Rosamae Neil Smith
April 14, 2008
Charles "Charlie" Herbert Rice Jr.
April 16, 2008
South Lafourche defended its home track by winning the boys’ title, while Thibodaux edged out Terrebonne by one point to win the girls’ title at the Tarpon Relays last Wednesday.
Thibodaux earned 105 points in girls’ events to Terrebonne’s 104 for first place. Vandebilt placed third with 94.
The Tarpons ran away from its competitors in the boys’ events with 110.5 points. South Terrebonne came in second with 94 and Vandebilt placed third with 92.
The Tarpons only won three of 18 events, but placed high in most contests to outpoint the field. They got wins from Tyler Guidry in the shot put (54 feet, .75 inches), Colby Parra in the javelin (154 feet, 3 inches) and Dexter Owensby in the 400-meter dash (51:25).
“We’re starting to get the right combination for district [championships],” said Tarpons head coach Joey Guidroz. “Next week, it’ll come down to the points.”
Despite prevailing in more girls’ events (7-to-4), Terrebonne fell short to Thibodaux on the track.
Thibodaux’s Danielle Carter, the girls’ track MVP, won the 400-meter (1:03:40) and placed second in the 100-meter dash.
Demitra Perry won the 200-meter dash (27:58) for Thibodaux and anchored the winning 400- (52:00) and 800-meter (1:49:79) relay teams.
“We tried a few things today to get ourselves ready for the district meet,” said Thibodaux coach Doug Haydel.
Terrebonne’s Alaina Verdin was named girls’ field MVP for wins in the long (15 feet, 8.25 inches) and high jumps (5 feet, 2 inches).
H.L. Bourgeois’ Christian Williams was named boys’ field MVP with wins in the long- (22 feet, 10.25 inches) and triple jumps (44 feet, 2.25 inches).
Central Lafourche’s Stuart Theriot was named boys’ track MVP with wins in 1,600- (4:45:16) and 3,200-meter runs (10:25:19).
Other multiple winners included H.L. Bourgeois’ boys sweeping the 400-, 800- and 1,600-meter relays (44:61, 1:31:39, and 3:33:51, respectively); Terrebonne’s Sklya Jackson in the girls’ 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs (5:58:59 and 12:47, respectively); and Vandebilt’s Rachel Laurent in the girls’ 100-meter dash (12:53) and pole vault (13 feet, 10 inches).
Laurent failed to break the national high school girls’ pole vault record with the bar set at 14 feet, 2 inches.
Today, South Lafourche will host the District 8-5A track and field championship at 3 p.m. Vandebilt will do the same for District 8-4A.
Other results from the Tarpon Relays:
Boys’ Teams – 4) H.L. Bourgeois, 79; 5) Central Lafourche, 56; 6) (tie) Thibodaux and Terrebonne, 37; 8) Assumption, 35 1/2.
Individual winners:
Discus: Garrett Harkless, Vandebilt Catholic, 146-7
High jump: Hunter Haydel, Vandebilt, 6-0
Pole vault: Christopher Wallace, Vandebilt, 12-6
100-meter dash: Mark Lawson, Terrebonne, 10.67
200-meter dash: Caleb Williams, H.L. Bourgeois, 22.34
400-meter dash: Dexter Owensby, South Lafourche, 51.25
800-meter run: Jake Thibodaux, South Terrebonne, 2:07.07
110-meter hurdles: Deondra Young, South Terrebonne, 15.13
300-meter hurdles: Stanley Lyons, H.L. Bourgeois, 41.50
Girls’ Teams – 4) Central Lafourche, 74; 5) Assumption, 61; 6) South Lafourche, 60; 7)
South Terrebonne, 30; 8) H.L. Bourgeois, 28.
Individual winners:
Shot put: Sierra Lyons, Terrebonne, 38-6.5
Discus: Kiera Smith, Central Lafourche, 103-9
Javelin: Dani Daigle, Assumption, 124-11
Triple jump: Maegan Parra, South Lafourche, 33-1
800-meter run: Cierra Bonvillain, Terrebonne, 2:37.66
100-meter hurdles: Leslie Rabalais, Vandebilt, 17.05
300-meter hurdles: Chelsie Bergeron, Assumption, 48.64
1,600-meter relay: Terrebonne, 4:18.91
Darrious Neville of Terrebonne makes a big impact in the long jump. * Photo by KEYON JEFF
