3A Day 1 GHSA Girls State

                                   3A Day 1 GHSA Girls State

 
3200 Finals
 
It was a great race between 2 veterans and the frosh in AAA.  Jenna Gearing, Anna Gandolfo and Audrey Honiotes had a nice battle with Gearing pulling it out clocking a 11:03, Gandolfo getting big points for Blessed 2nd in 11:05 and the frosh Honiotes taking 3rd in 11:14.
 
Field Events
 
Woodward led after FE with 30 points thanks to Summer Thompson winning the LJ in 18-0.5, Zharia Jeffries picking up 10 in the Throws and Alex Williams 3rd in the TJ at 37-4.75. North Oconee picked up 22 points from Terry's HJ win, and Marnaesha Giles in the TJ/LJ and Ginny Chappell in the Discus placing 5th.   SE Bulloch scored 26 points in the jumps as Jasmine Roberts from SE Bulloch won the TJ with a mark of 37-9 and was 5th in the LJ.  Philicia Batton of SEB placed 2nd in the HJ behind Mary Terry of NOHS who had the winning jump at 5-6.
North Hall amassed 21 points behind  Harper Seymour who won the Discus contest with a throw of 119-9.   NH teamate Gabrielle Hoffman pulled an upset taking the Vault with a bar of 11-0.  Anna Hightower of Cartersville was 2nd at 10-6.  St.Pius X also had 21 with Alexa Rushworth placing 2nd in the TJ at 37-5
Diamond Reese of Maynard Jackson took the Gold in the Shot with a winning toss of 37-10.  New Hampstead picked up 14 points in the Shot benind the runnerup effort of Amari Jackson in 37-5.5  Diamond Jones in 36-2.  
 
Prelims
 
Maynard Jackson displayed their speed Q' 1st in the 4x100m with a time of 49.02.  Kendsey Chappelear had an outstanding prelim in the 400m going 57.32, Pius and Blessed both got runners into the finals.  Gabrielle Netter of Maynard was the fastest qualifier in the 100m at 12.30. Simmons from Peach and Bree Teasley of Franklin Co both made it into finals.  Maynard's chances began to look even brighter in the 100h prelims as Courtney Jones Q'd first in 14.63. Evans from Woodward and Sullivan of Decatur easily made it into finals.  Bailey Willett of Blessed ran alone in the 800 meters clocking a 2:15.  The Franklin duo of Teasley and Chappelear went 1-2 in the 200m prelims at 25.51.  Evans of Woodward turned in the best 300h time in 45.37. All the major players Q'd in the 4x400m icluding Blessed, Pius X,  Woodward and Maynard Jackson.