ALUMNI UPDATE
Duke’s hot start on the gridiron continued on Saturday with help from Jones County’s Jontavis Robertson. The JCHS product had a catch for three yards as part of an offense that rolled up 38 points in a 38-17 win over Virginia, Duke’s first win against the Cavaliers since 2014.
Now 4-1, the Blue Devils play Saturday at Georgia Tech.
Middle Tennessee dropped a highscoring loss to UTSA in their Conference USA opener despite Teldric Ross playing an active defensive role, having six tackles. The Blue Raiders (4-2) play Saturday at UAB.
Mercer’s women’s cross country team set a season-best time at last weekend’s Live In The Lou Cross Country Classic in an effort paced by former Lady Greyhound cross country standout Laney Doster. Running a time of 19:22, Doster’s showing helped Mercer finish 16th overall with a time of 19:17. The Bears cap the regular season Oct. 15 at the USC Upstate Invitational.
Playing through rainy conditions, former JCHS star De’Queze Fryer and LaGrange College fell 37-22 on Friday to NC Wesleyan as Fryer had two catches for 11 yards. LaGrange hosts Maryville for homecoming on Saturday.
