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Members of the James Clemens’ boys track team display their trophy for finishing runner-up at the Class 7A Sectional track and field meet. Photo- Drew Bell, James Clemens High

Sectional Track Meets See Plenty Of Talent- Next Up: State Meet

SCOTTSBORO-  Huntsville High School came away the dominate winner taking both the boys and girls championships in the Class 7A Sectional track and field championships while Bob Jones, James Clemens and Sparkman bounced around finishing among the top five teams in both divisions.

Held in Scottsboro, the qualifying meet for the AHSAA State Meet was highlighted by the Crimson Panthers winning the girls sectional title by 30 points over the Sparkman Lady Senators while the boys championship trophy was won by 35 points over runner-up James Clemens.

Overall, Sparkman led the local teams taking home 24 medals while James Clemens won 20 and Bob Jones winning 18. James Clemens reported to have qualified 30 athletes for the State Meet held in Gulf Shores.

Meanwhile, the Madison Academy boys fared very well in the Class 3A Section 4 meet winning 14 medals including gold medals in the three sprint relays and individual gold in both the 100 and 200-meter races.

Here are the medal winning results for the Class 7A Sectional:

BOYS: 100- 3. Jordan Urrutia, 11, Bob Jones, 10.93; 200- 1. Jordan Urrutia, 11, 21.62, 3. Alijah Vaughn, 9, Sparkman, 22.48; 400- 1. Jordan Urrutia, 11, Bob Jones, 48.17; 2. Jordan Morrison, 12, Bob Jones, 49.22; 800- Dylan Dryer, 11, James Clemens, 1:53.95; 1600- 3. Luke Alverson, 10, James Clemens, 4:20.80; 3200- 3. Luke Alverson, 10, James Clemens, 9:25.95; 110 hurdles- 1. Benjamin Thomason, 11, James Clemens, 14.55, 3. Jahden Reeves, 10, Sparkman, 15.03; 4×100- 1. Sparkman, 43.02, 3. Bob Jones, 43.37; 4×400- 1. Bob Jones, 3:19.87, 3. Sparkman, 3:25.09; 4×800- 1. James Clemens, 8:01.66, 3. Sparkman, 8:31.38; high jump- 1. Khani Chilufya, 12, Bob Jones, 6-02, 2. Malachi Mitchell, 12, Bob Jones, 6-02; long jump- 1. Kamarion Starks, 12, Sparkman, 22-05, 2. Ben Thomason, 11, James Clemens, 22-02, 3. Jamari Greene, 12, Bob Jones, 43-05.50; triple jump- 1. Jonah McNealey, 12, Sparkman, 45-05, 2. Kamarion Starks, 12, Sparkman, 44-01.25, 3. Jamari Cooper, 12, Bob Jones, 43-05.50; pole vault- 1. Austin Abney, 11, James Clemens, 13-00, 2. Brandon Fisher, 11, James Clemens, 12-06; discus- 1. Bobby Gray, 12, Sparkman, 163-06, 2. Michah Douglas, 10, James Clemens, 133-05; javelin- 3. Will Griffin, 11, Sparkman, 145-00; shot put- 1. Bobby Gray, 12, Sparkman, 56-03.50, 3. Jaylen Drake, 12, James Clemens, 49-10.

GIRLS: 100- 1. Zaria Parker, 10, James Clemens, 12.14, 2. Nicola Peters, 11, Sparkman, 12.26, 3. Janae Hilliard, 12, Sparkman, 12.29; 200- 1. Zaria Parker, 10, James Clemens, 24.94, 2. Nicola Peters, 11, Sparkman, 25.07, 3. Alivia Urrutia, 8, Bob Jones, 25.14; 400- Alivia Urrutia, 8, Bob Jones, 57.10; 1600- 3. Samantha Menikheim, 11, Sparkman, 5:20.14; 3200- 3. Samantha Menikheim, 11, Sparkman, 5:20.14; 100 hurdles- 1. Jalei O’Neal, 11, Sparkman, 16.66; 300 hurdles- 2. Jolissa Cole, 11, Bob Jones, 49.22; 4×100- 1. Sparkman, 47.39, 2. James Clemens, 48.67; 4×400- 1. Sparkman, 4:07.79, 3. James Clemens, 4:08.35; high jump- 1. Kaitlyn Ford, 12, Bob Jones, 5-04, 2. Olivia Bozeman, 9, Sparkman, 5-02, 3. Reese Yarbrough, 12, James Clemens, 5-02; long jump- 1. Tramani Osley, 12, James Clemens, 17-08.75, 2. Deserae Thomas, 11, Sparkman, 16-11.50, 3. Kalah Christopher, 9, Bob Jones, 15-10.75; triple jump- 2. Tramani Osley, 12, James Clemens, 36-02.75, 3. Deserae Thomas, 11, Sparkman, 35-03.75; pole vault- 1. Ashlyn Diehl, 11, James Clemens, 9-06, 2. Sydney Truesdail, 12, Bob Jones, 9-00, 3. Joanna Crawford, 10, Bob Jones, 9-00; discus- 1. Charity Collier, 9, Sparkman, 114-03.50, 2. Alayna Langston, 12, James Clemens, 106-08, 3. Katella Meade, 12, Bob Jones, 100-06; shot put- 2. Charity Collier, 9, Sparkman, 36-02, 3. Alayna Langston, 12, James Clemens, 33-00.50.

Final team scores were Boys: 1. Huntsville 180, 2. James Clemens 145, 3. Bob Jones 135, 4. Sparkman 107; Girls: 1. Huntsville 176, 2. Sparkman 146, 3. James Clemens 141, 4. Bob Jones 110.

Here are the medal winning results for Madison Academy in the Class 3A Sectional:

BOYS: 100- 1. Selano Thomas, 11, 11.36, 2. Kenyon Cherry, 11, 11:51; 200- 1. Lucas Hazelrig, 12, 22.73; 400- 2. Jackson Reece, 11, 52.46, 3. JR Howard, 10, 53.17; 800- 3. Jackson Reece, 11, 2:02.79; 1600- 3. Sam Hall, 11, 4:46.80; 3200- 3. Sam Hall, 11, 10:10.78; 4×100- 1. Madison Academy, 44.11; 4×400- 1. Madison Academy, 3:35.03; 4×800- 1. Madison Academy, 8:55.62; long jump- 3. Lucas Hazelrig, 12, 19-08.25; triple jump- 2. Lucas Hazelrig, 12, 39-09.50, 3. Maurice Scott, 10, 38-06.50.

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