Navarre and Pace remain among the top eight in one of the toughest regions in high school volleyball while Jay and Baker are among the top four in the Rural region.
The Baker Gators had an offensive explosion, scoring five touchdowns, with four coming on the ground, in a 33-18 victory over visiting Houston County last Friday night.
Baker doesn’t back down from playing up in competition.
In the Rural classification this season, the Gators are the reigning 1A state champs and use opportunities against bigger schools to benefit them in the long run.
The high school baseball playoffs will have a different look in 2025 after the FHSAA Board of Directors voted 10-3 to approve a best-of-three format at its meeting earlier this week.
A proposal to expand the regular season from 25 to 28 games was also on the table, but it did not pass.
Crestview’s football team would have loved to win its Sept. 13 game against state power Niceville.
It was a game against one of the state’s best teams, and a rival, but the Bulldogs missed some chances that perhaps would have swayed the momentum in a 35-14 loss.
