AAA Boys' 200m Preview
Sayyid Saunders of Harry S. Truman rebounded in a big way at the District 1 Championships. He took seventh in the 100 meters, but fired back in the 200 meters, running away with the win in 21.65. Saunders was second a year ago to legend Terrance Laird, but this weekend, Saunders will look to etch his name into PA sprint lore. In the prelims, he dropped a very fast (albeit wind-aided) 21.04 at districts and he seems poised to add a AAA state crown.
The challengers will mount up, though. District 1 brings in some terrific talent. Bishop Shanahan's Rick Zink was second and Neshaminy's Savion Hebron was third in a deep D1 final. Both will be factors this weekend.
From the WPIAL, watch out for Hempfield Area's Eudel Moreta and Penn Hills' Alex Trower. Moreta took the win at District 7 last week and Trower was a close second. Franklin Regional's Tyrese Kohlman, North Hills' Tom McDonough, and Greater Latrobe's Zakharee Williams will all be looking to make the final.
Central Dauphin East's Shawn Brown and William Penn's Khalid Dorsey are a pair of District 3 names to watch. District 12 champion Malik Griffin of Roman Catholic should factor in after a strong 22.22 this past week.
Like the 100, this is a race with a number of contenders, and should be an exiting one to keep an eye on.
ENTRIES:
Event 709 Boys 200 Meter Dash AAA (30) Prelims
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NFHS Record: 20.13 1985 Roy Martin, DaRooseveltHS,TX
PIAA Record: 20.86 1982 Clinton Davis, Steel Valley 7
NFHS Hnr Rol: 21.30
22.50 SQS
Name Year School Seed relim Time
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1 Saunders, Sayyid 12 Harry Truman 01 21.65 SQS
2 Moreta, Eudel 12 Hempfield 07 21.81 SQS
3 Zink, Rick 12 Bish Shanahan 01 21.88 SQS
4 Trower, Alex 12 Penn Hills 07 21.90 SQS
5 Hebron, Savion 11 Neshaminy 01 21.98 SQS
6 Kohlman, Tyrese 12 Franklin Reg 07 22.07 SQS
7 McDonough, Tom 10 North Hills 07 22.09 SQS
8 Williams, Zakharee 11 Gr Latrobe 07 22.21 SQS
9 Griffin, Malik 10 Roman Cath 12 22.22 SQS
10 Brown, Shawn 10 CD East 03 22.23 SQS
11 Dorsey, Khalid 12 William Penn 03 22.28 SQS
12 Welde, Michael 12 CR North 01 22.38 SQS
13 Roman, Drew 11 E Pennsboro 03 22.39 SQS
14 Simon, Gerrell 12 Gr Johnstown 06 22.40 SQS
15 Cooper, Jared 12 WC East 01 22.46 SQS
16 Ali, Almahi 11 ML King 12 22.47 SQS
17 Jackson, Tymir 11 Overbrook 12 22.47 SQS
18 Dickey, Reggie 12 West Scranton 02 22.47 SQS
19 Ventour, Jaiden 12 Bensalem 01 22.47 SQS
20 Lawhead, Mitchell 11 Altoona Area 06 22.49 SQS
21 Nash, John 12 Pennridge 01 22.49 SQS
22 Wolfe, Alstan 12 Saucon Valley 11 22.62
23 Walcott, Nujai 12 Jim Thorpe 11 22.73
24 Russinko, Matt 10 Manheim Twp 03 22.73
25 Brown, Cameron 10 Obama Academy 08 22.74
26 Williams, Donnell 12 Kennard-Dale 03 22.74
27 Kent, Donte 10 Harrisburg 03 22.96
28 Folk, Joe 11 Shikellamy 04 23.16
29 Coleman-Reevs, Amory 12 Cathedrl Prep 10 23.23
30 Garvey, Kenneth 12 DuBois Area 09 23.49