By Dave Brousseau - BCAA Writer

CORAL SPRINGS – There was a common denominator among a handful of athletes competing in this year’s annual BCAA Track and Field Championships held at Coral Springs High last Friday.

By the time the Pembroke Pines Flanagan boys and Fort Lauderdale Dillard girls were awarded the team titles, six athletes were double winners for their respective school’s if not repeat winners from the previous year.

Alexia Reid of Dillard won 100 and 400 hurdles for the second consecutive year to help the Panthers successfully defend the county championship. The Panthers with 153 points, while St. Thomas Aquinas had 132.5 points.

“I feel like I’ve done a lot better than in previous years,” said Reid, who is a University of Central Florida signee. “I’m still working on my start. I’ve worked hard and the results are amazing.” 

Reid’s performance was duplicated when she won both events last year. But it wasn’t until the Panthers swept the 800-meter run did they took the team lead for good. Dillard finished with 

“We came in here to defend with a championship mentality,” Dillard coach Davidson Gill. “I wanted to see where we were at from a mental standpoint and get ready for a that championship mentality.”

As for other double winners, Patchnalie Compere of Oakland Park Northeast successfully her 100- and 200-meter titles.

Idorenyin Essiet of Pompano Beach, who was awarded the top female performer of the meet after she won long jump (18-1.50) and triple-jump (35-3.75) and second in the high jump (5-1.75). She helped the Tornadoes to a surprising third place finish with 61 points.

Jonathan Carter won the 110 (14.96) and 400 Hurdles (53.98) to lead the Falcons and was named the top Male Athlete of the meet.

Flanagan finished in the top three places in nine events, which was key to becoming a repeat champion.

“Everybody had to do their part,” said Flanagan coach Jessica Carter. “I told them if everyone plays their role and let the chips fall where they may. If they win by collectively doing their part and ran for each other as a team.”

Joshua Gammage, who was coming off a hamstring injury that kept him sidelined for several weeks, was a winner of the 1600 (4:15.75) and 3200-meter races (9:32.43).

Christian Moreau of St. Thomas Aquinas won shot put (55-8.50) and discus (143-3).

Boys team scores (Top 5)

1. Flanagan 97; 2. Dillard 91; 3. St. Thomas Aquinas 64; 4. Coral Springs 62.5; 5. Boyd Anderson 57.

Individual results

4x800 relay: 1. Dillard (Delgado, Hamilton, Joseph, Sewel) 8:01.08; 2. Taravella 8:05.70; 3. Northeast 8:10.97; 110 hurdles: 1. Carter  (FLAN) 14.96; 2. Tommie (BA) 14.96; 3. Marrero (CS) 15.00; 100: 1. Smith (DILL) 10.72; 2. Thomas (FLAN) 10.77; 3. Stewart-McLaren (BA) 10.89; 1600: 1. Gammage (DILL) 4:15.75; 2. Moise (MCA) 4:23.88; 3. Spence IV (FLAN) 4:28.91; 4x100 relay: 1. Flanagan (Harris, Thomas, Newby, Hawkins) 41.28; 2. Dillard 41.38; 3. Cardinal Gibbons 41.68; 400: 1. Joseph (DILL)  47.92; 2. Jewell (DB) 48.39; 3. Thomas (PLAN) 48.58; 400 hurdles: 1. Carter (FLAN) 53.98; 2. Campbell (NE) 54.03; 3. Carroll (NOVA) 55.35; 800: 1. Belizaire (CS) 1:55.34; 2. Sewel (DILL) 1:55.65; 3. Spence IV (FLAN) 1:56.25; 200: 1. Thomas (FLAN) 21.82; 2. Smith (DILL) 21.83; 3. Boucard (MIR) 22.08; 3200: 1. Gammage (DILL) 9:32.43; 2. Moise (MCA) 9:57.07; 3. Stewart (PPC) 10:03.80; 4x400 relay: 1. Dillard (Joseph Jennings, Sapp, Smith) 3:15.22; 2. Miramar 3:16.25; 3. Flanagan 3:18.29; Shot put: 1. Moreau (STA) 55-8.50; 2. Cadet (BA) 45-5.75; 3. Dickenson (SB) 44-6.25; Discus: 1. Moreau (STA) 143-3; 2. Ruskin (NE) 137-4;  3. Yuan (CS) 136-3; Long jump: 1. Hawkins (FLAN) 22-7.75; 2. Adras (STA) 21-4; 3. Tommie (BA) 21-3.25; Triple jump: 1. Tommie (BA) 44-8.25; 2. Joseph (TARA) 42-0; 3. Monpas (BE) 41-10.75; High jump: 1. D’Oleo (STA) 6-5.50; 2. Prien (NE) 6-3.50; 3. Cadet (BA) 6-3.50; Javelin: 1. Ruskin (NE) 157-2; 2. Huggins (CRK) 137-11; 3. Thomas (MIR) 130-6; Pole vault: 1. Sammuels (CS) 13-1.50; 2. Hawkins (STA) 11-5.75; 3. Ross (STA) 10-11.75.

