Paul and Lyons win state awards

FRANKLIN’S CEDRIC PAUL and WEST ST. MARY’S GERRIANA LYONS won their respective shot put event Saturday at the LHSAA/State Farm Outdoor Track and Field meet at LSU’s Bernie Moore Stadium. Paul won the Class 3A Boys shot put with a heave of 54 feet while Lyons won the Class 3A Girls shot put with a throw of 41-5. Lyons won her third straight state title in the shot put after posting victories in the Class 2A event over the past two years. The Franklin Hornets posted a fourth place finish overall in the 2014 State Class 3A meet.