Kentrell Latimore, a senior on the Warren County track team, said he thought it would take a miracle for the Devils to win the state track meet at the end of the first day of events. Athens Christian Academy held a 32 point lead over second place Our Lady of Mercy. Warren County was a distant 6th and 37.5 points behind after only being able to get 14.5 points in the field events.Coach Richard Arrington was more optimistic. "I knew by looking at the region times that Athens Christian turned in, our best events were ahead of us", stated Arrington. Coach Arrington's intuition proved correct. The Screaming Devils dominated the track events and came from behind to win the state title over Athens Christian by an 11.5 point margin. Warren County scored 56 points in the track events for a total of 70.5 points.
One key to Warren County's title was the performance of Kentrell Latimore in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles. Latimore was projected to finish 7th or 8th based on the region meet times, but instead finished 3rd. Latimore's 3rd place finish garnered 6 points for the Devils.
The Devils were led by sophomore Coby Reynolds. Reynolds placed first in the 100 meter dash, and the 200 meter dash. Reynolds was also a member of the 1st place 400 meter relay team and the 5th place 1600 meter relay team. Reynolds' efforts earned him 2nd place in the individual competition for the high-point trophy behind Raymond Higgs of Athens Christian.
Individual results for Warren County were:
1st place: Coby Reynolds in the 100 & 200 meter dash
2nd place: Antonio Benton in the 200 meter dash
3rd place: Antonio Benton in the 100 meter dash and the long jump; Kentrell Latimore in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles; Jonathan Lewis in the discus
7th place: Tay Erwin in the triple jump
8th place: Kentrell Latimore in the 110 meter high hurdles; Cornelius Pinkston in the 800 meter run; Tay Erwin in the high jump
Relay event winners for Warren County were:
1st place: Kentrell Latimore, Andrew Webb, Antonio Benton, Coby Reynolds, Tay Erwin, and Cornelius Pinkston in the 400 meter relay.
5th place: Cornelius Pinkston, Coby Reynolds, Ricardo Jones, Kentrell Latimore, Andrew Webb, and Antonio Benton in the 1600 meter relay.
The Warren County Lady Devils begin their quest for a state track title Thursday in Albany, GA. Head coach, Marleau Blount is excited about his team's chances this week. When asked for a prediction, Coach Blount stated, "All we have to do is to keep doing what we've been doing this year and we should finish very high."
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its still hard for me to believe that we won.it is a dream come true for me to win state in any sport event.this is a day that i will always remember.........we did it "warren county is the champs"
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