Thursday, May 24
SENIORS HIGHLIGHT PERFORMANCES AT MEET OF CHAMPS
Sheena Johns earned first-team All-state status by winning the 100 and 200 meters, while Joenyce Smith set a school record in the shot put with a toss of 33 feet, 6.5 inches to lead the performances at the Meet of Champions Wednesday night at Caravel Academy.
The girls 800-meter relay of Latifah Davis, Kira Robinson, Shayla Wilson and Sheena Johns ran their fastest time of the season with a 1:45.95. Wilson also placed runner-up in the 200 and third in the 400.
Sunday, May 20
JOHNS WINS TWO TITLES AS GIRLS JUST MISS DEFENSE OF STATE TITLE
Senior Sheena Johns won her third-straight 200 meters and added her first 100-meter title to lead the girls to a fourth-place finish in the Division II state championship Friday and Saturday at Polytech. The girls scored 72 points -- a mere 11 points behind Tatnall who won with 83. Howard tallied 79 and Cape had 77.5.
Shayla Wilson picked up a pair of medals, including a runner-up finish in the 400 meters in a new school record time of 57.53. Johns placed third in that event with a 57.72 -- her career best. Jakea Chandler also threw her best shot put with a toss of 32 feet, 7 inches to place runner-up.
For the boys, Antonio Cowart finished runner-up in the 200 meters, while Alan Hill ran his best time to place third in the 400 meters. The boys finished 9th out of 25 teams.
Here's a look at the MHS state place-winners:
1st place
Sheena Johns, 100, 12.97
Sheena Johns, 200, 25.51
2nd place
Shayla Wilson, 400, 57.53
Tony Cowart, 200, 22.81
Jakea Chandler, shot put, 32'7"
3rd place
Kayla Boone, 100M hurdles, 16.32
Sheena Johns, 400, 57.72
Alan Hill, 400, 50.80
1600-meter relay (Shellisha Letthand, Latifah Davis, Shayla Wilson, Sheena Johns) 4:08.87
4th place
800-meter relay (Jalil Davis, Alan Hill, Devon Sivels, Tony Cowart) 1:32.93
400-meter relay (Shelby Letthand, Latifah Davis, Shellisha Letthand, Kira Robinson) 52.05
Shayla Wilson, 200, 26.49
Joenyce Smith, shot put, 31'6"
1600-meter relay (Eddress Smith, Tony Cowart, Michael Johnson, Alan Hill) 3:34.64
5th place
Aaron Pettyjohn, 110M hurdles, 15.92
800-meter relay (Shelby Letthand, Latifah Davis, Kayla Boone, Kira Robinson) 1:50.55
Shelby Letthand, triple jump, 32'5.25"
Nathan Simpson, pole vault, 11'0"
6th place
Liz Butterly, 3200, 12:16.63
Anexus Ayala, high jump, 4'6"
Sunday, May 13
JOHNS LEADS WAY WITH 4 GOLDS AT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Senior Sheena Johns wrapped up her outstanding four-year Henlopen career with individual wins in the 100, 200 and 400 meters, plus anchored the winning 1600-meter relay as the girls finished runner-up to Caesar Rodney Saturday at the Henlopen Conference Championships at Lake Forest. The boys finished 8th overall, highlighted by bronze medals by Antonio Cowart in the 200 and 400 meters.
Here's a look at the MHS place-winners:
1st place
Sheena Johns: 100 - 12.35, 200 - 25.89, 400 - 57.81 (new school record)
1600-meter relay (Shellisha Letthand, Latifah Davis, Shayla Wilson, Sheena Johns) 4:06.5
2nd place
400-meter relay (Shelby Letthand, Latifah Davis, Shellisha Letthand, Kira Robinson) 51.10
Shayla Wilson: 400 - 58.36
3rd place
800-meter relay (Kira Robinson, Latifah Davis, Kayla Boone, Shayla Wilson) 1:47.0
Shayla Wilson: 800 - 2:25.5
Jakea Chandler: shot put - 32'5.25"
Antonio Cowart: 400 - 51.29, 200 - 22.97
4th place
800-meter relay (Jalil Davis, Alan Hill, Eddress Smith, Antonio Cowart) 1:34.5
Alan Hill: 400 - 51.49
Nathan Simpson: pole vault - 11'6"
Liz Butterly: 3200 - 12:25.9
Shelby Letthand: triple jump - 32'5"
Joenyce Smith: shot put - 31'6"
5th place
3200-meter relays (Liz Butterly, Adrianna Davis, Becky Godwin, Jackie Creasey) 11:32.6
Anexus Ayala: high jump - 4'6"
Jakea Chandler: discus - 88'6"
Aaron Pettyjohn: 110hurdles - 15.77
Alan Hill: 200 - 23.90
6th place
Kayla Boone: 100 hurdles - 16.69
Shellisha Letthand: triple jump - 31'5.5"
Shellisha Letthand: long jump - 15'7"
Tuesday, May 8
BUCS WRAP UP REGULAR SEASON AT CAPE HENLOPEN
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Girls wrap up the regular season at 9-3, 8-3, while the boys go 5-7, 4-7.
Sheena Johns sets school record again in the 400 meters with a 57.8! Nate Simpson vaults to 11'6"!
Boys
Sussex Tech 85, Milford 66
3200 relay - STech (Ford, Spera, Spellman, Ricksecker) 8:28; 110 hurdles - A.Pettyjohn (M) 15.1; 100 - Sivels (ST) 11.4, 800 relay - MHS (Davis, Smith, Hill, Cowart) 1:34.4; 1600 - Ricksecker (ST) 4:42; 400 relay - STech (krause, Hill, Hopkins, Sivels) 45.5; 400 - Hill (M) 50.9; 300 hurdles - Krauss (ST) 43.8, 800 - Ford (ST) 2:10; 200 - Cowart (M) 22.5; 3200 - Ricksecker (ST) 10:32; 1600 relay - MHS (Cowart, Showell, A. Pettyjohn, Hill) 3:36; long jump - Harper (M) 18-2; high jump - Sivels (ST) 5-10; shot put - Whaley (ST) 401.75, discus - Whaley (ST) 1105; triple jump - Jean (M) 38-1.5; pole vault - Krause (ST) 13-0.
Cape 97, Milford 49
3200 relay - Cape (Morris, Boone, Hudson, Ecker) 8:40; 110 hurdles - Brisco (C) 14.6; 100 - Davis (C) 11.1, 800 relay - MHS (Davis, Smith, Hill, Cowart) 1:34.4; 1600 - Ecker (C) 4:38; 400 relay - Cape (Hixon, R.Brisco, T.Reed, I.Brisco) 45.0; 400 - Davis (C) 50.4; 300 hurdles - I.Brisco (C) 38.0, 800 - Ecker (C) 2:08; 200 - Cowart (M) 22.5; 3200 - Morris (C) 10:55; 1600 relay - Cape 3:36.3; long jump - Fountain (C) 19-4.5; high jump - I.Brisco (C) 6-2; shot put - Smith (C) 44-7.75, discus - Smith (C) 108-10; triple jump - R.Brisco (C) 39-10.5; pole vault - Simpson (M) 11-6.
Girls
Milford 86, Sussex Tech 60
3200 relay - STech (Rowe, Mahoney, Carrillo, Handy) 10:54, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 16.5, 100 - Johns (M) 12.3, 800 relay - MHS (Robinson, L.Davis, Boone, Wilson) 1:49.6, 1600 - Mahoney (ST) 5:41, 400 relay - MHS (Letthand, Letthand, Robinson, Davis) 52.4; 400 - Johns (M) 57.8, 300 hurdles - Black (ST) 52.4, 800 - Rowe (ST) 2:31, 200 - Johns (M) 25.8, 3200 - Mahoney (M) 13:06, 1600 relay - MHS (Boone, Letthand, Davis, Johns) 4:22, long jump - Letthand (M) 15-3, high jump -Thompson (ST)4-6, shot put - Morris (ST) 36-7, discus - Morris (ST) 104, triple jump - Letthand (M) 32-11; pole vault - Rowe (ST) 7-0.
Cape 82, Milford 64
3200 relay - Cape (Betts, Cantelli, Rosenberg, Pepper) 11:19, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 16.5, 100 - Johns (M) 12.3, 800 relay - Cape (Seth, Wells, Smith, Seth) 1:49.2, 1600 - Pepper (C) 5:52, 400 relay - MHS (Letthand, Letthand, Robinson, Davis) 52.4; 400 - Johns (M) 57.8, 300 hurdles - Seth (C) 48.9, 800 - Pepper (C) 2:44, 200 - Johns (M) 25.8, 3200 - Betts (C) 13:22, 1600 relay - MHS (Boone, Letthand, Davis, Johns) 4:22, long jump - MacDonald (C) 15-5, high jump - MacDonald (C) 4-8, shot put - Smith (M) 31-4.5, discus - Buhls (C) 93-9, triple jump - MacDonald (C) 34-2.5; pole vault - Howell (C) 7-6. High scorer: Sheena Johns (M) 16.25 points.
Sunday, May 6
BOYS, GIRLS REBOUND WITH TROPHIES AT TWILIGHT RELAYS
The girls scored 98 points and 36 medals en route to the Section II championship at the Twilight Relays at Caraval Academy on Saturday. The boys also placed third in their section to bring home a third-place trophy.
The girls 400-meter relay of Kira Robinson, Latifah Davis, Shayla Wilson and Sheena Johns proved to be one of the many highlights of the day as they won the event in a season-best 49.8. Shelby Letthand also re-set a school record in triple jump with a 33 feet, 2 inch jump.
Here is a look at all the place-winners for MHS:
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First place
shuttle hurdles - Rhonda Thomas, Stephanie Jordan, Miranda Spina, Kayla Boone
4x100 - Kira Robinson, Latifah Davis, Shayla Wilson, Sheena Johns, 49.8
sprint medley - Sheena Johns, Latifah Davis, Kira Robinson, Shayla Wilson
Second place
shuttle hurdles - Lamont Cartwright, Rossiny Beaucejour, Bryan Pettyjohn, Aaron Pettyjohn
4x200 - Kira Robinson, Latifah Davis, Shayla Wilson, Sheena Johns, 1:47.1
4x100 - Michael Johnson, Jalil Davis, Jeff Jean, Antonio Cowart, 45.2
sprint medley - Tony Cowart, Eddress Smith, Jalil Davis, Jordan Showell
4x400 - Shellisha Letthand, Latifah Davis, Shayla Wilson, Sheena Johns, 4:08.6
high jump - Anexus Ayala/Jakea Chandler
pole vault - Anexus Ayala/Miranda Spina
pole vault - Nate Simpson/Nick Albert
long jump - Shelby/Shellisha Letthand
triple jump - Shelby/Shellisha Letthand
shot put - Joenyce Smith/Jakea Chandler
Third place
swedish medley - Kira Robinson, Shelby Letthand, Shellisha Letthand, Kayla Boone
3200 - Erick Cisneros
triple jump - Jeff Jean/Jason Harper
discus - Joenyce Smith/Jakea Chandler
Fourth place
swedish medley - Michael Johnson, Jalil Davis, Eddress Smith, James Starnes
distance medley - Clarence Cartwright, James Starnes, Dom Cartwright, Travis White
4x800 - Dom Cartwright, Erick Cisneros, Travis White, Jordan Showell
3200 - Becky Godwin, 13:53.4
long jump - Dalton Talley/Jason Harper
Sixth place
4x1600: Clarence Cartwright, Greg Horton, Doug McKnight, Cory Cates
4x200: Jalil Davis, Eddress Smith, Aaron Pettyjohn, Tony Cowart
4x400: James Starnes, Eddress Smith, Aaron Pettyjohn, Tony Cowart
shot put: Lamont Cartwright/Darius Weatherly
discus: Lamont Cartwright/Darius Weatherly
Thursday, May 3
BOYS, GIRLS GET EDGED BY LAKE
Shelby Letthand set a new school record with a triple jump of 32 feet, 7 inches, Shayla Wilson qualified for states in the 800 meters, and Sheena Johns won three events and a relay although the girls lost a close one to Lake Forest Thursday.
For the boys, Aaron Pettyjohn won both hurdle events, Tony Cowart won the 100 and 200, and Alan Hill and Jordan Showell each scored their career-best times to win the 400 and 800, respectively although the boys also dropped a tight meet to Lake Forest. Nick Albert also qualified for states in the pole vault.
Both teams scored wins against St. Thomas More.
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Boys
Lake Forest 79, Milford 67
Milford 135, St.Thomas More 11
3200 relay - LF (Hicks, Bobola, St.Claire, Breeding) 8:57.6; 110 hurdles - A.Pettyjohn (M) 15.7; 100 - Cowart (M) 11.5, 800 relay - LF (Forest, Barlow, Hicks, King) 1:32.7; 1600 - Breeding (LF) 5:06.9; 400 relay - MHS (Johnson, Davis, Jean, Smith) 47.5; 400 - Hill (M) 50.7; 300 hurdles - A.Pettyjohn (M) 43.8, 800 - Showell (M) 2:11.9; 200 - Cowart (M) 23.2; 3200 - Breeding (LF) 11:19; 1600 relay - MHS (Smith, Showell, Pettyjohn, Hill) 3:42.3; long jump - Hicks (LF) 18-11.75; high jump - Loper (LF) 5-8; shot put - Harting (LF) 41-1, discus - Harting (LF) 144-6; triple jump - Hicks (LF) 37-10.25; pole vault - Todd (LF) 11-6.
MHS 5-5
Girls
Lake Forest 78, Milford 68
Milford 135, St.Thomas More 0
3200 relay - LF (Bullock, T.Brooks, Dalton, Riley) 10:41, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 17.4, 100 - Johns (M) 12.9, 800 relay - LF (Bullock, Saxton, K.Brooks, T.Brooks) 1:48.7, 1600 - Riley (LF) 5:48, 400 relay - LF (Bullock, Saxton, Taylor, K.Brooks) 52.3; 400 - Johns (M) 58.4, 300 hurdles - Taylor (LF) 51.3, 800 - Wilson (M) 2:36, 200 - Johns (M) 25.8, 3200 - Riley (LF) 13:31; 1600 relay - MHS (Boone, Letthand, Wilson, Johns) 4:15.9, long jump - K.Brooks (LF) 14-9.5, high jump - Ayala (M) 4-6, shot put - Smith (S) 32-5, discus - Smith (LF) 91-5, triple jump - Shelby Letthand (M) 32-7; pole vault - Moore (LF) 6-0.MHS 8-2
Tuesday, May 1
BUCS GET A BATTLE WITH CR, SMYRNA
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Boys
Smyrna 78, Milford 67
3200 relay - Smyrna (Taylor, Ryan, McCrae, Tonkon) 9:11.6; 110 hurdles - Cole (S) 15.9; 100 - Williams (S) 11.2, 800 relay - MHS (Davis, Smith, Hill, Cowart) 1:34; 1600 - Showell (M) 5:08.6; 400 relay - Smyrna (Walters, Taylor, Richardson, Williams) 46.4; 400 - Hill (M) 51.4; 300 hurdles - Sammons (S) 43.7, 800 - Denegal (S) 2:12.7; 200 - Cowart (M) 22.8; 3200 - Ryan (S) 11:14.7; 1600 relay - MHS (Smith, Showell, Pettyjohn, Hill) 3:40.9; long jump - Lawrence (S) 18-7; high jump - Cole (S) 5-4; shot put - Bailey (S) 40-8.25, discus - Baynard (M) 106-2; triple jump - Lawrence (S) 38-9; pole vault - Agan (S) 12-0.
C.Rodney 76, Milford 66
3200 relay - CR (Abbott, Gladden, Hawkins, Kealty) 9:03.6; 110 hurdles - Pettyjohn (M) 16.0; 100 - Cowart (M) 11.5, 800 relay - MHS (Davis, Smith, Hill, Cowart) 1:34; 1600 - Miller (CR) 4:37.9; 400 relay - CR (Milner, Milner, Brown, ?) 45.6; 400 - Hill (M) 51.4; 300 hurdles - Brown (CR) 42.8, 800 - Miller (CR) 2:06.2; 200 - Cowart (M) 22.8; 3200 - Miller (CR) 10:44.5; 1600 relay - CR 3:39.2; long jump - Mannings (CR) 18-8; high jump - Harper (M) 5-0; shot put - Baynard (M) 35-1.5, discus - Robinson (CR) 110-7.5; triple jump - Mannings (CR) 38-6; pole vault - Simpson (M) 10-0.
Girls
Milford 96, Smyrna 49
3200 relay - MHS (B.Clendaniel, E.Clendaniel, Swadley, Davis) 12:38.1, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 17.4, 100 - Johns (M) 12.9, 800 relay - MHS (Robinson, L.Davis, Wilson, Johns) 1:47.4, 1600 - Butterly (M) 5:56, 400 relay - Smyrna (Baynard, Pitts, Palmer, Harris) 56.1; 400 - Johns (M) 59.4, 300 hurdles - Thomas (M) 56.3, 800 - McDaniels (S) 2:49.3, 200 - Johns (M) 25.9, 3200 - Butterly (M) 12:40.1, 1600 relay - MHS (Boone, Letthand, Davis, Wilson) 4:29.2, long jump - Ennis (S) 15-4, high jump - Ayala (M) 4-4, shot put - Smith (S) 31-9, discus - Chandler (M) 84-7.75, triple jump - Ennis (S) 32-6; pole vault - Dimeo (S) 7-0. High scorer: Sheena Johns (M) 16.25 points.
C.Rodney 102, Milford 44
3200 relay - CR (Bernat, Stubbolo, Seiwell, Kapes) 11:32.68, 100 hurdles - Allen (CR) 15.9, 100 - Johns (M) 12.9, 800 relay - CR (Allen, Guzman, Guzman, Reid) 1:46.6, 1600 - Seiwell (CR) 5:40, 400 relay - CR 50.6; 400 - Johns (M) 59.4, 300 hurdles - Reid (CR) 47.4, 800 - Brown (CR) 2:40.2, 200 - Johns (M) 25.9, 3200 - Seiwell (CR) 12:20, 1600 relay - CR (Stevenson, Brown, Guzman, Reid) 4:13.3, long jump - Allen (CR) 15-0, high jump - Haden (CR) 4-8, shot put - Smith (S) 31-9, discus - Hock (CR) 90-8, triple jump - Hayward (CR) 31-9; pole vault - Aldridge (CR), Spina (M) 5-6.
Thursday, April 26
GIRLS OPEN PENN RELAYS WITH SOLID PERFORMANCES
Shelby Letthand, Latifah Davis, Shayla Wilson and Sheena Johns put together their best time of the season (50.71) in the 400-meter relay on Thursday at the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Shellisha Letthand joined Davis, Wilson and Johns to run a season-best 4:12.21 in the 1600-meter relay later in the day. Both times were the fourth fastest in school history.
The boys 400-meter relay of Tony Cowart, Jeff Jean, Marques Jones and Alan Hill put together a solid 45.98 to place fifth in their heat on Friday.
Tuesday, April 24
GIRLS SWEEP AWAY DOVER, POLYTECH TO MOVE TO 6-0; BOYS GET FOURTH WIN
Sheena Johns, Shayla Wilson and Latifah Davis swept the sprint events and also teamed with Kira Robinson, Shelby and Shellisha Letthand, Adrianna Davis and Kayla Boone to sweep the sprint relays as well as the girls moved to 6-0 with impressive wins over Dover and Polytech Tuesday.
The boys, who improve to 4-2, ran very well to smash Polytech and hold their own in a tough loss to Dover. Tony Cowart, Alan Hill, Jason Harper, Jeff Jean, Jordan Showell and Travis White had big days. Cowart and Jean qualified for states in the 100 and triple jump, respectively.
The Letthand twins moved up on the Bloom Top 10 with great long jumps, while Latifah Davis qualified for states in the 100 and 200 with her best times of the season, and Liz Butterly added a qualifier in the 1600. Kira Robinson qualified for states provisionally in the 100 as did Shawnise Godwin in the long jump. Jakea Chandler also tossed her best discus throw to make states.
In the high jump, Jason Harper and Anexus Ayala each qualified provisionally for states.
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Boys
Milford 97, Polytech 49
3200 relay - MHS (White, Starnes, D.Cartwright, Cisneros) 10:01; 110 hurdles - B.Pettyjohn (M) 17.4; 100 - Cowart (M) 11.3, 800 relay - MHS (Davis, Jean, Johnson, Smith) 1:38.4; 1600 - Showell (M) 5:05.5; 400 relay - MHS (Davis, Jean, Jones,
Smith) 47.3; 400 - Hill (M) 51.0; 300 hurdles - Downes (P) 42.3, 800 - White (M) 2:14.2; 200 - Cowart (M) 22.4; 3200 - Fisher (M) 12:04; 1600 relay - MHS (Showell, Starnes, Cowart, Hill) 3:41; long jump - Patterson (P) 20-11; high jump - Miles (P) 5-8; shot put - Mears (P) 37-6, discus - Galloway (P) 109-4; triple jump - Patterson (P) 44-1.5; pole vault - Simpson (M) 9-0. High scorer: Antonio Cowart (M) 14.25 points.
Dover 90.33, Milford 45.66
3200 relay - Dover (Caldwell, Miles, Nowell, Batiste) 9:20; 110 hurdles - Davidson (D) 15.0; 100 - McLeod (D) 11.0, 800 relay - Dover (McLeod, Davidson, McCove, Coston) 1:32.1; 1600 - Miles (D) 4:54.1; 400 relay - Dover (Simmons, McLeod, Williams, Johnson) 46.3; 400 - Hill (M) 51.0; 300 hurdles - Davidson (D) 39.6, 800 - Coston (D) 2:01.7; 200 - McLeod (D) 22.2; 3200 - Johnson (D) 10:45; 1600 relay - Dover (Johnson, Miles, Davidson, Coston) 3:28.8; long jump - Harper (M) 19-1; high jump - Harper (M) 5-6; shot put - Burton (D) 36-4, discus - Baynard (M) 101-1; triple jump - Jean (M) 40-2.5; pole vault - Simpson (M) 9-0. High scorer: Kevaughn Davidson (D) 12.5 points
Girls
Milford 117, Polytech 25
3200 relay - MHS (Creasey, B.Clendaniel, Davis, Godwin) 13:15, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 16.5, 100 - Johns (M) 12.4, 800 relay - MHS (Robinson, L.Davis, Letthand, Johns) 1:49.1, 1600 - Butterly (M) 5:55.1, 400 relay - MHS (Robinson, L.Davis, Letthand, Letthand) 53.0; 400 - Johns (M) 59.7, 300 hurdles - Boone (M) 54.4, 800 - Butterly (M) 2:43.1, 200 - Johns (M) 26.2, 3200 - Godwin (M) 14:08, 1600 relay - MHS (A.Davis, Letthand, Boone, Wilson) 4:23.6, long jump - Shelby Letthand (M) 16-7, high jump - Ayala (M) 4-6, shot put - Chandler (M) 29-9, discus - Chandler (M) 86-2, triple jump - Shelby Letthand (M) 31-5; pole vault - Godwin (P) 6-6. High scorer: Sheena Johns (M) 16.25 points.
Milford 89, Dover 56
3200 relay - Dover (Kwak, Girgis, Atkins, Taylor) 12:20, 100 hurdles - McCombs (D) 16.1, 100 - Johns (M) 12.4, 800 relay - MHS (Robinson, L.Davis, Letthand, Johns) 1:49.1, 1600 - Taylor (D) 5:42.5, 400 relay - MHS (Robinson, L.Davis, Letthand, Letthand) 53.0; 400 - Johns (M) 59.7, 300 hurdles - McCombs (D) 48.7, 800 - Atkins (D) 2:34.8, 200 - Johns (M) 26.2, 3200 - Taylor (D) 12:13, 1600 relay - MHS (A.Davis, Letthand, Boone, Wilson) 4:23.6, long jump - Shelby Letthand (M) 16-7, high jump - Lakeman (D) 4-8, shot put - Meade (D) 31-0, discus - Chandler (M) 86-2, triple jump - Stevenson (D) 31-10; pole vault - Sanchez (M) 6-0. High scorer: Sheena Johns (M) 16.25 points.
Sunday, April 22
VETERAN RELAYS HIGHLIGHT CAPE CO-EDS
Tony Cowart, Shayla Wilson, Alan Hill and Sheena Johns won the 800 and 1600-meter relays to lead the Bucs at the Cape Henlopen Co-Ed Relays Saturday. The four ran an impressive 3:37.2 in the 1600 with Wilson sprinting to a stunning 57-second split.
Shellisha Letthand, Eddress Smith, Latifah Davis and Jordan Showell took fifth in the sprint medley, while Smith and Davis also teamed with Jalil Davis and Kira Robinson to take sixth in the 400 relay. Shelby Letthand snapped off a triple jump of 32 feet, 4 inches for a new Bloom record, while Nate Simpson also earned his best pole vault to move onto the Bloom Top 10.
Tuesday, April 17
BUCS ROLL OVER LAUREL, CENTRAL
Senior vets Alan Hill and Sheena Johns scored wins in the 100, 200 and 400 to lead the Bucs to lopsided home victories over Laurel and Sussex Central Tuesday. The girls improve to 4-0, while the boys are now 3-1.
For the boys, Travis White, Jordan Showell and Robert Fisher won the 800, 1600 and 3200, while Jason Harper put together his best performances in the long and high jump. James Baynard won the discus, while Nate Simpson won pole vault. Antonio Cowart and Eddress Smith each helped a pair of winning relays. Jeff Jean qualified provisionally for triple jump.
On the girls side, Shellisha Letthand won the long and triple jump and added a pair of relay victories, while Joenyce Smith won the shot put and discus. Stephanie Jordan, Becky Godwin, Shayla Wilson, Jackie Creasey, and Erin Clendaniel each added individual wins and relay victories, while Anexus Ayala and Jakea Chandler won high jump. Chandler also qualified for states in the shot put.
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Boys
Milford 123, S.Central 25
3200 relay - MHS (Starnes, Horton, D.Cartwright, C.Cartwright) 9:51.7; 110 hurdles - Johnson (SC) 17.3; 100 - Hill (M) 11.7, 800 relay - MHS (Smith, Hill, Jones, Cowart) 1:37.2; 1600 - White (M) 5:26.5; 400 relay - SC (Davis, Hopkins, Johnson, Bentz) 48.3; 400 - Hill (M) 54.4; 300 hurdles - B.Pettyjohn (M) 51.9, 800 - Showell (M) 2:19; 200 - Hill (M) 23.2; 3200 - Fisher (M) 12:27; 1600 relay - MHS (Starnes, Smith, Showell, Cowart) 4:00; long jump - Harper (M) 18-11; high jump - Harper (M) 5-4; shot put - Cartwright (M) 33-0, discus - Baynard (M) 92-2; triple jump - Jean (M) 38-3; pole vault - Simpson (M) 10-6. High scorer: Alan Hill (M) 16.25 points.
Milford 97, Laurel 49
3200 relay - Laurel (Watts, Penix, Hall, Hawes) 9:47.9; 110 hurdles - B.Pettyjohn (M) 18.1; 100 - Bagwell (L) 11.5, 800 relay - MHS (Smith, Hill, Jones, Cowart) 1:37.2; 1600 - White (M) 5:26.5; 400 relay - Laurel (Exume, Hall, Albert, Bagwell) 47.7; 400 - Hill (M) 54.4; 300 hurdles - Wilson (L) 49.3, 800 - Showell (M) 2:19; 200 - Hill (M) 23.2; 3200 - Fisher (M) 12:27; 1600 relay - MHS (Starnes, Smith, Showell, Cowart) 4:00; long jump - Albert (L) 19-4.5; high jump - Harper (M) 5-4; shot put - Whitney (L) 34-3, discus - Baynard (M) 92-2; triple jump - Albert (L) 40-8; pole vault - Simpson (M) 10-6. High scorer: Alan Hill (M) 14.25 points.
Girls
Milford 121, Laurel 6
Milford 119, S.Central 9
3200 relay - MHS (E.Clendaniel, Creasey, B.Clendaniel, Godwin) 12:59, 100 hurdles - Jordan (M) 21.1, 100 - Johns (M) 12.5, 800 relay - MHS (A.Davis, L.Davis, Wilson, Letthand) 1:59.8, 1600 - Godwin (M) 6:45, 400 relay - MHS (A.Davis, L.Davis, Letthand, Letthand) 55.7; 400 - Johns (M) 61.9, 300 hurdles - Wilson (M) 54.5, 800 - Creasey (M) 3:06, 200 - Johns (M) 26.4, 3200 - E.Clendaniel (M) 15:49, 1600 relay - MHS (A.Davis, Godwin, Creasey, Letthand) 5:24, long jump - Shell.Letthand (M) 15-11, high jump - Ayala, Chandler (M) 4-0, shot put - Smith (M) 31-1, discus - Smith (M) 87-9, triple jump - Shell.Letthand (M) 27-11; High scorer: Sheena Johns (M) 15 points.
Sunday, April 15
GIRLS SPRINTERS LEAD WAY AT KEITH S. BURGESS
Sheena Johns won the 100 and 200 meters, while Shayla Wilson won the 400 to highlight the MHS performances at the annual Keith S. Burgess Invitational Saturday at Lake Forest. The two also joined Shellisha Letthand and Latifah Davis to wrap up the day with a win in the 1600-meter relay.
Tony Cowart led the boys with third-place medals in the 200 and 400, while Johns also scored a third in the 400. In the 3200 meters, Liz Butterly qualified for states with her career-best time, while Erick Cisneros moved up on the Bloom Top 10 with his best time. Nate Simpson also qualified for states with his best jump in the pole vault.
More MHSTF news and stats to be updated once offical KSB results are posted. Stay tuned.
Tuesday, April 3
GIRLS, BOYS ROLL PAST WOODBRIDGE
Senior vets Sheena Johns, who won three events, and Alan Hill, who scored 14.25 points, each led the boys and girls to lopsided victories over Woodbridge at home Tuesday.
For the girls, Joenyce Smith won two events and qualified for states in the discus, while Jakea Chandler and Shayla Wilson each qualifed provisionally in the discus and 100 meters, respectively.
On the boys' side, Aaron Pettyjohn and Jordan Showell each won two individual events and helped two relays, while Devon Sivels won the 100 and helped two relay wins. Jason Harper won the high jump and triple jump.
Showell, Becky Godwin, Anexus Ayala and Stephanie Jordan each made the Bloom Top 10 in the 1600, 3200, high jump and shot put, respectively.
Check out "Season Points Leaders" and much more.
Boys
Milford 122, Woodbridge 24
3200 relay - MHS (Starnes, White, Cisneros, Showell) 9:43.3; 110 hurdles - A.Pettyjohn (M) 16.0; 100 - Sivels (M) 11.9, 800 relay - MHS (Sivels, A.Pettyjohn, Jones, Hill) 1:40.7; 1600 - Showell (M) 5:09; 400 relay - MHS (Johnson, Smith, Jones, Sivels) 48.3; 400 - Hill (M) 51.6; 300 hurdles - A.Pettyjohn (M) 47.4, 800 - Showell (M) 2:15.7; 200 - Hill (M) 24.1; 3200 - Cisneros (M) 11:52; 1600 relay - MHS (Starnes, Smith, Showell, A.Pettyjohn) 3:57; long jump - Daisey (W) 17-6; high jump - Harper (M) 5-2; shot put - Rathbone (W) 37-0, discus - Rathbone (W) 81-1; triple jump - Harper (M) 33-9; pole vault - Albert (M) 9-0. High scorer: Alan Hill (M) 14.25 points.
Girls
Milford 92, Woodbridge 34
3200 relay - MHS (Clendaniel, Creasey, B.Clendaniel, Swadley) 12:23.5, 100 hurdles - Solomon (W) 16.4, 100 - Johns (M) 13.0, 1600 - Reardon (W) 6:04, 400 relay - Woodbridge (Sampson, Lewandowski, Reardon, Passwaters) 57.4; 400 - Johns (M) 61.5, 300 hurdles - Wilson (M) 52.6, 800 - Reardon (W) 2:50, 200 - Johns (M) 26.7, 3200 - Godwin (M) 14:06, 1600 relay - MHS (Davis, Creasey, Letthand, Boone) 4:56, long jump - Solomon (W) 14-9, high jump - Ayala (M) 4-2, shot put - Smith (M) 29-9, discus - Smith (M) 83-1, triple jump - Shelby Letthand (M) 29-6; High scorer: Sheena Johns (M) 15 points.
