Saturday
Highlights by John Sullivan 5A -
5A athletes revamp US#1 lists with 8 new national leaders. Marshall Fort Bend is US#1 in both boys and girls 4x400 (3:10.51 and 3:38.52). Jamaal Charles gets US#1 hurdle double. Brandi Cross 52.46 US#1. Skyline Dallas girls roll with two US#1 relay wins (45.11 and 1:36.04) and April Williams' hurdle double. Sabrina Taylor 20-8.25 US#1. Scott Sellers hurt, but Cinco Ranch Katy boys repeat. LaJerald Betters doubles 400/TJ. Luke Hansen 4:08.84. Erin Bedell wins two meet records (2:08.16 and 4:43.58).
5A highlights
Boys - Girls
Boys
BOYS
Top Teams:
1. 57 Katy Cinco Ranch
2. 44 Houston Eisenhower
3. 34 Dallas Carter
100
South Garland’s Matthew Harding wins in 10.63 (-0.5). And how about the blanket finish for 2 through 6:
10.74, 10.74, 10.74, 10.75, 10.76
200
US top 10 for Spring Woods sr Daniel Johnson’s 21.31 (-0.2)
400
US#2 46.60 as fast start pays off for Waco jr LaJerald Betters who also took the TJ
800
Nice 2nd lap from Reagan San Antonio sr Will Schroeder in his US#6 1:51.85 win.
1600
The Woodlands sr Luke Hansen looks great in US#2 4:08.84 victory over A&M Consolidated soph Duncan Phillips in 4:10.96 (old PR 4:17.20). They followed the early pace of Plano sr Scott MacPherson (62.15, 2:05.80) who was doubling back from a 3200 win. Phillips took over with 600 to go and was 3:07.95 at the 1200. Hansen will be joining the great young distance squad at the University of Texas.
3200
Plano sr Scott MacPherson defends his title with an easy-looking 9:12.62 over O’Connor San Antonio sr Rio Reina’s 9:15.70.
110H
US#1w Memorial Port Arthur sr Jamaal Charles locked horns with US#2w Cinco Ranch sr Trevor Gerland in a rematch of their US-best Region race. Charles won a squeaker in US#1 13.69 (+1.1) over Gerland’s US#2 13.72.
300H
Charles doubled back with an impressive US#1, all-time US#18 36.03. Carroll Southlake jr Clint Renfro, son of former NFL WR Mike, finished strong in a US#4 36.79..
4x100
Eisenhower Houston improved its US#2 time with a 40.75. Carter Dallas and Cinco Ranch also improved on their US#3 and US#4 spots with 40.82 and 40.97. This running finals opener confirmed that something was amiss as Scott Sellers did not run his usual leg #2 for Cinco Ranch. He had suffered a reported hamstring strain in the TJ.
4x200
US#1 Cinco Ranch fell behind early as they were again missing Sellers on leg 2. A strong anchor from sr Queito Teasley brought them up to gold in 1:25.19 – a time only they’ve bettered this year. Eisenhower Houston ran a US#2 1:25.31 to hold off a US#3 1:25.41 from Carter Dallas.
4x400
Just minutes after their girl’s quartet ran a US leader, the Marshall Fort Bend boys followed suit with a 3:10.51 US#1, all-time #28. Madison San Antonio got a fine anchor from 400m runner-up Quentin Summers to finish in 3:12.58 US#5.
LJ
Elsik Houston US#2w sr Jeremy Hicks turned the tables after 2 close losses at District and Region. His 24-3.5 (+1.2) was a US#4 mark ahead of US#1w Cinco Ranch sr Queito Teasley’s 24-1.25 (+1.9) effort.
TJ
Waco jr LaJerald Betters warmed up for his 400 title with a last jump 48-5.25 win. Cinco Ranch sr Scott Sellers matched that mark on his 1st attempt, but then apparently hurt his leg while fouling on his second attempt and passed in the remaining four rounds. Betters breaks the tie with his second best jump.
HJ
Lyle Leong wins at 6-9 as national leader and national indoor record holder
Scott Sellers no heights after injury in triple jump.
PV
A US#3 16-9 was good for gold for Tomball jr Alex Bentley.
SP
DeSoto jr Jason Guillory was the only 60-footer coming in and his 59-4.75 took the crown.
DT
Bowie Arlington sr Brad Sellers couldn’t match his prior US#5 197-3, but did take 1st with a 179-0 throw.
Girls
GIRLS
Top Teams:
1. 72 Dallas Skyline
2. 46 Alief Taylor
3. 36 College Station A&M Consolidated
100
Houston Arlington’s Brittany Blaylock won a tight one as her 11.72 (+1.2) US#4 held off Alief Taylor’s Elizabeth Adeoti’s 11.76 US#8.
200
Extremely close as Plano jr Porscha Lucas struck gold with a 23.93 US#6 to edge previous US#4 Alief Taylor jr Elizabeth Adeoti’s 23.93 by thousandths with Blaylock also close in 23.97 doubling back from her 100 win.
400
Fort Bend Marshall jr Brandi Cross turned back defending champ Westside sr Katie Baker with a 52.46 US#1, all-time #23. Baker was second with a fine 53.77 US#4.
800
Plano West sr Erin Bedell took down the first of 2 state meet records with a 2:08.16 wire-to-wire win.
1600
Erin Bedell improved her US#2 position with a controlled 4:43.58 state meet record which included a 64.85 last 400. Westfield soph Nichole Jones was the only one to go with Bedell and hung on for a 4:49.99 PR doubling back from her 3200 victory.
3200
Westfield soph Nichole Jones let Kingwood jr Danielle Selner and A&M sr Jocelyn Gardner take a 50m lead until 600 to go. Jones finished strongly for a 10:32.67 win over Selner’s 10:36.90 and Gardner’s 10:37.43.
100H
Skyline Dallas soph April Williams turned in a 13.92 (+0.2) US#6 effort for the title. She was pressed by Humble soph Karyn LaCour’s 14.00.
300H
April Williams followed up her 100H victory with a 42.47 US#4 win in the 300H.
4x100
The relays were exceptional! Skyline Dallas got the finals rolling with a 45.11 US#1, all-time US#8 time that beat MacArthur Houston’s 45.90 US#3.
4x200
Skyline Dallas had their injured star Kristin Lacy back for relay duty and it paid off with a 1:36.04 US#1, all-time #9. Alief Taylor improved their US#2 time with a 1:37.03 while MacArthur Houston took the bronze with a 1:37.58 US#5.
4x400
Fort Bend Marshall improved its US#1 spot with a 3:38.52 (all-time US#14) win over MacArthur Houston’s 3:42.51.
LJ
Lufkin star Sabrina Taylor sailed to a 20-8.25 (+1.8) US#1 victory.
TJ
Martin Arlington ‘s Jeomi Maduka bound to a 39-5 (+.6) win by 0.25 over Alief Taylor’s Shunda McPherson.
HJ
Southwest San Antonio jr Destinee Hooker cleared 6-0 for the title. US#1 Inika McPherson was limping and could only manage 5-11.
PV
Martin Arlington’s Jessica Trujillo was successful at 12-10 to improve her US#4 mark.
SP
Clark San Antonio’s Patience Knight wins with a 46-7.
DT
DeSoto’s Anteneshia Lindsey throws 140-9 to beat Deer Park’s Ashley Bryant’s 140-9.
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