Deerfield Beach's Robinson, Coconut Creek's Pressley dominate

It was a night to remember for Deerfield Beach's Denard Robinson and Coconut Creek's Maya Pressley at the Region 3-4A track-and-field championships.

Robinson won the 200 meters in a photo finish over South Broward's Andre Thomas to cap a sweep of the 100 and 200 and 400 relay at Dillard on Thursday.

In the 200, Robinson made his move with 30 meters left and outleaned Thomas at the finish line. Robinson finished in 22.28 seconds, with Thomas at 22.32.

''The 200 came down to the wire,'' said Robinson, one of the state's top quarterbacks. ``I thought he got me, but I leaned forward and won. I didn't even know I won it.''

Robinson and Blanche Ely's Patrick Johnson provide a dramatic finish running the anchor legs in the 400 relay. Johnson made a late charge but Robinson held on to bring the Bucks home in 41.73. Ely finished in 41.81, and was followed by Boyd Anderson (41.97) and Flanagan (42.21).

''This was my third time running him in the 4-by-100,'' Johnson said. ``He is a very competitive guy. I take my hat off to him. We go back and forth every week. It was just a battle.''

Although Robinson was dominating the sprints, Pressley was putting on a show of her own, winning the high jump and 300 hurdles, and finishing fourth in the long jump and 100 hurdles.

''To qualify for four events at states the first time in my life feels great,'' Pressley said. ``It's my junior year. I am going to get it at states too.''

Joining Pressley as a four-event qualifier was Plantation's Jeanette Hulse, who qualified in the triple jump, long jump and 400, and the 1,600 relay.

The top four finishers in each event qualified for the state championships in Winter Park on May 3.

McArthur's Ramoye Simoye also will be headed to state after pulling an upset in the 110 high hurdles and returning to finish fourth in the 300 hurdles. Simoye, who won the 110 hurdles in 14.62, said the extra work he put in his start the past two weeks was the difference.

''I wasn't expected to win,'' Simoye said. ``My coach said I needed to put the cockiness back in me and get the job done so I can get to states.''

Boyd Anderson was led by senior sprinter Sheila Paul, who won the 100, finished second in the 200 and ran the anchor leg on the winning 400 relay team. Boyd Anderson totaled 118 points to win its second consecutive girls' regional title.

''I got a really good start in the 100,'' Paul said. ``I got out and drove, which is the key to winning. I feel really good right now.''

The Flanagan boys' team placed second -- the highest finish in its history -- behind Sebastian Castillo, who cruised to the 1,600 and 3,200 titles.

Cypress Bay's Emilie Amaro won the 1,600 and finished second to Wellington's Ashley Brasovan in the 3,200.

''I am just having fun,'' said Amaro, who will run for Stanford. ``It would be nice to defend it [the 1,600 title].''

