AAA Boys High Jump Preview
Conrad Moore placed third at the state meet two years ago as a sophomore. Now a senior, and after a season long due to the pandemic, Moore is better than ever and hoping to win his first state title. The State College jumper sits at PA No. 1, having cleared 6-10 twice this season, which is two inches better than PA No. 2. Moore has been undefeated and will hope to keep that streak alive and close it out with the win.
But the high jump can get unpredictable at times and a number of talented PA jumpers will look to score the upset. Among those threats to the top spot is Shippensburg's Dakota Arana. The junior has broken through in a big way this season. He jumped a best of 6-8 (PA No. 2) to take second to Moore at Mid-Penns. Last week, he won the District 3 title. He'll be one to watch.
Grant Ellis of James Buchanan has cleared 6-6 this year -- he cleared that when he took third behind Moore and Arana at Mid-Penns, so the state meet is shaping up very similarly -- at least among the top seeds -- to Mid-Penns. Ellis jumped 6-5 for second in District 3.
Six other boys have cleared a best of 6-5 in this field and will look to get in the mix for spots on the podium: District 2 champion LeJean Berry of Wilkes-Barre, District 1 champion Aidan Rohrbough of Owen J. Roberts, District 11 champion Elijah Rogers of Liberty, Chris Bonsignore of North Penn, Jahzeel Watson of Pottstown, and Zaquan Bruton of Chichester
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Event 712 Boys High Jump AAA
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NFHS Record: 7-06 2017 Vernon Turner, Yukon HS, OK
PIAA Record: 7-00.75 1985 Tyrone Smith, Ply-Whitemarsh 01
NFHS Hnr Rol: 6-10
6-05.00 SQS
Name Year School Seed Mark Finals
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1 Moore, Conrad 12 State College 06 6-07.00 SQS
2 Arana, Dakota 11 Shippensburg 03 6-06.00 SQS
3 Berry, Le'Jean 12 Wilkes-Barre 02 6-05.00 SQS
4 Rohrbough, Aidan 12 O J Roberts 01 6-05.00 SQS
5 Rogers, Elijah 12 Liberty 11 6-05.00 SQS
6 Ellis, Grant 12 Jms Buchanan 03 6-05.00 SQS
7 Edwards, Dustin 12 South Western 03 6-04.00
8 Benner, Jewleus 11 J.P. McCaskey 03 6-04.00
9 Wicker, Jordan 12 Nazareth Area 11 6-03.00
10 Bruton, Zaquan 12 Chichester 01 6-03.00
11 Anden, Dane 12 Belle Vernon 07 6-03.00
12 Steilen, Jack 11 Wm Tennent 01 6-03.00
13 Hill, Shaheem 12 Williamsport 04 6-02.00
14 White, Tracey 12 Muhlenberg 03 6-02.00
15 Folmer, Ethan 11 Slippery Rock 10 6-01.00
16 Bonsignore, Chris 12 North Penn 01 6-01.00
17 Watson, Jahzeel 12 Pottstown 01 6-01.00
18 Kutzler, Evan 12 Souderton 01 6-01.00
19 Parker, Samuel 12 Hempfield 07 6-01.00
20 Carey, Aiden 10 C B South 01 6-01.00
21 Hellauer, Josh 12 Spring Ford 01 6-01.00
22 Ziggas, Tyler 12 Beaver Area 07 5-11.00
23 Shaffer-Doan, Andrew 10 DuBois Area 09 5-11.00
24 Hemer, Nick 11 Seneca Valley 07 5-11.00