By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

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          Two Central Georgia counties can boast twos tate champions after the first day of the GHSA state track meets finished up around the state.

          Dublin's Ramontei Dardy and West Laurens' MaKayla Register won individual titles in their classes and events, and GMC's girls and boys 4x800 relay teams took first.

          Bleckley County's girls snagged that relay race.

          A dozen girls teams from Central Georgia and 16 boys teams scored points after a day of field events and the 4x800 relay.

          Only one school in 5A and one in 3A managed points (Jones County and Mary Persons).

          Both teams from Veterans, Baldwin, Northeast, Bleckley County, Lamar County, Hawkinsville, and GMC scored points, meaning a top-8 finish.

          Dardy racked up a personal best in winning the Class A/Division I boys discus for the second straight year.

          Register added a fifth-place in the discus to her championship in the Class 4A girls shot. Register won the shot last year and was second in the discus, after taking second fourth two years ago.

          GMC's boys won the 4x800 by less than two seconds, following up last year's A Private championship.

          Last year, Central Georgia started with six individual titles and one relay.

          Action resumes Friday morning at noon with more running preliminaries, with finals in the 3,200-meter run in one class at all venues. Hugh Mills Stadium Albany hosts 3A and 4A, with 5A and A/II at Kinnett Stadium in Columbus. McEachern High in Powder Springs welcomes 2A and 7A, with A/I, 6A, and adapted at Barron Stadium in Rome.

 

Thursday’s Central Georgia point-scorers

(Winning mark/time next to each event)

Class 6A
Girls

Triple jump (41-9.5): 3. Jailah Lee, Veterans, 39.4.75
Long jump (18-10.25): 2. Jailah Lee, Veterans, 18-2.50

Boys

Pole vault (15-6): 2. Brandon Peeples, Houston County, 15-0
Long jump (23-5): 5. Samuel Mitchell, 22-0.25
Discus (168-4): 4. Jayden Jackson, Houston County, 154-11

Class 5A
Boys

Discus (173-1): 6. Austin Hanks, Jones County, 150-10

Class 4A
Girls

Discus (130-1): 5. MaKayla Register, West Laurens, 113-4
Shot put: 1. MaKayla Register, West Laurens, 39-4.5
High jump (5-6): 3. Nafer Rapier, Baldwin, 5-2; 6. Jazmine Walker, Baldwin, 5-2

Boys

Shot put (58-9.5): 4. Michael Horton, Westside, 52-9.5
Triple jump (48-4.5): 3. Tavares Simmons, Perry, 46-5
Discus (161-4): 7. Omarion Fraley, Baldwin 139-1

Class AAA
Girls

Triple jump (40-0): 3. Anaja Lucear, Mary Persons, 37-2
Discus (123-1): 4. Qua’Nesha Brown, Mary Persons, 114-4
4x800 (9:49.57): 5. Mary Persons (Abbey Stembridge, Gabriella Hoover, Kolbi McBrayer, Alanna Wood), 10:23.94

Class AA
Girls

Shot put (43-7): 5. Jalayzha Williams, Northeast, 35-8
High jump (5-4): 8. Tamia Thomas, Washington County, 4-10
4x800 (9:59.65): 6. Washington County (Kayden Hope, Makenzie Mallory, Jaliscia Blocker, I'Deajah Salter)

Boys

Long jump (22.4.5): 3. Aaron Davis, ACE, 22-0; 6. Darrell Bland, Putnam County, 21-7.5
Triple jump (46-4): 7. Kavon Conciauro, Northeast, 44-3.25

Class A/Division I
Girls

Shot put (37-4.5): 2. Journi Harris, Lamar County, 36-2.5
4x800 relay: 1. Bleckley County (Kayslen Armstrong, Amber Bowden, Tristen Crosby, Ella Gibbs), 9:44.83

Boys

High jump (6-8): 4. Clayton Nelson, Lamar County, 6-2
Shot put (54-5): 4. Nasir Johnson, Dublin, 47-6.5
Discus: 1. Ramontei Dardy, Dublin, 156-0; 5. Nasir Johnson, Dublin, 14-0; 7. Antonio Altman, Lamar County, 128-0
Triple jump (47-4.75): 5. Geralynn Benton, Jasper County, 44-1
Long jump (22-7): 6. Geralynn Benton, Jasper County, 21-1.50; 7. Keshun Butler, Bleckley County, 20-7.50
4x800 (8:05.43): 4. Bleckley County (Logan Camp Ryder Garrett Jack Harrell Briggs Dominy), 8:15.98

Class A/Division II
Girls

Long jump (16-9.5): 5. Karla Nelson, Hawkinsville, 16-3.75
High jump (5-2): 4. Alasia Montgomery, Taylor County, 4-10
Shot put (36-6): 5. Destiny Smith, Macon County, 29-7.75
Discus (121-10): 7. Destiny Smith, Macon County, 90-11
Pole vault (8-0): 4. Erin Johnson, Hawkinsville, 6-6; 6. Jaida Ray, Hawkinsville, 6-6
4x800: 1.GMC (Lily Ryan, Lana Wood, Hannah Watkins, Maria Knapp), 10:49.06

Boys

Shot put (48-4): 5. Mason Coley, Hawkinsville, 44-11.5; 6. Jamir Ruff, Hancock Central, 44.9.5
Discus (149-9): 6. Mason Coley, Hawkinsville, 132-9; 8. Rahmean Culver, Hancock Central, 129-11
Triple jump (44-3.75): 3. Dawson Lee, Hancock Central, 44-0.5
Long jump (21-11.50): 3. Dawson Lee, Hancock Central, 20-9.75
4x800: 1. GMC (Jordan Overman, Joel Deen, Jacob Sanford, Nathan Gise), 8:42.20 

Team Scores
(First-place points listed)
Class 6A

Girls (32): 5. Veterans, 14
Boys (33.5): 8. Houston County, 13; 20. Veterans, 4

Class 5A

Boys (33): 23. Jones County, 3

Class 4A

Girls (61): 6. West Laurens, 14; 15. Baldwin, 7.5
Boys (62.5): 15. Perry, 6; 18. Westside, 5; 26. Baldwin 2

Class 3A

Girls (25): 7. Mary Persons 15

Class AA

Girls (34): 23. Washington County, 4; 24. Northeast, 4
Boys (25): 17. ACE, 6; 23. Putnam County, 3; 28. Northeast, 2  

Class A/Division I

Girls (45): 10. Bleckley County, 10; 12. Lamar County, 8
Boys (33): 5. Dublin, 19; 14. Jasper County, 7; 15. Lamar County, 7; 16. Bleckley County, 7

Class A/Division II

Girls (33): 8. Hawkinsville, 12; 13. GMC, 10; 14. Macon County, 6; 17. Taylor County, 5
Boys (41): 5. Hancock Central, 16; 8. GMC 10; 15. Hawkinsville, 7