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Big Week For Northview, Jay In Tournament Play

Tuesday will be a big day for the sports programs at both Northview and Jay High School.

For the Lady Chiefs, will be a softball regional quarterfinal at home in Bratt. For the Chiefs, it will be game one of  District 1-2A baseball tournament 50 miles away in Baker. And for the Jay Royals, it also be the opening day of district baseball play in a tournament that could eventually pit the Royals against the Chiefs.

Softball

The brackets are set for the Florida High School Athletic Association softball regional quarterfinals this week, with the District 1-2A champion Lady Chiefs taking on District 2-2A runner up  Sneads at 7 p.m.  Tuesday in Bratt.

Northview (24-3) is coming off a 5-4, seven inning championship win last Thursday night over the Baker Gators (15-8). Sneads (19-7) lost their district championship game last week to South Walton (19-5) , 1-0 in 10 innings.

The winner of the Northview versus Sneads game will advance to the regional semifinals Friday against the winner of Tuesday’s South Walton  and Baker matchup.  The regional finals are set for Tuesday, May 4.

Admission for each game during this week’s playoff series at Northview is $6 for all ages.

Baseball

Pairings for the District 1-2A tournament this week in Baker came down to the flip of a coin for four teams, including Northview and Jay.

The Chiefs and the Royals were tied for the spot in the district with Jay getting the number one seed on a coin toss. The Baker Gators took the third seed spot after winning a coin toss with Freeport.

The tournament began Monday with Ponce de Leon beating Freeport 9-8, advancing to play Jay in the first semifinal at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Also Monday, Baker beat Pensacola Christian Academy 8-7, advancing to face Northview at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the second semifinal game.

The tournament championship game will be played at 7 p.m. Thursday.

NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.