Sunday, April 1
RELAYS PICK UP MEDALS AT DIAMOND STATE RELAYS
Jordan Showell, Travis White, James Starnes and Erick Cisneros each picked up a pair of medals by placing 5th in their heats in both the distance medley and 3200-meter relay Saturday at the Diamond State Relays at A.I. duPont.
The girls 400-meter relay of Shelby Letthand, Latifah Davis, Shayla Wilson and Sheena Johns also placed 5th in the championship flight to score medals.
Click on "Bloom Top 10" for updates.
Wednesday, March 28
GIRLS OPEN WITH WIN OVER SEAFORD; BOYS JUST MISS
Sheena Johns won the 100, 200 and 400 meters, while Joenyce Smith and Shelby Letthand each won two events as the girls track team opened the season with a convincing win over Seaford Wednesday. Meanwhile, Aaron Pettyjohn swept the hurdles and helped two winning relays as the boys dropped a close one.
Smith's throw of 33 feet, 1 inch came just inches shy of a school record. Johns, Smith, Letthand and Pettyjohn each qualified for states in several events, as did senior vets Alan Hill and Mike White. Shayla Wilson qualified in two events, while Shayla Dukes made states in the 300-meter hurdles. Provisional qualifiers included Marques Jones, who won the long jump, Latifah Davis and Jakea Chandler.
Pole vaulters Nick Albert and Nathan Simpson also each reached provisional heights for states.
Boys
Seaford 83, Milford 63
3200 relay - Seaford (Urell, German, Hoffman, Smith) 9:15.9; 110 hurdles - A.Pettyjohn (M) 15.8; 100 - G.Purnell (S) 11.8, 800 relay - MHS (Sivels, A.Pettyjohn, Jones, Smith) 1:38.8; 1600 - Urell (S) 5:15.3; 400 relay - Seaford (White, Cornish, K.Purnell, Glover) 47.0; 400 - G.Purnell (S) 51.6; 300 hurdles - A.Pettyjohn (M) 43.2, 800 - Urell (S) 2:15.3; 200 - Hill (M) 23.6; 3200 - Smith (S) 12:00.9; 1600 relay - MHS (Smith, Showell, A.Pettyjohn, Hill) 3:45.6; long jump - Jones (M) 19-4.5; high jump - Page (S) 6-0; shot put - White (M) 41-2, discus - White (M) 117-6; triple jump - K.Purnell (S) 40-.75; pole vault - Polk (S) 9-6. High scorer: Aaron Pettyjohn (M) 12.5 points.
Girls
Milford 100, Seaford 39
3200 relay - MHS (Godwin, Creasey, B.Clendaniel, Swadley) 12:19, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 19.8, 100 - Johns (M) 12.9, 800 relay - MHS (Letthand, Letthand, Wilson, Davis) 1:52.9, 1600 - Butterly (M) 6:07.3, 400 relay - Seaford (Applewhite, Hurst, Cornish, Thomas) 59.6; 400 - Johns (M) 60.8, 300 hurdles - Dukes (M) 50.1, 800 - Creasey (M) 3:04.5, 200 - Johns (M) 26.4, 3200 - Lowe (S) 14:21, 1600 relay - Seaford (Burbage, Thomas, Farlow, Hughes) 4:43.9, long jump - Shelby Letthand (M) 15-6.75, high jump - Farlow (S) 4-2, shot put - Smith (M) 33-1, discus - Smith (M) 72-0, triple jump - Shelby Letthand (M) 30-1, pole vault - Casey (S) 7-6. High scorer: Sheena Johns (M) 15 points.
Check out updates on "Season Point Leaders," "State Qualifiers" and "Bloom Top 10."
Sunday, March 25
GIRLS LEAD WAY AT AI FIELD & TRACK MEET
The girls 1600-meter relay of Shayla Dukes, Kayla Boone, Shayla Wilson and Sheena Johns scored gold to highlight the season-opening performances for the Bucs Friday at the rainy AI Field & Track Relays.
Johns also anchored the second-place 400-meter and 800-meter relays which included Ruby Legree, Latifah Davis, Shelby Letthand and Wilson. Joenyce Smith and Jakea Chandler also took second in shot put and discus
Mike White and James Baynard took first in shot put and second in discus to lead the boys' medal winners. Quentin Connelly and Jason Harper also took third in long jump.
Times to be updated when official results are posted. SEE "Season Point Leaders" updates.
Thursday, February 15
2006 INDOOR NEWSJOHNS LEADS WAY AT HENLOPEN MEET
Sheena Johns won the 55, 200 and 400 meters Wednesday, Feb. 14, to lead Buc performers at the Henlopen Conference indoor track & field championships. Teammate Shayla Wilson finished runner-up to Johns in the 400 -- just three one-hundredths of a second behind.
Alan Hill placed fourth in the 400 meters to lead the boys.
Sunday, March 25
2006 NEWS
Friday, May 26
BUCS COLLECT SCHOOL RECORDS, MEDALS AT MEET OF CHAMPS
Sheena Johns re-set school records in the 100 and 200, helped the 800-meter relay to another school record and collected three silver medals to lead the MHS performances at the Meet of Champs Wednesday night at Caesar Rodney.
Antoine Pettyjohn set a new school mark in the 110-hurdles, and here's a look at all the MHS place-winners:
Sheena Johns: 100, 2nd, 12.34; 200, 2nd, 25.30
Antoine Pettyjohn: 110 hurdles, 3rd, 14.62
Kayla Boone: 100 hurdles, 2nd, 16.36 (new Bloom record)
Yvenel Sainsume: 100, 5th, 11.40
Girls 800-relay: Latifah Davis, Tahnisha Colson, Latrice Whidbee, Sheena Johns, 2nd, 1:44.34
Boys 800-relay: Antoine Pettyjohn, Alan Hill, Devin Franklin, Yvenel Sainsume, 2nd, 1:31.16
Girls 400-relay: Ariel Robertson, Latifah Davis, Tahnisha Colson, Latrice Whidbee, 2nd, 49.88
Alan Hill: 400, 4th, 51.46
Girls 1600-relay: Ariel Robertson, Jackie Creasey, Tahnisha Colson, Latrice Whidbee, 5th, 4:09.78
long jump: Julius Eaddy, 6th, 20'8"
triple jump: Julius Eaddy, 5th, 41'6"
Friday, May 19
GIRLS WIN IT ALL AT STATES! BOYS JUST MISS CHAMPIONSHIP!
Ariel Robertson, Jackie Creasey, Latrice Whidbee and Sheena Johns raced to a new school-record of 4:04.92 to win the 1600-meter relay and secure the first-ever state championship for the girls. They out-paced runner-up Tatnall, 100.33-95.
The girls also won two other relay titles and Sheena Johns successfully defended her 200-meter crown. Here's a look at the girls champions and place-winners:
State Champions
400 relay: Shelby Letthand, Tahnisha Colson, Shellisha Letthand, Latifah Davis, 51.44
800 relay: Ariel Robertson, Latifah Davis, Tahnisha Colson, Latrice Whidbee, 1:46.82
1600 relay: Ariel Robertson, Jackie Creasey, Latrice Whidbee, Sheena Johns, 4:04.92 (new school record)
200 meters: Sheena Johns, 26.32
Runner-ups
100 hurdles: Kayla Boone, 16.58 (new Bloom record)
100 meters: Sheena Johns, 12.67
400 meters: Sheena Johns, 58.10 (new school record)
long jump: Tahnisha Colson, 16'5.75"
Third-place medals
300 hurdles: Latrice Whidbee, 48.49
200 meters: Latrice Whidbee, 26.92
high jump: Candice Young, 4'10" (ties school record)
Place-winners
4th: Marissa McDonnell, pole vault, 7'0"
5th: Ariel Robertson, 400, 1:01.56; Shayla Wilson, 300 hurdles, 50.26; Joenyce Smith, shot put, 31'5.5"
6th: Shellisha Letthand, long jump, 14'11.25"; 3200-meter relay: Jackie Creasey, Liz Butterly, Becky Godwin, Erica Godwin, 11:10.42
For the boys, Julius Eaddy (long jump) and Antoine Pettyjohn (110 hurdles) each won individual titles, but the boys came up a bit short of the title as Howard won with 86 points, Concord followed with 84 to Milford's 74.
Here's a look at the boys winners:
State Champions
long jump: Julius Eaddy, 20'7.5"
110 hurdles: Antoine Pettyjohn, 14.99
Runner-ups
100 meters: Yvenel Sainsume, 11.35
800 relay: Antoine Pettyjohn, Alan Hill, Devin Franklin, Yvenel Sainsume, 1:30.84
300 hurdles: Antoine Pettyjohn, 38.74 (new school record)
triple jump: Julius Eaddy, 41'11"
Third-place medals
110 hurdles: Aaron Pettyjohn, 15.45
400 meters: Alan Hill, 51.44
Place-winners
5th: Carl Dowdell, Robert Dill, Julius Eaddy, Devin Franklin, 400 relay, 44.49; Yvenel Sainsume, 400 meters, 51.76; Aaron Pettyjohn, 300 hurdles, 41.21; Antoine Pettyjohn, Aaron Pettyjohn, Yvenel Sainsume, Alan Hill, 1600 relay, 3:30.51.
6th: Devin Franklin, 100 meters, 11.54; Devin Franklin, 200 meters, 23.80.
Saturday, May 13
GIRLS FINISH RUNNER-UP IN HENLOPEN TOURNAMENT; BOYS JUST MISS 2ND
The girls continued their most successful season with a runner-up finish to CR in the Henlopen Conference Championship meet Saturday at Lake Forest. CR scored 150 points, while MHS tallied 91.
Sheena Johns led the girls with Henlopen titles in the 100 and 200, and she also set a new school record in the 400 with a 58.99, despite finishing runner-up by .15 seconds. She also anchored the second-place 800-meter relay squad.
Tahnisha Colson set a new school record of 17 feet, 1 inch in the long jump to place second, while the 800 relay of Ariel Robertson, Latifah Davis, Latrice Whibee and Johns also set a new school record of 1:45.07 to place second.
On the boys' side, Alan Hill won the 400-meter Henlopen title followed closely by senior teammate Yvenel Sainsume. Antoine Pettyjohn also picked up three silver medals.
Overall, the boys finished fourth as a team with 74 points, just 4 points behind Cape and 3 points behind CR. Dover won with 149 points.
Shayla Wilson and Liz Butterly added automatic state qualifiers in the 300 hurdles and 1600 meters, respectively.
Here's a look at the medal winners and place-winners from Saturday
Henlopen champions
Sheena Johns, 100 meters (12.74) & 200 meters (25.84)
Alan Hill, 400 meters (51.40)
Runner-up champions
Antoine Pettyjohn, 110 (15.13) & 300 hurdles (39.25)
Ariel Robertson, Latifah Davis, Latrice Whidbee, Sheena Johns, 800 relay, 1:45.07
Robert Dill, Devin Franklin, Yvenel Sainsume, Alan Hill, 800 relay, 1:32.28
Shelby Letthand, Latifah Davis, Tahnisha Colson, Shellisha Letthand, 400 relay, 52.35
Sheena Johns, 400 meters (58.99)
Yvenel Sainsume, 400 meters (51.77)
Latrice Whidbee, Jackie Creasey, Tahnisha Colson, Ariel Robertson, 1600 relay, 4:15.6
Aaron Pettyjohn, Yvenel Sainsume, Alan Hill, Antoine Pettyjohn, 1600 relay, 3:28.6
Tahnisha Colson, long jump (17'1")
3rd
Julius Eaddy, triple jump (40'10.5") & long jump (21'0")
Latrice Whidbee, 200 meters (26.82)
4th
Kayla Boone, 100 hurdles (17.48)
Aaron Pettyjohn, 110 hurdles (15.50)
Quentin Connelly, Robert Dill, Julius Eaddy, Devin Franklin, 400 relay, 44.65
Christa Czeizinger, pole vault, (7'0")
5th
Yvenel Sainsume, 100 meters (11.78)
Jakea Chandler, shot put (30'5")
Candice Young, high jump (4'8")
Latrice Whidbee, 400 meters (1:01.57)
Shayla Wilson, 300 hurdles (52.13)
Devin Franklin, 200 meters (23.85)
Jackie Creasey, Becky Godwin, Steph Swadley, Liz Butterly, 3200 relay, 11:23
Marissa McDonnell, pole vault, (6'6")
6th
Latifah Davis, 100 meters (13.50)
Joenyce Smith, shot put (30'4")
Ariel Robertson, 400 meters (1:02.21)
Tahnisha Colson, 800 meters (2:36.6)
Erica Godwin, 3200 meters (13:52)
Wednesday, May 10
BOYS DROP CR; GIRLS SET RECORDS BUT MISS CR
Congratulations to the girls who wrapped up their best season ever, going 11-1 after a closely-fought loss to undefeated CR. The 400-meter relay of Ariel Robertson, Latifah Davis, Tahnisha Colson and Sheena Johns as well as the 1600-meter relay of Robertson, Jackie Creasey, Johns and Latrice Whidbee set new school records, while Johns also set a new school record with a 25.1 in the 200.
The boys concluded an 8-4 regular season with their 5th-straight win over the CR boys. Antoine Pettyjohn wrapped up the day by winning high jump to secure a 74-72 upset.
Liz Butterly also qualified for states in the 3200 and provisionally in the 1600, while Shayla Wilson qualified provisionally in the 300 hurdles.
The Bucs compete in the Henlopen Conference Championship meet on Friday and Saturday at Lake Forest.
Check out updates on "Season points leaders," "State qualifiers," "Bloom Top 10" and "MHS leaderboard."
Girls
Milford 124, Smryna 20
3200 relay - MHS (Whidbee, Creasey, Colson, Robertson) 10:40, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 16.8, 100 - Johns (M) 12.7, 800 relay - MHS (S.Godwin, Gibbs, Cephas, Boone) 1:58.1, 1600 - Butterly (M) 6:02.9, 400 relay - MHS (Robertson, Davis, Colson, Johns) 49.6, 400 - Whidbee (M) 61.2, 300 hurdles - Williams (M) 52.5, 800 - Colson (M) 2:38, 200 - Johns (M) 25.1, 3200 - Butterly (M) 12:55, 1600 relay - MHS (Robertson, Creasey, Johns, Whidbee) 4:09, long jump - Colson (M) 15-3, high jump - Young (M) 4-8, shot put - Smith (M) 32-5, discus - Elliott (S) 82-5, triple jump - Shelby Letthand (M) 31-0, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 7-6. High scorer: Sheena Johns (M) 12.5 points. MHS 10-1, 11-1.
Caesar Rodney 86, Milford 61
3200 relay - MHS (Whidbee, Creasey, Colson, Robertson) 10:40, 100 hurdles - Cox (CR) 16.5, 100 - Johns (M) 12.7, 800 relay - CR (Graham, Little, Reid, Cox) 1:44.3, 1600 - Schlecht (CR) 5:49, 400 relay - MHS (Robertson, Davis, Colson, Johns) 49.6, 400 - Cox (CR) 58.9, 300 hurdles - Guzman (CR) 48.7, 800 - Schlecht (CR) 2:32.6, 200 - Johns (M) 25.1, 3200 - Butterly (M) 12:55, 1600 relay - CR (Little, Guzman, Reid, Cox) 4:07.5, long jump - Allen (CR) 15-8, high jump - Hannah (CR) 4-10, shot put - Smith (M) 32-5, discus - Smith (M) 79-5, triple jump - Young (CR) 31-2, pole vault - Bouchard (CR) 8-0. High scorer: Ashley Cox (CR) 12.5 points.
Boys
Milford 74, Caesar Rodney 72
3200 relay - CR (Carter, Hawkins, Miller, Brooks) 9:35.5, 110 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.4, 100 - Milner (CR) 11.4, 800 relay - MHS (Dill, Franklin, Sainsume, Hill) 1:32.7, 1600 - Brooks (CR) 4:38.2, 400 relay - CR (Milner, Terrell, Milner, Johnson) 44.6, 400 - Hill (M) 50.8, 300 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 40.4, 800 - Brooks (CR) 2:01, 200 - Hill (M) 22.9, 3200 - Hawkins (CR) 10:43, 1600 relay - MHS (Aa.Pettyjohn, Sainsume, Ant.Pettyjohn, Hill) 3:30.4, long jump - Eaddy (M) 21-0, shot put - M.White (M) 41-5, discus - M.White (M) 113-0, high jump - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 6-0, triple jump - Eaddy (M) 42-2, pole vault - Krough (CR) 11-0. High scorer: Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 16.25 points. MHS 7-4, 8-4.
Milford 94, Smyrna 52
3200 relay - MHS (White, Meade, Cisneros, Starnes) 9:45.7, 110 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.4, 100 - Dupree (S) 11.4, 800 relay - MHS (Dill, Franklin, Sainsume, Hill) 1:32.7, 1600 - Reindeau (S) 4:56, 400 relay - MHS (Connelly, Dill, Eaddy, Franklin) 45.5, 400 - Hill (M) 50.8, 300 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 40.4, 800 - Reindeau (S) 2:14.9, 200 - Hill (M) 22.9, 3200 - Morris (M) 11:43, 1600 relay - MHS (Aa.Pettyjohn, Sainsume, Ant.Pettyjohn, Hill) 3:30.4, long jump - Eaddy (M) 21-0, shot put - Bailey (S) 42-5, discus - M.White (M) 113-0, high jump - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 6-0, triple jump - Eaddy (M) 42-2, pole vault - Agan (S) 11-8.
Sunday, May 7
GIRLS ROMP TO WIN SECTION II AT TWILIGHT RELAYS
The girls won seven of 16 events and took second in five others to sweep away the competition Saturday in section II of the Twilight Relays at Brandywine High School. The 1600-meter relay team of Sheena Johns, Tahnisha Colson, Latifah Davis and Latrice Whibee capped the day with a clean sweep of the sprint relays in new Bloom record time.
Meanwhile, the boys won shuttle hurdles and placed fourth overall.
Here is a look at the team's place-winners:
GIRLS
1st-place winners:
shuttle hurdles - Emmery Williams, Stephanie Jordan, Candice Young, Kayla Boone, 1:15.80
swedish medley - Shelby Letthand, Latifah Davis, Ariel Robertson, Latrice Whidbee, 2:25.52
4x200 - Latifah Davis, Tahnisha Colson, Latrice Whidbee, Sheena Johns, 1:47.43
4x100 - Ariel Robertson, Latifah Davis, Tahnisha Colson, Sheena Johns, 50.92
4x400 - Sheena Johns, Tahnisha Colson, Latifah Davis, Latrice Whidbee, 4:15.25
triple jump - Shellisha Letthand, Shelby Letthand
long jump - Tykisha Upshur, Shellisha Letthand
2nd-place winners:
sprint medley - Tahnisha Colson, Latrice Whidbee, Sheena Johns, Ariel Robertson, 4:35.4
3200 - Liz Butterly, 13:09.37
shot put - Jakea Chandler, Joenyce Smith
high jump - Candice Young
pole vault - Marissa McDonnell
BOYS
1st-place:
shuttle hurdles - Richard Thomas, Lamont Cartwright, Aaron Pettyjohn, Antoine Pettyjohn, 1:10.06
2nd-place:
4x200 - Antoine Pettyjohn, Devin Franklin, Yvenel Sainsume, Alan Hill, 1:33.41
4x100 - Robert Dill, Devin Franklin, Yvenel Sainsume, Alan Hill, 44.82
high jump - Antoine Pettyjohn, Aaron Pettyjohn
3rd-place:
4x400 - Antoine Pettyjohn, Robert Dill, Yvenel Sainsume, Alan Hill, 3:36.22
4th-place:
4x1600 - Brandon Morris, Travis White, Erick Cisneros, Cory Cates
sprint medley - Quentin Connelly, Yvenel Sainsume, Alan Hill, Aaron Pettyjohn, 4:05.20
5th-place:
swedish medley - Quentin Connelly, Carl Dowdell, Robert Dill, Lamont Cartwright, 2:13.72
long jump & triple jump - Quentin Connelly, Jeff Jean
6th-place:
4x800 - Aaron Pettyjohn, Travis White, Brandon Morris, Erick Cisneros, 9:53.99
Thursday, May 4
BOYS, GIRLS DROP SEAFORD
Latrice Whidbee and Sheena Johns each picked up a pair of individual wins to pace the girls as they defeated Seaford to improve to 10-0. Antoine Pettyjohn scored three wins while Yvenel Sainsume, Julius Eaddy and Brandon Morris each added two more a piece as the boys improved to 6-4 with a win.
Whidbee qualified for states in the 200, Latifah Davis in the 400, and Emmery Williams in the 300 hurdles. Shelby Letthand qualified provisionally for triple jump. On the boys side, Nick Esposito qualified for states in the pole vault.
Check out "Season points leaders," "State qualifiers," "Bloom Top 10" and "MHS leaderboard" for much more.
Girls
Milford 116, Seaford 29
3200 relay - MHS (Whidbee, Swadley, Infante, Clendaniel) 12:57, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 17.6, 100 - Johns (M) 12.6, 800 relay - MHS (S.Godwin, Gibbs, Cephas, Boone) 2:02.9, 1600 - Creasey (M) 6:17, 400 relay - MHS (S.Godwin, Letthand, Gibbs, Letthand, Whidbee) 55.6, 400 - Johns (M) 61.4, 300 hurdles - Whidbee (M) 50.6, 800 - Burbage (S) 2:40, 200 - Whidbee (M) 26.9, 3200 - E.Godwin (M) 13:58, 1600 relay - MHS (Boone, Letthand, Williams, Wilson) 4:58, long jump - Colson (M) 15-9, high jump - Young (M) 4-8, shot put - K.Gibbs (S) 36-1, discus - K.Gibbs (S) 105-6, triple jump - Shellisha Letthand (M) 31-8, pole vault - Casey (S) 8-6. High scorer: Latrice Whidbee (M) 11.25 points. MHS 9-0, 10-0.
Boys
Milford 98, Seaford 48
3200 relay - MHS (Schaap, Johns, T.White, Starnes) 9:18, 110 hurdles
- Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 14.9, 100 - Sainsume (M) 11.3, 800 relay - MHS
(Connelly, Dill, Sainsume, Hill) 1:36.6, 1600 - Morris (M) 5:21, 400
relay - MHS (Connelly, Dowdell, Jean, Dill) 52.0, 400 - Hill (M) 51.9, 300 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 39.4, 800 - Senatus (S) 2:20, 200 - Sainsume (M) 23.9, 3200 -
Morris (M) 12:01, 1600 relay - Seaford (Purnell, Simon, Turnace, Senatus) 3:49, long jump - Eaddy (M) 20-11, high jump - Ant. Pettyjohn (M) 6-0, shot put - Fisher (S) 40-5, discus - Johns (M) 102-9, triple jump - Eaddy (M) 41-5, pole vault - Hunt (S) 10-6, High scorer: Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15 points. MHS 5-4, 6-4.
Tuesday, May 2
GIRLS STREAK TO 9-0 WITH FIRST-EVER WIN VS. DOVER
Sheena Johns won the 100, 200 and 400 and Tahnisha Colson qualified for her fifth event of the season as the girls knocked off Dover for the first time in school history -- a span of 22 seasons. They also downed Polytech to improve to 9-0 on the season.
Kayla Boone established a new Bloom record in the 100 hurdles, while Latrice Whidbee and Joenyce Smith qualified for states in the 300 hurdles and discus, respectively. Colson also tied a Bloom record in the long jump.
For the boys, Antoine Pettyjohn swept both hurdle events in new Bloom record times, while DeWayne Johns qualified for states in the pole vault. Quentin Connelly also added a provisional qualifier for triple jump.
Check out "Season points leaders," "State qualifiers," "Bloom Top 10" and "MHS leaderboard" for much more.
Girls
Milford 98, Dover 47
3200 relay - MHS (Swadley, Clendaniel, Clendaniel, Infante) 12:39, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 17.4, 100 - Johns (M) 12.4, 800 relay - MHS (Davis, Colson, Whidbee, Johns) 1:46, 1600 - Taylor (D) 5:53, 400 relay - MHS (Letthand, Davis, Letthand, Whidbee) 52.5, 400 - Johns (M) 61.0, 300 hurdles - Whidbee (M) 50.1, 800 - Colson (M) 2:35.2, 200 - Johns (M) 26.1, 3200 - Taylor (D) 12:37, 1600 relay - MHS (Robertson, Colson, Creasey, Whidbee) 4:24, long jump - Smith (D) 16-6, high jump - Young (M) 4-4, shot put - Smith (M) 30-2, discus - Smith (M) 83-10, triple jump - Smith (D) 34-6, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 7-6. High scorer: Sheena Johns (M) 16.25 points. MHS 7-0, 9-0.
Milford 119, Polytech 25
3200 relay - MHS (Swadley, Clendaniel, Clendaniel, Infante) 12:39, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 17.4, 100 - Johns (M) 12.4, 800 relay - MHS (Davis, Colson, Whidbee, Johns) 1:46, 1600 - Creasey (M) 6:12, 400 relay - MHS (Letthand, Davis, Letthand, Whidbee) 52.5, 400 - Johns (M) 61.0, 300 hurdles - Whidbee (M) 50.1, 800 - Colson (M) 2:35.2, 200 - Johns (M) 26.1, 3200 - Godwin (M) 13:44, 1600 relay - MHS (Robertson, Colson, Creasey, Whidbee) 4:24, long jump - Colson (M) 16-5, high jump - Gotch (P) 4-10, shot put - Okeke (P) 33-3, discus - Okeke (P) 84-8, triple jump - Letthand (M) 31-7, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 7-6. High scorer: Sheena Johns (M) 16.25 points. MHS 7-0, 9-0.
Boys
Milford 99, Polytech 47
3200 relay - MHS (Starnes, Kershaw, Jenkins, Schlegel) 10:31, 110 hurdles
- Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 14.9, 100 - Franklin (M) 11.2, 800 relay - MHS
(Dill, Franklin, Sainsume, Hill) 1:32.3, 1600 - T.White (M) 5:22, 400
relay - Polytech 45.6, 400 - Hill (M) 51.7, 300 hurdles - Antoine
Pettyjohn (M) 39.2, 800 - Rector (P) 2:17.9, 200 - Downes (P) 23.1, 3200 -
Morris (M) 11:48, 1600 relay - MHS (Aa. Pettyjohn, Ant.Pettyjohn,
Franklin, Hill) 3:32, long jump - Eaddy (M) 22-0, high jump - Ant.
Pettyjohn (M) 6-0, shot put - M.White (M) 38-8, discus - M.White (M)
106-2, triple jump - Patterson (P) 42-2, pole vault - Green (P) 10-0. High
scorer: Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 16.25 points. MHS 4-4, 5-4.
Dover 96, Milford 50
3200 relay - Dover (Coston, Miles, Miles, Johnson) 9:12, 110 hurdles -
Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 14.9, 100 - Franklin (M) 11.2, 800 relay - Dover
1:31.4, 1600 - Johnson (D) 4:59, 400 relay - Dover 44.0, 400 - Hill (M)
51.7, 300 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 39.2, 800 - Caldwell (D) 2:09.6,
200 - Fields (D) 22.5, 3200 - Johnson (D) 10:59, 1600 relay - Dover 3:30,
long jump - Eaddy (M) 22-0, high jump - Heath (D) 6-4, shot put - Sears
(D) 42-7, discus - Sears (D) 117-7, triple jump - Roach (D) 42-1, pole
vault - Johns (M) 10-0.
Tuesday, May 2
RAIN POURS ALL DAY AT GLASGOW INVITATIONAL
Here are the MHS place-winners from the Glasgow Invitational. The meet was contested in several hours of rain.
3200-meter relay: 3. Tahnisha Colson, Ariel Robertson, Jackie Creasey, Elizabeth Butterly 11:23.83
110m hurdles: 1. Antionie Pettyjohn 15.80, 3. Aaron Pettyjohn 16.08
100 meters: 2. Sheena Johns 13.15
800-meter relay: 3. Ariel Robertson, Tahnisha Colson, Latrice Whidbee, Sheena Johns 1:53.70
2. Antoine Pettyjohn, Devin Franklin, Yvenel Sainsume, Alan Hill 1:35.30
400-meter relay: 1. Ariel Robertson, Latifah Davis, Tahnisha Colson, Sheena Johns 52.64
2. Aaron Pettyjohn, Devin Franklin, Yvenel Sainsume, Alan Hill 46.37
300m hurdles: 1. Antoine Pettyjohn 44.54, 4. Aaron Pettyjohn 46.16
200 meters: 3. Alan Hill 24.97
Shot Put: 3. Joenyce Smith 3011
Friday, April 28
GIRLS SET RECORDS AT PENN RELAYS; BOYS SPEED THROUGH 1600-RELAY
Ariel Robertson, Latifah Davis, Tahnisha Colson and Sheena Johns set a new school record of 50.49 in the 400-meter relay at the Penn Relays Carnival Thursday. The team placed 31 out of 265 teams in its division.
Later in the day, Johns, Jackie Creasey, Colson and Latrice Whidbee ran a new Bloom record of 4:17.84 in the 1600-meter relay.
On Saturday, Antoine Pettyjohn, Devin Franklin, Yvenel Sainsume and Alan Hill ran a stellar 3:29.78 to place fourth in their heat. The boys did not finish the 400-meter relay on Friday after a couple exchange errors.
Click on the above headline to see complete news from the Penn Relays Carnival.
Tuesday, April 25
BUCS SHINE AT HOME VERSUS CENTRAL, LAUREL
Check out "State qualifiers," "Bloom Top 10," "Season Points Leaders."
Girls
Milford 133, Laurel 5
3200 relay - MHS (Swadley, Clendaniel, Clendaniel, Infante) 13:06, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 18.2, 100 - Johns (M) 12.8, 800 relay - MHS (S.Godwin, Letthand, Letthand, Boone) 1:56.8, 1600 - E.Godwin (M) 6:08, 400 relay - MHS (Letthand, S.Godwin, Cephas, Letthand) 56.2, 400 - Johns (M) 61.8, 300 hurdles - Williams (M) 55.0, 800 - Creasey (M) 2:51.2, 200 - Johns (M) 26.2, 3200 - E.Godwin (M) 13:38, 1600 relay - MHS (Robertson, Colson, Creasey, Whidbee) 4:47.6, long jump - Colson (M) 15-9, high jump - Muskovich (M) 4-0, shot put - Smith (M) 31-1, discus - Smith (M) 81-5, triple jump - Shellisha Letthand (M) 27-9, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 7-7. High scorer: Sheena Johns (M) 15 points. MHS 6-0, 7-0.
Milford 128, Sussex Central 10
3200 relay - MHS (Swadley, Clendaniel, Clendaniel, Infante) 13:06, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 18.2, 100 - Johns (M) 12.8, 800 relay - MHS (S.Godwin, Letthand, Letthand, Boone) 1:56.8, 1600 - E.Godwin (M) 6:08, 400 relay - SC (Sturgis, Gardiner, Robinson, Zakrociemski) 55.9, 400 - Johns (M) 61.8, 300 hurdles - Williams (M) 55.0, 800 - Creasey (M) 2:51.2, 200 - Johns (M) 26.2, 3200 - E.Godwin (M) 13:38, 1600 relay - MHS (Robertson, Colson, Creasey, Whidbee) 4:47.6, long jump - Colson (M) 15-9, high jump - Muskovich (M) 4-0, shot put - Smith (M) 31-1, discus - Smith (M) 81-5, triple jump - Shellisha Letthand (M) 27-9, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 7-7. High scorer: Sheena Johns (M) 15 points. MHS 6-0, 7-0.
Boys
Milford 128, Sussex Central 18
3200 relay - MHS (T.White, Starnes, Meade, Cisneros) 9:49.3, 100 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.0, 100 - Franklin (M) 11.3, 800 relay - SC (Conaway, Showell, Holt, Lake) 1:37.4, 1600 - Morris (M) 5:19.3, 400 relay - SC (Conaway, Holt, Lake, Showell) 47.7, 400 - Hill (M) 51.3, 300 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 40.6, 800 - T.White (M) 2:23.6, 200 - Hill (M) 22.9, 3200 - Morris (M) 11:54, 1600 relay - MHS (Aa. Pettyjohn, Ant.Pettyjohn, T.White, Starnes) 3:52, long jump - Eaddy (M) 21-3, high jump - Ant. Pettyjohn (M) 6-0, shot put - M.White (M) 38-11, discus - M.White (M) 106-1, triple jump - Johns (M) 39-3, pole vault - Esposito (M) 9-7. High scorer: Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 16.25 points. MHS 3-3, 4-3.
