Naggo Head Primary romped away with the INSPORTS/Devon Biscuits Primary Schools Central Championship at GC Foster today amassing an impressive 313 points and walked away with the $350,000 winning prize.
Dethroned champion Spanish Town were second with 236.5 points and collected $250,000 while Greater Portmore finished third with 229 points and got their $200,000. The surprise package St John’s Primary were fourth with 155 with Southborough completing the top five with 100 points. The teams from fourth to 10th all collected $100,000 each.
Nichkolet Brown of St John’s Won the first final of the day, the Girls’ Long Jump Open with a record leap of 4.57m ahead of Shamielia Anderson of Friendship Primary with 4.35m.
Keneisha Robinson got champions Naggo Head going capturing the Girls’ 70m Hurdles in 12.16 with her teammate Shenell Coleman third in 12.92 for 15 big points and they never looked back. Afharia Anderson of Spanish Town was second in 23.23.
The points continued to pile up for Naggo Head as they secured another 15 points in the Boys’ 70 Hurdles courtesy of Donte Barrett who lowered his own record of 11.36 done yesterday to an impressive 10.77 seconds. He was awesome and certainly had the recruiters on their toes. Dwayne Oakley of Greater Portmore was second in 11.39 and Naggo Head’s Kaydon Henry third in 11.57.
In arguably the race of the championship, Spanish Town’s Katalia Sterling outlasted favourite Waivany Walker of Naggo Head in a sterling battle in the Girls’ Class ne 400m, winning in a record 1:01.04, just ahead of yesterday’s record holder Walker in 1:01.11.
The outstanding Keneisha Robinson of Naggo Head returned and claimed her second gold capturing the Class Two 300m in a record 43.55.
St John’s Primary controlled the Boys’ Class One 400m and Class Two 300m courtesy of Iandre Brown in 58.93 and D’Andre Gobern in 43.79.
The sprints turned up some impressive displays none more than Kashmer Gunther of Southborough Primary stopping the clock at 12.08 in the Boys’ Class One 100m, erasing Jevaney Findley’s 12.13 set last year. Renardo McCalla of Naggo Head took the Class Two event in 12.95 the same as second-placed Jaden Reid of Southborough.
In the girls’ section, Shamara Chin of Greater Portmore took the Class One 100m with a record run of 12.93 while Allia Royal of Davis Primary captured the Class Two in 13.91.
There were record runs in the Class Four 60m sprints as Azaria Williams of Naggo Head won in 9.15 ahead of Jada-Kaye Brown of Greater Portmore with 9.45. Vaughn Chambers of Crescent Primary won the boys’ equivalent in a record 8.76 seconds just ahead of Jamair Dixon of Kensington Primary with 8.77.
Perez Pearson of St John’s leapt 5.15m and improved his record of 4.91m in the Boys’ Long Jump Open with Jaydon Allen of Greater Portmore finishing second with 4.97m ahead of Friendship’s Damarion Crooks with 4.93 all surpassing the previous record.
Pearson then returned and anchored his team to the Medley relay victory winning in a record 1:54.32 ahead of Kensington with 2:00.45. Naggo Head were third in 2:02.77.
In the Girls Medley Open, Kensington won in 2:00.69 ahead of St John’s with 2:06.31. Naggo Head were third in 2:06.35.
Naggo Head put the icing on the cake, running away with the Girls’ 4x200m relay in a record 1:49.12 well below the previous record of 1:52.31 held by Greater Portmore. Spanish Town were second in 1:52.66 with Greater Portmore third in 1:54.44.
Southborough closed the day’s proceeding in style winning the Boy’ 4x200m relay in 1:46.55 ahead of Naggo Head in 1:48.18 with St John’s storming into third in 1:50.92. Spanish Town which dropped the baton while leading on the third leg finished fourth in 1:51.14.
The top eight teams now advanced to the Grand finale set for May 20-22 to decide the all-island champion. Lysson primary from St Thomas had won the Eastern Championship last week. The Western Championship starts on Thursday with Corinaldi Avenue Primary of St James are the defending champions.
Top 10
1 Naggo Head………….313
2 Greater Portmore…236.5
3 Spanish Town………229
4 St John’s Primary…155
5 Southborough………100
6 Davis Primary……….95
7 St Catherine………….76
8 Kensington…………..69
9 Ascot……………………56
10 Homestead…………48.5
