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The Berwick Junior High School Panther and Lady Panther track and field teams won the team titles at the St. Mary Parish Junior High School Championship track meet March 29. Berwick’s Kyle Valdez was named boys Track MVP, while Arianna Jones and Kaylee Percle, both of Berwick, were named Co-Track MVPs on the girls side. Berwick’s boys finished with 155 points, while Patterson finished second with 129 points. Berwick’s girls totaled 153 points, while Patterson had 77. (Submitted Photo/Courtesy of Laura Larive)

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Morgan City High School’s Devonta Grogan was named Outstanding Performer at the St. Mary Parish Junior High Championship Relays March 29. Grogan won the 200-meter dash (24.46), the 300-meter hurdles (43.37), the long jump (18 feet, 5 inches) and the high jump (5 feet, 6 inches). (Submitted Photo/Courtesy of Morgan City Junior High School)

Berwick Junior High sweeps junior high championship relays titles

Staff Report

Berwick Junior High swept the team titles at the St. Mary Parish Junior High Championship Relays March 29.
The Panthers scored 155 points, while the Lady Panthers totaled 153 points.
Individually, on the boys side, Kelon Williams of Patterson Junior High was named Field MVP, while Kyle Valdez of Berwick Junior High was Track MVP. Morgan City Junior High’s Devonta Grogan was named Outstanding Performer.
Williams won the triple jump with a leap of 35 feet, 8 inches, while he finished second in the high jump with a 5-foot, 4-inch effort and second in the long jump with a leap of 17 feet, 2 inches.
Valdez won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:28, he finished first in the 1,600-meter run, clocking in at 5:12; and he was victorious in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 12:13.
Grogan won the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.46, and he was first in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 43.37. He also won the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 6 inches and the long jump with an 18-foot, 5-inch effort.
On the girls side, Arrianna Jones of Berwick Junior High and Kaylee Percle of Berwick Junior High were named Co-Track MVPs. Briyanna Butler of Patterson Junior High was the meet’s Outstanding Performer, while Amber Mora of Chitimacha was the Field MVP.
Jones finished first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 29.16 and was tops in the 400-meter dash at 1:09.17.
Percle finished first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:59 and also won the 1,600-meter run with a time of 6:39.
Butler finished first in the high jump with a leap of 4 feet, 8 inches; first in the long jump with a 13-foot, 4-inche effort and third in the triple jump with a 25 foot, 4-inch effort.
Mora finished first in the triple jump with a leap of 25 feet. 9.5 inches, second in the high jump with a 4-foot, 6-inch effort and sixth in the long jump with a leap of 11 feet.
Below are the east St. Mary Parish results from the meet:
Boys’ Events
Team scores: first, Berwick Junior High School, 155; second, Patterson Junior High School, 129; third, Morgan City Junior High School, 109; sixth, Central Catholic, 15.

100 Meter Dash: third, Hayden Barron, MCJHS, 12.56; fourth, Cameron Nicholls, PJHS, 12.81; sixth, Jaqandre Williams, PJHS, 13.17.

200 Meter Dash: first, Devonta Grogan, MCJHS, 24.46; second, Keyon Singleton, BJHS, 24.71; fifth, Cameron Nicholls, PJHS, 26.65; sixth, Moses Charlot, BJHS, 27.49.

400 Meter Dash: first, Keyon Singleton, BJHS, 58.03; second, Tyrone Tillman, PJHS, 59.42; fourth, Ryan Miller, Central Catholic, 1:02.75; fifth, Isaiah Williams, BJHS, 1:03.11; sixth, Kyle Ring, MCJHS, 1:03.89.

800 Meter Run: first, Kyle Valdez, BJHS, 2:28.00; second, Michael Marshall, PJHS, 2:33.00; third, Tyjaha Batiste, MCJHS, 2:35.00; fourth, Darby Frickey, BJHS, 2:36.00; fifth, Kaleb Lipari, PJHS, 2:48.00; sixth, Francisco Jacobo, MCJHS, 2:55.00.

1600 Meter Run: first, Kyle Valdez, BJHS, 5:12.00; second, Luke Orlando, BJHS, 5:27:00; third, Tyjaha Batiste, MCJHS, 5:34.00; fourth, Kaleb Lipari, PJHS, 5:59.00; fifth, Chris Pitre, MCJHS, 6:23.00; sixth, Christopher Acosta, PJHS, 6:27.00.

