Two athletes stood out this week at the Last Chance Indoor Meet in Birmingham.
Gulf Shores wide receiver Carter Davis runs a route during the Foley High School 7v7 Showdown, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Foley, Ala. Davis won the 60 meters in the Last Chance No. 1 Indoor Track Meet over the weekend.
Fairview’s Nic Fallon and Saraland’s Amiah Matone were the overall winners of the pentathlon at the Last Chance Indoor Meet #1 at the Birmingham CrossPlex on Friday. Fallin scored 3,099 points, ahead of Spain Park’s James Thompson and Hewitt-Trussville’s Ben Reeves . Oak Mountain’s Blake Harry and Noah Allday rounded out the top five. Fallin was second in the 60-meter hurdles , first in the high jump , second in the long jump , first in the shot and 19th in the 1,000 Matone won the girls’ pentathlon with 3,253 points, easily beating Fort Payne’s Lydie Varnadore , Lee-Huntsville’s , Pelham’s Emma Grace Howard and Northridge’s Annabelle Bean . Matone won the long jump and the 60-meter hurdles , finished fifth in the high jump , was second in the 800 , and eighth in the shot put . Meanwhile, the boys had remarkable performances in open track and field events. Gulf Shores’ Carter Davis continued to shine in the 60 meters, winning in 6.80, while Huntsville’s Mikele Ellison won a very competitive 400-meter race in 48.75. Oxford’s Matt Tippets won a close 800, edging Homewood’s Charles Stone, 1:59.55 to 1:59.90, while Mountain Brook’s Ethan Schniper outlasted Jacksonville’s Rua Mathis in the 1,600 . Vestavia Hills’ John Hayes continued his string of strong races by winning the 3,200 in 9:17.12. Speaking of Vestavia Hills, it also won the 4 X 800 in 7:59.62, while Smith’s teammates, Brady Ferrell and Josh Hahn finished 1-2 in the pole vault, clearing 14-6 and 14-0 respectively. Meanwhile, Hoover got wins from Damian Reese in the triple jump and Nigel Thomas in the shot . Other individual Alabama athletes and/or teams coming away with wins included Homewood’s Tomon Felton in the long jump , Huntsville in the 4 X 200 , and Hewitt-Trussville in the 4 X 400 . In the girls’ division, Jams Clemens got a meet-record win from Trinity Milligan in the triple jump , while teammate Erihana Johnson won the 60-meter dash . Hoover’s Daisy Luna continued her dominance in the 400, winning in 55.46. The girls’ elite shot put produced a record, as Cara Huff of Indian Springs uncorked a meet-record of 44-4 ½. Mountain Brook got wins from Sydney Martin in the pole vault and Emelia White in the 1,600 . The Spartans also got a meet record in the 4 X 800, winning in 9:22.74. Other notable wins came from Hewitt-Trussville’s Hadley Turner, who won the 3,200 , while Opelika won the 4 X 200-meter relay in 1:42.20 and Enterprise won the 4 X 400 .Blount High’s boys dominated the sprints and had strong performances in the relays at the Last Chance #2 meet at the Birmingham CrossPlex on Saturday. The Leopards got first-place performances from Jordin Gulley in the 60-meter dash and Kantrell Benjamin in the 400 , as well as a first in the 60-meter hurdles from Malik Jackson , Blount also got wins in the 4 X 400 and 4 X 800 and finished a close second in the 4 X 200 , just an eyelash behind Pike Road . Georgia athletes dominated the middle distance and distance races. Ryder Garrett of Bleckley County won the 800 in 1:55.70, while another Georgia athlete, Jameson Pifer of Collins Hill High in Suwanee, ran away with the 1,600, winning in 4:05.17). Everett Lawder of Milton High won the 3,200 in 9:43.14. Meanwhile, UMS-Wright’s David Lott got wins in the pole vault and long jump . Other performances of note came from Gulf Shores’ Daniel Foster, who won the shot and Arab’s Christian Price, winner in the high jump . The girls has several strong performances as well. Gulf Shores’ Tevonna Campbell won the 60-meters , while Huffman’s Deryn Tilley won the 400 . Bleckley County’s Lilly Farrell won the 1,600 , while Lilly Overby of Simpson Academy won the 800 . Effie Ward of Harris County won the 3,200 in 11:13.73. Chelsea got double wins in the 4 X 200 and 4 X 400 . Bleckley County won the 4 X 800 .Northridge’s Jennings Hinz had a stellar performance at the Last Chance Meet #3 at the Birmingham CrossPlex on Saturday afternoon. Hinz won the 60-meter dash in 6.85, then won the long jump with a leap of 22-9 ¾. Hinz’s teammates, Shawn Stepenson and Anglin Young, won the 800 and 1,600 with times of 2:02.29 and 4:33.10 respectively. Central-Phenix City got a 1-2-finish in the boys’ 400 from Amaree Law and Darylan Farrish . The Red Devils also won the 4 X 200-meter relay in 1:29.52. Auburn High also had a strong performance in boys’ competition, winning the 4 X 400 and the 4 X 800 . Individually, the Tigers got first-place finishes from Bryan Collins in the triple jump , Riley Cuthbertson in the 3,200 , and Carnell Jackson in the shot put . Other notable first-place finishes came from Parker’s Jeremiah Jackson in the 60-meter hurdles , Marquise English of T.R. Miller in the high jump , and Altamont’s Thomas Langloh in the pole vault . Auburn had five first-place finishes in the girls’ division. Anne Morgan Howell cleared 10-6 in the pole vault, Victoria Weeden won the high jump , Katherine Lee won the 60-meter hurdles , Rylee Plexico in the 1,600 , and Holly McNeal in the 3,200 .Other notable first-place finishes came from Charles Henderson’s Payton Ousley in the 60-meter dash , Pinson Valley’s Jakayla Tamper in the 400 , Central-Phenix City’s Skyy Smith in the 800 , and Central-Tuscaloosa’s Alaysha Merriweather in the triple jump .The state indoor championships will be held on Friday and Saturday at the CrossPlex in Birmingham. Action gets underway on Friday in Classes 1A-3A and 6A, with field events beginning at 8:30 a.m. and running events starting at 9 a.m. On Saturday, 4A-5A and 7A competition will be held, with field events starting at 8:30 a.m. and running events starting at 9 a.m.Record-setting Ms. Football 2025 signs flag football college scholarship
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