Milford 136, Laurel 10
3200 relay - MHS (T.White, Starnes, Meade, Cisneros) 9:49.3, 100 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.0, 100 - Franklin (M) 11.3, 800 relay - MHS (Dill, Cartwright, Dowdell, Jean) 1:40.4, 1600 - Morris (M) 5:19.3, 400 relay - MHS (Connelly, Dowdell, Jean, Cartwright) 48.5, 400 - Hill (M) 51.3, 300 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 40.6, 800 - T.White (M) 2:23.6, 200 - Hill (M) 22.9, 3200 - Morris (M) 11:54, 1600 relay - MHS (Aa. Pettyjohn, Ant.Pettyjohn, T.White, Starnes) 3:52, long jump - Eaddy (M) 21-3, high jump - Ant. Pettyjohn (M) 6-0, shot put - M.White (M) 38-11, discus - M.White (M) 106-1, triple jump - Johns (M) 39-3, pole vault - Esposito (M) 9-7. High scorer: Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 16.25 points. MHS 3-3, 4-3.
Tuesday, April 11
GIRLS TOPPLE CAPE FOR FIRST TIME EVER, ROLL ON TO 5-0
The girls upset Cape Henlopen, 90-55, at home Tuesday to earn their first-ever win against the Vikings in 21 seasons. They also knocked off Sussex Tech, 94-50, to improve to 5-0 on the season.
Sheena Johns, who improved on her school-record time in the 100 meters with a 12.4, led the girls with 25 points and also anchored the 800-meter relay team which again shattered a school-record mark with a 1:45.4. Ariel Robertson, Latifah Davis and Tahnisha Colson joined Johns to set the record.
Robertson qualified for states in the 200 and 400, while Kayla Boone -- who tied a new Bloom record in the 100-meter hurdles with an 18.0, Latrice Whidbee, Candice Young, Jakea Chandler and Joenyce Smith also added state qualifiers. Emmery Williams and Alicia Sanchez added provisional qualifiers.
For the boys, Antoine Pettyjohn led the way with wins in two events plus over 28 points, although the boys lost a pair of close meets. Alan Hill and Julius Eaddy each qualified for states in a pair of events, while Pettyjohn and Devin Franklin also added state qualifiers. Franklin and freshman pole vaulter Nick Esposito added provisional qualifiers.
Check out updates on "Season Points Leaders," "State Qualifiers," "Bloom Top 10," and "MHS Leaderboard."
Girls
Milford 90, Cape Henlopen 55
3200 relay - MHS (Creasey, B.Godwin, Butterly, E.Godwin) 11:12.8, 100 hurdles - Seth (CH) 17.9, 100 - Johns (M) 12.4, 800 relay - MHS (Robertson, Davis, Colson, Johns) 1:45.4, 1600 - Betts (CH) 5:44, 400 relay - MHS (Letthand, Davis, Letthand, Johns) 52.8, 400 - MacDonald (CH) 61.2, 300 hurdles - Seth (CH) 50.1, 800 - Colson (M) 2:41.7, 200 - Johns (M) 26.7, 3200 - Betts (CH) 12:42, 1600 relay - MHS (Robertson, Colson, Creasey, Whidbee) 4:34, long jump - Colson (M) 15-9, high jump - MacDonald (CH) 4-10, shot put - Brittingham (CH) 34-9, discus - Buhls (CH) 102-2, triple jump - MacDonald (CH) 32-1, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 7-6. High scorer: Tahnisha Colson, Sheena Johns (M) 12.5 points. MHS 4-0, 5-0.
Milford 94, Sussex Tech 50
3200 relay - ST (Correll, Peabody, Rowles, Mahoney) 10:53.7, 100 hurdles - Black (ST) 17.3, 100 - Johns (M) 12.4, 800 relay - MHS (Robertson, Davis, Colson, Johns) 1:45.4, 1600 - Mahoney (ST) 5:36, 400 relay - MHS (Letthand, Davis, Letthand, Johns) 52.8, 400 - Whidbee (M) 61.3, 300 hurdles - Legates (ST) 56.4, 800 - Mahoney (ST) 2:34.5, 200 - Johns (M) 26.7, 3200 - Godwin (M) 13:33, 1600 relay - ST (Peabody, Correll, Cunningham, Mahoney) 4:24.5, long jump - Colson (M) 15-9, high jump - Young (M) 4-8, shot put - Chandler (M) 30-5, discus - Young (ST) 82-0, triple jump - Letthand (M) 30-9, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 7-6. High scorer: Sheena Johns (M) 12.5 points. MHS 4-0, 5-0.
Boys
Cape Henlopen 79, Milford 67
3200 relay - Cape (Queen, Gardiner, Morris, Makowski) 8:49, 100 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.0, 100 - Davis (CH) 11.2, 800 relay - MHS (Dill, Franklin,
Sainsume, Hill), 1:32.3, 1600 - Haag (CH) 4:47, 400 relay - MHS (Connelly, Dill, Sainsume, Franklin) 45.1, 400 - Hill (M) 52.6, 300 hurdles - I.Brisco (CH) 39.7, 800 - Haag (CH) 2:02.6, 200 - Davis (CH) 22.9, 3200 - Morris (CH) 10:56, 1600 relay - MHS (Aa. Pettyjohn, Ant.Pettyjohn, Dill, Hill) 3:39.9, long jump - Eaddy (M) 20-3, high jump - Ant. Pettyjohn (M) 5-10, shot put - White (M) 41-11, discus - White (M) 110-3, triple jump - Davis (CH) 41-9, pole vault - Melendez (CH) 11-6. High scorer: Brycen Davis (CH) 18 points. MHS 1-3, 2-3.
Sussex Tech 83, Milford 63
3200 relay - ST (Ford, Demarest, Shepherd, McCallum) 8:33, 100 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.0, 100 - Holland (ST) 11.3, 800 relay - MHS (Dill, Franklin,
Sainsume, Hill), 1:32.3, 1600 - Demarest (ST) 4:49.6, 400 relay - MHS (Connelly, Dill, Sainsume, Franklin) 45.1, 400 - Holland (ST) 51.6, 300 hurdles - Ant. Pettyjohn (M) 40.1, 800 - Demarest (ST) 2:09.1, 200 - Holland (ST) 23.2, 3200 - McCallum (ST) 10:40, 1600 relay - ST (Demarest, Parker, Townsend, Holland) 3:37.8, long jump - Eaddy (M) 20-3, high jump - Ant. Pettyjohn (M) 5-10, shot put - Cephas (ST) 48-5, discus - White (M) 110-3, triple jump - Eaddy (M) 39-9, pole vault - Krauss (ST) 12-6. High scorer: Shawn Holland (ST) 16.25 points. MHS 1-3, 2-3.
Sunday, April 2
MCDONNELL LEADS PERFORMANCES AT DIAMOND STATES
Senior Marissa McDonnell vaulted a career-best 7-foot-6 inches to place fifth at the Diamond State Relays Saturday. Her vault also qualified her for states.
The girls 400 and 1600-meter relay squads ran their best times of the season as well. Shelby and Shellisha Letthand, Latifah Davis and Sheena Johns led the 400 relay, while Johns joined Tahnisha Colson, Jackie Creasey and Ariel Robertson in the 1600.
Thursday, March 30
MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TAKE ON FIFER, DOVER AIR
Middle School Boys
Milford 60, Fifer 44
Hurdles: 1. Eddress Smith (M) 15.3, 2.C. Reynolds (F), 3. T. Frydel (F); 100: 1.- Eddress Smith (M) 12.28, 2.- Dawan Smith (M), 3.- A. Moses (F); 160: 1. J. Abbott (F) 5:23, 2. T.J. Dantonio (M), 3. Oliver (F); 400 Relay: Milford 51.87; 400: 1. Jason Harper (M) 1:04, 2. Phillip Shorts (M), 3. T. Freitel (F); 800: 1. J. Abbot (F) 2:29, 2. Oliver (F), 3. Craig Forehand (M); 200: 1.T. Webb (F) 26.77, 2. D. J. Cephas (M), 3.B. Bowman (F); 800 Relay: Milford 1:54; Long Jump: 1.-Desmond Sivels (M) - 17'4.25", 2. Dawan Smith (M), 3. N. Jackson (F); Triple Jump: 1. Devon Schlegel (M) 254; Shot Put: 1.- B. Bowmen (F) 31'8", 2. Bailey (F)
3. T. Webb (F); Disc: 1. T. Webb (F) 1038, 2. B. Bowmen (F), 3.- Derrick Strickland (M).
Milford 92, Dover Air 11
Hurdles: 1. Eddress Smith (M) 15.3, 2. Kamani H. (D), 3. B. Cartwright (M); 100: 1. Eddress Smith (M) 12.28, 2. Dawan Smith (M), 3. R.J. Williams (D); 1600: 1. T.J. Dantonio (M) 5:33, 2. Taiwan Savage (M); 400 Relay: (M) 51.87; 400: 1. R.J. Williams (D) 1:02, 2. Jason Harper (M), 3. Phillip Shorts (M); 800: 1. Craig Forehand (M) 2:45, 2. Sean Fitzgerald (M), 3.Taiwan Savage (M); 200: 1.Michael Johnson (M) 28.48, 2.Colby Shorts (M), 3. Cory Godwin (M); 800 Relay: (M) 1:54; Long Jump: 1.Desmond Sivels (M) 17'4.25", 2. Dawan Smith (M), 3. J. Harper (M); Triple Jump: 1. Devon Schlegel (M) 254; Shot Put: 1. Jon Jones (M) 28'5", 2. Derrick Strickland (M), 3. J. Elder (D); Disc: 1. D. Strickland (M) 756, 2. Jon Jones (M), 3. R. Robinson (D).
Girls
Fifer 56, Milford 44
Hurdles: 1.Shayla Dukes (M) 10.29, 2. Kiara Rufus (M), 3. Casey K. (F); 100: 1. T. Diamond (F) 13.76, 2. T. Bumbry (F), 3. J. Burton (F); 1600: 1. N. Brown (F) 6:23, 2. Areli Romuardo (M), 3. Ziondra Russ (M); 400 Relay: Fifer 55.9; 400: 1. Handy (F) 1:12, 2. S. Dellarandro (F), 3. S. Johnson (F); 800: 1. N. Brown (F) 2:50, 2. Areli Romuardo (M), 3. Ripley (F); 200: 1. K. Winder (F) 2:50, 2. Coston (F), 3. Coverdale (M); 800 Relay: Fifer 2:01; Long Jump: 1. Shayla Dukes (M) 12'1.75", 2. Jasmine Legree (M), 3.-M. Ripley (F); Shot put: 1. R. Waters (F) 359, 2. Brittany Cumberledge (M), 3.S. Russell (F); Disc: 1. Brittany Cumberledge (M)ilford 611, 2. Kettyde Deravines(M), 3. R. Waters (F).
Milford 94, Dover Air 4
Hurdles: 1.Shayla Dukes (M) 10.29, 2.Kiara Rufus (M), 3. Jasmine Legree (M); 100: 1. Shayla Dukes (M) 13.89, 2. Kiara Rufus (M), 3.Jasmine Mann (M); 1600: 1.Areli Romuardo (M) 6:49, 2. Ziondra Russ (M), 3. H. Jefferies (D); 400 Relay: (M) 58.29; 400: 1. Mary Smith (M) 1:23, 2. Kaitlyn Payne (M), 3. Jasmine (D); 800: 1. Areli Romuardo(M) 3:03, 2. Ziondra Russ (M), 3. H. Jeffries (D); 200: 1. Frakie Coverdale (M) 33.49, 2. Patricia Dill (M), 3. Kesline Beaucejour (M); 800 Relay: (M) 2:05; Long Jump: 1. Shayla Dukes(M)12'1.75", 2. Jasmine Legree (M); shot put: 1. Brittany Cumberledge(M) 288, 2. Kettyde Deravines (M); dicus: 1. Brittany Cumberledge (M) 611, 2. Kettyde Deravines (M), 3. J. Lyles (D).
Tuesday, March 28
GIRLS MOVE TO 3-0 WITH WIN OVER LAKE
Sheena Johns won two events while Tahnisha Colson and Emmery Williams combined for over 17 points to help lead the girls to a 83-61 win against Lake Forest Tuesday to improve to 3-0 on the season. Devin Franklin, Antoine Pettyjohn, Derek Schaap and Quentin Connelly each scored over 10 points, but the boys lost a close one to Lake Forest, 78-68.
Colson (400), Jakea Chandler (long jump) and Mike White (shot put) qualified for states, while Ariel Robertson added a provisional qualifier in the 200.
Check out updates on "Season Points Leaders," "State Qualifiers," "Bloom Top 10," and "MHS Leaderboard."
Boys
Lake Forest 78, Milford 68
3200 relay - LF (Dosal, Brown, Riser, Bobola) 9:07, 110 hurdles - Ant.Pettyjohn (M) 15.0, 100 - Franklin (M) 11.6, 800 relay - MHS (Connelly, Dill, Franklin, Pettyjohn) 1:37, 1600 - Bobola (LF) 5:04, 400 relay - MHS (Dill, Franklin, Pettyjohn, Connelly) 47.2; 400 - Bullock (LF) 55.9, 300 hurdles - Ant. Pettyjohn (M) 40.7, 800 - A.Bobola (LF) 2:21.10, 200 - Franklin (M) 24.0, 3200 - T.Bobola (LF) 11:15, 1600 relay - LF (Dosal, Brown, Scott, Riser) 3:47, high jump - Nelson (LF) 5-6, pole vault - Riser (LF) 8-6, long jump - Schaap (M) 18-4, triple jump - Connelly (M) 37-4, shot put - Pettit (LF) 43-3, discus - Hartung (LF) 110-06. High scorer: Devin Franklin, Antoine Pettyjohn (M) - 12.5 points. MHS 2-1, 1-1.
Milford 83, Lake Forest 61
3200 relay - MHS (Currie, Clendaniel, Clendaniel, Infante) 14:04, 110 hurdles - Williams (M) 19.5, 100 - Johns (M) 13.3, 800 relay - MHS (Robertson, Colson, Shellisha Letthand, Davis) 1:54, 1600 - Riley (LF) 5:48, 400 relay - LF; 400 - Colson (M) 1:05, 300 hurdles - Taylor (LF) 54.8, 800 - Dalton (LF) 6:07, 200 - Johns (M) 27.2, 3200 - Riley (LF) 12:59, 1600 relay - MHS (Young, Creasey, Colson, Williams) 5:00, high jump - Deshields (LF) 4-6, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 6-6, long jump - Deshields (LF) 15-7, triple jump - Deshields (LF) 30-11, shot put - Rayne (LF) 28-10, discus - Rayne (LF) 88-7. High scorer: Chanae Deshields (LF) - 16 points. MHS 3-0, 2-0.
Monday, March 27
MIDDLE SCHOOLERS OPEN THEIR 2006 SEASON
<Milford Middle School Boys
MHS 69, Sussex Central 31
Hurdles: 1. - Eddress Smith -(M) 15.08, 2.- Phillip Shorts - (M), 3. - K. Johnson - (SC); 100 : 1.- Dawan Smith - (M) 12.69, 2.- Eddress Smith - (M), 3.- Desmond Sivels - (M); 1600 : 1.- T.J. Dantonio - (M) 5:51, 2.- Chris Masten - (M), 3.- Taiwan Savage - (M); 400 Relay: (M) 0:53; 400: 1.- H. Rosario-(SC) 1:03, 2.- Jason Harper- (M), 3.- Phillip Shorts/Colby Shorts- (M): 800: 1.- T.J. Dantonio-(M) 2:37, 2.- Craig Forehand-(M), 3.-Luis Martinez - (M); 200: 1.-Michael Johnson - (M)-28.61, 2.-Cory Godwin- (M), 3.-D. Baily - (SC); 800 Relay: (M) 1:56; Long Jump: 1.-Desmond Sivels - (M) - 13'11", 2.- Devon Schlegel- (M) - 13'3.5", 3.- B. David-(SC) - 12'7"; Triple Jump: 1.- D.J. T-(SC) 22'8.5", 2.- Trevor M - (SC) 19'1.5", 3.-David B- (SC) 15'6"; Shot Put: 1.- I. Gomez - (SC) 35'3", 2.- Derrick Strickland - (M) 34'8", 3.- C. Paynter - (SC) 31'2"; Disc: 1.- T.Beckett - (SC) 87'6", 2. - A. Rodriguez - (SC) 84'10", 3.- J. Jones - (SC) 62'3"
Girls
Sussex Central 55, Milford 44
Hurdles: 1.-C. Michaels- (SC) 12.46, 2.-Shayla Dukes- (M), 3.-J. Jones-(SC); 100: 1.- Shayla Dukes- (M)- 13.08, 2.- K. White-S.C, 3.-Jasmine Mann - (M); 1600: 1.-Areli Romuardo - (M) 3:10 2. - A. Cannon - (SC), 3.- S. West- (SC); 400 Relay: SC 0:57; 400: 1.- Jasmine Mann- (M) 1:08 2. - C. Michaels - (SC), 3.- Katilyn Payne -(M); 800: 1.- Areli Romuardo-(M) 3:10, 2. - Y. Costillo- (SC), 3.- S.West - (SC); 200: 1.- Y. Nocks-(SC) 30.92, 2.- S. Knox-(SC), 3.- Kiara Rufus- (M); 800 Relay: (M) 2:07; Long Jump: 1.- Shayla Dukes-(M)-12'8.5", 2.- M. Taylor-(SC) 11'6", 3.-Sara P.- (SC) 11'5"; Triple Jump: 1.- Sara P.-(SC) 20'9", 2.- Paige M.-(SC) 20'3", Shot Put: 1.-S. Suggs- (SC) - 30', 2.- Brittany Cumberledge-(M) 27'4", 3.- P.Spence-(SC) 26'7"; Disc: 1.- Brittany Cumberledge - (M) 62'9", 2.- P. Spence- (SC) 62'7", 3.- V. Martinelli - (SC) 59'2"
Saturday, March 25
GIRLS 4X200 SETS NEW SCHOOL RECORD AT CHRISTIANA RELAYS
Congratulations go out to Ariel Robertson, Tahnisha Colson, Latrice Whidbee and Sheena Johns who set a new school record time of 1:47.07 in the 800-meter relay Saturday at the Christiana Relays. They placed second just .01 behind CR.
The boys 800-meter relay of Robert Dill, Devin Franklin, Antoine Pettyjohn and Alan Hill placed third as did the girls 400-meter relay of Latifah Davis, Whidbee, Shellisha Letthand and Johns.
Other place winners:
6th - boys shuttle hurdles (Richard Thomas, Lamont Cartwright, Aaron and Antoine Pettyjohn) 1:12.??
6th - girls 3200-meter relay (Jackie Creasey, Tahnisha Colson, Becky Godwin, Erica Godwin) 11:29.9
5th - boys 1600-meter relay (Pettyjohns, Franklin, Hill)
6th - girls shuttle hurdles (Emmery Williams, Kayla Boone, Candice Young, Meredith Muskovich)
Thursday, March 23
BOYS, GIRLS OPEN WITH BIG WINS
Congratulations go out to the boys and girls track teams who defeated Woodbridge and St. Thomas More handily to open the 2006 campaign. Sheena Johns and Antoine Pettyjohn each qualified for states in two events and led the girls and boys, respectively with 25 points each. Shellisha Letthand and Aaron Pettyjohn also each qualified in two events as well.
Check out updates on "Season Points Leaders," "State Qualifiers," "Bloom Top 10," and "MHS Leaderboard."
<Boys
Milford 125, St. Thomas More 20
3200 relay - MHS (White, Morris, Starnes, Meade) 10:03, 100 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.4, 100 - Franklin (M) 11.6, 800 relay - MHS (Dill, Franklin, Pettyjohn, Hill), 1600 - Stubbolo (S) 4:51, 400 relay - MHS (Connelly, Franklin, Pettyjohn, Hill) 45.8, 400 - Hill (M) 55.1, 300 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 40.8, 800 - White (M) 2:29, 200 - Dill (M) 24.5, 3200 - Stubbolo (S) 10:54, 1600 relay - MHS (Silva, Dill, Aa. Pettyjohn, Starnes) 4:15, long jump - Schaap (M) 19-1, high jump - Aaron Pettyjohn (M) 5-2, shot put - Pastor (M) 31-10, discus - Pastor (M) 88-8, triple jump - Connelly (M) 37-3, pole vault - Simpson (M) 7-0. High scorer: Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 12.5 points. MHS 1-0, 2-0.
Milford 122, Woodbridge 23
3200 relay - MHS (White, Morris, Starnes, Meade) 10:03, 100 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.4, 100 - Franklin (M) 11.6, 800 relay - MHS (Dill, Franklin, Pettyjohn, Hill), 1600 - Morris (M) 5:24, 400 relay - MHS (Connelly, Franklin, Pettyjohn, Hill) 45.8, 400 - Hill (M) 55.1, 300 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 40.8, 800 - Daisey (W) 2:11.7, 200 - Dill (M) 24.5, 3200 - Morris (M) 11:38, 1600 relay - MHS (Silva, Dill, Aa. Pettyjohn, Starnes) 4:15, long jump - Schaap (M) 19-1, high jump - Aaron Pettyjohn (M) 5-2, shot put - Gibbs (W) 39-10, discus - Gibbs (W) 122-1, triple jump - Connelly (M) 37-3, pole vault - Simpson (M) 7-0. High scorer: Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 12.5 points. MHS 1-0, 2-0.
Girls
Milford 129, St. Thomas More 8
3200 relay - MHS (Creasey, B. Godwin, Swadley, E. Godwin) 11:47, 100 hurdles - Young (M) 21.3, 100 - Johns (M) 13.0, 800 relay - MHS (Colson, Letthand, Whidbee, Johns) 1:51.8, 1600 - E. Godwin (M) 6:22.8, 400 relay - MHS (Davis, Whidbee, Letthand, Johns) 52.5, 400 - Robertson (M) 1:06.1, 300 hurdles - Williams (M) 59.3, 800 - Creasey (M) 2:55, 200 - Johns (M) 26.8, 3200 - E. Godwin (M) 13:45, 1600 relay - MHS (Colson, Robertson, Creasey, Whidbee) 4:59, long jump - Colson (M) 15-7, high jump - Young (M) 4-2, shot put - Smith (M) 27-0, discus - Cephas (M) 65-7, triple jump - Letthand (M) 30-2, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 6-0. High scorer: Sheena Johns (M) 12.5 points. MHS 1-0, 2-0.
Milford 121, Woodbridge 16
3200 relay - MHS (Creasey, B. Godwin, Swadley, E. Godwin) 11:47, 100 hurdles - Idler (W) 18.1, 100 - Johns (M) 13.0, 800 relay - MHS (Colson, Letthand, Whidbee, Johns) 1:51.8, 1600 - E. Godwin (M) 6:22.8, 400 relay - MHS (Davis, Whidbee, Letthand, Johns) 52.5, 400 - Robertson (M) 1:06.1, 300 hurdles - Williams (M) 59.3, 800 - Creasey (M) 2:55, 200 - Johns (M) 26.8, 3200 - E. Godwin (M) 13:45, 1600 relay - MHS (Colson, Robertson, Creasey, Whidbee) 4:59, long jump - Colson (M) 15-7, high jump - Young (M) 4-2, shot put - Smith (M) 27-0, discus - Cephas (M) 65-7, triple jump - Letthand (M) 30-2, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 6-0. High scorer: Sheena Johns (M) 12.5 points. MHS 1-0, 2-0.
Sunday, March 25
2005 NEWS
WHIDBEE SETS NEW SCHOOL RECORD AT MEET OF CHAMPS
Latrice Whidbee shattered the minute barrier in the 400 meters, placing second while running a new school-record 59.34 seconds in the 400 meters at the Meet of Champions Thursday.
Antoine Pettyjohn (15.17) placed third in the 110-meter hurdles and 4th in the 300 hurdles (41.25), while Alan Hill placed sixth in the 400. The two joined Yvenel Sainsume and Devin Franklin to run a 45.03 in the 400-meter relay to place fifth.
Most MHS athletes who qualified for the Meet of Champs could not attend due to graduation ceremonies at MHS.
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BOYS WIN IT ALL -- DIVISION II STATE CHAMPIONS!
Congratulations to the boys track & field team who won the DIAA Division II state championship Saturday at Polytech, scoring 85 total points to edge out runner-up Mt. Pleasant, who scored 78. Meanwhile, the girls had their best finish ever, placing third overall.
MHS previously claimed its only other track & field team state title in 1986 under the coaching of Jack Simon and Blaine Antoine.
Congrats go out to individual state champions Stefone Dukes and Sheena Johns who each won the 200 meters. Dukes scored the first individual title for the Bucs since Miles Shockley won the triple jump in 1990. Johns scored the girls' first since 1999.
The boys and girls each won the 800-meter state crowns, as well. Tahnisha Colson, Tykisha Upshur, Latrice Whidbee and Sheena Johns led the girls, while Frantz Altidor, Alan Hill, Darrell Davis and Stefone Dukes teamed for the boys.
The Bucs also scored several runner-up champions:
100, long jump - Stefone Dukes
110 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn
300 hurdles, 200 meters - Darrell Davis
400 - Latrice Whidbee *new school record 60.7
1600-meter relay - Altidor, Brent Leitzell, Hill, Davis
400-meter relay - Colson, Upshur, Khaliah DeVore, Johns
Other place-winners:
Sheena Johns, 3rd, 100 meters
Antoine Pettyjohn, 3rd, 300 hurdles
Aaron Pettyjohn, 5th, 110 hurdles
Latrice Whidbee, 5th, 300 hurdles
Brent Leitzell, 4th, pole vault
400-meter relay (Eddie Gibbs, Devin Franklin, Hill, Altidor), 4th
1600-meter relay (Colson, Upshur, Jackie Creasey, Whidbee), 4th
Marissa McDonnell, 6th, pole vault
Alan Hill, 6th, 400
BUCS CONCLUDE BANNER WEEKEND WITH HENLOPEN TOURNAMENT TROPHY
Frantz Altidor, Brent Leitzell, Alan Hill and Darrell Davis closed out a win in the 1600-meter relay in a Bloom-record time Saturday to clinch the Milford boys first-ever Henlopen Conference meet championship since the conference was formed in 1970. The boys scored two relay titles and three individual crowns en route to 102 points -- 14 more than runner-up Sussex Tech.
Meanwhile, Sheena Johns won the 100-meter conference title, helping the girls to a fifth-place finish overall.
Here's a look at the medal/place-winners:
Henlopen Champions
Long jump - Stefone Dukes, 22'3.5 inches (10th best in meet history)
110 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn, 15.30
300 hurdles - Darrell Davis, 39.56 (5th fastest in meet history, new Bloom record)
800-meter relay - Altidor, Hill, Davis, Dukes, 1:29.81 (5th fastest in meet history, new school record)
1600-meter relay - Altidor, Leitzell, Hill, Davis, 3:28.62 (New Bloom record)
100 meters - Sheena Johns, 13.02
Henlopen runner-ups
100, 200 meters - Stefone Dukes, 11.42, 22.98
200 meters - Shena Johns, 26.88
400-meter relay - Eddie Gibbs, Devin Franklin, Hill, Altidor, 44.72
400-meter relay - Tahnisha Colson, Tykisha Upshur, Khaliah DeVore, Johns, 51.44
800-meter relay - Tahnisha Colson, Tykisha Upshur, Latrice Whidbee, Johns, 1:47.52
3rd
200 meters - Darrell Davis, 23.00
300 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn, 42.14
1600-meter relay - Colson, Upshur, Creasey, Whidbee, 4:26
4th
110 hurdles - Aaron Pettyjohn, 16.18
pole vault - Brent Leitzell, 9'6"
400 meters - Alan Hill, 52.28
300 hurdles - Latrice Whidbee, 48.83
pole vault - Marissa McDonnell, 7'0"
5th
shot put - Mike White, 41'4"
6th
300 hurdles - Brent Leitzell, 43.09
triple jump - Brent Leitzell, 39'8.5"
3200 meters - Erica Godwin, 13:21.5
high jump - Eddie Gibbs, 5'8"
pole vault - Christa Czeizinger, 6'0"
DUKES WINS LONG JUMP FOR FIRST INDIVIDUAL HENLOPEN TITLE FOR BOYS SINCE 2000
In his final jump of the day Friday, Stefone Dukes jumped 22-feet-3.5 inches -- the 10th longest jump in Henlopen Conference meet history -- to become the first male individual Henlopen Champion for MHS since Chad Carpenter and Robbie Drummond won titles in 2000.
Marissa McDonnell vaulted 7-0 to lead the girls on the first day, while the 3200-meter relay of Jackie Creasey, DeShauna Purnell, Lindsay Kenton and Tricia Gerken placed sixth with their season-best time of 10:55.1. Mike White also tossed his best in shot put to place.
BOYS, GIRLS END REGULAR SEASON ON HIGH NOTE AT DOVER
Congratulations to the boys and girls track & field teams who wrapped up their winningest seasons ever as the boys finished 9-2 with a close win over Dover and the girls closed out their record at 7-4 with a win over Polytech Tuesday.
Both teams put together outstanding performances:
-Sheena Johns re-set a school record in the 200 with a 26.3
-Darrell Davis set Bloom records in the 300 hurdles (39.7) and 200 (22.3).
-Latrice Whidbee set Bloom records in the 100 hurdles (18.0) and 300 hurdles (48.2).
-Antoine Pettyjohn set a Bloom record in the 110 hurdles (14.8).
-Stefone Dukes led the boys in scoring for the day with 31.5 points, while Jackie Creasey and
Sheena Johns each scored 22.5 for the girls.
-Mirica Smith shattered a career-best (29 feet-7.25 inches) to qualify for states in shot put.
-Devin Franklin ran a best (11.2) to qualify for states in the 100.
-Aaron Pettyjohn (300 hurdles) and Eddie Gibbs (100) qualified provisionally for states.
Boys
Milford 106,
Polytech 40
3200 relay - MHS (Davis, Meade, Johns, Hill) 8:59, 110 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 14.8, 100 - Dukes (M) 11.0, 800 relay - MHS (Franklin, Altidor, Hill, Davis) 1:33.7, 1600 - Rector (P) 5:20, 400 relay - MHS (Franklin, Altidor, Gibbs, Dukes) 44.9, 400 - Wright (P) 51.7, 300 hurdles - Davis (M) 39.7, 800 - Hill (M) 2:17, 200 - Davis (M) 22.3, 3200 - Meade (M) 11:50, 1600 relay - MHS (Leitzell, Upshur, Dill, Starnes) 3:53, high jump - Dukes (M) 5-10, long jump - Dukes (M) 21-6, discus - White (M) 103-6, shot put - White (M) 41-2, triple - Leitzell (M) 40-2, pole vault - Leitzell (M) 9-6. High scorer: Stefone Dukes (M) 16.25 points.
MHS 9-2.
Boys
Milford 75,
Dover 71
3200 relay - MHS (Davis, Meade, Johns, Hill) 8:59, 110 hurdles - Sumpter (D) 14.8, 100 - Dukes (M) 11.0, 800 relay - Dover (Sumpter, Taylor, Hicks, Fields) 1:33.5, 1600 - Yanos (D) 5:02, 400 relay - MHS (Franklin, Altidor, Gibbs, Dukes) 44.9, 400 - Hill (M) 52.4, 300 hurdles - Davis (M) 39.7, 800 - Hill (M) 2:17, 200 - Davis (M) 22.3, 3200 - Kemmerle (D) 10:59, 1600 relay - Dover (Johns, Davidson, Fields, Dillard) 3:42.4, high jump - Dukes (M)/Hicks (D) 5-10, long jump - Dukes (M) 21-6, discus - Sears (D) 115-4, shot put - White (M) 41-2, triple jump - Hicks (D) 41-3, pole vault - Leitzell (M) 9-6. High scorer: Stefone Dukes (M) 15.25 points.
MHS 9-2.
Girls
Dover 86, Milford 60
3200 relay - Dover (Taylor, Girgis, Jones, Murphy) nt, 100 hurdles - Stewart (D) 15.7, 100 - Johns (M) 12.6, 800 relay - Dover (Stallworth, Stewart, Martin, Smith) 1:49.8, 1600 - Murphy (D) 5:49, 400 relay - Dover (Stallworth, Stewart, Martin, Atkins) 51.5, 400 - Atkins (D) 63.2, 300 hurdles - Stewart (D) 46.8, 800 - Murphy (D) 2:33, 200 - Johns (M) 26.3, 3200 - Taylor (D) 12:22, 1600 relay - MHS (Whidbee, Colson, Creasey, Upshur) 4:25, long jump - Upshur (M) 15-8, high jump - Dillard (D) 5-0, triple - Dillard (D) 34-10, shot put - Walker (D) 30-7, discus - Hayes (D) 81-0, pole vault - Czeizinger (M) 6-0. High scorer: Dillard (D) 16 points.
