Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

PHS Track Squad Comes Together To Take District Title

The 1997 spring track and field season for the Wolves was marked with bad weather, injuries and other assortments of bad luck, but the team put it all togehter for two days last week in the 7AA conference meet for the district championship.

On Tuesday the field event depth belonged to Prescott as the Wolves racked up 75 points in the field and six more in the 4x800 for a day-one total of 81 points.

When the running finals got underway on Thursday they added another 108 points to lead the field of 7AA schools. Nashville edged out Fordyce by one point (111-110) for the runner-up spot.

This conference title was number 15 under coach Eddie Jackson's tenure, who has begun his work at Hampton.

In addition to dominating this meet, the Wolves put themselves in good shape to make a run at the state title this Saturday at Clarksville. Coach Jackson said he would be coaching by phone this weekend and coach Ed Tyree would be working with the state qualified athletes in preparation for the state meet.

The Wolves have the potential to stay with Heber Springs if everyone does what they are capable of doing on the state level.

Even though he is now working at Hampton, coach Jackson said he will join the team on their trip to Clarksville and it would be a fitting end if the Wolves could put together a state championship on Saturday.

Listed below are the scoring performances for the Wolves from the 7AA meet.

4x100 relay: C. Hopson, A. Johnston, R. Johnson and Channing Butler, second place.

110-meter hurdles: Channing Butler, first place and Cedric Flemons, second place.

100-meter dash: C. Hopson, first place and C.D. Flemons, fifth place.

4x200 relay: Jeremy Morrow, Heath Gammage, Al Johnston and Doug Flenory, third place.

400-meter run: C.D. Flemons, first place; Jason Morrow, second place; and Shaun VanHook, fourth place.

300 intermediate hurdles: Channing Butler, third place; J. Kisselburg, fourth place; and Jeremy Morrow, fifth place.

4x800 relay: Channing Butler, Jeremy Morrow, J. Kisselburg, Jason Morrow, third place.

200-meter dash: Channing Butler, first place; Cowin Hopson, second place; and C.D. Flemons, fifth place.

1600-meter relay: Jason Morrow, C.D. Flemons, C. Hopson, Channing Butler, first place.

Shot put: T. Burton, second place; V. VanHook, fourth place.

Discus: T. Burton, third place; and B. Vanhook, fourth place.

Long jump: Jason Morrow, second place; Rashad Johnson, fourth place; C.D. Flemons, fifth place; and C. Hopson, sixth place.

High jump: C.D. Flemons, first place.

Pole vault: Jason Morrow, first place; Jas. Kisselburg, second place and Jeremy Morrow, fourth place.

The Wolves were led by Cedric Flemons with 36 1/2 points and Channing Butler with 36 points.