Final day of 13-4A meet brings mixed results for Lions
April 14, 2011

By David Claybourn
Herald-Banner Sports Editor

ROYSE CITY -- Cobbie Johnson won another event on Wednesday for the Greenville Lions but his bid to capture the high point award for the District 13-4A track and field meet ended with a hamstring injury.

Johnson, who captured the triple jump on Tuesday with a leap of 45 feet 9 1/4 inches, claimed the long jump on Wednesday at 20-11 3/4 though passing on his final two attempts.

Genesis Stephenson, who finished second to Johnson in the triple jump, also took second to his Greenville teammate in the long jump at 20-8 3/4.

Johnson was in contention for his third gold medal of the meet but the senior pulled up midway through the 200-meter dash finals and had to be helped off the track. He was later treated for an injury to his right hamstring, hobbling off from the training area on crutches.

Johnson and Stephenson both qualified for the Region II-4A meet on May 2-3 at Fouts Field in Denton.

Johnson, Stephenson, Tobias Nelson and Alfred Champion also qualified for regional with a third-place finish in the 4x200 relay. They clocked a time of 1:30.72. Sulphur Springs won at 1:27.32 and Texas High took second with a 1:27.65.

Greenville wound up scoring 55 points to finish fifth of the seven teams in the varsity boys division. Texas High of Texarkana took the title with 181 points. Sulphur Springs was second with 142, followed by Royse City (91) and Mount Pleasant (84).

Mackenzie Cooper's sixth-place finish in the shot put on Tuesday provided the only point for the Lady Lions, who finished seventh in the team standings behind Texas High (211), Sherman (115), Denison (109), Sulphur Springs (87), Mount Pleasant (59) and Royse City (38).

Royse City's Bulldogs picked up victories on Wednesday from Ulisses Lopez in the boys 800 (2:00.33) and Matt Rich in the 110-meter hurdles (15.28).

District 13-4A track and field meet

Royse City ISD Stadium

Wednesday's results

VARSITY BOYS

Team standings -- 1. Texas High 181, 2. Sulphur Springs 142, 3. Royse City 91, 4. Mount Pleasant 84, 5. Greenville 55, 6. Sherman 35, 7. Denison 23.

Discus -- 1. Tyler Halerumal, Sulphur Springs, 157-0; 2. Diego Mingura, Sherman, 136-4; 3. Dillon Wedell, Denison, 131-1; 4. Trayveon Griffin, Texas High, 122-3 1/2; 5. Jordan Baxley, Sulphur Springs, 119-5 3/4; 6. Richard McKinney, Denison, 116-1 1/2.

Long jump -- 1. Cobbie Johnson, Greenville, 20-11 3/4; 2. Genesis Stephenson, Greenville, 20-8 3/4; 3. Urian Nevels, Texas High 20-4 1/2; 4. Shelby Davis, Texas High, 20-1; 5. Alvin Frazier, Sulphur Springs, 19-10 1/4; 6. Cody Clayton, Sulphur Springs, 19-2 1/2.

High jump -- 1. Harold Stoker, Texas High, 6-2; 2. Paul Hurndon, Mount Pleasant, 6-0; 3. Darius Gooden, Texas High, 5-10; 4. Kadarian Wright, Sulphur Springs, 5-8; 5. Treylon Taylor, Sherman, 5-8; 6. Ryan Reid, Sherman, 5-8.

4x100-meter relay -- 1. Sulphur Springs (Cody Clayton, Kendrick Daniels, Alvin Frazier, Irvin Anderson), 42.52; 2. Texas High, 42.62; Sherman, 43.16; 4. Mount Pleasant, 43.24; 5. Greenville, 43.70; 6. Royse City, 45.18.

800-meter run -- 1. Ulisses Lopez, Royse City, 2:00.33; 2. Jabare Clayton, Texas High, 2:00.80; 3. Murie Fomby, Mount Pleasant, 2:01.10; 4. Michael Stanley, Texas High, 2:04.71; 5. Demontrae Bowen, Sherman, 2:06.00; 6. Chris Sorely, Sulphur Springs, 2:06.31.