Region 3-4A - Girls Individual results: 3,200 relay - 1. Boyd Anderson 9:34.11; 2. Royal Palm Beach 9:41.81; 3. Miramar 10:00.06; 4. Jupiter 10:18.59; 100 hurdles - 1. Shantrell Atkins (Ever) 15.08; 2. Danille Avery (Ever) 15.38; 3. Shaneka Miller (Atl) 15.76; 4. Maya Pressley (CCreek) 15.91; 100 - 1. Sheila Paul (BA) 11.96; 2. Stacey-Ann Smith (Atl) 21.21; 3. Albreynia Walker (PBL) 12.42; 4. Chelsea Campbell (CS) 12.66; 1,600 - 1. Emilie Amaro (CB) 4:56.00; 2. Ashley Brasovan (Well) 5:02.66; 3. Lindsay Lucas (Tara) 5;18.18; 4. Ashley Lesnik (CB) 5:28.50; 400 relay - 1. Boyd Anderson 47.59; 2. Flanagan 49.30; 3. Coral Glades 49.78; 4. Dillard 49.87; 400 - 1. Rebecca James (BA) 55.55; 2. Suzan Chisholm (CS) 57.12; 3. Jeanette Hulse (Plan) 57.28; 4. Sharniece Supal (BA) 57.31; 300 hurdles - 1. 1. Maya Pressley (CCreek) 46.00; 2. Jasmine King (BA) 46.35; 3. Julissa Douglas (Flan) 46.74; 4. Danille Avery (Ever) 46.84; 800 - 1. Christal Washington (SB) 2;13.21; 2. Eva Pierce (BA) 2:14.59; 3. Jillian Collins (RPB) 2:14.70; 4. Rachael James (BA) 2:14.81; 200 - 1. Stacey-Ann Smith (Atl) 24.78; 2. Sheila Paul (BA) 25.15; 3. Albreynia Walker (PBL) 25.18; 4. Camree Jackson (HH) 25.77; 3,200 - 1. Ashley Brasovan (Well) 10:33.71; 2. Emilie Amaro (CB) 10:54.12; 3. Mariana Lucena (CB) 11:31.27; 4. Lindsay Lucas (Tara) 11:57.47; Shot put - 1. Jasmine Lewis (PBL) 36-10.5; 2. Patrice Collie (RPB) 35-11.5; 3. Shanice Watkins (PBL) 35-9; 4. Kristen Farnum (Mir) 35-1. Discus - 1. Patrice Collie (RPB) 110-4; 2. Audrey Bailey (Flan) 109-1; 3. Rosedale Joseph (PBC) 107-3; 4. Adekemi Akinwole (Ever) 100-9; High jump - 1. Maya Pressley (CCreek) 5-8; 2. Rebecca Goldring (Doug) 5-4; 3. Melanie Eaton (PBC) 5-2; 4. Ariell Burrell (CGlades) 5-2; Long jump - 1. Albreynia Walker (PBL) 18-0; 2. Catherine Okoukoni (CB) 17-9; 3. Jeanette Hulse (Plan) 17-6; 4. Maya Pressley (CCreek) 17-6; Triple jump - 1. Catherine Okouni (CB) 37-10; 2. Kinnesha Jones (BA) 37-1; 3. Tashika Jarrett (PBL) 34-10; 4. Jeanette Hulse (Plan) 34-9; Pole vault - 1. Catrina Mancini (Doug) 9-0; 2. Antonia Zecevic (Doug) 8-6; 3. Brittany Willard (Well) 8-0; 4. Tasmin Bain (Ever) 8-0; 1,600 relay: 1. Boyd Anderson 3:52.60; 2. Atlantic 4:01.09; 3. Plantation 4:01.33; 4. Miramar 4:01.87; Girls team scores: 1. Boyd Anderson 118; 2. Cypress Bay 56.50; 3. Palm Beach Lakes 50; 4. Royal Palm Beach 41.50; 5. Atlantic 40; 6. Flanagan 35; 7. Everglades 34; 8. Plantation 33; 9. Coconut Creek, Wellington 30; 11. Douglas 29; 12. Coral Springs 26; 13. Miramar 20; 14. Dillard 17; 15. Taravella 15; 16. Palm Beach Central 14; 17. South Broward 13; 18. Coral Glades 11; 19. Hollywood Hills 9; 20. Jupiter 8; 21. Piper, Seminole Ridge 7; 23. Deerfield Beach 6; 24. Cooper City 5; 25. Spanish River 3; 26. Western, Park Vista 2. Boys Individual results: 3,200 relay - 1. Flanagan 8:09.16; 2. Boyd Anderson 8:11.90; 3. Everglades 8:12.12; 4. Miramar 8:23.84; 110 high hurdles - 1. Ramoye Simoye (McA) 14.62; 2. David Aristil (PV) 14.64; 3. Courtney Thompson (Ever) 14.73; 4. Matt Harvey (Doug) 14.95; 100 - 1. Denard Robinson (DB) 10.93; 2. Demar Dorsey (BA) 11.15; 3. Samuel Jones (Sant) 11.18; 4. Cassius McDowell (DB) 11.20; 1,600 - 1. Sebastian Castillo (Flan) 4:24.72; 2. Bashir Ahmed (Mir) 4:31.12; 3. Ryan Pickering (JIL) 4:32.91; 4. Ryan Toledo (SP) 4:33.69; 400 relay - 1. Deerfield Beach 41.73; 2. Ely 41.81; 3. Boyd Anderson 41.97; 4. Flanagan 42.21; 400 - 1. Derek Carter (Dill) 48.37; 2. Jahmal Riley (CCreek) 49.11; 3. Glenn Powell (DB) 50.04; 4. Joshua Chavez (BA) 50.15; 300 hurdles - 1. David Aristil (PV) 38.03; 2. Matt Harvey (Doug) 39.27; 3. Tremaine Grant (Dill) 39.36; 4. Ramoye Simoye (McA) 39.52; 800 - 1. Antonio Brandon (Well) 1:56.05; 2. Mantell Mack (DB) 1:59.09; 3. Richard Smith (Flan) 1:59.11; 4. Nicardo Blake (BA) 2:00.08; 200 - 1. Denard Robinson (DB) 22.28; 2. Andre Thomas (SB) 22.32; 3. Andrew Evans (Flan) 22.47; 4. Samuel Jones (Sant) 22.55; 3,200 - 1. Sebastian Castillo (Flan) 9:49.24; 2. Eric Dansky (CB) 9:58.41; 3. Kevin Bonilla (CB) 10:02.62; 4. Stephan Morrison-Ketter (CGlades) 10:04.85; Shot put - 1. Austin Gamble (CB) 51-8.50; 2. Denous Estenour (PBC) 51-5.50; 3. Craig Myers (BA) 50-1; 4. Errol Joseph (SP) 49-2.5; Discus - 1. Austin Gamble (CB) 160-6; 2. Wesley Walker (Sant) 146-10; 3. Brichard Justin (CGlades) 145-10; 4. Majeilla Joseph (Ely) 144-3; High jump - 1. Jonas Elusme (PV) 6-4; 2. Cyrus Johnson (Ely) 6-4; 3. Derrick Wood (RPB) 6-2; 4. Michael Gibbone (PBC) 6-2; Long jump - 1. Andre Bowen (PBL) 21-2; 2. Jonas Elusme (PV) 21-0.5; 3. Jonathan Hatcher (Jup) 20-11; 4. Nicholas Booker-Tandy (Ely) 20-10; Triple jump - 1. ; Pole vault - 1. Drew Marcello (Tara) 14-0; 2. Sean Zuppke (PV) 13-6; 3. Edward Adams (Well) 13-0; 4. Ian Fischer (Doug) 13-0; 1,600 relay: 1. Dillard 3:19.29; 2. Ely 3:19.94; 3. Boyd Anderson 3:21.37; 4. Deerfield Beach 3:21.66. Boys team scores: 1. Park Vista 72, 2. Flanagan 63; 3. Boyd Anderson 61; 4. Deerfield Beach 56; 5. Cypress Bay 48; 6. Ely 46; 7. Dillard 31; 8. Palm Beach Lakes 24; 9. Douglas 21; 10. Wellington 20; 11. Santaluces, Miramar 19; 13. South Broward, Coconut Creek 18; 15. Everglades 17; 16. Royal Palm Beach 16; 17. McArthur, Palm Beach Central 15; 19. South Plantation 14; 20. John I. Leonard 13; 21. Coral Glades 12; 22. Lake Worth 11; 23. Taravella 10; 24. Jupiter, Plantation 6; 26. Coral Springs 4; 27. Seminole Ridge 3; 28. Cooper City 2.