Brookhaven High dominates Region 6-5A track and field meet

Published 3:40 pm Wednesday, April 19, 2023

There was very little competition from Natchez High, Florence High or West Jones last week in the Region 6-5A Meet hosted by Brookhaven High on King Field.

Both the girls’ and boys’ teams from BHS ran away with first place finishes in the team results.

The Panthers will next run on Thursday, April 20 at Hattiesburg High in the Regional 3-5A competition.

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Girls’ first place finishers for BHS in the district meet were Isabella Iles (1,600-meter run, 3,200-meter run), Sierra Edwards (100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles), Jayda Johnson (400-meter dash, high jump), Jasmin Robertson (800-meter run), Chrisiyona Quarles (200-meter dash), Zyquevia Winters (long jump), Carriuana Hargro (shot put) and Kema Roberts (discus).

Boys’ first place finishers for BHS in the district meet were Cooper Wallace (800-meter run, 1,600-meter run, 3,200-meter run), Ladarius Wilcher (400-meter dash), Nathan Lewis (long jump), Jimmy Johns Jr. (high jump), Brodie Ezell (shot put, discus), Waltrelle Smith (triple jump) and Kelan Quarles (pole vault).

The Panthers also got relay wins in the girls’ 4×800 (Ramie Stovall, Jakeriyah Pendelton, Syllia McCalup, Jasmine Robertson), boys’ 4×100 (Nathan Lewis, Zeden Williams, Joshua Wing, Caiden Quarles), girls’ 4×400 (Jakeriya Pendleton, Chrisiyona Quarles, Anna Nicole Gamble, Sierra Edwards).

The BHS track and field team is coached by Darien Dorsey, Tonya Johns, Jocelyn Robinson and Demario Richard.