to that. Click on link below to see an interview. https://www.mypanhandle.com/sports/local-sports/chipley-hires-marcus-buchanan-as-new-head-football-coach/ (Image courtesy […]
Feb 18 2021 | Posted in Community,High School,Local,People on the Move,Sports,Top News | Read More »
State Weightlifting Meet-Fretwell places 2nd
Friday-Six girls from Jay advanced and competed in the 2021 FHSAA State Weightlifting Championships. This year’s state championship was held at Suwannee High School. Below is the list of the ladies that represented JHS and how they placed in their respective weight class. Kaitly Fretwell-2nd place Briana Dunsford-7th place Carlyn Watson-5th place Ella Nelson-7th place […]
Lady Royals fall in Championship
@ Paxton- On Saturday the Lady Royals played for their 3rd district championship in a row under head coach Brian Watson. By defeating Northview on Thursday, Jay advanced to play Paxton. The Royals never could find their groove in the championship game. After taking an early lead (3-0), the Royals trailed the entire game. Up […]
Lady Royals Advance to District Championship
Jay- The Lady Royals defeated the Northview Chiefs on Thursday night at Jay in the semi-final round of the district tournament. The Lady Royals will be playing for the district title at Paxton on Saturday. Good luck ladies!
Lady Royals finish 2nd at District WL
On Friday, the Lady Royals hosted their first district championship in school history. The Lady Royals Weightlifting team finish 2nd with 66 points. Baker finished with 70 points and won the district title. The top 6 in each weight division will be advancing to the FHSAA Regional Championship which will be held this Friday at […]
Kersey steps down as Royals’ Football Coach
Jay-Jay head football coach Melvin Kersey has stepped down as Jay’s football coach. Kersey has lead the Royals for the past 5 years and had a 19-32 record. Kersey, a JHS alumni, took the job in 2016 when then JHS head coach Kent Smith took the head coaching job at Pace High School. After his […]
Changes to Florida/Alabama Shootout
Due to Covid 19, there have been some changes to the basketball games on Thursday and Friday night. The new schedule is below. Thursday-12/17 5:30- Jay/ Pop Springs-Girls 7:00- Jay/WFB- Boys Friday-12/18 5:00- Jay/Flomaton- Girls 6:30- Jay/Flomaton-Boys
Dec 16 2020 | Posted in Announcements,High School,Jay,Jay Elementary,Jay High,Local,Schools,Sports,Top News | Read More »
Royals/Bobcats Split
@ Jay-The Royals hosted the Paxton Bobcats on Tuesday night. The Lady Royals struggled, while the boys got a very important early district win. Next up for the Royals is a trip to rival Northview on Thursday. Girls Paxton 53 Jay 33 Boys Jay 62 Paxton 41
