Matt Vines

North DeSoto track boys win Huntington relay, girls sprinter breaks school record
SHREVEPORT – The North DeSoto boys track and field team dominated a deep field while a North DeSoto girls sprinter set a school record at the Huntington Raider Relays held at Lee Hedges Stadium.
The Griffins’ 93.5 points was more than 20 points better than second-place Captain Shreve.
Lady Griffins sprinter Taylor Clark broke the NDHS school record in the 100 meters, clocking a 12.37, to finish third in a stacked field.
Twenty-three teams registered for each the boys and girls meets, meaning points came at a premium with as many as 30-40 participants in some running events.

North DeSoto boys’ dominance
The Griffins racked up points in a variety of categories, but their sprint depth, jumps and specialty field events carried the day.
Dylan Compton won the 800 meters (2:03.38) and served as a key piece in winning relay teams (4×400 ran a 3:32.63, and the 4×800 ran an 8:34.86).
Javonte Taylor leapt to a triple-jump title (45-4.5), added a silver in the high jump (6-2) and finished fifth in the long jump (19-110).
Landon Foust claimed bronze in the pole vault (10-0) and recorded top-five finishes in the 1600 and 3200 meters
In addition to the two relay wins, North DeSoto also podiumed in the 4×100 (43.17 for second) and the 4×200 (1:30.86 for third).
The hurdles were also key as Dale Howard grabbed second in the 110 hurdles (15.63) while Jaden Youngblood added a second in the 300 hurdles (40.32).

Logansport sprinter wins the 100, 200 meters
Logansport sprinter Jamarcus Jones arguably had the best day of anyone at the meet as he captured the 100 and 200 meter titles at the Raider Relays.
Jones blazed a 10.66 in the 100 and a 21.72 in the 200.
Jones will be a state championship contender in both events.
D’Avery Robinson wasn’t far behind with a third-place effort in the 100 (10.82) and top-six finishes in the 200 and 400.

Lady Griffins place second, seven points shy of Huntington
North DeSoto rolled up 115 points in a second-place finish, just missing Huntington.
The Lady Griffins piled up points in the medium and long-distance running events with its field depth also providing critical points.
All three event wins came in the field as Molly Wiley (8-0 in pole vault), Yazming Furgerson (92-6 in discus) and Mikayla Mondello (122-1 in javelin) claimed the top marks.
Macy Wiley took second in the pole vault (7-6) while Macaylah Tingle podiumed twice in individual events (third in the 800, 2:36.07; and third in the javelin, 87-1).
In addition to Clark’s third-place effort in the 100, North DeSoto relays scored in the 4×400 (4:33.08, third place) and 4×800 (11:22.44, second place).
Caroline Pickett finished third in the 3200 (15:14.91).
North DeSoto compiled a slew of top-six finishes in events, which included Mondello (triple and long jumps), Furgerson (shot put) and Jocelyn Seekford in both the 100 and 300 hurdles.

Mansfield also noteworthy
The Mansfield boys and girls track team also logged several noteworthy performances.
Ian White claimed the 300 hurdles title at 39.94.
Lady Wolverines sprinters LaJordan Boykins (26.18 in the 200) and LaBrasia Ross (1:01.71 in the 400) also found the podium with third-place finishes.
Zakhia Austin leapt to silver in the long jump (16-5) while adding a fourth-place finish in the 100 (12.58).