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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Barnes and Cook-McGee win in District 2, but Cottondale sweeps the team titles

SeahawkCottondale captured both the boys' and girls' team titles at the FHSAA 1A District 2 Cross Country Meet at Franklin County High near Eastpoint on Wednesday, 21 October 2015. Cottondale junior Garry Barnes ran 18:45 to take the individual title in the boys' 5K, while Blountstown junior Chelsee Cook-McGee won the girls' 5K race in 22:32.


It was Barnes' second year as the district 2 champion; the Cottondale junior had also won in 2014. Blountstown sophomore Jesse Boyd was close behind Barnes in second at 18:52; Boyd had placed fifth in the District Meet as a frosh. Wewahitchka junior Elijah Sarmiento finished third for the second year in a row, this time with an 18:57.


The whole point of the District Meet, though, is to qualify for the Regional Championship where teams compete for a spot in the State Final. Four boys' teams qualified in 1A District 2, and the first was Cottondale. Barnes combined with junior Quamaine Bailey (5th, 19:48), junior Michael Black (10th, 20:34), frosh Blayton See (17th, 21:02), and frosh Mason Jones (20th, 21:22) to total a winning 53 points for Cottondale, unseating the defending District champs from Blountstown. Blountstown was second with 62 points. Led by sophomore Kanon Martin (7th, 19:50), Port St Joe was third with 89 points, just ahead of the 90 scored by fourth-place Wewahitchka.


Although only those four teams made the cut, four additional athletes qualified for Region as individuals--Franklin County sophomore Simon Hodgson (4th, 19:30), Franklin County senior Quinnaland Rhodes (8th, 19:58), Altha sophomore Christian Williford (9th, 20:02), and Malone senior Stevie Russ (13th, 20:49)


2015 FHSAA 1A District 2 Team Standings, Boys
  1. Cottondale, 53
  2. Blountstown, 62
  3. Port St. Joe, 89
  4. Wewahitchka, 90
  5. Franklin County, 109
  6. Malone, 121
  7. Sneads, 209
  8. Altha, 216
  9. Graceville, 256
The top four teams qualified for the 1A Region 1 Meet in Lake City on 31 October 2015.


2015 FHSAA 1A District 2 Top 15 Boys
  1. 18:44.77 ~ Garry Barnes (Cottondale) 11
  2. 18:51.42 ~ Jesse Boyd (Blountstown) 10
  3. 18:56.78 ~ Elijah Sarmiento (Wewahitchka) 11
  4. 19:29.14 ~ Simon Hodgson (Franklin County) 10
  5. 19:47.40 ~ Quamaine Bailey (Cottondale) 11
  6. 19:48.59 ~ Tyreek Sumner (Blountstown) 11
  7. 19:49.01 ~ Kanon Martin (Port St. Joe) 10
  8. 19:57.58 ~ Quinnaland Rhodes (Franklin County) 12
  9. 20:01.58 ~ Christian Williford (Altha) 10
  10. 20:33.14 ~ Michael Black (Cottondale) 11
  11. 20:34.47 ~ Devin Crews (Port St. Joe) 9
  12. 20:38.09 ~ Weston Schrock (Blountstown) 10
  13. 20:48.38 ~ Stevie Russ (Malone) 12
  14. 20:53.25 ~ Jonah Bidwell (Wewahitchka) 10
  15. 20:56.47 ~ Enrique Nandho (Blountstown) 9

The boys' race had been decided by just 30 meters, but in the girls' 5K Blountstown's Chelsee Cook-McGee finished nearly 300 meters ahead of the next runner. That runner-up spot went to Wewahitchka sophomore Sha Mario Cole in 23:51, the 2014 1A District 2 girls' champion. Cottondale seventh-grader Diana Compean was third in 24:48.


Compean was joined by Cottondale Hornet eighth-grader Kelsie Barnes (7th, 25:59), eighth-grader Valerie Sampson (13th, 27:32), sixth-grader Jersie McGinty (16th, 28:17), and senior Zoee Warren (24th, 29:46) to give the team 57 points and the District title. The defending champions from Wewahitchka were a close second with 62 points, and Blountstown was third with 79. Led by the 27:16 eleventh place showing of eighth-grader Bobbi Finuff, Altha was fourth with 27:16. Those four teams advanced to the Region, the other three teams didn't qualify.


The individuals who qualified independent of their teams were Sneads frosh Marissa Baxter (4th, 25:12), Graceville seventh-grader Dayonna Smith (5th, 25:39), Port St. Joe seventh-grader Savannah Burkett (9th, 26:49), Port St Joe frosh Quinci Elphinstone (10th, 27:05), Sneads frosh Amber Clark (14th, 27:51), and Graceville sophomore Nekayla Gillette (15th, 28:07).


