Lady Indians Win At Bleckley County

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The Vidalia High School track and field teams were at Bleckley County last week.

Girls

The Lady Indians Indians rallied to score 159 points while Bleckley County scored 150 and Heard County's scored 142. The Lady's were well prepared to face off with the number 1 team in the state, Bleckley County as they persevered throughout the evening winning multiple events. Takaiyah Bacon, Dreshiya Jackson and Mischa Wardlaw are quite the trio in the long jump as they placed 1st, 2nd and 4th.

Takaiyah and Dreshiya returned to the runway to win 1st and 2nd in the triple jump as well. Kayden Love and Zenobia Rollins placed 1st and 2nd in the 100m then joined forces with J'Miyah Hunt and Dreshiya Jackson to sweep the 4x100m and 4x100m relays with yet another win. J'Miyah hit the track again to turn in a personal best time in the 2oo earning the win. The ladies ended the night with a 2nd place finish and another season best performance in the 4x400m relay with team members of Takaiyah Bacon, Messiah Salem, Emilynn Campbell and J'Miyah Hunt.

'At the end of the night, it was awesome to watch these ladies fight through each event and in pursuit of victory. They knew this was going to be a battle, but they embraced the challenge with grit and determination. The season isn't over but it was a big win for the Ladies.'

Boys

The boys fell short to the defending State Champions with team scores: continued from page

Bleckley County-157, Vidalia 152, Heard County 120. Leading the charge once again were the dominant relays with Jaydyn Young, Jamarion Lanier, Tyler McKinney and Andre Jackson bringing home the win in the 4x100m and 4x200m. Andre and Tyler are a force in the 100m as they placed 1st and 2nd only to return to the track with another win for Andre and 3rd place finish for Tyler. Jaydyn Young continues to lead the state in 110m and 300m hurdles winning both events. Cash Driggers placed 2nd in the 800m with an impressive time of 1:59. Simon Collins had a massive personal best in the 1,600m placing 3rd with a time of 4:45.

Coach Mandy Godbee said, “Although the results aren’t what they were aiming for, the Indians know what they are up against and are ready to refocus, make corrections and hit the track again on April 3 at Southeast Bulloch.”