Sports Briefs: 3 War Eagles on all-area football team

Published 1:57 pm Tuesday, January 9, 2024

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3 football players make all-area

Three Davie football players made the Winston-Salem Journal’s all-area team: Markel Summers, Elijah Chaffin and Ty Miller.

Summers, a senior running back, rushed for 1,484 yards, 18 touchdowns and averaged 134.9 yards per game. He recorded nine 100-yard games, including 299 on one night and 243 against West Forsyth.

Chaffin made it as a 6-3, 195-pound freshman linebacker. He led Davie with 103 tackles (25 solo, 78 assisted). He’s also a straight-A student.

While Summers and Chaffin made first team offense and defense, respectively, Miller was selected second team offense. The 6-2 senior quarterback threw for 3,131 yards and 30 TDs and added 10 rushing scores. He threw a school-record seven TD passes in a win over West Rowan. He has a 4.31 grade-point average.

Davie Little League signups 

Davie County Little League Baseball/Softball is holding spring registration until Feb. 28. Register online, or at in-person signups Feb. 17 at the Davie Recreation Center. Evaluations will be March 2. www.daviell.com.

Ratledge has 17 in loss

Maddie Ratledge of the Davie JV girls basketball team scored 17 points, but it wasn’t nearly enough in a 56-29 loss at Reagan on Jan. 3.

Ratledge was two shy of her season high; she has scored 19 on two occasions. Britany Hernandez and Zahmirah Summers had six each. Davie fell to 2-5 overall and 1-1 in the conference.