3200 Meter Run: first, Kyle Valdez, BJHS, 12:13.00; second, Luke Orlando, BJHS, 12:24.00; third, MCJHS, 12:47.00; fourth, Chris Pitre, MCJHS, 15:38.00; fifth, Kaden Ashley, PJHS, 16:20.00; sixth, Harvey Morgan, PJHS, 18:10.00.

100 Meter Hurdles: first, Kelon Williams, PJHS, 17.35; second, Quinton Toups, BJHS, 17.60; third, William Larocca, MCJHS, 17.90; fourth, Noel Naverro, PJHS, 18.62; fifth, Kyle Ring, MCJHS, 18.95; sixth, Landon Broussard, BJHS, 19.27.

300 Meter Hurdles: first, Devonta Grogan, MCJHS, 43.37; second, Quinton Toups, BJHS, 48.22; third, Seth Canty, BJHS, 48.47; fourth, Tyrese Batiste, 49.09; fifth, Noel Naverro, PJHS, 55.91; sixth, Samuel Walker, PJHS, 58.94.

4x100 Meter Relay: first, PJHS, Relay A, Allen Langston, Kai Schexayder, Cameron Nicholls, Jaqandre Williams, 50.22; third, BJHS, Relay A, Moses Charlot, Quinton Toups, Donte Short, Cody Hall, 51.00; fourth, MCJHS, Relay A, Treveonn Francois, William Larocca, Tyrese Batiste, Hayden Barron, 51.44; sixth, Central Catholic, Relay A, Mark Hilliard, Howard Kinchen, Lonnie Kinchen, Ryan Miller, 57.55.

4x200 Meter Relay: first, PJHS, Relay A, Allen Langston, Michael Marshall, Cameron Nicholls, Jaqandre Williams, 1:43.42; fourth, BJHS, Relay A, Donte Short, Seth Canty, Cody Hall, Keyon Singleton, 1:45.84; fifth, MCJHS, Relay A, Kyle Ring, Tyrese Batiste, Justice Perou, Hayden Barron, 1:46.34.

4x400 Meter Relay: first, BJHS, Relay A, Quinton Toups, Isaiah Williams, Cody Hall, Keyon Singleton, 4:20.00; second, MCJHS, Relay A, Williams Larocca, Hayden Barron, Kyle Ring, Tyrese Batiste, 4:24.00; third, PJHS, Relay A, Kaleb Lipari, Noel Naverro, Christopher Acosta, Tyrone Tillman, 4:39.00.

High Jump: first, Devonta Grogan, MCJHS, 5-06.00; second, Kelon Williams, PJHS, 5-04.00; third, Isaiah Williams, BJHS, 5-02.00; fourth Devin Leblanc, BJHS, 5-02.00; fifth, Kai Schexayder, PJHS, 5-00.00.

Long Jump: first: Devonta Grogan, MCJHS, 18-05.00; second, Kelon Williams, PJHS, 17-02.00; fourth, William Larocca, MCJHS, 16-05.00; fifth, Tyrone Tillman, PJHS, 15-00.00; sixth, Cody Hall, BJHS, 15-06.00.

Triple Jump: first, Kelon Williams, PJHS, 35-08.00; second, Kai Schexayder, PJHS, 32-11.00; third, William Larocca, MCJHS, 31-11.00; fourth, Isiah Williams, BJHS, 31-09.50; fifth, Seth Canty, BJHS, 30-11.00; sixth, Treveonn Francois, MCJHS, 28-02.00.

Shot Put: first, Traylon Bennett, PJHS, 43-03.00; second, Kory Kincade, Central Catholic, 34-09.00; third, Drayvan Bryan, BJHS, 33-01.00; sixth, Johnathan Brown, PJHS, 39-05.00.

Discus Throw: first, Drayvan Bryan, BJHS, 108-02; second, Bailey Thibodaux, BJHS, 88-06; fourth, Chandler Ross, PJHS, 77-07; fifth, Kory Kincade, Central Catholic, 73-07.

