LHSAA Crowns Five Girls’ Powerlifting Champions On Second Day Of State Meet
MONROE – It was a full but exciting day of championship memories as the LHSAA crowned five girls champions on the second day of its state powerlifting meet Friday.
The highlight of Friday’s all-girls meet was Lutcher’s victory in Division III which gave the Lady Bulldogs their 14th consecutive state title since 2007. Eight top two individual performances helped Lutcher compile a dominating 58 team points while state runner-up Abbeville finished with 36.
Quamecca Stafford and Shay Naquin were essential in helping the Bulldogs make history as both were awarded Most Outstanding Lifter in their respective weight classes.
In Division I, Slidell took home its first state title since 2002, finishing in the top three in six of their nine events.
The Lady Tigers edged defending champion Pineville, 36-33, for the state’s highest divisional championship. Jaylan Bickham, the 114 wight class’ state champion, was named the division’s Outstanding Lifter in the light division with a 970.36 composite score.
Zachary’s Jayden Jackson was awarded the Outstanding Lifter award in the heavyweight class with a 981.78 score.
The Tioga squad brought home its third state title in school history Friday and first since 2017 when it defeated Leesville, 52-31, for Division II’s top spot. The Lady Indians sported four state champions including Erica Jones, who was awarded the division’s Outstanding Lifter award for the light class.
South Terrebonne’s Emma Broussard earned the lifting award with a 794.21 score in the heavyweight division.
In Division IV, Port Allen took home its third consecutive title and eighth total after finishing with 57 points on the day while Pope John Paull II finished runner-up with 45 points.
Alexiz Alford was the Most Outstanding Lifter in the 165 to SHW class for the Pelicans while Savannah Burke took home the award for Northlake Christian in the lightweight class.
One point separated champion and runner-up in Division V as Calvary Baptist edged Cedar Creek by one point to capture the title. The Cavaliers captured their first state title in program history after having finished with seven individual championships on the day.
Calvarys Aubrey Mayo took home the Most Outstanding Lifter award for the lightweight class while Holden’s Kayla Davis was awarded for her efforts in the heavyweight class.
Division I
Team Scores: 1. Slidell 36, 2. Pineville 33, 3. Natchitoches Central 27, 4. Covington 27, 5. West Monroe 25, 6. Alexandria 21, 7. Dutchtown 15, 8. Northshore 12, 9. Denham Springs 11, 10. Zachary 7, 11. Southside 6, 12. St. Amant 5, 13. Central High 4, 14. Woodlawn 4, 15. Benton 3, 16. Baton Rouge 2, 17. Ruston 1, 17. New Iberia 1, 17. Terrebonne 1, 17. H.L. Bourgeois 1.
Division II
Team Scores: 1. Tioga 52, 2. Leesville 31, 3. South Terrebonne 29, 4. Assumption 19, 5. North Vermilion 17, 6. Breaux Bridge 14, 7. St. Michael 11, 7. Beau Chene 11, 9. Franklinton 11, 10. Lakeshore 9, 11. Salmen 8, 12. Peabody 8, 13. North DeSoto 7, 14. Northwood 5, 15. New Orleans M&M 4, 16. Bolton 2, 17. Pearl River 1.
Division III
Team Scores: 1. Lutcher 58, 2. Abbeville 36, 3. Mamou 20, 4. Jena 15, 5. E.D. White 14, 6. Buckeye 14, 7. Church Point 11, 8. Parkview Baptist 10, 9. Iota 10, 10. Grant 8, 11. Carroll 8, 12. Wossman 8, 12. Union 8, 14. Patrick Taylor 7, 15. St. Louis 3, 16. Berwick 3. 17. Kaplan 2, 18. Bossier 1.
Division IV
Team Scores: 1. Port Allen 57, 2. Pope John Paul II 45, 3. Northlake Christian 36, 4. D’Arbonne Woods 25, 5. Delhi Charter 19, 6. Episcopal 12, 7. Lakeview 9, 8. Doyle 8, 9. Loreauville 7, 10. St. Thomas Aquinas 4, 11. Rapides 3, 11. Springfield 3, 13. Many 3, 14. Franklin 1.
Division V
Team Scores: 1. Calvary Baptist 55, 2. Cedar Creek 54, 3. Holden 48, 4. Ascension Catholic 19, 5. Haynesville 15, 6. Vermilion Catholic 7, 6. St. Mary 7, 8. Glenmora 7, 8. Castor 7, 10. Slaughter 6, 11. Quitman 4, 12. Gueydan 1.
CORRECTIONS FOR THURSDAY’S BOYS MEET
Following its Thursday recap of the LHSAA’s powerlifting meet for the Boys’ Divisions III, IV, V championships, GeauxPreps.com learned that, unlike previous years, the top six individual place finishers were awarded points instead of the top five.
Below are updated standings for those divisions:
Division III
Team Scores: 1. Lutcher 43, 2. Iota 36, 3. Abbeville 36, 4. E.D. White 25, 5. Buckeye 22, 5. Church Point 22, 7. Union 20, 8. Carroll 14, 9. Wossman 8, 10. Jena 5, 11. St. Louis 3, 11. Erath 3, 13. Bogalusa 2, 14. Kaplan 1, 14. Marksville 1, 14. McDonogh #35 1.
Division IV
Team Scores: 1. Many 38, 2. Pope John Paul II 31, 3. Northlake Christian 25, 4. Delhi Charter 25, 5. Episcopal 20, 6. St. Thomas Aquinas 19, 7. Holy Savior Menard 10, 8. Catholic-NI 10, 9. Winnfield 9, 9. Springfield 9, 11. Doyle 8, 12. Lakeview 8, 13. Notre Dame 7, 13. Pine 7, 15. Rosepine 5, 16. Ascension Episcopal 4, 17. D’Arbonne Woods 4. 18. Port Allen 2, 19. French Settlement 1.
Division V
Team Scores: 1. Cedar Creek 58, 2. Calvary Baptist 53, 3. Sacred Heart-VP 15, 4. St. Mary 15, 5. Ascension Catholic 14, 6. Central Private 13, 7. Catholic-PC 12, 8. St. Edmund 11, 9. Vermilion Catholic 11, 10. Central Catholic 10, 11. Ringgold 7, 12. Slaughter 7, 13. Glenmora 5, 14. Claiborne Christian 4, 15. Holden 3, 16. Delhi 2, 17. Gueydan 2.