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Meet summary by Claude AI
Okolona edged out the competition to claim the Boys 1A Powerlifting State Championship on Saturday at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, finishing with 29 team points to hold off Tupelo Christian Prep (28) and Calhoun City (26) in one of the closest team races of the day. The three schools entered the final weight classes separated by only three points, making for a tense finish across the 12-weight-class competition.
Okolona’s championship was built on strength in the lighter and heavier divisions. Junior Jacob Johnson set the tone early in the heavier classes, winning the 181-pound title with a 1,265-pound total, posting a 525-pound squat, a 255-pound bench press, and a 485-pound dead lift. Seventh-grader Jadeen Wise added to the Okolona effort, winning the 114-pound class with a 635-pound total — remarkable for a seventh-grade competitor. Senior Frazier Fields capped Okolona’s individual title haul by claiming the 308-plus-pound title with a 1,320-pound total, highlighted by a 600-pound squat.
Tupelo Christian Prep answered with three individual champions of its own. Sophomore Russell Priest dominated the 148-pound class with a 1,095-pound total, while junior Reed Sullivan won the 165-pound crown at 1,225 pounds. Senior Jake Franklin Ramsey rounded out the Tupelo Christian Prep titles by winning the 275-pound class at 1,355 pounds.
Calhoun City also placed three lifters atop their respective classes. Senior Harland Pittman won the 132-pound class with a 945-pound total, edging Will Davis of Tupelo Christian Prep (935 pounds) in one of the day’s tightest individual battles. Senior Kemauri Salley claimed the 220-pound crown at 1,480 pounds with a 600-pound squat, and senior Javontae Harvey delivered the Class 1A meet’s single biggest total by winning the 242-pound class with 1,490 pounds, including a 670-pound dead lift. Calhoun City also placed second and third in the 242-pound class, with Deshun Jones taking the runner-up spot at 1,340 pounds.
In the 123-pound class, senior Jonah Robinson of Noxapater claimed the title with a 750-pound total, while senior Jake Wilbanks of Wheeler turned in one of the day’s standout performances in the 198-pound class, totaling 1,475 pounds behind a 630-pound dead lift. Junior Leland Sullivan of Richton won the 308-pound class at 1,325 pounds, edging Justin Austin of Wheeler by 20 pounds.
Surrounding the three-team battle at the top of the standings, Ethel finished fourth with 18 points and Richton was fifth with 17. Ethel’s strong showing was fueled in part by junior Caleb Merritt and sophomore Caden Merritt, who tied for second in the 165-pound class at 1,110 pounds. Vardaman and Noxapater tied for sixth with 15 and 12 points, respectively, while Wheeler also finished with 12 points.