Milford 104, Polytech 42
3200 relay - MHS (Gerken, Kenton, FitzPatrick, Swadley) 11:32, 100 - Johns (M) 12.6, 800 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Whidbee, Johns) 1:50.2, 1600 - Creasey (M) 5:59, 400 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Devore, Johns) 52.2, 400 - Jackson (P) 1:03.2, 300 hurdles - Whidbee (M) 48.2, 800 - Creasey (M) 2:46, 200 - Johns (M) 26.3, 3200 - Godwin (M) 13:13, 1600 relay - MHS (Upshur, Colson, Creasey, Whidbee) 4:25, long jump - Upshur (M) 15-8, high jump - Gotch (P), 4-8, Triple - Purnell (M) 30-0, shot put - Okeke (P) 33-11, discus - Okeke (P) 81-5, pole vault - Czeizinger (M) 6-0. High scorer: Jackie Creasey (M) 14.25 points.
GIRLS TAKE SECOND, BOYS EDGED TO FOURTH AT TWILIGHT RELAYS
Congratulations go out to the girls who took the runner-up trophy in Section II of the Twilight Relays Saturday at Brandywine High. The boys finished in a close fourth as a mere three points separated second, third and fourth.
Christa Czeizinger qualified for states in pole vault, teaming with Marissa McDonnell to take second, while Tahnisha Colson, Tykisha Upshur, Latrice Whidbee and Sheena Johns ran their fastest time of the season in the 800-meter relay to place second as well. Colson and Usphur combined to take third in long jump, while Candice Young and DeShauna Purnell took fourth in high jump. The 400-meter and sprint medley relays also scored third-place medals.
For the boys, Stefone Dukes and Eddie Gibbs won the long jump and took second in the high jump, while Brent Leitzell and Lee Taylor took second in pole vault. The boys 400, 800, 1600 and sprint medley relays each finished third with Frantz Altidor, Alan Hill, Darrell Davis, Leitzell and Dukes helping the boys to their fastest times in the 800 and 1600 relays.
BUCS SWEEP PAST LAUREL, SUSSEX CENTRAL
Stefone Dukes scored 25 points and Jackie Creasey scored 32.5 to lead the boys and girls, respectively, to victories over Laurel and Sussex Central at home Tuesday. The girls improve to 6-3 to notch their most wins ever, while the boys move to 7-2.
Overall, Antoine Pettyjohn, Andrew Meade and Mike White each added double wins, while Frantz Altidor won the 200 to qualify for states and secured three relay victories. Darrell Davis and Alan Hill also helped at least two relay wins.
Creasey won the 1600, 400 and 800 and also helped a relay to a win, while Sheena Johns and Latrice Whidbee each won two individual events and helped two relays. Mirica Smith and DeShauna Purnell each won a pair of events as well.
Tricia Gerken and Erica Godwin also qualified for states in the distance events.
Milford 124, S.Central 14
3200 relay - S.Central (Dye, Quebral, West, Alam) 10:26, 110 hurdles - Ant. Pettyjohn (M) 15.2, 100 - Dukes (M) 11.2, 800 relay - MHS (Altidor, Hill, Davis, Dukes) 1:34.6, 1600 - Meade (M) 5:21, 400 relay - MHS (Franklin, Altidor, Davis, Dukes) 44.8, 400 - Upshur (M) 55.4, 300 hurdles - Ant. Pettyjohn (M) 45.0, 800 - Davis (M) 2:13.1, 200 - Altidor (M) 23.0, 3200 - Meade (M) 12:07, 1600 relay - MHS (Altidor, Upshur, Hill, Davis) 3:50, long jump - Dukes (M) 21-9, high jump - Gibbs (M) 5-4, shot put - White (M) 39-9, discus - White (M) 99-4, triple jump - Dye (SC) 36-2, pole vault - Taylor (M) 8-0. High scorer: Stefone Dukes (M) 12.5 points.
Milford 123, Laurel 10
3200 relay - MHS (Silva, Stachecki, Wheeler, Moreau) 11:36, 110 hurdles - Ant. Pettyjohn (M) 15.2, 100 - Dukes (M) 11.2, 800 relay - MHS (Altidor, Hill, Davis, Dukes) 1:34.6, 1600 - Meade (M) 5:21, 400 relay - MHS (Franklin, Altidor, Davis, Dukes) 44.8, 400 - Upshur (M) 55.4, 300 hurdles - Ant. Pettyjohn (M) 45.0, 800 - Davis (M) 2:13.1, 200 - Altidor (M) 23.0, 3200 - Meade (M) 12:07, 1600 relay - MHS (Altidor, Upshur, Hill, Davis) 3:50, long jump - Dukes (M) 21-9, high jump - Gibbs (M) 5-4, shot put - White (M) 39-9, discus - White (M) 99-4, triple jump - none, pole vault - Taylor (M) 8-0. High scorer: Stefone Dukes (M) 12.5 points.
Girls
Milford 142, Laurel 2
3200 relay - MHS (Swadley, Farley, Clendaniel, Clendaniel) 13:28, 100 hurdles - Whidbee (M) 19.1, 100 - Johns (M) 13.0, 800 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Whidbee, Johns) 1:52.5, 1600 - Creasey (M) 5:57.6, 400 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Devore, Johns) 54.9, 400 - Creasey (M) 1:06, 300 hurdles - Whidbee (M) 50.6, 800 - Creasey (M) 2:48, 200 - Johns (M) 27.4, 3200 - Godwin (M) 13:01.1, 1600 relay - MHS (Upshur, Colson, Creasey, Whidbee) 4:32, long jump - Upshur (M) 15-9, high jump - Purnell/Young (M) 4-0, shot put - Smith (M) 24-11, discus - Smith (M) 71-2, triple jump - Purnell (M) 31-6, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 6-0. High scorer: Jackie Creasey (M) 16.25 points.
Milford 140, Sussex Central 4
3200 relay - MHS (Swadley, Farley, Clendaniel, Clendaniel) 13:28, 100 hurdles - Whidbee (M) 19.1, 100 - Johns (M) 13.0, 800 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Whidbee, Johns) 1:52.5, 1600 - Creasey (M) 5:57.6, 400 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Devore, Johns) 54.9, 400 - Creasey (M) 1:06, 300 hurdles - Whidbee (M) 50.6, 800 - Creasey (M) 2:48, 200 - Johns (M) 27.4, 3200 - Godwin (M) 13:01.1, 1600 relay - MHS (Upshur, Colson, Creasey, Whidbee) 4:32, long jump - Upshur (M) 15-9, high jump - Purnell/Young (M) 4-0, shot put - Smith (M) 24-11, discus - Smith (M) 71-2, triple jump - Purnell (M) 31-6, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 6-0. High scorer: Jackie Creasey (M) 16.25 points.
SPRINTERS REPRESENT MHS WELL AT PENN RELAYS
Congrats go out to the boys and girls relay teams who did well at the Penn Relays over the weekend in Philadelphia.
The girls 400-meter relay of Tahnisha Colson, Tykisha Upshur, Latrice Whidbee and Sheena Johns opened Thursday with a 52.43, while Upshur, Colson and Whidbee joined Jackie Creasey to run a 4:27.74 in the 1600-meter relay.
On Friday, Alan Hill, Frantz Altidor, Darrell Davis and Stefone Dukes ran a 44.40 for the squad's best time of the season. Only Howard at 44.31 scored a better Delaware time.
Altidor, Hill and Davis joined James Starnes to run a 3:38.47 in the 1600-meter relay on Saturday.
BUCS LOSE THE CLOSE ONE VS. CAPE, TECH
The boys undefeated season took a sudden hit in a rough day Tuesday as they fell short to Cape Henlopen, 74-72, and Sussex Tech 79-67. The girls also fell to Cape and Tech.
Brent Leitzell scored a strong day, qualifying for states in both the triple jump and pole vault, while Antoine Pettyjohn, Eddie Gibbs and Mike White also added state qualifiers for the boys. Stefone Dukes added wins in the 100, high jump and long jump.
For the girls, Sheena Johns had a huge day with two individual wins and two relay wins, while Jackie Creasey qualified for states automaticaly in the 400 and provisionally in the 3200 meters. Mirica Smith triple jumped a best to make states as well.
Boys
Cape Henlopen 74,
Milford 72
3200 relay - Cape (Long, I.Brisco, Macowski, Rogan) 8:40, 110 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.6, 100 - Dukes (M) 11.0, 800 relay - Cape (Davis, T.Brisco, H.Brisco, Gooch) 1:35.1, 1600 - Rogan (C) 4:53.1, 400 relay - MHS (Franklin, Gibbs, Davis, Altidor) 45.0, 400 - Nate (C) 52.5, 300 hurdles - Davis (M) 42.1, 800 - Brisco (C) 2:06, 200 - Dukes (M) 22.3, 3200 - Makowski (C) 11:01, 1600 relay - Cape (I.Brisco, H.Brisco, Long, McCray) 3:35, high jump - Dukes (M) 5-10, long jump - Dukes (M) 20-0, discus - Pollard (C) 117-0, shot put - White (M) 41-4, triple - Leitzell (M) 41-0, pole vault - Leitzell (M) 10-0.
Sussex Tech 79,
Milford 67
3200 relay - S.Tech (Demarest, Ford, Townsend, Mahmood) 8:33.7, 110 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.6, 100 - Dukes (M) 11.0, 800 relay - S.Tech 1:36
1600 - Demarest (ST) 4:47.9, 400 relay - MHS (Franklin, Gibbs, Davis, Altidor) 45.0
400 - Hollands (ST) 50.6, 300 hurdles - Davis (M) 42.1, 800 - Demarest (ST) 2:07.4, 200 - Hollands (ST) 22.2, 3200 - Mahmood (ST) 10:52, 1600 relay - MHS (Altidor, Davis, Starnes, Hill) 3:37 high jump - Dukes (M) 5-10, long jump - Dukes (M) 20-0, discus - Cephas (ST) 109-8, shot put - Cephas (ST) 46-9, triple - Crumlish (ST) 41-2, pole vault - Krause (ST) 10-6.
Girls
Sussex Tech 87.5, Milford 57.5
3200 relay - ST (Correll, Roles, Ricksecker, Mahoney) 10:26, 100 hurdles - Thompson (ST) 18.5, 100 - Johns (M) 12.8, 800 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Whidbee, Johns) 1:53.6, 1600 - Ricksecker (ST) 5:27, 400 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Devore, Johns) 51.9, 400 - Whidbee (M) 1:03.6, 300 hurdles - Peabody (ST) 50.6, 800 - Ricksecker (ST) 2:28, 200 - Johns (M) 26.7, 3200 - Roles (ST) 12:31, 1600 relay - Sussex Tech 4:26, long jump - Upshur (M) 15-2, high jump - Purnell (M) 4-6, triple - Malabet (ST) 30-8, shot put - Leonard (ST) 29-11, discus - Deiter (ST) 76-11, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 6-6.
Girls
Cape Henlopen 85, Milford 60
3200 relay - Cape (Betts, Dorman, DeCastro, Riedel) 10:59, 100 hurdles - Huerta (C) 17.3, 100 - Johns (M) 12.8, 800 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Whidbee, Johns) 1:53.6, 1600 - Riedel (C) 5:57, 400 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Devore, Johns) 51.9, 400 - Whidbee (M) 1:03.6, 300 hurdles - Huerta (C) 52.8, 800 - Riedel (C) 2:40, 200 - Johns (M) 26.7, 3200 - Betts (C) 12:50, 1600 relay - MHS (Upshur, Colson, Gerken, Whidbee) 4:27, long jump - DeCastro (C) 15-8, high jump - MacDonald (C), 4-8, Triple - MacDonald (C) 33-9, shot put - Moses (C) 35-6, discus - Riedel (C) 105-10, pole vault - DeCastro (C) 8-6, McDonnell (M) 6-6
4x400 GIRLS CAP 75-71 WIN TO END 9-YEAR STREAK VS. SEAFORD
Tykisha Upshur, Tahnisha Colson, Jackie Creasey and Latrice Whidbee ran their fastest time of the season in the 1600-meter relay to close out a 75-71 win in exciting fashion over Seaford Tuesday. The victory improved the girls to 4-1 on the season and also ended a nine-year losing streak against the Jays. The boys moved to a perfect 5-0 after a 116-30 win.
Sheena Johns led the girls with two individual wins and two relay wins, while Creasey, Whidbee, Colson and Marissa McDonnell also added individual event wins. Erica Godwin qualified provisional for states in the 3200.
Darrell Davis, who qualified for states in the 100, led the boys with three individual event wins, plus a relay win. Stefone Dukes, Antoine Pettyjohn, DeWayne Johns, Alan Hill, Andrew Meade, Mike White and Brent Leitzell scored individual wins, while Stuart Barr, Andre Purnell, Frantz Altidor, Devin Franklin, Robert Dill, Eddie Gibbs, James Starnes and Anthony Upshur helped in relay victories.
Boys
Milford 116, Seaford 30
3200 relay - MHS (Barr, Meade, Purnell, Johns) 10:38.9, 110 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.8, 100 - Davis (M) 11.5, 800 relay - MHS (Altidor, Hill, Davis, Dukes) 1:36.6, 1600 - Johns (M) 5:25, 400 relay - MHS (Franklin, Dill, Gibbs, Altidor) 46.5, 400 - Hill (M) 53.1, 300 hurdles - Davis (M) 43.1, 800 - Johns (M) 2:22.7, 200 - Dukes/Davis (M) 24.1, 3200 - Meade (M) 11:47.9, 1600 relay - MHS (Upshur, Starnes, Dill, Hill) 3:49, long jump - Dukes (M) 20-0, high jump - Hughes (S) 5-4, shot put - Russell (S) 38-7, discus - White (M) 110-0, triple jump - Holland (S) 38-1, pole vault - Leitzell (M) 9-6. High scorer: Darrell Davis (M) 15.25 points.
Girls
Milford 75, Seaford 71
3200 relay - Seaford (Scott, Johnson, Casey, Burbage) 11:00, 100 hurdles - Truitt (S) 17.2, 100 - Johns (M) 13.2, 800 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Whidbee, Johns) 1:55.8, 1600 - Creasey (M) 5:57.9, 400 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Devore, Johns) 55.3, 400 - Whidbee (M) 1:03.4, 300 hurdles - Truitt (S) 52.1, 800 - Burbage (S) 2:40.4, 200 - Johns (M) 27.7, 3200 - Scott (S) 13:08.3, 1600 relay - MHS (Upshur, Colson, Creasey, Whidbee) 4:18.6, long jump - Colson (M) 15-9, high jump - Truitt (S) 4-4, shot put - Gibbs (S) 34-2, discus - Gibbs (S) 78-7, triple jump - Burbage (S) 29-3, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 6-6. High scorer: Truitt (S) 15 points.
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BOYS MOVE TO 4-0 AFTER TOPPING SMYRNA, CR; GIRLS GO TO 3-1
Stefone Dukes scored a huge day, scoring 38 points and setting or tying three new Bloom records in the long jump, 100 and 200 meters to pace the boys over Smyrna, 80-66, and Caesar Rodney, 94-52, Tuesday. Meanwhile, Sheena Johns ran her fastest times of the season and scored a team-high 19.75 points to lead the girls to a 114-28 win over Smyrna. The boys improve to 4-0, while the girls move to 3-1 on the season.
Numerous guys stepped up to do well, including Darrell Davis and Brent Leitzell who each scored over 20 points. Alan Hill and Frantz Altidor paced several relay victories, while Dwayne Johns also had a strong day. Antoine Pettyjohn, Devin Franklin, Eddie Gibbs and Leitzell each qualified for states in an event.
For the girls, Latrice Whidbee, Jackie Creasey, Tahnisha Colson and Khaliah Devore each scored big points and added state qualifications in their respective events, while DeShauna Purnell and Candice Young also added key points. Lindsay Kenton, Jessica FitzPatrick, Erica Godwin and Stephanie Swadley started the day with a great time in the 3200-meter relay and Tykisha Upshur paced several relay wins.
Girls
Milford 114,
Smyrna 38
3200 relay - MHS (Kenton, Godwin, FitzPatrick, Swadley) 11:53.9, 100 hurdles - Whidbee (M) 19.3, 100 - Johns (M) 12.6, 800 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Whidbee, Johns) 1:50.5, 1600 - Creasey (M) 6:02.8, 400 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Devore, Johns) 51.9, 400 - Whidbee (M) 1:03.4, 300 hurdles - Young (M) 59.0, 800 - Creasey (M) 2:36, 200 - Johns (M) 26.9, 3200 - Godwin (M) 13:50, 1600 relay - MHS (Upshur, Colson, Creasey, Whidbee) 4:27.7, triple jump - Purnell (M) 28-0, shot put - Ruffin (S) 26-9, discus - Elliott (S) 74-1, long jump - Colson (M) 15-4, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 7-0, high jump - Purnell (M) 4-4. High scorer: DeShauna Purnell (M) 13 points.
Caesar Rodney 113,
Milford 33
3200 relay - CR (Johnson, Hock, Schlecht, Paul) 11:47.2, 100 hurdles - Reid (CR) 16.7, 100 - Cox (CR) 12.3, 800 relay - CR (Tyson, Reid, Anderson, Cox) 1:47.9, 1600 - Paul (CR) 5:57.9, 400 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Devore, Johns) 51.9, 400 - Whidbee (M) 1:03.4, 300 hurdles - Reid (CR) 48.2, 800 - Creasey (M) 2:36, 200 - Cox (CR) 26.5, 3200 - Paul (CR) 12:21.1, 1600 relay - CR (Puckett, Reid, Guzman, Cox) 4:18.7, triple jump - Shells (CR) 32-5, shot put - Hovington (CR) 36-5, discus - Hovington (CR) 89-7, long jump - Shells (CR) 15-5, pole vault - Johnson (CR) 9-0, high jump - Hanna (CR) 5-0. High scorer: Cox, Reid (CR) - 12.5 points.
Boys
Milford 94, Caesar Rodney 52
3200 relay - MHS (Johns, Meade, Hill, Davis) 8:37.3, 110 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.1, 100 - Dukes (M) 10.9, 800 relay - MHS (Upshur, Pettyjohn, Hill, Altidor) 1:36.3, 1600 - Brooks (CR) ?, 400 relay - CR (Milner, Smith, Terrell, Wilson) 47.1, 400 - Hill (M) 52.3, 300 hurdles - Davis (M) 42.8, 800 - Stubbolo (CR) 2:09.9, 200 - Dukes (M) 22.3, 3200 - Burcat (CR) 11:34, 1600 relay - MHS (Altidor, Leitzell, Hill, Davis) 3:35.9, triple jump - Joachim (CR) 40-7, shot put - Hardy (CR) 38-8, discus - Pleasanton (CR) 99-10, long jump - Dukes (M) 22-5, high jump - Dukes (M) 5-10, pole vault - Leitzell (M) 9-6. High scorer: Stefone Dukes (M) 20 points.
Milford 80, Smyrna 66
3200 relay - MHS (Johns, Meade, Hill, Davis) 8:37.3, 110 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.1, 100 - Dukes (M) 10.9, 800 relay - MHS (Upshur, Pettyjohn, Hill, Altidor) 1:36.3, 1600 - Riendeau (S) 5:02.7, 400 relay - Smyrna (Richardson, Butcher, Siler, Knight) nt, 400 - Siler (S) 51.8, 300 hurdles - Davis (M) 42.8, 800 - Reindeau (S) 2:15.6, 200 - Dukes (M) 22.3, 3200 - Wilson (S) 11:44.6, 1600 relay - MHS (Altidor, Leitzell, Hill, Davis) 3:35.9, triple jump - Leitzell (M) 38-10, shot put - nellams (S) 42-11, discus - Nellams (S) 140-2, long jump - Dukes (M) 22-5, high jump - Butcher (S) 6-4, pole vault - Hammond (S) 10-0. High scorer: Stefone Dukes (M) 18 points.
GIRLS, GUYS TEAM UP TO SCORE WELL AT CAPE CO-EDS
The 800-meter relay team of Frantz Altidor, Latrice Whidbee, Darrell Davis and Sheena Johns scored a gold medal to highlight Saturday at the Cape Co-ed Relays. The 400-meter relay of Devin Franklin, Tykisha Upshur, Stefone Dukes and Johns finished second, while Dukes and Upshur also finished second in long jump.
Other place-winners included DeWayne Johns and DeShauna Purnell (4th in high jump), Lee Taylor and Marissa McDonnell (4th in pole vault), Whidbee, Davis, Tahnisha Colson and Alan Hill (4th in sprint medley), Aaron Pettyjohn, Whidbee, Davis and Candice Young (6th in shuttle hurdles) and Jackie Creasey, Anthony Upshur, Lindsay Kenton and DeWayne Johns (6th in distance medley).
BOYS CRUISE WHILE GIRLS SQUEAK ONE OUT VS. LAKE
Jackie Creasey qualified for states in the mile and Sheena Johns won a pair of events, plus two relays, to help the Milford girls squeak out a 75-64 win at home versus Lake Forest Tuesday. Erica Godwin, Tricia Gerken and Stephanie Swadley put together a sweep of the 3200 meters to ice the victory. Meanwhile, the boys rolled past Lake Forest, 116-29, led by 14.25 points by Stefone Dukes.
Boys
Milford 107, Lake Forest 38
3200 relay - MHS (Johns, Meade, Adams, Davis) 9:32, 110 hurdles - Aaron Pettyjohn (M) 17.1; 100 - Altidor (M) 12.0, 800 relay - MHS (Altidor, Hill, Davis, Dukes) 1:35.6, 1600 - Johns (M) 5:11.5, 400 relay - MHS (Franklin, Upshur, Gibbs, Dill) 46.9, 400 - Altidor (M) 54.8, 300 hurdles - Davis (M) 43.9, 800 - Hill (M) 2:14.7, 200 - Davis (M) 23.8, 3200 - Bobola (LF) 11:51, 1600 relay - MHS (Starnes, Johns, Leitzell, Upshur) 3:54.3, Long jump - Dukes (M) 21-4, High jump - Dukes (M) 5-8, Shot put - Pettit (LF) 42-11, Discus - Giddens (LF) 107-10, Triple jump - Leitzell (M) 35-5, Pole vault - Taylor (M) 8-6.
High scorer: Stefone Dukes (M) 14.25 points.
Girls
Milford 75, Lake Forest 64
3200 relay - MHS (Kenton, FitzPatrick, Swadley, Purnell) 12:35, 100 hurdles - DeShields (LF) 19.9; 100 - Johns (M) 13.4, 800 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Whidbee, Johns) 1:53.8, 1600 - Creasey (M) 5:55, 400 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Whidbee, Johns) 52.8, 400 - Brooks (LF) 1:04.4, 300 hurdles - Young (M) 56.7, 800 - Dalton (LF) 2:38.1, 200 - Johns (M) 28.7, 3200 - Godwin (M) 13:19.1, 1600 relay - none, Long jump - Brooks (LF) 13-9, High jump - DeShields (LF) 4-4, Shot put - Neeman (LF) 28-9, Discus - Neeman (LF) 85-5, Triple jump - DeShields (LF) 30-7, Pole vault - McDonnell (M) 6-0.
High scorer: DeShields (LF) 20 points.
BUCS COME TOGETHER FOR MEDALS, THIRD-PLACE TROPHY AT BURGESS
Led by gold-medal performances by the 400 and 800-meter relays, the boys scored a third-place trophy at Saturday's Keith S. Burgess Invitational. Meanwhile, sophomore Sheena Johns picked up three medals to help lead the girls to 8th overall.
Here's a look at the medal winners:
1st place
400-meter relay: Devin Franklin, Stefone Dukes, Darrell Davis, Frantz Altidor, 44.4
800-meter relay: Altidor, Alan Hill, Davis, Dukes, 1:31.7
2nd place
400-meter relay: Tahnisha Colson, Tykisha Upshur, Lakeisha Lovett, Sheena Johns, 53.5
1600-meter relay: Altidor, DeWayne Johns, Anthony Upshur, Hill, 3:39
long jump: Dukes, 21'2"
300 hurdles: Davis, 41.7
200 meters: Davis, 23.3
3rd place
pole vault: Lee Taylor, 9'0" & Marissa McDonnell, 7'0"
100 meters: Johns, 13.1 & Dukes, 11.2
200 meters: Johns, 28.8
Other place winners included: Tykisha Upshur (long jump, 6th), Aaron Pettyjohn (110 hurdles, 5th), Altidor (100, 5th), 800-meter relay of Upshur, Latrice Whidbee, Colson, Johns (4th), and 1600-meter relay of Upshur, Colson, Creasey, Whidbee (6th).
RELAYS PICK UP MEDALS AT DIAMOND STATE
The boys 800 and 1600-meter relays finished runner-up in the championship flight of the Diamond State Relays Monday at A.I. duPont High School. Meanwhile, the girls picked up heat medals in the 400, 1600 and 3200-meter relays. Both the boys and girls distance medley relays earned medals as well.
Congrats to these medal winners:
Distance medley: Girls - Jackie Creasey, Candice Young, Tricia Gerken, Erica Godwin (3rd, 14:46.13); Boys - Brent Leitzell, James Starnes, Brandon Morris, Andrew Meade (5th, 13:12.5)
400-meter relay: Tahnisha Colson, Tykisha Upshur, Latrice Whidbee, Sheena Johns (1st, 53.??)
800-meter relay: Yvenel Sainsume, Darrell Davis, Frantz Altidor, Stefone Dukes (2nd, 1:33.63)
3200-meter relay: Creasey, DeShauna Purnell, Gerken, Godwin (3rd, 11:41.67)
1600-meter relay: Boys: Altidor, DeWayne Johns, Alan Hill, Davis (2nd, 3:34.1); Girls: Upshur, Johns, Creasey, Whidbee (2nd, 4:30.??).
BUCS BOUNCE BACK IN CONFERENCE OPENER
Following an outstanding performance at the Diamond State Relays the night before, the boys and girls track teams opened the 2005 Henlopen Conference schedule with 110-35 and 120-20 victories, respectively, versus Woodbridge Tuesday at home.
Stefone Dukes scored two wins and qualified for states in the long jump, high jump and 200 meters to lead the boys, while Andrew Meade also added a pair of wins. Aaron Pettyjohn, Brent Leitzell, DeWayne Johns and Lee Taylor also won an event each, while James Starnes, Andre Purnell, Kyle FitzPatrick, Erick Cisneros, Yvenel Sainsume, Darrell Davis, Alan Hill, Frantz Altidor, Eddie Gibbs and Richard Thomas also contributed to relay victories. Davis also qualified for states in the 400.
For the girls, Sheena Johns qualified for states in the 100 meters and scored 12.5 points in the sprints, while Jackie Creasey added a pair of individual wins and a relay victory. Other individual event winners included Tykisha Upshur, Candice Young, Erica Godwin, Danielle Akins, DeShauna Purnell and Marissa McDonnell, who qualified for states with a personal-best pole vault of seven feet. Stephanie Swadley, Jessica FitzPatrick, Jessica Jones, Lindsay Kenton, Latrice Whidbee, Tahnisha Colson, Lakeisha Lovett, Adrianna Davis and Tricia Gerken added legs in winning relays as well.
Girls
Milford 120, Woodbridge 20
3200-meter relay - MHS (Swadley, FitzPatrick, Jones, Kenton) 12:39, 100 hurdles - Felix (W) - 19.0, 100 - Johns (M) 13.1, 800 relay - MHS (Whidbee, Colson, Upshur, Johns) 151.7, 1600 - Creasey (M) 6:13.3, 400 relay - MHS (Colson, Upshur, Lovett, Whidbee) 53.8, 400 - Upshur (M) 1:07.3, 300 hurdles - Young (M) 59.0, 800 - Creasey (M) 2:48, 200 - Johns (M) 27.9, 3200 - Godwin (M) 13:44, 1600 relay - MHS (Davis, Creasey, Gerken, Young) 4:49, long jump - Felix (W) 15-9, high jump - Felix (W) 4-8, Shot put - Akins (M) 22-11, discus - Felix (W) 69-11, triple jump - Purnell (M) 27-2, pole vault - McDonnell (M) 7-0.
High scorer: Tiandra Felix (W) 20 points.
MHS 1-0.
Boys
Milford 110, Woodbridge 35
3200 relay - MHS (Starnes, Purnell, FitzPatrick, Cisneros) 11:11, 110 hurdles - Aaron Pettyjohn (M) 17.8, 100 - Horsey (W) 11.1, 800 relay - MHS (Sainsume, Davis, Hill, Altidor) 1:36.1, 1600 - Meade (M) 5:24, 400 relay - MHS (Gibbs, Dukes, Davis, Altidor) 44.9, 400 - LeBlanc (W) 53.0, 300 hurdles - Leitzell (M) 44.1, 800 - Johns (M) 2:20.7, 200 - Dukes (M) 22.9, 3200 - Meade (M) 12:02, 1600 relay - MHS (Leitzell, Starnes, Thomas, Aaron Pettyjohn) 4:04, long jump - Dukes (M) 21-9, high jump - Horsey (W) 6-4, shot put - Melvin (W) 38-2, discus - Gibbs (W) 104-2, triple jump - Horsey (W) 42-9, pole vault - Taylor (M) 8-6.
High scorer: Ross Horsey (W) 18 points.
MHS 1-0
BUCS GET 2005 SEASON STARTED AT CHRISTIANA RELAYS
Stefone Dukes won the long jump (20'8") and also helped the 400-meter relay take third as the Bucs opened the 2005 season at Christiana Relays Saturday. DeShauna Purnell led the girls with a new Bloom record in the triple jump (31'11") to place fifth.
Darrell Davis, Richard Thomas, Aaron Pettyjohn and Antoine Pettyjohn started the day with third-place medals in the shuttle hurdle relay with a 1:12.4. Later, Dukes and Antoine Pettyjohn joined Yvenel Sainsume and Frantz Altidor for bronze in the 400-meter relay (45.01). Davis replaced Pettyjohn in 800-meter relay in which the boys finished 6th. Lee Taylor and Brent Leitzell each jumped 9'0" to tie for fourth in the pole vault.
MHSTF MOURNS THE LOSS OF SPECIAL SPRINTER
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Jessica Watson, a 2000 MHS graduate and an important member of the girls sprint team from 1997-2000, was murdered Sunday evening, Dec. 26, 2004, according to a report in the Dec. 28 issue of The News Journal. An investigation continues, but Watson and a fellow employee "had worked together Sunday and were closing shortly after 6 p.m. when they were shot and killed during an armed robbery at the business, state police said."
Watson, a 22-year-old single mother with a two-year-old daughter, had played a key role in building the foundation for future success by the MHS girls' sprint teams. While she performed wonderfully on the track, Coach Bloom and her teammates loved her most for her jolly, fun-loving personality that always kept our spirits high.
She ranks among the school's top performers in the individual 100 and 200 meters and appears in numerous relay teams listed on the school leaderboard. Her most special day on the track came in the 1999 state championships at Polytech when she teamed with Clarice Smith, Mia Watson and Xaneshea MacDonald to set outstanding marks in the 400 and 800-meter relays.
Jessica, we will miss you. May your spirit watch over us this spring.
2004 NEWS
2004 SEASON WRAPS UP WITH MEET OF CHAMPIONS
Senior R.J. Chandler concluded his stellar track & field career as an All-stater by winning the triple jump (43'8.5") at the Meet of Champions Tuesday at Caravel Academy.
In the 800-meter relay, Latrice Whidbee, Khaliah Devore, Lakeisha Lovett and Sheena Johns ran a new school-record of 1:47.40 to place fifth, while Frantz Altidor, Jenel Sterile, Stefone Dukes and Chandler earned second-team All-state.
In the 400-meter relay, Tykisha Upshur, Johns, Devore and Lovett earned second-team All-state. Upshur also placed fifth in long jump with a 16'1" jump.
Corey Holloman also placed sixth in 110 hurdles in a time of 15.55. The boys 3200-meter relay of Darrell Davis, Ian Ferguson, Alan Hill and Derek King placed sixth.
BOYS SPRINT TO DIV. II STATE RUNNER-UP TROPHY; RELAYS WIN
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The boys capped one of the best seasons in school history by finishing as the Division II State Champion runner-up, trailing Tatnall, 85-75.5 at the state championships at Polytech Saturday. The girls also finished in the top 5 with an outstanding team performance.