Girls team scores (Top 5)

1. Dillard 153; 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 132.5; 3. Pompano Beach 61; 4. Coral Springs Charter 48; 5. Flanagan 37.

Individual results

4x800 relay: 1. Dillard (Greene, Simpson, Williams, Gammage) 9:39.04; 2. Taravella 10:04.97; 3. Pompano Beach 10:16.86; 100 hurdles: 1. Reid (DILL) 13.85; 2. Samuel (FLAN) 13.88; 3. Allen (STA) 14.27; 100: 1. Compere (NE) 11.81; 2. Griggs (DILL) 11.86; 3. Woolcock (STA) 12.15; 1600: 1. Finneran (STA) 4:58.09; 2. Collins (DILL) 5:05.81; 3. Gore (DILL) 5:10.09; 4x100 relay: 1. Pompano Beach (Richardson, Christie, Hunt, Colon) 47.98; 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 48.10; 3. Douglas 48.71; 400: 1. Frazier (DILL) 54.43; 2. Barbary (FLAN) 55.13; 3. Morgan (STA) 56.33; 400 hurdles: 1. Reid (DILL) 1:00.38; 2. Allen (STA) 1:01.17; 3. Jackson (STA) 1:02.25; 800: 1. Collins (DILL) 2:13.84; 2. Gore (DILL) 2:15.49; 3. Greene (DILL) 2:16.32; 200: 1. Compere (NE) 23.83; 2. Griggs (DILL) 24.03; 3. Woolcock (STA) 24.5; 3200: 1. Parrott (CSC) 11:25.88; 2. Gold (STA) 11:33.14; 3. Williams (DILL) 11:33.84; 4x400 relay: 1. Dillard (Reid, Christian, Bryant, Frazier) 3:51.81; 2. Northeast 3:59.54; 3. Cypress Bay 4;02.06; Shot put: 1. Harris (CSC) 36-6.75; 2. Dorvil (CSC) 35-8.50; 3. Powell (FTL) 34-1.50; Discus: 1. Joseph (MIR) 117-1; 2. Watt (CGL) 109-2; 3. Harris (CSC) 108-4; Long jump: 1. Essiet (PB) 18-1.50; 2. Morgan (STA) 16-9.25; 3. Robinson (BA) 16-8.75; Triple jump: 1. Essiet (PB) 35-3.75; 2. Robinson (BA) 35-0.25; 3. Pridgen (STA) 34-6.25; High jump: 1. Westley (CG) 5-3.75; 2. Essiet (PB) 5-1.75; 3. Marley (STA) 4-9.75; Javelin: 1. Lewis (FTL) 110-10; 2. Lacaria (CG) 101-6; 3. Maniscalco (CSC) 89-6; Pole vault: 1. Newkirk (DILL) 8-6.25; 2. Koontz (STA) 8-6.25; 3. Orris (STA) 8-0.50.

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