Calvary relay, East Fel ATH among 2A notable performers on track

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mansfield claimed its second straight boys outdoor track and field state championship Friday, this time in Class 2A after winning 3A last spring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>And the meet also featured several notable performances by multisport standouts among their schools' top football prospects. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/GU6W-d8E4O8","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"embed-handler","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/embed/GU6W-d8E4O8 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Calvary Baptist 4x400-meter relay</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A trio of the Cavaliers' top football players in <strong>2024 defensive back [player_tooltip player_id='145363' first='Landon' last='Sylvie']</strong>, <strong>2024 receiver John Simon IV</strong> and <strong>2025 receiver [player_tooltip player_id='291081' first='Kolby' last='Thomas']</strong> ran the first three legs of a title-winning 4x400-meter relay. But they weren't shy about the fact that their game plan was ultimately just "get the baton to Burney," the standout <strong>2025 distance runner Jackson Burney</strong> who is listed on the football roster to open the spring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Herman Batiste Jr. — 6-1, 175 ATH — East Feliciana (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The multisport athlete is another, alongside [player_tooltip player_id='285194' first='Trey'Dez' last='Green'] and [player_tooltip player_id='285206' first='Stanley' last='Gilmore'] Jr., in his Tigers' rising senior class to watch this season. Batiste won the high jump (6-06.50) and long jump (23-03.50), including a personal record in the latter, and placed third in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal-record 15.00-second time and also ran a 42.10-second 300-meter hurdles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='138461' first='Tyshawn' last='Johnson'] —5-7, 150 WR — Mangham (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior wide receiver anchored his Dragons' first-place 4x200-meter (1:29.46) and second-place 4x100-meter (42.78) relayed teams and ran a personal-record 10.85-second 100-meter and 22.65-second 200-meter for fourth and fifth places, respectively, in his individual events.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ollie Brumfield — 6-1, 160 WR — Northlake Christian (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The rising senior wide receiver won the 300-meter hurdles with a 39.20-second time and finished second in the 110-meter hurdles with a personal-record 14.40-second time. Brumfield also anchored his school's 4x400-meter team, which finished sixth at 3:36.78.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Savantez Phillips — 6-2, 180 WR — Jonesboro-Hodge (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Tigers' wide receiver wrapped up his high school career with a pair of personal-record hurdle times at 14.35 seconds to win the 110-meter and 40.13 seconds in the 300-meter to finish fourth.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zion Gray — 6-4, 190 WR — Jonesboro-Hodge (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another J-Hodge receiver and another event winner, Gray took the Class 2A triple jump with a mark of 44-06.00.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='138304' first='Kam' last='Franklin'] — 6-3, 185 DB — Oak Grove (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Oklahoma State signee earned a podium spot with a third-place 10.81-second 100-meter dash, which is an exciting combination for Cowboys coaches and fans with the physicality he showed at football state championships in December.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='638999' first='Jake' last='Ibieta'] —6-3, 220 DL —&nbsp;Country Day (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The all-state defensive lineman, who is scheduled to walk on at LSU this year, finished second in the shot put with a personal-record 48-02.75 mark. The top six finishers in the event all recorded personal-records, including a string of senior football standouts led by Ibieta at No. 2. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='639712' first='Carlos' last='Bazert'] Jr. — 6-1, 240 LB/DL — Avoyelles (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='639607' first='Reginald' last='Alexander'] — 6-4, 330 DL — Avoyelles (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The big Mustangs duo finished third and fifth, respectively, in the shot put. Bazert recorded a 47-10.50 mark in his final performance for Avoyelles before heading to Butler Community College, and Alexander recorded a 44-02.50 before heading to Louisiana Christian.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leonard Mosley — 6-0, 245 DL — Red River (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The defensive end split the Avoyelles teammates with his fourth-place finish and personal-record 46-08.25 in the shot put.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Layden Richards — 6-2, 230 — Springfield (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The offensive tackle wrapped up the string of personal-bests in the shot put with his 43-02.25 mark to finish sixth in the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='639601' first='Zamarion' last='Webber'] — 6-0, 185 RB — Franklin (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The ULM signee ran a 22.88-second time in the 200-meter for sixth place as an athlete with good college-bound football size in a field of smaller sprinters. His season-best and personal-record for the event were listed as 22.55 seconds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->