The 400 and 800-meter team of Frantz Altidor, Jenel Sterile, Stefone Dukes and R.J. Chandler scored victories with new school-record times of 43.15 and 1:30.34, respectively. The 1600-meter relay of Ian Ferguson, Altidor, Alan Hill and Darrell Davis wrapped up the team scoring with a third-place finish in a Bloom record 3:30.39.
The girls matched the boys as their 400 and 800-meter relays also won state titles. Latrice Whidbee, Khaliah Devore, Lakeisha Lovett and Sheena Johns scored the school's first-ever girls relay state title with a new school-record of 1:47.43. Upshur took Whidbee's spot to help the 400 relay to a 50.56. Adrianna Davis, Lovett, Upshur and Whidbee then finished the day with a third-place in the 1600-meter relay in a new Bloom record of 4:17.93. Whidbee also set a new Bloom mark of 1:01.60 to place fourth in the open 400 meters.
Individual medals went to Chandler (2nd in triple jump), Sterile (3rd in the 100) and Paul Evans (3rd in pole vault), while these athletes earned top 6 finishes:
Corey Holloman - 4th in 110 hurdles
Anthony Pettyjohn - 5th in 110 hurdles
Altidor - 6th in 100
Davis - 4th in 300 hurdles
Brent Leitzell - 6th in 300 hurdles
Sterile - 5th in 200
Ben Smith - 5th in pole vault
Johns - 6th in 100, 5th in 200
Meet of Champions at Caravel Academy on Tuesday. We will leave MHS at 4 p.m. Visit www.n5cta.com for more information on the Meet of Champions.
DUKES, 4X8 JUMPSTART BOYS IN FIRST DAY OF STATES
Stefone Dukes notched a new Bloom record jump of 22 feet, 2 inches en route to a runner-up performance to lead the boys and girls at the first day of the Division II state championship at Polytech Friday.
The boys 4x800 of Darrell Davis, Ian Ferguson, Alan Hill and Derek King busted out a new Bloom mark of 8:33.78 to score third-place medals, while all the boys sprint entries advanced to Saturday's finals. In the 110 hurdles, Corey Holloman, Anthony Pettyjohn and Chris Pettyjohn all moved on, while Jenel Sterile and Frantz Altidor advanced in the 100. Dukes and R.J. Chandler also joined Sterile in the finals of the 200.
For the girls, Sheena Johns made finals in the 100 and 200, while Tykisha Upshur added finals in the 200 and long jump. The girls 4x800 of Latrice Whidbee, Deshauna Purnell, Stephanie Swadley and Jessica FitzPatrick ran their fastest time of the season.
Saturday's events begin at 10:30 a.m. at Polytech.
Check out Bloom Top 10 and Season Point Leaders for more info.
BOYS, GIRLS RELAYS LEAD WAY AT HENLOPEN MEET
The boys and girls 400-meter relay teams set new school records en route to titles at the Henlopen Conference Championship meet at Lake Forest on Saturday.
The girls 400-meter squad of Tykisha Upshur, Sheena Johns, Khaliah Devore and Lakeisha Lovett scored the school's first Henlopen relay title with a 50.5 -- a full second faster than their previous best. Latrice Whidbee later replaced Upshur in the 800-meter relay to help the girls finish runner-up to CR with a school-record 1:47.74.
For the boys, Frantz Altidor, Jenel Sterile, Stefone Dukes and R.J. Chandler ran a 43.27 to win the 400-meter relay and then returned to win the 800-meter relay as well with a 1:31.46, despite fumbling the baton.
Individual medal winners included Chandler (2nd, triple jump -- 44'2.5" -- new Bloom record), Whidbee (3rd, 400 meters -- 1:02.48 -- new Bloom record), Darrell Davis (3rd, 300 hurdles) and Corey Hollman (3rd, 110 hurdles).
Place-winners included the 3200-meter relay of Ian Ferguson, Alan Hill, Rashad Matthews and Derek King (4th), 1600-meter relay of Ferguson, Hill, Brent Leitzell, Davis (4th) and Adrianna Davis, Devore, Lovett, Whidbee (5th), Dukes (4th, long jump -- 21'4.75" -- new Bloom record; 5th, 100 meters), Chandler (5th, long jump), Anthony Pettyjohn (6th, 110 hurdles), Leitzell (6th, 300 hurdles), Johns (5th, 100 meters) and Sterile (4th, 200 meters).
Team points standings:
Boys: Dover - 113 points, Cape - 102, CR - 76, Sussex Tech - 69, Woodbridge - 63, Milford - 62, Smyrna - 33, Seaford - 15, Polytech - 13, Lake Forest 12.
Girls: CR - 174, Dover - 97, Cape - 82, Seaford - 64, Sussex Tech - 54, Milford - 28, Woodbridge - 26, Polytech - 23, Lake Forest - 7, Smyrna - 2.
Check out season point leaders, Bloom Top 10 and MHS Leaderboard for more.
For visiting Henlopen Conference coaches looking for complete results, I have not received them yet, but will post them if/when I receive them.
BOYS, GIRLS WRAP UP WINNING REGULAR SEASONS
By defeating Sussex Tech, 86-50, for the first time in school history, the girls earned their first-ever winning season -- the best in MHS girls track history! The girls also fell to Cape, but finished 5-4 overall. Meanwhile, the boys defeated Cape, but fell to Sussex Tech in close one to finish 7-2.
Congratulations go out to freshman Sheena Johns, who became the fastest girl ever to run at MHS in the 100 (12.5) and 200 (26.5), and senior Rodi Newsome, who set a Bloom record in the 100 hurdles at 18.3 and long jumped a best of 15-6 to make states. Tykisha Upshur (200) and Jackie Adkins (pole vault) also came up with bests to make states, while Christa Czeizinger qualified provisionally in pole vault.
For the boys, Chris Pettyjohn made states in the 300 hurdles and also had his best time in the 110s along with Anthony Pettyjohn, while Darrell Davis qualifed for states in the 200. Rashad Matthews also had a provisional performance in the 800.
Check out Bloom Top 10, MHS Leaderboard and Season Point Leaders for more info.
Boys
Milford 82, Cape Henlopen 57
3200 relay - MHS (Ferguson, Hill, Matthews, King) 8:50; 110 hurdles - Savage (C) 15.2, 100 - Sterile (M) 11.1, 800 relay - MHS (Altidor, Sterile, Dukes, Chandler) 1:31.2, 1600 - Sammons (C) 5:12.5, 400 relay - MHS (Altidor, Sterile, Dukes, Chandler) 43.2, 400 - Evans (C) 51.5, 300 hurdles - Savage (C) 41.7, 800 - Matthews (M) 2:10, 200 - Evans (C) 23.0, 3200 - Wyman (M) 11:29, 1600 relay - not contested due to rain, shot put - Hall (M) 43-8, discus - Youmans (M) 125-1, long jump - Hazzard (C) 19-8, triple jump - Savage (C) 43-1, high jump - Dukes (M) 5-10, pole vault - Smith (M), Lemmon (C) 10-6. High scorer: Derrick Savage (C) 15 points.
MHS 7-2
Sussex Tech 79, Milford 61
3200 relay - S.Tech (Collins, Demarest, Townsend, Singh) 8:47, 110 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.7, 100 - Hardy (ST) 10.6, 800 relay - MHS (Altidor, Sterile, Dukes, Chandler) 1:31.2, 1600 - Singh (ST) 4:57.6, 400 relay - MHS (Altidor, Sterile, Dukes, Chandler) 43.2, 400 - Holland (ST) 51.9, 300 hurdles - Albert (ST) 42.6, 800 - Singh (ST) 2:08.3, 200 - Sterile (M) 23.2, 3200 - Noel (ST) 11:06.5, 1600 relay - not contested due to rain, shot put - Eley (ST) 45-8, discus - Youmans (M) 125-1, long jump - Johnson (ST) 20-5, triple jump - Hardy (ST) 37-8, high jump - Johson (ST) 5-10, pole vault - Albert (ST) 12-0. High scorer: Chris Singh (ST) 11.25 points.
MHS 7-2
Sussex Tech 81, Cape Henlopen 59
3200 relay - S.Tech (Collins, Demarest, Townsend, Singh) 8:47, 110 hurdles - Savage (C) 15.2 100 - Hardy (ST) 10.6, 800 relay - S.Tech 1:33.2, 1600 - Singh (ST) 4:57.6, 400 relay - Cape 43.8, 400 - Evans (C) 51.5, 300 hurdles - Savage (C) 41.7, 800 - Singh (ST) 2:08.3, 200 - Evans (C) 23.0, 3200 - Noel (ST) 11:06.5, 1600 relay - not contested due to rain, shot put - Eley (ST) 45-8, discus - Pollard (C) 117-7, long jump - Johnson (ST) 20-5, triple jump - Savage (C) 43-1 high jump - Johnson (ST) 5-10, pole vault - Albert (ST) 12-0.
Girls
Milford 86, Sussex Tech 50
3200 relay - S.Tech (Bienhoff, Mahoney, Barron, Ricksecker) 10:48; 100 hurdles - Newsome (M) 18.3, 100 - Johns (M) 12.5, 800 relay - MHS (Whidbee, Lovett, Johns, Devore) 1:48.6, 1600 - Ricksecker (ST) 5:33.9, 400 relay - S.Tech 57.6, 400 - Whidbee (M) 1:06.9, 300 hurdles - Young (M) 56.7, 800 - Ricksecker (ST) 2:30.3, 200 - Johns (M) 26.5, 3200 - Bienhoff (ST) 12:56, 1600 relay - not contested due to rain, shot put - Leonard (ST) 27-4, discus - Duffy (M) 62-11, long jump - Newsome (M) 15-6, triple jump - Malabet (ST) 31-4, high jump - Chilcote (M) 4-4, pole vault - Adkins (M) 7-0. High scorers: Rebecca Ricksecker (ST), Sheena Johns (M) - 11.25 ponts.
MHS: 5-4.
Cape Henlopen 101, Milford 40
3200 relay - Cape (Dorman, Mallamo, Hicks, Riedel) 11:27; 100 hurdles - Devilbiss (C) 15.1, 100 - Johns (M) 12.5, 800 relay - MHS (Whidbee, Lovett, Johns, Devore) 1:48.6, 1600 - Betts (C) 5:46.9, 400 relay - Cape (Coles, Parker, Bull, Scott) 52.2, 400 - Dorman (C) 1:05.1, 300 hurdles - Devilbiss (C) 48.2, 800 - Riedel (C) 2:47.4, 200 - Johns (M) 26.5, 3200 - Betts (C) 13:13, 1600 relay - not contested due to rain, shot put - Brittingham (C) 30-7, discus - Buhls (C) 90-8, long jump - DeCastro (C) 16-6, triple jump - DeCastro (C) 35-4, high jump - Chilcote (M) 4-4, pole vault - Devilbiss (C) 9-6. High scorers: Elizabeth DeCastro (C) - 16 ponts.
MHS: 5-4.
Cape 101, S.Tech 38
3200 relay - S.Tech (Bienhoff, Mahoney, Barron, Ricksecker) 10:48; 100 hurdles - Devilbiss (C) 15.1, 100 - DeCastro (C) 12.6, 800 relay - Cape (Coles, Parker, Huerta, Scott) 1:50.6, 1600 - Ricksecker (ST) 5:33.9, 400 relay - Cape (Coles, Parker, Bull, Scott) 52.2, 400 - Dorman (C) 1:05.1, 300 hurdles - Devilbiss (C) 48.2, 800 - Ricksecker (ST) 2:30.3, 200 - Coles (C) 27.6, 3200 - Bienhoff (ST) 12:56, 1600 relay - not contested due to rain, shot put - Brittingham (C) 30-7, discus - Buhls (C) 90-8, long jump - DeCastro (C) 16-6, triple jump - DeCastro (C) 35-4, high jump - Dorman (C) 4-0, pole vault - Devilbiss (C) 9-6. High scorers: Elizabeth DeCastro (C) - 18 ponts.
BOYS, GIRLS SCORE VICTORIOUS, RECORD-BREAKING TWILIGHTS
In a highly-decorated day, the boys and girls placed first and third in Group 2, respectively, Saturday at the Twilight Relays to repeat last season's standout performance.
In all, each team won three events, highlighted by the boys 400-meter relay squad of Frantz Altidor, Jenel Sterile, Stefone Dukes and R.J. Chandler who set a new Group 2 and school record time of 43.30 seconds. The girls 800-meter relay of Latrice Whidbee, Khaliah Devore, Lakeisha Lovett and Sheena Johns also set a new school record of 1:48.81 to top a mark set previously in 1986.
Chandler, who set a Bloom record in the triple jump, also teamed with Dukes to win the long jump, and Ben Smith and Todd Pettyjohn scored a victory in pole vault. Meanwhile, for the girls, Devore, Lovett and Johns also teamed with Tykisha Upshur to win the swedish medley and the 400-meter relays.
Here are the other place winners for the day:
Shuttle hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn, Darrell Davis, Chris Pettyjohn and Anthony Pettyjohn (2nd)
Triple jump - Chandler and Brent Leitzell (2nd)
4x400 - Ian Ferguson, Alan Hill, Leitzell, Altidor (2nd); Adrianna Davis, Lovett, Upshur, Whidbee (3rd)
Sprint medley - Leitzell, Rashad Waples, Sterile, Ferguson (3rd); Whidbee, Davis, Devore, Deshauna Purnell (4th)
Shot put - Devon Youmans and Mike White (4th); Ashlee Duffy and Latrice Worthy (4th)
Long jump - Upshur and Tyraa Bowe (3rd)
4x800 - Ferguson, Rashad Matthews, Hill, Derek King (4th)
Distance medley - Davis, Yvenel Sainsume, King, Matthews (4th)
Discus - Duffy and Worthy (4th); Youmans and White (5th)
High jump - Dukes (5th)
4x1600 - Purnell, Jackie Creasey, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Lindsay Kenton (6th)
Swedish medley - Waples, Antoine Pettyjohn, Chris Pettyjohn and Anthony Pettyjohn (6th)
Triple jump - Purnell and Rodi Newsome (6th)
BOYS, GIRLS SWEEP UP SOUTHERN DIVISION WITH WINS OVER SMYRNA
The boys and girls swept past Smyrna to march ahead to their second consecutive Henlopen Conference Southern Division title Tuesday. The boys also defeated Caesar Rodney to improve to 6-1 overall.
Stefone Dukes led the team in points and also reset a Bloom record in the long jump. New state qualifiers included Khaliah Devore, Lakeisha Lovett and Chris Pettyjohn, while Todd Pettyjohn qualified provisionally in the pole vault.
See "Season Point Leaders," "Bloom Top 10" and "MHS Leaderboard" for more.
Boys
Milford 86, Caesar Rodney 50
3200 relay - MHS (Ferguson, Hill, Davis, King) 8:46; 110 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.8, 100 - Stratton (CR) 10.8, 800 relay - MHS (Altidor, Waples, Ferguson, Sterile) 1:36.3, 1600 - Luke (CR) 4:57, 400 relay - MHS (Waples, Sainsume, Sterile, Chandler) 45.6, 400 - Davis (M) 53.6, 300 hurdles - Leitzell (M) 46.2, 800 - Stubbolo (CR) 2:08, 200 - Hill (CR) 22.9, 3200 - Luke (CR) 10:33.8, 1600 relay - MHS (Dukes, Altidor, Leitzell, Ferguson) 3:37.7, shot put - Youmans (M) 41, discus - Robinson (CR) 127-9, long jump - Dukes (M) 21-4, triple jump - not contested, high jump - Dukes (M) 5-6, pole vault - Evans (M) 10-6. High scorer: Stefone Dukes (M) 12.25 points.
MHS 6-1.
Girls
Caesar Rodney 111, Milford 26
3200 relay - CR (Johnson, Hock, Friend, Paul) 11:13.8; 100 hurdles - Reid (CR) 16.9, 100 - Graham (CR) 12.9, 800 relay - CR (Graham, Dennis, Cox, Anderson) 1:48.7, 1600 - Schlecht (CR) 5:54.2, 400 relay - MHS (Upshur, Lovett, Johns, Devore) 53.9, 400 - Dennis (CR) 1:05.4, 300 hurdles - Reid (CR) 52.8, 800 - Schlecht (CR) 2:33.7, 200 - Cox (CR) 27.0, 3200 - Paul (CR) 12:09.8, 1600 relay - CR (Jackson, Redwin, Reid, Dennis) 4:29, shot put - Younger (CR) 38-4, discus - Younger (CR) 110-3, long jump - Anderson (CR) 16-3, triple jump - not contested, high jump - Hanna (CR) 4-8, pole vault - Johnson (CR) 9-0. High scorer: Reid (CR) 11.25 points.
MHS 4-3.
BOYS 400-METER RELAY JUST MISSES CONSOLATION ROUND AT PENNS
Frantz Altidor, Jenel Sterile, Stefone Dukes and R.J. Chandler ran a new school-record 43.46 in the 400-meter relay to narrowly miss the final round in the Penn Relays on Friday. Only 14 other schools out of over 200 in the small schools division ran faster than MHS Friday.
The squad, which had set the previous school record earlier in the season, ran the fastest time of any Delaware team on Friday.
On Saturday, Ian Ferguson, Chandler, Sterile and Darrell Davis ran a 3:35.44 in the 1600-meter relay.
GIRLS SET NEW SCHOOL RECORD IN 400-METER RELAY AT PENNS
Tykisha Upshur, Sheena Johns, Lakeisha Lovett and Latrice Whidbee set a new school record of 51.5 seconds in the 400-meter relay to place second in their heat behind Delaware opponent Padua, who later got disqualified, at the first day of the 109th running of the Penn Relays in Philadelphia on Thursday.
Deshauna Purnell and Tyraa Bowe joined Upshur and Whidbee to run a 4:34.71 in the 1600-meter relay.
BOYS, GIRLS TOP POLYTECH, SLIDE TO DOVER
Congratulations go out to the boys and girls track & field teams who put together a hard-fought performance versus Dover and Polytech at home Tuesday.
Bloom records go to long jumpers Tykisha Upshur and Stefone Dukes and the girls 800-meter relay of Latrice Whidbee, Lakeisha Lovett, Khaliah Devore and Sheena Johns.
Overall, the boys lost a very close decision to No. 2-ranked Dover, 80-65, and polished off Polytech, 131-14. The girls fell to Dover, 94-52, but beat Polytech, 93-52.
New state qualifiers included Dukes in the 200, and Ian Ferguson and Whidbee in the 400. Darrell Davis qualified provisionally in the 200 and Deshauna Purnell and Deserae Chilcote qualified provisionally in the high jump.
See "Bloom Top 10," "MHS Leaderboard" and "Season Points Leaders" for more.
Boys
Milford 131, Polytech 14
3200 relay - MHS (Hill, Ferguson, King, R.Matthews) 8:42.8; 110 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 16.1; 100 - Sterile (M) 11.1; 800 relay - MHS (Altidor, Sainsume, Leitzell, Davis) 1:35; 1600 - Johnson (P) 5:06; 400 relay - MHS (Waples, Sterile, Dukes, Chandler) 44.4; 400 - Davis (M) 52.8; 300 hurdles - Leitzell (M) 44.5; 800 - Matthews (M) 2:12; 200 - Sterile (M) 23.1; 3200 - Wyman (M) 11:25; 1600 relay - MHS (Ferguson, Sterile, Altidor, Davis) 3:39.1; long jump - Dukes (M) 21-0; high jump - Dukes (M) 4-10; shot put - Youmans (M) 42-5; discus - Youmans (M) 129-1; triple jump - Chandler (M) 40-7; pole vault - Ben Smith (M) 10-6.
High scorer: Stefone Dukes (M) 14.25 points.
MHS 4-1
Boys
Dover 80, Milford 65
3200 relay - Dover (Miles, West, Lazzeri, Gibson) 8:39; 110 hurdles - Sumpter (D) 14.9; 100 - Walker (D) 11.0; 800 relay - MHS (Altidor, Sainsume, Leitzell, Davis) 1:35; 1600 - Gibson (D) 5:01; 400 relay - MHS (Waples, Sterile, Dukes, Chandler) 44.4; 400 - Miles (D) 51.8; 300 hurdles - Sumpter (D) 40.1; 800 - Gibson (D) 2:04.2; 200 - Walker (D) 22.7; 3200 - Kemmerle (D) 11:17.4; 1600 relay - Dover (Miles, West, Sumpter, Gibson) 3:30.2; long jump - Sumpter (D) 21-3; high jump - Blount (D) 6-0; shot put - Youmans (M) 42-5; discus - Youmans (M) 129-1; triple jump - Blount (D) 41-7; pole vault - Ben Smith (M) 10-6.
High scorer: Gary Sumpter (D) 16.25 points.
Girls
Milford 93, Polytech 52
3200 relay - MHS (Purnell, Kenton, Gerken, Fitzpatrick) 12:36.5; 100 hurdles - Wilmore (P) 19.1; 100 - Green (P) 13.1; 800 relay - MHS (Whidbee, Lovett, Devore, Johns) 1:50.6; 1600 - Creasey (M) 6:26; 400 relay - Poly (n/a) 52.1; 400 - Whidbee (M) 1:04.9; 300 hurdles - Wilmore (P) 55.3; 800 - Purnell (M) 3:01; 200 - Johns (M) 27.5; 3200 - Creasey (M) 13:54; 1600 relay - MHS (Whidbee, Davis, Bowe, Upshur) 4:34.8; long jump - Green (P) 16-6; high jump - Purnell (M) 4-6; shot put - Okeke (P) 30-5; discus - Woodall (P) 66-8; triple jump - Purnell (M) 28-11; pole vault - Adkins (M) 6-0.
High scorer: Deshauna Purnell (M) 16.25 points.
MHS 3-2.
Girls
Dover 94, Milford 52
3200 relay - Dover (Atkins, Baldwin, Murphy, Walsh) 10:53.7; 100 hurdles - Dillard (D) 19.1; 100 - Desselle (D) 13.0; 800 relay - MHS (Whidbee, Lovett, Devore, Johns) 1:50.6; 1600 - Walsh (D) 5:57; 400 relay - MHS (Upshur, Lovett, Johns, Devore) 52.4; 400 - Whidbee (M) 1:04.9; 300 hurdles - Franklin (D) 55.5; 800 - Green (D) 2:42; 200 - Desselle (D) 26.3; 3200 - Walsh (D) 12:46; 1600 relay - Dover (n/a) 4:30.1; long jump - Upshur (M) 16-5; high jump - Dillard (D) 5-0; shot put - Walker (D) 34-5; discus - Walker (D) 86-5; triple jump - Smith (D) 31-6; pole vault - Adkins (M) 6-0.
MHS 3-2.
SPRINT RELAYS LEAD WAY AT CAPE CO-EDS
Rashad Waples, Tykisha Upshur, Stefone Dukes and Sheena Johns won the 400-meter relay to lead the track teams at the Cape Co-ed Relays Saturday.
Dukes joined Frantz Altidor, Khaliah Devore and Lakeisha Lovett to finish runner-up in the 800-meter relay, and Ian Ferguson, Upshur, Darrell Davis and Latrice Whidbee finished the day with bronze medals in the 1600-meter relay.
BOYS TEAM SCORES RUNNER-UP AT KEITH S. BURGESS INVITATIONAL
Led by a school record-breaking performance by the 400-meter and 800-meter relays, the boys scored 64 points en route to a runner-up performance at the 25th annual Keith S. Burgess Invitational at Lake Forest Saturday.
Frantz Altidor, Jenel Sterile, Stefone Dukes and R.J. Chandler ran a 1:30.6 to win the 800-meter relay and also tie a school-record set back in 1982. The boys followed with a 43.81 to win the 400-meter relay as well. Individual, Chandler placed second in long jump (20'3") and tied for second in the 200. Sterile placed in both the 100 and 200 meters, and Dukes placed in the 100.
In the field, Devon Youmans took third in shot put (41'7") and fourth in discus (120') and Ben Smith finished fifth in pole vault (10'6"). Darrell Davis placed fourth in the 400 (53.53) and also teamed with Altidor, Alan Hill and Ian Ferguson to placed fourth in the 1600-meter relay (3:33.6). Corey Holloman and Antoine Pettyjohn each placed fourth and fifth, respectively in the 110-meter hurdles.
For the girls, Tykisha Upshur, Khaliah Devore, Sheena Johns and Lakeisha Lovett placed third (52.39), while Latrice Whidbee replaced Tykisha Upshur in the 800-meter relay to help the girls take fourth (1:52.3).
Check out "Season Points Leaders," "Bloom Top 10" and "MHS Leaderboard" for more.
BOYS SCORE WIN, GIRLS HANG TOUGH VS. SEAFORD
Antoine Pettyjohn (110 meters), Darrell Davis (400 meters) and Paul Evans (pole vault) became the team's latest state qualifiers as the boys knocked off Seaford Thursday. The 800-meter relay of Latrice Whidbee, Khaliah Devore, Lakeisha Lovett and Sheena Johns scored a runner-up Bloom Top 10 time of 1:51.4 as the girls fell to Seaford.
Check out "Season Points Leaders" and "Bloom Top 10" for more.
Boys
Milford 96, Seaford 50
3200 relay - Seaford (Perciful, Fryling, Gray, Willis) 8:51.7; 110 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 15.9; 100 - Sterile (M) 11.3; 800 relay - Seaford 1:46.9; 1600 - Fryling (S) 5:05; 400 relay - MHS (Altidor, Sterile, Dukes, Chandler) 46.2; 400 - Davis (M) 53.5; 300 hurdles - Leitzell (M) 43.0; 800 - R. Matthews (M) 2:11; 200 - Sterile (M) 23.3, 3200 - Fryling (S) 11:03.3; 1600 relay - MHS (Altidor, Davis, Hill, Ferguson) 3:43.1; long jump - Dukes (M) 20-1; triple jump - Chandler (M) 39-11; high jump - DeShields (S) 6-2, shot put - Youmans (M) 39-7; discus - Youmans (M) 118-0; pole vault - Smith (M) 10-6. High scorer: Jenel Sterile (M), Mitch Fryling (S) - 11.25 points.
Girls
Seaford 101, Milford 45
3200 relay - Seaford (Scott, McGroerty, Garmendia, Chapman) 11:43; 100 hurdles - Truitt (S) 18.2; 100 - Banks (S) 13.1; 800 relay - MHS (Whidbee, Devore, Lovett, Johns) 1:51.4; 1600 - Trefney (S) 6:22.5; 400 relay - MHS (Upshur, Johns, Lovett, Devore) 53.1; 400 - Fitzgerald (S) 1:05.3; 300 hurdles - Garmendia (S) 49.7; 800 - Trefney (S) 2:58.2; 200 - Banks (S) 27.0; 3200 - Scott (S) 14:05.5; 1600 relay - Seaford (Garmendia, Fitzgerald, McGroerty, Baine) 4:30; long jump - Hood (S) 14-6; triple jump - Garmendia (S) 31-6; high jump - Fitzgerald (S) 4-6; shot put - Hazzard (S) 29-2; discus - Hazzard (S) 89-4; pole vault - Tobin (S) 8-6; high scorer: Christina Garmendia (S) 12.5 points.
BUCS CRUSH WOODBRIDGE
Congratulations go out to 10 MHS athletes who qualified automatically for states in 13 different events versus Woodbridge in Tuesday's home opener. Virgil Smith highlighted the boys and girls lopsided victories on our new track by setting a Bloom record in the triple jump.
State qualfiers included Smith (long and triple jump), Frantz Altidor (100 and 200), R.J. Chandler (triple jump), Stefone Dukes (high jump), Corey Holloman (110 hurdles and high jump), Brent Leitzell (300 hurdles), Jenel Sterile (200 meters), Sheena Johns (100 meters), Tykisha Upshur (100 meters) and Anthony Pettyjohn (110 hurdles).
Provisional qualifiers included Holloman in the 300 hurdles and Antoine Pettyjohn in the 110 hurdles.
Check out updates on the "Bloom Top 10," "MHS Leaderboard" and "Season Points Leaders" links at the left.
Milford 104, Woodbridge 42
3200 relay - MHS (Starnes, Silva, Jefferson, Purnell) 11:39; 110 hurdles - Holloman (M) 16.6, 100 - Horsey (W) 10.9, 800 relay - MHS (Altidor, Waples, Dukes, Sterile) 1:36, 1600 - LeBlanc (W) 4:55, 400 relay - MHS (Altidor, Sterile, Dukes, Chandler) 44.9, 400 - Ferguson (M) 55, 300 hurdles - Leitzell (M) 43.3, 800 - LeBlanc (W) 2:07, 200 - Sterile (M) 23.1, 3200 - Luiken (M) 12:12, 1600 relay - MHS (Hill, Davis, Chandler Ferguson) 3:58, shot put - Youmans (M) 40-1, discus - Youmans (M) 114-0, long jump - Horsey (W) 20-8, triple jump - Horsey (W) 41-5, high jump - Horsey (W) 6-0, pole vault - Smith (M) 9-0. High scorer: Ross Horsey (W) 20 points.
Girls
Milford 121, Woodbridge 20
3200 relay - MHS (Farley, Seagraves, ONeill, Meade) 16:17; 110 hurdles - Newsome (M) 19.2, 100 - Horsey (W) 12.7, 800 relay - MHS (Bowe, Lovett, Johns, Whidbee) 1:55.9, 1600 - Creasey (M) 6:47, 400 relay - MHS (Upshur, Lovett, Johns, Whidbee) 53.9, 400 - Horsey (W) 1:03, 300 hurdles - Young (M) 58.9, 800 - Collison (W) 2:59, 200 - Horsey (W) 26.1, 3200 - Godwin (M) 14:15, 1600 relay - MHS (Upshur, Bowe, Davis, Devore) 5:21, shot put - Duffy (M) 21-5, discus - Duffy (M) 66-6, long jump - Upshur (M) 14-9, triple jump - Newsome (M) 27-3, high jump - Purnell (M) 4-4, pole vault - Adkins (M) 6-6.
BOYS 400-METER RELAY SETS SCHOOL RECORD
Frantz Altidor, Jenel Sterile, Stefone Dukes and R.J. Chandler teamed together in the 400-meter relay to set a school-record time of 43.76 seconds at the Diamond State Relays Saturday. The four placed runner-up in the championship flight -- just .03 seconds out of first. The previous time of 43.9 was set during the Milford's state championship season of 1986.
The boys 3200-meter relay of Jon Wyman, Rashad Matthews, Anthony Pettyjohn and Alan Hill picked up third-place medals in their heat, while Brent Leitzell qualified for states in the triple jump. Chandler qualified provisionally for long jump as well.
Click on the above headline for complete Diamond State Relays results.
SPRINT RELAYS SCORE MEDALS AT CHRISTIANA
Tykisha Upshur, Sheena Johns, Lakeisha Lovett and Khaliah Devore posted a run of 52.7 seconds in the 400-meter to finish runner-up at the Christiana Relays on Saturday. The boys 400-meter team of Rashad Waples, Jenel Sterile, Stefone Dukes and R.J. Chandler nearly set a Bloom record with a 44.33 to place third.
Individually, Upshur set a new Bloom record and placed fourth overall in the long jump with a 15-2.5, while Devon Youmans qualified for states by placing second in the discus with a toss of 132 feet. The boys 800-meter relay of Frantz Altidor, Chandler, Dukes and Waples ran a 134.18 to placed fifth overall.
Numerous folks earned their best splits of the season to lead the distance and 1600-meter relay squads.
BUCS EXPLODE INTO 2004 SEASON WITH BIG WINS AT LAKE FOREST
Congratulations go out to the boys and girls track & field teams who scored big season-opening wins at Lake Forest on Thursday.
Jenel Sterile led the boys with 12.5 points with two relay wins and two individual wins, while Jon Wyman added a pair of wins and Brent Leitzell scored 10.5 points. In all, the boys won 16 of 18 events.
For the girls, Khaliah Devore led the team with 9.25 points, while Tykisha Upshur had a big day, setting the Bloom record in long jump with a jump of nearly 15 feet.
Overall, Stefone Dukes (long jump), Ben Smith (pole vault), Jenel Sterile (100), Darrell Davis (300 hurdles), R.J. Chandler (100) and Sheena Johns (100) each qualified automatically for the state meet. Eight others qualified provisionally for states.
