BOBCATS CLAIM STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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THE BOGUE CHITTO BOBCATS POWERLIFTING TEAM TRAVELED TO JACKSON EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT THE JACKSON COLISEUM.  THE BOBCATS SIX LIFTERS WOULD COMPETE AGAINST 10 OTHER TEAMS INCLUDING THE DEFENDING STATE CHAMPION DURANT TIGERS, WITH 12 TOTAL LIFTERS.

BC WOULD LEARN THE TIGER LIFTERS WOULD GAIN POINTS BEFORE EVEN BEGINNING TO LIFT, AS THREE TEAMS AND SOME OTHER LIFTERS FAILED TO SHOW UP ALLOWING SOME OF DURANT'S LIFTERS TO MOVE UP POSITIONS IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL WEIGHT CLASSES.

AS THE MEET BEGAN, BC'S TRAINING SHOWED AS THEY WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE GOOD LIFTS IN THE WATCHFUL EYES OF THE STRICT JUDGING, AS OTHERS SCRATCHED THEIRS. 

AS THE FIRST HALF OF LIFTING ENDED, BC'S THREE LIFTERS, FINISHING WITH TWO 1ST PLACE AND ONE 2ND PLACE. WERE LEADING IN POINTS WITH 19 COMPARED TO 17 BY DURANT AND THEIR 7 LIFTERS.

THE SECOND HAVE BEGAN AS THE FIRST WITH SOME LIFTERS UNABLE TO COMPLETE GOOD LIFTS ALL THE WHILE THE BOBCATS CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE TWO POINT LEAD INCREASED TO A TEN POINT LEAD AFTER THE THRID FLIGHT OF LIFTING.  BC CLAIMED ANOTHER 1ST AND 2ND PLACE FINISHES TO LEAD DURANT 31-21.

THE FOURTH AND FINAL FLIGHT WOULD SEE BC WITH ONE LONE LIFTER COMPARED TO DURANT'S THREE.  DURANT CLAIMED A 1ST, 2ND, AND A 6TH PLACE FINISH FOR A TOTAL OF TWELVE POINTS, GIVING THEM A TOTAL OF 33. BC HAVING THE LAST LIFTER, ONLY NEEDED A 4TH PLACE FINISH TO TIE OR A 3RD TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP OUTRIGHT. 10TH GRADER JEREMY BLACKWELL STEPPED UP FOR HIS FINAL LIFT.  HE SEALED THE WIN WITH A STATE RECORD DEADLIFT OF 590 POUNDS, FINISHING IN 3RD PLACE.

I CAN HONESTLY SAY NO OTHER 1A TEAM IN THE STATE COULD HAVE OUT WORKED OUR KIDS OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS.  

AS WE CAME BACK FROM THE EASTER HOLIDAYS, SOMEONE ASKED ME HOW WAS MY BREAK FROM SCHOOL.  I REPLIED, OUR KIDS WANTED TO CONTINUE LIFTING, SO COACH SARTIN AND MYSELF OPENED UP THE WEIGHTROOM 4 OF THE 5 DAYS WE WERE OUT.  

HARD WORK AND DEDICATION PAID OFF FOR OUR TEAM.

1ST PLACE LIFTERS WERE -

JIMMIE MCNULTY - 148 LB CLASS - 945 TOTAL

ROBERT BONDS - 165 LB CLASS-  1105 TOTAL

JAMES BLACKWELL - 242 LB CLASS - 1165 TOTAL

2ND PLACE FINISHERS WERE -

DEVIN MCEWEN - 181 LB CLASS - 1065 TOTAL

JERMAINE BLACKWELL - 220 LB CLASS - 1110 TOTAL

FINISHING IN 3RD PLACE

JEREMY BLACKWELL - 275 LB CLASS - 1265 TOTAL

TEAM SCORING - 

BOGUE CHITTO 34

DURANT 33

FALKNER 21

NANIH WAIYA 20

PELAHATCHIE 19

HINDS AHS 17

ST AL 15

SEBASTOPOL 9

NOXAPATER 3

THRASHER 2

RESURRECTION