North Smithfield, Mount earn impressive sweeps
PROVIDENCE – Thanks in part to a trio of sophomores, Cumberland High collected a satisfying 62.33-46.66 Headley Division triumph over Portsmouth at the Providence Career & Technical Academy oval on Friday night.
Unfortunately, they weren’t enough to avoid a tough 57-48 defeat to West Warwick.
Nicolette Ducharme provided the Clippers with a pair of victories in the shot put (330 ¾) and 20-pound weight throw (37-3 ¼), while classmate Brynn Eckmann managed a win in the 300 meters (46.61) and second in the 55 dash (8.15, though senior Ali Leboeuf took third just .02 behind).
Fellow 10th-grader Olivia Belt reigned in the 3,000 (11:13.26), and senior Allison Raposo garnered the 1,000 in 3:20.91.
In another Headley clash, Lincoln High suffered a pair of losses to La Salle (87-17) and Toll Gate (60-35), but sophomore Hayley Chartier led a 1-2-3 sweep of the shot put with a premier heave of 31-6 ¼, while junior Jackie Andrews took second (30-2) and senior Audrey Ogni third (26-5 ¼).
Andrews nailed down the 20-pound weight toss with a distance off 44-0, nearly three feet from her closest competitor.
In a true battle for supremacy in the Sullivan Division, Mount St. Charles outdueled crosstown rival Woonsocket, 61-43, while also crushing Mount Pleasant, 84-16.
Ironically, the Villa Novans captured the top spot in seven of the 13 events but yielded the final verdict to the Mounties’ depth.
Highlights for MSC included two relay triumphs, freshman Anna Giacobbe’s win in the 300 meters (45.67) and second in the 55 hurdles; and other victories by senior Eileen Whalen in the 600 (1:50.72); sophomore Isabelle Deslaurniers in the 3,000 (14:22.18); and junior Sasha Mundy in the 1,000 (3:55.62).
Still, Woonsocket seniors Alissiana Folco and Marissa Henley did everything in their power to claim a win for the Villa Novans. Folco snagged three individual events, among them the 55 dash (7.67), 55 hurdles (8.91) and long jump (15-11 ¾), while Henley reigned in the shot put (29-3 ½) and 20-pound weight throw (41-9 ¾).
WHS sophomore Nicole Dioh took the 1,500 (5:49.26), while frosh Jahzarah Alexis won the high jump (4-8) and placed second in the 300.
PROVIDENCE – Behind several outstanding performances from its underclassmen, North Smithfield swept a trio of Dwyer Division victories over Ponaganset (67-35), Central Falls 53-43) and Mount Hope (5440) at the Providence Career & Technical Academy fieldhouse on Thursday night.
The freshman duet of Katarina Brandao and Victoria Robertson sparked the Northmen from the get-go after placing first and second in the 3,000 meters with respective times of 13:39.63 and 14:34.75.
Senior Rita Marcotte followed that up with a triumph in the 1,500 (5:49.81), while another ninth-grader, Sadie Crozier, took the 600 in 1:58.29.
Fellow frosh Jackie deRonde helped out with more critical points with a second in the high jump (4-4), thirds in the 55 hurdles and 55 dash and a fourth in the 300.
Junior Racheal Shaw helped out with a win in the shot put (26-0) and a runner-up in the 20-pound weight throw.
As for Central Falls, junior Sara DaVeiga captured the 300 (48.97) and 55 dash (8.13) while gaining third in the long jump. Senior Dulcinea Burgo chipped in a pair of seconds in the 55 hurdles and long jump.
In another Dwyer showdown, Tolman managed a 43-14 victory over archrival Shea, but dropped respective decisions to Central (70-18) and Juanita Sanchez (6715).
Still, junior Abbie Jammeh won the shot put (25-8 ½) and took third in the 20-pound weight toss (29-3 ½.
In Bayha Division action, St. Raphael Academy split its dual meets, edging Westerly, 55-53, in a thriller but fading in a 5950 loss to Rogers.
Lone victors included sophomore Rachael Mongeau in the 1,500 (5:32.90) and freshman Christine Kizekai in the 55 dash (7.92). Area placements
3,000m – 1. Katarina Brandao (NS) 13:39.63; 2. Victoria Robertson (NS) 14:34.75.
1,500m – 1. Rita Marcotte (NS) 5:49.81.
