Weaver, PV section winners
- Updated: April 30, 2017
Weaver wins first boys sectional track title in nearly 20 years, Pleasant Valley wins girls, Ohatchee sets 2 records
By East Alabama Sports Today
FORT PAYNE – The Weaver boys won their first sectional track title in nearly 20 years, Pleasant Valley won the girls title and Ohatchee set two sectional records in the Class 3A Section 3 meet completed Saturday.
The Weaver boys, who last won a sectional track crown in 1998, won the title that eluded it a year ago with 167 points, 20 ahead of Pleasant Valley. The PV girls won their title going away, scoring 228.5 points; the Lady Raiders had their crown wrapped up by early Saturday morning.
“That’s awesome,” Weaver coach Marcus Herbert said.
“I guess coming from the standpoint of two years ago when I first took over and had a few qualifiers to last year’s runner-up and now sectional champion it’s awesome to see how they’ve grown and having actually people come along and join the program.”
PV’s Matisse Miller and Trinity Roberts were named sectional MVPs after scoring 40 points with four event wins. The Lady Raiders’ Rachel Faucett also won four events. Miller and Roberts both swept the 800, 1600 and 3200 races and were on their respective 4×800 relay teams.
Weaver was led by Robert Gaines, who scored 31 points with two seconds (high jump, triple jump) and a third (long) in his individual events and was on the winning 4×100 relay. Maurice Goodman (long jump), Gary Wallace (300 hurdles), Chris Lemon (100 hurdles) and Brandon Boyce (shot put) won individual gold.
“He’s just a heck of an athlete,” Herbert said of Gaines. “He can do anything he wants. If I could put him in all 16 events I would. He’s one of the those special kids who comes through your program only so often.”
The top five finishers in each event qualify for next week’s state championships in Cullman. The Bearcats qualified at least 21 athletes; last year they sent 19 and finished 10th at state.
“The sky’s the limit with these kids,” Herbert said. “I’m not going to say we can make a run at it and win, but you never know what can happen.”
Ohatchee javelin throwers Cameron Ray and Kourtney Shuler both set 3A sectional records in their events. Ray, who hadn’t thrown in a week since injuring his arm during the Calhoun County Meet, threw it 161 feet, 4 inches. Shuler threw it 98 feet.
CLASS 4A-5A SECTION 3: In the Class 4A and 5A Section Meet at Beauregard, Jacksonville’s girls edged White Plains by a half-point for second place behind winner Ashville in Class 4A.
Calhoun County event winners included White Plains pole vaulters Matthew Moore and Savannah Yates, White Plains’ 4×800 relay team, Anniston 4×400 relay team; Anniston’s Ladajah Williams (800) and Jacksonville’s Tatiyana Thomas (200).
These state qualifiers head to Gulf Shores.
CLASS 1A-3A-6A SECTIONAL
At Fort Payne
CLASS 1A
Section 3
GIRLS
Team scores: Whitesburg 272, Cedar Bluff 161, Appalachian 48, Donoho 46, Paint Rock Valley 29, Skyline 17, Woodville 11.
BOYS
Team scores: Whitesburg 233, Cedar Bluff 157, Donoho 70, Skyline 38, Woodville 27, Appalachian 11, Southeastern 5.
State Qualifiers
GIRLS
Donoho – Lily Wiedmer (100, 200); Julia Wiedmer (800); Mercy Mangum (100H, HJ); Amarachi Nwogu (LJ); Virginia Mangum (discus); 4×800.
BOYS
Donoho – Dalton Nelson (200, 400, shot); Kam Thomas (800, 1600, 3200); Joseph O’Neill (1600, 3200); Bradey Goodson (110H, 300H); 4×800.
CLASS 3A
Section 3
GIRLS
Team scores: Pleasant Valley 228.5, Piedmont 163, Ohatchee 99.5, Pisgah 63, Glencoe 56, Wellborn 51, Weaver 20.