2015 FHSAA 1A District 2 Team Standings, Girls
  1. Cottondale, 57
  2. Wewahitchka, 62
  3. Blountstown, 79
  4. Altha, 89
  5. Franklin County, 120
  6. Graceville, 131
  7. Sneads, 138
The top four teams qualified for the 1A Region 1 Meet in Lake City on 31 October 2015.


2015 FHSAA 1A District 2 Top 15 Girls
  1. 22:31.34 ~ Chelsee Cook-McGee (Blountstown) 11
  2. 23:50.78 ~ Sha Mario Cole (Wewahitchka) 10
  3. 24:47.70 ~ Diana Compean (Cottondale) 7
  4. 25:11.63 ~ Marissa Baxter (Sneads) 9
  5. 25:38.79 ~ Dayonna Smith (Graceville) 7
  6. 25:40.86 ~ Rylee Waters (Wewahitchka) 10
  7. 25:58.45 ~ Kelsie Barnes (Cottondale) 8
  8. 26:29.05 ~ Summer Hill (Blountstown) 11
  9. 26:48.30 ~ Savannah Burkett (Port St. Joe) 7
  10. 27:04.23 ~ Quinci Elphinstone (Port St. Joe) 9
  11. 27:15.70 ~ Bobbi Finuff (Altha) 8
  12. 27:22.11 ~ Rayanna Penix (Wewahitchka) 9
  13. 27:31.47 ~ Valerie Sampson (Cottondale) 8
  14. 27:50.89 ~ Amber Clark (Sneads) 9
  15. 28:06.77 ~ Nekayla Gillette (Graceville) 10

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Sunday, January 11, 2015

Howell and Atkinson win the mile at the Sprint

SeahawkWinter is indoor track season, but there are no indoor tracks in Florida. Why should there be? It may get a bit chilly at times in the Sunshine State, but your outdoor track will never be buried under snowdrifts. You don't need to resort to a snow shovel; it's always available. Put on another pullover and go run.


Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has a rational approach to the situation. Since at least as early as 2007, the Eagles have hosted the annual Embry Riddle Indoor Outdoor Challenge--as they describe it, "indoor events on the outdoor track." On Friday evening, 9 January 2015, the Franklin County High Seahawks followed suit by hosting an outdoor meet during indoor season, the inaugural Jingle Bell Sprint. Don't let the "Sprint" fool you. In spite of the name, the meet included a full schedule of running events. In addition to the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 400 meter dashes or "sprints," there was also the 800 meter run and the crowning glory of indoor track, the mile. Actually, it was the almost-as-good 1600 meter run, but let's not fight over 944 centimeters. It was a four-lap race in the middle of what passes for winter in the Florida panhandle.


Blountstown High senior Thomas Howell and Wakulla High sophomore Bryce Cole raced ahead of the rest of the field in the 1600, quickly turning it into a two-man competition. Howell won the duel by a few steps over Cole, 4:56.1 to 4:57.3. Cora Atkinson of Life University was the fastest woman on the track, finishing fourth overall in 6:01.7. Wakulla sophomore Haleigh Martin was second in the women's standings, placing sixth overall in 6:10.4. Eastpoint, Florida, veterinarian Hobson Fulmer took top master honors, coming in ninth overall in 7:01.7.


Outdoor track season comes early enough in Florida, no later than mid February. Until then, there's the Jingle Bell Sprint.


2015 Jingle Bell Sprint 1600-meter run
  1. 4:56.1 ~ Thomas Howell (M, 18) Blountstown HS
  2. 4:57.3 ~ Bryce Cole (M, 16) Wakulla HS
  3. 6:00.4 ~ Travis Parks (M, 18) Wakulla HS
  4. 6:01.7 ~ Cora Atkinson (F, 20) Life University
  5. 6:07.2 ~ Sam Roddenberry (M, 16) Wakulla HS
  6. 6:10.4 ~ Haleigh Martin (F, 15) Wakulla HS
  7. 6:12.6 ~ Riley Welch (M, 17) Wakulla HS
  8. 6:37.2 ~ Dalton Wood (M, 15) Wakulla HS
  9. 7:01.7 ~ Hobson Fulmer (M, 59) Tates Hell Track Club
  10. 7:19.0 ~ Damien Freeman (M, ) Franklin County HS
  11. 7:20.0 ~ Rosie Davis (F, 12) Franklin County HS
  12. 8:04.4 ~ Nick Yonclas (M, 71)
  13. 8:32.0 ~ Tommy Varner (M, )
  14. 9:00.7 ~ Michael Martin (M, 38)

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