The Tribune

By TENAJH SWEETING

tsweeting@tribunemedia.net

DAY two of New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association (NPPPSSA) saw more primary schools cement their positions in the total team rankings going into the final day of the meet.

The defending champions Cleveland Eneas Primary sits atop the rankings with a total of 103 to lead all schools. The second-place position belongs to Uriah McPhee who collected 90 team points after two days of track and field competition.

Sadie Curtis sits five points behind second place with 85. Garvin Tynes Primary will look to enter the fold today, trailing a mere one point behind Sadie Curtis.

Mariska Thompson, head coach of the defending champions, talked about how it felt to be in the driver’s seat going into the final day of the three-day meet.

“To be honest that’s really not my focus, my focus really is keeping my children on task and on target, and whatever is the result is the result,” she said.

Thompson added that she is not worried about too much as the team has prepared since November and trained very hard so may the best team win.

Day two featured some finals action on the track and field as teams looked to earn big points leading into the final day.

For the A division girls 800 metre run, Ariel Thompson came first for Garvin Tynes with a time of 2:42.79. She was joined by second place finisher Brittania Rigby of Cleveland Eneas who did 2:46.22. Gerald Cash’s Imani Collie clocked 2:47.48 for third place.

In the same event for the boys, Rhamelo Bethel emerged victorious for Sadie Curtis with 2:35.94. Claridge Primary’s Patereco Sherman followed behind with 2:41.81. Ayden Rolle of Carlton Francis secured first place after notching 2:42.91 in the race.

Garvin Tynes’ Melody Thompson claimed first place in the girls C division 800m run. Second place belonged to Dutchess Williams of Sadie Curtis who finished with 3:24.89. Third place finisher was Carlton Francis’ Daska Sylvai with 3:33.84.

For the boys, Palmdale Primary’s Siddon Sawyer took home first place with 3:01.72. Cleveland Eneas’ Kaydin Thompson finished closely behind with 3:01.95. Daniel Ramsay of Eva Hilton joined both for third place in the race.

The final track event of the day were 4x100m relay finals for the A division girls and boys. The girls relay team of Cleveland Eneas took home first place honors with 1:00.80. Eva Hilton clocked 1:01.54 to secure second position. Third place belonged to the Yellow Elder girls’ relay team who clocked 1:02.83 in the race.

In boys relay action, Garvin Tynes came in first with a time of 55.74. Uriah McPhee followed behind with 56.60 for second. Third place was claimed by Palmdale Primary as they ran a time of 57.04 in the race.

Day two featured the long jump, high jump, shot put, and S Ball Throw field event finals.

For the A division girls long jump, Carlton Francis’ Jade Malcolm was victorious after a jump of 3.42m. She was followed by Samaya Taylor of Palmdale Primary with 3.33m. Claridge Primary’s Kelsea Jean-Louis placed third with 3.30m.

The C Division boys long jump saw Palmdale’s Siddon Sawyer win after a leap of 3.13m. Uriah McPhee’s Donald Rolle placed second with 2.85m and Ridgeland’s Percival Knowles came third with 2.82m.

Dutchess Williams got the win in the same event for the girls with 2.97m. Uriah McPhee’s Monica Curtis came in second with 2.65m and third place was secured by Charity Marshall of Cleveland Eneas.

The B division boys high jump was dominated by Leon Bain of Albury Sayle. Second place finish was Cleveland Eneas’ Deon Fowler and third place belonged to Rashad Francois from Gerald Cash.

Zamira Swann threw a distance of 6.22m for first place finish in the A division girls shot put. C W Sawyer’s Christia Thompson threw 6.12m for second place. Simiyah Rolle of Gerald Cash came in third.

For the boys, C W Sawyer’s Leon McPhee brought home a win for the respective school with a throw of 10.16m. Tavardo Brown of Sadie Curtis claimed second and Aaron Collie of Gerald Cash was awarded third place in the finals.

For the S Ball Throw event, Sadie Curtis’ J’Lynn Bain and Josiah Fitterman took home the wins in the girls and boys B and C divisions. For the girls B division, Uriah McPhee’s Diamond Strachan wrapped up in first.

Day three of the NPPPSSA will commence today at 10am for a finals-filled day