Two squads strong on depth battled it out for team supremacy Saturday afternoon at the Cumberland Invitational.
In the end, it was La Salle Academy that went home with the hardware with a narrow 80-77 win over runner-up Smithfield High at Tucker Field.
The Rams' Eliza Rego established a meet with a convincing victory in the 3,000-meter run where she was timed in 10 minutes, 2.70 seconds. Senior teammate Sheridan Wilbur edged Cumberland's Nicole Barger in the 800m run with a time of 2:17.50 to the Clipper senior's 2:17.90 effort. The Rams also copped the 4x400m relay with a combined time of 4:10.80.
In the 1,500m, Narragansett junior Marissa McPhillips won by more than five seconds with a time of 4:49.20.
North Kingstown freshman Tereza Bolibruch was a double winner, taking both hurdle events. She won the 100mH at 15.40 and was first in the 300mH in 47.90.
Hope dominated the sprint events with senior Quashira McIntosh breaking the tape in the 100m dash at 12.0 and junior Chevell Burgess a victor in the 200m at 25.80. Both teammates were also part of the Blue Waves' winning 4x100m squad that was timed in 48.10.
Defending state high jump champion Carly Timpson copped her specialty with a heaight of 5 feet, 1 inch. Classical senior Alva Hicks withstood a tight challenge from Toll Gate's Courtney Jacobsen in the hammer with a winning distance of 167-9. Jacobsen secured second at 166-09.
Elite performances from this session
Girls Highlights
- 100 Meter Dash - Quashira Mcintosh (Hope High School) 12.00; Quinn Harlan (Woonsocket High School) 12.20;
- 1,500 Meter Run - Marissa Mcphillips (Narragansett High School) 4:49.20; Sofia White (Portsmouth High School) 4:54.60; Isabel Baker (Chariho Regional High School) 4:55.40; Amy Laverty (Cumberland) 4:56.60;
- 3,000 Meter Run - Eliza Rego (La Salle Academy) 10:02.70; Bethany Nunnery (North Kingstown High School) 10:30.50;
- 800 Meter Run - Sheridan Wilbur (La Salle Academy) 2:17.50; Nichole Barger (Cumberland) 2:17.90; Meghann Maguire (North Kingstown High School) 2:18.30; Marissa Mcphillips(Narragansett High School) 2:18.50;
- Hammer Throw - Alva Hicks (Classical High School) 167-9; Courtney Jacobsen (Toll Gate High School) 166-4; Lysah Russell (Classical High School) 159-7; Carly Timpson (Narragansett High School) 159-6; Lauren Swanson (East Greenwich High School) 150-8; Faye Gauthier (West Warwick High School) 132-6; Tara Rochefort (Woonsocket High School) 128-7; Rebecca Dickinson (North Kingstown High School) 127-9; Joangely Mata (Mount Pleasant High School) 126-3; Katerina Gray (Lincoln High School) 124-0; Samantha Andrews (Lincoln High School) 121-0; Ashley Martinez (Woonsocket High School) 120-2; Ariana Mcdevitt (Central Falls Senior High School) 119-6; Ruby Nguyen (Coventry High School) 117-2; Amanda Taft(Woonsocket High School) 116-7; Athena Silva (West Warwick High School) 116-6; Gianna Rao (Ponaganset High School) 114-9; Grace D'antuono (North Kingstown High School) 111-3;Maggie Tarmey (Lincoln High School) 111-1; Serena Gizzarelli (Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School) 110-5; Megan Sieben (Portsmouth High School) 110-2;
- Long Jump - Stephanie Mattson (Smithfield Senior High School) 17-6.5