110-meter hurdles -- 1. Matt Rich, Royse City, 15.28; 2. Willie Ivery, Sulphur Springs, 15.96; 3. I'Kil Banks, Texas High, 16.07; 4. Zach Posey, Royse City, 16.09; 5. Tevin Norris, Sulphur Springs, 17.06; 6. Devon Smith, Texas High, 17.15.

100-meter dash -- 1. Carlos Rachal, Texas High, 11.47; 2. Edwin Smith, Mount Pleasant, 11:50; 3. Shelby Davis, Texas High, 11.53; 4. Justin Archie, Texas High, 11.62; 5. Calise Frazier, Sulphur Springs, 11.68; 6. Alfred Champion, Gerenville, 11.92.

4x200-meter relay -- 1. Sulphur Springs (Kendrick Daniels, Alvin Frazier, Irvin Anderson, Calise Frazier), 1:27.32; 2. Texas High, 1:27.65; 3. Greenville, 1:30.72; 4. Mount Pleasant, 1:35.42.

400-meter run -- 1. Khori Jones, Mount Pleasant, 49.99; 2. Cortese Edwards, Texas High, 50.93; 3. Tarmine Craddock, Mount Pleasant, 50.99; 4. Darius Crowell, Texas High, 51.35; 5. Dadrian Smith, Sulphur Springs, 52.11; 6. Ulisses Lopez, Royse City, 52.72.

300-meter hurdles -- 1. Willie Ivery, Sulphur Springs, 40.49; 2. Matt Rich, Royse City, 40.81; 3. I'Kil Banks, Texas High, 41.16; 4. Hayden Chapman, Denison, 41.86; 5. Cavyn Pence, Royse City, 42.16; 6. Devon Smith, Texas High, 42.63.

200-meter dash -- 1. Kendrick Daniels, Sulphur Springs, 22.09; 2. Kevin Harris, Texas High, 22:09; 3. Trey Rush, Texas High, 22:73; 4. Joseph Beck, Royse City, 22.79; 5. Marshaun Simpson, Texas High, 23.23; 6. Calize Frazier, Sulphur Springs, 23.59.

1600-meter run -- 1. Andrew Marks, Sulphur Springs, 4:30.93; 2. Kenny Richardson, Royse City, 4:43.62; 3. William Lowe, Texas High, 4:48.16; 4. Edgar Ramirez, Mount Pleasant, 5:01.38; 5. Nick Sehy, Texas High, 5:04.97; 6. Lincoln Davis, Texas High, 5:08.59.

4x400 meter relay -- 1. Sulphur Springs (Alvin Frazier, Irvin Anderson, Willie Ivery, Dadrian Smith), 3:23.04; 2. Mount Pleasant, 3:23.09; 3. Texas High, 3:23.53; 4. Royse City, 3:31.36; 5. Sherman, 3:41.50; 6. Greenville, 3:43.81.

VARSITY GIRLS

Team standings -- 1. Texas High 211, 2. Sherman 115, 3. Denison 109, 4. Sulphur Springs 87, 5. Mount Pleasant 59, 6. Royse City 38, 7. Greenville 1.

Discus -- 1. Kelva Thorton, Denison, 106-9; 2. Kimberly Dunnachie, Sherman, 99-2; 3. Emily Thompson, Denison, 98-11 1/2; 4. Laswayze Riley, Royse City, 97-2 1/2; 5. Amanda Weger, Denison, 94-6 1/2; 6. Brianna Perry, Mount Pleasant, 90-1/2.

Long jump -- 1. Icis Finley, Denison, 16-11 1/4; 2. Lamonica Finley, Denison, 16-3 3/4; 3. Tyler Whittington, Sherman, 15-10 1/4; 4. Sa'Leisha Hunter, Sherman, 15-4 1/4; 5. Kaleshia Holmes, Texas High, 14-11 1/2; 6. Brookelyn Jones, Mount Pleasant, 14-11 1/4.