Boys
Milford 113, Lake Forest 31
3200 relay - MHS (Ferguson, Hill, Leitzell, Matthews) 9:49; 110 hurdles - Antoine Pettyjohn (M) 17.4, 100 - Sterile (M) 11.2, 800 relay - MHS (Waples, Chandler, Dukes, Sterile) 1:33.7, 1600 - Wyman (M) 5:26, 400 relay - MHS (Waples, Sterile, Dukes, Chandler) 46.1, 400 - Ferguson (M) 55.1, 300 hurdles - Davis (M) 43.5, 800 - Wyman (M) - 2:20, 200 - Sterile (M) 23.6, 3200 - Luiken (M) 11:49, 1600 relay - MHS (Anthony Pettyjohn, Hill, Leitzell, Ferguson) 3:43, shot put - Youmans (M) 40-2, discus - Pettit (LF) 105-5, long jump - Dukes (M) 19-10, triple jump - Leitzell (M) 38-4, high jump - Dukes (M), Hicks (LF) 5-2, pole vault - Smith (M) 10-6.
Girls
Milford 90, Lake Forest 55
3200 relay - MHS (Farley, Seagraves, ONeill, Meade) 16:08; 110 hurdles - Baggett (LF) 18.2, 100 - DeVore (M) 13.4, 800 relay - MHS (Bowe, Lovett, Johns, Whidbee) 1:57.4, 1600 - Creasey (M) 6:42, 400 relay - MHS (Upshur, Lovett, Johns, DeVore) 53.5, 400 - Bowe (M) 1:11.6, 300 hurdles - Baggett (LF) 54.0, 800 - FitzPatrick (M) - 3:08, 200 - Johns (M) 27.5, 3200 - Godwin (M) 14:20, 1600 relay - MHS (Upshur, Bowe, Young, Whidbee) 5:14, shot put - Neeman (LF) 24-10, discus - Neeman (LF) 75-3, long jump - DeShields (LF) 15-1, triple jump - DeShields (LF) 30-10, high jump - Sach (LF) 5-2, pole vault - Turner (LF) 7-0.
2003 NEWS
RELAY WINS TITLE, CARPENTER SETS MARK TO LEAD BUCS AT STATES
Congratulations go out to Stefone Dukes, Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile and Akeem Bunch won the Division II 800-meter relay at the state track & field championships at Lake Forest Monday.
Chad Carpenter also capped his decorated distance career by finishing runner-up to Tatnall's Kyle Kershner in both the 1600 and 3200 meters. Carpenter ran his final 3200 race in a school-record 9:56.
Tykisha Upshur, Lakeisha Lovett, Zekia Bolden and Khaliah DeVore collected third-place in the 400-meter relay, while Tyraa Bowe, Lovett, Bolden and DeVore set a new Bloom record to place fourth in the 800-meter relay to lead the girls.
For the boys, Corey Holloman, Tilghman, Dukes and Sterile ran their fastest time of the season to place third, while Ian Ferguson, Robert White, Scott Hall and Carpenter picked up a third-place finish in the 3200-meter relay on Saturday.
Other place-winners included: Ferguson, Kyle Cephas, Chris Pettyjohn and Carpenter (5th, 1600 relay); Lindsay Kenton, Marissa McDonnell, Amber Zedney and Jessica Fitzpatrick (6th, 3200 relay); Sterile (6th, 100); Holloman (6th, 300 hurdles); Trevor Metz (5th, pole vault); Devon Youmans (6th, discus); Lovett (6th, 200); and Deshauna Purnell (6th, high jump).
As a team, the boys finished sixth and the girls 13th overall.
CARPENTER, RELAYS TAKE SECOND PLACE AT HENLOPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
The boys finished fourth (after corrected results) and the girls ninth in the Henlopen Conference Championship at Lake Forest Saturday.
Chad Carpenter set a school-record 4:29.9 in the 1600 and ran a MHS meet-record 10:07.8 in the 3200, finishing runner-up in both events to Dover's Charles Gibson who had a career day. Devon Youmans also finished runner-up in discus with a new Bloom record of 138 feet.
The 800-meter relay of Stefone Dukes, Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile and Akeem Bunch ran a new Bloom mark of 1:32.1 to place second while Kyle Cephas, Dukes, Sterile and Bunch also placed second in the 400-meter relay. The 1600-meter relay of Ian Ferguson, Cephas, Bunch and Anthony Pettyjohn took third-place medals with a season-best time.
Individual place-winners included Youmans (5th in shot put), Brandon Rogers (6th in discus), Dukes (5th in the 100), Corey Holloman (6th in 110 hurdles), Lakeisha Lovett (6th in the 100)and Chris Pettyjohn (6th in 300 hurdles). Relay place-winners included the boys 3200-relay of Robert White, Ferguson, Scott Hall and Carpenter (4th), the girls 400 relay of Tykisha Upshur, Lovett, Zekia Bolden and Khaliah Devore (4th), the girls 800 relay of Tyraa Bowe, Lovett, Bolden and Devore, the girls 1600 relay of Upshur, Deshauna Purnell, Bowe and Marissa McDonnell (5th) and the girls 3200 relay of Lindsay Kenton, McDonnell, Amber Zedney and Jessica Fitzpatrick (7th).
Sterile qualified for states with a 23.4 in the 200-meter heats and Keith Short qualified in the 3200 with a career-best time.
The state championships begin 3 p.m. Friday at Lake Forest and continue at 10 a.m. Saturday.
BOYS, GIRLS TOPPLE LAKE TO CLINCH SOUTH TITLES
The boys and girls track teams won the Henlopen Conference Southern Division Tuesday. The boys beat Lake Forest, 92-54, and Caesar Rodney, 100-46, to finish the season at 8-2 overall. Meanwhile, the girls edged out Lake Forest, 78-68, and lost to CR, 120-26.
Of note, the girls defeated Lake for the first time ever -- a span of 18 seasons, while the boys topped Lake for the first time since 1986.
For the boys, freshman Corey Holloman scored a huge day with over 30 points including a new Bloom record in the 110 hurdles with a 15 flat. He also qualified for states in both the 300 hurdles and high jump. Anthony Upshur also set a new Bloom mark in the triple jump while Devon Youmans, Chad Carpenter and Ian Ferguson each scored big individual wins.
Other state qualifiers included Chris Pettyjohn in the 300 hurdles, Akeem Bunch and Ben Tilghman in the 200, Stefone Dukes in the long jump, and Karel Devorel, Kyle Cephas and Yvenel Sainsume provisionally in the long jump, 400 and 100 meters, respectively.
For the girls, Lakeisha Lovett led the way with over 20 points including a win in the 400 relay with Tykisha Upshur, Zekia Bolden and Khaliah DeVore. Jackie Adkins qualified for states in pole vault.
Boys
Milford 100, Caesar Rodney 46
3200 relay - CR 8:44; 110 hurdles - Holloman (M) 15.0; 100 - Handley (CR) 11.3; 800 relay - MHS (Cephas, Tilghman, Dukes, Sterile) 1:33.8; 1600 - Carpenter (M) 4:40.3; 400 relay - MHS (Holloman, Tilghman, Dukes, Sterile) 44.7; 400 - Ferguson (M) 53.8; 300 hurdles - Holloman (M) 43.4; 800 - Friend (CR) 2:11.8; 200 - Bunch (M) 23.2; 3200 - Carpenter (M) 10:21.2; 1600 relay - MHS (Anthony Pettyjohn, Cephas, Bunch, Ferguson) 3:39.7; triple jump - Hill (CR) 43-2; Long jump - Dukes (M) 20-0; shot put - Youmans (M) 41-11; discus - Youmans (M) 132-4; pole vault - Handley (CR) 13-6; high jump - Holloman (M) 5-10.
High scorer: Corey Holloman (M) 16.25 points.
Milford 92, Lake Forest 54
3200 relay - MHS (Ferguson, White, Short, Carpenter) 8:53.8; 110 hurdles - Holloman (M) 15.0; 100 - Barrett (LF) 10.9; 800 relay - MHS (Cephas, Tilghman, Dukes, Sterile) 1:33.8; 1600 - Carpenter (M) 4:40.3; 400 relay - MHS (Holloman, Tilghman, Dukes, Sterile) 44.7; 400 - Ferguson (M) 53.8; 300 hurdles - Holloman (M) 43.4; 800 - Lands (LF) 2:10; 200 - Barrett (LF) 22.5; 3200 - Carpenter (M) 10:21.2; 1600 relay - MHS (Anthony Pettyjohn, Cephas, Bunch, Ferguson) 3:39.7; triple jump - Barrett (LF) 43-8; Long jump - Barrett (LF) 21-9; shot put - Youmans (M) 41-11; discus - Youmans (M) 132-4; pole vault - Metz (M) 11-0; high jump - Smith (LF) 5-10.
High scorer: Harry Barrett (LF) - 20 points.
**MHS (8-2) clinches Henlopen Conference Southern Division
Girls
Milford 78, Lake Forest 68
3200 relay - MHS (O'Neill, Gerken, Farley, Meade) 15:16; 100 hurdles - Baggett (LF) 18.2; 100 - Lovett (M) 13.0; 800 relay - MHS (Bowe, Lovett, Bolden, DeVore) 1:52.2; 1600 - Kenton (M) 6:27; 400 relay - MHS (Upshur, Lovett, Bolden, DeVore) 52.4; 400 - Neeman (LF) 1:07.1; 300 hurdles - Hayes (M) 58.5; 200 - Lovett (M) 27.8; 800 - Neeman (LF) 2:43.2; 3200 - Zedney (M) 14:58.6; 1600 relay - MHS (Upshur, Bowe, Bolden, McDonnell) 5:06; high jump - Sach (LF) 4-10; triple jump - Sampson (LF) 31-7; long jump - Sampson (LF) 14-1; shot put - Benson (LF) 30-8; discus - T.Neeman (LF) 75-0; pole vault - Turner (LF) 8-0.
High scorer: Lakeisha Lovett (M) 12.5 points.
**MHS (4-6) clinches Henlopen Conference Southern Division
Caesar Rodney 120, Milford 26
3200 relay - CR 11:12.7; 100 hurdles - Cox (CR) 17.7; 100 - Lovett (M) 13.0; 800 relay - CR 1:49.9; 1600 - Friend (CR) 5:42; 400 relay - MHS (Upshur, Lovett, Bolden, DeVore) 52.4; 400 - Stafford (CR) 1:03.8; 300 hurdles - Cox (CR) 51.3; 200 - Dennis (CR) 27.3; 800 - Friend (CR) 2:36.1; 3200 - Paul (CR) 12:25.7; 1600 relay - CR 4:27; high jump - Anderson (CR) 5-0; triple jump - Scott (CR) 32-6; long jump - Jackson (CR) 15-1; shot put - Younger (CR) 35-6; discus - Evans (CR) 100-0; pole vault - Johnson (CR) 8-6.
TEAMS SHINE WITH DECORATED DAY AT TWILIGHT RELAYS
The track teams scored their most decorated day in quite some time as the boys won and the girls finished runner-up in Division II of the Twilight Relays Saturday in Wilmington. Overall, the boys and girls combined for 57 medals and first and second-place trophies respectively.
Chad Carpenter set a new school record of 10:01.77 to win the 3200 meters for Division II, and Ben Tilghman and Jenel Sterile each collected four medals apiece. Tyraa Bowe also set a new Bloom record in the long jump.
Other medal winners included:
Three medals
Jessica Fitzpatrick, Lindsay Kenton, Marissa McDonnell, Lakeisha Lovett, Khaliah DeVore, Zekia Bolden, Stefone Dukes, Kyle Cephas
Two medals
Karel DeVore, Anthony Upshur, Amber Zedney, Chad Carpenter
One medal
Devon Youmans, Dontae Tilghman, Chris Pettyjohn, April Wiegman, Leanna Rodriguez, Trevor Metz, Ben Smith, Rodi Newsome, Tykisha Upshur, Tyraa Bowe, Candice Young, Scott Hall, Keith Short, Justin Bloom, Yvenel Sainsume, Corey Holloman, Ian Ferguson
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BOYS MISS UPSET OF DOVER; GIRLS SET 400 RELAY RECORD
Ben Tilghman won the 100 and helped two winning relays as the boys track team nearly upset top-ranked undefeated Dover Tuesday before falling 78-68. The girls also lost to Dover, 110-35, but both teams cruised past Sussex Central with easy victories.
The girls 400-meter relay squad of Tykisha Upshur, Lakeisha Lovett, Zekia Bolden and Khaliah DeVore set a new school record time of 51.9 seconds. Lovett also won the 100 and set a new Bloom record in the 200.
For the boys, Chad Carpenter set a new Bloom record with a 4:33 in the 1600 meters, while Karel DeVore also set a new Bloom mark with a high jump of six feet. Devon Youmans scored wins in the discus and shot put while Anthony Upshur matched his best to win long jump. Ian Ferguson had a solid day running his best 400 meter time and helping the relays.
Chris Pettyjohn also qualified for states in the 110-meter hurdles as did Khaliah DeVore in the 200.
Boys
Dover 78, Milford 68
3200 relay - Dover 8:47; 110 hurdles - Balogun (D) 15.1; 100 - Tilghman (M) 11.4; 800 relay - MHS (Tilghman, Bunch, Dukes, Sterile) 1:33.3; 1600 - Carpenter (M) 4:33; 400 relay - MHS (Cephas, Tilghman, Dukes, Sterile) 44.9; 400 - Trader (D) 51.6; 300 hurdles - Sumpter (D) 40.8; 800 - Smith (D) 2:03; 200 - Balogun (D) 23.3; 3200 - Carpenter (M) 10:13.6; 1600 relay - Dover 3:38; triple jump - Trader (D) 41-7; Long jump - Trader (D) 20-9; shot put - Youmans (M) 43-7; discus - Youmans (M) 123-1; pole vault - MHS; high jump - DeVore (M) 6-0.
High scorer: Trader (D) 16.25 points.
Milford 127, S.Central 10
3200 relay - MHS (Ferguson, White, Palumbo, Wyman) 9:24.5; 110 hurdles - Holloman (M) 16.6; 100 - Tilghman (M) 11.4; 800 relay - MHS (Tilghman, Bunch, Dukes, Sterile) 1:33.3; 1600 - Carpenter (M) 4:33; 400 relay - MHS (Cephas, Tilghman, Dukes, Sterile) 44.9; 400 - Ferguson (M) 53.4; 300 hurdles - C.Pettyjohn (M) 45.1; 800 - Roach (SC) 2:12.8; 200 - Tilghman (M) 23.5; 3200 - Carpenter (M) 10:13.6; 1600 relay - MHS (Ferguson, Cephas, A.Pettyjohn, Holloman) 3:40; triple jump - Upshur (M) 40-3; Long jump - Upshur (M) 20-7.5; shot put - Youmans (M) 43-7; discus - Youmans (M) 123-1; pole vault - n/c; high jump - DeVore (M) 6-0.
High scorer: Ben Tilghman (M) 12.5 points.
MHS 6-2.
Girls
Milford 121, S.Central 10
3200 relay - MHS (Young, Gerken, Currie, Meade) 14:05; 100 hurdles - Hayes (M) 18.8; high jump - Purnell (M) 4-4; 100 - Lovett (M) 13.4; 800 relay - MHS (Bowe, Lovett, Bolden, DeVore) 1:52.2; 1600 - Fitzpatrick (M) 6:39.7; 400 relay - MHS (Upshur, Lovett, Bolden, DeVore) 51.9; 400 - Bolden (M) 1:10.9; 300 hurdles - Hayes (M) 58.1; 200 - Lovett (M) 27.0; 800 - Fitzpatrick (M) 2:55.3; 3200 - Zedney (M) 14:55.4; 1600 relay - MHS (Upshur, Bowe, Bolden, McDonnell) 5:06.1; triple jump - Purnell (M) 27-8; long jump - Bowe (M) 13-7; shot put - Dobrich (SC) 23-4; discus - Dobrich (SC) 60-3.5
High scorer: Deshauna Purnell (M) 14 points.
Dover 110, Milford 35
3200 relay - Dover 11:23; 100 hurdles - Castro (D) 18.2; high jump - Dillard (D) 4-64; 100 - Lovett (M) 13.4; 800 relay - Dover 1:52; 1600 - Boyle (D) 6:00.3; 400 relay - MHS (Upshur, Lovett, Bolden, DeVore) 51.9; 400 - Scott (D) 1:09; 300 hurdles - Stewart (D) 53.6; 200 - Deselle (D) 26.9; 800 - Boyle (D) 2:41.7; 3200 - Walsh (D) 13:30.4; 1600 relay - Dover 4:38.9; triple jump - Dillard (D) 29-9; long jump - Smith (D) 15-3.5; shot put - Walker (D) 36-9; discus - Durant (D) 91-11.
MHS 3-5
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BOYS WIN HEAT, GIRLS PLACE THIRD IN PENN RELAYS HEAT
The boys 1600-meter relay team of Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile, Kyle Cephas and Akeem Bunch placed ninth in their heat with a 3:41.7 Saturday at the Penn Relays Carnival in Philadelphia.
The boys 400-meter relay team of Corey Holloman, Tilghman, Stefone Dukes and Sterile won their heat with a 44.73 Friday. The girls 400-meter relay squad of Tyraa Bowe, Lakeisha Lovett, Zekia Bolden and Khaliah DeVore ran a solid time of 53.66 to place third in their heat on Thursday.
MHS alum Kathy Darling placed fourth in college javelin with a toss of 150 feet, 9 inches. She now attends John Hopkins University.
SPRINTERS WIN MEDALS AT CAPE CO-ED RELAYS
Corey Holloman, Lakeisha Lovett, Stefone Dukes and Khaliah DeVore scored second-place medals in the 400-meter relay at the Cape Co-Ed Relays Saturday.
Holloman also started the day by sharing a sixth-place finish with Rodi Newsome, Chris Pettyjohn and Kesha Hayes in the shuttle hurdles. Tyraa Bowe and Anthony Upshur also combined for their best long jumps to take fourth. Individually, Devon Youmans qualified for states with a discus throw of 123 feet, four inches.
BOYS, GIRLS REMAIN UNDEFEATED IN SOUTH AFTER TOPPLING SMYRNA
Numerous athletes came up with career days as the Milford boys and girls defeated Smyrna, but fell to Sussex Tech in a close battle Tuesday.
The day began with the 3200-meter relay squad of Robert White, Akeem Bunch, Scott Hall and Chad Carpenter getting edged out by a second in the 3200-meter relay, despite shattering a Bloom record with an 8:35. Later in the meet, the 400-meter relay squad of Corey Holloman, Ben Tilghman, Stefon Dukes and Jenel Sterile got edged by three-tenths, despite a season-best time of 44.8.
Meanwhile, the girls sprinters of Tyraa Bowe, Tykisha Upshur, Lakeisha Lovett, Zekia Bolden and Khaliah DeVore set Bloom records in both the 400 and 800-meter relays, while Lovett set an individual Bloom mark in the 100 with a 12.9.
For the boys, Devon Youmans (shot put), Bunch (400) and Anthony Upshur (long jump) qualified for states automatically while Corey Holloman and Chris Pettyjohn qualified provisionally in the 300 hurdles with career-best times. Khaliah DeVore also qualified for the girls 100 meters.
Overall, Brandon Rogers won the discus with a career-best toss, Carpenter won the 1600 and 3200, Upshur took the triple jump and Jackie Adkins won pole vault.
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CARPENTER WINS 3200, SETS SCHOOL RECORD TO PACE BUCS AT KSB
Chad Carpenter ran a new school record 10:07.1 to win the 3200 meters and pace the track teams at the Keith S. Burgess Invitational Saturday at Lake Forest.
In the 400-meter relay, Corey Holloman, Ben Tilghman, Stefon Dukes and Jenel Sterile also won third place medals, while Tykisha Upshur, Lakeisha Lovett, Zekia Bolden and Khaliah DeVore ran a new Bloom record with a 52.7 to place fifth. The boys 800-meter relay team of Ian Ferguson, Kyle Cephas, Tilghman and Sterile also placed fifth.
Other place-winners included Carpenter (fourth in the 1600), Trevor Metz (fifth in pole vault), Sterile (sixth in the 100), Dukes (sixth in high jump) and Ferguson (sixth in the 400).
State qualifiers included Holloman (110 hurdles), Lovett (100 and 200), Dukes and Karel Devore (high jump) and Anthony D. Upshur (triple jump). Provisional qualifiers included Keith Short (3200), Upshur (long jump), DeVore (100) and Tilghman and Sterile (200).
DeVore set a new Bloom record in the triple jump, while Dukes tied a Bloom record in the high jump.
BOYS SNAP CAPE'S 38-WIN STREAK, STAY UNDEFEATED
Jenel Sterile, Ben Tilghman and Stefon Dukes swept the 100 meters to jump start the boys to an impressive 85-61 victory over Cape Henlopen to successfully end Cape's streak of 38 consecutive regular season wins. The boys also knocked off Polytech, 123-23, to improve to 4-0.
Chad Carpenter sparked a win in the 3200-meter relay and also won the 1600 and 3200, while Darrell Davis, Rashad Matthews and Chris Pettyjohn helped sweep the 300-meter hurdles. Karel DeVore scored key wins in the high jump and triple jump, qualifying for states with a career-best jump of 39 feet, 6.5 inches. Corey Holloman, Kyle Cephas, Scott Hall and Keith Short each scored strong performances.
For the girls, Deshauna Purnell won the triple jump, while Khaliah Devore, Lakeisha Lovett, Tyraa Bowe and Tykisha Upshur won the 800-meter relay and Marissa McDonnell, Candice Young, Tricia Gerken and Bowe won the 1600-meter relay in a 104-41 loss to Cape. Distance runners Lindsay Kenton, Jessica Fitzpatrick and Amber Zedney helped in a close 74-63 loss to Polytech. Jackie Adkins also vaulted six feet.
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COLD, DAMP DIAMOND STATE RELAYS STILL BRING MEDALS
Ian Ferguson, Ben Tilghman, Stefon Dukes, Jenel Sterile and Corey Holloman scored fifth-place medals in the championship flights of the 400 and 800-meter relays Saturday at the Diamond State Relays.
Scott Hall, Robert White, Chris Pettyjohn and Chad Carpenter also earned second place medals in their heat of the 3200-meter relay. Anthony Upshur qualified for states in the triple jump with a career-best of 39 feet, 1 inch, while Devon Youmans tossed the discus a personal-best 113 feet. Trevor Metz earned a fourth-place medal in pole vault.
For the girls, Tykisha Upshur, Zekia Bolden, Tyraa Bowe, Rodi Newsome and Lindsay Kenton sprinted to second place medals in the 400 and 1660-meter relays, while Kenton also teamed with Marissa McDonnell, Jessica Fitzpatrick and Amber Zedney for fifth-place medals in the 3200-meter relay.
BOYS SWEEP AWAYS SEAFORD; GIRLS FALL SHORT
The boys won all 12 track events and two field events to sweep away Seaford, 96-50, Tuesday. Meanwhile, the girls fell short, 97.5-48.5.
Jenel Sterile led the boys with two individual wins and two relay wins, while Ian Ferguson won the 400 by qualifying for states and helped two relay victories. Chad Carpenter qualified for states in the 1600 and 3200, while Chris Pettyjohn won both hurdle events. Trevor Metz, Scott Hall and Stefon Dukes scored individual wins, while Robert White, Jon Wyman, Ben Tilghman, Kyle Cephas, Anthony Pettyjohn and Barry Kellam added relay wins.
For the girls, Deshauna Purnell scored 11 points, including a win in the high jump, while Kesha Hayes won the 100-meter hurdles. Lindsay Kenton, Marissa McDonnell, Jessica Fitzpatrick and Amber Zedney started the day with a win in the 3200-meter relay.
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BUCS SHINE DESPITE RAINY DAY AT CHRISTIANA RELAYS
Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile, Ian Ferguson and Chad Carpenter narrowly missed a third-place medal in the sprint medley relay to highlight a strong day for the Bucs at the Christiana Relays Saturday.
Carpenter also snapped off a 4:40 split to help the 4x1600 team of Scott Hall, Keith Short and Justin Bloom run a 20:39 to place fifth. In the field, Deshauna Purnell high jumped 4-6 to place fifth and Karel DeVore scored solid marks in the long, triple and high jumps.
Other place-winners included:
shuttle hurdles (6th) - Chris Pettyjohn, Darrell Davis, Corey Holloman, Antoine Pettyjohn - 1:16.05
4x200 relay (7th) - Ian Ferguson, Stefon Dukes, Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile - 1:34.12
4x100 relay (6th) - Corey Holloman, Stefon Dukes, Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile
distance medley relay (6th) - Scott Hall, Barry Kellam, Joey Palumbo, Chad Carpenter - 12:10.24
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BOYS, GIRLS OPEN '03 SEASON WITH WINS VERSUS WOODBRIDGE!
The boys and girls swept all four relays en route to season-opening victories at home against Woodbridge on Tuesday. The boys won 92-54, while the girls won, 85-48.
Kyle Cephas, Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile and Ian Ferguson led the sprint relays, while Chad Carpenter won the 1600 and 3200 meters. Devon Youmans, Anthony Upshur and Trevor Metz scored wins in the field events, while Joey Palumbo, Rashad Matthews, Anthony Pettyjohn and Allan Passwaters began the day with a 3200-meter relay victory.
For the girls, Tyraa Bowe, Lakeisha Lovett, Zekia Bolden, Tykisha Upshur and Khaliah Devore led the sprint crew, while Lindsay Kenton, Marissa McDonnell, Erica Godwin and Jessica Fitzpatrick teamed for wins in distance. Deshauna Purnell and Rodi Newsome each scored two wins in the field and April Wiegman and Jackie Adkins also won the discus and pole vault, respectively.
Sterile and Metz automatically qualified for states in the 100 and pole vault, respectively.
2002 NEWS
400-METER RELAY SETS BLOOM RECORD AT MEET OF CHAMPIONS
Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile, Houston Welch and R.J. Chandler ran a Bloom record 44.32 to place fourth in the 400-meter relay at the Meet of Champions May 22 at the University of Delaware officially ending the 2002 track season.
Chad Carpenter also placed sixth in the 1600 meters with a 4:40.4.
RELAYS TAKE THIRD, CARPENTER SETS MARK AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile, Houston Welch and R.J. Chandler scored bronze medals in the 400 (44.59) and 800-meter relay (1:33.75) Monday in the Division II state championship at Lake Forest. The squad guaranteed themselves a spot in the Meet of Champions May 22 at the University of Delaware.
Chad Carpenter also ran extremely well, resetting the school record (10:10.24) to place third in the 3200 meters and adding a 4:40.6 to place sixth in the mile.
Allison East, Zekia Bolden, Khaliah Devore and Tara Warren led the girls with a fourth-place finish in the 400-meter relay (53.72). The boys (Kyle Cephas, Chandler, Welch, Ian Ferguson) and girls (East, Warren, Bolden, Zerphlee Watson) each ran their best 1600-meter relay times of the season to place fifth.
Other place-winners included Josh Marvel (4th in shot put and discus) and Trevor Metz and Tania Chabot (5th in pole vault). Theron Cartwright also ran his best times of the season in both hurdles events as did Amy Mallamo in the 3200. Ferguson placed 10th in the 400.
On Friday, the boys 3200-meter relay of Joey Palumbo, Jon Wyman, Scott Hall and Chad Carpenter ran their best of the season (8:47.75) to place sixth, while Zerphlee Watson, Amber Zedney, Lindsay Kenton and Amy Mallamo placed seventh for the girls.
Jenel Sterile also made the 200-meter finals.
Overall, the boys finished 7th and the girls 15th in Division II.
RAIN POSTPONES STATE CHAMPIONSHIP; MARVEL LEADS FIRST DAY
The second day of the state championship has been postponed until 3 p.m. Monday at Lake Forest High due to rain.
Josh Marvel led Milford's place-winners with a fourth place in Division II shot put (43'2") on Friday. Tania Chabot also added a fifth place in pole vault with a 7'9" jump.
The boys 3200-meter relay of Joey Palumbo, Jon Wyman, Scott Hall and Chad Carpenter ran their best of the season (8:47.75) to place sixth, while Zerphlee Watson, Amber Zedney, Lindsay Kenton and Amy Mallamo placed seventh for the girls.
Jenel Sterile also made the 200-meter finals.
RELAYS HIGHLIGHT HENLOPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SPEEDY FINISHES
Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile, Houston Welch and R.J. Chandler ran a season-best 1:32.6 in the 800-meter relay to make second-team all-conference at the Henlopen Conference Championship Saturday at Lake Forest. The four also took third in the 400-meter relay.
Chad Carpenter ran his best mile with a 4:36.4 to take fifth and later scored a third-place medal in the 3200 meters. Theron Cartwright qualified for states in both hurdles events.
Other place-winners:
Allison East, Khaliah Devore, Zekia Bolden, Tara Warren (fourth, 400-meter relay; fifth, 800-meter relay)
Josh Marvel (fourth, discus)
East, Warren, Bolden, Zerphlee Watson (fifth, 1600-meter relay)
Trevor Metz (sixth, pole vault)
Watson, Lindsay Kenton, Amber Zedney, Amy Mallamo (sixth, 3200-meter relay)
Joey Palumbo, Jon Wyman, Scott Hall, Carpenter (sixth, 3200-meter relay)
Kyle Cephas, Ian Ferguson, Houston Welch, Jenel Sterile (sixth, 1600-meter relay)
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CONGRATS TO BOYS FOR ENDING CR STREAK
Congratulations go out to the boys track team for knocking off Caesar Rodney in a regular-season meet for the first time since 1986. The boys defeated CR, 77-69, but fell to Lake Forest, 83-63 to finish the season at 6-4.
Overall, Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile, Houston Welch and R.J. Chandler each sprinted the 400 and 800 meter relays to victory and Chad Carpenter won the mile and two-mile. Anthony Upshur also won the long jump and Karel Devore took the high jump.
Scott Hall and Keith Short each qualified provisionally in the mile and two-mile, respectively, as did R.J. Chandler in the 200.
For the girls, Katie Holloway qualified provisionally in the hurdles and Allison East, Khaliah Devore, Zekia Bolden, Tara Warren, Tyraa Bowe and Zerphlee Watson swept the sprint relays against Lake Forest. Amy Mallamo also won the two-mile versus Lake after a hard day's work.
BOYS SCORE THIRD-PLACE TROPHY AT TWILIGHTS
The boys track team earned medals in four events and scored in nine others en route to a third place trophy at the Twilight Relays Saturday, May 4. In the meet, Chad Carpenter re-established a school record in the 3,200 meters with a 10:12.95 to place second.
Karel Devore and Theron Cartwright scored runner-up medals in high jump and Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile, Houston Welch and R.J. Chandler teamed together for medals in the 400 and 800-meter relay. The sprint medley team of Ian Ferguson, Anthony Upshur, Kyle Cephas and Joey Palumbo also scored bronze.
The girls narrowly missed a third-place trophy, scoring medals in four events. The 6,400-meter relay of Lindsay Kenton, Amber Zedney, Rosie Seagraves and Katie Holloway started the day with third-place medals, and Khaliah Devore, Allison East, Zekia Bolden and Tara Warren added medals in both the 400 and 800 meter relay. The sprint medley squad of Devore, Warren, Tyraa Bowe and Zerphlee Watson also scored second-place medals.
Here's a wrap of all the MHS winners:
Medal winners
Second place
400 relay: Allison East, Khaliah Devore, Zekia Bolden, Tara Warren - 53.55
Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile, Houston Welch, R.J. Chandler - 44.82
sprint medley: Tyraa Bowe, Tara Warren, Khaliah Devore, Zerphlee Watson - 4:48.65
high jump: Karel Devore, Theron Cartwright - 1011
Third place
6,400-meter medley:Lindsay Kenton, Katie Holloway, Rosie Seagraves, Amber Zedney - 29:05.34
800-meter relay:Allison East, Khaliah Devore, Zekia Bolden, Tara Warren - 1:52.63
Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile, Houston Welch, R.J. Chandler - 1:33.81
sprint medley: Ian Ferguson, Kyle Cephas, Anthony Upshur, Joey Palumbo - 4:06.52
Place winners
Fourth place
3200-meter relay:Zerphlee Watson, Lindsay Kenton, Amber Zedney, Amy Mallamo - 11:04.34
1600-meter relay:Allison EastZekia Bolden, Tara Warren, Zerphlee Watson - 4:33.94
shot put relay:Alexis Rose, Jaime White - 447.25
discus relay:Alexis Rose, Jaime White - 1233
6,400-meter relay:Justin Bloom, Keith Short, Jon Wyman, Chad Carpenter - 20:12.04
1600-meter relay:Kyle Cephas, Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile, Ian Ferguson - 3:43.01
long jump relay:Anthony Upshur, Karel Devore - 367
triple jump relay:Anthony Upshur, Theron Cartwright - 72.5
Fifth place
triple jump relayRodi Newsome, Deshauna Purnell - 52.75
3200-meter relay:Joey Palumbo, Jon Wyman, Barry Kellam, Ian Ferguson - 9:18.94
distance medley relay:Joey Palumbo, Jon Wyman, Justin Bloom, Ian Ferguson - 12:23.72
discus relay:Josh Marvel, Brandon Rogers - 2006.5
Sixth place
Distance medley relay:Tricia Gerken, Katie Holloway, Rosie Seagraves, Lindsay Kenton - 16:47.31
high jump: Deshauna Purnell - 4
Swedish medley:Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile, Theron Cartwright, Kyle Cephas - 2:12.67
shot put relay:Josh Marvel, Brandon Rogers - 714
BUCS DUMP CENTRAL, CHALLENGE DOVER
Zerphlee Watson ran a new Bloom record in the 400 meters and Josh Marvel added one in the shot put as the track teams dumped Sussex Central at Dover Tuesday, April 30. Amy Mallamo also ran her best times of the season and qualified for states in the 1600.
