Posted on Thu, Apr. 24, 2008

The Southridge girls' track-and-field team didn't want to share.

Facing a potential tie with longtime rival Northwestern going into the final event of Wednesday's Region 4-4A championships, the Spartans won the 1,600-meter relay to secure the outright team title 168-164 at Traz Powell Stadium.

Southridge swept the meet as the boys' won the team title too by defeating runner-up Carol City 121-93.

The Spartans' girls took a two-point lead into the relay, an event in which the Bulls have the fastest time in the state.

Northwestern jumped ahead after the first leg of the relay, but Southridge sophomore Ebony Eutsey took a commanding lead in the second leg.

''I knew we could win this,'' Eutsey said. ``I had to sprint the entire leg and not slow down at all.''

The final leg came down to a close race between Northwestern's Brianna Streeter and Southridge's Kaneesha Knowles. Streeter passed Knowles near the halfway point.

Knowles, however, overtook her and held on to help the Spartans win the event in 3 minutes, 46.89 seconds to clinch the team title.

Knowles was filling in for sophomore Marcia Williams, who regularly ran the relay, but is out because of an Achilles' tendon injury.

''We had to bring home the trophy and do it for Marcia,'' Knowles said. ``Ebony told me to pace myself and wait until the end to run the fastest.''

Eutsey won the 200 and 400, and Monique Gracia improved on her state-best time in the 100 hurdles, winning in 13.92 seconds.

Northwestern again was led by Skyler Wallen's convincing victories in the 800 and 1,600 meters and a victory in the 3,200-meter relay, which they have dominated the entire season.

But the Bulls had a costly outcome in the 300 hurdles, when Brianna Rollins pulled a muscle near the end of the race, and she and Sandy Jean could not qualify to next week's state championship.

On the boys' side, senior Brandon O'Connor ran what is believed to be the second-fastest time in the nation in the 200 meters, winning in 20.86 seconds.

The owner of the top time this season?

O'Connor in 20.63.

O'Connor, a Florida State University signee, also won the 400 meters, which he also owns the nation's best time, and the triple jump.

Olarenwajuk Adeyemi sustained a rare defeat in the 300 hurdles, but didn't mind because it was to teammate Ras-len Bully by a hundredth of a second.

Adeyemi won the 110 hurdles om 13.90 seconds -- the fastest time in the state this season.

South Dade's Howard Heyliger (long jump), Coral Gables' Samantha Montero (pole vault), Northwestern's Naquia Williams (long jump), Homestead's Tyler Hodges (triple jump), Central's Tiffany Williams (100), Carol City's Robert Lanier (800), and the Northwestern 400 relay team all posted personal-best and Dade-best marks at the meet.

RESULTS

• Boys' team scores: 1. Southridge 121, 2. Carol City 93, 3. Northwestern 87, 4. Columbus 73, 5. Central 69, 6. Ferguson 52, 7. South Dade 42, 8. Hialeah-Miami Lakes 22, 9. American 21, 10. Miami Beach 20, 11. Killian and Braddock 8, 13. Southwest 6, 14. North Miami Beach, Krop, Goleman, Norland 5.

• Girls' team scores: 1. Southridge 168, 2. Northwestern 164, 3. South Dade 52, 4. Lourdes 50, 5. Krop 48, 6. Homestead 43, 7. Central 42, 8. Coral Reef 22, 9. Ferguson 15, 10. Coral Gables 11, 11. North Miami Beach 10, 12. Norland 8, 13. Braddock and Killian 6, 15. Varela 5.

• Boys' individual qualifiers -- High jump: 1. Brian Knight (SR) 6-6; 2. Antron Jackson (CC) 6-4; 3. Eric McMillan (FER) 6-4; 4. Vincent Williams (SD) 6-4; Pole vault: 1. Alexander Madden (MB) 13-0; 2. Andrew Bass (MB) 13-0; 3. Delinois Cesar (CEN) 11-6; 4. Eric Evans (COL) 11-6; Long jump: 1. Howard Heyliger (SD) 23-6 ½; 2. Robert Sands (CC) 23- ½; 3. Ras-len Bully (SR) 22-8 ½; 4. Gary Bush (COL) 22- ½; Triple jump: 1. Brandon O'Connor (SR) 46-10 ½; 2. Robert Sands (CC) 46-9; 3. Brian Knight (SR) 45-7 ½; 4. Holmes Corey (NW) 44-10 ½; Discus: 1. Joseph Garrett (NW) 157-6; 2. Lenworth Fraser (CC) 155-2; 3. Gregory Bell (SR) 147-0; 4. Victor Jacques (COL) 139-10; Shot put: 1. Pierson Sherwood (CC) 50-10; 2. Brandon Baker (AM) 50-4; 3. Christopher Edgecombe (COL) 48-4; 4. Jashua Valken (GOL) 48-1 ½; 3,200 relay: 1. Central, 8:10.00; 2. Carol City, 8:11.28; 3. Ferguson, 8:16.05; 4. Columbus, 8:20.18; 110 hurdles: 1. Olarenwajuk Adeyemi (SR) 13.90; 2. David Clark (NW) 14.66; 3. Roy Smith (NW) 14.75; 4. Charles Moss (CEN) 14.84; 100: 1. Larry Farlow (CEN) 10.46; 2. Lamar Miller (KIL) 10.71; 3. Khambrel Sanders (SD) 10.73; 4. Carlos Reyna (COL) 10.75; 1,600: 1. Armando Del Valle (COL) 4:27.37; 2. Jermaine Thompson (HML) 4:28.12; 3. Daniel Manco (FER) 4:28.68; 4. Joshua Estrada (FER) 4:30.41; 400 relay: 1. Central, 41.95; 2. Northwestern, 42.28; 3. Carol City, 42.66; 4. Krop, 42.76; 400: 1. Brandon O'Connor (SR) 47.83; 2. Corvin Lamb (NW) 48.04; 3. Akeem Williams (CC) 49.26; 4. Michaelee Harris (NW) 49.90; 300 hurdles: 1. Ras-len Bully (SR) 38.26; 2. Olarenwajuk Adeyemi (SR) 38.27; 3. Erik Lora (COL) 39.33; 4. Charles Moss (CEN) 39.97; 800: 1. Robert Lanier (CC) 1:58.25; 2. Jermaine Thompson (HML) 1:58.59; 3. Chris Ackemjack (COL) 1:59.57; 4. Carlos Markovich (FER) 2:01.47; 200: 1. Brandon O'Connor (SR) 20.86; 2. Corvin Lamb (NW) 21.72; 3. Joe Washington (SD) 21.84; 4. Robert Demps (NW) 22.17; 3,200: 1. Joshua Estrada (FER) 10:04.81; 2. Daniel Manco (FER) 10:04.82; 3. Armando Del Valle (COL) 10:11.88; 4. Kevin Castro (SR) 10:12.61; 1,600 relay: 1. Northwestern, 3:16.41; 2. Southridge, 3:16.59; 3. Carol City, 3:20.06; 4. South Dade, 3:21.72.

