Jenkins County track heats up with a first place win

JCHS senior, Jamar Holmes (center), was presented with the overall high point plaque by the family of Parker-White. Holmes had a total of 24.5 points individually at the Swainsboro meet.

Jenkins County High School tracksters recently placed first in the Parker-White Relays in Swainsboro.

"The whole team was responsible for the victory," said coach Charlie Waters. "Every point counts, and we needed all that we could get to defeat these good teams."

Jamar Holmes had a big day, racking up 24.5 points for the team. He, along with other members of team A Boyd Sasser, Brandon Wade and Martivious Morris, placed first in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:37. Individually, he placed second in the 400 with a time of 52.01; fourth in the triple jump, 40-10; and second in the high jump, 5-8.

The Eagles' 4x100 relay team A took second place with a time of 43.78. Members of the relay team include Boyd Sasser, Jamar Holmes, Dexter Golphin and Patrick Moody.

Martivious Morris brought home a first and second place win in the 400 and 300 intermediate hurdles with a time of 51.38 and 40.71, respectively.

The team is pictured, from left, first row: Boyd Sasser, Dexter Golphin and Patrick Moody; second row: Dontavious Young, Coley Clifton, James Bramblett, Martivious Morris, representatives of the Parker-White family, Jamar Holmes, Vincent Bynes, Brandon Wade and coach Charlie Waters; and third row: Chuck Sanders, Bernard Doyle, Charles Reynolds, Bradley Black, Justin Foster, Chris Griffin, Mason Johnson, Ralph Sims, Anthony Coggins and Chardorrol Milton. (Photos contributed)

Other runners scoring points for the team included James Bramblett who placed second in the 3200 with a time of 11:41 and third in the 1600 (5:10); Mason Johnson, fourth in the 3200 (12.54); Brandon Wade, first in the 1600(5:02); Patrick Moody, second in the 100 (11.03) and fourth in the 200 (23.50); Vincent Bynes, first in the 800 (2:12); and Brandon Wade, second in the 800 (2:15). Also, the JCHS 4x400 relay team B finished third. Members include Vincent Bynes, Ralph Sims, Dexter Golphin and Coley Clifton.

Others placing in the field events were Justin Foster, fifth in the shotput (39-10); and Dexter Golphin, second in long jump (20-3).

Jenkins County finished the day with a total of 143 points, five points ahead of second place finisher, Swainsboro and 113 points ahead of third place, Butler.

Later in the week, the Eagles battled all afternoon in Thomson to pull out a victory in the last race to beat the Bulldogs.

"Our guys have never gotten to travel to Thomson for a track meet," said coach Waters. "Their focus was unmatched all day long, even during the almost 2-hour bus ride there. They slept, and I didn't hear a word. You would have thought it was the region championship on the line."

The Eagles went first and second in the 4x400 relay to score 74 points, beating Thomson's 67 and Lincoln County's 9.