BOYS
Team scores: Weaver 167, Pleasant Valley 47, Ohatchee 130, Piedmont 110, B.B. Comer 53, Pisgah 50, Wellborn 8, North Sand Mountain 6
State Qualifiers
GIRLS
Ohatchee — Jayda Fair (3200, 1600); Brittany Caywood (3200); McKenzie Fuller (400, 300H); Kourtney Shuler (200, javelin-winner); Gracie George (shot); Marli Hanks (javelin, discus, HJ); Brook Baswell (HJ); Anna Brant (pole vault); 4×800; 4×100.
Piedmont – Kaitlyn Ridley (100-winner, 200-winner); Sydney Prater (100, HJ, LJ); Tatiana Jenkins (200, LJ-winner); Mady Doyal (400, 800, 1600); Jamiyah Crutcher (100H, 300H, TJ); Katelyn Truett (100H); 4×100-winner); 4×400; Macy Hanson (HJ, PV); Megan Mohon (PV-winner); Emily Kisor (PV); Kiara Jackson (discus); Lulu Jackson (javelin, shot-winner)
Pleasant Valley — Rachel Faucett (400-winner, HJ-winner, TJ-winner); Trinity Roberts (800-winner, 1600-winner, 3200-winner); Bailey Dollar (400); Emma Hood (1600); Eva Bryant (3200); Elizabeth Hall (3200); Mary Robbins (100H-winner, 300H); Leah Johnson (300H-winner, PV); 4×100; 4×400; 4×800-winner; Cammy Cochran (HJ, LJ, TJ); Brenna Harris (HJ, LJ, PV); Maddie Bentley (TJ; Mikala Simpson (discus-winner, shot); Blakely Malsy (javelin); Alyssa Cash (javelin).
Weaver — Tayanna Perry (100, 100H); 4×100 Relay
Wellborn — Mikayla Osbourne (100); Vanessa Carter (100; Katessa Carter (200) Anaya Lowe (discus); McKenzie Rains (shot); 4×100; 4×400
BOYS
Ohatchee – Gabe Hammonds (3200, 1600) Blake Noah (1600); Ryker Lambright (100, 200); Tyler Hester (110H); Cameron Ray (shot, javelin-winner); Chase Widgeon (javelin); Austin Snelling (discus); Chase Widgeon (LJ, pole vault); Brennan Wink (pole vault-winner); 4×800; 4×400; 4×100
Piedmont – Darrian Bossey (100, 200-winner, HJ-winner); Cardavion Myers (100, 200, TJ-winner) Lee Stanley (100); Jacob Pfledderer (300H, pole vault); Caden Compton (pole vault); Logan Beadles (discus, shot); Chase Bobbit (javelin); Blake Headrick (shot); 4×400; 4×800.
Pleasant Valley – Nicholas Stewart (200); Reagan King (200, LJ); Josh Faucett (400-winner, TJ); Jerimiah Hardy (400, 300H, LJ); Matisse miller (800-winner, 1600-winner, 3200-winner); Daniel Gladden (800, 1600, 3200); Jacob Gladden (1600); Jake Malsy (800); 4×100; 4×400; 4×800.
Weaver – Maurice Goodman (100, LJ-winner); London Knight (400); Gary Wallace (400, 300H-winner); Chris Lemon (100H-winner, 300H, HJ, TJ); Davontae Hilliard (100H); Robert Gaines (HJ, LJ, TJ); Amardric Elston (HJ); Brandon Boyce (discus, shot-winner); Matt Elston (discus); 4×100-winner; 4×400; 4×800)
Wellborn – Tona Davis (800).
CLASS 6A
Section 4
GIRLS
Team scores: Fort Payne 158, Muscle Shoals 92, Cullman 90, Columbia 73, Oxford 64, Athens 43, Hazel Green 40, Austin 31, Florence 26, Hartselle 22, Albertville 22, Southside-Gadsden 15, Pell City 6, Decatur 6.
BOYS
Team scores: Cullman 116.5, Florence 73, Austin 64, Hartselle 60, Southside-Gadsden 58, Oxford 57, Columbia 55.5, Albertville 46.5, Athens 46, Muscle Shoals 29, Fort Payne 15.5, Brewer 15, Decatur 12, Hazel Green 6, Pell City 3.
