Calvary relay, East Fel ATH among 2A notable performers on track
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Mansfield claimed its second straight boys outdoor track and field state championship Friday, this time in Class 2A after winning 3A last spring. And the meet also featured several notable performances by multisport standouts among their schools’ top football prospects.…
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Continue ReadingMansfield claimed its second straight boys outdoor track and field state championship Friday, this time in Class 2A after winning 3A last spring.
And the meet also featured several notable performances by multisport standouts among their schools’ top football prospects.
Calvary Baptist 4×400-meter relay
A trio of the Cavaliers’ top football players in 2024 defensive back Landon Sylvie Landon Sylvie 5'10" | 150 lbs | DB Calvary Baptist | 2024 State LA , 2024 receiver John Simon IV and 2025 receiver Kolby Thomas Kolby Thomas 5'10" | 160 lbs | WR Calvary Baptist | 2025 State LA ran the first three legs of a title-winning 4×400-meter relay. But they weren’t shy about the fact that their game plan was ultimately just “get the baton to Burney,” the standout 2025 distance runner Jackson Burney who is listed on the football roster to open the spring.
Herman Batiste Jr. — 6-1, 175 ATH — East Feliciana (2024)
The multisport athlete is another, alongside Trey’Dez Green Trey’Dez Green 6'7" | 225 lbs | ATH Zachary | 2024 State LA and Stanley Gilmore Stanley Gilmore 5'10" | 175 lbs | ATH East Feliciana | 2024 State LA 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.
Tyshawn Johnson Tyshawn Johnson 5'7" | 150 lbs | WR Mangham | 2023 LA —5-7, 150 WR — Mangham (2023)
The senior wide receiver anchored his Dragons’ first-place 4×200-meter (1:29.46) and second-place 4×100-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.
Ollie Brumfield — 6-1, 160 WR — Northlake Christian (2024)
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 4×400-meter team, which finished sixth at 3:36.78.
Savantez Phillips — 6-2, 180 WR — Jonesboro-Hodge (2023)
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.
Zion Gray — 6-4, 190 WR — Jonesboro-Hodge (2023)
Another J-Hodge receiver and another event winner, Gray took the Class 2A triple jump with a mark of 44-06.00.
Kam Franklin Kam Franklin 6'3" | 185 lbs | DB Oak Grove | 2023 State LA — 6-3, 185 DB — Oak Grove (2023)
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.
Jake Ibieta Jake Ibieta 6'3" | 220 lbs | DL Country Day | 2023 State LA —6-3, 220 DL — Country Day (2023)
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.
Carlos Bazert Carlos Bazert 6'1" | 240 lbs | DL Avoyelles | 2023 State LA Jr. — 6-1, 240 LB/DL — Avoyelles (2023)
and Reginald Alexander Reginald Alexander 6'4" | 330 lbs | DL Avoyelles | 2023 State LA — 6-4, 330 DL — Avoyelles (2023)
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.
Leonard Mosley — 6-0, 245 DL — Red River (2023)
The defensive end split the Avoyelles teammates with his fourth-place finish and personal-record 46-08.25 in the shot put.
Layden Richards — 6-2, 230 — Springfield (2023)
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.
Zamarion Webber Zamarion Webber 6'0" | 185 lbs | RB Franklin | 2023 State LA — 6-0, 185 RB — Franklin (2023)
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.