• Girls' individual qualifiers -- High jump: 1. D'Yolanda Piñeda (NMB) 5-2; 2. Sandy Jean (NW) 5-0; 3. Selena Fudge (SR) 5-0; 4. Cristina Brea (LOU) 4-10; Pole vault: 1. Samantha Montero (CG) 10-0; 2. Jamille Segarra (FER) 9-0; 3. Sabrina Fudge (SR) 8-6; 4. Chantelle Johnson (SR) 8-0; Long jump: 1. Naquia Williams (NW) 18-11 ¾; 2. Jennifer Estime (SR) 18-10 ½; 3. Tyler Hodges (HOM) 18-7 ½; 4. Roshelle Florence (NW) 18-5 ¾; Triple jump: 1. Tyler Hodges (HOM) 38-5 ¾; 2. Briana Rollins (NW) 37-7 ¼; 3. Brianna Streeter (NW) 37-6 ½; 4. Jessica Deroquancourt (KR) 37-6 ¼; Discus: 1. Jasmond Stringer (SR) 135-0; 2. Zakeya Stinson (SR) 130-4; 3. Benia Gregoire (KR) 121-8; 4. Janee Mickens (SR) 116-8; Shot put: 1. Zakeya Stinson (SR) 46-10 ¼; 2. Jasmond Stringer (SR) 43-7 ½; 3. Benia Gregoire (KR) 40-3; 4. Siarra Johnson (SR) 39-9 ½; 3,200 relay: 1. Northwestern, 9:37.98; 2. South Dade, 9:48.07; 3. Lourdes, 9:57.01; 4. Krop, 10:01.42; 100 hurdles: 1. Monique Gracia (SR) 13.92; 2. Briana Rollins (NW) 13.93; 3. Jatavia Wright (CEN) 14.81; 4. Brittney Sinclair (SR) 14.98; 100: 1. Tiffany Williams (CEN) 11.84; 2. Brittney McCord (NW) 11.98; 3. Danielle Nolton (NW) 12.11; 4. LaSonya Rodgers (CR) 12.23; 1,600: 1. Skyler Wallen (NW) 5:13.42; 2. Jennah Pascual (HOM) 5:23.35; 3. Natalie Reyes (LOU) 5:26.63; 4. Samantha Long (FER) 5:29.48; 400 relay: 1. Northwestern, 47.81; 2. Central, 48.11; 3. Coral Reef, 48.68; 4. Krop, 48.95; 400: 1. Ebony Eutsey (SR) 55.06; 2. Brittney Pringley (NW) 55.64; 3. Shantavia Williams (SD) 57.07; 4. Keisha Richburg (NW) 57.80; 300 hurdles: 1. Brittany Sinclair (SR) 44.50; 2. Latorria Grier (SD) 45.17; 3. Naquia Williams (NW) 46.04; 4. Monique Gracia (SR) 46.56; 800: 1. Skyler Wallen (NW) 2:14.16; 2. Breana Kelly (KR) 2:15.77; 3. Jennifer Estime (SR) 2:18.82; 4. Alessandra Valdes (LOU) 2:20.50; 200: 1. Ebony Eutsey (SR) 24.00; 2. Tiffany Williams (CEN) 24.70; 3. Danielle Nolton (NW) 25.22; 4. Shannon Spence (NW) 25.33; 3,200: 1. Marisol Cantu (SD) 11:52.13; 2. Cristina Brea (LOU) 11:52.14; 3. Maria Valdivia (BR) 12:01.16; 4. Meagan Hoar (LOU) 12:04.55; 1,600 relay: 1. Southridge, 3:46.89; 2. Northwestern, 3:47.55; 3. South Dade, 3:54.43; 4. Homestead, 3:55.02.