55m hurdles – 2. Dulcinea Burgo (CF) 10.54; 3. Jackie deRonde (NS) 10.87.
55m dash – 1. Sara DaVeiga (CF) 8.13; 3. deRonde (NS) 8.66. 600m – 1. Sadie Crozier (NS) 1:58.29.
300m – 1. DaVeiga (CF) 48.97; 4. deRonde (NS) 50.01. 1,000m – 2. Nayeli Vazquez (CF) 4:01.89.
High jump – 2. deRonde (NS) 4-4; 3. Brittany Beaudoin (NS) 4-0. Shot put – 1. Racheal Shaw (NS) 26-0; 2. Elaine Vaz Ramos 25-2 ¼; 3. Burgo (CF) 24-11 ½.
20-pound weight throw – 1. Vaz Ramos (CF) 37-1 ½; 2. Shaw (NS) 21-10.
Long jump – 2. Burgo (CF) 15-7; 3. DaVeiga (CF) 13-5 ¾. Area placements
1,500m – 2. Eliza DeJesus (S) 7:15.45; 3. Natasha Boudreau (S) 7:17.13.
Shot put – 1. Abbie Jammeh (T) 25-8 ½.
20-pound weight throw – 3. Jammeh (T) 29-3 ½.
St. Raphael 55, Westerly 53
Rogers 59, St. Raphael 50
St. Raphael placements
3,000m – 2. Alexi Angell 13:15.91.
1,500m – 1. Rachael Mongeau 5:32.90.
55m hurdles – 2. Stephanie Murphy 10.15.
55m dash – 1. Christine Kizekai 7.92; 3. Faith Kizekai 8.00. 600m – 3. Mongeau 1:55.62.
300m – 3. C. Kizekai 48.18.
High jump – 3. Elizabeth Murphy 4-4.
Long jump – 2. Jordan Cournoyer 15-7. Cumberland placements
3,000m – 1. Olivia Belt 11:13.26.
1,500m – 3. Bailee Brown 5:17.58.
55m dash – 2. Brynn Eckmann 8.15; 3. Ali Leboeuf 8.17. 600m – 2. Elizabeth Pickering 1:47.88.
300m – 1. Eckmann 46.61; 3. Keyla Lopez 48.06. 1,000m – 1. Allison Raposo 3:20.91.
High jump – 2. Alexandria O’Shea 4-8.
Shot put – 1. Nicolette Ducharme 33-0 ¾. 20-pound weight throw – 1. Ducharme 37-3 ¼. Lincoln placements
55m dash – 3. Marilyn Mede 8.24.
300m – 3. Kristen Labossiere 49.37.
Shot put – 1. Hayley Chartier 31-6 ¼; 2. Jackie Andrews 30-2; 3. Audrey Ogni 26-5 ¼.
20-pound weight throw – 1. Andrews 44-0; 3. Molly Thibaudeau 37-3 ¼. Area placements
3,000m – 1. Isabelle Desaulniers (MSC) 14:22.18.
4x200m relay – 1. MSC 1:55.76.
1,500m – 1. Nicole Dioh (W) 5:49.26; 2. Sasha Mundy (MSC) 6:04.47; 3. Samira Lakhiani (MSC) 6:59.70.
55m dash – 1. Alissiana Folco (W) 7.67; 2. Anna Giacobbe (MSC) 7.75.
55m hurdles – 1. Folco (W) 8.91); 2. Edie Tomka (MSC) 10.74. 600m – 1. Eileen Whalen (MSC) 1:50.72; 2. Meghan Whalen (MSC) 1:54.26; 3. Maeve McCarty (MSC) 2:07.29.
300m – 1. Giacobbe (MSC) 45.67; 2. Jahzarah Alexis (W) 47.28. 1,000m – 1. Mundy (MSC) 3:55.62; 2. Desaulniers (MSC) 4:09.75; 3. Lakhiani (MSC) 4:24.54.
4x400m relay – 1. MSC 5:05.74.
High jump – 1. Alexis (W) 4-10; 2. Edie Tomka (MSC) 4-8. Shot put – 1. Marissa Henley (W) 29-3 ½; 2. Morgan Watson (MSC) 25-3; 3. Bridget Damon (W) 25-1.
20-pound weight throw – 1. Henley (W) 41-9 ¾; 2. Damon (W) 35-7 ¾.