Pensacola Christian, Central track and field athletes take on state championship | AREA ROUNDUP

For the first time since 1970, the Jay baseball team will be fighting for a state championship.

Elsewhere, Class 1A concluded its track and field season.

Here's a roundup of area contests that happened on Wednesday, May 15.

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Baseball

Jay 4, Lafayette 2: Ethan McDonald had three crucial RBIs to push the Royals into the state championship, defeating Lafayette in the state semifinals in Fort Myers.

Jay initially opened the scoring in the third inning off a throwing error before the Hornets got a pair of runs in the bottom half of the frame. A two-RBI double from McDonald in the fifth put the Royals up, 3-2, before an RBI single in the top of the seventh from McDonald gave Jay an insurance run.

Jax Lowery kept the bats silent in the bottom half of the seventh to secure victory.

McDonald finished the night with two hits, including a double, and three RBIs. Wyatt Peaden added a pair of hits, also with a double, and two runs. Landon Golden tripled, and Hayden Morris and Lowery each hit a single.

Grayson Shehan and Ryan Starosta both plated runs.

Golden threw four innings on the mound for Jay, striking out two batters. He surrendered eight hits, two runs and a walk. Lowery, in relief, struck out four batters in three innings, allowing just two hits.

Jay (18-10) plays top-seeded Bozeman for the Class 1A state championship on Thursday.

Track and field

Class 1A state championship: The University of North Florida hosted the state track and field championship meet for Class 1A.

The Pensacola Christian boys team placed seventh in the state with 21.5 points. Athletes from Central also competed at the state meet. On the girls side, Pensacola Christian came in 15th with 17 points.

Here are how area athletes finished. Athletes in the top eight earned points for their respective teams:

Boys

• High jump: Quincy Williams (Pensacola Christian) – 5 feet, 11.5 inches (5th); Dakota Bowman (Central) – 5 feet, 9.75 inches (10th)
• Shot put: Jarod Tupua (Pensacola Christian) – 48 feet, 6 inches (3rd); Steven Ulloa (Pensacola Christian) – 47 feet, 10 inches (5th)
• Javelin: Jake Stoodt (Pensacola Christian) – 146 feet, 9 inches (11th)
• Pole vault: Therron Percival (Pensacola Christian) – 14 feet, 3.25 inches (2nd); Christian Cochran (Pensacola Christian) – 11 feet, 9.75 inches (12th)
• Discus: Keaton Henry (Central) – 132 feet, 5 inches (13th)
• Triple jump: Quincy Williams (Pensacola Christian) – 41 feet, 1.75 inches (14th)
• 4x800-meter relay: Pensacola Christian (Dominic Litchfield, Jed Fears, Michael Dillon, Andrew Sheppard) – 8 minutes, 23.26 seconds (9th)
• 1,600-meter run: Andrew Sheppard (Pensacola Christian) – 4 minutes, 31.30 seconds (12th)
• 4x400-meter relay: Pensacola Christian (Christian Cochran, Dominic Litchfield, Andrew Sheppard, Therron Percival) – 3 minutes, 31.36 seconds (11th)

Girls

• Pole vault: Cadence Black (Pensacola Christian) – 8 feet, 10.25 inches (6th)
• Discus: Lauren Porter (Pensacola Christian) – 86 feet, 10 inches (18th)
• 4x800-meter relay: Pensacola Christian (Reagan Smith, Karissa Keyser, Jaimee Tutton, RaeAnne Tutton) – 9 minutes, 39.36 seconds (3rd)
• 400-meter dash: Rezaria Carter (Pensacola Christian) – 59.03 seconds (11th)
• 3,200-meter run: RaeAnne Tutton (Pensacola Christian) – 11 minutes, 3.94 seconds (5th); Jaimee Tutton (Pensacola Christian) – 11 minutes, 4.47 seconds (6th); Reagan Smith (Pensacola Christian) – 11 minutes, 16.2 seconds (7th); Sofia Peterlevitz (Pensacola Christian) – 12 minutes, 17.12 seconds (18th)
• 4x400-meter relay: Pensacola Christian (Ziyonna Carter, Jayln Johnson, Oceana Griego, Rezaria Carter) – 4 minutes, 13.19 seconds (15th)

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