The 800-meter relay of Khaliah Devore, Zekia Bolden, Watson and Allison East ran a season-best time, while Deshauna Purnell also scored 14.25 points against Central.
For the boys, the 400-meter relay of Ben Tilghman, Jenel Sterile, Kyle Cephas and Anthony Upshur scored a win, while Upshur also won the long jump and Karel Devore took the high jump. Theron Cartwright also qualified for states provisionally in the 300-meter hurdles and scored his best triple jump.
Boys
Dover 85, Milford 61
3200 relay - D 9:05.1; 110 hurdles - Balogun (D) 15.9; 100 - Lily (D) 11.0; 800 relay - D 1:31.8; 1600 - Boyle (D) 4:44; 400 relay - MHS (Tilghman, Sterile, Cephas, Upshur) 46.6; 400 - Moore (D) 52.8; 300 hurdles - Balogun (D) 42.7; 800 - Boyle (D) 2:04.4; 200 - Lily (D) 21.6; 3200 - Gibson (D) 10:15; 1600 relay - D 3:38.7; triple jump - Trader (D) 37-8; high jump - Devore (M) 5-10; long jump - Upshur (M) 19-10.5; shot put - Marvel (M) 45-6.75; discus - Marvel (M) 135-5.5.
Milford 115.5, Sussex Central 24.5
3200 relay - MHS (Palumbo, Cephas, Welch, Kellam) 9:49.4; 110 hurdles - Cartwright (M) 18.9; 100 - Tilghman (M) 11.6; 800 relay - MHS (Tilghman, Sterile, Welch, Upshur) 1:35.1; 1600 - Carpenter (M) 4:47.9; 400 relay - MHS (Tilghman, Sterile, Cephas, Upshur) 46.6; 400 - Ferguson (M) 55.5; 300 hurdles - Cartwright (M) 44.4; 800 - Hall (M) 2:15; 200 - Sterile (M) 23.7; 3200 - Carpenter (M) 10:37; 1600 relay - MHS (Ferguson, Cephas, Welch, Kellam) 3:44.5; discus - Marvel (M) 135-5.5; shot put - Marvel (M) 45-6.75; long jump - Upshur (M) 19-10.5; high jump - Devore (M) 5-10; triple jump - Cartwright (M) 35-5.
high scorer: Theron Cartwright (M) 15 points.
MHS 5-3
Girls
Milford 126.5, Sussex Central 12.5
3200 relay - MHS (Seagraves, Gerken, ONeill, Fitzpatrick) 14:12.5; 100 hurdles - Holloway (M) 19.0; 100 - Warren (M) 13.9; 800 relay - MHS (Devore, Bolden, Watson, East) 1:53.6; 1600 - Mallamo (M) 5:49.7; 400 relay - MHS (Newsome, Hayes, Purnell, Finkle) 58.9; 400 - Watson (M) 1:03.5; 300 hurdles - Purnell (M) 58.5; 800 - Mallamo (M) 2:38.7; 200 - Devore (M) 28.0; 3200 - Mallamo (M) 12:48.6; 1600 relay - MHS (Bowe, Warren, Bolden, Watson) 4:44; long jump - Bowe (M) 13-3; shot put - Rose (M) 23-4.5; discus - Rose (M) 68-0; high jump - Chilcote (M) 4-2; triple jump - Purnell (M) 26-2.
high scorer: Amy Mallamo (M) 15 points.
MHS 2-6
Dover 88, Milford 58
3200 relay - Dover 11:24.4; 100 hurdles - Castro (D) 18.8; 100 - Whitley (D) 13.7; 800 relay - MHS (Devore, Bolden, Watson, East) 1:53.6; 1600 - Mallamo (M) 5:49.7; 400 relay - MHS (Newsome, Hayes, Purnell, Finkle) 58.9; 400 - Whitley (D) 1:03.28; 300 hurdles - Castro (D) 54.3; 800 - Crippen (D) 2:33.9; 200 - Whitley (D) 27.5; 3200 - Mallamo (M) 12:48.6; 1600 relay - Dover 4:28.4; long jump - Dillard (D) 15-5; shot put - Durant (D) 31-4.5; discus - Durant (D) 89-2.5; high jump - Dillard (D) 4-10; triple jump - Dillard (D) 30-4.
High scorer: Dillard (D) 15 points.
BOYS, GIRLS 4X4 RUN SEASON BESTS AT PENNS
Ian Ferguson, R.J. Chandler, Kyle Cephas and Houston Welch teamed together for their best 1600-meter relay time of the season (a 3:38.29) at the Penn Relays Carnival Saturday.
Allison East, Tara Warren, Zekia Bolden and Zerphlee Watson also ran their best time of the season as the Milford girls made their debut performance Thursday. The girls ran a 4:32.34 as East led the team with a 1:06 split.
BOYS, GIRLS SCORE VICTORIES AT TECH
The girls track team swept all four relays Tuesday to score their first victory of the season, defeating Smyrna, 94-42. They nearly defeated Sussex Tech, but fell 74-71.
Zerphlee Watson, Amber Zedney, Lindsay Kenton and Amy Mallamo started the day with a win in the 3200-relay while Khaliah Devore, Allison East, Brenda Smith, Tara Warren and Zekia Bolden led the sprint relays to wins. Mallamo, Watson and Devore also scored individual wins.
For the boys, Trevor Metz and Chad Carpenter scored individual wins while Ben Tilghman had a strong day to lead the sprinters. The boys improved to 4-2 with a win over Smyrna.
Girls
Sussex Tech 74, Milford 71
3200 relay - MHS (Watson, Zedney, Kenton, Mallamo) 11:42; 100 hurdles - Johnson (ST) 17.2; 100 - Devore (M) 13.2; 800 relay - MHS (Devore, Bolden, East, Warren) 1:54.6; 1600 - Singh (ST) 5:45; 400 relay - MHS (Bowe, Bolden, Devore, Warren) 54.6; 400 - Singh (ST) 1:03; 300 hurdles - Johnson (ST) 56.0; 800 - Singh (ST) 2:33; 200 - Mohr (ST) 28.9; 3200 - Mallamo (M) 12:51; 1600 relay - MHS (East, Bolden, Smith, Watson) 4:56; long jump - Boemel (ST) 14-6; shot put - Smack (ST) 31-10.5; pole vault - Boemel (ST) 5-6; triple jump - Boemel (ST) 31-9; high jump - Boemel (ST) 4-10; discus - Smack (ST) 80.
High scorer - Rebecca Singh (ST) 18 points
Milford 94, Smyrna 42
3200 relay - MHS (Watson, Zedney, Kenton, Mallamo) 11:42; 100 hurdles - Bryant (S) 17.4; 100 - Devore (M) 13.2; 800 relay - MHS (Devore, Bolden, East, Warren) 1:54.6; 1600 - Schmidt (S) 6:07; 400 relay - MHS (Bowe, Bolden, Devore, Warren) 54.6; 400 - Watson (M) 1:07; 300 hurdles - Bryant (S) 52.1; 800 - Mallamo (M) 2:39; 200 - Devore (M) 29.3; 3200 - Mallamo (M) 12:51; 1600 relay - MHS (East, Bolden, Smith, Watson) 4:56; long jump - Watson (M) 13-9; shot put - Lecato (S) 27-10; pole vault - not contested; triple jump - Wells (S) 29-10; high jump - Wells (S) 4-8; discus - Rose (M) 62-1.
High scorers - Khaliah Devore, Zerphlee Watson (M) 12.5 points
MHS 1-5
Boys
Milford 98, Smyrna 48
3200 relay - MHS (Hall, Palumbo, Kellam, Carpenter) 9:03; 110 hurdles - Cartwright (M) 19.2; 100 - Tilghman (M) 11.9; 800 relay - MHS (Tilghman, Chandler, Welch, Sterile) 1:35; 1600 - Carpenter (M) 4:47; 400 relay - MHS (Devore, Cephas, Tilghman, Sterile) 47.6; 400 - Ferguson (M) 55.10; 300 hurdles - Cartwright (M) 45.1; 800 - Hall (M) 2:15; 200 - Tilghman (M) 24.3; 3200 - Carpenter (M) 10:46; 1600 relay - MHS (Cephas, Chandler, Welch, Ferguson) 3:52; long jump - Upshur (M) 20-1.5; shot put - Thomas (S) 50-11; pole vault - Metz (M) 10-0; triple jump - Gillis (S) 36-8; high jump - Butcher (S) 6-0; discus - Thomas (S) 139-2.
high scorers - Ben Tilghman (M) 12.5 points.
Sussex Tech 103, Milford 43
3200 relay - ST 8:48; 110 hurdles - White (ST) 16.6; 100 - Maull (ST) 11.6; 800 relay - ST 1:34.3; 1600 - Ro (ST) 4:46; 400 relay - ST 45.1; 400 - Morris (ST) 50.3; 300 hurdles - White (ST) 43.5; 800 - Betts (ST) 2:11; 200 - Morris (ST) 22.8; 3200 - Carpenter (M) 10:46; 1600 relay - ST 3:40; long jump - Morris (ST) 20-4; shot put - Marvel (M) 42-2; pole vault - Metz (M) 10-0; triple jump - Trott (ST) 39-0; high jump - Johnson (ST) 6-6; discus - Eley (ST) 105-0.
MHS 4-2
SPRINTERS LEAD WAY AT CAPE CO-EDS
The 400 and 800-meter relay squads of Ben Tilghman, Khaliah Devore, Jenel Sterile and Tara Warren each picked up fifth place finishes to lead the track team at the Cape Co-Ed Relays on April 20. Josh Marvel and Alexis Rose also combined for a fourth-place finish in discus.
BOYS SCORE WIN OVER POLYTECH; TEAM ADDS QUALIFIERS
Several athletes qualified for states with career-best performances at Polytech Tuesday, April 16. The boys also scored an 82-64 win over the Polytech boys to improve to 3-1 on the season.
Chad Carpenter scored 11.25 points and qualified in the 800 meters, and sophomore sprinter Jenel Sterile scored career times in the 100 and 200 to qualify for states. Ian Ferguson earned a provisional qualification in the 400 meters as did Ben Tilghman in the 100 and 200. Josh Marvel won the discus and Trevor Metz won the pole vault.
For the girls, Zerphlee Watson, Amber Zedney, Lindsay Kenton and Amy Mallamo scored their best time of 02 to win the 3200-meter relay and freshman Khaliah Devore set a new Bloom record of 27.4 in the 200 to qualify for states. Tara Warren also qualified provisionally in both the 100 and 200 meters as did Allison East in the 400.
Girls
Cape Henlopen 99, Milford 41
3200 relay - MHS (Watson, Zedney, Kenton, Mallamo) 11:10; 100 hurdles - Devilbiss (C) 15.6; 100 - Partlow (C) 12.6; 800 relay - MHS (Devore, Bolden, Smith, Warren) 1:55.4; 1600 - Haxton (C) 5:49; 400 relay - C (Ferguson, Jones, Huerta, Parker) 53.1; 400 - Partlow (C) 1:03.3; 300 hurdles - Ferguson (C) 50.2; 800 - Watson (M) 2:45.5; 200 - Partlow (C) 26.1; 3200 - Haxton (C) 13.08; 1600 relay - no finisher; long jump - Jones (C) 13-8.5; shot put - Tabler (C) 33-2; pole vault - Devilbiss (C) 7-6; triple jump - Ferguson (C) 32-6.25; high jump - Hollinsworth (C) 5-0; discus - Tabler (C) 113-3.
High scorer - Partlow (C) 16 points.
Girls
Polytech 84, Milford 61
3200 relay - MHS (Watson, Zedney, Kenton, Mallamo) 11:10; 100 hurdles - Newsome (M) 18.8; 100 - Green (P) 12.3; 800 relay - MHS (Devore, Bolden, Smith, Warren) 1:55.4; 1600 - Mallamo (M) 6:06; 400 relay - P (Green, Ayers, Okeke, Rowley) 52.1; 400 - Watson (M) 1:05.5; 300 hurdles - Wheatley (P) 54.8; 800 - Watson (M) 2:45.5; 200 - Jackson (P) 27.3; 3200 - Zedney (M) 15:11; 1600 relay - P (Ayers, Webb, Wheatley, Helmer) 4:38; long jump - Green (P) 17-4; shot put - Rowley (P) 33-5; pole vault - Lamb (P) 8-0; triple jump - Bryan (P) 31-8; high jump - Smith (P) 5-2; discus - Bryan (P) 112-4.
High scorer - Bryan (P) 13 points
MHS 0-4
Boys
Milford 82, Polytech 64
3200 relay - MHS (Palumbo, Kellam, Bloom, Steward) 9:37; 110 hurdles - Drummond (P) 14.0; 100 - Waters (P) 11.2; 800 relay - P (Drummond, Alston, Cannon, Waters) 1:34.43; 1600 - Carpenter (M) 4:47; 400 relay - MHS (Upshur, Cephas, Tilghman, Sterile) 45.6; 400 - Daye (P) 51.6; 300 hurdles - Drummond (P) 42.1; 800 - Carpenter (M) 2:09.8; 200 - Sterile (M) 23.0; 3200 - Short (M) 11:34; 1600 relay - MHS (Kellam, Carpenter, Ferguson, Cephas) 3:47; long jump - Upshur (M) 19-10.5; shot put - Okeke (P) 41-11; pole vault - Metz (M) 10-6; triple jump - Brisbane (P) 39-2.25; high jump - Brown (P) 6-0; discus - Marvel (M) 120-4.
high scorers - Carpenter (M), Drummond (P) 11.25 points.
Boys
Cape Henlopen 105, Milford 41
3200 relay - C (Freeman, Riggin, Lewis, Jackson) 9:16; 110 hurdles - Hopkins (C) 14.2; 100 - Alford (C) 10.8; 800 relay - C (Streett, Redard, Miller, Holloman) 1:32.9; 1600 - Jackson (C) 4:44; 400 relay - C (Alford, Miller, Blankenship, Holloman) 43.8; 400 - Redard (C) 53.0; 300 hurdles - Cartwright (M) 46.2; 800 - Jackson (C) 2:02.1; 200 - Holloman (C) 22.7; 3200 - Freeman (C) 11:04; 1600 relay - C (Ayers, Hopkins, Redard, Jackson) 3:40.1; long jump - Alford (C) 20-6; shot put - Marvel (M) - 37-7; pole vault - Metz (M) 10-6; triple jump - Alford (C) 42-8; high jump - Dorman (C) 6-2; discus - Marvel (M) 120-4.
high scorers - Alford (C) 16.25 points
Milford 3-1
RECORDS FALL AT KEITH S. BURGESS INVITATIONAL
Chad Carpenter broke a school record in the 3200 meters to highlight an outstanding day at the Keith S. Burgess Invitational April 13 at Lake Forest. Carpenter placed fourth overall with a 10:17.59 topping a mark set 15 years ago by Chris Ayres.
Several other Bucs established Bloom records (those set in the past five seasons) Saturday, including Josh Marvel who tossed the discus 135 feet, 7 inches and Nehemiah White and Karel Devore who each high jumped 5-foot-10. Anthony Upshur took second in the long jump with a Bloom record 20 foot, 7.75 inches, and the girls 400-meter relay team of Allison East, Zekia Bolden, Khaliah Devore and Tara Warren also set a new Bloom mark of 53.13 to place fifth.
Amy Mallamo scored the team's other medal Saturday with a bronze in the 3200 meters, while Trevor Metz scored a career-best 11-6 to place fourth in pole vault.
Zerphlee Watson had a career day by placing and qualifying for states in the 400 and 800 meters, while leading the 1600-meter relay team to a sixth-place finish, and Upshur, Jenel Sterile, Ben Tilghman, Ian Ferguson and Barry Kellam also placed in the sprint relays. R.J. chandler qualified for states in the 100 meters.
Hurdlers Chris Pettyjohn and Theron Cartwright scored their best times of the season, while Carpenter also scored ribbons in the 1600 and 1600-relay.
BOYS WIN, GIRLS COME UP SHORT VS. SEAFORD
Chad Carpenter scored a state qualifying time of 4:49 in the 1600 meters helping the boys to a 51-27 rain-shortened victory at Seaford Tuesday. Amy Mallamo also qualified provisionally with a 6:04 in the 1600 while Kesha Hayes scored a career best 19.38 in the 100-meter hurdles to lead the girls in a 61-26 loss.
For the boys, Anthony Upshur qualified for states in the long jump while Josh Marvel qualified provisionally in the shot put. Nehemiah White and Karel Devore each qualified provisionally in the high jump.
Joey Palumbo, Keith Short, Jon Wyman and Ian Ferguson also started the day with an exciting win in the 3200-meter relay and Theron Cartwright followed with a win in the hurdles. The Bucs also swept the sprint relays.
Boys
Milford 51, Seaford 27
(rain-shortened)
3200 relay - MHS (Palumbo, Short, Wyman, Ferguson) 9:27; 110 hurdles - Cartwright (M) 19.9; 100 - White (S) 11.9; 800 relay - MHS (Cephas, Sterile, Tilghman, Upshur) 1:39.6; 1600 - Carpenter (M) 4:49; 400 relay - MHS (Cephas, Sterile, Tilghman, Chandler) 47.0; long jump - Upshur (M) 19-8, shot put - Marvel (M) 40-4; discus - Vann (S) 122-8, high jump - White (M) 5-8.
400, 300H, 800, 200, 3200, 1600 relay, triple jump, pole vault not contested.
Milford 2-0.
Girls
Seaford 61, Milford 26
(rain-shortened)
3200 relay - Seaford (Garmendia, Knapp, Scott, McGroerty) 11:24; 100 hurdles - Hayes (M) 19:38; 100 - Kilgo (S) 13.7; 800 relay - Sea (Kilgo, Washington, Fitzgerald, Baine) 1:54.5; 1600 - McGroerty (S) 5:57; 400 relay - MHS (East, Bolden, Devore, Warren) 55.21; 400 - Baine (S) 1:05; long jump - Knapp (S) 16-0; pole vault - Tobin (S) 8-0; shot put - Joseph (S) 29-11; high jump - Fitzgerald (S) 4-10.
300H, 800, 200, 3200, 1600 relay, triple jump, discus not contested.
Milford 0-2
BUCS WRAP UP SPRING BREAK WITH MEDALS AT DIAMOND STATES
Kyle Cephas, Jenel Sterile, Ben Tilghman and R.J. Chandler put together their best time of the season (46.1) in the 400-meter relay to score second-place medals at the Diamond State Relays Saturday, April 6, at A.I. duPont High School.
The girls 400 relay of Allison East, Zekia Bolden, Khaliah Devore and Tara Warren had just broken 55 seconds to take third-place medals in their heat. Earlier in the day, Zerphlee Watson, Amber Zedney, Katie Holloway and Amy Mallamo scored third-place medals in the 3200-meter relay.
Karel Devore's 5-8 high jump and Rodi Newsome's 13-4 long jump highlighted the field events.
BUCS SPEED AHEAD OF PACE WITH STRONG SHOWING AT CHRISTIANA
With strong times throughout the lineup at the Christiana Relays Saturday, the boys and girls have proven their ahead of their previous seasons' pace in 2002. The girls shuttle hurdle relay team of Rodi Newsome, Kesha Hayes, Katie Holloway and Zerphlee Watson led the way with a fourth place finish.
For the boys, Chad Carpenter, Scott Hall, Keith Short and Justin Bloom all ran their best splits in '02 to take fifth in the 6,400-meter relay with a 20:47.4, while Hall and Carpenter teamed with Jon Wyman and Kyle Cephas to take sixth in the distance medley with a 11:55.2.
Jenel Sterile, Ben Tilghman, Houston Welch and R.J. Chandler led the sprinters with a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter relay with a 1:34.7 (incorrect in the News Journal stats). Tilghman, Sterile and Carpenter also teamed with Ian Ferguson for a solid 3:50 in the 1600-meter relay to end the meet. Joey Palumbo, Chris Steward and Chris Pettyjohn also added solid runs.
For the girls, Amber Zedney, Lindsay Kenton, Rosie Seagraves and Amy Mallamo secured the distance teams to strong finishes, while Tara Warren, Khaliah Devore, Allison East, Zekia Bolden, Tyraa Bowe and Brenda Smith led the sprint teams to outstanding early-season times.
In the field, Trevor Metz jumped 10-6 to qualify for states in the pole vault, while Nehehiah White, Karel Devore and Anthony Upshur led the jumpers. Josh Marvel, Brandon Rogers, Ben Antonik and Jaime White threw well in shot put and discus as well.
BUCS SPLIT WITH WOODBRIDGE AS BOYS OPEN WITH WIN
Fine weather ended with a semi-sweet start to the 2002 season as the boys track team toppled Woodbridge, 102-43, while the girls fell, 92-46.
For the boys, newcomer Theron Cartwright led the squad with 11 points, including a win in the triple jump. Distance vets Chad Carpenter and Scott Hall each scored at least 8 points, while Jenel Sterile led the sprinters with 8 points. Individual wins also went to Ian Ferguson, Anthony Upshur, Josh Marvel, Brandon Rogers and Trevon Metz.
Despite some obvious weaknesses caused from injury, sickness, and conditioning, the girls appear poised to improve with nearly half their points coming from rookies Khaliah Devore, Tara Warren, Alexis Rose, Jaime White, Amber Zedney and Deshauna Purnell who won triple jump. Super vets Zerphlee Watson, Amy Mallamo and Tania Chabot all scored key individual wins.
Boys
Milford 102, Woodbridge 43
3200 relay - Milford (Steward, Wyman, Palumbo, Ferguson) 10:01; 100 hurdles - Baker (W) 18.1; 100 - Horsey (W) 11.8; 800 relay - Milford (Sterile, Upshur, Tilghman, Chandler) 1:42; 1600 - Carpenter (M) 5:01; 400 relay - Milford (Cephas, Sterile, Tilghman, Chandler) 48.1; 400 - Ferguson (M) 56.9; 300 hurdles - Baker (W) 44.2; 800 - Hall (M) 2:20; 200 - Sterile (M) 24.9; 3200 - Carpenter (M) 11:32; 1600 relay - Milford (Kellam, Cephas, Tilghman, Ferguson) 4:11.6; long jump - Upshur (M) 18-1; high jump - Horsey (W) 5-10; shot put - Marvel (M) 39-5; discus - Rogers (M) 89-9; triple jump - Cartwright (M) 30-8; pole vault - Metz (M) 10-6.
Girls
Woodbridge 92, Milford 46
3200 relay - Woodbridge (Idler, Moore, Hunsberger, Vanderwende) 11:34; 100 hurdles - Pleasanton (W) 17.8; 100 - Horsey (W) 13.4; 800 relay - Woodbridge (Hill, Idler, Plesanton, Horsey) 1:56; 1600 - Mallamo (M) 6:15; 400 - Hill (W) 1:04; 300 hurdles - Pleasanton (W) 49.7; 800 - Vanderwende (W) 2:52.7; 200 - Horsey (W) 27.9; 3200 - Mallamo (M) 14:19; 1600 relay - Woodbridge (Hill, Hunsberger, Pleasanton, Vanderwende) 4:47; long jump - Watson (M) 12-11; high jump - Idler (W) 4-6; shot put - Youse (W) 29-6; discus - Youse (W) 83-4; triple jump - Purnell (M) 25-6.5; pole vault - Chabot (M) 7-0.
2001 NEWS
BUCS END SEASON AT MEET OF CHAMPIONS
Senior Jessi Rivera scored two runner-up performances with a career-best in the 800 meters (2:21.63) and a solid run in the mile to lead the Bucs on May 24 at the Meet of Champions at the University of Delaware.
The boys 1600-meter relay of Barry Kellam, Akeem Bunch, Houston Welch and Vincent Leggins also set a new Bloom Record with a 3:33.47.
Tania Chabot matched a career-best 8-0 in the pole vault, while Amy Mallamo placed fifth in the 3200 meters.
Other relay competitors included Zerphlee Watson, Kourtney Short, Jodie Dorsey, T.J. Webb and J.R. Duffy.
400-METER, 1600-METER RELAYS WIN STATE TITLES
The boys track team wrapped up the state championships in exciting fashion Saturday afternoon winning the Division II 1600-meter relay state title with a time of 3:33.68.
Freshman Ian Ferguson started before sophomore Akeem Bunch highlighted the run by passing seven competitors. Sophomore Houston Welch held onto to the lead as senior Vincent Leggins anchored the victory.
Earlier in the day, Welch had teamed with seniors J.R. Duffy and T.J. Webb and freshman R.J. Chandler to win the 400-meter relay Division II state title with a time of 44.75. Webb, Leggins, Welch and Chandler also earned a close runner-up performance in the 800-meter relay with a season-best time. Chandler also took third in the 100 meters.
For the girls, senior Jessi Rivera went out with her best times ever in the 1600 and 800 meters, finishing runner-up in both events. She also scored third-place medals with the 3200-meter and 1600-meter relays. In those races, she joined Jodie Dorsey, Zekia Bolden, Zerphlee Watson, Kourtney Short and Amy Mallamo.
In the field, sophomore Sheena Piper topped her career-best throw by over two feet to place third in the shot put with a toss of more than 32 feet, while Tania Chabot took third in the pole vault.
Tiria Daniels, Amy Mallamo and Trevor Metz each took fifth in the 300 hurdles, 3200 meters and pole vault, respectively. Chad Carpenter also ran a career-best time to place 8th in the 1600.
Overall, the girls finished 6th and the boys 7th out of 17 teams.
The Bucs top performers compete Tuesday night in the Meet of Champions at University of Delaware.
4x8 GIRLS, FRESHMAN SPRINTER JUMPSTART BUCS
The girls 3200-meter relay of Zerphlee Watson, Kourtney Short, Amy Mallamo and Jessi Rivera put together their best splits of the season to place third in the first day of the Division II state championships at Polytech High May 18. The girls' 10:26.03 earned them a spot in the Meet of Champions at University of Delaware on Tuesday.
For the boys, freshman R.J. Chandler won his heat in the 100 and 200 to make Saturday's finals. The boys 3200-meter relay of Chad Carpenter, Scott Hall, Nick Parker and Vincent Leggins ran a season-best 8:41.77 to place seventh.
Pole-vaulter Tania Chabot also earned a third-place medal for her jump of 7-feet-6 inches.
GIRLS 5TH, BOYS 6TH AT HENLOPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Senior Jessi Rivera picked up four medals, including an individual championship in the 1600 meters leading the girls and boys track teams at the Henlopen Conference Championship Saturday at Lake Forest High.
Overall, the girls finished 5th and the boys 6th out of 11 teams.
Runner-up champions included Rivera in the 800, Jodie Dorsey in the 300 hurdles, Chad Carpenter in the 1600 and 3200 and senior Vincent Leggins in the 800.
The girls 3200-meter relay squad of Zerphlee Watson, Kourtney Short, Amy Mallamo and Rivera took third as did the girls 1600-meter relay of Watson, Zekia Bolden, Rivera and Dorsey. Individually, Mallamo scored a third-place medal in the 3200.
For the boys, the 1600-meter relay of Ian Ferguson, Akeem Bunch, Houston Welch and Leggins took third as did the 400-meter squad of J.R. Duffy, T.J. Webb, Leggins and R.J. Chandler.
Other place-winners included the girls 400-meter relay of Rodi Newsome, Bolden, Tiria Daniels and Dorsey, the girls 800-meter relay of Brenda Smith, Daniels, Bolden and Dorsey. Tania Chabot took sixth in the pole vault, while Mallamo took sixth in the 1600.
For the boys, the 3200-meter relay of Joey Palumbo, Thomas Drummond, John Beaucejour and Chris Demby placed sixth, while Nick Parker and Anthony Upshur took fifth in the 300 hurdles and long jump, respectively.
Upshur and Trevor Metz qualified for the state championships which begin Friday at Polytech High.
BUCS ADD MORE QUALIFIERS IN LOSSES TO LAKE, CR
Despite a pair of losses to Lake Forest and Caesar Rodney Tuesday, the Bucs came home with several outstanding performances.
For the boys, Vincent Leggins qualified for states in the 800 meters with a 2:04.5 and Josh Chilcote jumped 10 feet to qualify in the pole vault. Invididual wins also went to Akeem Bunch in the 400 and Chad Carpenter in the 3200.
For the girls, the 3200-relay team of Zerphlee Watson, Kourtney Short, Amy Mallamo and Jessi Rivera earned their best time of the season, while Jodie Dorsey ran a career-best time of 49.5 in the 300 hurdles. Tania Chabot won the pole vault while vaulting mate Jamie Benton qualified for states with a 7-foot jump.
Boys
Lake Forest 91, Milford 55
3200 relay - LF (Gleeson, O'Beda, Holbrooke, Lands) 8:37, 110 hurdles - Barrett (LF) 15.4, 100 - Hayes (LF) 11.7, 800 relay - Milford (Webb, Welch, Leggins, Chandler) 1:34.4, 1600 - Gleeson (LF) 4:43.4, 400 relay - Milford (Duffy, Webb, Leggins, Chandler) 45.7, 400 - Bunch (M) 53.2, 300 hurdles - Garcia (LF) 43.4, 800 - Leggins (M) 2:04.5, 200 - Hayes (LF) 24.0, 3200 - Carpenter (M) 10:45.8, 1600 relay - Milford (Ferguson, Chandler, Kellam, Leggins) 3:43, long jump - Upshur (M) 18-8.75, high jump - Cottman (LF) 5-10, shot put - Yost (LF) 50-3, discus - Yost (LF) 153-1, triple jump - Patrick (LF) 38-2.5, pole vault - Chilcote (M) 10-0.
High scorer: Yost (LF) 10 points.
Boys
Caesar Rodney 83, Milford 63
3200 relay - CR (Fletcher, Berry, Edward, Whitton) 8:31.7, 110 hurdles - Burden (CR) 15.4, 100 - Johnson (CR) 11.8, 800 relay - CR (Spence, Johnson, Collison, Burden) 1:33.3, 1600 - Carpenter (M) 4:45.7, 400 relay - CR (Spence, Johnson, Henry, Collison) 45.6, 400 - Bunch (M) 53.2, 300 hurdles - Burden (CR) 41.9, 800 - Leggins (M) 2:04.5, 200 - Spence (CR) 23.7, 3200 - Carpenter (M) 10:45.8, 1600 relay - CR (Edward, Berry, Whitton, Burden) 3:38, long jump - Spence (CR) 19-9, high jump - Stewart (CR) 5-10, shot put - Franklin (CR) 39-6, discus - Franklin (CR) 159-1, triple jump - Kemp (M) 37-4.25, pole vault - Alburn (CR) 10-6.
High scorer: Burden, Spence (CR) 12.5 points.
Milford 4-6, 5-6
Girls
Lake Forest 85, Milford 61
3200 relay - Milford (Watson, Mallamo, Short, Rivera) 10:37, 100 hurdles - Bryant (LF) 17.4, 100 - Giddens (LF) 12.3, 800 relay - Lake (Bryant, Henderson, Sampson, Hinton) 1:54.8, 1600 - Rivera (M) 5:33.3, 400 relay - Lake (Giddens, Bryant, Henderson, Hinton) 52.0, 400 - Watson (M) 1:06.1, 300 hurdles - Dorsey (M) 49.5, 800 - Rivera (M) 2:26.9, 200 - Giddens (LF) 26.3, 3200 - Mallamo (M) 12:35, 1600 relay - Milford (Watson, Short, Rivera, Dorsey) 4:35, long jump - Giddens (LF) 15-6.75, high jump - Sach (LF) 5-2, shot put - Thompson (LF) 33-9.75, discus - Thompson (LF) 97-10, triple jump - Sampson (LF) 29-8.25, pole vault - Chabot (M) 7-6.