High jump -- 1. Wynden Williams, Texas High, 5-2; 2. Jyzhia Softly, Sherman, 5-2; 3. Margaret Speidell, Mount Pleasant, 5-0; 4. Takia Nelson, Texas High, 5-0; 5. Taylor Jones, Denison, 4-10; 6. Frankie Hawkins, Sulphur Springs, 4-8.

4x100-meter relay -- 1. Texas High (Abbriana Allen, Shacourtlyn Benton, Joanne Poole, Iresha Sockwell), 49.72; 2. Sulphur Springs, 50.44; 3. Sherman, 50.46; 4. Mount Pleasant, 50.54; 5. Denison, 51.11; 6. Royse City, 52.98.

800-meter run -- 1. Autmn Sehy, Texas High, 2:19.45; 2. Monica Mathis, Sherman, 2:25.28; 3. Titanna Shine, Mount Pleasant, 2:27.93; 4. Erica Hardy, Texas High, 2:29.68; 5. Megan Massey, Sulphur Springs, 2:31.37; 6. Maggie Maddux, Denison, 2:36.26.

100-meter hurdles -- 1. Rojhanea Davis, Texas High, 15.76; 2. Jayzhia Softly, Sherman, 15.84; 3. Khadijah Epps, Texas High, 16.07; 4. Tayler Whittington, Sherman, 16.42; 5. Micah Stalcup, Sulphur Springs, 16.67; 6. Margaret Speidell, Mount Pleasant, 17.39.

100-meter dash -- 1. Anna Jones, Sherman, 13:00; 2. Keyona Noel, Texas High, 13.24; 3. Brandisha Wright, Sulphur Springs, 13.29; 4. Joanna Poole, Texas High, 13.44; 5. Bradyn Burney, Sulphur Springs, 13.51; 6. Ladaisha Gillard, Mount Pleasant, 13.75.

4x200-meter relay -- 1. Texas High (Abbriana Allen, Shacourtlyn Benton, Kaleshia Holmes, Keyona Noel), 1:44.91; 2. Mount Pleasant, 1:47.20; 3. Sulphur Springs, 1:47.56; 4. Denison, 1:47.68; 5. Royse City, 1:50.56; 6. Sherman, 1:51.09.

400-meter run -- 1. Jacee Parker, Denison, 57.69; 2. Jada Bennet, Sherman, 1:00.30; 3. Erica Hardy, Texas High, 1:00.38; 4. Iresha Sockwell, Texas High, 1:00.55; 5. Kendrea Smith, Royse City, 1:02.37; 6. Lakiesha Cannon, Mount Pleasant, 1:05.30.

300-meter hurdles -- 1. Rojhanea Davis, Texas High, 46.94; 2. Jayzhia Softly, Sherman, 47.10; 3. Khadijah Epps, Texas High, 47.70; 4. Katelynn Graham, Mount Pleasant, 48.92; 5. Riden Reiter, Texas High, 51.91; 6. Skyler Morgan, Mount Pleasant, 52.17.

200-meter dash -- 1. Jacee Parker, Denison, 26.28; 2. Sa'Liesha Hunter, Sherman, 26.49; 3. Keyona Noel, Texas High, 26.90; 4. Jada Bennet, Sherman, 27.00; 5. Lamonica Morgan, Texas High, 27.03; 6. Joanne Poole, Texas High, 27.07.

1600-meter run -- 1. Autumn Sehy, Texas High, 5:21.13; 2. Madison Ramirez, Sulphur Springs, 5:35.52; 3. Madison Sewell, Texas High, 5:36.26; 4. Maggie Maddux, Denison, 5:43.42; 5. Jennifer Dyer, Royse City, 5:46.40; 6. Cherokee Sauer, Royse City, 5:48.63.

4x400-meter relay -- 1. Texas High (Shacourtlyn Benton, Khadijah Epps, Erica Hardy, Iresha Sockwell), 4:05.54; 2. Denison, 4:07.90; 3. Sherman, 4:09.50; 4. Sulphur Springs, 4:10.71; 5. Mount Pleasant, 4:11.70; 6. Royse City, 4:23.38.