Springer rules Girls Division as HC wins Boys 

Springer Memorial roared to an inevitable victory when the curtains came down at the Shane Brathwaite Zone of the 2023 Dasani-Powerade Barbados Secondary Schools Athletic Championships zone (BSSAC).

The new Zone, Shane Brathwaite Zone, created for the BSSAC Championships was full of action and the Springer Memorial athletes made sure they were in the thick of things as they battle for all of the podium places in ever Girls Division event. 

In the end they amassed an impressive tally of 613.5 points over the two days with their victory secured by the end of the first day of action as they had led by almost 100 points at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex. 

Adrift by over 200 points in second place was Harrison College with 388.5 points, third was The Lodge School with 330.5, fourth Frederick Smith with 194.5 and rounding off the top five was Deighton Griffith with 159 points. 

In the Boys Division the winner of the Zone was Harrison College with 521 points, while The Lodge School was second with 467 points and third was St. Leonard’s Boys with 324 points. 

Because it was a new Zone winners of every event in each Division would be the record holder for the Zone. 

The Lodge School reminded everyone that they once ruled the quarter mile event winning the Boys Open 4-400m relay, despite one of the their athletes falling. But such was their lead over the rest of the field they still stormed to victory by four (4) seconds.

Alyssa Weekes from Deighton Griffith sped her way to victory in the 200m Under-17 Girls in 25.53 secs, while the Boys Division winner was Ke’iron Haynes from the Lodge School in 22.61 secs. 

Weekes also won the Girls 100m in 12.58 secs. 

With only eight athletes the Girls Under-20 200m was a head to head battle to the line and it was Tuwana McClean from Springer that won in 25.23 secs. McClean also won the 400m (58.88 secs). 

Amani Mascoll-Beckles from the Lodge School ran away from the field to win the Boys Under-20 200m in 21.71 secs. 

The Boys Under-20 100m winner was Jeremy Small from Harrison College in 10.82 secs as he edged out Mascoll- Beckles (10.84 secs) to the line.

Romancia Wiltshire from Springer Memorial won the Girls Under-20 100m in 12.27 secs, narrowly defeating schoolmate Maliah Edwards (12.28 secs). Wiltshire was second in the 200m (25.79secs).

Amari Forde from Harrison College was the Boys Under-17 100m winner in 11.23 secs, while 

Shane Brathwaite Zone BSSAC Final Points 

Female Team Scores 

Springer Memorial School SPR – 613.5

Harrison College HC – 388.5

The Lodge School TLS –330.5

Frederick Smith Secondary School FSS – 194.5

Deighton Griffith Secondary DG – 159

Parkinson Memorial School PA – 87

Mae Team Scores

Harrison College HC – 521

The Lodge School TLS – 467 

St. Leonard’s Boys’ School SLB – 324

Frederick Smith Secondary School FSS – 184

Parkinson Memorial School PA – 177

Deighton Griffith Secondary DG – 158