High scorer: Giddens (LF) 16.25 points.
Caesar Rodney 120, Milford 26
3200 relay - CR (Hartman, Garcia, Morrison, White) 10:19, 100 hurdles - Adams (CR) 17.5, 100 - Schultz (CR) 13.2, 800 relay - CR (Shultz, Harris, Stafford, Adams) 1:48, 1600 - Hajec (CR) 5:26, 400 relay - CR (Guinn, Stafford, Harris, Dennis) 52.6, 400 - Shultz (CR) 59.6, 300 hurdles - Adams (CR) 47.3, 800 - Morrison (CR) 2:24.9, 200 - Adams (LF) 26.6, 3200 - Hajec (CR) 11:58.7, 1600 relay - CR (Stafford, Guinn, Morrsion, White) 4:20, long jump - White (CR) 15-2.5, high jump - Jackson (CR) 4-10, shot put - Hart (CR) 34-6.5, discus - Lomax (CR) 117-2, triple jump - Jenkins (CR) 33-.5, pole vault - Chabot (M) 7-6.
High scorer: Adams (CR) 16.25 points.
Milford 3-7, 4-7
BUCS TAKE HOME 40-PLUS MEDALS FROM TWILIGHTS
Akeem Bunch, Houston Welch, R.J. Chandler and Vincent Leggins scored an exciting win in the sprint medley to highlight the track teams best performance of the season at the Twilight Relays Saturday.
Individually, Chad Carpenter, Amy Mallamo and Keith Short all ran career-best times in the 3200 meters with Carpenter running a 10:21 just a second from a school record.
In all, the Bucs took home more than 40 medals.
The boys and girls wrap up their regular season Tuesday night under the lights at Lake Forest High versus Lake and Caesar Rodney. Come out and support the team. The meet starts at 6 p.m.
Twilight Relays medalists and place-winners:
1st
sprint medley - Akeem Bunch-Houston Welch-R.J. Chandler-Vincent Leggins 3:44.79
2nd
shuttle hurdles - Tiria Daniels-Kesha Hayes-Katie Holloway-Jodie Dorsey 1:18.8
dist. medley - Kourtney Short-Katie Holloway-Jessi Rivera-Amy Mallamo 13:44.31
800 relay - T.J. Webb-Vincent Leggins-Houston Welch-R.J. Chandler 1:33.8
3200 meters - Amy Mallamo 12:12.17
1600 relay - Tiria Daniels-Zerphlee Watson-Jessi Rivera-Jodie Dorsey 4:22.44
3rd
shuttle hurdles - Nick Parker-John Kemp-Jajuan Bowers-Demarcus Shelbourne 1:16.7
3200 relay - Zerphlee Watson-Kourtney Short-Amy Mallamo-Jessi Rivera 10:44.31
400 relay - J.R. Duffy-Houston Welch-T.J. Webb-R.J. Chandler 45.74
3200 meters - Chad Carpenter 10:21.2
1600 relay - Ian Ferguson-Akeem Bunch-Houston Welch-Vincent Leggins 3:35.92
pole vault - Josh Chilcote-Trevor Metz 18-6
shot put - Sheena Piper-Latayna Hardy 48-8.5
Jeff Bryant-Robert Rowell 70-0
4th
swedish medley - Rodi Newsome-Tiria Daniels-Zerphlee Watson-Jessi Rivera 2:33.4
5th
discus - Sheena Piper-Latayna Hardy
swedish medley - J.R. Duffy-Kyle Cephas-Nick Parker-Akeem Bunch 2:09.98
3200 relay - Ian Ferguson-Barry Kellam-Joey Palumbo-Chris Demby 9:13.6
6th
4-mile relay - Scott Hall-Justin Bloom-Keith Short-Chad Carpenter 20:35
800 relay - Tyraa Bowe-Brenda Smith-Tiria Daniels-Jodie Dorsey 1:58.1
BUCS DUMP CENTRAL, FALL TO DOVER
Amy Mallamo and Sheena Piper scored double wins as the girls track team defeated Sussex Central, 114-23, on Tuesday. The Bucs also fell to Dover, 89-56.
For the boys, Chad Carpenter, R.J. Chandler and Jeff Bryant added double wins helping the Bucs to a 106-40 win over Sussex Central and a 90.5-54.5 loss to Dover.
Other top performances for the boys included Vincent Leggins 2:06 split in the 4x800, Nick Parkers career-best 41.21 in the 300-meter hurdles, and Bryants career-best throws in the shot put and discus. Josh Chilcote and Trevor Metz each matched their bests with an 8-6 in pole vault, while Nehemiah White high jumped a best of 5-6. Demarris Johnson and Anthony Upshur each scored wins in the jumps.
For the girls, Jessi Rivera, Zerphlee Watson, Jodie Dorsey, and Zekia Bolden each scored individual wins and relay wins, while Bernitta Seth and Jamie Benton each had career bests in the jumps. Tania Chabot returned to form to jump a solid 7-6 in pole vault, while Katie Holloway scored a win in hurdles.
Relay winners included Tiria Daniels, Brenda Smith, Rodi Newsome, Tyraa Bowe, Kourtney Short, Darron Johnson, Kyle Cephas, J.R. Duffy, Jajuan Bowers. T.J. Webb and Houston Welch.
Girls
Milford 114, S.Central 23
3200 relay -Milford (Watson, Short, Mallamo, Rivera) 11:14, 100 hurdles - holloway (M) 20.84, 100 - Reed (SC) 14.25, 800 relay - Milford (Dorsey, Smith, Daniels, Bolden) 1:56.6, 1600 - Rivera (M) 5.52, 400 relay - Milford (Newsome, Bowe, Daniels, Bolden) 58.9, 400 - Watson (M) 1:08, 300 hurdles - Dorsey (M) 51.53, 800 - Mallamo (M) 2:52, 200 -Bolden (M) 30.54, 3200 - Mallamo (M) 14:15, 1600 relay - Milford (Watson, Bolden, Daniels, Dorsey) 4:42, shot put - Piper (M) 29-7, discus - Piper (M) 74-9, pole vault - Chabot (M) 7-6, high jump - Benton (M) 4-4, long jump - Reed (SC) 15-1, triple jump - Seth (M) 28-11.
Dover 89, Milford 56
3200 relay - Dover (Lee, Greene, Green, Crippin) 11:09, 100 hurdles - Johns (D) 20.06, 100 - Baker (D) 13.21, 800 relay - Dover 1:56.3, 1600 - Rivera (M) 5.52, 400 relay - Milford (Newsome, Bowe, Daniels, Bolden) 58.9, 400 - Baker (D) 1:04.8, 300 hurdles - Dorsey (M) 51.53, 800 - Green (D) 2:51, 200 -Baker (D) 29.15, 3200 - Mallamo (M) 14:15, 1600 relay - Milford (Watson, Bolden, Daniels, Dorsey) 4:42, long jump - Johns (D) 14-7, high jump - Sinks (D) 5, shot put - Walker (D) 34-4, discus - Walker (D) 78-4, triple jump - Johns (D) 30, pole vault - Johns (D) 8.
Milford 3-5, 4-5
Boys
Milford 106, S.Central 40
3200 relay - Milford (Leggins, Bunch, Wilkerson, Ferguson) 9:22, 110 hurdles - Kemp (M) 18.09, 100 - Chandler (M) 11.96, 800 relay - Milford (Webb, Welch, Leggins, Chandler) 1:36.3, 1600 - Carpenter (M) 4:51, 400 relay - Milford (Johnson, Cephas, Duffy, Bowers), 48.68, 400 - Short (SC) 56.37, 300 hurdles - Parker (M) 41.21, 800 - Martin (SC) 2:12, 200 - Chandler (M) 25.93, 3200 - Carpenter (M) 11:09, 1600 relay - S.Central 3:48, shot put - Bryant (M) 42-8.5, discus - Bryant (M) 115, pole vault - Chilcote (M) 8-6, high jump - Givens (SC) 5-8, long jump - Upshur (M) 18-2, triple jump - Johnson (M) 38-2.
Dover 90.5, Milford 54.5
3200 relay - Dover (Shaw, Trader, Sachey, Boyle) 9:12, 100 hurdles - Balogun (D) 17.03, 100 - Moore (D) 11.53, 800 relay - Dover, 1600 - Carpenter (M) 4:51, 400 relay - Dover 45.9, 400 - Lilly (D) 49.6, 300 hurdles - Parker (M) 41.21, 800 - Boyle (D) 2:14, 200 - Lilly (D) 23.56, 3200 - Carpenter (M) 11:09, 1600 relay - Dover 3:46, shot put - Bryant (M) 42-8.5, discus - Bryant (M) 115, pole vault - Chilcote (M) 8-6, high jump - Sachey (D) 5-6, long jump - Eaddy (D) 19-3, triple jump - Johnson (M) 38-2.
Milford 4-4, 5-4
BUCS SHINE AT PENN RELAYS
J.R. Duffy, Vincent Leggins, T.J. Webb and R.J. Chandler teamed together to run their season-best time of 45.62 seconds Friday in the 400-meter relay at the Penn Relays Carnival in Philadelphia.
On Saturday, Leggins joined Akeem Bunch, Houston Welch and Ian Ferguson to run a 3:41.59 in the 1600-meter relay. Bunch led the team with his best split of the season.
BUCS DEFEAT SMYRNA, FALL TO SUSSEX TECH
The boys and girls track teams defeated Smyrna and battled Sussex Tech to a close loss on Tuesday.
Individually, sophomores Jodi Dorsey and Akeem Bunch each qualified for states. Dorsey ran a 51.9 to qualify in the 300-meter hurdles, while Bunch ran a 53 flat in the 400 meters.
For the girls, Jessi Rivera won the mile, Kourtney Short won the 800, and Amy Mallamo won the two-mile, while Sheena Piper won the discus for with a career-best toss. The 4x400 relay of Zekia Bolden, Katie Holloway, Rivera and Dorsey also won.
For the boys, the 4x800 team of Ty Wilkerson, Chris Demby, Scott Hall and Chad Carpenter ran a season-best time to start the day with a win, while Carpenter also won the mile and two-mile. Freshman R.J. Chandler also won the 100.
Versus Smyrna, the boys won every track event, including a career-best time for Nick Parker in the 300-meter hurdles.
Other winners on Tuesday included Nehemiah White, Jeff Bryant, T.J. Webb, Houston Welch, Vincent Leggins, Barry Kellam, J.R. Duffy, Jamie Benton, Megan Pastor, Amanda Meade, Tyraa Bowe, Brenda Smith and Sarah Ziccarelli.
Sussex Tech 93, Milford 53
3200 relay - Sussex Tech, 100 hurdles - Johnson (ST) 18.7, 100 - Drummond (ST) 14.7, 800 relay - S.Tech (Johnson, Mohr, Singh, St.Phard) 1:56; 1600 - Rivera (M) 5.40, 400 relay - S.Tech (St.Phard, Mohr, Drummond, Johnson) 57.0, 400 - Singh (ST) 1:07, 300 hurdles - St.Phard (ST) 50.5, 800 - Short (M) 2:54, 200 - Singh (S) 28.8, 3200 - Mallamo (M) 13:18, 1600 relay - Milford (Bolden, Holloway, Rivera, Dorsey) 4:46, shot put - Coursey (ST) 31-9.5, discus - Piper (M) 76-5, pole vault - Mohr (ST) 7-0, high jump - Boemel (ST) 5-0, long jump - Boemel (ST) 14-11, triple jump - Boemel (ST) 31-7. High scorer: Boemel (ST) 18 points.
Milford 2-4, 3-4
Boys
Sussex Tech 85, Milford 61
3200 relay - Milford (Wilkerson, Demby, Hall, Carpenter) 9:19, 110 hurdles - White (ST) 17.0, 100 - Chandler (M) 12.2, 800 relay - Sussex Tech 1:34, 1600 - Carpenter (M) 5:02, 400 relay - S.Tech (Cooper, Collins, Morris, Timmons) 45.6, 400 - Bunch (M) 53.0, 300 hurdles - White (ST) 41.8, 800 - Betts (ST) 2:14, 200 - Smith (ST) 23.9, 3200 - Carpenter (M) 11:15, 1600 relay - S.Tech (Morris, Mann, Trott, Singh) 3:38, shot put - Eley (ST) 40-11, Discus - Bryant (M) 101-11.5, pole vault - Kirkpatrick (ST) 11-6, high jump - White (M) 5-4, long jump - Smith (ST) 21-3, triple jump - Smith (ST) 42-7. high scorer: Smith (ST) 15 points.
Milford 108, Smyrna 38
3200 relay - Milford (Wilkerson, Demby, Hall, Carpenter) 9:19, 110 hurdles - Parker (M) 19.0, 100 - Chandler (M) 12.2, 800 relay - Milford (Chandler, Webb, Welch, Leggins) 1:36, 1600 - Carpenter (M) 5:02, 400 relay - Milford (Welch, Webb, Duffy, Chandler) 45.9, 400 - Bunch (M) 53.0, 300 hurdles - Parker (M) 43.0, 800 - Wilkerson (M) 2:19, 200 - Chandler (M) 25.1, 3200 - Carpenter (M) 11:15, 1600 relay - Milford (Webb, Welch, Kellam, Leggins) 3:40, shot put - Thomas (S) 46-10, Discus - Thomas (S) 148-11, pole vault - Faulker (S) 12-0, high jump - Solloway (S) 6-0, long jump - Still (S) 20-8, triple jump - Still (S) 43-9. high scorer: R.J. Chandler (M) 12.5 points.
Milford 3-3, 4-3
BUCS WRAP UP SPRING BREAK AT CAPE CO-EDS
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Sheena Piper and Jeff Bryant teamed up for fifth place in the shot put and Amy Mallamo, Scott Hall, Jessi Rivera and Chad Carpenter joined together for a sixth-place finish in the 4x1600-meter relay as the Bucs wrapped up spring break at the Cape Henlopen Co-ed Relays April 21.
BUCS HEAT UP IN OUTSTANDING DAY AT KEITH S. BURGESS INV.
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Senior Jessi Rivera started the day with a huge win in the 3200 meters and Nick Parker, Tiria Daniels and Houston Welch became the latest state qualifiers as the Bucs grabbed numerous awards at the Keith S. Burgess Invitational at Lake Forest High Saturday.
The boys finished tied for eighth out of 16 teams, while the girls finished 10th out of 18.
Here's a look at the medalists and placewinners:
Medalists
Jessi Rivera, 1st, 3200, 12:14
Chad Carpenter, 3rd, 3200, 10:31
J.R. Duffy, Vincent Leggins, T.J. Webb, R.J. Chandler, 3rd, 400-meter relay, 45.72
Akeem Bunch, T.J. Webb, Houston Welch, Vincent Leggins, 3rd, 1600-meter relay, 3:40
Place-winners
4th place
Amy Mallamo, 3200, 12:36
Kourtney Short, Zerphlee Watson, Amy Mallamo, Jessi Rivera, 3200, 11:06
T.J. Webb, Vincent Leggins, Houston Welch, R.J. Chandler, 800-meter relay, 1:35.72
Zerphlee Watson, Zekia Bolden, Tiria Daniels, Jodie Dorsey, 1600-meter relay, 4:35.3
5th place
Chad Carpenter, 1600, 4:49.95
Tiria Daniels, 300 hurdles, 50.73
Jessi Rivera, 800, 2:32
6th place
Jodie Dorsey, Brenda Smith, Tiria Daniels, Zekia Bolden, 800-meter relay, 1:54.5
Rodi Newsome, Zekia Bolden, Tyraa Bowe, Jodie Dorsey, 400-meter relay, 54.75
R.J. Chandler, 200, 24.1 (edged to 7th after photo review)
Congratulations to all as many personal records were established. Check out the "Bloom Records" link for many updates, too.
BUCS QUALIFY NINE DESPITE LOSSES
Despite close losses to Cape Henlopen and Polytech Tuesday, the track teams qualified nine more athletes for the state championships in May.
For the girls, who were edged by Cape 73-65 and Polytech 76-63, Jessi Rivera and Amy Mallamo teamed together to score 27 points in the distance events and both qualified for states in two events. Rivera is now qualified in the 800, mile and two-mile while Mallamo had her best day as a freshman with qualifying times in both the mile and two-mile.
Zerphlee Watson also qualified officially in the 400 meters while Tiria Daniels qualified provisionally in the 300 hurdles. Milfords 1600-meter relay squad of Watson, Zekia Bolden, Katie Holloway and Jodie Dorsey also capped the day with a fine run.
For the boys, who fell to Cape 105-40 and Polytech 87-58, Chad Carpenter blazed around the track to qualify in the mile with a 4:49 and two-mile with a 10:35. Jeff Bryant also tossed a career-best in the shot put to make states, while Demarris Johnson, R.J. Chandler and Vincent Leggins qualified provisionally in the triple jump, 100 and 400, respectively.
Girls
Polytech 76, Milford 63
3200 relay - Polytech, 100 hurdles - Hays (P) 18.0, 100 - Green (P) 13.1, 800 relay - Polytech 1:56, 1600 - Rivera (M) 5.46, 400 relay - Polytech 54.1, 400 - Watson (M) 1:05, 300 hurdles - Daniels (M) 53.3, 800 - Rivera (M) 2:34, 200 -Bolden (M) 28.4, 3200 - Rivera (M) 12:38, 1600 relay - Milford (Watson, Bolden, Holloway, Dorsey) 4:34, shot put - Rowley (P) 33-.75, discus - Bryan (P) 104-4, pole vault - Lamb (P) 8-0, high jump - Smith (P) 5-2, long jump - Green (P) 16-2, triple jump - Bryan (P) 31-6. High scorer: Jessi Rivera (M) 18 points.
Cape Henlopen 73, Milford 65
3200 relay - Cape, 100 hurdles - Devillbiss (C) 18.3, 100 - Partlow (C) 13.6, 800 relay - Cape 1:57.1, 1600 - Rivera (M) 5.46, 400 relay - Milford (East, Bolden, Bowe, Newsome) 56.3, 400 - Watson (M) 1:05, 300 hurdles - Devillbiss (C) 50.8, 800 - Rivera (M) 2:34, 200 - Devillbiss (C) 27.0, 3200 - Rivera (M) 12:38, 1600 relay - Milford (Watson, Bolden, Holloway, Dorsey) 4:34, shot put - Tabler (C) 30-8.5, discus - Tabler (C) 104-4, pole vault - Devillbiss (C) 7-6, high jump - Hollingsworth (C) 4-10, long jump - Gonzalez (C) 16-2.5 , triple jump - Hollingsworth (C) 29-3. High scorer: Devillbiss (C) 20 points.
Milford: 1-3; 2-3
Boys
Polytech 87, Milford 58
3200 relay - Polytech 9:31, 110 hurdles - Goert (P) 17.06, 100 - Daye (P) 11.1, 800 relay - Polytech 1:35.1, 1600 - Carpenter (M) 4:49, 400 relay - Milford (Webb, Welch, Duffy, Chandler) 46.5, 400 - Leggins (M) 54.1, 300 hurdles - Drummond (P) 40.08, 800 - Wilkerson (M) 2:16, 200 -Waters (P) 23.6, 3200 - Carpenter (M) 10:35, 1600 relay - Polytech 3:43, shot put - Bryant (M) 41-7.5, discus - Coon (P) 116-6, pole vault - Boyles (P) 11-6, high jump - Brown (P) 5-4, long jump - Boyles (P) 19-3, triple jump - Johnson (M) 38-10.
Cape Henlopen 105, Milford 40
3200 relay - Cape (Duffield, Adams, Lewis, Riggin) 9:10, 110 hurdles - Hopkin (C) 16.7, 100 - Mansfield (C) 10.9, 800 relay - Cape (Hopkin, Blankenship, Holloman, Mansfield) 1:33.8, 1600 - Freeman (C) 4:42, 400 relay - Cape (Hopkins, Blankenship, Holloman, Mansfield) 46.01, 400 - Gordon (C) 53.4, 300 hurdles - Hopkin (C) 43.0, 800 - Jackson (C) 2:03.8, 200 - Holloman (C) 23.3, 3200 - Carpenter (M) 10:35, 1600 relay - Milford (Bunch, Welch, Webb, Ferguson) 3:45, shot put - Bryant (M) 41-7.5, discus - Guan (C) 128-2, pole vault - Lemmon (C) 9-6, high jump - Alford (C) 5-6, long jump - Blankenship (C) 20-1.75, triple jump - Holloman (C) 41-2.75.
Milford: 2-2; 3-2
DIAMOND STATE RELAYS
Breaking 55 seconds in the 400-meter relay, Allison East, Zekia Bolden, Tiria Daniels and Jodi Dorsey led the track teams at the Diamond State Relays Saturday as they scored second-place medals in their heat.
Individually, senior Sarah Ziccarelli led the field events as she placed among the top competitors in the high jump with a jump of 4-foot-10 inches, an unofficial school record. Teammate Sheena Piper also broke 29-feet in the shot put to qualify for the state championships.
Other top performers included Jessi Rivera, Katie Holloway, Kourtney Short and Amy Mallamo who put together their best times to score fourth-place medals in the distance medley relay. Scott Hall, Chris Demby and Chad Carpenter each ran personal-best splits in the boys distance medley relay.
Thrower Jeff Bryant and triple jumper Demarris Johnson also each scored career bests in their field events.
BUCS FINALLY KNOCK OFF SEAFORD
Ian Ferguson, Houston Welch, T.J. Webb and Vincent Leggins sprinted around the track to win the 1600-meter relay in exciting fashion, helping the boys track team knock off Seaford, 79-66, at home Tuesday. The boys also defeated St. Thomas More to improve to 3-0 on the season.
For the girls, senior Tiria Daniels swept both hurdle events and helped two relays to victory although the girls fell to Seaford, 81-64. Freshman Amy Mallamo scored 16.25 points to lead the team to a win over St. Thomas More.
Other top performers for the boys included double winners Nick Parker and Chad Carpenter, while freshmen R.J. Chandler and Jermaine Sinclair each won a sprint and helped on winning relays. John Kemp, Anthony Upshur, Jeff Bryant and Josh Chilcote scored in the field events while Ty Wilkerson, Jenel Sterile and J.R. Duffy also picked up points in the Seaford win.
For the girls, Allison East, Zekia Bolden, Zerphlee Watson, Katie Holloway, Jodi Dorsey, Kourtney Short, Sarah Ziccarelli, Sheena Piper, Brenda Smith, Rodi Newsome, Jessi Rivera and Tania Chabot scored points, while Chabot qualified for states in the pole vault.
Sarah Ziccarelli, Zerphlee Watson, Nick Parker and Chad Carpenter all qualified provisionally for states.
Boys
Milford 79, Seaford 66
3200 relay - Seaford (Brook, Speight, Scott, Fitzgerald) 9:35, 110 hurdles - Parker (M) 18.3, 100 - Chandler (M) 11.9, 800 relay - Milford (Welch, Leggins, Duffy, Webb) 1:39, 1600 - Carpenter (M) 4:58, 400 relay - Milford (Chandler, Sinclair, Duffy, Webb) 46.5, 400 - Leggins (M) 54.9, 300 hurdles - Parker (M) 44.9, 800 - Fitzgerald (S) 2:21, 200 - Sinclair (M) 26.3, 3200 - Carpenter (M) 11:04, 1600 relay - Milford (Ferguson, Welch, Webb, Leggins) 3:44, long jump - Kemp (M) 18-2.75, high jump - Pitts (S) 5-4, shot put - Irvine (S) 42, discus - Stump (S) 118-2, triple jump - Brittingham (S) 36-11, pole vault - Pitts (S) 10-0.
High scorer: Pitts (S) 13 points.
Milford 124.5, St. Thomas More 8.5
3200 relay - Milford (Wilkerson, Demby, Palumbo, Bloom) 10:17, 110 hurdles - Parker (M) 18.3, 100 - Chandler (M) 11.9, 800 relay - Milford (Welch, Leggins, Duffy, Webb) 1:39, 1600 - Carpenter (M) 4:58, 400 relay - Milford (Chandler, Sinclair, Duffy, Webb) 46.5, 400 - Leggins (M) 54.9, 300 hurdles - Parker (M) 44.9, 800 - Small (S) 2:20, 200 - Sinclair (M) 26.3, 3200 - Carpenter (M) 11:04, 1600 relay - Milford (Ferguson, Welch, Webb, Leggins) 3:44, long jump - Kemp (M) 18-2.75, high jump - no jump cleared, shot put - Bryant (M) 38-9, discus - Bryant (M) 96-7, triple jump - Kemp (M) 35-11, pole vault - Chilcote (M) 7-6.
High scorer: John Kemp (M) 16 points.
Milford 3-0, Seaford 1-1, St. Thomas More 0-2
Girls
Seaford 81, Milford 64
3200 relay - Milford (Watson, Mallamo, Short, Rivera) 12:57, 100 hurdles - Daniels (M) 19.45, 100 - Kilgoe (S) 14.1, 800 relay - Milford (Dorsey, Bolden, Smith, Daniels) 1:59, 1600 - McGroerty (S) 6:05, 400 relay - Milford (East, Bolden, Newsome, Dorsey) 56.5, 400 - Watson (M) 1:06.3, 300 hurdles - Daniels (M) 55.7, 800 - Knapp (S) 2:51.5, 200 - Kilgoe (S) 30.8, 3200 - McGroerty (S) 13:23, 1600 relay - Milford (Watson, Bolden, Dorsey, Daniels) 4:46, long jump - Knapp (S) 13-3.25, high jump - Fitzgerald (S) 4-10, shot put - Brittingham (S) 26-6, discus - Joseph (S) 82-7, triple jump - Knapp (S) 28-11, pole vault - Hastings (S) 8-6.
High scorer: Greta Knapp (S) 15 points.
Seaford 2-0, Milford 2-1, St. Thomas More 0-2
Milford 109, St. Thomas More 11
3200 relay - Milford (Watson, Mallamo, Short, Rivera) 12:57, 100 hurdles - Daniels (M) 19.45, 100 - East (M) 14.2, 800 relay - Milford (Dorsey, Bolden, Smith, Daniels) 1:59, 1600 - Mallamo (M) 6:11, 400 relay - Milford (East, Bolden, Newsome, Dorsey) 56.5, 400 - Watson (M) 1:06.3, 300 hurdles - Daniels (M) 55.7, 800 - Mallamo (M) 2:57, 200 - Dorsey (M) 30.9, 3200 - Mallamo (M) 13:59, 1600 relay - Milford (Watson, Bolden, Dorsey, Daniels) 4:46, long jump - Muscovich (S) 13-5, high jump - Ziccarelli (M) 4-8, shot put - Piper (M) 25, discus - Piper (M) 66-2, triple jump - n/a, pole vault - Chabot (M) 7-6.
High scorer: Amy Mallamo (M) 16.25 points.
BUCS TOPPLE WOODBRIDGE IN OPENER
Despite frigid temps and brisk winds, the boys and girls track teams scored a pair of wins over Woodbridge in Tuesday's season opener.
John Kemp won the long and triple jumps helping the boys to a 101-37 win. Nick Parker won both hurdles events, and the Bucs swept all relays. Chad Carpenter, Vincent Leggins, Ty Wilkerson, Jermaine Sinclair, Keith Short, and Josh Chilcote each scored individual wins.
For the girls, Jessi Rivera scored four wins leading the team to a 74-55 win. Again, the Bucs swept all relays, and individual wins went to Zerphlee Watson, Sarah Ziccarelli and Sheena Piper.
Special note: Jeff Bryant threw 38 feet-.5 inch in the shot put to take the top spot in Bloom Records. Visit the link for more records.
Boys
Milford 101, Woodbridge 37
3200 relay - Milford (Bloom, Chilcote, Demby, Hall) 10:43; 110 hurdles - Parker (M) 18.57, Baker (W), 19.88, Bowers (M), 22.88; 100 meters - R.Horsey (W) 11.77, Chandler (M) 11.84, Webb (M) 11.97; 800 relay - Milford (Welch, Webb, Duffy, Leggins) 1:44.05, Milford (Ferguson, Cephas, DeMarris Johnson, Kellam) 1:51.7; 1600 - Carpenter (M) 5:10, Hall (M) 5:32, Bloom (M) 5:54; 400 relay - Milford (Chandler, Sinclair, Duffy, Webb) 48.09, Woodbridge 50.7; 400 - Leggins (M) 57.8, Ferguson (M) 59.9, Welch (M) 1:01; 300 hurdles - Parker (M) 46.8, Baker (W) 48.27, Kemp (M) 48.97; 800 - Wilkerson (M) 2:32, Hall (M) 2:33, Steward (M) 2:38; 200 - Sinclair (M) 26.22, Cannon (W) 26.46, (W) 27.59; 3200 - Short (M) 13:05, LeBlanc (W), 13:23, Brooks (M) 13:37; 1600 relay - not contested; long jump - Kemp (M) 16-11, Upshur (M) 16-5, Chandler (M) 16-2; high jump - R.Horsey (W) 5-9, C.Horsey (W) 5-2, Parker (M) 5-0; shot put - Hudson (W) 40-0, Bryant (M) 38-.5, Longfellow (W) 29-5; discus - Hudson (W) 129-6, Seagraves and Luiken (M) 92-0; pole vault - Chilcote (M) 7-6, Metz (M) 7-0, Evans and Wilkerson (M) 6-6; triple jump - Kemp (M) 32-9.5, L.White (M) 26-3.5.
High scorer: John Kemp (M) 11 points.
Girls
Milford 74, Woodbridge 55
3200 relay - Milford (Watson, Mallamo, Short, Rivera) 13:01; 100 hurdles - Zaffora (W) 18.99, Moore (W) 20.12, Carr (W) 22.27; 100 meters - Horsey (W) 14.22, Dorsey (M) 14.44, Newsome (M) 15.06; 800 relay - Milford (Dorsey, Bolden, Smith, Daniels) 2:05.19, Woodbridge 2:10.46; 1600 - Rivera (M) 5:54, Mallamo (M) 6:49, Woodbridge; 400 relay - Milford (Dorsey, Bolden, Holloway, Newsome) 1:00.37; 400 - Hill (W) 1:09.53, Watson (M) 1:13.05, Short (M) 1:18; 300 hurdles - Moore (W) 1:01.59, Holloway (M) 1:06.29, Owens (M) 1:07; 800 - Rivera (M) 2:50, Mallamo (M) 3:14, Smith (W) 3:21; 200 - Hill (W) 31.7, Horsey (W) 31.83, Dorsey (M); 3200 - Rivera (M) 14:02, Collison (W) 18:25; 1600 relay - Milford (Watson, Short, Holloway, Daniels) 5:35; long jump - Watson (M) 11-1, Exantus (W) 10-9, Smith (W) 10-6; high jump - Ziccarelli (M) 4-4, Mallamo (M) 3-10; shot put - Youse (W) 29-9, Piper (M) 26-5, Smith (M) 21-0; discus - Piper (M) 71-9.5, Youse (W) 70-9.5, Exantus (W) 67-5.5; pole vault - not contested; triple jump - Moore (W) 24-3.
High scorer: Jessi Rivera (M) 16.25 points.
CHRISTIANA RELAYS
The young boys and girls track teams gained some valuable experience with strong early-season performances versus some of the states top teams at the Christiana Relays Saturday. Overall, five relay squads placed in the Top 6 finishers in Saturdays field of 29 teams.
The 400-meter relay squad of freshmen R.J. Chandler and Jermaine Sinclair and seniors J.R. Duffy and T.J. Webb placed fifth (46.3 secons) as did the 1600-meter relay of freshman Ian Ferguson, sophomore Houston Welch and seniors Vincent Leggins and Webb (3:42.4).
The shuttle hurdle team of seniors Nick Parker and John Kemp, freshman Jajuan Bowers and sophomore Barry Kellam (1:17.5) and the 800-meter relay team of sophomore Houston Welch, Chandler, Webb and Leggins each placed sixth overall (1:35.9).
For the girls, senior Jessi Rivera, junior Katie Holloway and freshmen Amy Mallamo and Kourtney Short teamed up for a sixth-place finish in the distance medley relay (15:06.2), and Holloway also teamed with sophomores Jodi Dorsey and Kesha Hayes and junior Zerphlee Watson to place seventh in the shuttle hurdles relay (1:22.6).
Overall, a large number of MHS athletes - mostly underclassmen - set career-best split times Saturday. Of the teams' 41 participants, only seven were seniors and only two others were juniors.Great job!
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