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Meet summary by Claude AI
Lake Cormorant won the Girls 6A Powerlifting State Championship on Friday, March 27, at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, finishing with 53 team points to outdistance Center Hill (46) and Gautier (36). The Gators’ five individual weight class champions anchored a performance that gave Lake Cormorant the title by seven points over a Center Hill team that matched them in individual titles. Notably, Lake Cormorant’s boys team also won the 6A championship on Saturday, giving the Gators a sweep of both team titles in the classification.
Lake Cormorant’s five individual champions dominated the middle weight classes and the upper end of the meet. Senior Kaylee Nelson set the tone early by winning the 114-pound class with a 765-pound total — the largest in the 6A girls competition, built on a remarkable 375-pound squat, 120-pound bench press, and 270-pound dead lift. Junior Evelyn Maino won the 123-pound class at 750 pounds with a 335-pound squat and 300-pound dead lift. Senior Brooke O’Conner then took the 132-pound class at 815 pounds on a 340-pound squat and 360-pound dead lift. Senior Alessandra Lucero claimed the 148-pound title at 720 pounds. Sophomore Maliyah Harris closed out the Gators’ title run by winning the 242-plus-pound class at 910 pounds on a 435-pound squat — one of the largest squats of the 6A girls meet.
Center Hill matched Lake Cormorant with four individual champions but could not close the gap built by the Gators’ depth elsewhere in the field. Junior Summer Gasbarro won the 97-pound class at 455 pounds and junior Jasmine Stapleton took the 105-pound class at 585 pounds on a 215-pound squat and 275-pound dead lift. Senior Kambriel Chine claimed the 198-pound title at 845 pounds with a 375-pound squat, 130-pound bench press, and 340-pound dead lift. Senior Reagan Ryan won the 242-pound class at 795 pounds with a 330-pound squat and 330-pound dead lift. Center Hill also placed second in the 181-pound class (Timmira Thomas, 715) and second in the 220-pound class (Morgan Anderson, 825), proving the Patriots had the depth to compete — just not quite enough to overcome the Gators.
Gautier claimed one individual title to anchor its third-place finish. Junior Chloe Cole won the 220-pound class at 885 pounds — the second-largest total in the 6A girls meet — totaling a 375-pound squat, 175-pound bench press, and 335-pound dead lift. Gautier also placed second in multiple weight classes, including Hope Crosslin (second at 123, 615 pounds) and Armani Gordon (second at 148, 705 pounds), giving the Panthers consistent scoring throughout the meet.
The 181-pound class produced the biggest individual total of the entire 6A girls competition. Senior Abigail Pierce of Picayune won with a 905-pound total, posting a 390-pound squat, 165-pound bench press, and 350-pound dead lift to lead all lifters in the classification. Junior Paisley Sheffield of Saltillo won the 165-pound class at 730 pounds with a 275-pound squat, 120-pound bench press, and 335-pound dead lift.
Jim Hill finished fourth with 20 points, while Saltillo and Pearl River Central each scored 13 to tie for fifth. Picayune was seventh with 11, and Neshoba Central earned seven points for eighth. Lake Cormorant’s dominance in the middle weight classes, combined with a second-place finish in the 105-pound class (Osiris Mariche, 520) and a third-place finish in the 123-pound class (Ansley Brasfield, 565), gave the Gators enough breadth across the field to claim the Girls 6A title for the second consecutive day of MHSAA Powerlifting Championships.
