By TIM GUERCIO

THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT

FERRIDAY — The Ferriday High School Trojans Track team won the State AA Championship in three events May 3 in Baton Rouge at the Bernie Moore Track and Field Stadium.

The three events were the boy’s 4×200 meter, the girl’s 4×100 meter and the girl’s high jump were all won by Trojan Track athletes.

The boys state championship-winning team in the 4,200 meter dash with a winning time of 1 minute 28 seconds are Kobe Dillion, Jaquarius Davis, Damion Milligan and Jamien Green.

“Our senior Jamien Green lettered all four years,” said Coach Kenneth Kitchen. “He has been to state, three years in a row and ran the anchor leg on that team

The girl’s 4×100 meter dash state championship-winning team members are Jakayla Griggs, Da’Ashton Dragg, Diamond Johnson and Shekayla Miller.

They ran their race in a time of  49.52 seconds to win their state championship.

“The future looks bright for our girls team,” Kitchen said. “We had two freshmen, Jakayla and Shekayla, on our 4×100 relay team and 15 freshman girls total on our team this year. Shekayla also placed second in the individual 200 meter dash with a time of 26.2 seconds.”

Winning an individual state championship is DaAshton Dragg in the high jump, when she cleared 5 feet, 2 inches in her competition.

“DaAshton is a four-year letterman,” Kitchen said. “She was at State last year competing in the high jump, and that experience paid off this year.”

Jamien Green finished second in state in the boys 200 meter dash for Ferriday with a time of 22.4 seconds.

Vidalia also competed in the championships and Curtis Washington placed sixth in the boy’s high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 2inches.

Camron Milligan was ninth in the 110 meter high hurdles, which are set at 39 inches.

For Monterrey, Harlie Murray finish third in both the 100 meter and 200 meter and took home two bronze metals.