State Qualifiers
GIRLS
Oxford – Shania Vincent (100, 200); Brooklyn Chatman (100); Alex Gomez (TJ); Haley Dempsey (javelin); 4×100-winner; 4×400; 4×800
BOYS
Oxford — Kendrick Foster (800); Trevon Sanders (110H); Samuel Groce (300H); Markise Davis (HJ); Jakolbe McClendon (HJ); Dave Russell (LJ); Henry Pyles (TJ); 4×100; 4×800.
CLASS 4A-5A SECTIONAL
At Beauregard
CLASS 4A
Section 3
GIRLS
Team scores: Ashville 98, Jacksonville 91, White Plains 90.5, Hokes Bluff 85, Anniston 78, Handley 65.5, Sardis 56, Childersburg 50, Tallassee 37, Saks 24, Munford 11, Elmore County 5, Dadeville 2.
BOYS
Team scores: Tallassee 92, Elmore County 75, Anniston 75, Handley 72, White Plains 69, Dadeville 69, Ashville 51, Hokes Bluff 47, Munford 45, Jacksonville 35, Sardis 32, Saks 20, Childersburg6, Bullock County 3.
State qualifiers
GIRLS
Anniston – Madison Chandler (200); Jordyn Johnson (400); Lanecia Moore (400); Ladajah Williams (800-winner, 1600); Taylor Porter (discus); 4×100, 4×400-winner, 4×800.
Jacksonville – Tatiyana Thomas (100, 200-winner, LJ); Kayla Broom (400); Mary Shelton (1600, 3200); Rebecca Hearn (3200); Amia Montgomery (300H); Aniyah Robinson (shot put); Aniya Jefferson (shot put); Sierra Stone (javelin); 4×400, 4×800.
Saks – Georgina Fuhrmann (100H); Sa’Nya Fleming (LJ, TJ).
White Plains – Alyssa Hudgins (800); Ryleigh Randall (100H, 300H); Rian Chandler (HJ); Jordan Sabree (TJ); Savannah Yates (pole vault-winner); Maggie Ross (pole vault); August Poytress (pole vault); Grey Young (javelin); Jocelyn Harris (shot put); 4×400, 4×800.
BOYS
Anniston – Jeremy McCants (100); Torrian Sizemore (200, 400); James Haynes (1600, 3200); Miciah Myles (1600, 3200); Hunter Rouse (110H, 300H, HJ); 4×100, 4×400, 4×800
Jacksonville – Nico Richmond (100); James Johnson (400); K.J. Satcher (shot put); 4×100, 4×800
Saks – Marreo Thomas (discus); Jordan Brooks (shot put); 4×400.
White Plains – Macey Carr (400); Dylan McCareeth (800); Sam Larson (800); Jake Moore (3200); James Elrod (LJ); Matthew Moore (pole vault-winner); Gabe Sanford (pole vault); 4×100, 4×400, 4×800-winner.
CLASS 5A
Section 2
GIRLS
Team scores: Beauregard 240, Brewbaker Tech 87, Alexandria 78.5, Lincoln 67, Sylacauga 49.5, Valley 41, B.T. Washington 35, Dallas County 22, Calera 15, Cleburne County 15, Talladega 10, Shelby County 9, Marbury 2.
BOYS
Team scores: Beauregard 172, Sylacauga 116, B.T. Washington 83, Lincoln 81, Valley 78, Talladega 41.5, Brewbaker Tech 38, Alexandria 26, Cleburne County 20.5, Dallas County 15, Calera 7, Marbury 2.
State qualifiers
GIRLS
Alexandria – Katie Snow (1600, 3200-winner); Alyssa Mosley (3200); Tyshica Woodgett (HJ); Taylor Spradley (discus); Kalee Johnson (shot put); 4×100, 4×400, 4×800.
Cleburne County – Anna Bragg (discus); 4×800.
BOYS
Alexandria – Nathan Tucker (800); Ethan Darnell (discus); Sam Shaw (shot put).
Cleburne County – D.J. Gunin (110H); C.J. Higgins (javelin).
On the cover: Weaver’s track team celebrates its sectional championship. (Courtesy photo)
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