BSSAC Frank Blackman Zone day 1

SMS on course to win BSSAC Girls Frank Blackman Zone Girls Title

The St. Michael School (SMS) look set to capture the Girls Title with a commanding lead after day one of the Wibisco Frank Blackman Zone of the 2023 Powerade-Dasani Barbados Secondary Schools Athletic Championships.

Action moved from Harrison College to the Usain Bolt Sports Complex and shifted from the field events to the track events for the first time this week. 

With an impressive showing in the field and now on the track SMS have amassed 339 points with one day left in the zone.

Adrift by 161 points is Queen’s College (QC) with 178 points and hot on their heels are Princess Margaret (PM) with 160 points and Coleridge and Parry (CPS) in fourth with 147 points. 

First in the Standings is Lester Vaughan with 229 points but the battle is far from over with QC a mere 8 points off on 221 points. The title fight could turn into a three or four way battle with Coleridge and Parry (CPS) on 181 points, and Lester Vaughan (LV) with 144 points. 

In the 200 metres QC won the Boys Under-13 and Under-15. Zane-Andrew Clarke who won his heat also won the under-13 overall with a time of 26.58 seconds while his teammate Danari Griffith who won the other time final was second in 26.70 seconds.  Third was Demeetrius Forde from Lester Vaughan in 26.90 secs. 

Josiah Gill (QC) running in the second time final won the Under-15 overall in 24.47 secs. Second place overall went to the first time final heat winner Denaro Thornhill from Lester Vaughan in 24.82 secs and third was Elierzer Williams (CPS) in 24.86 secs. 

Gill (46.49 secs) was also third in the 300m hurdles which was won by his teammate Tevon Cadogan (QC) in 46.10 secs. Second was Zarell Harding (CPS) in 46.38 secs. 

The 100m had some close battles as well despite running in separate heats. Chelsea Worrell-Carter (QC) win her heat and the overall title for the Under-17 Girls 100m in 12.89 secs. Winner of the other heat Azara Husbands (SMS) was second with 12.91 secs and third Davina Gaskin (LV) in 13.14 secs. 

The Boys Under-17 was won by Shamari Addison (QC) in 11.44 secs, and second was Geovanny Lee (CPS) in 11.53 secs and third was Dimani Alleyne (TES) in 11.54 secs. 

Nya Browne (QC) captured the Girls Under-20 title for the 100m with a time of 12.60 secs. Second was Gabrielle Pinder (SMS) in 12.76 secs and third Makayla Smith (SMS) in 13.03 secs. 

The Boys Under-20 sprint title went to Jadon Pearce (SMS) who clocked the same time as Jaquan Pilgrim (SMS) 11.32 secs. Third was Sean Raphael (QC) in 11.34 secs. 

Winners of the quarter mile were  Ariel Archer (PM) in 61.11 secs in the Under-17 girls, Kaden Dowrich-Roach (CPS) won the Boys in the Under-17 in 51.07 secs. 

Brieanna Boyce (SMS) won the Girls Under-20 in 59.64secs from Jahzara Holford (SMS) 60.41 secs and Makayla Smith (QC) in 63.45 secs. 

Josiah Parris (SMS) won the Boys Under-20 400m in 49.20 secs, while Amir Gustave (DJSS) was second in 51.09 secs and third was Sherwin Bourne Jr (SMS) in 52.77 secs.

OVERALL POINTS STANDINGS

Wibisco Frank Blackman Zone  

Female Points

1 The St. Michael School (SMS) – 339

2  Queen’s College (QC) – 178

3 Princess Margaret Secondary (PM) – 160

4 Coleridge and Parry (CPS) – 147

5 Lester Vaughan School (LV) – 100 

6 Ursuline Convent School (UCS) – 49

7 Daryll Jordan Secondary School (DJSS) – 38

8 The Ellerslie School (TES) – 24

9 St. Winifred’s School (SWS) – 4

Male Points  

1 The St. Michael School (SMS) – 229

2 Queen’s College (QC) – 221

3 Coleridge and Parry (CPS) – 181

4 Lester Vaughan School (LV) – 144

5 Daryll Jordan Secondary School (DJSS) – 127.5

6 Princess Margaret Secondary (PM) – 112

7 The Ellerslie School (TES) – 73

8 Ursuline Convent School (UCS) – 27.5

9 St. Winifred’s School (SWS) – 22

10 Lockerbie College (LC) – 2