Girls’ Events
Team scores: first, BJHS, 153; second, PJHS, 77; fifth, MCJHS, 50; eighth, Central Catholic, 4.
100 Meter Dash: first, Anaria Clark, MCJHS, 13.63; fourth, Aniya Martin, BJHS, 14.58; sixth, Kurlyiah Johnson, MCJHS, 14.88.

200 Meter Dash: first, Arianna Jones, BJHS, 29.16; second, Anaria Clark, MCJHS, 29.47; fifth, Abigail Romero, BJHS, 30.93; sixth, Kurlyiah Johnson, MCJHS, 30.94.

400 Meter Dash: first, Arianna Jones, BJHS, 1:09.17; second, Makaylin Carver, BJHS, 1:11.92; fourth, Alexandria Guillory, PJHS, 1:25.00; sixth, Kila Stansbury, PJHS, 1:27.95.

800 Meter Run: first, Kaylee Percle, BJHS, 2:59.00; third, Karlicia Jones, BJHS, 3:26.00; fourth, Cierra Poole, MCJHS, 3:29.00; fifth, Kila Stansbury, PJHS, 3:33.00; sixth Alexandria Guillory, PJHS, 3:37.00.

1600 Meter Run: first, Kaylee Percle, BJHS, 6:39.00; third, Randi Joubert, BJHS, 7:22.00; sixth, Kirsten Legendre, MCJHS, 8:05.00.

3200 Meter Run: first, Abby Williams, BJHS, 15:47.00; third, Greily Andino, MCJHS, 16:46.00; fourth, Makaylin Carver, BJHS, 17:20.00; fifth, Marcia Cabale, MCJHS, 20:03.00.

100 Meter Hurdles: first, Bronwyn Colbert, BJHS, 19.03; fourth, Karlicia Jones, BJHS, 20.43; sixth, Selena Charles, PJHS, 21.50.

300 Meter Hurdles: first, Logan Gore, PJHS, 56.56; third, Selena Charles, PJHS, 1:02.09; fourth, Karlicia Jones, BJHS, 1:06.55; sixth, Bronwyn Colbert, BJHS, 1:09.19.

4x100 Meter Relay: first, PJHS, Relay A, Logan Gore, Briyanna Butler, Amaya Barbay, Lanasia Firmin, 56.78; third, MCJHS, Relay A, Ashanta Williams, Asia Starling, Anaria Clark, Aaliyah Davis, 58.78; fourth, BJHS, Relay A, Anesia Malveaux, Bronwyn Colbert, Aniya Martin, Abigail Romero, 59.71.

4x200 Meter Relay: first, BJHS, Relay A, BJHS, Aniya Martin, Makaylin Carver, Abigail Romero, Arianna Jones, 2:00.40; third, PJHS, Relay A, Logan Gore, Zorrie Spain, Amaya Barbay, Lanasia Firmin, 2:02.50; fourth, MCJHS, Anaria Clark, Kurlyiah Johnson, Ashanta Williams, Asia Starling, 2:04.11.

4x400 Meter Relay: first, BJHS, Relay A, Shanel Plata, Briana Roberts, Kaylee Percle, Bronwyn Colbert, 5:36.00; third, MCJHS, Relay A, Cierra Poole, Kurlyiah Johnson, Amyria Williams, Asia Starling, 5:55.00.

High Jump: first, Briyanna Butler, PJHS, 4-08.00; fourth, Arianna Jones, BJHS, 4-02.00; fifth, Ashli Williams, BJHS, 4-00.00.

Long Jump: first, Briyanna Butler, PJHS, 13-04.00; fifth, Giuliana Spitale, BJHS, 11-00.50.

Triple Jump: second, Giuliana Spitale, BJHS, 25-09.00; third, Briyanna Butler, PJHS, 25-04.00; fifth, Grace Cambell, BJHS, 22-5.00.

Shot Put: second, Sheridan Crane, PJHS, 25-04.00; fifth, Reanna Ahles BJHS, 22-04.75.

Discus Throw: first, Abigail Romero, BJHS, 68-00; fourth, Hailey Skiles, Central Catholic, 54-06; fifth, Sheridan Crane, PJHS, 50-02; sixth, Anayah Burden, MCJHS, 48-05.

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