DAILY LEADER / Photo Submitted / The Brookhaven Panthers (top) and Lady Panthers (bottom) track teams finished strong in their regional track meet at Natchez. The boys finished in first place and the girls placed second. Both teams qualify for South State in Long Beach Saturday. 

NATCHEZ – The Brookhaven Panthers and Lady Panthers advanced to the South State championship round after finishing No. 1 in the boys events and No. 2 in the girls events.

The Panthers captured the Regional 6-5A championship Saturday afternoon with a team score of 146 at Natchez High School.

In girls’ action, the Lady Panthers finished in second place with a team score of 131 behind Natchez at 170.

The Panther and Lady Panthers finished strong in every event they participated in. Each individual on Ole Brook’s team placed no lower than eighth place in the contest.

Senior Chris Calcote helped carried the Brookhaven Panthers in the Regional 6-5A Track Meet with a pair of first place finishes in the shot put and discus. Calcote heaved the shot 50 feet, 8 inches and tossed the discus 153-09.

Randy Wilson placed first in the High Jump clearing the bar set at 5 feet 10 inches. He also finished in first place in the Long Jump with a huge leap of 21-06.50.

In the Boys Relays races, Brookhaven finished first and second in the 4×100 and 4×200 meters relay. The boys placed second in 4×400.

In the girls contest,  the Lady Panthers captured first 4×400 relay, second in 4×200 relay and third in 4×100 race.

In the girls individual events, Arnancy Arnold won the 400 meters dash. Jamese Robinson wins the 3200-meter run.

The top four finishers in each event advance to South State this Saturday at Long Beach. Field events begin at 10 a.m., followed by the track events.

The Panthers and Lady Panthers are coached by Darien Dorsey and Freda Craft.

Regional 6-5A Meet At Natchez

Girls Team Scoring: Natchez 170, Brookhaven 131, West Jones 108, Laurel 65, Pearl River 23, Wingfield 9, South Jones 2.

Brookhaven Girls Results 

100 Meter Dash – 2. Jerricka Williams 12.81. 4. Johnaya Williams 12.91.

200 Meter Dash – 2. Johnaya Williams 26.78.

400 Meter Dash – 1. Arnancy Arnold 1:03.29.

800 Meter Run – 4. Mya Newton 2:40.79.

1600 Meter Run – 2. Arnancy Arnold 6:01.90. 6. Jamese Robinson 6:38.90.

3200 Meter Run – 1. Jamese Robinson 13:45.33.

100 Meter Hurdles – 2. Waverli Culver 16.76.

300 Meter Hurdles – 4. Mya Washington 54.88.

4×100 Meter Relay – 3. Brookhaven 51.16

4×200 Meter Relay – 2. Brookhaven 1:52.30

4×400 Meter Relay – 1. Brookhaven 4:27.08

High Jump – 2. Fredericka Fairman 4-10.50. 3. Waverli Culver 4-10.00.

Long Jump – 3. Waverli Culver 16-03.00. 5. Jerricka 15-04.50

Triple Jump – 2. Diamond Herring 32-01.00. 7. Fredericka Fairman 30-01.50

Shot Put – 2. Diamond Herring 33-00.00

Discus – 4. Mya Washington 75-08.

 Boys Team Scoring:  Brookhaven 146, Wingfield 107, Natchez 69, West Jones 57, Laurel 56, Pearl River 43, South Jones 20, Wayne County 13.

Brookhaven Boys Results 

100 Meter Dash – 1. Shuntez Smith 11.35. 4. Ben Robinson 11.56.

200 Meter Dash – 2. Ben Robinson 23.34.

400 Meter Dash – 4. Scottie Tate 53.96.

800 Meter Run – 2. Kiantrei Thomas 2:10.52.

1600 Meter Run – 3. Deontrei Brown 5:23.10.

110 Meter Hurdles – 8. Darius Calvin 18.32

300 Meter Hurdles – 4. Darius Calvin 45.44. 8. Tajah Black 50.58

4×100 Meter Relay – 1. Brookhaven 43.46.

4×200 Meter Relay – 1. Brookhaven 1:30.70.

4×400 Meter Relay – 2 Brookhaven 3:42.01.

High Jump – 1. Randy Wilson 5-10.00. 3. Kiantrei Thomas 5-08.50.

Long Jump – 1. Randy Wilson 21-06.50. 4. Marte Jones 19-10.00

Triple Jump – 2. Shuntez Smith 42-10.00. 5. Marte Jones 37-09.50.

Shot Put – 1. Chris Calcote 50-08.00. 2. Tyler Thomas 50-01.00.

Discus – 1. Chris Calcote 153-09. 4. Darius O’Quinn 116-04.