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Meet summary by Claude AI
Pontotoc claimed the Girls 5A Powerlifting State Championship on Friday, March 27, at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, holding off Caledonia 40 points to 37 in a razor-thin team race that was not decided until the final weight classes. The Lady Warriors and the Lady Confederates combined to win nine of the meet’s 12 individual titles between them, making the 5A championship a two-school battle from beginning to end.
Pontotoc’s three individual champions established the early lead that the team never fully relinquished. Sophomore Claire Fields opened the competition by winning the 97-pound class at 415 pounds, posting a 175-pound squat, 65-pound bench press, and 175-pound dead lift. Sophomore Cazailla Wofford then claimed the 114-pound class at 585 pounds on a 255-pound squat and 255-pound dead lift to build Pontotoc’s advantage. Junior Ana Tzib closed the day’s scoring for Pontotoc by winning the 242-plus-pound class at 890 pounds with a 405-pound squat, 115-pound bench press, and 370-pound dead lift. The Lady Warriors also placed third in the 165-pound class (Zoe Taylor, 625), third in the 181-pound class (Maggie Putt, 685), second in the 198-pound class (Kaleigh Ott, 740), and second in the 220-pound class (Elissa Moctezuma, 700), demonstrating the kind of roster depth that makes winning a team title possible.
Caledonia answered with three individual titles of its own. Senior Molly Clements won the 123-pound class at 645 pounds with a 230-pound squat, 115-pound bench press, and 300-pound dead lift. Sophomore Peyton Tucker claimed the 148-pound class at 680 pounds. Junior Madison Woody took the 181-pound class at 725 pounds with a 315-pound squat and 300-pound dead lift, edging Lafayette County’s Juliyanna Langford — who totaled 715 — by 10 pounds. Caledonia also placed second (Justice Shinn, 860) and third (Camelia Clay, 840) in the 242-plus-pound class, giving the Lady Confederates strong representation in the meet’s heaviest division.
New Hope was the only other school to win multiple individual titles, taking the 105-pound and 132-pound classes. Senior Kayla Dyson won the 105-pound class at 540 pounds, and senior Jakalee Smith won the 132-pound class at 685 pounds — a total she shared with Amiya Dunbar of Cleveland Central in a tie broken on lighter body weight. New Hope finished third with 24 points, while Vancleave was fourth at 23.
Senior Darby Ford of Sumrall won the 198-pound class at 765 pounds with a 265-pound squat and a 370-pound dead lift — the largest dead lift in the weight class. Sophomore Leanna Chapman of Vancleave won the 165-pound class at 685 pounds, and junior Cedrionna Blackmore of Vicksburg claimed the 220-pound crown at 790 pounds with a 315-pound squat and 170-pound bench press. Junior Raven Stenson of Laurel won the 242-pound class at 855 pounds, anchored by a 400-pound dead lift.
Lafayette County finished fifth with 16 points, and Cleveland Central and Laurel each finished with 13 to tie for sixth. Brookhaven was eighth with 11. The 5A championship came down to the final rounds, and Pontotoc’s ability to score across all weight divisions — including three individual titles — gave the Lady Warriors the slim margin they needed to claim the title over a Caledonia team that matched them nearly every step of the way.
